-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 15, 16, 17, 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 6:00: In-Person. DEP To Hold Hearing On 22 Transfer LLC Municipal Waste Transfer Station Permit In Cooper Twp., Montour County 6:00 p.m.
TODAY Noon: Virtual. Delaware River Basin Commission Webinar On PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Field Investigation Results. Noon.
June 16-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On Water Quality Permit For Rustic Ridge II Coal Mining Permit In Westmoreland County. 6:00 p.m.
June 16-- Virtual. ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Webinar On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
June 17-- NEW. House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2380 (Rivera-D- Lancaster) requiring electric utilities to set targets and procure grid-stabilizing battery energy storage; House Bill 2595 (Inglis-D-Allegheny) establishes deadline requirements for the interconnection safety reviews of small-scale energy projects [draft amendment]; House Bill 2539 (Steele-D-Allegheny) requires data centers seeking sales tax exemptions to obtain recognized energy efficiency certifications, such as LEED, Energy Star, Green Globes, or International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Room 523 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
June 17-- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Of Greater Philadelphia Webinar On How To Move A Community Energy Project From An Idea To Action. 3:00 p.m.
June 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.
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-- 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 15 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- Special Features--
-- FracTracker Alliance Appeals DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Mineral Brine Well Permit Due To Concerns The Permit Creates A New Loophole For Disposing Of Contaminated Groundwater Without Testing Or Restrictions On Its Use [PaEN]
-- House Committee Moves Bills To Prohibit Road Dumping Contaminated Groundwater Released By Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drilling; Setting Minimum Standards For Power Plant Community Benefit Agreements; Encouraging Native Insect Habitats [PaEN]
-- State Budget Brief: DEP Oil & Gas Program Enforcement & Permitting Staff Has Been Frozen For Last 10 Years, Meanwhile Drilled Shale Gas Wells Increased By Nearly 50% [PaEN]
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-- PennLive: Attorney General Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Eureka Resources For Oil & Gas Wastewater Leaks From Its Now Closed Standing Stone Facility In Wysox Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Investigation Finds CNX Gas Company LLC Shale Gas Facilities Caused The ‘Diminution’ Of 2 Private Water Supplies In Bell Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Day 587 And Counting: Seneca Resources Continues To Release Wastewater, Frack New Shale Gas Wells At Taft Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP Inspection Finds Continued Failure To Comply With E&S, Stream, Wetland Crossing Permit Requirements At Expand Operating Shale Gas Water Pipeline Construction Site In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Marks Plugging 400th Conventional Oil & Gas Well Abandoned By Its Owner Under A Taxpayer Funded Program [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 13 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 50 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 13 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PUC Sets Aug. 19 Telephonic Prehearing On The Transource 230 kV Transmission Line In Franklin County Connecting To A Maryland Substation [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA/NOTUS: The Dept. Of Defense Quietly Delayed PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup At 9 Military Sites In Pennsylvania
-- Erie Times: See How Erie’s Benedictine Sisters Have Served Erie Through The Years In Photos [See Sister Pat Lupo] [More About Sister Pat Lupo]
-- The Allegheny Front: ALCOSAN Said They Would Remove Sewage From Pittsburgh’s Waterways - How’s It Going?
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Stormwater Project Aims To Reduce Flooding In South Pittsburgh Neighborhoods
-- PA Capital-Star: Schuylkill County Wrestles With Spectre Of ICE Warehouse Immigrant Detention Center Plan In Tremont
-- Inquirer: Popular But Deadly Glen Onoko Falls Trail In Carbon County Will Reopen In The Poconos
-- Penn State Extension July 14 Webinar: Preview Of 2026 Watershed-Friendly Tree And Shrub Sale To Help You Choose Plants Confidently [PaEN]
-- WVIA: Health Officials Urge Prevention During Tick Bite Spike For NE PA Residents
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: $1.2 Billion, 4,000 Acre Land Deal Announced With 194 Landowners For 2nd A.I. Data Center Project With 39 Buildings, 4 GW Power Plant Demand In Salem Twp., Luzerne County By 4-3 Group
-- PA Capital-Star/The Conversation: How PA Towns Are Protecting Themselves From The Noise, Heat And Utility Costs Of A.I. Data Centers
-- Inquirer: Owner Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant Says Plant Is On Track To Restart Next Year
-- Centre Daily Times Column: Climate Watch - Energy Concerns Now Focus For State Lawmakers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - June 15 [PaEN]
Storms/Power Outages
-- TribLive: About 5,000 Western PA Households Without Power Following Sunday Storms
-- WTAE: Tree Topples Onto Home, Roads Blocked By Debris In Beaver County
-- KDKA: Pittsburgh-Area Storms Bring Tornado Warnings, Widespread Damage And Power Outages
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 23,523 Outages As Of June 15, 6:30 a.m.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Let’s Hope It Drops FAST! June 15: PA Average AAA Gasoline Prices Down 1 Penny From Yesterday, Now $4.21/Gallon - $1.10/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Elk County Average Price Now Highest at $4.65]
-- June 15: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.06 Ohio- $4.05 PA- $4.21
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Tribune-Democrat: State Senate Passes Republican Bill Seeking State, Local Government Public Meeting Transparency
-- PennLive: Is Gambling Addiction PA’s Next Public Health Crisis? ‘I’m Not Going To Be Alive Tomorrow’
-- PA Capital-Star: Schuylkill County Wrestles With Spectre Of ICE Warehouse Immigrant Detention Center Plan In Tremont
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