-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule 2025
December 8, 9, [Canceled- 10]
Senate Voting Schedule 2026
January 6, 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3 (Governor’s Budget Address), 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
House Voting Schedule 2025
December 15 [non-voting], 16, 17
House Voting Schedule 2026
January 6 (NV), 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3 (Governor's Budget Address, 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March. 23, 24, 25
April 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: Virtual. Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee, Subcommittee On Future Planning. 9:00 a.m. Click Here for options for joining remotely. Contact: Lindsay Byron, lbyron@pa.gov or 717-772-8951. (formal notice)
December 8-- Virtual. DEP To Host Virtual Update On Response To Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
December 9-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277. [Agenda Includes Petition On Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells. Read more here.]
December 10-- DEP Public Meeting On Boyertown Landfill Hazardous Site In Montgomery County [Click Here for DEP webpage.]
December 11-- CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395. (formal notice)
December 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. Contact: Bob Haines at robhaines@pa.gov or (717) 787-7565. (formal notice) [Agenda includes update on biosolids beneficial use]
December 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Lindsay Byron, lbyron@pa.gov or 717-772-8951
December 17-- DEP Hearing On Air Quality Permit For The PEI Power LLC Natural Gas Power Plant In Lackawanna County. DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.
December 17-- DEP hearing on a revised Title V Air Quality Permit for the Portland Power, LLC 400 MW power plant in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County hoping to attract an A.I. data center project. DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.
December 17-- DEP Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Ecopax LLC Facility In Forks Twp., Northampton County. DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.
December 17-- DEP hearing on a revised Title V Air Quality Permit for the Surteco North America facility in West Brunswick Township, Schuylkill County. DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.
-- Westmoreland County Volunteer Mark Nobile Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- Farmers, Pesticide Applicators, Pesticide Businesses Can Sign Up To Schedule Disposal Of Unwanted Pesticides In 19 Counties Through The CHEMSWEEP Program [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: After Missing 2025 Goals, Chesapeake Bay Leaders Agree On Longer Timeline, Tribal Role In Cleanup
-- TribLive: US Steel Irvin Plant Fined For Leaking Oil Into Monongahela River
-- Post-Gazette: DEP Fines US Steel Irvin Plant For Releasing Oil Into Monongahela River
-- DEP Invites Comments On Policy For Oil & Gas Development Erosion And Sediment Control, Stormwater Management
-- Altoona Mirror: New State Budget Awards $1.9 Million To Concurrent Technologies Corp To Extract Rare Earth Minerals From Coal Ash [Penn State Pilot Plant Processes 10,000 Gallons Of Mine Drainage A Day For Rare Earth Minerals] [PDF of Article]
-- December 6 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In November Now Available [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves Reduced Columbia Gas Rate Hike Of 6.05%, And A Per Month Residential Customer Charge Increase Of 33% [PaEN]
-- PUC Announces Reappointments To PA OneCall Damage Prevention Committee
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: How President’s Rollbacks To Vehicle Mileage Rules Could Impact Philly Air Quality
-- Inquirer: Penn’s Landing 12-Acre Cap/Park Over I-95 In Philadelphia 30% Complete, Cost Doubled To $500 Million
-- Warren Times: North Country Trail Association Recaps 2025 Projects [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette - Bob Frye: Ruffed Grouse Need A Mix Of Young And Old Forests, This Grant Will Help
-- WNEP: New Turtle Clinic To Offer Specialized Care At Pocono Wildlife In Monroe County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: A.I. Data Centers Are Not Inevitable, We Need To Stop Them - By Jon Irons, Lehigh County Commissioner
-- Morning Call: PA US Sen. McCormick Says PA Can Lead A.I. Boom: ‘I Think Our State Is Uniquely Blessed’
-- PJM Interconnection 2027/28 Electricity Capacity Auction Now Open Thru Dec. 10; Results Reported Dec. 17
-- PA Capital-Star: Watchdog For PJM Electric Grid Wants A Pause On A.I. Data Centers
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Leadership Change At Office Of The Budget: Monson Resigns, Zachary Reber Appointed Budget Secretary
-- TribLive: Philadelphia Man Guilty Of Threatening Political Party Employee Seeking To Recruit Poll Watchers
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Protect PA Children From Hepatitis B Infection - By Dr. Debra Bogen, Secretary of Health & Dr. Val Arkoosh, Secretary of Human Services
-- WITF: PA Republican Con. Smucker Positions Himself For Powerful Role As House Budget Committee Chair
-- WESA/AP: President To Visit PA Tuesday To Highlight Efforts To Curb Inflation As High Prices Squeeze Americans [Tariffs?]
-- Inquirer: President To Visit NE PA Tuesday To Promote His Economic Agenda
-- Inquirer Editorial: President Dismisses Affordability Concerns As He Personally Rakes In Billions
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[Posted: December 5, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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