-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"It is never too late to do the right thing." -- Nelson Mandela
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 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]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 4 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 74 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Orders Timberline Energy, Inc. To Submit Production, Waste, Well Integrity Reports For 475 Conventional Oil, Gas Wells In 6 Counties; Recent Inspections Show Many Wells Appear Abandoned [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Preserve Local Control On Regulating Natural Gas Facilities - By Karen Feridun, Better Path Coalition
-- TribLive Letter: Stop The Abuse Of Our Natural Resources - By Katie Forsythe, North Huntingdon [Homer City A.I. Data Centers Power Plant]
-- Water At Risk: PJM Grid Operator And Why Electric Bills Keep Climbing In Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 19 Webinar On A.I. Data Centers And Water Resources [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: PA Can Finally Catch Up On Solar Energy By Passing Community Solar Bill - By Jen Bannan, Bloomfield
-- AP: From Composting To Solar Panels, NFL Stadiums Are Working To Be More Sustainable [Eagles Solar Energy, Recycling Highlighted]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 77 Emergency Power Generators At The Amazon Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Nov. 14 Hearing On Renewal Of An Air Quality Permit For The Coal, Natural Gas-Fired Brunner Island Power Plant In York County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On An Air Quality Permit For The Tenaska PA Partners, LLC Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On The Renewal Of An Air Quality Permit For The Wolf Run Energy, LLC Natural Gas Power Plant In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Comments Now Being Accepted For An Air Quality Permit For The Hunterstown Power, LLC Peaking Electric Generation Facility In Adams County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets 3 Hearings On Air Quality Standards For Plastics Resin Manufacturers Shell Chemical Appalachia, Rohm & Haas Co. Multi Plastics Extrusions [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Heinz Award-Winning Environmental Justice Leader Says The EJ Movement Is ‘Not Over’
-- Northampton, Bucks Authority: US Navy Expanding Public Water Access To Additional Residents Affected By PFAS Contamination In Bucks County
-- USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service-PA: Lancaster County Farmer Transforms Land With Conservation-Focused Farming [PDF of Article]
-- Reminder: USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service-PA: Conservation Funding Opportunities For FY 2026, Deadline To Apply Nov. 1 [PDF of Article]
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Drought Conditions, Water Stress And Evergreens In Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Abandoned Mine Reclamation In Scranton Paves Way For Development [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times: Re-Match Recycling Company’s Bankruptcy Leaves Tons Of Discarded Artificial Turf In Luzerne, Schuylkill Counties
-- Pennsylvania Resources Council Names Sarah Alessio Shea Executive Director [PaEN]
-- Landforce Opens ‘The Mill,’ Pittsburgh’s First Responsible Wood Production Facility, Providing Career Pathways
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Landforce Opens New Wood Production Facility In Pittsburgh’s East End
-- DCNR Opens Additional State Forest Roads For Hunting Seasons, Outdoor Recreation Activities
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Fallingwater’s Plan To Draw Fewer But More Engaged Post-Pandemic Visitors
-- TribLive: 3 Rivers Outdoor Company Wins First-Ever Steel City Marketing Grant
-- Tribune-Democrat: Report: Visitors To Cambria County Spent $314 Million In 2024; Somerset Sees $474.5 Million In Spending
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: A.I. Data Center Ordinance Dies In Archbald Following Community Opposition In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]
-- The Center Square: State Legislation On A.I. Data Centers Taking Shape [Warning]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Average Gasoline Prices: National- $3.14 Ohio- $3.01 PA- $3.26
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 17 - Down One From Last 9 Weeks
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA State Treasurer Expands Short-Term Loan Program To Help Service Providers Caught In State Budget Impasse
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican State Treasurer Garrity Expands Loan Program To Service Providers Impacted By State Budget Impasse
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Calls On Republicans To ‘Get Their Act Together’ Over Federal Shutdown, State Budget Impasse
-- TribLive Editorial: What Is The Point Of A Fight In The PA State House?
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Native Larry Hailsham Jr. Named Executive Director PA Democratic Party
-- TribLive: ‘Cleaner, Safer Streets’: Shapiro Visits Pittsburgh To Praise Downtown Upgrades
-- WITF: A Closer Look A Congressional Republican Health Care Argument Over Federal Government Shutdown [Spoiler- Republican Line Of Attack Is Baseless]
-- Post-Gazette: Some Pittsburgh-Area Teachers Tread Carefully In Classrooms And Online During Heightened Political Climate
-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘All We Can Do Is Pray’: Federal Shutdown Forces Flood City Youth Fitness Academy To Pause After-School Programs
-- Republican Herald Editorial: There Are No Winners In A Government Shutdown, But Democrats Are Right To Fight
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Don’t Always Follow The Leader: President, Secretary Of Defense’s Blundering Show For Military Brass
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[Posted: October 4, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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