-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
Budget Hearings: Thru March 5
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
Budget Hearings: Thru March 12
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
March 2-- NEW. House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2150 (Mullins-D- Lackawanna) requiring energy consumption and water use by data centers [Draft Amendment], House Bill 2151 (Donahue-D-Lackawanna) directing DCED to develop Model Data Center Zoning Ordinance and provide assistance to municipalities [Draft Amendment]. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 2-- NEW. House Energy Committee informational meeting on net metering policies. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30 a.m. to Noon. Click Here to watch online.
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.
March 16-- NEW. House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2223 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) advanced transmission technologies [Draft Bill], House Bill 2225 (Davidson) virtual power plants [Draft Bill] Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 18-- CANCELED. Rescheduled for April 30. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
March 23-- NEW. House Energy Committee informational meeting on the PA Energy Development Authority. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 24-- NEW. House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2076 (Venkat-D-Allegheny) establishing a regulatory framework for geothermal energy for residential, commercial and industrial uses. Room B-31 Main Capital. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 16-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. 10:00. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
-- Senate DEP Budget Hearing: Kudos To DEP For Improving Permit Review Times; A.I. Data Centers; Due Process For ICE Warehouse Detention Centers; How Energy Storage Can Add Capacity To The Grid; Chesapeake Bay Cleanup [PaEN]
-- DEP Budget Testimony: Our Mission Is To Protect Our Air, Land And Water, It Takes Capacity And Resources, And This Budget Proposal Supports That Mission [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Vows To Block ICE Warehouse Detention Centers, Warns Of Devastating Impact On Local Communities
-- Tribune-Democrat: Shapiro Vows To ‘Use Every Tool’ To Thwart Planned ICE Warehouse Detention Centers In PA
-- Erie Times: Natural Gas Pipeline Company Wood Group USA Removes $18.9 Million In Liens On Erie County Property Owners In Dispute
-- DEP Responding To Runoff Into Codorus Creek From J&K Salvage Fire In Spring Garden Twp., York County Feb. 25
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Following Michigan’s Example In Reducing PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Exposure [PDF of Article]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts March 18 Webinar On Applying For PA Ag Innovation Grants [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Spring Partners Meeting April 14 Saint Joseph’s University
-- Educators Invited To Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition Online Meeting March 2 On Western PA Outdoor Learning & Environmental Education Summit Set For June 11 [PaEN]
-- February 28 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Section 902 Recycling Implementation Grants, Deadline May 22
-- DEP Accepting Bids On Plugging 11 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Howe Twp., Forest County
-- DEP Inviting Bids On Sandy Creek No. 1 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project, Covington Twp., Clearfield County
-- DCNR: Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Virtual Meeting March 2, 1:00 p.m.
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Partners With Landowners To Protect 165 Acres Of Forests, Meadows And Wetlands In Wayne County, PA [PaEN]
-- WITF Podcast: Central PA Conservancy Land Swap Preserves Historic Scott Farm, Appalachian Trail Lands In Cumberland County
-- LancasterOnline: Snow Geese Descent On Middle Creek Wildlife Area During Peak Migration
-- York Daily Record: Becoming An Expert Bird-Watcher Could Benefit Your Brain, Study Finds
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Moosic Boro Seeks Community Input On A.I. Data Center Regulations At March 2 Meeting In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shippingport Data Centers Will Be Financial, Health Burdens On Beaver County Residents - By Elan Justice Pavlinich, Environmental Health Project
-- PennLive Guest Essay: An A.I. Data Center Isn’t Just Another Factory - It Is A City That Never Sleeps Drawing Power 24/7 Impacting Grid Operations, Imposing Costs- By Rod Williamson, Industrial Energy Consumers Of PA
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: $2 Million Grant To Help Business Nonprofit Team PA Study Electric Grid Updates As A.I. Data Center Demand Grows
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Governors Are Promising Lower Power Bills, Here’s The Only Credible Path To Deliver - By Jigar Shah and Arnab Pal
-- TribLive: Alcoa Plans To Sell Off 10 Former Facilities For Use As A.I. Data Centers; None In PA
-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: A.I. And The Data Center Backlash; Requiring ‘Direct’ Energy Sources To Avoid Driving Up The Cost Of Electricity
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP: S R Star O&G LLC Violates Order To Plug 11 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Butler County [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- TribLive - Jack Troy: 71% Natural Gas Price Increase In PA Could Mean Higher Utility Bills
Other States/National
Federal Administration
-- Bloomberg: How President’s FEMA Secretly Dismantled Program To Prepare Americans For Disasters
-- Bloomberg: Renewable Energy Defies President’s Attacks, Reaching New Record In US
-- Inquirer Editorial: President’s Gutting Of Environmental Standards Endangers Americans’ Health And Finances
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro Vows To Block ICE Warehouse Detention Centers, Warns Of Devastating Impact On Local Communities
-- Tribune-Democrat: Shapiro Vows To ‘Use Every Tool’ To Thwart Planned ICE Warehouse Detention Centers In PA
-- PennLive: President’s ICE Is A ‘Failed Mission,’ Shapiro Says, Vowing To Block Warehouse Detention Centers In PA
-- Inquirer: An Angry Josh Shapiro Pledges To Block President’s Warehouse ICE Detention Centers In PA
-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Promises To Fight Proposed ICE Warehouse Detention Centers In PA; Declined To Provide Details On Legal Strategy, Regulatory Levers
-- Inquirer: Immigrants Are The ‘Only Reason’ Philly’s Population Is Growing, Analysis Says
-- The Center Square: Cyber Charter Schools ‘Left Out Of’ PA Reform Conversations
-- Beaver Times: 59,000 Pennsylvanians Have Lost Food Stamp Benefits In Past 6 Months Due To Republicans’ ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
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[Posted: February 27, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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