PA Environment Digest Blog: Monday 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]

NOTICE: PA Environment Digest Will Be CLOSED Nov. 11 to Nov. 16

House Voting Schedule

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

November 17, 18

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

November 10-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting December 8. (formal notice)

November 10-- Agenda Posted. Joint DEP Citizens Advisory Council + DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 a.m. Read more here on agenda.

November 10-- In-Person. DEP meeting/hearing on renewal of NPDES Water Quality Mining Activities for the LCT Energy Rustic Ridge #1 underground coal mine in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County. St. Raymond of the Mountains Parish, 170 School House Lane, Donegal. 6:00 p.m.

November 10-- Virtual. Environmental Health Project, Food & Water Watch, Partners Host Webinar On Shale Gas Fracking, Data Centers And Your Health. 7:00 p.m.

November 10-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Youngsville, Warren County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 10-- In-Person. Green Building Alliance Hosts Resilient Reading Progress Report -- Revitalizing Buildings And Strengthening Community In Berks County

November 11-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Smethport, McKean County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 12-- DEP Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting Nov. 12. (formal notice)

November 12-- In-Person. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts In-Person Southeast Regional Watersheds Workshop In Montgomery County.

November 12-- Virtual. PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host Webinar -- Canopy Calling: Tree Equity From The Roots Up, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

November 12-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Tionesta, Forest County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 13-- WeConservePA: 2026 Municipal Open Space Summit. Chester Springs, Chester County.

November 14-- In-Person. Regenall Climate Summit In Lancaster County. 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

November 14-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Volunteer Riparian Buffer Plantings. City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. 9:00 a.m.

November 16-- DEP - PA Energy Development Authority Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.

November 16-- Virtual. Western PA Conservancy Webinar On Freshwater Mussel Conservation Plan To Help Guide Conservation Efforts In Pennsylvania. Noon.

November 17-- In-Person/Virtual. Public Utility Commission To Hold Technical Conference On Utility Costs Driven By A.I. Data Centers, Other Large Loads. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

November 18-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 18 On Conservation And Wildlife Law Enforcement. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.

November 18-- In-Person. DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the State Air Quality Implementation Maintenance Plan for the Lancaster Nonattainment Area for Fine Particulate. DEP Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)

-- November 9 -- Weekly PA Environment Digest Is Now Available [PaEN]

-- Pennsylvania Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 [PaEN]

-- DEP: Routine Inspections Find 6 More Anderson Energy SVC LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned, Not Plugged In Venango County [PaEN]

-- DEP - Day 72: INR OPR LLC Still Collecting Contaminated Water, Building Structures To Recover Water At Cooper Shale Gas Pad From August Spill Of 336,000 Gallons Of Fracking Water In Indiana County [PaEN]

-- DEP - Day 135: Contaminated Water Discharges Continue, Still Fails To Comply With Cleanup Order At Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Greene County [PaEN]

-- DEP - Day 609: Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. Failed To Take Actions Or Respond To Violations At 2 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Westmoreland County [PaEN]

-- DEP - Day 740: Seneca Resources Continues Shale Gas Well Development At Taft Pad While Problems With Contaminated Water Persist At The Tioga County Site [PaEN]

-- DEP: Spill Of Just 1 Barrel Of Conventional Crude Oil From Storage Tanks In The City Of Warren Impacts 7 Miles Of Allegheny River [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 8 In-Person Community Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Rupture Cleanup In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]

-- WHYY: PECO Contractor Strikes 14-inch Energy Transfer/Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Causing Spill In Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PECO Contractor Strikes Energy Transfer Jet Fuel Pipeline Causing 60,000 Gallon Sill in Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County

-- TribLive: Water Getting Into Peoples Natural Gas Pipelines Blocking Service To Hempfield Twp. Residents In Westmoreland County

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reports Low-Flow Stream Conditions Trigger Stop To 51 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 13 More Put On Watch Status [PaEN]

-- PUC Approves $150,000 Penalty Settlement With UGI For Faulty Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Installation Practices [PaEN]

-- Guest Essay: All Brine From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Contains Hazardous Pollutants, Why Are We Still Dumping It On Our Roads? - By David E. Hess, Former Secretary, PA Department Of Environmental Protection [PaEN]

-- Permits Flying! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 7 [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Meeting, January 7 Hearing On First Title V Air Quality Permit For The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County [PaEN]

-- DEP Restarts Comment Period On Chapter 105 Permit For NFG Midstream Covington Double Natural Gas Pipelines Thru Farmington, Deerfield, Chatham Twps. In Tioga County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For CNX Midstream Operating Company Daylighting Project To Protect 3 Pipeline From Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County [PaEN]

-- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permit To Amazon Data Services For Installation Of 76 Diesel-Fired Backup Generators At New Data Center Project In Falls Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]

-- TribLive: DEP Investigating ‘Seismic Event’ Near EQT Shale Gas Well Pad In Allegheny Twp., Westmoreland County

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Solar Energy Facility Guidelines Designed To Protect Nearby Properties, Officials Say

-- Erie Times-News: Deer-Damaged Cars Fill An Erie-Area Shop As Crash Season Peaks

-- WESA: Eagle’s Landing In Baldwin Borough Office New Birdwatching Perch On Monongahela Riverfront In Allegheny County

A.I./Data Center - Politics

-- Rep. Fiedler, PA House Energy Committee Democratic Chair: Pennsylvania Must Act On Energy Affordability, Modernizing Energy Infrastructure, Data Centers Must Pay Their Way [PaEN]

-- Williamsport Sun: Republican Senate Environmental Chair Gene Yaw Expects To Work With Democrat Majority [His Priorities: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana; Not Destroying The Natural Gas Industry; Legalizing Skill Games]

A.I. /Data Centers

-- Morning Call Guest Essay: For PA Community College Graduates, Data Centers Are An Opportunity - By Bann Bieber, Lehigh Carbon Community College, John Yudichak, Luzerne County Community College

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 9 [PaEN]

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- November 9: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday- $4.35/Gallon - $1.24/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Greene County $4.66 Highest Average Price]

-- November 9: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.00 Ohio- $3.80 PA- $4.35

-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11

-- Post-Gazette: As Diesel Prices Soar, Truckers In PA Struggle While Keeping America Moving

-- Inquirer: PA Farm Industry Leader Explains Why ‘Deep Red’ PA Farmers Voted For Democrats [Fuel Costs, Immigration, Tariffs]

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: PA Farm Industry Leader Explains Why ‘Deep Red’ PA Farmers Voted For Democrats [Fuel Costs, Immigration, Tariffs]

-- Post-Gazette: As Diesel Prices Soar, Truckers In PA Struggle While Keeping America Moving

-- TribLive/PennLive: Shapiro Says Fetterman Must Repair Damage With Democrats If He Wants A Future In The Party