-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
September 22 (non-voting), 23 (NV), 24 (NV), 29, 30
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
TODAY 9:30: In-Person. Center For Coalfield Justice Hosts 500 Feet From Fracking Tour in Washington County. Center for Coalfield Justice, 31 East Chestnut Street, Washington. 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
September 22-- Gov. Shapiro Convenes 13-State Summit On PJM Changes To Add More Generation, Keeping Energy Costs Low, Feeding A.I. Power Demands. 9:00 a.m. Available online.
September 23-- Virtual. Environmental, Health Groups Host Webinar On What The A.I. Boom Means For You And Society - Big Promise Or Big Problems? 6:30 p.m.
September 23-- House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee informational meeting on PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ and their uses in consumer products. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
September 24-- Virtual. Protective Buffers PA Webinar - Safeguard Our Backyards - Join The Campaign For Health-based Protective Buffers From Shale Gas Operations. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
September 24-- Possibly Virtual Only. Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. 10:00 a.m. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com.
September 25-- Virtual. Environmental Health Project, Partners Webinar On Health Professionals Toolkit For Protecting Patients From Medical Conditions Related To Oil & Gas Development [PA Medical Society Learning Center Course Available]. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 20 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 80 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 20 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Water Quality Approvals For The 23+ Mile National Fuel Gas Tioga Pathways Natural Gas Pipeline Project In McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 40 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In August; 322 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- Environmental, Health Groups Host Sept. 23 Webinar On What The A.I. Boom Means For You And Society - Big Promise Or Big Problems? [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County To Host The Next Round Of Public Input Meetings On The County's Climate Action Plan Starting Oct. 14 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Celebrate Streamside Trees This October During Riparian Buffer Month! [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Students Get Hands-On Environmental Lesson At Lowber’s Mine Drainage Treatment Center
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Why The Discovery Of A Golf-Ball-Sized ‘Hickorynut’ Mussel In The Shenango River Is A Big Deal
-- The Allegheny Front: Bringing Life Back To Dunkard Creek One Freshwater Mussel At A Time In Greene County
-- The Allegheny Front: View From The Monongahela River: Muddy Water, Paddlefish And Sewage Overflow
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: FAQ On PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals;’ Conservation Measures Transform Farm; Measuring Stormwater Flows; Riparian Buffer Month
-- DEP To Hold Nov. 6 Hearing On A Water Quality Permit For The East Stroudsburg Borough Wastewater Treatment Plant In Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Nov. 7 Webinar On US Geological Survey Water Science Center Water Quality Monitoring Efforts, 11:00 to Noon
-- DEP To Hold Oct. 31 Hearing On Dart Container Corp. Title V (RACT 3) Air Quality Permit For Facility In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- PA American Water Asks Butler County Customers To Reduce Nonessential Water Use In Response To Below-Normal Rainfall Levels Over Last 3 Months
-- TribLive: Harvest Baptist Academy Students Learn Leadership, Business Skills Through School’s Greenhouse
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Pittsburgh Region Attracts $9 Billion In Tourism Spending In 2024; $50 Billion While Visiting In Pennsylvania
-- DCNR Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 PA Trail Of The Year [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria Recreation Authority Awards Construction Contract For Path Of The Flood Trail Sections
-- Tribune-Democrat: Spillway Repair Underway At Somerset Lake By Fish & Boat Commission
-- Penn State Extension: Nov. 8 Webinar On Discovering Owls Of Pennsylvania With Wildlife Photographer Pamela Dimeler, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
-- WNEP: Monroe County Residents Marvel At Monarch Butterfly Migration Amid Tagging Efforts
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- Post-Gazette: Preliminary Air Quality Results Show No Immediate Health Risks After US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion, Experts Say [Mobile Testing Equipment Arrived 3 Days After Blast]
-- TribLive: No Immediate Health Risks From Air Pollution From Deadly US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion, Experts Say
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Triblive Guest Essay: Natural Gas Not Sustainable For PA’s Data Centers - By Matt Shorraw, Physicians For Social Responsibility-PA
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Must Use Every Resource Available To Keep The Lights On - By Andy Tubbs, Energy Association of PA [Electric, Gas Utilities]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Of Buggy Whips And A.I. Chips In Pennsylvania - By Kevin Sunday, McNees Government Relations
-- Utility Dive: New FERC Chairman Rosner Outlines Priorities: ‘We Need To Build, Build, Build’
-- Financial Times: A.I. - What Will Become Of The Truth? [FT Video Drama]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.18 Ohio- $3.05 PA- $3.32
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 18 - Same As Last 8 Weeks
-- Utility Dive: Residential Electricity Rates Up 6.6% Over Last Year As Natural Gas Prices Rise
-- Utility Dive: New FERC Chairman Rosner Outlines Priorities: ‘We Need To Build, Build, Build’
Other States/Nations
-- Post-Gazette: Exxon CEO Calls For Repeal Of ‘Bone-Crushing’ EU Climate, Human Rights Laws
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania’s Budget Is Nearly Three Months Past Due
-- Post-Gazette: State Budget Mess Tees Up Plans For Furloughs, Senior Center Closures In Western PA
-- PA Capital-Star: New Website Tracks How PA’s $2.2 Billion In Opioid Settlement Funds Is Being Spent
-- PennLive: Shapiro Blasts RFK Jr., Federal Health Officials; Vows To Protect Vaccine Access In PA
-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Reports August Unemployment Remained At 4%
-- WTAE: Charleroi Glass Plant Sale Blocked By Federal Trade Commission
-- Post-Gazette: Planned Sale Of Charleroi Glass Plant Collapses: ‘It’s Like A Big Joke’
-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro: President Trying To ‘Stifle Dissent’ After Kimmel Show Pulled
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Guest Essay: A Pivotal Moment For Free And Independent Journalism In PA - By Christopher Baxter, Spotlight PA
-- Inquirer Editorial: President’s Attacks On Free Speech Are Only The Beginning
-- TribLive Editorial: Fetterman, McCormick And Moving Past Political Violence
-- TribLive: Kamala Harris Had ‘Nagging Concern’ About Josh Shapiro As VP Candidate, Memoir Details
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[Posted: September 20, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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