-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
September 8, 9, 10
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
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
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
August 27-- Virtual. State Of Solar Energy In PA Webinar - Electric Bills Are Rising, We Need Cheap, Reliable Solar Energy Now. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
August 27-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Green Infrastructure And Ordinances Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
August 27 & 28-- In-Person. Emerging Leaders In Berks County Survey Of Freshwater Mussels & Eel Weirs During Schuylkill River Paddle.
August 28-- Location Change. Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board & Nutrient Management Advisory Board (State Conservation Commission) joint meeting. Room 202, Dept. of Agriculture building, 2301 N. Cameron Street, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m. A remote option is available. DEP Contact: Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov or (717) 787-7565. (formal notice)
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 23 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 57 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In June/July; 282 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- DEP Now Accepting Bids To Plug 7 Conventional Gas Wells In Washington County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News: Pennsylvania Lured The Shell Petrochemical Plant To The State With A $1.65 Billion Tax Break, Now The Company Wants To Sell The Plant
-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: Pennsylvania Lured The Shell Petrochemical Plant To The State With A $1.65 Billion Tax Break, Now The Company Wants To Sell The Plant
-- The Allegheny Front/Inside Climate News: Pennsylvania Lured The Shell Petrochemical Plant To The State With A $1.65 Billion Tax Break, Now The Company Wants To Sell The Plant
-- TribLive: Solar Panels At Highland School District Greenhouse Could Save District $70,000 In Allegheny County
-- Pennsylvania Turnpike Expands Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure For Customers [PaEN]
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For $23 Million In The Driving PA Forward Freight Innovations in Transportation (PA-FIT) Grant Program [PaEN]
-- PA Green Gov Council To Mark Commonwealth Sustainability Week Oct. 6 - 10 With Special Webinars [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: President’s Rollbacks Keep New Clean Air Rules Out Of Pittsburgh’s Mon Valley
-- DEP To Host Aug. 28 Meeting/Hearing On ERSI Demolition Waste Landfill Permit Modifications In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Assessment & Strategy For PA Coastal Zone Resources; Apply For Coastal Zone Grants Starting Aug. 26 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Draft, Revised Bay Agreement Criticized As ‘Weakening’ Commitment
-- Penn State Extension, Monroe Master Gardeners Host Sept. 24 Introduction To Agroforestry; Other Extension Programs Coming Up [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: I-81 Litter Removal To Begin Monday In Schuylkill County
-- Morning Call: 9 More Lehigh Valley Farms Saved From Development
-- LancasterOnline: State Preserves 2 Lancaster County Farms In Martic, Mount Joy Townships
-- Altoona Mirror: Altoona Water Authority, Motorcycle Group Draft Deal To Develop Trail Network On 600 Acres Of Authority Land
-- TribLive: Jim Bonner To Retire As Head Of Audubon Society Of Western PA
-- DCNR Names Chelsea DePoe Manager For Colonel Denning State Park Complex In Cumberland, Perry Counties
-- York Daily Record: Rangers Rescue Great Horned Owl At Gifford Pinchot Park
-- The Allegheny Front: Elk Cam Gives People A Chance To Safely Watch Wildlife During Rutting Season
-- WNEP: Woman Killed In Wyoming County UTV Crash
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- WESA: Steelworkers Rally In Downtown Pittsburgh To Call For Better Worker Safety
Train Derailments
A.I. /Data Centers
-- TribLive: Though Questions Remain, Local Officials Back Proposed Springdale A.I. Data Center In Allegheny County
-- WNEP: Jessup Boro Passes New Ordinance Limiting A.I. Data Centers To Industrial Zones In Lackawanna County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader/AP: Impact: As A.I. Becomes Part Of Everyday Life, It Brings A Hidden Climate Cost
-- PJM Announced It Is Accepting New Applications For Interconnection Review; Decisions Expected In 1 to 2 Years Under New Process [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Surplus Interconnection Capacity Can Support 153 GW Of Solar, Wind, Storage: UC Berkeley Researchers Find
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Gasoline Price Averages: National- $3.14 Ohio- $2.96 PA- $3.28
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 18, Same As Last 4 Weeks
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WHYY: Why PA Lawmakers Are In No Hurry To Make A Budget Deal Nearly 2 Months After The Deadline
-- Altoona Mirror: Impact Of State Budget Impact Felt In Blair, Bedford Counties
-- Inquirer: How Gov. Shapiro Quietly Shaped Penn’s Response To Allegations Of Antisemitism On Campus
-- Observer-Reporter: Protesters Say Republican Con. Reschenthaler Has Been Absent From His District
-- York Dispatch: Republican Con. Scott Perry Revisits Attacks On Mail Voting, 3 Months After Voting That Way
-- TribLive/AP: Federal Judge Blocks President From Cutting Funding From 34 Cities, Counties Over ‘Sanctuary’ Policies
-- Inquirer: Herr’s Chip Bag At Center Of New York City Bribery Scandal
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[Posted: August 23, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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