-- 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
September 15-- Agenda Posted. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting. New Stanton District Office Building, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00 a.m. (formal notice)
September 15-17-- In-Person. Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Ag Conservation Conference, Indiana County
September 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
September 16-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission regular business meeting. Holiday Inn Express Bloomsburg, 14 Mitchell Drive, Bloomsburg. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
September 16-- In-Person. DEP To Hold Hearing On RACT Title V Air Quality Permit For Hercules Cement Plant In Stockertown Boro, Northampton County. DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre. 10:00 a.m.
September 16-- Town Hall Meeting On Findings From PA PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Multi-Site Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery Counties And What They Mean For Local Families. Hatboro-Horsham High School Auditorium, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Montgomery County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
September 23-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Council meeting. Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Read more here on agenda.
October 14-- In-Person. DEP Public Meeting/Hearing On Major Amendment To Water Quality Permit For Homer City Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County. Homer Center High School Auditorium, 70 Wildcat Lane, Homer City. 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.
-- DEP To Hold Oct. 14 Meeting/Hearing On Major Amendment To Water Quality Permit For Homer City Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County; Stormwater Permit Issued [PaEN]
-- PUC Moves To Address A.I. Data Center Impacts On Emergency Load Control Procedures, Allocation Of Costs Associated With Large Loads; Technical Conference On Cost Responsibility To Be Held [PaEN]
-- PUC Launches Review Of Utility Ratemaking, Working Group To Address Affordability, Transparency And Changing Economic Conditions [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Proposes Changes To Reliability Standards To Address Situations Where A.I. Data Centers Disconnect From The Grid Without Warning And Threaten Grid Stability [PaEN]
-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board Meets Sept. 16 To Hear Updates On New Methane Control Regulations; Federal Well Plugging Program; Other Issues [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: Pennsylvania Is Building More Electric Vehicle Chargers, Will Drivers Come
-- PA Municipal Authorities Association 84th Annual Conference & Trade Show Set For Sept. 13-16 In Erie [PaEN]
-- Insurance Dept., PEMA Highlight Progress On Helping Pennsylvanians Better Prepare For Flooding, Evaluate Your Flood Insurance Options Now [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Oct. 3 In-Person Workshop On Field Survey Tools For Farm Conservation Practices, State College, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
-- The Allegheny Front: Flight 93 Crashed On A Coal Mine Site, Treating Mine Discharge Water There Was No Ordinary Project [2021 Story]
-- Reminder: DEP To Host Sept. 15 Hearing On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site (BRADS) Landfill Waste Permit In Schuylkill County
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Agricultural Plastics Recycling Program Grants Sept. 14 to Oct. 18
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Researching Alternatives To Agricultural Plastics Sept. 14 to Oct. 18
-- September 12 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- City Of Reading To Host Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful 2026 Annual Conference Oct. 14-15 [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Parks & Rec Head Says She Authorized Phillies’ Unpermitted Turf Field At FDR Park For 250th Celebrations
-- Times Argus: Thomas Keiser Champions Preservation Of Western Pennsylvania’s Natural Heritage
-- Three Rivers Agricultural Land Initiative: Pittsburgh’s Garden Dreams Urban Farm Secures Permanent Protection, Ensuring Decades Of Community Growth [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Council On Greenways & Trails In Venango, Clarion, Crawford Counties Recognize Outdoor Recreation Advocates At Awards Ceremony
-- WITF - Susquehanna Stories: Meet Aaron Henning, Eel Whisperer And Aquatic Biologist With Susquehanna River Basin Commission
A.I. /Data Centers
-- DEP To Hold Oct. 14 Meeting/Hearing On Major Amendment To Water Quality Permit For Homer City Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County; Stormwater Permit Issued [PaEN]
-- Shell Energy North America Buys 169 MW Hunlock Creek Natural Gas Power Plant In Hunlock Twp., Luzerne County [Power Plant Expressed Interest In Data Center Development In April]
-- Post-Gazette: Massive Aligned A.I. Data Center Complex Breaks Ground At Former Coal Power Plant Site In Beaver County
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Aligned Breaks Ground For $10 Billion A.I. Data Center On Former Bruce Mansfield Power Plant Site In Shippingport, Beaver County
-- Indiana Gazette: Homer City A.I. Data Center/Power Plant Complex Again Center Of Discussion; Amazon Presents 300-Page Plan For 39 Data Centers At Meeting [PDF of Article]
-- PUC Moves To Address A.I. Data Center Impacts On Emergency Load Control Procedures, Allocation Of Costs Associated With Large Loads; Technical Conference On Cost Responsibility To Be Held [PaEN]
-- PUC Launches Review Of Utility Ratemaking, Working Group To Address Affordability, Transparency And Changing Economic Conditions [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Proposes Changes To Reliability Standards To Address Situations Where A.I. Data Centers Disconnect From The Grid Without Warning And Threaten Grid Stability [PaEN]
-- Wall Street Journal: Congress Is Suddenly Waking Up To The A.I. Doomsday Threat
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- PUC Issues $875,000 Penalty In Settlement With Columbia Gas For 2019/2020 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Violations In Allegheny, Washington Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Violations To 7 More Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In 7 Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 106: Ows Energy Inc. Failed To Cleanup Soil Contaminated By Water From Conventional Gas Well In Crawford County [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- September 11: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Jumps 18 Cents Since Monday To $4.48/Gallon - $1.37/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Crawford County Highest Average Price at $4.59]
-- September 11: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.29 Ohio- $4.18 PA- $4.48
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Remembering Former PA Gov. Tom Ridge’s Quiet Heroism, 25 Years After 9/11 - By John E. Jones III, President Of Dickinson College
-- Erie Times/USAToday: Former PA Gov. Mark Schweiker Reflects On Flight 93 And Pennsylvania’s Grief
-- Spotlight PA: Health Insurance Rates Poised To Rise 10% to 40% Again As PA Regulators Claim Limited Power To Control Increases
-- PennLive: Clearfield County Commissioners Vote Sept. 22 On Whether To Extend Contract With Federal ICE For Immigrant Detention
-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: President Has A $5,000 Bridge To Sell You; Repealing His Tariffs Would Provide An Economic Dividend Without Spending A Dime
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