PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday PA Environment & Energy Articles

“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]

House Voting Schedule

April 27, 28, 29

May 4, 5, 6

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

September 28, 29, 30

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

May 4, 5, 6

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

April 27-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 2178 (Warren-R-Bucks) provides for duties and liabilities for persons responsible for a hazardous spill (sponsor summary). Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 27-- House Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider House Bill 2302 (Takac-D-Centre) requiring the licensing of water well drillers (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 28-- Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds another hearing on electric generation resource adequacy, PJM market update, barriers to entry for new power generation. Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave., Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m. Watch online. [The first meeting in 2026]

April 28-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2429 (Cerrato-D- Montgomery) which would require utilities to create publicly available distribution system hosting capacity maps (sponsor summary). Room 60 East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 28-- NEW. House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee meets to consider House Resolution 361 (Matzie-D-Beaver) directing the Joint State Government Commission to study the costs and benefits of continued membership in the PJM Interconnection (sponsor summary); House Bill 2145 (Scott-D-Montgomery) banning the use of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in certain products (sponsor summary). Room 423 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

April 30-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice) Read more here.