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]

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Pennsylvania's Margaret Mead, World Renowned Cultural Anthropologist

House Voting Schedule

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

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

May 11-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Site Response In 12 Municipalities In Columbia County Involving Contaminated Sewage Sludge. Central Columbia High School Auditorium 4777 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg. 5:00 p.m. open house. 7:00 p.m. hearing.

May 12-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. (formal notice)

May 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. Read more on agenda. [Data Centers Guide, Biosolids On Farms]

May 12-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On Individual Stormwater Permit For the 5.8 Mile HCPP 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Serving The 4.5 GW Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus Power Plant In Indiana County. Indiana Theater, 637 Philadelphia Street in Indiana. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

May 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m. See agenda for options to join the meeting remotely.

May 13-- Virtual. Community Choice Aggregation Working Group Hosts Webinar On How Boroughs Can And Other Municipalities Could Purchase Power For Their Residents, Business And Lower Electric Bills. Noon.

May 13-- Virtual. Better Path Coalition A.I. Data Centers Virtual Town Hall Meeting, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

May 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:15 a.m. [Heavy Duty Diesel Program]

May 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Statewide Water Resources Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)

May 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

May 21-- In-Person. DEP Informal Conference To Take Comments On The Proposed Addition Of 7,154 Acres To The Rosebud Mining Company Penfield Coal Mine In Clearfield County

May 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

-- 127 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]

-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - May 11 [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 11 [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 2 to 8: DEP Inspects 124 Abandoned Conventional Wells For Plugging; Forgot To Get A Permit For Pipeline Construction; Failed To Submit A Well Plugging Bond [PaEN]

-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Delaware City Refinery To Emit Toxic Gas As It Repairs Machinery

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Farmland Advocates And Farmers Should Find Middle Ground On Solar Energy Facilities