-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
September 9, 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
August 4-- Agenda Posted. DEP: Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
August 4-- CANCELED - To Be Rescheduled. DEP Hearing On Major Modification To Waste Permit For Blythe Recycling & Demolition Waste Site Landfill In Blythe Twp., Schuylkill County. Saint Clair Area Elementary/Middle School Gym located at 227 S. Mill Street, Saint Clair, PA from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (formal cancellation notice)
August 5-- Delaware River Basin Commission virtual hearing. 1:30 p.m. (formal notice) Read more here.
August 5-- In-Person. Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts In-Person Shale Gas Fracking And Public Health 101 - The People's Cancer Incidence Screening Tool In Washington County
August 5-- Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Forested Headwaters And Drinking Water Quality, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
August 6-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:15 a.m. [Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Regulations On Agenda: Read more here.]
August 6-- Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice) [Biosolids Changes]
August 11-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. [Radiological Health/Radon Fees, Fiberglass Storage Tanks]
August 11-13-- In-Person. Penn State Ag Progress Days
August 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m. [Data Center Discussion With Governor’s Office Representative]
-- August 3 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- DEP: Apollo Resources Reports Release Of 3,200 Gallons Of Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Well Storage Tank In Snow Shoe Twp., Centre County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 33: Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Fails To Comply With Order To Prevent Migration Of Contaminated Water Release Offsite At Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Greene County [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean More Shale Gas Fracking In PA; These Advocates Want Better Health, Environmental Protections For Citizens
-- Permits Are Flying Out The Door! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 1 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Ellisburg Natural Gas Storage And Compressor Station Air Permit In Potter County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For 3.6 Mile EQT ARO LLC Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Lots, Lots Happening! DEP Posted 71 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 1 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permit For Fill, Utility Lines Related To Aligned Data Centers Project, Shippingport Boro & Raccoon Twp., Beaver County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permits For A Consol Coal Company Pipeline To Dispose Of Coal Refuse Disposal Area Sediment Pond Overflow Into Underground Mine Workings In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Natural Soil Products Biosolids Composting Permit For Facility In Frailey Twp., Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Order With Chevron USA For A Site In Springdale Boro. Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Hazardous Sites Cleanup Plan For The Keystone Metals Reduction Site In Cheswick Boro, Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Sept. 16 Hearing On RACT Title V Air Quality Permit For Hercules Cement Plant In Stockertown Boro, Northampton County [PaEN]
-- PennEnvironment Offers Tools Parents, Teachers Can Use To Protect Their Children From The Recent Rollback Of Lead Reporting Standards For Drinking Water In Schools; DEP Offers School Water Lead Testing [PaEN]
-- USDA Invests $2.8 Million With Fish & Boat Commission To Expand Wildlife Conservation, Outdoor Recreation Access [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Reminder - Lancaster County Clean Water Project Grant Applications Due Aug. 31
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: A Visit To The Horst Farm To See Conservation Practices In Action
-- Dept. Of Health To Distribute Free Potassium Iodide Tablets On Aug. 13 To People Living Near 4 PA Nuclear Power Plants [Not Near Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant To Be Restarted]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Philly Schools Could Get A/C, Heat From Geothermal Energy To Reduce Costs, Study Says
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: US Steel Shows Off Its Newest Steel Plant Investment In Braddock; Environmentalists Want Company To Use Less Polluting Technology It Is Installing In Arkansas
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: North Philly Nonprofit Taking New Approach To Curb Illegal Dumping: ‘Here’s Free Money, Don’t Dump Here’
-- PennLive: State Forestry Workers Recognized For Tackling Wildfires In Central PA, Poconos
-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Guide To Managing Spotted Lanternflies; Removing Tree Of Heaven; Online Learning Opportunities
-- Republican Herald: Unpredictable Algal Blooms Keep Blue Marsh Lake Recreation Area On Alert
-- PennLive: PA Lyme Disease Cases Are Below Recent Years, But Ticks Are Still Out There
-- PennLive-Kurt Bresswein: Does PA Have More Deer Than Usual This Year? What The Experts, Trends Say
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: A.I. Data Center Developer Had A More Than A Year’s Headstart With Township Officials On Looking At Monroe Twp., Cumberland County For Data Center Project Before Public Knew
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - August 3 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- August 3: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday To $4.21/Gallon - $1.10/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Pike County Average Price Highest at $4.35] https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=PA
-- August 3: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.09 Ohio- $4.08 PA- $4.21
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
Other States/National/International
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Virginia Dept. Of Environmental Quality Asks Public How To Add Environmental Justice To Environmental Permitting Process
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WESA: Conservative Activists Believe PA Juror Records Could Purge Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls [PA Election Officials Say Records Don’t Have Enough Information]
-- PA Capital-Star: More Than 2 Dozen PA Lawmakers Reported Stakes In Business With Overdue State Business Filings
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Stagnant State Funding Alarms PA Community Colleges
-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: President Has Ended His War With Iran 8 Times, Will The 9th Time Be The Charm?
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