-- 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
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
October 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!
October 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. [Agenda- Climate Change and Extreme Weather]
October 22-- House Energy Committee holds hearing on regulation of A.I. data centers by the Public Utility Commission. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
October 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. 9:30 a.m. [Agenda-- PFAS Team Update, Chromium rulemaking]
October 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m.
October 23-- Virtual. Dept. of Agriculture Controlled Plant & Noxious Week Committee meeting to consider adding 6 plants to Noxious Weed List. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice & agenda)
-- Inquirer Editorial: The Language Of ‘Opportunity’ Surrounding Shale Gas Fracking And A.I. Data Centers Sounds Distressingly Familiar As PA Joins Rush To Latest Promised Economic Boom [PaEN]
-- PennLive Letter: Some PA Lawmakers Are Trying To Silence Local Voices On Shale Gas Development - By Dr. Barbara Brandom, Concerned Health Professionals Of PA
-- Warren Times: Shale Gas Driller PA General Energy Makes $600 Donation To Support Warren Student ‘Containment Zone’ Haunted House Fundraiser [PDF of Article]
-- WJAC: Natural Gas Leak Prompts Lengthy Repair, Evacuations In Downtown Ebensburg
-- WV Governor Morrisey: West Virginia, Diversified Energy Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Conventional Well Plugging Fund
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Celebrates 30+ Individuals Completing The Seen Them All Challenge - Visiting All 124 State Parks, 20 State Forest Districts [PaEN]
-- Special Viewfinders Allow Colorblind Visitors To Enjoy Fall Foliage At 11 PA State Parks [PaEN]
-- DCNR Oct. 16-22 Fall Foliage Report - Chilly Nights Promote Rich Fall Colors
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News Halloween Edition Celebrates Bat Appreciation Month [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Habitat Project At Deer Creek Cuts Sediment, Boosts Water Quality In Allegheny County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Johnstown Water Authority OKs Rate Increases To Fund North Fork Dam Renovation
-- PUC Highlights 11th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’
-- Clean Water Action, Partners Host Oct. 22 Webinar On Environmental Justice In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Reading Eagle: Reading Modernizes 4 Park Fieldhouses With Energy-Saving Upgrades
-- Scranton University: Anthracite Coal Industry On Display, Art Series Opens Oct. 24
-- October 18 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Republican Herald: Improvement Projects Advance At Locust Lake, Tuscarora State Parks In Schuylkill County
-- Citizens Voice: Master Plan Unveiled For Riverfront Parks In Wilkes-Barre, Kingston
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
Today’s Violations: DEP finds Chesapeake Appalachia failed to clean up multiple, recurring wastewater releases at Asylum Twp., Bradford County shale gas well pad for 125 days. Click Here for more.
Today’s Violations: DEP: Chesapeake Appalachia shale gas well found venting gas to atmosphere at explosive levels in Leroy Twp., Bradford County, casing/cementing failure violations issued. Well drilled in April 2022. Click Here for more.
Today’s Violations: DEP found four Pin Oak Energy Partners LLC conventional oil & gas wells in Conneaut Twp., Crawford County all abandoned, not plugged and with other violations. DEP inspection reports.
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Inquirer Editorial: Language Of ‘Opportunity’ Surrounding Shale Gas Fracking And A.I. Data Centers Sounds Distressingly Familiar As PA Joins Rush To Latest Promised Economic Boom [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Developers Of A.I. Data Center In Springdale Offer First Testimony To Council In Allegheny County
-- Indiana University Of PA News: Students Lead Campus Conversation On Impacts Of Proposed Homer City 3,200 Acre A.I. Data Center Complex In Indiana County
-- Data Center Knowledge: Pennsylvania’s $70 Billion Race For A.I. Data Centers; State Banking On Massive Natural Gas Reserves To Attract Development
-- Warren Times Observer Guest Essay: Natural Gas, A.I. Data Centers And The Future Of Pennsylvania’s Economy - By Kurt Knaus, PA Energy Infrastructure Alliance [PDF of Article]
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: PJM Customers Will Benefit From Cooperation, Not Conflict Within The Electric Industry - By Terry Fitzpatrick, Fmr Chair PA Public Utility Commission
Federal Administration
-- Reuters: States Sue To Stop President’s Cancellation Of $7 Billion Solar For All Clean Energy Funding [PA Joined Lawsuit]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Still Unusually Popular In PA Heading Into 2026 Reelection Campaign
-- PennLive Editorial: Mission Possible? DePasquale Has A Plan To Revive PA Democrats
-- WITF: Mail-In Voters In Central PA Find Out Heavier Ballot Means More Postage
-- The Center Square: PA House Republicans Pressure PA State Election Officials To Give Personal Voter Information To President’s Justice Department
-- WESA: As Pennsylvania Limits HIV Support, Some Patients Face Soaring Medical Bills
-- TribLive: Plans For Future Of Penn State’s Closing Campus Properties To Be Set By 2027
-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Penn State Cares More About Coaching Than Campuses
-- WESA: 3 Years After Post-Gazette Strike, Reporters Remain On Picket Line, In Court Limbo
-- WITF: Food Stamp Benefits For 2 Million People In PA On Hold During Federal Government Shutdown
-- Inquirer: US Chamber Of Commerce Sues President To Block $100,000 Fee For H-1B Visas
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[Posted: October 17, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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