-- 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!
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Radiation Protection Advisory Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m.
TODAY To October 16-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference In State College
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)
-- Rep. Vitali Introduces Legislation To Increase Setbacks From Unconventional Shale Gas Wells From 500 Feet To 2,500 Feet From Homes, 5,000 Feet From Schools, Hospitals [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 11 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 85 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 10 Hearing On Renewal Of Air Quality Permit For Cleveland Cliffs Monessen Coke [Coal] Works In Westmoreland County; Wastewater Plant Permit Renewal Pending [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Homer City Generation Chapter 105 Permit Covering Permanent Loss Of 441 Feet Of Stream To Develop Part Of A.I. Data Center Campus In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Approvals For Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Northeast Supply Enhancement Quarryville Pipeline Loop, Compressor Station In Chester, Lancaster Counties [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: New Jersey Officials Consider New Permit Requests For Transcontinental Northeastern Supply Enhancement Pipeline
-- DEP Proposes To Deny Eureka Resources Water Quality Permit Renewal For Standing Stone Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- State Fire Commissioner Makes $250,000 Available To Help Fire, Rescue And EMS First Responders Prepare For Gas Well Fires, Explosions
-- The Derrick: New Energy Demands From A.I. Data Centers Takes Center Stage At Drake Energy Dialogues [PDF of Article]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Carnegie Mellon Research Behind New Global Map Of Power Plant, Refinery, Other Air Pollution
-- LehighValleyNews.com: 10th Lehigh Valley Watershed Conference Focuses On Conservation, Restoration
-- Penn State Extension, DCNR, PASA Host Mid-Atlantic Agroforestry Conference June 4-5, 2026 In Huntingdon County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Twofold Farm Grows A Food Forest Multifunction Riparian Buffer With Conservation In Mind In Wyoming County
-- Penn State Extension: Healthy Streams Typically Don’t Follow A Straight Line - Sinuosity And Stream Health
-- Dept. Of Insurance: Federal Shutdown Suspends Federal Flood Insurance Program, Here Are Some Options To Help Homeowners
-- PA Resources Council Holds Nov. 1 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event In Allegheny County With PPG, Pittsburgh Penguins [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers May Soon Be Banned In Lower Merion Twp.
-- Dept. Of Health Invests $380,000 In 11 Communities To Improve Walking, Biking Networks To Boost Physical Activity
-- Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Seeking Candidates For Game Commission Board
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PA House Members Announced 6-Bill Legislative Package To Promote Responsible Development Of A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Issues Policy Statement Calling For Responsible Development Of A.I. Data Centers, Adopting PennFuture's Model Zoning Ordinance [PaEN]
-- Solar Energy Industries Assn.: President’s Efforts To Prevent Clean Energy Deployment Have Blocked 125 Gigawatts Of Solar Power From The Grid Just When Demand Is Surging, Driving Up Electricity Prices
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Financial Pain For Many PA Service Providers Will Continue After State Budget Impasse Ends
-- Spotlight PA: Fulton County Tried To Aid President In 2020 Election Is Now Stuck With $1 Million Penalty For Illegal Actions Related To Voting Machine Access
-- TribLive Editorial: Penn State Cares More About Coaching Than Campuses
-- Dept. Of Insurance: Without Federal Action, PA Married Seniors Could See Health Insurance Costs Skyrocket From $7,032 To $35,712 A Year In 2026
-- Post-Gazette: PA Issues Health Insurance Rate Hikes: ‘Shocking’ Due To Congressional Inaction On Extending Tax Credits
-- Inquirer: China Cuts Off Philly Shipyard Supplies To Punish Korean Firm For Partnership With US Amid Trade Fight
-- Inquirer: Philly Airport Refusing To Play President’s Homeland Security Video Blaming Democrats For Federal Shutdown
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[Posted: October 15, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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