-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
January 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
January 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 1:00: PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Is Unveiled In Harrisburg
January 10-17-- 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Harrisburg.
January 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. [Agenda: DEP Oil & Gas Program Update; EQB Rulemaking Petition Process; Data Centers & Water Use]
January 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Daniel E. Snowden (717) 783-8846 or RA-EPMININGADVISORY@pa.gov. (formal notice)
January 13-- Penn State Extension Webinar - Spotted Lanternfly Research Updates & Panel Discussion. Noon to 1:30 p.m.
January 14-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. Contact: Bob Haines robhaines@pa.gov or 717-787-7565. [Agenda: Biosolids Program Update, Draft Fee Reports]
January 14-- DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. Contact: Stacey Box 717-772-5622 or sbox@pa.gov.
January 14-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered [Coal Mining] Equipment meeting. DEP New Stanton Office. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Peggy Scheloske mscheloske@pa.gov or 724-404-3143.
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.
January 20-- NEW. Agenda Posted. Joint House Energy & Consumer Protection Technology and Utilities Committees hearing on Energy Affordability. Room 60 East Wing. 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online.
January 27-- NEW. House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2076 (Venkat-D- Allegheny) establishing a legal framework for the regulation of geothermal energy resources that are greater than 5,000 feet deep. Room B-31 Main Capitol. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. [Confirmed speakers Seith Pelepko, DEP Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management, John Walliser, PA Environmental Council.]
February 26-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Department of Environmental Protection.
March 2-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. Click Here to watch live.
March 3-- NEW. Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission.
March 5-- NEW. House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission. Click Here to watch live.
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports Loss Of 54,000 Gallons Of Pipeline Drilling Fluid To Mine Voids In 2 Incidents In Washington County; Total Losses Reach 591,600 Gallons [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued Lazy Oil Company Violations For Abandoning 12 More Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Butler, Venango Counties [PaEN]
-- Indiana Gazette: Natural Gas Compressor On Private Property Damaged After A Series Of Five Explosions In Indiana County
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Constitutional Amendment Demands Climate Action Now - By John Dernbach, Professor Emeritus, Widener University Law School
-- TribLive: PUC Assesses How Electric Companies Handled Deadly April Storms
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphians Will See 15% Discount On Flood Insurance Starting In April
-- Post-Gazette: How Testing Allegheny County’s Wastewater Tracks Fentanyl, Xylazine And More Substances
-- DEP Provides Update On A&M Composting Facility Fire In Lancaster County
-- Western PA Conservancy: Local Families Donate More Than 2,400 Acres Of Forestland On Chestnut Ridge In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Western PA Conservancy Protects 652 Acres Of Forestland in Fayette County Transferred To Forbes State Forest [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Radnor Twp. Moves To Acquire 14 Acres Of Valley Forge Military Academy By Eminent Domain For New Recreation Center, Park In Delaware County
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: PA Researchers Will Be First In The Country To Create A Firefly Inventory, Supported By DCNR Grant
-- WFMJ: Shenango River Watchers Host Jan. 10 Eagle Fest 2026 At Shenango River Lake In Mercer County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Proposed Project Gravity A.I. Data Center In Archbald To Pump 360,000 GPD From Lake Scranton Drinking Water Reservoir [PDF of Article]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Jenkins Twp. Residents Rally Against Rezoning Abandoned Mine Land To Industrial Use At Standing-Room-Only Hearing [Concerns About Possible Data Center]
-- The Daily Yonder: The A.I. Data Center Rush In Appalachia, Rural Communities Push Back
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports Loss Of 54,000 Gallons Of Pipeline Drilling Fluid To Mine Voids In 2 Incidents In Washington County; Total Losses Reach 591,600 Gallons [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued Lazy Oil Company Violations For Abandoning 12 More Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Butler, Venango Counties [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Reuters: Shell Warns Of Loss In Chemicals And Products Unit, Weak Trading Results [Beaver County Petrochemical Plant]
-- WSJ: Consumer Love Cheap Gasoline, But With More Oil From Venezuela, The Oil Patch Will Pay The Price
-- Financial Times: US Oil Groups Warn They Will Need Taxpayer Guarantees To Invest In Venezuela
-- NY Times: US To Control Venezuela Oil Sales ‘Indefinitely,’ DOE Secretary Says
Other States/National
-- WHYY: Delaware Proposes Plan To Eliminate Carbon Emissions By 2050
Federal Administration
-- AP: President’s Offshore Wind Project Freeze Draws Lawsuits From States, Developers [President’s Action Is Delaying/Canceling Much-Needed Electric Generation Capacity]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Post-Gazette To Publish Final Edition And Cease Operations On May 3
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette To Cease Operations On May 3
-- WESA: Experts Talk About Impact Of Post-Gazette Closure
-- TribLive: A Look Back At The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s 240-Year History
-- TribLive/AP: Josh Shapiro To Run For 2nd Term As PA Governor, Trailed By Talk Of 2028 White House Bid
-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro’s Reelection Campaign In PA Starts Now, But 2028 Presidential Race Looms Large
-- Inquirer: Republican State Sen. Mastriano Won’t Run For Governor Again In 2026
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s Leaders Are Losing Gen Z [13 to 28] Because They Are Too Slow To Respond, Detached From Daily Realities, According To Survey - By Jarrett James Lash, Municipal Planner in Montgomery County
-- PennLive - John Baer: Why Spike In Health Insurance Costs Isn’t Getting Fixed
-- The Citizens Voice: Local Hospital Officials Concerned About President’s New HHS Vaccine Recommendations
-- Tribune-Democrat: Advocates Say Johnstown Stuck In ‘Pharmacy Desert:’ As Class-Action Lawsuit Continues
-- Morning Call: This Could Be Worse Flu Season In 20 Years, Here’s What’s Happening In Lehigh Valley
-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Reports November Unemployment Up 0.1% To 4.2% [5% Is Considered Full Employment In US]
-- Inquirer: PA, NJ Lost Thousands Of Jobs After Federal Workers Signed Up For President’s Resignation Program
-- The Citizens Voice: Schuylkill County Identified As Potential Location For ICE Detention Center
-- Beaver Times: Where Is ICE? How To Track Immigration Raids Near You
-- AP: What To Know About Fatal Shooting Of Woman By An ICE Officer In Minneapolis
-- The Economist: The ‘Terrorist’ Killed By ICE Was A Mum In Her SUV
-- Morning Call: President Says He Wants To Ban Large Investors From Buying Houses, It’s Part Of His Affordability Plan
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[Posted: January 8, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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