Tuesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 11.18.25

“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]

Senate Voting Schedule

November 18, 19

December 8, 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

House Voting Schedule

November 18, 19

December [canceled- 8, 9, 10], 15 [non-voting], 16, 17

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

TODAY 10:30:  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 19-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building.  10:00 a.m.  Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com.  Read More Here On Agenda.

November 19-- Virtual. Penn State Extension A.I. Data Centers And Water Resources, Noon to 1:00 p.m.

November 19-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Land Use Webinar On Using A.I. For Community Planning. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

November 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m.  (formal notice)  [Note: Conventional Oil & Gas/Shale Gas Emissions Reporting]

November 24-- Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA Webinar: Starting, Growing An Outdoor Business.  Noon to 1:00 p.m.

December 1-- DEP hearing on a revised Title V Air Quality permit for the Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery in Trainer Borough, Delaware County.  Read more here.

December 2-- DEP Hearing On Revision To Title V Air Quality Permit For a Glass Furnace At The PQ LLC Facility In Chester, Delaware County. Chester City Hall, One 4th Street in Chester. 7:00 p.m.

December 2-- DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority wastewater plant in Chester, Delaware County. Read more here.

December 2--  DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Constellation Energy Generation Co. Limerick Nuclear Power Plant in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. Read more here.

December 2-- DEP hearing on a revised Title V Air Quality permit for the US Steel Fairless Steel Plant in Falls Township, Bucks County. Read more here.

December 4-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. LTBA. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.

December 11-- DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd Wallace at  twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395.

-- 500 Feet Isn’t Enough - House Hearing I: Shale Gas Industry Says Setbacks Won’t Protect Residents, Public Health, Environment From Shale Gas Operations, Only ‘Rigorous Oversight’ Will; Standards Have Not Changed In 9 Years  [PaEN] 

-- 500 Feet Isn't Enough- House Hearing II: As A Township Supervisor We Have An Obligation To Protect The Health, Safety And Welfare Of Our Township Residents From Shale Gas Development  [PaEN] 

-- 500 Feet Isn't Enough - House Hearing III: What It’s Really Like Living Next To A Shale Gas Well Pad - Nosebleeds, Headaches, Nausea, Air Pollution, Vibrating House, Sleepless Nights, Anxiety, Truck Traffic  [PaEN] 

-- The Allegheny Front: 2nd Rustic Ridge Underground Coal Mine Proposed In Westmoreland Met With Opposition: ‘I wish It Wasn’t Coming’

-- The Center Square: Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Poised For A New Start

-- PA Capital-Star: Next Generation Modular Nuclear Reactors Will Be Smaller, Safer PA House Energy Committee Hears

-- Dept. Of Human Services Begins Accepting Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)  Dec. 3, After Federal Shutdown Delay  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Research: Skin Cancer Cluster Found In 16 PA Counties With Or Near Farmland

-- WPXI: Massive Water Main Break Flooding Road In Scott Twp., Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Water At Butler County Mobile Home Park Usable Again, DEP Says  

 

A.I. /Data Centers

-- WHYY: PJM Electrical Grid To Decide Who Pays Bill For Massive A.I. Data Centers

-- PA Capital-Star: A.I. Data Center Growth Drives Communities In PA, Other States To Fight For More Say

-- ABC6News: Developer Withdraws A.I. Data Center Plan In Plymouth Twp., Montgomery County After Legal Issue Halts Zoning Meeting

-- TribLive: Springdale Planning Commission OKs A.I. Data Center Project; Proposal Moves To Council In Allegheny County

-- Morning Call: Plans For A.I. Data Center At Old Air Products Site In Upper Macungie Revealed 

-- Post-Gazette: Nova Place Hits The Market As Potential A.I. Data Center Hub In Pittsburgh

Other States/National

-- Post-Gazette/AP: New Analysis Shows More US Consumers Are Falling Behind On Their Utility bills

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Says National Democrats Folded In Federal Shutdown, While He Stayed ‘At The Table’ For PA’s Late State Budget Deal

-- WITF: Protesters Take To PA Capitol, Call For Ban On Gifts To Lawmakers 

-- TribLive Editorial: KKK Flyers Are Cry For Attention 

-- WESA: Gov. Shapiro Says Republican Challenger Garrity At Odds With Republican Legislative Leaders On Budget Remarks

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Post-Gazette Journalists Vote To End Country’s Longest Strike And Notify PG They Are Returning To Work

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