-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
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)
-- 17 PA Republican Senators Urge PJM To Reject Prioritizing Ready To Deploy Wind, Solar Energy Projects When Demand For Power Is Surging; Fail To Address Locking Up Existing Generation For Exclusive Data Center Use [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves 6.6% Philadelphia Gas Works Rate Increase, Keeps Weather Normalization Adjustment; PGW Required To Develop A 'Pathway' For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Invests $547.1 Million In 30 Water Infrastructure Projects In 23 Counties [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Elevated Levels Of Lead Found In Muncy Water
-- WPXI: Massive PA American Water Main Break Floods Part Of Pittsburgh Roadway
-- Morning Call: Large Lehigh County Authority Water Main Break Sends Water Gushing Onto Center City Allentown Streets
-- DEP Eliminates 2,402 Permit Backlog, Reviewed And Acted On 30,430 Permits So Far In 2025 [PaEN]
-- Wall Street Journal: West Virginia To Unveil Privately Funded Oil & Gas Well Plugging Fund To Retire 20,000 Conventional Wells [Diversified Energy] [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Emergency Crews Complete Drill At Parks Twp. Nuclear Waste Site In Armstrong County
-- Call For Presenters: 2026 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River March 28 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Federal Shutdown Could Affect Deadline For Jeannette Flood Mitigation Project In Westmoreland
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $5.7 Million+ To Preserve 2,079 Acres On 24 Farms In 14 Counties [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Visits Lebanon County To Celebrate Farm Preservation Milestone
-- Game Commission Celebrates Addition Of 509 Acres To State Game Lands 211 In Dauphin County
-- DCNR Now Accepting Nominations For Pennsylvania's 2026 River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- DCNR Grants News: Land Conservation Expands Fall Foliage Viewing; Trail Of Year Nominations; Federally-Funded Park Projects
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 7-Part Online Tree Tenders Training Starting Jan. 14 To Feb. 25 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 18 Webinar On Fireflies In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- New Penn State Course Prepares Students For Conservation Careers
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion Linked To High-Pressure Water Valve, Independent Report Finds [PDF of Article]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- 17 PA Republican Senators Urge PJM To Reject Prioritizing Ready To Deploy Wind, Solar Energy Projects When Demand For Power Is Surging; Fail To Address Locking Up Existing Generation For Exclusive Data Center Use [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: PA House Members Play Catch-Up With Rapid A.I. Data Center Development
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Community Groups Urge Officials To Restrict A.I. Data Center Development; More Than 20 Data Centers Proposed In PA
-- Observer-Reporter: 1,400 Acre A.I. Data Center Project, Dedicated 910 MW Natural Gas Power Plant, 18 Million Gallon A Day Water Treatment Plant Announced By Essential Utilities In Greene County [PDF of Article]
-- Utility Dive: PJM’s Market Monitor Urges FERC To Review Amazon Data Center’s Effect On Costs, Reliability In PECO Service Area
-- Capitol Wire - Robert Swift: Proposed Senate Bills Aim To Increase State Oversight Of PJM Electric Grid Operator
-- Morning Call Letter: PJM Must Be Transparent In Decisions On Energy Prices, A.I. Data Centers - By Dominic Trabosci
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Why Letting Utilities Build Power Plants In PA Is A $16 Billion Mistake To Meet A.I. Data Center Demands - By James H. Cawley, Fmr Chair PUC
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 11 Webinar: A.I. Data Centers In Pennsylvania - Why Here? Why Now? [PaEN]
-- Wall Street Journal: A.I. Data Centers, Desperate For Electricity, Are Building Their Own Power Plants [PDF of Article]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Interconnection Needs 43 Gigawatts Of Energy Storage By 2045, Brattle Group Says
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- US EIA: Winter Fuels Outlook: Electricity Costs In Mid-Atlantic Expected To Increase 6% Driven By Increases In Natural Gas Costs, Rapid Demand Growth [A.I. Data Centers]
Other States/National
-- Reuters: Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Highest Every Recorded, WMO Says, Warning Of More Extreme Weather
Federal Administration
-- Inside Climate News: Coal Miners, Advocates Plead With President To Enforce Black Lung Rule
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive - John Baer: What Do We Have To Do To Get Some Governing Around Here? [State & Federal]
-- WITF/AP: Man Pleads Guilty In Arson Attack At Governor’s Residence While Shapiro Family Slept
-- State Treasurer Garrity Announces First 3 Organizations To Receive Bridge Loans To Continue Services During State Budget Impasse
-- Post-Gazette: Many PA Voters Still Undecided On PA Supreme Court Retention Elections, Poll Shows
-- Warren Times: Poll: Majority Disagree With Country’s Direction
-- TribLive: Sticker Shock: PA Health Insurance Costs Soar Even More Than First Feared Without Congressional Action To Extend Tax Credits
-- AP: As Federal Shutdown Drags On, These People Will Lose If Health Care Subsidies Expire [PA Included]
-- WESA: Hundreds Of Western PA IRS Workers Furloughed Due To Federal Shutdown
-- AP: Social Security Cost-Of-Living Increase Announcement Delayed By Federal Shutdown
-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Administration Shields Key Data Used To Gauge Elder Abuse System Failures
-- TribLive Editorial: Death Penalty Decisions Must Be Based On Evidence
-- Post-Gazette: What James Franklin’s Firing And $50 Million Penn State Buyout Say About The Shifting College Football Landscape
-- AP: Is College Worth The Cost? Universities Work To Show The Return On Investment Of A Degree [Pittsburgh Schools Included]
-- PennLive: Cleveland Cliffs Formally Closes Steelton Steel Plant Due To Weak Demand In Dauphin County
-- The Guardian: 75% Of Americans Report Soaring Prices As President Claims Inflation ‘Over’
-- Post-Gazette: Thousands Expected At ‘No Kings’ Protests In Downtown Pittsburgh
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[Posted: October 16, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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