-- 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 22-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Backyard Stream Repair Webinars (1 of 5) - Evaluating Your Stream. 10:00 to 11:30 p.m.
September 22-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar - Introduction To Biochar, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
September 22-- Virtual. Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Webinar: Shell Petrochemical Plant Penalty Agreement. 6:00 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. (formal notice)
September 23-- Virtual. Penn State Extension To Hold Webinar On A Statewide Road Salt Initiative To Promote Smarter Winter Maintenance, Pollution Reduction. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
September 23-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Woodland Stewardship - Guided Engagement With Your Land Webinar Series
September 23-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Safe Drinking Water Well Clinic. Coudersport, Potter County. 1:00 p.m.
September 24-- Virtual. DEP, PHFA Webinar On New Homeowner Energy Efficiency Loan Program To Reduce Your Energy Costs. Noon.
September 24-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Backyard Stream Repair Webinars (2 of 5) - Determining Your Options. 10:00 to 11:30 p.m.
September 25-- Agenda Posted. DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m. (formal notice)
September 26-- In-Person. Heroes' Walk At Flight 93 National Memorial In Somerset County
September 29-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Backyard Stream Repair Webinars (3 of 5) - Choosing Your Plants For Your Stream. 10:00 to 11:30 p.m.
September 29 to Oct. 2-- In-Person. Swarthmore Fungi Fest.
September 30-- House Energy Committee meeting. Agenda TBA. Click Here to watch online.
September 30-- Agenda Posted. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:00 a.m.
September 30-- In-Person. Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community meeting on Sherwin Williams Facility. Rochester Riverfront Park, Rochester. 6:00 p.m.
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.
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - September 12 to 18 [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 29: Cleanup Of 336,000 Gallon Spill Of Fracking Flowback Fluid From An Uncontrolled Shale Gas Well Continues At INR OPR LLC Pad In Young Twp., Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Confirms Gas Leak In Gathering Pipeline From Conventional Well Owned By Mid East Oil Co. In Unity Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 5,284: Pressure Testing Confirms Shale Gas Well Casing/Cementing Failure Continues At EXCO Resources PA Well Pad In Sullivan County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 1,391: Complaint Inspection Finds BKV OPR LLC Shale Gas Well With Known Casing/Cement Failure Venting Gas In Wyoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 14: No Action Taken At K Petroleum Inc. Shale Gas Well Site Where Contaminated Water Found Flowing Down Side Of Storage Tank In Washington County [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Inadequate Safety And Training Led To 2025 Explosion At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County, Federal Safety Board Finds
-- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Fire Resulted In Possible Release Of An Unknown Quantity Of 1,3-Butadiene And Benzene Into The Atmosphere In Beaver County [PaEN - 6.5.25]
-- Inside Climate News Podcast: Jet Fuel In The Water - Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Release In Bucks County
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 19 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 19 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Section 401 Water Quality Certification For Restart Of Constellation Energy Three Mile Island Data Center Nuclear Power Plant In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On New Water Quality Permit For Amazon Data Services ADS Berwick Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric JUNI-NEBU 500 kV Transmission Line Project In Perry County To Serve Large Loads [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Stonehouse Substation & Transmission Line Project In Middlesex Twp., Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 5 Hearing On Natural Soil Products Composting Permit Renewal, Modification For The Facility In Frailey Twp., Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: West Virginia Lawsuit Over Free Markets For PA Alternative Energy Credits Is An Attack On Coal-Refuse Power Plants - By Shawn Steffee, Boilermakers Union
-- The Guardian: US Coal Miners Plead For Benefits As Black-Lung Disease Cases Surge
-- PA Capital-Star: Software Breach Affects Environmental Hearing Board, Allegheny, Monroe, Washington County Court Case Management Systems
-- NextPittsburgh: Where Did All Of Pittsburgh’s Spotted Lanternflies Go?
-- Morning Call: PA Fall Foliage Forecast 2026: When Will Leaves Change In Lehigh Valley?
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Chestnut-Sided Warbler Logs 30,000 Miles Flying Back And Forth From Costa Rica To Western PA
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PennLive/Spotlight PA: Who Should Pay For Low-Income Electric, Natural Gas Bill Assistance? In PA It All Falls On Residential Customers [Should Data Centers That Are Increasing Bills Pay?]
-- PennLive/Spotlight PA: 1,000s Miss Out On Electric, Natural Gas Discount Supplier Options, But Regulators Aren’t Sold On Plans For Automatic Enrollment
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Salem Twp Planning Board To Vote 3rd Time Thursday [Sept. 24] To Approve Expanding Data Center Zoning In Luzerne County
-- TribLive Editorial/Baltimore Sun: A.I.’s Logic Is No Substitute For Human Emotion
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - September 21
Storms/Power Outages
-- WTAE: Heavy Rain Causes Widespread Flooding, Water Rescues In Washington County
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages:
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- September 21: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.57/Gallon - $1.46/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Mercer County $4.78 Highest Average Prices, Crawford, Warren Counties $4.77]
-- September 21: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.47 Ohio- $4.51 PA- $4.57
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Transit Authority Gasoline Costs Went From $55,000 to $92,000/Month, Looking For Alternatives
-- The Citizens’ Voice: ‘Skyrocketing’ Diesel Prices Impacting NE PA Businesses
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 15 - Same As Last 2 Weeks [Down 3 From Last Year]
-- Financial Times: US President Presses Ukraine To Stop Hitting Russian Refineries; It’s All About ‘Diesel, Diesel, Diesel’
PA Politics - Everything Is Connecte
-- TribLive Editorial: Can You Fence Out The 1st Amendment?
-- Republican Herald Editorial: President’s Assault On The Midterm Election Is Down But Not Out
-- PennLive: PA Will Get Over $500 Million In Facebook Settlement, Now It Has To Decide How To Spend It
-- TribLive/Inquirer: President’s Administration Will Force PA To Pay More For Food Stamp Program, Shapiro’s Office Says It Can’t
-- Post-Gazette: As President’s ICE Reaches Deeper Into Western PA Communities, A Backlash Grows
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