Thursday, December 25, 2025

Thursday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 12.25.25

“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

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

-- Committee Schedule


House Voting Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


MERRY CHRISTMAS!


State Office Closings: Harrisburg Capital Complex Offices Will Be Closed Friday, Dec. 26 Due To Weather; Check Here For Other Closings Or Call Ahead 


DEP Updated Calendar Of Events For 2026


January 6-- DEP Public Meeting On Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Proposal Water Quality Permits In Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County.  Valley View High School, 1 Columbus Drive Archbald,  5:00 to 8:00 p.m.


January 6-- Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition Online Meeting. 4:00 p.m.


January 14-- Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper Hosts Data Centers in the Susquehanna River Basin – Let's Talk Water Usage With SRBC.  Wrightsville, York County.  6:00 to 8:00 p.m.


February 19-- In-Person/Online. PA League Of Women Voters, Duquesne University Host Shale Gas & Public Health Conference.  Pittsburgh.  8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 


-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Shale Gas Pipeline Drilling Fluid Losses To Mine Voids Climbs To Over 521,600 Gallons In Washington County  [PaEN]


-- Delco Times: Monroe Energy Fuel Tank Farm Reports Major Leak Of 378,000 Gallons Of Gasoline In Delaware County


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Delaware County Residents Could Be Given Bottled Water After Major Gasoline Leak At Monroe Energy Tank Farm 

 

-- WHYY: Why The Lower Schuylkill River Should Get Your Vote For PA River Of The Year


-- Penn State Extension Hosts Jan. 28 Webinar On Agricultural Soil Health Practices For Clean Water  [PaEN] 


-- PA Capital-Star: Family Tradition In Indiana County - Christmas Tree Capital Of The World


-- TribLive: Annual Oakmont Christmas Tree Collection To Benefit Goats In Allegheny County


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Fish Commission May Increase Size Limit To Keep Trout 2 Inches, Here’s Why


A.I. /Data Centers


-- York Dispatch: East Manchester Twp. To Rezone 300 Acres Of Farmland For A.I. Data Center Use In York County; Jan. 20 Meeting Set  [PDF of Article]


-- TribLive - Jack Troy: PJM’s Power Auction Shortfall Could Lead To Increased Blackout Risks In PA, Other States In Face Of A.I. Data Center Power Demands


-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Rankled By President’s Order To Oppose State Regulation Of A.I.: ‘We’re Not Stopping’ 


Today’s Oil & Gas Violations


-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Six Amer Natural Resources LLC conventional wells in Allegheny County continue to be abandoned and not plugged in violation of DEP Order since Dec. 12, 2019-- 2,202 days and counting. Read more here.


Gas Explosions


-- AP: Rescuers Rushed Into Flames To Save Nursing Home Residents In Bucks County After Deadly Explosion


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Rankled By President’s Order To Oppose State Regulation Of A.I.: ‘We’re Not Stopping’

-- TribLive: More Than 100 Academic Offerings On PennWest’s Chopping Block

Click Here for latest PA Environmental News

Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook

Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter  

Read Weekly PA Environment Digest

Diversity - Equity - Inclusion

[Posted: December 25, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

No comments :

Post a Comment

Subscribe To Receive Updates:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner