Thursday, September 11, 2025

Thursday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 9.11.25

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]


Senate Voting Schedule

October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule


House Voting Schedule

September 11 (NV), 12 (NV), 13 (NV), 22, 23, 24, 29, 30

October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!


TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  Contact: Todd Wallace 717-783-6395 or twallace@pa.govRead more about the agenda.


TODAY 11:00: Media Advisory: DCNR, Dept. Of Drug & Alcohol Programs Host Recovery In Nature Wellness Event In Sinnemahoning State Park, Austin, Potter County



-- We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy  [PaEN]


-- PennDOT, DCNR Working To Establish 9/11 National Memorial Trail Across Pennsylvania Ahead Of 25th Anniversary  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: Interest In Flight 93 Memorial Remains Strong On 24th Anniversary Of 9/11 Attacks 


-- Altoona Mirror: Friends Of Flight 93 Work To Ensure Heroism Aboard Doomed Plane Is Never Forgotten


-- Penn State Master Gardeners Honor Flight 93 Heroes Through Day Of Service At Flight 93 National Memorial In Somerset County  [PaEN] 


-- Tribune-Democrat: Gov. Ridge, Now 80, Will Be Dedicated To 9/11 And Flight 93 ‘Until His Last Breath’


-- TribLive Editorial: What Was Forged On Sept. 11 - ‘It Didn’t Take Long For Us To Revert To A Path Of Enmity’


-- Delaware River Basin Commission Approves Extension Of Permit For Proposed Docks At Gibbstown LNG Gas Export Terminal In NJ  [PaEN]


-- Delaware Currents: DRBC Grants 5-Year Extension For Gibbstown, NJ LNG Gas Export Facility Dock Project


-- DEP Releases Companies, Individuals Receiving $7.24 Million In Federal Funds To Plug 329 Conventional Gas Wells In 13 Counties  [PaEN]


-- Energy Transfer/Sunoco To Host Sept. 15 Public Meeting To Accept Comments On Interim Site Characterization Report For Pipeline Rupture In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County  [PaEN]


-- The Derrick: Boil Water Advisory Lifted For Village Of Reno In Venango County; Aqua PA Still Hauling Water To Make Up For Lost Supplies After Conventional Oil Well Spill In 2023


-- Indiana Gazette: Rosebud, Robindale Mining Honored By PA Coal Alliance During Recent Mine Safety, Reclamation Award Event


-- Indiana Gazette: Robindale Mining Site After Reclamation 


-- Penn State EarthTalk Sept. 15 - Turning Abandoned Mine Drainage Into Sources Of Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements  [PaEN] 


-- TribLive: Solar Canopy Proposed At Arnold Palmer Regional Airport In Westmoreland  


-- Altoona Mirror: Logan Township Planners Postpone Decision On Solar Energy Facility Site In Blair


-- Inquirer: Electric Bills Hit Record Highs This Summer; Prices Increase 11% In SE PA Over Last Year


-- Morning Call: 3 Lehigh Valley Firefighters Died Of Service-Related Cancer; What Can Be Done To Combat Health Threat?


-- Post-Gazette: Chesapeake Bay ‘Champion’ The Late David Schulte From Beaver County Is Honored For His Work As A Federal Marine Biologist 


-- WESA: Pittsburgh-wide ‘Immaculate Collection’ Cleanup Effort Kicks Off Ahead Of 2026 NFL Draft


-- Post-Gazette: The ‘Immaculate Collection’ Aims To Clean Up Pittsburgh Ahead Of NFL Draft In April 


-- Independence Conservancy To Host 3 Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties Starting Sept. 20 [PaEN] 


-- TribLive: Goats Tackle Baa-d Overgrowth In Shaler With Such Gusto, Township Is Considering Having Them Back In The Spring 


-- PennLive: Pennsylvania’s Top 10 ‘Power Plants’ For Pollinators


-- LancasterOnline: Connect With Nature, Enjoy Live Music At Lancaster Conservancy’s Trail Fest Saturday


-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Vote For Your Favorite Photo In People’s Choice Competition 


-- LehighValleyLive.com: Pennsylvania’s Elk Herd - Once Nearly Wiped Out, Now A Thriving Wildlife Attraction


A.I. /Data Centers


-- Republican Herald: Frackville Residents Ask New Castle Twp. Officials To Block A.I. Data Center In Schuylkill County [PDF of Article]


-- TribLive: Noise, Traffic Top Of Mind For Cheswick, Allegheny County Residents As A.I. Data Center Project Looms Next Door  


-- TribLive: A.I. Horizons Summit In Pittsburgh Brings A.I. Leaders, ‘Legacy Industrial Titans’ Together: They Need Each Other  


-- ABC27: Three Mile Island Unit 2 Reactor Cleanup Picks Up Pace, As Unit 1 Preps For Restart


-- Scranton Times Guest Essay: General Assembly Is Working To Regulate A.I. Data Centers - By Rep. Kyle Mullins (D-Lackawanna)  [PDF of Article]


-- PennLive Letter: The Hidden Costs Of A.I. Data Centers In Our Backyard - By Todd Johnson, Carlisle


-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Blaming Data Centers For PJM Supply Challenges Misses The Bigger Picture, Policymakers Must Take A Comprehensive Approach To Grid Management - By Todd Snitchler, Competitive Power Producers


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- Reuters Guest Essay: Europe Succumbs To US ‘Energy Dominance’ At Its Own Risk


Federal Administration


-- Inside Climate News: President’s Administration Moves To Dismantle Conservation As An Official Use Of Public Lands 


-- AP: From Slavery To Pollution, National Park Service Employees Flagged Material Deemed ‘Disparaging’ To US  [PA Included]


-- WESA/NPR: Scientists Link Hundreds Of Severe Heat Waves To Fossil Fuel Producer’s Pollution


-- Inside Climate News: New US DOE Report ‘Completely Ignored’ Adaptation, Denying Impacts Of Climate Change  


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: PA Politicians Denounce Political Violence In Wake Of Charlie Kirk Killing 

-- Post-Gazette: ‘Zero Place’ For Fatal Attack On Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk, PA Lawmakers Say

-- TribLive Editorial: What Was Forged On Sept. 11 - ‘It Didn’t Take Long For Us To Revert To A Path Of Enmity’

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Political Violence Will Tear America Apart

-- PennLive - John Baer: Political Extremism May Cause A Shift In Americans’ Priorities

-- Post-Gazette: Warren County Teen Charged With Threatening To Carry Out Shooting At High School

-- TribLive Editorial: How Can An Accused Killer Spend 10 Years In Jail With No Trial?

-- WITF: Constitutionality Of Mail-In Ballot Date Requirement Raised Before PA Supreme Court [Again]

--WESA/WITF: PA Lawmakers Say State Budget Plan Is Imminent, Without Details… Again 

-- Post-Gazette: PA Senate Republican Leader Says PA Budget Deal May Be Close, But Democratic Leader Not So Sure

-- PennLive: Shapiro, Senate Republican Leaders Say Budget Differences Are Narrowing But Give No Completion Date

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Halts Spending, Threatens Service Cuts, Layoffs Amid State Budget Impasse

--Spotlight PA: Taxpayers Billed $6 Million To Repair PA Governor’s Residence, But Administration Withholds Full Details

-- WITF: Republican Con. Lloyd Smucker Endorses State Treasurer Stacy Garrity For Governor

-- TribLive/AP: President’s Administration Cuts Grants For Minority-Serving Colleges, Declaring Them Unconstitutional

-- Post-Gazette: Estimated 600 Pharmacies Closed In PA In Past 2 Years, A ‘Horrible’ Situation For Consumers

-- Post-Gazette: New Federal Rules Could Drop 310,000 Pennsylvanians From Food Aid; County Officials Warn ‘We’re Going To See An Uptick In The Use Of Our Food Banks’

-- Post-Gazette: Americans Turn Against President’s Treatment Of Immigrants And Democratic Cities: Poll

-- AP: US Inflation Worsened Last Month - Prices Increased 2.9% As Cost Of Food, Energy Jump

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[Posted: September 11, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

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