-- 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
Thru January 17-- 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show. Harrisburg.
TODAY 12:30: 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] Read more here on agenda.
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. US Environmental Protection Agency Public Meeting On Status Of Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund Site Cleanup. Palmerton, Carbon County. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
TODAY 1:00: Virtual. Green Building Alliance Hosts Online Roundtable On Restoring, Renovating Commercial Buildings Using C-PACE Financing. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: Virtual. Wildlife Leadership Academy To Host Online Info Sessions For Students, Parents, Nominators On Summer Residential Field Experiences For Students 14 to 17. 6:00 p.m.
TODAY Noon: 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-- Agenda Posted. DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. Contact: Stacey Box 717-772-5622 or sbox@pa.gov.
January 14-- Agenda Posted. 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.
January 17-- In-Person. Protect PT Hosts Living Near Shale Gas Facilities Community Workshop. Unitarian Universalist Church of the South Hills, 1240 Washington Road, Pittsburgh. 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
January 20-- 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 22-- 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 22-- In-Person. Solar United Neighbors, Protect PT Host Solar Energy In Southwest PA Community Meeting In Westmoreland County. Protect PT Community Environmental Education Center, 3344 Route 130 Suite B, Harrison City. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
January 27-- 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.]
January 27-- Virtual. Protect PT, FracTracker Alliance Host Online Program Providing The Latest On Shale Gas Development And Information Tool. Noon.
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.
February 26-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Department of Environmental Protection.
March 2-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. Click Here to watch live.
March 3-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission.
March 5-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission. Click Here to watch live.
-- DCNR Invests Nearly $82 Million In 295 Local Recreation, Conservation Projects And Initiatives in 58 Counties To Expand Trails, Parks, Public Lands; Next Grant Round Now Open [PaEN]
-- Action Needed Now! Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Urging Pennsylvanians To Contact PA US Senators And Oppose Raid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funds [And Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging Funding] [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Coal Communities Accuse Congress Of Breaking Its Promise To Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands [And Plugging Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells]
-- DEP Encourages Pennsylvanians To Test Their Homes For Radon During National Radon Action Month [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Sen. Gene Yaw Elected To Lead Chesapeake Bay Commission
-- Master Watershed Steward Eve Puhalla's Passion For Environment Leads To Public Park Cleanup In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- PUC Urges Utility Customers To Reach Out Early For Heating Bill Payment Options, Assistance Programs, Read About Energy Saving Tips [PaEN]
-- PUC Reminds Consumers OF PA American Water Rate Increase Hearings; One New Location
-- Williamsport Sun: 116 Acre Property Near Hughesville Donated To Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy
-- The Derrick: Oil City Locals Hit McClintock Trail For Sunny Lunchtime Runs In Venango County [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh National Aviary Launches ‘Nesting In Nature’ Program With More Educational, Interactive Opportunities
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Citizens Voice: Amazon Seeks To Discharge Used A.I. Data Center Water Into Susquehanna River In Luzerne County [PDF of Article]
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Will Homer City, An Old Pennsylvania Coal Town, Get A Reboot From 3,200 Acre A.I. Data Center Campus?
-- WPSU/The Allegheny Front: Facebook/Meta Reaches Agreement To Buy Electricity From Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant To Fuel A.I. Data Centers
-- Beaver Times: Beaver Valley Nuke Plant Will Help Power Facebook/Meta In Region; What To Know
-- Wall Street Journal: America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator [PJM] Has An A.I. Program - Too Many Data Centers Threaten To Max Out Generation Capacity, Rate Increases Anger Consumers [PDF of Article]
-- AP: Microsoft Pushes Big Tech To ‘Pay Our Way’ For A.I. Data Centers Amid Rising Opposition [PA Highlighted]
-- Utility Dive: US Senate Bill Would Exempt Fully Isolated A.I. Data Centers, Other Large Loads From FERC, DOE Regulation
-- BBC: ‘I Had No Electricity For 6 Months:’ US Families Struggle With Soaring Energy Prices
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP: Rice Drilling (EQT) Failed To Plug Abandoned Shale Gas Well For Over 5 Years In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports 3 More Drilling Fluid Losses Into Mine Voids In Washington County; Total Losses Now 851,900 Gallons [PaEN]
-- DEP: Truck Loses Load Of Shale Gas Wastewater On Access, Local Road To EQT Sarah Well Pad In Union Township, Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Day 239: Seneca Resources Wastewater Cleanup, Monitoring Efforts Continue At Vandergrift Shale Gas Well Pad In Charleston Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- BBC: ‘I Had No Electricity For 6 Months:’ US Families Struggle With Soaring Energy Prices
Federal Administration
-- Post-Gazette/Wash Post: EPA Says It Will No Longer Consider Health Costs In Pollution Regulations, Just Costs To Businesses [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: President’s Dismantling The Agency That Warns Us About Weather Is A Scientific And Practical Disaster - By M. Granger Morgan, Carnegie Mellon University
-- AP: US Carbon Pollution Rose In 2025, Experts Blame Cold Weather, High Natural Gas Prices, Data Centers
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- WESA: Republican Governor Hopeful Stacy Garrity Backs Away From Earlier Election Denial Remarks
-- TribLive: PA Lawmakers Among Highest-Paid In The Country, Thanks To Automatic Pay Raises
-- City & State PA: Q&A With PA Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa
-- Spotlight PA: ICE Concerns Prompt Lycoming County Residents To Form Aid Networks For Immigrant Neighbors
-- Tribune-Democrat: Republican State Sen. Mastriano Warns Philly Officials Against Interferring With ICE Immigration Enforcement Operations
-- TribLive: Dina Powell McCormick, Wife Of PA US Sen. Dave McCormick, Named Meta [Facebook] President
-- Post-Gazette: How Will President’s Actions In Venezuela Impact Pennsylvania?
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Threatening The Fed Is President’s Most Dangerous Move Yet
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