-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
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
DEP Office Closures: DEP Northeast Regional Offices Are CLOSED Dec. 11
TODAY 1:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. 1:00 p.m. 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-- NEW. House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 1116 (Pugh-R-Luzerne) requires DEP to conduct a study of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in biosolids; House Resolution 66 (Pielli-D-Chester) directs the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study and issue a report on wild native terrestrial invertebrate management; House Resolution 352 (Ciresi-D-Montgomery) directs the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on litter law enforcement and provide recommendations. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
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.
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Teen Gavin Lynch Receives Nobel Good Earth Sustainability Scholarship For Fighting For A Greener Future, One Of 2 Nationwide [PaEN]
-- YaleEnvironment360: Pennsylvania Faces A New Natural Gas Fracking Boom With Soaring Energy Demands Needed To Feed A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- Capitol Wire: Natural Gas Fracking Activity In Pennsylvania Surges As Power Demand From A.I. Data Centers Increases
-- Susquehanna River Basin Low Flow Water Conditions Trigger Water Withdrawal Restrictions On 40 Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Points; 17 Shale Gas Withdrawals Blocked By Ice Conditions [PaEN]
-- PA Drought Task Force Adds 8 More Counties To Drought Watch, Total Now 37 [PaEN]
-- PA American Water Asking Customers To Reduce Water Consumption Amid Drought Watch In 17 Service Counties
-- 265 MW Solar Energy Facility Approved By Rush Township In Centre County On Nearly 2,000 Acres Of Abandoned Mine Land [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Bat Expert Says Muncy Solar Array Could Confuse Bats Into Thinking Solid Panels Are Water [FYI: Bats Don’t Like Water]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PUC Approves Columbia Gas Rate Increase - 13th Since 2008
-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Guide To Extension Energy Team; Upcoming Learning Opportunities; Biogas; Home Heating Assistance Opens
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Gas Driller CEO Invests In Sludge Disposal Startup
-- Inquirer: Cleanup Of Ridley Creek Tanker Truck Oil Spill Almost Complete
-- KDKA: New Data Shows Air Quality Improvements Across Pittsburgh Area
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay News: Wooly Caterpillar Weather Forecasts; Eastern Hemlocks; Phenological Fun!
-- DCNR Grants News: Tools For Evaluating Park Equity Webinar; 2 New Columbia Boro Parks; Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 22
A.I. /Data Centers
-- YaleEnvironment360: Pennsylvania Faces A New Natural Gas Fracking Boom With Soaring Energy Demands Needed To Feed A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- Capitol Wire: Natural Gas Fracking Activity In Pennsylvania Surges As Power Demand From A.I. Data Centers Increases
-- Fortune: Exelon CEO: The ‘Warning Lights Are On’ For US Electric Grid Resilience And Utility Prices Amid Uncontrolled A.I. Data Center Demand Surge [Electricity & Natural Gas Costs Are Now Leading Inflation Pressures]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Potential For More Air Pollution From A.I. Data Centers Causes Concern In Virginia
-- Reuters: Big Tech Shifts To ‘All Of The Above’ A.I. Power Strategy [Still Prioritizing Renewables Over Fossil Fuels]
-- Post-Gazette: A.I. Strike Team Finds New Partner, Fresh Leadership To Promote A.I. In PA
-- PA Attorney General Sunday Leads Coalition Of 42 Attorneys General In Letter To A.I. Software Companies Demanding Safeguards To Protect Vulnerable Residents From Harmful Interactions With Bots
Other States/National
-- Utility Dive: New York Power Authority Adopts 5.5 GW Renewable Power Plan, Despite The President’s Efforts To Block Renewable Generation From Coming To The Grid
-- The Guardian: Montana Youth Activists Who Won Landmark Climate Case Push For Court Enforcement
-- Financial Times: Inside The Failed Green Revolutions At BP And Shell After Dramatically Scaling Back Plans
Federal Administration
-- PA Capital-Star: USDA Will Spend $700 Million To Support Regenerative Agriculture As Part Of Make America Healthy Again
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Republican Attorney General Sunday Endorses Republican Stacy Garrity For Governor
-- PennLive - John Baer: Gov. Shapiro’s Big-Time Media Ride Was Impressive Despite Some Bumps
-- Inquirer: PA Democrats Begin Efforts To Flip State Senate With Challenge To Sen. Pennycuick In Montgomery County
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Financial Cliff Looms For State Budget
-- TribLive: Sports Betting Websites To Require Valid ID In PA
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Our Elected Officials Must Stop Hiding From The People They Represent
-- Beaver Times: Fmr. Gov. Wolf, PA Democrats Slam Federal HHS ‘Deadname’ Of Dr. Rachel Levine Portrait
-- Wall Street Journal: Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says US May Be Drastically Overstating Jobs Numbers: May Be Losing 20,000 Jobs A Month
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[Posted: December 11, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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