-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
September 9, 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
September 8-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is October 13. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. (formal notice)
September 9-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:30 a.m. [Proposed Changes To Biosolids Permits]
September 9-10-- In-Person. PUC: 2026 Pipeline, Electric & Cybersecurity Safety Conference In State College
September 10-- In-Person/Virtual. Local Organizations To Host Town Hall Meeting On A.I. Data Centers In Fayette County, And Online . 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
September 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
September 16-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission regular business meeting. Holiday Inn Express Bloomsburg, 14 Mitchell Drive, Bloomsburg. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
September 16-- Town Hall Meeting On Findings From PA PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Multi-Site Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery Counties And What They Mean For Local Families. Hatboro-Horsham High School Auditorium, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Montgomery County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
-- Inside Climate News: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Files Lawsuit To Preempt Criminal Charges By PA Attorney General In Bucks County Jet Fuel Pipeline Spill; Asks For State Clean Streams Law To Be Declared Unconstitutional [PaEN]
-- DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Pays Another $15 Million In Penalties For Latest Air Pollution Violations In Beaver County; Air Pollution Penalties Total $27.6 Million Since Plant Opened [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Shell And DEP Roll Up 3 Years Of Violations Into $15 Million In Penalties
-- Beaver Times: Shell Reaches $15 Million Settlement With DEP Over Air Pollution Violations At Petrochemical Plant
-- The Allegheny Front: DEP Fines Shell $15 Million For Air Pollution From Its Beaver County Plastics Plant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shell To Pay $15 Million To Settle Air Quality Violations At Beaver County Petrochemical Plant
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 5 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Coterra Energy 18.4 Mile, 20-Inch Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Restarts Comment Period On MarkWest Project To Daylight 4 Natural Gas Pipelines To Prevent Damage From Coal Mining In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 60 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Oct. 15 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For SINC Construction LLC Greenwood Acres Residential Community In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Agricultural Research Grants For Farm Conservation, Other Projects Until Oct. 9
-- TribLive: Tom Ross And His Trusty Kayak Keep Up Fight Against Trash In Ohio River In Pittsburgh
-- Republican Herald: New Appeal Attacks DEP’s ‘Unsafe’ Lake Wynonah Dam Designation In Schuylkill County
-- DCNR: Skywalk At Kinzua Bridge State Park In PA Wilds Reopens For Fall Foliage Viewing In McKean County
-- DCNR: Old Stone House At Jennings Environmental Education Center Transferred To DCNR In Butler County
-- Erie Times: Presque Isle State Park Closure Extends To Labor Day Weekend As Massive Storm Cleanup Continues
-- Sept. 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available
-- TribLive: We Swore To ‘Never Forget’ 9/11, But Have We Let It Slowly Slip Away?
-- PA Forestry Association: 2026 Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 3-4, Register A Walk Today!
-- DCNR State Forests, State Parks: 2026 Walk In Penn’s Woods Experiences Across The State
-- Guest Essay: Ten Days In September - Recent Federal Actions Endanger The Future Of American Public Land Ethic - By Jared Abell, Trust For Public Land
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Sunday [Sept. 6] Forum Against Old Forge Borehole Mine Discharge Hydroelectric Project On Land Also Eyed For A.I. Data Center Projects In Lackawanna County
-- The Center Square: After Sunshine Act Violation, Salem Twp., Luzerne County Plans Third Try At Vote On A.I. Data Center Zoning Expansion, After Approving It Twice Before
-- The Citizens’ Voice: One Data Center Zoning Change Rejected, Bear Creek Twp. Officials Now Considering 2 Others In Luzerne County
-- The Center Square: Nearly Half Of Pennsylvania’s ‘Fast Track’ A.I. Data Center Municipalities Signed Nondisclosure Agreements
-- Post-Gazette: Homer City A.I. Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County Fueled By 1,800 contractors And Tradespeople
Storms/Power Outages
-- Erie Times: Presque Isle State Park Closure Extends To Labor Day Weekend As Massive Storm Cleanup Continues
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 29,607 Customers Without Power - 10:00 a.m. Sept. 5
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- September 5: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Up 1 Penny From Yesterday $4.30/Gallon - $1.19/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver & Pike Counties Average Price Highest at $4.37]
-- September 5: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.14 Ohio- $3.93 PA- $4.30
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 15 - Down 1 From Last Week
Federal Administration
-- EPA, Army Corps Seek Additional Input On Proposed Waters Of US Definition
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Proceeds With Election Plans Amid Federal Mail-In Ballot Fight
-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: PA Democrats Blast Fetterman As A ‘Disgrace’ And ‘Pathetic’ Following Scathing Report In Wall Street Journal
-- TribLive: PA Health Department Pushes To Update Disease Tracking Rules Last Changed In 2001
-- WESA/WHYY: Unemployment Remains Low In PA, But Job Market Shows Signs Of Weakening
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[Posted: September 5, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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