-- 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
-- Committee Schedule
Senate Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
-- Committee Schedule
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
August 11-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. [Radiological Health/Radon Fees, Fiberglass Storage Tanks Petition]
August 11-13-- In-Person. Penn State Ag Progress Days
August 12-- House, Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee joint informational meeting. Red Barn Annex - Ag Progress Day, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
August 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m. [Data Center Discussion With Governor’s Office Representative]
August 13-- DCNR Hearing On Wild Resource Conservation Program grant applications. 6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 11:00 a.m. Contacts: Ryan Bortnyk at (717) 783-3331, rbortnyk@pa.gov or Rebecca Bowen at (717) 772-0258, rebbowen@pa.gov. (formal notice)
August 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.
August 19-- Solarize Greater Philadelphia, Partners Host Webinar For Municipalities On How To Take Advantage Of Solar Energy To Make Energy Costs More Predictable. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
August 20-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. Room 243 Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., State College. 10:00 a.m. Remote Option To Be Available. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
August 20-- DEP Meeting/hearing On Water Quality Permits For Carbon Node East Data Center Proposal In Nesquehoning Boro, Carbon County. Panther Valley Jr./Sr. High School located at 912 Coal Region Way, Lansford. 5:00 p.m. meeting, 7:00 p.m. hearing.
-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Announce 2026 Award Recipients - Ellen Ferretti Receives Thomas P. Shelburne Leadership Award [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds Center: 2026 PA Wilds Champions Receive Awards At July 30 Dinner [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 47: Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Remediation Of Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment Release Appears To Be At A Stand Still In Greene County [PaEN]
-- PJM Issues Hot Weather Alert Aug. 9 - 11 For Mid-Atlantic - Including PA - Southern Regions Of Service Area [PaEN]
-- PPL Electric Reports 31.8 GW In A.I. Data Center Demand Pipeline, Including 11 GW Under Signed Agreements; Its Joint Venture With Blackstone Has Secured Sites To Build Up To 14 GW Of Generation In PA [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In July: State Budget Leaves Data Center Issues Unresolved; Western PA Trails & Greenways Summit - Aug. 26 & 27 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Program: Jurisdictions Continue Working Toward Nitrogen, Phosphorus Goals, With Sediment Goal Already Achieved
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Chesapeake Progress Report Based On Modeling Only Tells Part Of The Story
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Organic No-Till: Searching For The Holy Grail In Agriculture
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Philadelphia Catholic Schools Connect Watershed Science To Their Communities
-- Warren Times: Tidioute Boil Water Advisory Extended For 7th Month In Warren County
-- DEP Highlights Act 2 Land Recycling Redevelopment Of Former Industrial Sites In Carlisle, Cumberland County
-- August 8 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 12 In-Person First-Year Meadow Establishment Workshop, Penn State Beaver, Beaver County, 10:00 a.m. To Noon
-- WTAE: Dozens Of Tires Left Behind In Union Twp. Flooding In Washington County
-- Republican Herald: Residents Continue To Raise Stink Over DEP Renewal Of Natural Soil Products Biosolds Waste Permit At Schuylkill County Commissioners Meeting
-- Inside Climate News: Philadelphia Juggles Short-Term Budget Plans And Long-Term Climate Goals
-- Erie Times: Climate Change Leads To Warmer July In Erie, Index Tool Shows
-- PA Wilds Center: 2026 PA Wilds Champions Receive Awards At July 30 Dinner
-- TribLive: Great Allegheny Passage Trail Close Extended 2 Weeks In Allegheny County Due To Landslides
-- York Daily Record: Construction Of New Hanover Trolley Trail Trailhead Begins
-- Delco.Today: The Real Story Of John James Audubon, Right Here In Montgomery County
-- Penn State Extension Host Nov. 6 Webinar On Pennsylvania Invasive Species - Asian Lady Beetles, 1:00 to 2:15 p.m.
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Welcomes Visitors For 2026 Autumn Migration Season Beginning Aug. 15, Lectures Series Starts Aug. 22
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Middlesex Twp. Zoning Hearing Board Deliberately Fails To Hear Citizen Appeal Of A.I. Data Center Approval; Citizens Take Township To Court In Cumberland County
-- Republican Herald: A.I. Data Center Developer Promises To Be Good Neighbor At Butler Twp. Meeting In Schuylkill County
-- TribLive: Data Center, 450 MW Power Plant Project At Starpointe Business Park In Washington County In Doubt As Residents Continue To Push Back Against Project
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Washington County Data Center Proposal Draws Hundreds Of Concerned People To Hanover Twp. Meeting
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Plymouth Twp., Conshohocken Residents Shout, Boo, As Hearing For A.I. Data Center Proposal Begins in Montgomery County
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Rowdy Residents At Plymouth Twp. Zoning Meeting Draw Rebukes As They Push Back On Big Data Center Plan By Brian O’Neill In Montgomery County
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Judge Allows County Housing Authority, Resident To Oppose Data Center Developer Appeal Of Archbald Boro Denial
-- Scranton Times: Moosic Boro To Weigh Comprehensive A.I. Data Center Zoning Ordinance Monday (Aug. 10)
-- PPL Electric Reports 31.8 GW In A.I. Data Center Demand Pipeline, Including 11 GW Under Signed Agreements; Its Joint Venture With Blackstone Has Secured Sites To Build Up To 14 GW Of Generation In PA [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project: Resources For Communities Concerned About Health Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Natural Gas Dominates PJM’s First Reformed Grid Connection Queue, Driven By A.I. Data Center Demand
-- Utility Dive: Texas Governor’s Pause On A.I. Data Center Grid Connections Puts 20% Of US Data Center Proposals At Risk
-- Wall Street Journal: How Amazon Built An A.I. Data Center In A California Town That Few Residents Knew About Until Work Began
-- New York Times: New Texas Amazon A.I. Data Center Set To Have Most Polluting Gas-Fired Power Plant In US
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP - Day 47: Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Remediation Of Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment Release Appears To Be At A Stand Still In Greene County [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- August 8: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 4 Cents From Thursday To $4.12/Gallon - $1.01/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Pike County Average Price Highest at $4.32]
-- August 8: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.02 Ohio- $3.91 PA- $4.12
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes: Natural Gas Drill Rigs In PA - 16-- Down 1 From Last Week
Federal Administration
-- AP: Conservatives, President’s Administration Target Decades-Old Pillar Of Environmental Enforcement - Citizens’ Suits
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- AP: US Job Market Stalled In July As Employers Cut 23,000 Jobs, Delivering Political Setback To President
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