-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
August: No Voting 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
August: No Voting 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!
August 16-- Penn State Extension Cumberland County Master Gardeners: Pollinator Festival At Adams Ricci Butterfly Garden, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
August 18 - 23-- Registration Open! Philadelphia Solar Week
August 19-- No Agenda Posted Yet. Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Geoff Bristow, gbristow@pa.gov or (717) 783-8411. (formal notice)
August 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.
August 20-- DEP Informal Conference [Open House/Hearing] On A New LCT Energy, LP Rustic Ridge II Bituminous Underground Coal Mine In Westmoreland County. St. Raymond of the Mountains Parish, 170 School House Lane, Donegal, PA 15628. 6:00 p.m.
August 20-- Penn State Extension Hosts 20 Webinar On Oil & Gas Development Impacts On Groundwater Quality, Public Health. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
August 21-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Technology Center, Room 243, 200 Innovation Blvd, State College. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
-- PennVEST Invests Up To $4.2 Million In Nutrient, Sediment Reduction Thru Clean Water Procurement Program [PaEN]
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Appeals Calgon Corporation’s Wastewater Discharge Permit To Prevent PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Pollution Of The Ohio River [PaEN]
-- Emerging Leaders In Berks County In-Person Workshop Oct. 18 At Berks Nature - The Nature Place In Reading [PaEN]
-- Survey Freshwater Mussels And Eel Weirs During Emerging Leaders In Berks County Schuylkill River Paddle - Aug. 20, 27 & 28 [PaEN]
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Environmental Education Grants [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 27 Green Infrastructure And Ordinances Webinar [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Farming: How And Why To Use A Rain Barrel On Your Homestead
-- The Derrick: Western PA Conservancy, US Army Corps Of Engineers, Forest County Conservation District Habitat Improvement Project Planned For Salmon Creek Next Week [PDF of Article]
-- Elizabethtown College Dept. Of Biological & Environmental Sciences Volunteers Offer Expertise During Conewago Biodiversity Monitoring Event In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Blog: The Health And Safety Risks Of Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines
-- WITF: WITF/Pennon Reporting On Energy In Washington State Wins National Award
-- August 16 Pennsylvania Bulletin Is Now Available
-- Williamsport Sun: First Community Foundation Partnership Dedicates Rider Park’s ‘Gateway’ Improvements: ‘Beautiful Trails’
-- Inquirer: Lawsuit Opposing FDR Park Renovation In Philly Will Get Another Day In Court
-- WESA/WPSU: Campgrounds At Raystown Lake To Reopen In Phased Rollout Starting This Week
-- PennLive: US Army Corps Of Engineers Announces Raystown Lake Campgrounds To Reopen After Shutdown
-- Proudly Made: A Story Of Reinvention In The Big Woods And Small Towns Of The Pennsylvania Wilds Receives Silver Nonfiction Award From The Nonfiction Authors Association [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline - Master Gardeners: Here Are Ways We Can All Help Monarch Butterflies
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- TribLive: Authorities Identify 2nd Person Killed In US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution Pittsburgh: Allegheny Health Dept., DEP, CMU Partner To Increase Air Quality Monitoring In The Mon Valley In Wake Of US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- WESA: Allegheny County Deploys Mobile Air Quality Monitors Near US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Steps Up Pollution Checks After US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- Group Against Smog & Pollution Pittsburgh: US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Has History Of Noncompliance With Air Pollution Standards
-- AP: Air Quality Concerns Linger In Wake Of US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Center Opponents Push Back At Blakely, Lackawanna County Meeting
-- York Dispatch: Sen. Keefer (R) Wants Data Center Applicants To Show Their Energy, Water Needs: ‘Electric Bills Will Go Up Due To Supply. Why Would We Subsidize That To Lure Them In?’
-- PennLive Letter: A.I. Data Centers Must Bear Environmental Responsibility - By Jane Allis, Shermans Dale
-- PennLive Guest Essay: How Pennsylvania Can Lead The Physical A.I. Data Center Revolution - By Joanna Doven, Pittsburgh A.I. Strike Team, Bruce Katz, Nowak Metro Finance Lab Drexel University
-- WHYY: Electricity Bills Are Going Up In The Philly Region; Who’s In Charge Of The Grid, Anyway?
-- NYT: Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills For Everyone
-- Post-Gazette/WPost: Electricity Prices Are Surging, Opening Up New Line Of Attacks Against Republicans
New Federal Administration
-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates For Coal Miners With Black Lung Worry As Silica Dust Rule Delayed Again: ‘They Don’t Care’v
-- Pipeline Safety Trust: Federal Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Quietly Weakens Safety Rules
-- FOIA Advisor: DOE To Throw Out Freedom Of Information Act Requests En Masse Sent To Agency Before Oct. 1, 2024 Unless Requesters Contact Agency
-- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders To Keep Coal Power Plants Open Could Cost Ratepayers $3.1 Billion A Year; It Cost $29 Million To Keep One Plant Open For First 38 Days
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Republicans Have A Chance To Transform The PA Supreme Court This Year
-- WESA: PA Republicans Bet On State Treasurer Garrity Not Sen. Mastriano For Governor’s Race Against Shapiro
-- MCall: Republican State Treasurer Garrity Teases Run For Governor In Pittston
-- Tribune-Democrat: Pharmacy Benefits Manager To Drop Local Pharmacy, Advocates Warn Of Health, Economic Impact; Class-Action Lawsuit To Be Filed
-- PA Capital-Star: State Leaders In PA And Elsewhere Brace For ‘Heavy Lift’ From Medicaid, Food Stamp Cuts
-- Citizens Voice: Fighting At Valley West School District To Be Punishable By Cyber School
-- WESA/WHYY: Sen. Haywood (D) To Introduce Bill Blocking Federal Takeover Of Local Police
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: What Would Jesus Do About Illegal Immigration? Overreaction Against Immigrants Has Created A Crisis, Not The Immigrants Themselves - By Mark E. Brennan, Roman Catholic Bishop Of Wheeling-Charleston
-- PennLive Letter: Why American Farms Can’t Survive Without Migrant Workers, Crops Will Rot In The Fields Without Them - By Scott Pettis, Lower Allen Township
-- Citizens Voice: Union Demands Lost Jobs Be Replaced At Social Security Complex In Plains Twp.
-- Inquirer: Philly-Area Union Officials Not Backing Down As Federal Agencies Cancel Contracts
-- WSJ Editorial: Now We Know Who’s Paying The Tariffs - Producer Prices Surge, Real Wages Still Aren’t Rising Fast Enough
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[Posted: August 15, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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