Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 9.3.25

“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

September 8, 9, 10

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

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

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

TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Board Of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP New Stanton Office.  (formal notice)

TODAY 11:00:  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 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

September 8-- Joint House Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee and Energy Committee information meeting on sustainable agriculture and anaerobic digestion.  Friendship Fire Hall, 212 Fourth Street, Port Royal, Juniata County. 1:45 p.m.

-- DEP Issues New Order To Eureka Resources To Remove Oil & Gas Wastewater From Its Bradford County Facility In 90 Days; Imposes Penalty $6,100 For Not Complying With January Order; Updates On Other Facilities  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - John Beauge: 8,000 Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Recovered From Eureka Resources Spill In Williamsport: DEP

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Five Observations About The Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport As We Continue To Monitor Things 10 Days After The First Report 

-- PUC Chairman: Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Centers To Local Electric Grid To Be Published For Comment By End Of September  [PaEN]

-- Southwest PA Environmental Advocates Urge Bigger Voice For Renewable Energy At A.I. Horizons Summit In Pittsburgh On Sept. 11 [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Democratic PA House Members Propose Reduction In Nuclear Reactor Fees Paid To DEP To Support Radiation Monitoring, Inspections, Oversight Based On Reactor Size   [PDF of Article]

 

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Sept. 16 Webinar On Understanding Green Stormwater Infrastructure Implementation In Your Municipality  [PaEN] 

-- Western PA Conservancy: Restoring Little Arnot Run From Severe Impacts Of Oil, Timber Industries In Warren County 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservation District Marks 70 Years

-- Pike Conservation District: Sediment - A Closer Look At PA’s #1 Water Pollutant

-- Pike/Wayne Conservation Districts Host Oct. 25 Student Stream Keepers Programs In Carlton Drake Memorial Park, Wayne County 

-- PUC Commissioners Urge PA Congressional Delegation To Support Low-Income Energy Assistance - LIHEAP  [PaEN] 

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Pittsburgh Sees More Power Outages, Higher Electric Bills, According To Two State Reports

-- Planet Philadelphia Sept. 5 Sustainability In The City Program, 4:00 p.m.

-- PA Capital-Star: PA, State AG’s Disclose FEMA Failed To Make Grants To Critical Disaster Program For Months

-- TribLive: Indiana County Man Killed After Being Trapped Under 500-Pound Rock At Westmoreland County Quarry  

-- Citizens Voice: Mural Planned For Avondale Mine Disaster Site In Plymouth Twp., Luzerne County

-- Tribune-Democrat: Author Of Johnstown Waters - The Legacy Of The Steel Industry Sets Signing For New Book On Area Dams

-- Pennsylvania Firefly Festival Records One Of Best Firefly Summers In Many Years  [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: America’s Wilderness Is Priceless; Rescinding The  Roadless Rule Would Deny The Principle That Some Things Are Good In Themselves, More Important Than Short-Term Economic Gains 

-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For PA Water Trail Mini-Grants; Webinar Sept. 15  [PaEN]  ​

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Now Accepting Mini-Grant Applications; Oct. 1 Webinar  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Sept. 8 to Nov. 3 

-- Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors Summer Festival Sept. 6 Whitby Park, Philadelphia 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

A.I. /Data Centers

-- PUC Chairman: Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Centers To Local Electric Grid To Be Published For Comment By End Of September  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: State Lawmakers Hear Potential Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers At Scranton Hearing 

-- WNEP: State Lawmakers Held Roundtable Discussion On Proposed A.I. Data Centers In Scranton 

-- Southwest PA Environmental Advocates Urge Bigger Voice For Renewable Energy At A.I. Horizons Summit In Pittsburgh On Sept. 11 [PaEN] 

-- York Dispatch: Is A.I. Data Center Demand Too Much For A Delicate Electricity Grid In PA? York County Is A Fertile Area For Data Center Development [PDF of Article] 

-- PA Capital-Star/Public Source: A.I. Data Center Growth Raises Pittsburgh-Area Hopes, But Community Benefits Aren’t Guaranteed

-- WITF: PA Lawmakers Look Underground For Geothermal Alternative To Cool A.I. Data Centers

-- Utility Dive: DOE: PJM Faces Possible Long-Term ‘Energy Emergency;’ Consumer Advocates Say A ‘Concern’ Is Not An ‘Emergency’ 

New Federal Administration

--WHYY: This Federal Tax Credit For Energy-Efficient Home Upgrades Terminated By Republicans Expires At The End Of 2025

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: How 3 PA Supreme Court Justices Seeking Another Term On The Court Ruled In Pivotal Election Cases

-- WITF: Advocates Urge Depoliticization, ‘Yes’ Vote For PA Supreme Court Justices’ Retention

-- The Center Square: Rep. Kenyatta Walks From Philly To Harrisburg Capital To Support Mass Transit Funding, Tells Senators To ‘Do Their Jobs’

-- Independent Fiscal Office Projects $3.4 Billion Deficit Ending FY 2024-25 

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports $3 Billion In State Tax Revenue Collected During August

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports August State Revenues 0.4% ($12 Million) Over Estimates; Fiscal Year-To-Date Revenues On Target

-- KYW: Shapiro Says PA Is Prepared If President Decides To Send National Guard To Philly

-- TribLive: CVS Requires Prescription For COVID Shots In PA Amid Federal Vaccine Turmoil

-- TribLive Editorial: Health Insurance Cost Spikes Don’t Just Affect Patients

-- Erie Times: Sept. 1 Brought Republican Changes To Food Stamps In PA, Here’s What To Know

-- Inquirer: State Rep. Morgan Cephas Running For Dwight Evans’ Congressional Seat

-- PA Capital-Star: Scranton Mayor Launches Bid For Congress

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[Posted: September 3, 2025]  PA Environment Digest