Thursday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 10.2.25

“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]

House Voting Schedule

October 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

October 3 (NV), 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

November 17, 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

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

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 

October 6-10--  Virtual. PA Green Gov Council To Mark Commonwealth Sustainability Week With Special Webinars 

-- DEP Orders Stonehaven Energy To ‘Immediately Cease And Desist Producing, Extracting, Or Injecting’ Oil, Natural Gas, Wastewater From 551 Conventional Wells In Clarion, Clearfield, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, McKean, Venango, Warren Counties  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Conventional Gas Well Owner Uses Wastewater To Water Freshly Seeded Well Site, Discharging Wastewater Into Ditch, Storm Sewer In Warren County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Blackhill Energy LLC 2nd ‘Inadvertent Return’ During Horizontal Drilling Of Brad-Tenn Loop Pipeline In Bradford County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: PA Appeal Could Make it Easier For Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners To Dispose OfTheir Wastewater By Dumping It On Roads

-- The Center Square: Mental Health Challenged In ‘Fenceline Communities’ Near Polluting Industries

-- The Derrick: 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]

-- Evangelical Environmental Network: Government Shutdown Creates Harm and Uncertainty For Families, Businesses, and Agencies Across the Country  [PaEN]

-- LandForce CEO Ilyssa Manspeizer Recognized With National AARP Purpose Prize Award  [PaEN] 

-- Bristol Township Environmental Advisory Committee Members Honored With Keep PA Beautiful's Community Pride Award In Bucks County  [PaEN]

-- WPost: Maryland To Announce $340 Million Deal With Constellation Energy To Reduce Pollution From Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna River 

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Investigates Discharge Into Susquehanna; Source Found To Be Drinking Water Pipeline Leak

-- Penn State Student Caroline Hunter Honed Passion For Environmental Policy As DEP Intern

-- Farm & Dairy: Conservation Project On Beaver County Dairy Farm Showcases Power Of Partnerships

-- Pike/Wayne County Conservation Districts:  Stream Keepers Program Oct. 25 For Students 11-14 

-- Pike County Conservation District: The Good, The Bad And The Groundwater 

-- Williamsport Sun: Another Hearing Scrutinizes Muncy-Are Solar Chicken Farm Proposal

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: ‘All Of The Above’ The Right Energy Policy

-- PUC Seeking Nominations For PA OneCall Damage Prevention Committee 

-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Lehigh Valley Farmland Is Infrastructure, Not Nostalgia - By Ron Beitler, Lehigh County Commissioner

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Riverlife Launches $30 Million Campaign To Improve Pittsburgh’s Riverfronts (Renderings)  [PDF of Article]

-- TribLive: Meet Winners Of 2025 Phipps Sustainable Garden Awards From Phipps Conservatory In Pittsburgh

-- DCNR Grants News: Antrim Twp. Adds Nature Play Area; Lancaster Enola Low Grade Trail Expands; Water Trail Mini-Grants 

-- The Nature Conservancy-PA: Celebrating 50 Years Of Conservation In Pennsylvania

-- Centre Daily Times: No Injuries From ‘J4’ Cave Rescue In Spring Twp., Centre County; Police Caution Cave Explorers 

-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Yard Waste And Lanternflies; Removing Egg Masses; Control Options; Business Training  

A.I. /Data Centers

-- Utility Dive: Report: Customers In PJM States Paid $4.4 Billion For A.I. Data Center Electric Transmission In 2024; In Pennsylvania $492 Million

-- Natural Resources Defense Council Blog: Building A.I. Data Centers Without Breaking Electric Ratepayers Or Reliability In PJM

-- Bloomberg: A.I.- Driven Demand For Natural Gas Generation Turbines Vastly Outpacing Supply, Threatening World’s Ability To Keep Up With Electricity Demand 

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- Bloomberg: A.I.- Driven Demand For Natural Gas Generation Turbines Vastly Outpacing Supply, Threatening World’s Ability To Keep Up With Electricity Demand 

Federal Administration

-- AP: National Parks ‘Generally’ Open During Federal Shutdown, But Liberty Bell In Philadelphia Is Closed

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive Editorial: County Meetings Canceled, Latest Casualty Of PA State Budget Battle

-- PennLive - John Baer: Republican State Treasurer Garrity’s Fast-Start Challenge To Gov. Shapiro Rare, Noteworthy

-- PennLive: Poll: Shapiro’s Job Approval With Republicans Nearly As High As Fetterman’s With Democrats; Shapiro Leads Garrity With 55% Of Voters

-- Post-Gazette: Fetterman Again Shows Independent Streak Votes To Keep Federal Government Open

-- Spotlight PA: How To Serve As A Poll Worker On Nov. 4

-- TribLive: PA House Gun Bill Vote Debate Leads To Expletive-Fueled Shouting Match Among Lawmakers

-- Post-Gazette: Dismissing ‘Conspiracy Theories,’ Gov. Shapiro Signs Order To Provide Free Vaccines To 1.5 Million PA Children

-- Dept. of Revenue September Revenue $4.1 Billion, Year To Date $10.1 Billion

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports September Tax Revenue $5 Million Below Estimates; Fiscal Year To Date Income Meeting IFO Projections

-- TribLive: Swastikas Found On Signs In Mt. Pleasant Borough, Surrounding Communities In Westmoreland County 

-- WHYY: How President’s $100,000 H-1B Work Visa Surcharge Could Impact Philly Region

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