-- 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 Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
TODAY 11:00: Virtual. PA Technical Assistance Program, Catalyst Connection Webinar On No-Cost Energy Efficiency Resources To Boost Manufacturing Competitiveness. 11:00 a.m. to Noon.
TODAY 5:00: 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 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.]
-- EPA Proposes Changes To OOOOb/c Oil & Gas Industry Methane Reduction Rules To Help Reduce Burdens On Oil & Gas Industry; Over 99% Of PA Conventional Well Owners Failed To Comply With DEP's 2022 Methane Rules [PaEN]
-- TribLive/AP: President Says He’s Ending Restrictions On Climate-Warming Methane From Oil & Gas Industry
-- Consumer Alert! If You Shopped For Your Electric, Natural Gas Supplier In 2024, You Paid $350 Million Too Much For Energy [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Home Heating Oil Prices Have Doubled Since 2025, As Customers Brace For Winter And High Costs
-- WTAE: Sen. Bartolotta, Challenger Borello Talk Future Of Oil & Gas Industry In State Senate Race
-- DEP Provides Update On Air Monitoring And Extinguishing Locust Gap Coal Refuse Bank Fire In Mount Carmel Twp., Northumberland County [PaEN]
-- Morning Call: Environmental Group Has Plan To Protect Waterways Thru Riparian Stream Buffers
-- Capital RC&D Receives National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grant To Improve Farm Grazing Practices [PaEN]
-- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Launches Regenerative Agriculture Center [PaEN]
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Looks Okay, Smells Okay, But Is It Okay? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Gov. Shapiro Signs Law Requiring Home Sellers, Landlords To Disclose More About A Home’s Flood Risk
-- Manada Conservancy, Swatara Watershed Assn. To Hold Nov. 8 Team Up To Clean Up The Raceway In Middletown Borough, Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- WVIA: Communities Across NE PA Receive $11.4 Million In DCNR Outdoor Recreation Grants [From Oct. 7]
-- PA Wilds: DCNR Invests $7.3 Million In Outdoor Recreation Grants In PA Wilds [From Oct. 7]
-- Brodhead Watershed Association: Keeping The Delaware River Wild - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Conewango Creek Watershed Assn. Sets Nov. 12 Fall Dinner Meeting
-- Sponsor/Exhibitor Opportunities: PA Recreation & Park Society Conference & Expo March 16-19 [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy To Hold Eagle Watch Volunteer Training Dec. 12, 17
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Salem Twp. Supervisors Approve A.I. Data Center Overlay District Expansion In Luzerne County
-- The Citizens Voice: Salem Twp. Supervisors Approve A.I. Data Center Overlay District Expansion In Luzerne County; $12 Million Micro-Hospital Promised As Community Benefit
-- Scranton Times: PPL Electric Buys 230 Acres In Archbald Boro For $4 Million In A Deed In Lieu Of Condemnation Action Related To Transmission Line Upgrade Project
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Hazle Twp. Planning Commission Reschedules A.I. Data Center Ordinance Meeting For Thursday [Oct. 29] In Luzerne County
-- The Center Square: DEP Data Center Tracker Webpage Maps 73 Proposed/Unconfirmed A.I. Data Centers
-- Consumer Alert! If You Shopped For Your Electric, Natural Gas Supplier In 2024, You Paid $350 Million Too Much For Energy [PaEN]
Train Derailments
-- Altoona Mirror: Norfolk Southern Responds To Concerns About Multiple Train Derailments In Altoona Area
-- TribLive/AP: EPA Response To 2023 Norfolk Southern Ohio Train Derailment Will Be Investigated By Agency Watchdog
Storms/Power Outages
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages:
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- October 28: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.45/Gallon - $1.34/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Warren County $4.75 Highest Average Price]
-- October 28: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.24 Ohio- $4.31 PA- $4.45
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- PennLive: Home Heating Oil Prices Have Doubled Since 2025, As Customers Brace For Winter And High Costs
-- Consumer Alert! If You Shopped For Your Electric, Natural Gas Supplier In 2024, You Paid $350 Million Too Much For Energy [PaEN]
-- Reuters: US Pipeline Safety Agency Proposes New Rules To Speed Up LNG Natural Gas Projects
-- Reuters Commentary: Natural Gas Is Losing Grip Across Key Power Markets In Europe, Asia
Other States/National/International
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Can This Josh Fox Film Change Our Understanding Of The Climate And Human Migration Crisis
Federal Administration
-- AP: UN Report: US Is Big Reason For World Losing Ground In The Fight Against Climate Change
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Warren Times Editorial: We Can Do Worse Than Shapiro For Governor
-- AP: Early Voters From Bucks County Share Their Views Ahead Of Midterm Elections
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Time For A Hard Look At How Gambling Money Is Shared
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