-- 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 10:00: Virtual. PA iMapInvasives Webinar On Boat Cleaning Stations To Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species, 10:00 a.m.
TODAY Noon: Virtual. Penn State Extension Land Use Webinar On Solar Energy Development. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. DEP Public Meeting/Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Proposed 4.5 Gigawatt Natural Gas Power Plant At Homer City A.I. Data Center Complex in Black Lick & Center Townships, Indiana County. IUP Kovalchick Convention and Athletics Center, 664 Pratt Dr, Indiana, PA. 6:00 - meeting; 7:30 - Hearing. Read more here.
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Hosts Meeting On Upper Watershed Assessment & Restoration Plan In Northumberland County. Brady Fire Co. Social Hall, 700 Maple Street Ranshaw. 6:00 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. Penn State Extension Tap Talks - York County Water Quality Monitoring, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
September 20-- 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 23-- NEW. 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-- PossiblyVirtual 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.
-- Pittsburgh Public Source - Quinn Glabicki: Independent Peer-Reviewed Study Ties Water Well Contamination In 2 Greene County Townships To Shale Gas Drilling; Townships Declared Disaster Emergencies Over Water Woes
-- Federal Court Denies Request For Injunction In Lawsuit By New Freeport Residents Against EQT Gas Drilling Company Over Contaminated Water Supplies in Greene County [PaEN]
-- Protective Buffers PA Hosts Sept. 24 Webinar: Safeguard Our Backyards - Join The Campaign For Health-Based Protective Buffers From Shale Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project, Partners Host Sept. 25 Webinar On Health Professionals Toolkit For Protecting Patients From Medical Conditions Related To Oil & Gas Development; [PA Medical Society Learning Center Course Available] [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Federal Pipeline Safety Agency Says Energy Transfer/Sunoco Withheld Information On Jet Fuel Pipeline Leak In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County [PDF of Article]
-- City Of Reading, Green Building Alliance Receive $250,000 Grant To Support Reading Revitalization Initiative From National Municipal Investment Fund [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Are Already Paying For Climate Change, EPA Wants to Make It Worse - By Tom Fink, Councilmember, Camp Hill Borough Council [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Energy & Ag Conference Oct. 10; Using Science To Beat The Heat During Extreme Weather
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Tests ‘Cool Pavement’ In Hunting Park To Combat Summer Heat
-- Chesapeake Bay Monitoring Cooperative Involving Over 100 Organizations Celebrates 10 Years Collecting Data To Support Restoration Efforts [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards Accepting Orders For Kits To Turn Plastic Barrels Into Rain Barrels To Capture Stormwater [PaEN]
-- Dr. Eve Puhalla Honored By Upper Hanover Township In Montgomery County With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh’s Public Source: Hazelwood Waste Facility Expansion Proposal Brings Call For ‘Environmental Justice’ And Rezoning
-- DCNR: First Fall Foliage Report Comes Out Sept. 25
-- DCNR: State Parks, State Forests - Still Open, Still Awesome
-- Discover NE PA: Go Wild With North Branch Land Trust In Butler Preserve, Luzerne County [Video]
-- Brodhead Watershed Association Annual Members & Friends Celebration Oct. 9 In Monroe County
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Chapter Of The American Planning Association Names Frick Park, Boyce Park Additions To PA Great Places
-- Warren Times Editorial: State 9/11 Trail Offers A Tribute
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Begins Autumn Lecture Series On Oct. 4 From Penguins To How Birds Survive Winter, Global Raptor Conservation, Landscape Fragmentation, Wildlife Rehab
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Developer Shifts Project From Warehouse To A.I. Data Center By Gas Power Plant In Jessup, Lackawanna County [PDF of Article] [Information Obtained Thru Right To Know Request]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Proposed EPA Rule Allowing Construction Of A.I. Data Centers Before Air Permits Are In-Hand Undermines Clean Air Protections, Environmentalists Say
-- Utility Dive: Blackstone To Pay $1 Billion For 620 MW PA Natural Gas Power Plant In Greene County [Part Of $25 Billion Plan To Support Build Out Of PA A.I. Data Infrastructure]
-- Financial Times: Surging US Power Costs Defy President’s Pledge To Halve Power Bills
-- Financial Times: China Tells Tech Firms To Stop Buying US Nvidia’s A.I. Chips [US Allows The Exports]
Other States/Nations
-- Bloomberg: Texas Oil Boom Spawns A Toxic Crisis Of Industry’s Own Making - Millions Of Gallons Of Wastewater, Wastewater Geysers 100 Feet In The Air [PDF of Article]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- The Center Square: Can The Rainy Day Fund Balance The State Budget?
-- Politics PA: Republican Sen. Mastriano Not Planning To Abandoned Race For Governor At PA Republican Meeting
-- TribLive: Transcript Of Gov. Shapiro’s Remarks At Eradicate Hate Global Summit In Pittsburgh
-- Inquirer: They Talked About Charlie Kirk’s Death On Social Media, Now They’re Getting Death Threats [Local Officials, Lawyers, Teachers, Even Teens Targeted]
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro’s Gamble On Transgender Issue Is A Bad Bet - By Christoper Brooks, East Stroudsburg University
-- Post-Gazette: Penn State Branch Campus Professors Outraged As President Gets 47% Pay Raise Amid Campus Closures
-- Inquirer: Penn State’s WPSU First NPR Station In US Set To Go Dark Following President’s Funding Cuts [Penn State President Gets 47% Pay Increase]
-- Inquirer: Inside PA’s Largest Immigrant Detention Center: Violence, Desperation, Little Oversight
-- WHYY: Philly Democrats Plan Community Meetings Just In Case President Orders National Guard Into The City
-- Williamsport Sun: Consumer Confidence Matters - Gap Is Now Widest It Has Ever Been Between High-Earners [Higher] And Low-Earners [Lower]
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[Posted: September 17, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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