Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 10.1.25

“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 1, 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 1-- Postponed. House Energy Committee holds hearing on  House Bill 1539 (Madsen-D-Dauphin) establishing an Electric School Bus Grant Program. Room G-50 of the Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

TODAY 9:00: House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on mitigating crop damage from deer in Southwest PA.  Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live.

TODAY 10:00: DEP  Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit For Vitro Meadville Flat Glass In Crawford County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville.  10:00 a.m. to Noon

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: EQT Production Co. Challenges Records Requests In Ongoing Investigation Of The 2020-21 Release Of 940,000 Gallons Of Shale Gas Wastewater In North Bethlehem Twp., Washington County And Similar Failures At At Least 6 Other EQT Well Pads  [PaEN] 

-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: Appeal Could Make It Easy For Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners To Dispose Of Their Wastewater By Road Dumping 

-- Wyoming County Press Examiner: Oil & Gas Landowner Alliance To Hold Town Hall Meeting Oct. 2 At Montrose VFW 

-- Mass Transit/Centre Daily Times: Centre Area Transportation Authority Switch To Renewable Natural Gas Seen As An ‘Important Milestone’ 

-- Broad & Liberty Guest Essay: Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion Touted As Key To US Energy Dominance - By Lauren Jessop

-- PPL Utilities Files For 6.98% Electric Rate Increase Boosting Residential Customer Bills By $160.44 A Year Or $13.37/Month 

-- Morning Call: PPL Electric Requesting Nearly 7% Rate Increase; Here’s What It Could Mean To Your Bill

-- New York Blower Company In Lawrence County Launches New Rooftop Solar Energy System For Its First Fully Sustainable Manufacturing Facility  [PaEN]

-- NRCS-PA Announces Conservation Funding Opportunities For FY 2026, Deadline To Apply Nov. 1  [PaEN] 

-- NRCS-PA Invites Comments On Chester County Mushroom Composting Water Quality Plan; Oct. 15 Webinar  [PaEN] 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: EPA Names Dan Coogan New Head Of Chesapeake Bay Program Office  

-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Program: Oct. 3 - Sustainability And The Ocean, 4:00 p.m.

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Forests, Urban Tree Canopy Still Shrinking In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

-- Tribune-Democrat: Johnstown Flood Museum Reopens After 8-Month Hiatus Following Storm Damage

-- Beaver Times: PA Resources Council Hosts Oct. 4 Household Chemicals Collection Event

-- City & State PA: PA School Districts Working To Improve Buildings, Environments [Asbestos, Lead In Drinking Water]

-- Inquirer: Climate Scientist Michael Mann Steps. Down From Administrative Role At Penn; Faced Criticism Over Posts On Killing Of Charlie Kirk

-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 17 Advice From The Woods - Ask Our Experts! Webinar, Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

-- DCNR In Case You Missed It: Shapiro Administration Celebrates Trails Month And Connections To Nature, Economic Boost Trails Provide To PA

-- Inquirer: One Of PA’s Newest Trailheads Is At Sideling Hill Plaza Rest Stop

-- Republican Herald: ‘Anthracite Connector’ To Link Trails Between Pottsville And Jim Thorpe  [PDF of Article] 

-- Scranton Times: Construction Underway On Lackawanna River Boat Launch In Carbondale

-- Warren Times: Friends Of The Allegheny Wilderness Opposes Kinzue Beach Development

-- WNEP: 6-Year-Old Welcomed Home After ATV Crash Recovery In Schuylkill County

-- Western PA Conservancy, PA American Water Celebrate 25 Years Of Sponsoring Community Gardens At Downtown Pittsburgh Event 

A.I. /Data Centers

-- Citizens Voice: Wright Township Adopts Ordinance To Regulate A.I. Data Centers In Luzerne County 

-- Republican Herald: Butler Township Supervisors OK A.I. Data Centers In Business Park In Schuylkill County  [PDF of Article]  

-- PPL Utilities Files For 6.98% Electric Rate Increase Boosting Residential Customer Bills By $160.44 A Year Or $13.37/Month  

-- Morning Call: PPL Electric Requesting Nearly 7% Rate Increase; Here’s What It Could Mean To Your Bill

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Southwestern PA Must Plan Smarter For A.I. Data Centers - By Panini A. Chowdhury, Professional Planner

-- Environmental Advocates Call On DEP To Reject Permit For A 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant At The Homer City A.I. Data Center Complex In Indiana County [PaEN] 

-- PA Environmental Council: Is Pennsylvania Ready For An A.I. Data Center Boom?  Risk Factors And Possible Solutions - By John Walliser, VP for Legal & Government Affairs  

-- Beaver Times: Study: Droughts, Demand From A.I. Data Centers, Farming, Post Risks For Great Lakes Region Water Supplies

Federal Administration

-- Tribune-Democrat/AP: EPA’s Job Is To Protect America’s Air, Water And Land; Here’s How Federal Shutdown Affects That Effort 

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- AP: PA Agencies Warn Of Mounting Damage As State Enters Its 4th Month Of Budget Stalemate 

-- York Dispatch: Federal Shutdown Could Take Problems Caused By PA State Budget Impasse From ‘Bad To Worse’

-- PA Capital-Star: Dual Budget Crises Threaten $40 Billion In Federal Funding For Pennsylvania

-- Spotlight PA: Taxpayers [Will] End Up Footing The Bill As Counties Weigh Borrowing To Survive State Budget Impasse

 -- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Says Senate Republicans Need To ‘Show Up For Work,’ And Pass A Budget; Republican Sen. Kim Ward Said She’s Trying To Protect Taxpayers From $51.5 Billion Shapiro ‘Wish List’

-- WITF: Gov. Shapiro: ‘We’ll Be Prepared’ For Federal Shutdown In PA

-- Spotlight PA/AP: Alleged Outburst At Union Meeting Adds To Concerns About PA Sen. Fetterman’s Behavior

-- WITF: PA House Passes Universal Background Checks For Guns, Fails To Pass Other Reforms

-- PennLive: Medical Experts Slam President’s Administration On Tylenol And Autism Link At PA House Hearing

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Consistency Key For Those Seeking COVID Vaccines

-- WESA: Federal Judge Protects PA- For Now- From Federal Reprisal In Food Stamp Dispute 

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Residents Push For Sanctuary City Law

-- Post-Gazette: Fayette County Soybean Farmer Is Philosophical About President’s Tariff Hits 

-- Morning Call: School Nurse’s Condemnation Of Charlie Kirk Sparks Fierce Backlash Against Easton Area School Board

-- Observer-Reporter: Reunited: Washington County Father Back With Family After Months In Federal ICE Detention Facility

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[Posted: October 1, 2025]  PA Environment Digest