-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
June - Call Of The Senate President Pro Tempore
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!
June 30-- House Communications & Technology Committee informational meeting on - Is There Life Beyond Earth? What Science And Government Are Doing To Find Out. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
June 30-- In-Person. PUC Announces 2 Hearings On Proposed PPL Utilities Transmission Line Projects In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County Serving Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Centers. 1:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
June 30-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Workshop On Understanding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Private Water Supplies. Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. 1:00 p.m.
July 8-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m.
July 8-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
July 8-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered [Mining] Equipment Meeting. DEP New Stanton Office. 10:00 a.m.
July 9-- DCNR Delaware Canal State Park Advisory Committee meeting. Delaware Canal State Park, Bucks & Northampton Counties. 10:30 a.m. Contact for Location: 610-982-5560 or ra-nrspdela@pa.gov. (formal notice)
July 10-- Telephonic. Public Utility Commission Hearing On PPL Condemnation Of 30 Properties For The Sugarloaf 500/230KV Transmission Line In Luzerne County To Serve Data Centers 10:00 a.m.
July 14-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
July 14-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar: Preview Of 2026 Watershed-Friendly Tree And Shrub Sale To Help You Choose Plants Confidently. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
-- June 29 -- Weekly PA Environment Digest Is Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 20 to 26 - Large Contaminated Groundwater Release From Conventional Well Site; Shale Gas Water Pipeline Issues; DEP Locked Out Of Well Pad; Trouble With Porcupines [PaEN]
-- DEP: Day 609 - Sample Results Confirm Continued Wastewater Releases At Seneca Resources Taft Shale Gas Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP Finds Large Release Of Contaminated Groundwater From Conventional Well Storage Tanks Flowing Out Of Containment; 4th Major Spill In Warren County In 9 Days [PaEN]
-- DEP: Coterra Energy Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline Failed Twice In The Same Section 23 Days Apart In Dimock Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- Read Carefully! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 27 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Significant Modification To Title V Air Quality Permit For Constellation Energy Eddystone Natural Gas Power Plant In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Lots Going On! DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 27 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit Changing Wastestreams Flowing To Discharge In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Construction Of QTS Salem, LLC A.I. Data Center Campus In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Montour-Columbia 230 kV Transmission Line Rebuild Project In Montour, Columbia Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Wescosville-Allentown 138 kV Transmission Line Project In South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Juni-Bern Laydown Yard In Carroll Twp., Perry County To Serve Construction Of Utility Upgrades [PaEN]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: How To Find A Better Electric Rate In Pennsylvania
-- TribLive: Roads Restricted By Flash Floods In Allegheny County Sunday
-- TribLive: Benches Made From Recycled Plastics Popping Up In Brackenridge, Harrison In Allegheny County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Center Developer Appeals Dickson City Zoning Board Decision to Uphold Zoning Regulations To County Court To Build 4 Data Centers In Lackawanna County
-- PA Capital-Star: Garrity And Shapiro Have Accused Each Other Of Flip-Flopping On A.I. Data Centers - Are They Both Right?
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - June 29 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- June 29: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny Since Yesterday, Now $4.00/Gallon - $.89/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.53]
-- June 29: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.86 Ohio- $3.81 PA- $4.00
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
Other States/National/International
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Negotiations On Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Facility In Eddystone Boro On Delaware River Occurring In Secret Under Nondisclosure Agreements With State Officials In Delaware County
-- Inside Climate News: What Happened When An LNG Natural Gas Export Facility Came To A Louisiana Town
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: Free Speech, However, Vile, Is Vital To Democracy
-- PA Capital-Star: Garrity And Shapiro Have Accused Each Other Of Flip-Flopping On A.I. Data Centers - Are They Both Right?
-- PennLive: More Than 1,000 State-Paid Workers Make $200,000 Or More A Year
-- Inquirer: AG Sunday Talks PA Supreme Court’s Philly DA Ruling, Abortion Appeal
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[Posted: June 29, 2026] PA Environment Digest
