-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
October 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
October 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
October 20-- DEP State Water Plan Ohio Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)
October 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
October 20-- In-Person. Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Workshop - Stream & Buffer Ecology. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale in Chester County. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, Chester County.
October 21-- DEP State Water Plan Great Lakes Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
October 21-- In-Person. Cumberland County Water Forum At Dickinson College In Carlisle. 6:00 p.m.
October 21-- In-Person. PennFuture’s Legal Environmental Advocacy Fund Soiree. Brix Brewhouse, 128 PA-715, Brodheadsville, Monroe County. 5:30 p.m.
October 22-- DEP State Water Plan Upper/Middle Susquehanna Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
October 22-- In-Person. Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Workshop - Impairment & Strategies for Recovery. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale in Chester County. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, Chester County.
October 24-- WeConservePA: 2026 Environmental Advisory Council and Municipal Sustainability Conference. Fort Washington, Montgomery County
October 27-- DEP State Water Plan Statewide Water Resources Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
October 27-- Virtual. US EPA Invites Comments On Reissuance Of Expired EXCO Resources (PA) Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Bell Twp., Clearfield County; Virtual Hearing Set For Oct. 27 [If Requested]
-- October 19-- Weekly PA Environment Digest Is Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - October 10 to 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Investigation Of A ‘Frac Hit’ Between 3 Seneca Resources Co Shale Gas Well Pads In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County Leads To Contaminated Water Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 57: More Water Seeps Break Out From INR OPR LLC Cooper Shale Gas Well Pad Possibly Related To Broken Pad Drainage System In Indiana County, Site Of 336,000 Gallon Frack Water Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP: Routine Inspection Finds Overflowing Contaminated Water Tank At Penn View Exploration Conventional Oil & Gas Well In Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 71: Violations Continue At John D. Branch Conventional Well Site For Failing To Have Adequate Spill Containment Around Tanks Holding 42,000 Gallons On Contaminated Water In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Ruptured Underground Gathering Line Releases Crude Oil Near Bull Run Resources Conventional Well In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 82: McGuffie Oil Co Inc. Abandoned Conventional Gas Well Still Venting Gas, Creating A Hazard To Health, Safety In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 1,916: Monitoring Of Casing/Cement Failure Continues At Expand Operating Lucarino Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Lots Going On! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 17 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For A Seneca Resources Co 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline Running Through Farmington & Chatham Townships, Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of State Air Quality Permit For The Oxbow Creek Energy Natural Gas Power Plant In Wyoming County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Proposed Fee Increase, Records Policy And Water Withdrawal Requests, Including One For Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Permits Flying! DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 17 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PUC Invites Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Public Meeting/Hearing Nov. 23 On Chapter 105 Permit For CDE Acquisitions LLC Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For The CDE Acquisitions LLC Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 20 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For PPL Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Permit For The Inter Power Ahlcon Partners Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Cambria County [PaEN]
-- PUC Schedules Nov. 17, 18 Hearings On Acquisition Of UGI - Electric By Argo Infrastructure Partners [PaEN]
-- PJM Issues Electric Power Capacity Advisory For Oct. 19 As A Result Of About 72,000 MW Of Planned Generation Outages; About 60% Of Generating Capacity Is Available To Meet Demand [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: PA House Committee Holds Hearing In Cambria County On Proposed Changes To DEP Biosolids Permits To Prevent PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
-- Observer-Reporter: City Of Washington To Begin Stream Cleanup To Prevent Flooding In Coming Weeks
-- Altoona Mirror: Wild Ones Group Restoring Natural Species To Floodplain, Creating Community Food Forest For Insects/Wildlife With Help Of Giant Company/Keep PA Beautiful Grant
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Mt. Cuba Center Touts The Benefits Of Native Goldenrods; They Don’t Trigger Allergies, Insects Love Them
-- Republican Herald: From Roadside Rescue To Release: A Barred Owl’s Return To The Wild From Red Creek Wildlife Center
A.I. /Data Centers
-- TribLive: North Huntingdon Twp. Considers A.I. Data Center Regulations In Westmoreland County
-- Inquirer: How Chester County Residents Are Organizing To Fend Off Or Change Housing, A.I. Data Center Development
-- Tribune-Democrat: Governor Wants In On Rate Case Against PPL To Change Utility’s Approach To A.I. Data Center Service
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 19 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- October 19: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.47/Gallon - $1.36/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Crawford County $4.77, Greene, Mercer, Warren County $4.75 Highest Average Price]
-- October 19: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.29 Ohio- $4.04 PA- $4.47
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Williamsport Sun: High Fuel Prices Prompted Rate Increase At Lycoming County Landfill
-- PA Petroleum Distributors Assn.: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Extends Hours Of Driver Service Waivers Until Dec. 16 Due To ‘Current Global Supply Chain Disruptions’
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs- 15 - Same As Last 6 Weeks
Other States/National/International
-- Washington Post: West Virginia Officials Offered To Store Nuclear Waste, Then Residents Of Jefferson County, WV Found Out
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Financial Times: Bethlehem, PA - Americans Are Unhappy, Dislike The President - How Will They Vote?
-- Erie Times: What Would Pennsylvania Look Like Under A Libertarian Governor?
-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Is ‘Very Open’ To President’s Education Tax Credit Program
-- PennLive: List Of 146 Law Enforcement Agencies In PA With Agreements With Federal ICE
-- Post-Gazette: Congressmember Summer Lee And Others See Themselves Fighting A Civil Rights Battle An Earlier Generation Thought It Won
-- PennLive: Scrapple Poll: 61% Of PA Voters Disapprove Of President; Shapiro Leads Garrity By 30 Points
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/AP: Analysis: For President, Results Have Often Revealed The Art Of No Deal
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