-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
April 13, 14, 15, 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
Senate Voting Schedule
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 1:00: Lt. Gov. Davis, DCNR To Highlight Point State Park Fountain, Park Improvements In Pittsburgh
TODAY 9:00: House Republican Policy Committee hearing on local stormwater management fees. [State Provides Inadequate Funding For Local Stormwater Management]. Friedman Jewish Community Center, Kingston, Luzerne County. 9:00 a.m.
TODAY 1:00: Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Data Centers - State And Local Regulation (Part 2). 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: DEP Public Hearing On Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Quality Plan Approval Application. Penn State Beaver Auditorium, 100 University Drive in Monaca, Beaver County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Read more here.
April 9-- Virtual. DEP Webinar On Community Energy Development Program; Local Governments Can Apply For Assistance In Developing Energy Transition Plans Thru April 15. Noon.
April 10-- NEW. Virtual. EDF, PennFuture, Partners Host Webinar On PUC A.I. Data Centers Large Load Model Tariff . 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
April 13-- NEW. House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2076 (Venkat-D- Allegheny, Williams-R-Chester), bipartisan legislation that would establish a regulatory framework for the generation of geothermal resources in the state. [draft amendment]; House Bill 2223 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) requiring electric utilities to evaluate the use of advanced transmission technologies when they file transmission line siting applications [draft amendment]; House Bill 2347 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) would update the duties of the PA Energy Development Authority and board membership [draft legislation]. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here on the agenda.
April 13-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Geothermal Energy Opportunities. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
April 14-- NEW. House Energy Committee holds a hearing on House Bill 2348 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) updating the state’s net metering policy related to renewable and other distributed energy resources [draft legislation]. Room 60 East Wing of the Main Capital. 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 14-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
April 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. Read more here on agenda.
April 16-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. 10:00. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
April 30-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- Ayana Elizabeth Johnson To Receive Dickinson College’s Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism [PaEN]
-- House Energy Committee To Meet April 13 To Consider GeoThermal Energy, Advanced Transmission Line Technology, PA Energy Development Authority Bills; Sets April 14 Hearing On Net Metering [PaEN]
-- Environmental Defense Fund: EPA Moves To Weaken Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Seeks Comments On Environmental Impacts Of Proposed Constitution Natural Gas Pipeline Project Impacting Susquehanna County, PA; New York And Delaware [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: PA’s Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee An Example Of Effective Taxation - By Jeff Smith, Butler [For The Industry Only, Not As A Reliable Source Of Revenue To Pay Local Governments, Others For The Damage Done By The Industry]
-- TribLive - Jack Troy: GE Vernova, Maker Of Power Generation Equipment, Spends $70 Million On Rostraver Warehouse
-- PennLive: Pennsylvanians Could Lose Millions Used To Help People Pay Heating Bills Under President’s Proposed Budget Cuts
-- Inquirer: Energy Prices Are Up, These Smart Moves Can Help Your Business Save Money
-- Independence Conservancy To Hold 3 Waste Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties Starting April 25 [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Scranton Plans 2 More Stormwater Projects In Flood-Prone Keyser Valley Using COVID Recovery Funds
-- Gov. Shapiro, DCNR Announce Grand Opening Of Laurel Caverns State Park In Fayette County, Pennsylvania’s First Underground State Park [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Laurel Caverns Becomes First Subterranean State Park In PA
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Pennsylvania’s First Underground State Park Opens To Public
-- PennLive: Wildfire Season Is Here: Why Spring Is So Dangerous In PA And How You Can Help
-- Help Wanted: PA Environmental Council Mapping/Program Coordinator [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Volunteers Replace 10 Invasive Trees With Native Ones Along Freeport Road In Blawnox, Allegheny County
-- PennWATCH: Pennsylvania Braces For ‘High-Risk’ Tick Season As Spring Temperatures Rise
A.I. /Data Centers
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: PA A.I. Data Centers: How State Lawmakers Are Responding, From Electricity And Water Use To Proposing More Tax Breaks
-- York Daily Record: Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant Wants To Draw More Water From Susquehanna River For Its Restart
-- Scranton Times: Municipalities To Hold 5 A.I. Data Center Meetings, Hearings This Month: Archbald Boro, Olyphant Boro, Fell, Greenfield And Scott Townships
-- The Center Square: Non-Disclosure Agreements With Local Officials On A.I. Data Centers Spur Talk Of ‘Secret Deals’
-- PATownHall.com Guest Essay: PA Manufacturers’ Association Opposes Caps On Price Of Electricity, Energy - Because The Competitive Market Works [PDF of Article]
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Helped Build US Energy Future Once, We Need To Do It Again With More Natural Gas Power Plants - By former State Senator John Peterson [Leaving Us Vulnerable To Price Spikes, With 1,000s Of Abandoned Wells]
-- EDF, PennFuture, Partners Host April 10 Webinar On PUC A.I. Data Centers Large Load Model Tariff [PaEN]
-- Wall Street Journal: These Cities And States Are Taking Aim At A.I. Data Centers Over Concerns Of Rising Electricity Demand, Environmental Impact
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 7: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Continues To Climb - Up 3 More Cents From Yesterday To $1.07/Gallon Higher To $4.18 Since Feb. 27 [Warren County, home of conventional oil industry, highest in state at $4.36] https://gasprices.aaa.com/?state=PA
-- April 7: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.14 Ohio- $3.86 PA- $4.18
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- PA Capital-Star: Diesel Prices Continue To Climb, Hitting PA Wallets, Businesses
-- The Guardian: Oil And Natural Gas Crisis From US President’s War On Iran Worse Than 1973, 1979 And 2022 Together, Says IEA
-- Wall Street Journal: US Natural Gas Exporter Venture Global Pulls In Billions During Iran War Energy Shocks
-- Reuters: World Is Lining Up For Russian Oil, Natural Gas As A Result Iran War Energy Crisis
-- AP: President Warns A ‘Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight’ If 8:00 p.m. Iran Deadline Not Met
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: Political Violence Is All Target, No Aim
-- PA Capital-Star: President’s Dept. Of Homeland Security/ICE Scales Back Plans For Maryland Warehouse Detention Center To 542 Not 1,500 Immigrants - For Now
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Businesses, Individuals Who Paid The President’s Illegal Tariffs May Be Able To Start Applying For $166 Billion In Refunds By April 20
-- The Guardian: Oil And Natural Gas Crisis From US President’s War On Iran Worse Than 1973, 1979 And 2022 Together, Says IEA
-- AP: President’s Education Dept. Terminates Agreements To Protect Transgender Students In Several School Districts [Including Delaware Valley School District]
-- AP: President Warns A ‘Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight’ If 8:00 p.m. Iran Deadline Not Met
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[Posted: April 7, 2026] PA Environment Digest
