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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
August 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.
August 19-- Solarize Greater Philadelphia, Partners Host Webinar For Municipalities On How To Take Advantage Of Solar Energy To Make Energy Costs More Predictable. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
August 20-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. Room 243 Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., State College. 10:00 a.m. Remote Option To Be Available. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov. Read more here on the agenda.
August 20-- DEP Meeting/hearing On Water Quality Permits For Carbon Node East Data Center Proposal In Nesquehoning Boro, Carbon County. Panther Valley Jr./Sr. High School located at 912 Coal Region Way, Lansford. 5:00 p.m. meeting, 7:00 p.m. hearing.
August 20-- Virtual. South Mountain Partnership Science Summit, 11:00 a.m. to Noon
August 25-- CANCELED. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting October 29.
August 25-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar For Forestland Owners On Opportunities Available In Forest Carbon Credit Programs
August 27-- CANCELED. DEP Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting Nov. 12. (formal notice)
September 1-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 12:30 p.m.
September 2-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m.
-- Permits Flying! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 15 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For Installation Of 86 More Backup Diesel Generators, Fuel Storage Tanks For An Expansion Of The Existing Amazon Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Construction Of A Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Structure In The Susquehanna River By Expand Operating LLC In Standing Stone Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 102 Permit For Northeast Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Project Quarryville Loop, Compressor Station 200 In Chester, Lancaster Counties [PaEN]
-- Lots Going On! DEP Posted 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission Sets Oct. 29 Prehearing On Transource Pennsylvania, LLC 230kV Project 9A West Transmission Line In Franklin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun Letter: The Illusion Of Marcellus Shale Gas Economic Benefits - By Sean O’Leary, Ohio River Valley Institute [PDF of Article}
-- Farm & Dairy: Public, Private Partnerships Clear 100 Years Of Pollution From Blacklick Creek In Cambria, Indiana Counties
-- The Nature Conservancy: PA Farmers Can Now Maximize Cover Crop Benefits Through A New Cover Crop & Nutrient Management Support Program [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Starting Sept. 22 [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Drinking Water In Lackawanna Valley Flows From Reservoirs Dating To 1800s; PA American Water Upgrading Dams In Lake Scranton System
-- DEP Hosts Aug. 27 Webinar On Financing Your Clean Energy Projects With Greenbanking [PaEN]
-- Powered & Prepared Initiative Seeks Proposals From Nonprofit, Municipal Organizations In Southwestern PA For Backup Power Solutions To Keep Them Running [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Former Gov. Mark Schweiker, Somerset County Author To Speak At Sept. 8 Flight 93 Forum
-- Warren Times: Lumber Heritage Region Launches Inaugural Teen Conservation Camp
-- PFBC, DCNR Announce Collaborative Strategy For Statewide Public Fishing And Boating Access [PaEN]
-- DCNR Names Jake Novitsky New Assistant District Forester For Weiser State Forest In Central PA
-- Beaver Times - Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Board President Talks About Ending Deputy Warden Program
-- Lancaster Farming - Tom Venesky: PA Game, Fish Commissions End Deputy Warden Programs
-- TribLive: PA Game Commission Ends Deputy Game Warden Program
-- DEP To Conduct West Nile Virus Mosquito Spraying In Lycoming County Aug. 17
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PJM Formally Submits FERC Proposal On Connecting Data Centers That Bring And Don't Bring Their Own Power Supplies [PaEN]
-- Morning Call: A.I. Data Center Developer At Talen Energy Power Plant Submits New Plan To Lower Mount Bethel Twp. In Northampton County
-- Scranton Times: 5th Hearing On Essential Energy Data Center Power Plant In Archbald Boro Resumes Aug. 18
-- Pittsburgh Business Times - Babst Calland Law: One Year Later - How PA’s A.I. Data Center Rules Are Rewriting Deal Terms
-- The Center Square: Noisy A.I. Data Center Debate Goes On While PA Lawmakers On Summer Break
-- Lancaster State Sen. Malone Stands With Local Municipal Leaders To Demand The PA Senate Pass A.I. Data Center Moratorium Legislation
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Q/A With Chesapeake Legal Alliance: A.I. Data Centers And Nondisclosure Agreements In Bay Watershed
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For Installation Of 86 More Backup Diesel Generators, Fuel Storage Tanks For An Expansion Of The Existing Amazon Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission Sets Oct. 29 Prehearing On Transource Pennsylvania, LLC 230kV Project 9A West Transmission Line In Franklin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- PJM: FERC Accepts PJM Minimum Capitalization Rules To Be Eligible To Participate In PJM Markets
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP Evaluating 37 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Venango County For Plugging As A Result Of Owner’s Death [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- August 15: PA Average AAA Gasoline Down 1 Penny From Yesterday To $4.07/Gallon - $.96/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Pike County Average Price Highest at $4.29]
-- August 15: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.07 Ohio- $4.25 PA- $4.07
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Bloomberg: US Natural Gas Prices Rise On Hot Weather Shift, Higher LNG Gas Flows
-- Baker Hughes: PA Shale Gas Drilling Rigs- 16- Same As Last Week
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive: PA House Special Election Tuesday In Butler County
-- WESA: PA’s Top Election Official Rejects Claims About State, Allegheny County Voting Procedures
-- TribLive: Registered Republican In Westmoreland County Charged With Voting In PA, Alaska Last Presidential Election
-- The Center Square: PA Secretary Of Agriculture: President’s Tariffs Continue To Pose Trade Challenges For Pennsylvania Farmers
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