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Reform of secrecy law for Pa. utilities faces long odds despite agreement that it's a problem | News


HARRISBURG — More than a decade ago, when the state Public Utility Commission was first considering how to adopt a new anti-terrorism law, critics spoke about the need for balance.
The effort was intended to prevent criminals from getting sensitive details about Pennsylvania’s utility infrastructure that could be used to perpetrate mass crimes. The potential to contaminate drinking water systems and manipulate the electric grid were top of mind for state officials and lawmakers aiming to safeguard the state in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
But secrecy could create unintended risks, critics argued in 2008. The commission should have a system to ensure that powerful utility companies do not exploit the law to keep large swaths of public information confidential without consequence. ....

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PIAA seeks exemption from state Right to Know Law


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The Daily Item
Dec 22, 2020
The PIAA logo on the scoreboard at the Giant Center.
Tami Knopsnyder/For The Daily Item
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association has filed a lawsuit in the Commonwealth Court asking to be excluded from being covered by the state s Right to Know Law (RTKL).
In the suit filed on Dec. 18. against the state Office of Open Records (OOR) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the PIAA asked a judge to declare the inclusion of PIAA within the definition “State-affiliated entity” of Section 102 of the RTKL as unenforceable and/or unconstitutional. ....

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Reform of secrecy law for Pa. utilities faces long odds despite agreement that it's a problem


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HARRISBURG More than a decade ago, when the state Public Utility Commission was first considering how to adopt a new anti-terrorism law, critics spoke about the need for balance.
The effort was intended to prevent criminals from getting sensitive details about Pennsylvania’s utility infrastructure that could be used to perpetrate mass crimes. The potential to contaminate drinking water systems and manipulate the electric grid were top of mind for state officials and lawmakers aiming to safeguard the state in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks.
But secrecy could create unintended risks, critics argued in 2008. The commission should have a system to ensure that powerful utility companies do not exploit the law to keep large swaths of public information confidential without consequence. ....

United States , Delaware County , Montgomery County , Marcus Hook , West Virginia , Shannon Sollenberger , Chris Quinn , Glen Thomas , Tom Wolf , Melissa Melewsky , Eric Friedman , Bob Casey , Carole Rubley , Carolyn Comitta , Katie Muth , Tom Caltagirone , Tim Kearney , Seth Mendelsohn , Tom Killion , Elizabeth Rementer , Andrew Crompton , Eric Arneson , Public Utility Commission , Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association , Commonwealth Court , Pennsylvania Supreme Court ,