-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
Senate Voting Schedule
June 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 8, 9, 10
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
TODAY 10:00: House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee hearing on House Bill 505 (Donahue-D-Lackawanna) modernizing the Act 129 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (part of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan). Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m.
June 25-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider the nomination of Jessica Shirley For Secretary of DEP. Hearing Room 1 North Office Building 9:30 a.m. Click Here for video availability.
June 25-- NEW. House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 502 (Steele-D- Allegheny) fast-track energy generation projects of 25 MW and larger and energy storage facilities of 10 MW or larger overriding local government control and public input [Read more here]; House Bill 1239 (Hanbidge-D-Montgomery) limits the ability of homeowner's associations (HOAs) to restrict the installation of rooftop solar energy systems. Room 515 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
June 25- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Read more here on the agenda.
June 25-- Protect PT, Partners Webinar: 5 Years Later - A Progress Report On PA's Grand Jury Report On Fracking. Noon.
-- EPA AirNow: Tuesday June 24 Code Orange Air Quality Day: Southeast PA
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Act 13 Shale Gas Impact Fee Revenue Drops
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Receives $6.9 Million In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fees; $25.1 Million In Sen. Yaw’s Senate District
-- Public News Services: Congress Could Delay Oil & Gas Facility Methane Emission Reduction Program In PA
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 20 Webinar On Oil & Gas Development Impacts On Groundwater Quality, Public Health [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Community Solar Energy - An Energy Plan To Sustain Rural Pennsylvania - by Former Republican Rep. Jim Gregory, Justin Mason, Conservative Energy Network Pennsylvania
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Don’t Boil Over As Summer Electric Bills Arrive, Use The Power To Shop For Your Electricity In PA - By John Hanger, Former PUC Commission, DEP Secretary
-- Inquirer: Veolia Opens $35 Million Plant To Remove PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Polluted Chester County Creeks
-- NJ Spotlight News - Jon Hurdle: Critics Fear Delaware River Basin Commission Vote To End Funding Of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Climate Change Means Environmental Protections Will Be Dismantled
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: PA Opens Nature-Like Passage To Help Fish Navigate Susquehanna River At Sunbury
-- WESA: Pitt Falcon Fledglings Fly The Cathedral Of Learning Coop, But Likely Linger In Pittsburgh
-- Williamsport Sun: Switch To Electric Vehicle Can Allow For More Enjoyable Bird Watching
-- Williamsport Sun - Bob Bowers: Reflections In Nature: More Than 1,000 Species Of Wasps Exist
Storms/Power Outages
-- WHYY: Thousands Of PECO Customers Still Without Power As Dangerous Heat Wave Intensifies
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages - 12,089 Customers As Of 9:30 a.m.
-- TribLive: Severe Heat Sends Numerous Residents To Hospital In Western PA
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: Some Top PA Republicans Want State Treasurer Garrity To Run Against Gov. Shapiro In 2026
-- Post-Gazette: PA Republican Senator Questions Shapiro Administration Use Of Taxpayer-Funded Tickets, Other Perks At US Open Golf Tournament
-- Spotlight PA: PA Republican Leaders Accused Of Pressuring Lobbyists To Drop Gambling ‘Skill Games’ Maker Pace-O-Matic Gaming Client In ‘Ugly’ PA Budget Fight
-- TribLive Editorial: AG Sunday’s Stance Promises Apolitical Focus On Attorney General’s Job
-- PennLive: PA Governor’s Residence Gets Nearly $400,000 In Security Upgrades Since April Arson
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Nippon Steel’s Acquisition Of US Steel Promises Investment, Job Growth In Pittsburgh, $1 Billion Investment In Mon Valley Works
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[Posted: June 24, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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