-- 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
TODAY 6:00: 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.
-- Environmental Quality Board Votes To Accept Petition To Study An Increase In Setback Safety Zones From Shale Gas Wells; And 3 Petitions From Oil & Gas Industry To Change Other Requirements [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: DEP To Review Proposal To Expand No-Drill Zones Around Homes, Schools, Streams
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Will Study Plan To Keep New Natural Gas Drilling Pads Farther From Homes, Schools, Hospitals
-- Sen. Yaw Bill To Subsidize Building Only Natural Gas Power Plants To Help Meet The Energy Demands Of A.I. Data Centers; Continues ‘One Of The Above’ Energy Policy [PaEN]
-- The Center Square Analysis: Demise Of RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program ‘Worth The Wait’ For PA Taxpayers In Late State Budget [RGGI Never Implemented]
-- ARIPPA, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Award Lackawanna River Conservation Association Mini-Grant; Next Round Opens Jan. 1 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Persistent Chesapeake Bay Dead Zone Underscores Pollution Problem
-- The Allegheny Front: Penn State Hershey Researchers Find Link Between Skin Cancer Rates In Areas Of Farming, Herbicide Use In PA
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: PennDOT Plan For Rt. 322 In Centre County Draws Fire From Environmentalists, Farmers
-- Interns Wanted: Pennsylvania Sea Grant Seeks Summer Undergraduate Interns [PaEN]
-- Vote Now! For Pennsylvania's 2026 River Of The Year [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Conestoga River Up For PA River Of The Year, A Win Could Honor Late Journalist Ad Crable; How To Vote [PDF of Article]
-- Morning Call: Once A Family Home And Nature Setting, It Will Become Lehigh Valley’s Newest Park
-- South Mountain Partnership Holds Winter Partnership Meeting Jan. 30 In Franklin County [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: Irvona Man Killed In Morning ATV Crash In Clearfield County
-- York Daily Record: Bald Eagles Return To Hanover Nest Livestream
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Mayfield Boro To Hold Hearing On A.I. Data Center Regulations Dec. 10 In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: PPL Proposed 7% Rate Hike A.I. Data Center Driven [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Springdale Residents, Environmental Groups Gather To Oppose A.I. Data Center; More Events Planned In Allegheny County [Vote Dec. 16]
-- Morning Call: Will A.I. Data Center Be Built At Site Of Former Merchants Square Mall In Allentown? It’s One Possibility [PDF of Article]
-- PA Capital-Star: Rising Electricity Bills Lead To State Scrutiny-- But Little Relief For Ratepayers
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Thoughts On ‘Frankenstein,’ A.I. And The Perils Of Our Unfinished Creation - By Kelly McKinney, NYU Langone Health
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: What The New Movie ‘Frankenstein’ Tells Us About A.I. - By Kelly McKinney, NYU Langone Health
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
Federal Administration
-- Post-Gazette: President’s Ban On Wind Energy Projects Rule Illegal By Federal Court [We Need Every Electron We Can Get]
-- AP: UN Says World Must Jointly Tackle Issues Of Climate Change, Pollution, Biodiversity And Land Loss
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Opioid Settlement Spending Faces Growing Scrutiny As PA Awaits Millions More
-- Spotlight PA: New Documentary Reveals Faults In PA’s System To Protect Older Adults From Abuse, Neglect
-- WITF: PA Senate Republicans Subpoena Records For Security Upgrades At Gov. Shapiro’s Private Residence
-- The Center Square: Gov. Shapiro, Utah Governor Joined Journalist Savannah Guthrie For Discussion Of Intense Polarization And Political Violence At National Cathedral
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Voter Turnout Topped 42% In November’s Election
-- The Center Square: Judicial Tort Reform Advocates Single Out Philadelphia
-- TribLive: Expiring Federal Health Insurance Subsidies Prompt Thousands To Drop Insurance In PA [Republicans In Congress Have Not Acted To Extend Subsidies]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pettiness Is Not Governance [Changing Dr. Rachel Levine Portrait Name]
-- Post-Gazette: US Farmers Say President’s $12 Billion Bailout Won’t End Industry Slump [Caused By President’s Tariffs, Low Crop Prices]
-- Beaver Times: Regional Organizations Prepare For More Federal Food Stamp Benefits Losses, Holidays
-- Inquirer: President Calls Affordability A ‘Hoax’ And PA A ‘Dumping Ground’ For Immigrants
-- Morning Call: President Savages Rivals, Touts Economic Record At Packed Mount Airy Casino Rally
-- Post-Gazette: President Touts Economy In Poconos As Democrats Apply Pressure On Affordability, Health Care
-- Beaver Times: Presidents Slams ‘Stupid People’ Critical Of Him, Defends Economic Record In PA Rally
-- Inquirer Editorial: President Can No Longer Disguise The Bigotry Behind His Immigration Policies
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 10, 2025] PA Environment Digest
No comments :
Post a Comment