-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
July: No Days Scheduled
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
July: No Days Scheduled
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: Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m.
TODAY Noon: Virtual. Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar On Proposed New Bay Agreement: Healthy Landscapes - Understanding the Revised Goal. Noon.
TODAY 2:00: Virtual: The Reliable Grid Project Webinar On PJM’s Latest Capacity Auction, Consumer Impacts, Federal Policy Shifts, 2:00 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. Penn State Extension $100/Well Bounty For Reporting Previously Unknown Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners. Crawford County Extension Office, 1099 Morgan Village Road, Suite A, Meadville, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Click Here to register.
July 25-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On Title V Air Quality permit renewal for the NPX One, LLC polystyrene-foam manufacturing facility located in Muhlenberg Twp., Berks County. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Harrisburg at 10:00 a.m. (PA Bulletin, page 4079)
July 25-- Virtual. Former PA Consumer Advocate, NRDC To Host Webinar Briefing On Impacts Of The Record High Prices From PJM's Latest Electric Capacity Auction. 11:00 a.m.
July 26-- In-Person. Celebrate The Bloom! On The Prairie At Jennings Environmental Ed Center. Slippery Rock, Butler County.
July 28-- In-Person. Penn State Extension $100/Well Bounty For Reporting Previously Unknown Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners. Mercer County Extension Office, 463 North Perry Highway, Mercer, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Click Here to register.
July 28-- Virtual. Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services & Ohio River Valley Institute Webinar: SLAPP Suits: Legal & Communication Strategies To Protect Your Voice In A Legally Risky Environment. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
August 13-- Senate and House Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committees Information Session At Penn State Ag Progress Days. Red Barn Annex, Ag Progress Days Site, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County. 10:00 a.m.
-- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M. DeFrank, Chairman, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation And Load Management Alerts For July 24 [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro: Legal Action Against PJM Saved PA Consumers An Estimated $1.6 Billion
-- TribLive: PA Electric Bills To Rise After PJM Ups Payments To Power Plants
-- Utility Dive: PJM Capacity Prices Set Another Record With 22% Jump; Without Market Cap They Would Be 18% Higher
-- Financial Times: A.I. Demand Drives Record Electric Supply Costs In Largest US Market In Blow To President’s Vow Of Lower Prices [PJM]
-- Former PA Consumer Advocate, NRDC To Host July 25 Webinar Briefing On Impacts Of The Record High Prices From PJM's Latest Electric Capacity Auction [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Joins Bipartisan Governors Demanding Leadership Reform At PJM Interconnection
-- PUC Safety Division Continues Examination Of June Fatal Rowhouse Explosion In Philadelphia Focused On Natural Gas Utility Infrastructure [PaEN]
-- NYT: Pittsburgh Is Putting Its New Streetlights On A Dimmer To Save Energy, Curb Light Pollution
-- The Allegheny Front: Penn State Professor Explains How Climate Change Affects Weather
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Is Underappreciated
-- Guest Essay: We Helped PA Homeowners ID PFAS 'Forever Chemicals,' Other Contaminants In Drinking Water Wells - Then The Feds Cut Funding - By Kelly Kosiarski, Graduate Assistant, Penn State University [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds: Summertime Riparian Buffer Maintenance; Social Science Of Ag Conservation; Ag Progress Days Passport; Deeper Dive Into Water Education [PaEN]
-- Save The Date: Delaware River Watershed Forum Set For Sept. 25 At County College Of Morris, Randolph, NJ [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: State’s Role In Environment Needs Tighter Focus - ‘Pennsylvania Has A Long History Of Industries And Business Flouting Environmental Concerns’
-- EPA Accepting Applications For Up To $14 Million In Brownfields Job Training Grants [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: DEP Cites Shooting Range Owned By Pittsburgh Pirates Owner For Blue Hole Creek Pollution In Somerset County
-- Inquirer: Spotted Lanternflies Surge Again And This Time They’re Heading For Berks & Erie Counties Wine Country
-- DCNR Grants Update: Register Now For Nov. 6 DCNR C2P2 Grants Workshop; Dickson City Turns Car Storage Into River Access; PennDOT Funding Available; PRPS Speaker Proposals
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 6 Webinar On Cultivating Resilient Gardens For Weather Extremes [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Woods & Wildlife News: Ag Progress Days Aug. 12-14; July Forest Snapshot; Hope For Our Forests; Woodland Stewardship Webinar Series
-- Observer-Reporter: Tunnel Rehab, Pathway Upgrades Planned For National Pike Trail Near Claysville In Washington County
-- TribLive: Bacteria Risks Found At All Lake Erie Beaches In PA, Report Says
-- PennLive: Gifford Pinchot Lake Closed For Swimming Due To Elevated Bacteria Levels In York County
-- Courier Times: Morrisville Kids Celebrate New Manor Park Playground In Bucks County
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Yes, Pittsburghers Should Be Concerned About Cuts To National Park Service - Wounding America
-- Inquirer: President’s National Park Service Considers Removing Independence Park Exhibits In Philadelphia For ‘Depicting American History In A Negative Light’ [References To Slavery]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Proposed Project to Stock Rainbow Trout Over Wild Trout Draws Criticism
A.I. /Data Centers
-- LancasterOnline: Residents Push Back Against Proposed $6 Billion A.I. Data Center In Lancaster City
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Partnership Pays $44 Million To Lock Down 715 Acres Of Land For A.I. Data Center In Middlesex Twp., Cumberland County
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Details $15 Billion Natural Gas Supply Deals For A.I.-power Plants - Negotiations Ongoing [PDF of Article]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT’s $1.8 Billion Olympus Energy Acquisition Among Top Oil & Gas Deals In Slow Q2 [Gas To Be Used To Supply Homer City Data Center Power Plants]
-- White House Unveils A.I. Action Plan To Remove Barriers For Building A.I. Infrastructure [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Firms EQT, Range Boost Output Plans For 2025
-- Bloomberg: Puerto Rico Ends New Fortress Talks On $20 Billion LNG Deal
New Federal Administration
-- The Appalachian Voice: EPA Plans To Roll Back Air And Water Protections
-- The Center Square: Rays Of Hope In Clean Energy As Feds Cut Renewables [Because Of Rising Energy Prices]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: President’s Tax Cut Bill Turned Clean Energy Tax Credit Into An Instrument To Boost Coal
-- The Appalachian Voice: Federal Law Slashed Renewable Energy, Offers Benefits To Coal And Gas
-- Post-Gazette/WPost: EPA Drafts Rule To Strike Down Landmark Climate Finding
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: How Anti-Gerrymandering Activists Could Benefit PA Republicans And Vice Versa - By John Kromer
-- WESA: PA Has One Year To Lower Food Stamp Error Rate Or Come Up With An Extra $660 Million
-- PennLive Editorial: True Cost Of President’s Budget - Empty Food Banks And Closed Hospitals
-- Spotlight PA: Pharmacies Are Disappearing Across PA As Operators Blame Broken Payment System That Doesn’t Cover Cost Of Drugs
-- PennLive: Haitian Faith Leader Concerned About The Future Of His Central PA Community Despite Court Ruling
-- WNEP: Lackawanna County Community Outraged After Restaurant Owner Detained By Federal ICE
-- KDKA: More Teens Say They’re Using A.I. For Friendship, Here’s Why Researchers Are Concerned
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[Posted: July 24, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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