Monday, September 1, 2025

Monday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 9.1.25

“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]


Senate Voting Schedule

September 8, 9, 10

October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule


House Voting Schedule

September 22, 23, 24, 29, 30

October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!


September 2-- PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on A.I. Data Centers - Impacts, Operations, Policy Considerations.  Marywood University Nazareth Student Center, 1300 University Ave., Scranton. 4:00 p.m.  Click Here to watch online.


September 3-- Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee hearing on Tropical Storm Debby one year later. Gunzburger County Office Building, 1 N. Main St., Room 216 in Coudersport, Potter County.  11:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.


September 3-- Agenda Posted. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP New Stanton Office.  (formal notice)


September 4-- House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on energy and manufacturing in Southwest PA. Pittsburgh International Airport, 1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch online (if available).


September 4-- Virtual. -- Penn State Extension Webinar: Forest Farming - Introduction To American Ginseng, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.


September 5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Hosts Workshop On Manure Management Essentials In Indiana County, 9:00 a.m. to Noon



-- September 1 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]


-- Freeport Township Declares Disaster Emergency After Residents Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event Have Been Without Permanent Water Supplies For 3 Years-- We’re Not Blaming Anybody, We Just Want Good, Clean Drinking Water  [PaEN]


-- Inside Climate News: Pennsylvania Towns Push Back To Stop Proposed LNG Gas Export Terminals, As President Pushes LNG Exports


-- DEP: Griffin Summit Oil Co. Violated Order To Plug Or Bring 53 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Into Compliance In Venango County; 437 Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs In 2025  [PaEN]


-- DEP Closes Violations For Failing To Restore Shale Gas Water Impoundment For 7 Years In Clarion County After Owner Reports Using It To Frack A Well; On July 31  [PaEN] 


-- DEP To Hold Sept. 9 Virtual Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Rupture In Upper Wakefield Twp., Bucks County  [PaEN] 


-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 23 to 29 - Township Declares Disaster Emergency Over Polluted Water Wells; 70 More Abandoned Conventional Well Violations  [PaEN] 


-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 30  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Invites Comments Stormwater Permit For The Hyperion Midstream 2 Mile Long Titan To Athena Loop Natural Gas Pipeline Project In Westmoreland County [PaEN]  


-- DEP Posted 66 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 30 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  


-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Luzerne County Releases New 561 Page Hazard Mitigation Plan [Flooding, Mine Subsidence, Wildfires, Tornadoes]


-- PennLive: Multiple Brush Fires Ignite Along Route 283 In Lancaster, Dauphin Counties


-- WTAE: 21-Year-Old Woman Killed After ATV Crashed On Private Property In Armstrong County


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Man Critically Injured In ATV Crash On Public Road


-- Courier Times: River Otters Spotted In Bucks County Lake, Why That’s Good For PA  [PDF of Article]  


-- Morning Call: Monarch Butterfly Fall Migration Through Lehigh Valley: What To Know 


-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center - Caterpillars, Moths, Butterflies! 


A.I. /Data Centers


-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Labor Leaders Say They’re Ready For US Steel, A.I. Data Center Investments, Will The Money Come Through?


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: A.I. Horizons Summit Sept. 11-12 With Tech And Energy Execs, Political Heavyweights  [PDF of Article


-- Inquirer: Why This PA-Based Builder Is Shifting To A.I. Data Centers  


-- The Center Square: A.I. Ethics: Bridging The Gap Between Public Concern And Global Pursuit  


-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - August 31  [PaEN] 


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: Funding Battles Loom In Congress As Pittsburgh-Area Lawmakers Are Poised For Partisan Fights

-- Reuters: President Says He Will Order Voter ID Requirement For Every Vote

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Labor Leaders Say They’re Ready For US Steel, A.I. Data Center Investments, Will The Money Come Through?

-- Inquirer: PA Workers Have Lost Leverage In This President’s Economy, Report Says

-- TribLive/AP: 1.2 Million Immigrants Are Gone From US Labor Force Under President, Preliminary Data Shows

-- Spotlight PA: A Mother Told Us About Her Agonizing Journey With PA’s Mental Health Care System; What Happened Next?

-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: President Isn’t A Tariff King - He Can’t Tax Any Import On A Personal Whim, A Federal Appeals Court Says

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[Posted: September 1, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

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