-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP State Water Plan Statewide Water Resources Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
TODAY 6:00: 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] 6:00 p.m.
TODAY 7:00: Dickinson College Hosts Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson For Fireside Chat On Actionable Climate Solutions As Part Of Rose - Walters Prize For Global Environmental Activism College Residency. Carlisle, Cumberland County.
October 28-- Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
October 28-- In-Person. Telephonic. Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Hearing On Proposed Fee Increase, Records Policy And Water Withdrawal Requests, Including One For Shale Gas Development. 5:00 p.m.
October 28-- Virtual. PA Technical Assistance Program, Catalyst Connection Webinar On No-Cost Energy Efficiency Resources To Boost Manufacturing Competitiveness. 11:00 a.m. to Noon.
October 29-- CANCELED. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Next scheduled meeting December 15 (formal notice)
November 4-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30 a.m. [Draft Revisions To Chapter 105 on the agenda.]
-- The News-Item: Mount Carmel Twp. Declares Emergency Over Worsening Locust Gap Coal Mine Fire Smoke In Northumberland County
-- WNEP: Mount Carmel Twp. Declares Emergency Over Locust Gap Coal Mine Fire In Northumberland County
-- PennLive - John Beauge: PA Township Declares Disaster Emergency Over Smoke From Waste Coal Fire In Northumberland County
-- PennVEST Announces Purchase Of 10.1 Million Pounds Of Sediment Reductions, 34,757 Pounds Of Nitrogen, 5,236 Pounds Of Phosphorus Reductions For $5.6 Million [PaEN]
-- Millersville University Blog: MU Students Teach McCaskey HS Students Watershed Science Along Conestoga River In Lancaster County
-- The Allegheny Front: Fewer Farms, Bigger Operations: The Changing Economics Of PA Agriculture
-- PA Master Naturalists Begin Accepting Applications For Spring Training Courses Nov. 2 [PaEN]
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Nov. 12 In-Person Southeast Regional Watersheds Workshop In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Hosts Nov. 5 Webinar On New Ways For Homeowners, Businesses, Churches To Go Solar And Save On Your Energy Bills [PaEN]
-- WESA: Why Is Generator, Backup Power Supply Demand Booming Across Pittsburgh?
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services: Apply For Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Starting Nov. 2
-- EPA Proposes $5,000 Penalty In ‘Expedited’ Settlement With Swope Salvage & Recycling For 2023 Discharges In East Berlin, York County
-- Daily Local News: Litter Lifters’ Volunteers Spruce Up Coatesville Streets In Chester County
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Pennsylvania’s 2026 River Of The Year Award Goes To The Conestoga River
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education News Highlights Teaching Treats And Tricks For Fall, Bat Week, Take A Hike! [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Nature Book Fair Set For Dec. 12 At Montour Preserve Features Local Bookstores, Holiday Sweater Competition In Montour County
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: New Educational Card Games Ideal For Classes Or Students Help Illustrate How Aquatic Ecosystems Work And Issues Hellbenders Face
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Nearly 600 Fish, 22 Species Captured As Part Of Fish Rescue And Data College Project Hear Susquehanna River Dam Near Sunbury
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Local Data From National Study Shows Impacts Of Heat Waves On Various Common Bird Species And Highlights Benefits Of Project
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Participants Learn About Freshwater Mussels, Impacts Of Excess Salt On Our Waters During Floating Classroom Session
-- WNEP: Hickory Run State Park Aims To Create The Region’s First State Park Escape Room In Carbon County
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Seeking Public’s Opinions On How To Improve Parks
-- Susquehanna Greenway: Use The Online Interactive Map To Explore Trails, Boat Launches And River Towns To Plan Your Next Susquehanna Greenway Adventure
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Luzerne County Council To Discuss Proposed A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance Tuesday [Oct. 27]
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Debate Rages About Proposed A.I. Data Center Complex In Newport Twp., Luzerne County
-- FracTracker Alliance: A.I. Data Center Developers Propose 12.5 GW Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants To Feed 12 Data Center Projects In Southwest PA [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Retired Armstrong County Electric Plant Site Part Of State Study To Site New Power Plants
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why EQT Wants To Acquire Range Resources: Capture Growing Demand For Data Centers, Exports, Cut Operating Expenses $325 Million
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EQT To Buy Range Resources In All Stock Deal
-- TribLive: EQT Moves To Acquire Range Resources In $13 Billion Stock Deal
Train Derailments
-- Altoona Mirror: PA Cong. Joyce Wants Answers To String Of Train Derailments Involving 100+ Railcars In And Around Horseshoe Curve Near Altoona
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- October 27: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Jumps 2 Pennies Since Yesterday $4.45/Gallon - $1.34/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Venango, Warren Counties $4.76 Highest Average Price]
-- October 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.26 Ohio- $4.36 PA- $4.45
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Bloomberg: US Natural Gas Price Falls To 6-Month Low On Warm Weather Forecast
-- Bloomberg: President To Ease Oil, Gas Well Methane Curbs In Bid To Lower Costs
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Garrity’s Fundraising Skyrockets In Final Weeks Of PA Governor’s Race Thanks To Skill Games
-- LancasterOnline: Former Gov. Corbett, Experts Address Extreme Scenarios For PA’s Election Day [Threats To Democracy From President’s Administration]
-- Post-Gazette: Democratic-Leaning Dark Money Groups Flooding Western PA State Senate Race In Republican Incumbent District [ Sen. Bartolotta v. Jodi Borello]
-- LancasterOnline: $5.2 Million Fight ForState Senate Seat Most Expensive PA Legislative Race Ever In Lancaster County
-- Post-Gazette: President’s Dept. Of Justice Sending Election Monitors To Allegheny, Lehigh, Luzerne, Philadelphia Counties
-- AP: 6 Citizens Due President Saying Media Ban Deprives Them Of News As Audience Stakeholders [PA Resident Included]
-- TribLive Editorial: Should The State Liquor Control Board Dictate How Liquor Should Be Packaged?
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