-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
October 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
Senate Voting Schedule
October 6, 7, 8, 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!
October 6-- House Energy Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1260 (Siegel-D-Lehigh) providing incentives to install solar energy facilities on warehouses. Room 60 East Wing. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
October 6-- Virtual. EPA To Hold Virtual Hearing [If Requested] On Draft Permit Renewal For A Columbia Gas of PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Beaver County. 6:00 p.m.
October 6-10-- Virtual. PA Green Gov Council To Mark Commonwealth Sustainability Week With Special Webinars
October 7-- Virtual. Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board Legislation & Technical Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. Microsoft Teams info on agenda. (formal notice)
October 8-- Virtual. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Conversations Webinar On Workforce Capacity Needed To Support DCNR’s Mission. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
October 13-14-- In-Person. Drake Energy Security Forum Returns To Oil City Oct. 13-14 Bringing Officials, Industry Leaders And Experts From Around The Globe [PDF of Article] [Drake Forum website]
October 14-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277.
October 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171. [Agenda- Act 54 Longwall Coal Mining Damage Report]
October 14-16 -- PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference In State College [PaEN]
-- Mountain Watershed Assn., LCT Energy Reach Agreement On Stronger Protections For Watershed While EHB Appeal Of Rustic Ridge #1 Coal Mine Expansion In Fayette, Westmoreland Counties Moves Forward [PaEN]
-- Shapiro Administration Announces 2025 PA Farm Show Theme - Growing A Nation
-- Maryland Governor Announces $340 Million Agreement With Constellation Energy For Environmental Improvements Associated With Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna River
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: New Conowingo Dam Agreement Includes $340 Million For Environmental Improvements Over 50 Years
-- PA Capital-Star: Flood Disclosure Bill To Help Home Buyers Recognize Risks Passes PA House
-- LehighValleyNews.com: Allentown City Council Approves $200,000 Contract To Develop Climate Action Plan
-- PennDOT Opens 20th Electric Vehicle Charging Station At Sheetz In Pittsburgh
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Amazon To Build 250,000 Square Foot Distribution Center On Reclaimed Abandoned Mine Land In Hanover Twp., Luzerne County
-- Reading Eagle: 2 Warehouses Totaling 1.3 Million Square Feet Proposed In Western Berks
-- October 4 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Penn State Extension Community Forestry Institute Webinars, Learn How To Plan, Manage, Advocate For Public Trees To Strengthen Green Infrastructure, Starting Oct. 27; Other Upcoming Extension Programs [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Swarm Of At Least 1,000 Motorcycles, ATVs Block Old Route 22 In Northern Berks County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Windber Ordinance Would Open Streets To ATV Traffic
-- DCNR: October 2 Fall Foliage Report, Expected Cooldown Should Stimulate Noticeable Color Changes
-- DCNR Urges Caution To Prevent Wildfires Amid Increased Risk Due To Dry Conditions
-- Republican Herald: Walk In Penn’s Woods Events Set For Sunday In Schuylkill
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Three Rivers Heritage Trail Gap Named Priority By State
-- WESA: RiverLife Seeks Funding To Start Connecting 15 Miles Of Pittsburgh Shores
-- Western PA Conservancy: Explore The Untold Stories Of PA Parks & Forests In StoryMaps And Videos
-- LehighValleyLive.com: Should Game Commission Pay More Than $400 Per Acre For State Game Lands?
A.I. /Data Centers
-- TribLive: TECfusions A.I. Data Center To Be Live By End Of Year In Upper Burrell Twp., Westmoreland County
-- LancasterOnline: Plans Submitted For Lancaster City A.I. Data Center’s 2nd Phase [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Council To Consider New A.I. Data Center Rules Oct. 6 [PDF of Article]
-- Utility Dive: A.I. Data Centers ‘Primary Reason’ For High PJM Electricity Capacity Prices, According To Market Monitor [‘Misleading’ To Say Its Tightening Of Supply And Demand]
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: To Address Affordability, Tightening Supply And Demand, States Need To Address Siting, Permitting, Other Issues To Assure New Electricity Supplies - By Asim Haque, PJM Senior Vice President
-- NPR: Kiss Reality Goodbye - A.I. Generated Social Media Has Arrived
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Financial Times: US Rush To Expand LNG Gas Exports Heightens Fears Of Global Natural Gas Glut
Federal Administration
-- Utility Dive: US Dept. Of Energy Cancels $7.6 Billion In Clean Energy Project Grants In States That Voted Against President
-- BBC: Pope Leo Condemns Climate Change Critics
-- Financial Times: Pope Leo Contradicts US President And Calls For Action On Climate Change
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WESA: ‘Unconscionable’ PA Budget Impasse Forces Area Counties, Local Services To Scale Down
-- Republican Herald: Helping Harvest Forced To Cut 12 Food Distribution Sites In Schuylkill County Due To Federal Cuts
-- Warren Times Editorial: Ending Longstanding Federal Hunger Survey Won’t Make The Problem Go Away
-- Spotlight PA: Being Suspected Of Child Abuse Can Land You In This PA Database, Even Without A Conviction
-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Making $250,000 Donation And Big Imprint On PA Democratic Party
-- Inquirer: Janelle Stelson Raised $1.2 Million So Far In Her Rematch With Republican Con. Scott Perry
-- PennLive: Harrisburg Bishop Amplifies Catholic Church’s Condemnation Of President’s Immigration Policy
-- AP: President Asks 9 Colleges To Be First To Commit To His Political Agenda And Get Favorable Access To Federal Money [University of Pennsylvania]
-- TribLive: President Eyes Cuts To ‘Democrat Agencies’ In Federal Government Shutdown
-- AP: Federal Shutdown Will Deprive Policymakers, Investors Of Economic Data, Including Friday Jobs Report
-- TribLive/Reuters: Apple Removes Federal ICE Tracking Apps After Pressure By President’s Administration
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[Posted: October 3, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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