-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
June 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!
TODAY 11:00: House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 2553 (Borowski-D-Delaware) updates the Covered Device Recycling Act for recycling electronic waste (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Watch Online.
TODAY Off-The-Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider House Bill 2017 (Giral-D-Philadelphia) reducing fees on modular and micro nuclear reactors. Rules Room [no video]
June 23-- Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Senate Bill 312 (Kane-D- Chester) protects electric utility customers by returning them to default utility provided electricity if they take no action to re-enroll in a third party electricity supplier contract (sponsor summary). Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:30 a.m. Watch Online.
June 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. Read more here on agenda.
June 23-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Mora Solar LLC 390-Acre Solar Energy Facility In Kidder Twp., Carbon County. Jim Thorpe High School, 1 Olympian Way, Jim Thorpe. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
June 24-- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Of Greater Philadelphia Webinar On How To Move A Community Energy Project From An Idea To Action. Noon.
June 24-- Virtual. Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy and the Built Environment Webinar on Getting The Most From Your Building: Smart Assessment And Monitoring. 11:00 a.m. to Noon
June 25-- POSTPONED. House Energy Committee holds hearing on House Bill 2651 (Steele-D- Allegheny) [text of bill] amending the Municipalities Planning Code to establish fair, minimum requirements for siting renewable energy facilities that prohibit municipalities from banning this much needed form of electric generation (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Watch Online.
June 25-- DEP Hearing On Air Permit For ETC Northeast Pipeline Cryo II Project At The Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Smith Twp., Washington County. Burgettstown Area Middle/High School Campus, LGI Room, 100 Bavington Road in Burgettstown from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
June 25-- In-Person. ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Workshop On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. Pittsburgh. 9:00 a.m. to Noon
June 26-27-- In-Person. PA Firefly Festival Exhibits & Entertainment In Downtown Tionesta, Forest County
-- June 22 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 13 to 19 - 4 Contaminated Groundwater Releases From Conventional Wells; Abandoned Conventional Well Violations Hit 300 [PaEN]
-- DEP Finds Large Releases Of Contaminated Groundwater From 2 Trinity Mineral Partners Conventional Oil & Gas Well Sites In Sugar Grove Twp., Warren County; That’s 3 Spill Sites This Week [PaEN]
-- DEP Finds Releases Of Contaminated Groundwater From Trinity Mineral Partners Conventional Oil & Gas Well Site In Brokenstraw Twp., Warren County, 3rd Site This Week [PaEN]
-- DEP Finds No Action Taken To Cleanup Contaminated Groundwater From Conventional Oil Well At A Site In Washington County For 936 Days [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 20 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 51 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 20 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Anthracite Heritage Foundation, Kings College, Carnegie Hero Fund Commission To Recognize 40 Anthracite Miners Awarded Carnegie Hero Medals On June 27 In Wilkes-Barre [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets June 23 To Hear Presentation On Carbon Capture; Discuss Comments On DEP Act 54 Report On Damage Caused By Underground Coal Mining; Air Quality Regulations [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Is Drowning In Natural Gas But Starved For Electric Power, It’s Time To Let Utilities Build Generation Again - By Susan Shanaman, Former Chair, PA Public Utility Commission
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Wilkes-Barre Native, Nonprofit Leader Robert Hughes Receives 2026 Clean Water Champion Award
-- TribLive: Murrysville Residents Tackling Acid Mine Drainage Problems From Multiple Angles In Westmoreland County
-- Observer-Reporter: Western PA Revolutionized Energy Extraction With New Techniques, Technology-- Longwall Coal Mining, Shale Gas Drilling
-- Morning Call: Lehigh Valley Farmers Devastated By Fruit Crop Losses Find Only Limited Relief Available
-- Penn State Extension Hosts July 29 Webinar On Agricultural Best Management Practices To Protect Soil And Water Resources Essential To Maintaining Productive And Sustainable Farms [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: 9/11 Trail Alliance Acquires Portage Property, Eyes ‘Much Better Route’ Through Cambria
-- TribLive: Armstrong County Trail Groups Say Vandalism Diverts Resources From Improvements And Maintenance
-- Reading Eagle: Peregrine Falcons Nest For The 20th Season In Downtown Reading
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Williamsport Sun: Large Group Of Residents Show Up At Muncy Township Supervisors Meeting Only To Find Data Centers Were Not On The Agenda
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Planning Commission Offers To Help Municipalities Navigate A.I. Data Center Issues
-- Bloomberg Column: Are Home-Based Backyard A.I. Data Servers An Answer To A.I.’s Biggest Problem?
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - June 22 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- June 22: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny From Yesterday, Now $4.09/Gallon - $.98/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.57]
-- June 22: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.92 Ohio- $3.82 PA- $4.09
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- AP: Explosion As Qatar Restarts Natural Gas Export Terminal Hurts 54, Leaves 18 Missing
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: Stacy Garrity On Potentially Being The First Female Governor Of PA: ‘It’s My Least Favorite Thing To Talk About’
-- Spotlight PA: Records Show Watchdog’s Elder Abuse Probe Kept Secret As Shapiro’s Office Claims Confidentiality
-- PA Capital-Star: Lessons From The Military Might Help Close Healthcare Gaps In Rural PA: Primary Care Medics
-- Spotlight PA: Crawford County Dentist Treats 1,000s Of Patients From Multiple Rural Counties, What Will Happen When He Retires?
-- Morning Call: Lehigh Valley Farmers Devastated By Fruit Crop Losses Find Only Limited Relief Available
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Free Breakfast Program Leaves Private Cyber Charter Students Hungry - By Jane Swan, CEO of Reach Cyber Charter School & Debra Heath Horton, CEO of PA Virtual Cyber Charter School
-- PA Capital-Star: Some PA Private Charter, Cyber School Education Leaders Join Republican Push For PA To Join Federal School Choice Program
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