-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m.
TODAY 1:00: Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA To Hold State Technical Committee Meeting In Harrisburg 1:00 p.m.
TODAY 1:00: Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Private Water Supply Testing Packages Available From Penn State's Agricultural Analytical Services Lab. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
TODAY: July 15-16-- In-Person. PA Sea Grant Aquaponics Educator Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie.
July 16-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Workshop On Understanding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Private Water Supplies. Uniontown, Fayette County. 1:00 p.m.
July 16-- In-Person. Powering America's Next 250 Years Energypath Conference Set For At Moravian University
July 22-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Read more here on agenda.
July 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
July 27-- Virtual. Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA Hosts Webinar On Outdoor Participation Trends And What They Mean For Your Business. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
August 4-- DEP: Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
-- PJM Data Center-Driven Power Auction Prices Limited By $325/MW-Day Cap; Without Cap Would Have Been 70% Higher In PA, Most Areas; Missed Reliability Target By 6,831 MW [PaEN]
-- Reuters: PJM Power Grid Auction Hits Prices Limit, Falls Short Of Reliability Goal
-- PA Capital-Star: PJM Interconnection Electricity Price Hits Cap Again In Latest Auction
-- New York Times: A.I. Data Centers Add Billions In Power Costs In PJM Region
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation Alert For July 15; Requested & Received DOE Order To Put Data Centers On Backup Generators, Exceed Environmental Standards If Needed From July 15 To 21 [PaEN]
-- DEP: HG Energy Suffers Underground Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline Failure Resulting In Up To 42,000 Gallon Contaminated Water Spill In Washington County [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: New State Budget Leaves A.I. Data Centers Unresolved, Big Win For Advanced Transmission Line Tech, Modest Progress On Other Energy Issues [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: In New PA Budget, Shapiro And Lawmakers Shun Concerns On A.I. Data Center Proposals
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Desri Energy Developing 1 GW Energy Storage Facility On Site Of Former Little Blue Run Coal Waste Disposal Area In Beaver County
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Resilient Energy Technology Consortium Addressing Energy Inflection Point - By Rob A. Rutenbar, Vice Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh
-- AP: Canadian Wildfires Expose Millions In Midwest, Northeast US To Dangerous Smoke
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Hazy Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Expected To Reach NE PA Today [July 15]
-- EPA Smoke Conditions Map
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 30 Webinar For Manure Injection For Water Quality, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Warren Times: US Forest Service Releases Rainbow Family Gathering Impact Report In Allegheny National Forest
-- PennLive: Game Commission Expands State Lands Through Property Deals And Energy Agreements
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Campus Hearing In Archbald Generates More Noise Concerns About Nearly 600 Diesel Generators
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Amazon To Install 280 Natural Gas-Fired Generators At Bucks County A.I. Data Center Site
-- Morning Call: South Whitehall Twp. A.I. Data Center Developer Says Employee At Hearing Fired Over Texts
-- Morning Call: Upper Mount Bethel Residents Press Officials About A.I. Data Center Plans, Ordinance
-- LancasterOnline: Dozens Speak Out Against Data Centers As Lancaster City Council Adopts Data Center Rules
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Monday Archbald Hearing On Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Defines How Burden Is Too Heavy
-- TheDerrick.com: Scrubgrass Township Data Center Plan Available For Public Comment In Venango County
-- AP: New York Won’t Build A.I. Data Centers For A Year As It Weighs Energy And Climate Risks
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP: HG Energy Suffers Underground Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline Failure Resulting In Up To 42,000 Gallon Contaminated Water Spill In Washington County [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Before DEP Approves More Pollution At Shell’s Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County, It Should Look At Its Compliance Record - By Laris Mednis, Clean Air Council and Terrie Baumgardner Beaver County Resident
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- July 15: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Increased 2 Pennies Since Yesterday, Now $3.99/Gallon - $.89/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.23] https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=PA
-- July 15: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.89 Ohio- $3.75 PA- $3.99
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
Other States/National/International
-- The Allegheny Front: Ohio Asks 4 Oil & Gas Contaminated Water Injection Wells To Shut Down, Suspects Frack Wastewater Is Migrating To Other Wells
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: The Accounting Tricks That Balanced PA’s State Budget - But Only On Paper
-- PennLive: ‘Screw You Taxpayers:’ Judge Says PA Legislature Ignored Money-Saving Reforms
-- The Center Square: ‘Hundreds’ Of Unconstitutionally Convicted Murderers Could Ask For Release Starting July 24 Due To PA Senate, House Failure To Act
-- Inquirer: Josh Shapiro Has Fundraised $50 Million Since The Beginning Of Last Year, His Campaign Says
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