-- 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 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!
TODAY: Pike/Wayne Conservation Districts Host Student Stream Keepers Programs In Carlton Drake Memorial Park, Wayne County
TODAY: Virtual. Pennsylvania Wilds: Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season With Online Makers Market.
October 28-- House Energy Committee holds meeting to consider House Resolution 350 (Fiedler-D-Philadelphia) urging President and Congress to maintain LIHEAP funding. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
October 29-- Agenda Posted. House Energy Committee holds hearing on House Bill 1539 (Madsen-D-Dauphin) establishing a grant program to assist school districts in transitioning to electric school buses. Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
November 6-- Public Utility Commission meeting to consider model tariff for connection large load - A.I. data centers-- to the local electric grid. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 25 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Extends Temporary Air Quality Permits For Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; No Schedule Yet For Public Review Of Full Title V Air Quality Permit Accepted July 2024 [PaEN]
-- PA PUC To Take Up Model Tariff For Connecting Large Load/A.I. Data Centers To The Electric Grid At Nov. 6 Meeting; Other Changes Needed [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permit For 248 MW Wyalusing Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant To Serve The Klondike Data Center Project In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Hearing On An Air Quality Permit For The PEI Power LLC Natural Gas Power Plant In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: Solar Energy Facility At Erie County Technical School By Early Next Summer, Save Nearly $6 Million In Energy Costs
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: How Solar Energy Could Save Erie Schools Millions - By Rep. Pat Harkins (D), Rep. Robert Merski (D), David Masur, PennEnvironment
-- DEP Will Hold Dec. 2 Hearing On Revision To Title V Air Quality Permit For a Glass Furnace At The PQ LLC Facility In Chester, Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Dec. 17 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Ecopax LLC Facility In Forks Twp., Northampton County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Federal Shutdown Means Delay In Low-Income Heating Assistance, Applications Pushed Back A Month
-- Rodale Institute: Apply Today For Good Farmer Award US, $10,000 Prize; Farmer Training Program Available [PaEN]
-- DCNR Invests $130,000 To Plant 700 Trees Along York County Stream To Improve Water Quality [Video, Photos]
-- Erie Times: Millcreek Residents Deal With Flooding, Sewer Line Issues After Lake-Effect Rain
-- Erie Times: Corry Brownfield Site To Become Workforce Training Hub
-- The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Botanic Garden Beating Back Invasive Plants With Fire
-- Post-Gazette: Activity Levels Of Ticks, Mosquitoes, Ants, Rats Rises In Western PA Amid Warner Weather Shifts
-- ClearWater Conservancy Celebrates Conservation Achievements, Honors Local Leaders, Breaks Ground On New Hamer Community Conservation Center In Centre County [PaEN]
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Penn’s Stewards News Celebrates Quiet - A Natural Resource In Our Lives And Time [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: See Riders Explore A New Mountain Bike Park In Quarryville [Video]
-- The Center Square: Pennsylvania’s Fraught Debate Over Indigenous Americans Recognition
-- Pennsylvania Sea Grant: Know it, Report it, Stop it: Aquatic Invasive Species Response Training Webinar Now Available On Demand [PaEN]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Columnist Chris Kelly Asks A.I. Chat Bots [ChatGPT5, GROK, DeepSeek] If They Think The Negative Impacts Of A.I. Data Center Development Are Real [Spoiler- Yes, Based On Actual Experiences] [PDF of Article]
-- York Dispatch: East Manchester Twp. Officials Put A.I. Data Center Ordinance On Hold After Dayslong Hearings [PDF of Article]
-- York Daily Record: Conewago Twp. Officials To Review A.I. Data Center Zoning Amendment During Oct. 27 Meeting [PDF of Article]
-- The Center Square: Planning For Pennsylvania’s Power Grid ‘Potluck;’ Heading Off Electricity Supply Shortages With Advanced Technology
-- The Center Square: The People’s Power Over Electricity Supply And Demand; Existing Ratepayers Bear Brunt Of Higher Costs
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Gas Driller Secures Option To 400-Acre Former Steel Plant Site Along Monongahela River In Allenport, Stockdale, Dunlevy Boroughs, Washington County, Mum On Development Plans [PDF of Article]
-- Observer-Reporter: A.I. Data Centers, Coal Mines, Plugging Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Among Topics At Washington & Jefferson College Energy Conference [PDF of Article]
-- Utility Dive: FirstEnergy Expects Peak Electricity Load To Grow By 45% By 2035 Due To A.I. Data Center Demands
-- US Dept. Of Energy Directs FERC To Develop Rules To Accelerate A.I. Data Center/Large Load Grid Connections
-- Inside Climate News: President’s Administration Seeks To Speed A.I. Data Center Grid Connections, Expand Federal Control Of Power System
-- The Guardian: Amazon Strategised About Keeping Its Data Centers Water Use Secret, Leaked Document Shows
Train Derailments
-- The Allegheny Front: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Early Research Shows Health Impacts, More Study Needed
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Average Gasoline Prices: National- $3.05 Ohio- $2.96 PA- $3.23
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 17 - Same Last 4 Weeks
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Some Pittsburgh-Area School Districts Withholding Private Charter School Payments During State Budget Impasse
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: PA Supreme Court Judges Deserve ‘Yes’ Vote On Retention; Republican Efforts To Unseat Them Are ‘Deliberately Misleading’ - By Bill White [PDF of Article]
-- Attorney General Sunday Announces Charges Against Canvassers, Field Director On Falsified Voter Registration Forms In Multiple Counties
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Judge Nixes Request For A.I. Lawyer In Pending Murder Case
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Now, Not Later, Is Best Time To Address Expiring Federal Health Insurance Subsidies
-- TribLive: United Steelworkers Elect First Woman President
-- Beaver Times: Republican State Sen. Mastriano Looks To Forbid PA Colleges From Enforcing Strict Vaccine Mandates
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[Posted: October 25, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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