-- 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 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 10:00: 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.
TODAY 10:00: 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.
TODAY 10:00: 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.
TODAY 10:00: 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.
TODAY 10:00: 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.
TODAY Noon: Virtual. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers To Host Webinar Showcasing Collaborative Community Watershed Organization Capacity Building Successes. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
TODAY Noon: Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Advice From The Woods - Ask Our Experts! Webinar, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
TODAY 6:30: Virtual. Penn State Extension: Forest Farming - Maple Syrup Webinar. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
December 18-- Virtual/In-Person. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meetings on Chapter 71-73 proposed on-lot septic system regulation changes. Boyertown Community Ambulance Service Building, 2 East 2nd Street, Boyertown, Berks County. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Tomisa Kiskadden at tkiskadden@pa.gov or (814) 332-6677. (formal notice)
December 18-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Fireflies In Pennsylvania. 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
-- Kensington Teens Win $17,000 Grant To Turn Trash-Filled, Empty Lot Into Public Garden To Prevent Dumping In Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- Unionville H.S. Rowing Club Finds New Home With Chester Water Authority On The Octoraro Reservoir; Student Service Projects Help Protect Reservoir [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania BRIGHT Expands Statewide To Remove Barriers To Bringing Affordable Solar Energy To PA Homeowners Left Out Of Transition To Clean Energy Options [PaEN]
-- PJM Outlines Long-Term Electric Transmission Plan In FERC Filing
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Energy Will Make America Affordable Again - By US Secretary Of Commerce Howard Lutnick
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro’s Exit From RGGI Is Smart, Balanced Leadership - By Michael Nutter, Fmr Mayor Of Philadelphia, Co-Chair Leadership Council Of Natural Allies for a Clean Future [RGGI Never Implemented in PA]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Gilbertsville Montgomery County School In Shadow Of Toxic Boyertown Landfill Finds PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Its Water
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Water Department Wants To Know Whether Your Drinking Water Pipes Are Lead-Free
-- Fish & Boat Commission Grant Funding Available To Improve Watersheds In York, Lancaster Counties [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: How Pennsylvania Farms 720,000 Christmas Trees A Year
-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation News: Funding For Sustainable Farming; Launch Your Ag Conservation Journey At The PA Farm Show
-- Penn State Extension Feb. 13 Webinar On Making Cover Crops Pay - How Regenified Certification Works [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension In-Person Southeast PA Green Industry Conference March 5 In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension March 16 Webinar On Elm Zigzag Sawfly Update - Frontiers Of Forest Health [PaEN]
-- Educators Invited To Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition Online Meeting Jan. 6 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Completes Upgrades To Point State Park Fountain In Pittsburgh Ahead Of NFL Draft
-- Morning Call: Hundreds Of Snow Geese Dead At Northampton County Quarry, Suspected Victims Of Bird Flu
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: About 400 Dead Snow Geese Found In Northampton County Quarry, Avian Influenza Suspected
A.I. /Data Centers
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Springdale Hyperscale A.I. Data Center Gets Green Light In Allegheny County
-- Post-Gazette: Over Residents’ Concerns, Springdale Council Votes Yes On A.I. Data Center In Allegheny County
-- Morning Call: First Review Of Air Products A.I. Data Center Site Plan Has Lots Of Details Missing: ‘A Spaghetti-On-The Wall Proposal’ [PDF of Article]
-- Morning Call: A.I. Data Center Company Bought An Industrial Park In Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh County For $175 Million, Plans 100 MW Power Expansion [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: Welcome To ‘Data Center Valley’ - 84 A.I. Data Center Structures Proposed In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Fire Dept. Making Plans For A.I. Data Center Battery Fires, Based On Experiences In Virginia [PDF of Article]
-- KSDK: A.I. Data Centers Are Sucking Illinois’ Power Grid Dry, Official Report Warns [PJM Service Area]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: BB Mulvaney failed to comply with order cleaning up multiple spills at a conventional oil and gas well site in Richhill Township, Greene County for 595 days and counting. DEP says this well is abandoned. Read more here.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Thomas & Jean Thurma failed to clean up multiple spills at TWO conventional oil and gas wells in Cecil Township, Washington County for 331 days and counting. Read more here.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Public Citizen: President’s LNG Gas Energy Export Policy Costs Households $12 Billion In First 9 Months Of 2025
Other States/National
-- WHYY: Delaware City Refinery Failed To Immediately Report Accurate Butane Emissions
Federal Administration
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: ‘PERMIT’ Bill In US House Could Weaken EPA Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: Shapiro Doesn’t Need Pennsylvania Society, And More Takeaways From PA’s Weekend In NYC
-- Inquirer: It’s An Open Secret Some Private Charter Schools Push Out Kids With Behavioral Problems, Philly Principals Say
-- Spotlight PA: Mental Health Care Workers Face Too Many Needs And Not enough Money On The Front Line Of PA’s Self-Made Crisis
-- PennLive: PA Gaming Board Warns Casinos Against Prediction Market Apps, Wants State To Tax Sports Trades
-- Republican Herald: Cybersecurity Threat Forces Minersville School District To Shutdown Computers, Close Its Schools Tuesday
-- Post-Gazette: PA Republican Congressman Toasts Final Approval Of Bill To Get Whole Milk Aback In Schools
-- TribLive/AP: Republican US House Speaker Rebuffs Efforts To Address Soaring Health Insurance Premiums
-- TribLive/Morning Call: VP Vance Touts President’s Record On Economy During Lehigh Valley Visit Amid Voter Concerns
-- WITF: In Allentown, VP Vance Says Economy Is Improving, Blames Hardships On Biden
-- Republican Herald Editorial: President’s Comments On Death Of Rob Reiner Lack Empathy, Necessary Leadership
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