-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"It is never too late to do the right thing." -- Nelson Mandela
Senate Voting Schedule
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
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!
November 12-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Shale gas well setback petition will not be considered until at least the next meeting on Dec. 9. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277.
November 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Joint Meeting Of Citizens Advisory Council and Environmental Justice Advisory Board. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 p.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171. [Agenda: DEP Environmental Justice Program; EJ Concerns With Data Centers. Read more here.]
November 14-- Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on safeguarding residential water wells. Columbia Crossing River Trails Center, 41 Walnut St., Columbia, Lancaster County. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
November 14-- Virtual/In-Person. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meetings on Chapter 71-73 proposed on-lot septic system regulation changes. Boyertown Community Ambulance Service Building, 2 East 2nd Street, Boyertown, Berks County. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Tomisa Kiskadden at tkiskadden@pa.gov or (814) 332-6677. (formal notice)
November 17-- House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development Committee informational meeting on increasing registration fees for ATVs, snowmobiles. Room 523 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
November 17-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on increasing setback requirements from unconventional shale gas wells - House Bill 1946 (Vitali-D-Delaware). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live. Read more here on the issue.
November 17-- House Energy Committee holds informational meeting on small modular nuclear reactors. Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:30 a.m. Click Here to watch live.
November 18-- House Energy Committee meeting to consider House Bill 1260 (Siegel-D- Lehigh) encouraging solar energy facilities at warehouses (sponsor summary); House Bill 2017 (Giral-D-Philadelphia) changing annual fees charged to nuclear reactors by DEP to promote modular nuclear reactors (sponsor summary). Room B-31 Main Capital. 10:30. Click Here to watch live.
-- November 10 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- Nov. 12 Joint Meeting Of DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board To Hear EJ Concerns With A.I. Data Centers, Update On DEP’s EJ Initiatives, Cumulative Impacts Of Facilities [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 1 to 7 - Failed To Plug Shale Gas Well For 1,521 Days; 20,000 Gallon Spill Into Mine Void; 99% Of Conventional Well Owners Fail To Comply With Methane Rule [PaEN]
-- DEP: Spills, Releases Continue At Seneca Resources Taft Shale Gas Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County For 373 Days And Counting [PaEN]
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Pipeline Construction Results In 20,000 Gallon Spill Into Coal Mine Voids Under Washington County, For The 3rd Time [PaEN]
-- DEP: EQM Gathering Has 6th ‘Inadvertent’ Release During Pipeline Construction In Nottingham Twp., Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: LPR Energy LLC Fails To Plug Abandoned Shale Gas Well For 1,521 Days And Counting In Fayette County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 8 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 71 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 8 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Major Cases Awaiting Decisions From PA’s Highest Courts [RGGI]
-- Beaver Times Guest Essay: Health Factors Should Be Considered In Review Of Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County - By Alison Steele, Environmental Health Project [PDF of Article]
-- PA Wilds Center: Total Economic Impact Of Tourism In 13 County PA Wilds Region Reaches $3.29 Billion In 2024 [PaEN]
-- Nov. 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- WNEP: One Man Dead After ATV Crash In Wayne County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The News-Item: Gary Namet Defeats Incumbent Mt. Carmel Twp. Supervisor, Says Opposition To A.I. Data Center Made Difference
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 10 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Bloomberg: Signs Are Emerging Increasing Risk Of Polar Vortex Conditions, Higher Winter Power Bills From US To Europe
Other States/National
-- Post-Gazette/AP: Flood Inside West Virginia Coal Mine Has Trapped Miner Inside
-- WV News: Massive Effort Underway To Dewater Coal Mine In Nicholas County, WV To Locate Missing Coal Miner
-- Financial Times: The World Is Struggling To Halt Climate Change, But Can It Adapt To Reduce Impacts? [PDF of Article]
-- AP: Landmark 2015 Paris Agreement Set A Path To Slow Climate Change, The World Hasn’t Stayed On It
Federal Administration
-- Tribune-Democrat/CNHI: ‘No Going Back’ On Solar, Renewable Energy [PDF of Article]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Democrats In Lancaster County Had A Good Year; Does That Mean A Blue Wave Is Coming In 2026?
-- TribLive/Reuters: US Senate Advances Bill To End Federal Shutdown
-- Post-Gazette: Sen. Fetterman Casts Key Vote In Federal Shutdown Deal That Other Democrats Call ‘Capitulating’
-- Inquirer: President’s USDA Demands States ‘Undo’ Full Food Stamp Benefit Payouts, As States Warn Of ‘Catastrophic Impact’
-- Post-Gazette: Sports Betting, Online Gaming Companies Are All-In Against Any PA Gambling Tax Hike
-- PennLive: How PA’s Largest Taxpayer-Funded Private Cyber Charter School Discourages Public Participation
-- Spotlight PA: Major Cases Awaiting Decisions From PA’s Highest Courts
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[Posted: November 10, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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