-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
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
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-- Agenda Posted. 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.
December 4-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. LTBA. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
-- Environmental Justice: What Happens When A.I. Data Centers Come To Town? -- Environmental, Economic, Grid Impacts [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Blog: Why A.I. Data Centers Will Be Economic Development Duds In Pennsylvania
-- AP: Proposed A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Energy Demand Forecasts, Prices; States Want Proof They’ll Get Built [PJM, PA Focus]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 15 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 41 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: In Rooftop Solar, Advocates See A ‘Missed Opportunity’ For Clean Energy In Pennsylvania
-- Post-Gazette/Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: In Rooftop Solar, Advocates See A ‘Missed Opportunity’ For Clean Energy In Pennsylvania
-- The Allegheny Front: Not Too Late To Take Advantage Of Expiring Federal Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency Tax Credits [Killed By Congressional Republicans]
-- PA American Water Files Proposed Rate Increases: $14/Month For Water; $10/Month For Wastewater/ $20/Month For Wastewater/Stormwater Systems
-- TribLive: Residents Of Butler County Mobile Home Park Left Without Water, Answers For A Month
-- Apply Now! Spring Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Training Now Available In 9 Counties Across The State [PaEN]
-- North Branch Land Trust Receives Healing The Planet Grant From The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful To Support Native Tree Planting In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: North Branch Land Trust Receives Healing The Planet Grant For Native Tree Planting
-- DCNR Highlights $500,000 Investment In Planting Trees To Add Shade, Reduce Stormwater Runoff, Create Green Spaces [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Chapman State Park And Trails At Jakes Rocks Trail Fest Win Warren County 2025 Tourism Awards [PDF of Article]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 176 - 3.25 MW Backup Diesel Generators For A.I. Data Center In Former LSC Communication East Facility, City Of Lancaster [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Data Centers’ Use Of Diesel Generators for Backup Power Is Commonplace And Problematic
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Water Quality Permit For Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Project In Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- Environmental Justice: What Happens When A.I. Data Centers Come To Town? -- Environmental, Economic, Grid Impacts [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute Blog: Why A.I. Data Centers Will Be Economic Development Duds In Pennsylvania
-- AP: Proposed A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Energy Demand Forecasts, Prices; States Want Proof They’ll Get Built [PJM, PA Focus]
-- The Center Square: Call For A.I. Regulations In Health Care Grows Louder In PA
-- Wall Street Journal: When A.I. Hype Meets A.I. Business Reality: A Reckoning In 6 Charts
-- Investor’s Business Daily: Bursting A.I. Stock Bubble Worsens - Destroys $1.8 Trillion In Value Worldwide
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- AAA Average Gasoline Prices: National- $3.08 Ohio- $3.07 PA- $3.29
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 17 - Same Last 7 Weeks
Federal Administration
-- Bloomberg: EU Parliament Votes To Cut ESG Regulations Amid US President’s Pressure
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive: PA’s Independent Home Care Workers Get Pay Raise In State Budget But Most Miss Out
-- PA Capital-Star: Federal Shutdown Ends, But More Federal Chaos Looms For Pennsylvania, Other States
-- PennLive Editorial: The Shutdown Has Ended, But PA’s Healthcare Emergency Is Just Beginning
-- Attorney General Sunday Notice August Data Security Incident May Have Involved Personal Information
-- Post-Gazette: PA Standardized Education Test Scores Show Mixed Results
-- TribLive: Penn State Sets Dec. 9 Virtual Update On 7 Regional Campuses Scheduled To Close
-- Citizens Voice: Jane Fonda PAC Spends $40,000 On Luzerne County Campaigns
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: President’s USDA Sued To Stop Food Stamp Benefits, Used Hungry Americans For Political Gain Amid Federal Shutdown - By Rock Copeland, Erie County Council Member
-- AP: USDA Shows China Is Not Buying Soybeans From US Farmers President Promised
-- AP: President Drops His Tariffs On Beef, Coffee, Tropical Fruit Causing High Prices Taxing Consumers
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[Posted: November 15, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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