-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
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 10:00: Agenda Posted. PA Public Utility Commission meeting agenda includes consideration of proposed Interconnection & Tariffs For Large Load Customers [A.I. Data Centers - Docket: M-2025-3054271]. Hearing Room 1, Keystone Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. [Agenda- Update of federal mine reclamation program.]
TODAY 1:00: 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)
October 29-- House Energy Committee holds informational meeting on small modular nuclear reactors. Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
-- Citizens Interested In Submitting Comments To DEP On Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant’s First Title V Air Quality Permit Invited To Oct. 29 Public Meeting In West Newton, Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts Nov. 4 & Nov. 11 Online Living Near Shale Gas Development Community Workshops [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: PA Senate Republicans, 6 Democrats Pass Bill To Erase RGGI Rules Reducing Power Plant Carbon Pollution [That Were Never Implemented]
-- PA Senate Republicans Approve 'Landmark' Bill To Modernize PA's 'Broken' Permitting Process [Similar, SPEED Permitting At DEP Attracted 5 Applications In 2 Months, DEP Acts On 742 Applications A Week]
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny Air Quality Program Faces $1 Million Deficit As Long-Delayed Permit Fee Increase Vote Looms
-- Post-Gazette/UPMC: Ask The Experts - How Does Low Air Quality Affect Lung Health? [PDF of Article]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Revision Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup Agreement Uncertain By Federal Shutdown, Criticism
-- Fox43: State Officials Will Join Local Partners Oct. 23 To Plant 700 Trees Along Orson Run In York County [Event Details]
-- PittsburghUnonProgress.com: Conservation Partnership Helps Allegheny County Farms Remain Viable With Environmental Benefits
-- Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program Accepting Applications for Spring 2026 Training [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Stewards Of York County: Artists Paint Storm Drain Art to Raise Water Pollution Awareness in York County
-- Penn State Extension Watershed Winds News: Data Center Water Use; Stormwater Drain Awareness; Farm Grows Food Forest; Master Watershed Stewards; Online Water Quality/Watersheds
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Commissioners Approve Money For Farmland Preservation
-- Spotlight PA: Clock Is Ticking For Rock Spring Water Company Private Water Company Sale To Resolve Service Problems In Centre County
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Gov. Josh Shapiro Champions Great Lakes Region Cooperation - By Gov. Josh Shapiro [PDF of Article]
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services: Due To Federal Shutdown, DHS Cannot Accept Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Until Dec. 3
-- Sen. Yaw Encourages Participation In National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Oct. 25
-- The Center Square: State Participating In National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Designated By National Geographic As One Of Best Places To Travel To In The World In 2026
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pittsburgh Should Bet On Itself As A Bucket-List Tourism Destination
-- WeConservePA Call For Presentations 2026 PA Land Conservation Conference April 29 To May 1 In Lancaster [PaEN]
-- Fish & Boat Commission: Restoring The Chesapeake Logperch In Lower Susquehanna River
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP found Washington Energy Co. LLC failed to comply with Order to plug abandoned conventional well in Peters Twp., Washington County abandoned for 280 days. Read more here.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP follow-up inspection of Calvin & Julia McCutcheon conventional well in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County found it was still abandoned and not plugged, annual reports not filed after 1,149 days. Read more here.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP found two Mervin Troyer conventional wells in Le Boeuf and Union Townships, Erie County continued to be abandoned and not plugged, spills not cleaned up, annual reports not filed after 91 days. Example: Read more here.
A.I. /Data Centers
-- WITF: PA House Committee Considers Shielding PA Ratepayer’s Wallets From A.I. Data Center Energy Costs
-- WHYY: PA Legislation Aims To Protect Ratepayers From A.I. Data Center Energy Strain, Costs
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Consider Rules For A.I. Data Centers; Industry Warns Of Over-Regulation
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Lawmakers Weigh Economics, Grid Failure As Regulations Considered For A.I. Data Centers Energy Use To Prevent Further Electric Cost Spikes [PDF of Article]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Massive Amazon A.I. Data Center In Bucks County Spurs Call To Protect Consumers From Getting Hit With Power Grid Costs
-- Penn State Extension: Data Centers And Water Use In Pennsylvania
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Corp Eyes More Natural Gas Deals For A.I. Data Centers
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: State Should Think Twice Before Taking Steps To Exit PJM - By Joseph Keilliher, Femur Chair of FERC
-- Reuters: Google Backs US Natural Gas Power Plant With Carbon Capture For Midwest A.I. Data Centers
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- TribLive: US Steel To Restart Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Battery Damaged In Deadly
-- Post-Gazette: US Steel To Restart Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Battery Impacted By Explosion
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- TribLive: Natural Gas Producer EQT Corp. Posts $407 Million Profit: ‘Firing On All Cylinders’
Other States/National
-- The Guardian: Climate Disasters In First Half Of 2025 Costliest Ever On Record, Research Shows
Federal Administration
-- Bloomberg: Why Big Oil/Gas Are Asking EPA Not To Cut Greenhouse Gas Reporting - It Could Hurt Their Business
-- The Guardian: US Demands EU Reverse New Climate Rules To Allow Surge In LNG Gas Imports
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive Editorial: Enough Finger-Pointing - Pass A State Budget
-- KYW: PA Gov. Shapiro Heading To Virginia To Campaign For Spanberger
-- The Center Square: Elect The Rich? Pennsylvania Politicians Put Up Big Numbers
-- Spotlight PA: Penn State Loses Fight To Keep Internal Trustee Documents Hidden As Commonwealth Court Sides With Spotlight PA
-- Altoona Mirror: Federal Funding For School Meal Funding Runs Dry At Area Schools
-- York Dispatch: Nearly 60,000 York Countians Lost Federal Food Assistance Due To Federal Government Shutdown
-- TribLive: Threatened Loss Of Food Stamp Benefits Weighs Heavily On Recipients
-- TribLive/USA Today: A Family Health Insurance Plan Now Costs Nearly $27,000; Costs Expected To Go Higher Because Of Congressional Inaction On Insurance Subsidies
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Republican Leaders In Harrisburg, Washington- Stop Holding Pennsylvania And The Nation Hostage
-- Spotlight PA: As Vaccine Policies Shift Under President’s Administration, PA Pediatricians Focus On Keeping Patients Informed
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[Posted: October 23, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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