PA Environment Digest Blog: Saturday PA Environment & Energy Articles

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]

House Voting Schedule

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21

November 17, 18

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

October 5-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee holds a meeting to consider Senate Bill 403 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) establishing a Chapter 105 continuous stream maintenance permit for PennDOT and municipalities to allow for stream clearance activities. [The bill was the subject of a discharge resolution and an amendment will be offered.] Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

October 5-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee holds a hearing on road spreading oil and gas wastewater and DEP’s new “mineral brine” conventional well permit. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read background here.

October 6-- House Energy Committee will hold an informational meeting on electric reliability and the PUC’s Assessing Electricity Resource Adequacy in Pennsylvania and PJM report. Room 205 Ryan Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

October 6-- In-Person. 27+ Citizen, Environmental Groups To Hold No Data Center Rally Oct. 6 Main Capitol Rotunda In Harrisburg. 12:30 p.m.

October 7-- Agenda Posted. DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee and Recycling Fund Advisory Committee joint meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.(formal notice) [Draft Co-Product Regulation Changes Available]. Read more here.

October 7-- NEW. In-Person/Virtual. PUC Holds Meeting To Hear Presentation On Recommendations For Grid Modernization To Develop New Electric Generation At 21 Deactivated Energy Sites To Support Large Loads. 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

October 7-- In-Person. 500 Feet Isn't Enough! The Protective Buffers PA Coalition Will Hold A Rally At The State Capitol In Harrisburg Calling For Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Drilling To Protect Public Health, The Environment. 12:30 p.m.

October 8-- Virtual. Agenda Posted. PA Energy Development Agency meeting. 9:00 a.m. Click Here for instructions for joining online. Contact: Abbey Cadden 717-787-4936 or acadden@pa.gov. (formal notice)

October 13-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.

October 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 12:30 p.m. [Note: Revision of EQB Ruelmaking Petition Policy Is On The 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.

October 21-- House Energy Committee meeting. Information Meeting Agenda TBA. Click Here to watch online.

-- DEP To Propose Changes To EQB Rulemaking Petition Process At Oct. 13 Citizens Advisory Council Meeting [PaEN]

-- DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meets Oct. 7 To Review Draft Changes To Co-Product Determination Process For Reclassifying Materials As Not Waste; It Became Controversial In Debate Over Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 3 [PaEN]

-- DEP Publishes Formal Notice Announcing Issuance Of Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Quality Plan Approval For Beaver County Facility [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 49 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 3 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Operating Natural Gas Boilers, Backup Generators At TECfusions Keystone LLC New Kensington Data Center In Westmoreland County; Stormwater Permit Issued [PaEN]

-- PUC Holds Oct. 7 Meeting To Hear Presentation On Recommendations For Grid Modernization To Develop New Electric Generation At 21 Deactivated Energy Sites To Support Large Loads [PaEN]

-- DEP: Cleanup Of The Sharon Steel Corp Farrell Works Disposal Area Superfund Site Is Now Complete In Mercer County [PaEN]

-- Breathe Project: Community Air Monitoring Projects Respond To Beaver County Pollution [PaEN]