-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
November 3-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Volunteer Riparian Buffer Plantings. Elizabethtown, Lancaster County. 9:00 a.m.
November 4-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30 a.m. [Draft Revisions To Chapter 105 on the agenda.] Read more here.
November 4-- In-Person. DEP Sets Hearing [If Requested] On Reissuance Of Title V Air Quality Permit For The NLMK Pennsylvania, LLC Farrel Steel Plant In Mercer County
November 5-- CANCELED. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15 a.m.
November 5-- Virtual. DCNR Grant Applicant Workshop Webinar.
November 6-- In-Person. PA Environmental Council: Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Gathering In Somerset County
November 7-- In-Person. PA Forestry Association Annual Forest Symposium In State College
November 10-- Joint DEP Citizens Advisory Council + DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 a.m.
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 2-- Weekly PA Environment Digest Is Now Available [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - October 24 to 30 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Fracking Fluid Hose Rupture Contaminates Range Resources Appalachia Shale Gas Pad, And Down The Well Pad Slope In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Release From Diversified Production LLC Conventional Contaminated Water Pipeline Pollutes Field In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued 53 Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In October; Violations Top 409 So Far In 2026 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Diversified Prod LLC Failed To Comply With Order To Stop Gas Venting From 2 Abandoned Conventional Wells In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reports Low-Flow Stream Conditions Trigger Stop To 11 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 7 More Put On Watch Status [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 31 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For 4.5 Mile EQT ARO Natural Gas Pipeline On State Forest Land In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Another Extension Of Air Quality Plan Approvals Allowing Temporary Operation Of The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Title V Application Still Under Review Since July 2024 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 31 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Dec. 3 Meeting/Hearing On Air Permit For Installation Of Emergency Generators At Aligned AI PA Data Center In Shippingport Boro, Beaver County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Review Proposed Comprehensive Changes To Chapter 105 Encroachments Permitting Regulations At Nov. 4 Water Resources Advisory Committee Meeting [PaEN]
-- FEMA/PEMA Now Accepting Applications For Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Release Toolkit To Help Neighbors Talk About Climate Change
-- LancasterOnline: First Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees In PA Planted In Lancaster County
-- Altoona Mirror: PA Interfaith Power & Light To Give Away Trees To Altoona Residents Nov. 6-7
-- PennLive: Fish & Boat Commission Eyes New Community Fishing Program In Urban Areas For 2027
A.I. /Data Centers
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: How Will EQT’s Plan To Buy Range Resources Affect Natural Gas Market? [Data Centers, Price Shaped By Global Events]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 2 [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: Will Josh Shapiro’s A.I. Data Center Past Haunt His Political Future?
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations/Inspections
-- Pennsylvania Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - October 24 to 30 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Fracking Fluid Hose Rupture Contaminates Range Resources Appalachia Shale Gas Pad, And Down The Well Pad Slope In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Release From Diversified Production LLC Conventional Contaminated Water Pipeline Pollutes Field In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued 53 Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In October; Violations Top 409 So Far In 2026 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Diversified Prod LLC Failed To Comply With Order To Stop Gas Venting From 2 Abandoned Conventional Wells In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reports Low-Flow Stream Conditions Trigger Stop To 11 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 7 More Put On Watch Status [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- November 2: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.43/Gallon - $1.32/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Lawrence, Warren Counties $4.68 Highest Average Price]
-- November 2: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.16 Ohio- $4.12 PA- $4.43
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: How Will EQT’s Plan To Buy Range Resources Affect Natural Gas Market? [Data Centers, Price Shaped By Global Events]
-- Wall Street Journal: President Pushes To Restore Russian Natural Gas Sales To Europe Via Ukraine
-- Financial Times: Petrol Prices Set To Hit Record High Under President’s Administration
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Politico: What Josh Shapiro Could Lose By Winning
-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: Will Josh Shapiro’s A.I. Data Center Past Haunt His Political Future?
-- ABC27: Shapiro: Flipping the PA Senate ‘A Jump Ball Right Now’
-- PA Capital-Star: Attorney General Sunday Launches Effort to Prevent Cryptocurrency Scams At Bitcoin ATMS
-- AP: Voters Fear The America They’ve Known Is Slipping Away, On That The Left And Right Agree
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