-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"It is never too late to do the right thing." -- Nelson Mandela
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!
TODAY Noon: Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Green Infrastructure And Ordinances Webinar. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: 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.
TODAY & August 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)
August 28-- In-Person Penn State Extension Equine Pasture Walk Workshop In York County, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
August 28-- In-Person. DEP To Host Meeting/Hearing On ERSI Demolition Waste Landfill Permit Modifications In Lackawanna County. 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
September 3-- NEW. Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee hearing on Tropical Storm Debby one year later. Gunzburger County Office Building, 1 N. Main St., Room 216 in Coudersport, Potter County. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
September 3-- Agenda Posted. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP New Stanton Office. (formal notice)
September 4-- House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on energy and manufacturing in Southwest PA. Pittsburgh International Airport, 1000 Airport Blvd, Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online (if available).
September 4-- Virtual. -- Penn State Extension Webinar: Forest Farming - Introduction To American Ginseng, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
September 5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Hosts Workshop On Manure Management Essentials In Indiana County, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
-- DEP: Griffin Summit Oil Co. Violated Order To Plug Or Bring 53 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Into Compliance In Venango County; 420 Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs In 2025 [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Assesses Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport, Orders Company To Take Corrective Measures [PDF of Article]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Federal Electric Vehicle Program Back On, But Pittsburgh Charging Largely Driven By Private Sector
-- Altoona Mirror: Frankstown Twp. Weighs Changes To Solar Power Zoning Ordinance In Blair County
-- Watershed Alliance Of York, Partners Host 23rd Annual York Watershed Week Sept. 13 to 20 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Aug. 28 In-Person Equine Pasture Walk Workshop In York County, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- NextPittsburgh: We Visited The Ohio River’s Uninhabited Islands
-- Williamsport Sun: Dept. Of Agriculture Reminds Residents To Be On The Lookout For Spotted Lanternflies
-- TribLive: Eagle Scout Carlton Fogliani To Revitalize Historic Tree Site In Richland Community Park In Allegheny County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: North Branch Land Trust’s Annual Red Barn Banquet Returning Sept. 16
-- DCNR Announces Sunday Hunting Plans In State Parks, Forests
-- Tribune-Democrat: Contractor Approved To Address Great Allegheny Passage Trail Landslide In Somerset County
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- WESA: US Steel Beings Work To Salvage Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Batteries After Explosion
-- TribLive: US Steel To Begin Coke Removal Process In Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Ovens That Exploded Killing 2, Injuring Others
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel To Remove Coke From Blast-Damaged Clairton Coke [Coal] Plant, Assess Repair Options
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Center Square: Sen. Flynn To Offer Amendment To A.I. Data Center ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Bill Giving Local Governments Final Say
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Luzerne County Council Approves Resolution Encouraging PPL To Consider Alternative Transmission Line Routes [A.I. Data Center Projects]
-- Bloomberg: Soaring Power Bills In PJM Pose Risk For Republicans In Face Of A.I. Data Center Demands
-- Financial Times Opinion: Surging US Electricity Prices In Face Of A.I. Data Center Demands Put Presidents Pledge To Cut Electricity Prices In Half With 1 Year Of Taking Office
-- Utility Dive: EIA Projects Record Residential, Commercial Natural Gas Consumption To Offset Decreases In Power Generation [Underappreciated Risks To Gas Use By A.I. Data Center Customers]
-- S&P Global: Natural Gas Utilities In US Advance A.I. Data Center Deals As Power Bottlenecks Persist [PA Included] [PDF of Article]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Utility Dive: EIA Projects Record Residential, Commercial Natural Gas Consumption To Offset Decreases In Power Generation [Underappreciated Risks To Gas Use By A.I. Data Center Customers]
New Federal Administration
-- AP: Scientists Give Harsh Grades To President For Undoing A Key Climate Finding
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: PA Library Services, Counties, Schools Feel Pinch As State Budget Standoff Hits 9th Week
-- WHYY: PA Budget Impasse Halts Millions In State Funding To Chester County
-- ABC27: Federal Court Orders Pennsylvania To Stop Throwing Out Mail-In Ballots Over The Handwritten Date
-- Inquirer Editorial: Underneath Republican Stacy Garrity’s Veneer Of Apolitical Moderation Is A Far-Right Operative
-- Spotlight PA: Whistleblower Says Shapiro Administration Retaliated After He Raised Alarms About Elder Abuse System Failures
-- PA Capital-Star: US Dept. Of Health & Human Services Orders States To Strip Gender From Sex Education
-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: Country Will Regret President Taking Over Federal Reserve
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[Posted: August 27, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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