“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”
-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
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
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
February 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Lucas Hershey luchershey@pa.gov.
February 17-- DEP Meeting/Hearing On Revised Water Quality Permit For 1,300 Acre Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center Project In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County
February 18-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Daniel E. Snowden (717) 783-8846 or RA-EPMININGADVISORY@pa.gov.
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 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Lindsay Byron lbyron@pa.gov.
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.
-- House Environmental Committee Told Water Quality Restoration Efforts Need To Be Better Targeted; Important ‘Emerging Contaminants’ Need To Be Addressed; Cuts In Federal Funding Slowing Progress [PaEN]
-- Three Rivers WaterKeeper Announces Intent To Sue US Steel, Irvin Works Plant For Oil Discharges Into The Monongahela River [PaEN]
-- Bipartisan Ohio River Restoration Act Introduced In US Senate By Fetterman, Young [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Essential Utilities, American Water Clear Shareholder Hurdle On Merger As Regulatory Reviews Ramp Up
-- 12th Annual Pennsylvania Renewables Summit Set For March 16-17 In Harrisburg Area [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Bitter Cold Cause Home Heating Oil Delivery Problems, Cost Jumps 30 Cents/Gallon
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Montour County Commissioners Vote To Reject Talen Energy's Request To Rezone 800 Acres Of Agricultural Land For Industrial A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- WNEP: Montour County Commissioners Won’t Rezone For Talen Energy Data Center
-- The News-Item: Montour County Commissioners Unanimously Deny Talen Energy’s Rezoning For Data Center
-- WFMZ: Montour County Commissioners Deny Rezoning Request For Talen Energy Data Center
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA County Denies Rezoning Plan To Allow Data Center
-- Reuters: Montour County Denys Rezoning Request For Talen Energy Data Center Development
-- WHYY: Data Centers Explained: Why The Philly Area Is Seeing More Of them And How They Affect Us
-- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves Limerick Nuclear Power Plant Digital Modernization Plan For Safety, Diagnostic Systems; Data Center Proposed Next Door [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: Beware ‘Digital Identify’ Data Detention Centers [PDF of Article]
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro, Democratic Governors Press White House To Include All Governors At Annual Event
-- WNEP: Shapiro: President’s ICE Detention Centers ‘Do Not Belong’ Here
-- WNEP: Rep. Eddie Pashinski To Retire
-- TribLive Editorial: Pennsylvania Is More Than A Political Stand-In
-- WESA: Nearly 1 Million Pennsylvanians Will Qualify For New Earned Income Tax Credit In 2026
-- Inquirer: Montgomery County Officials Condemn President’s ICE ‘Brutality’ After Federal Agents Arrest Man Near Norristown
-- TribLive: Springdale Police Hand Over Resident To President’s ICE After Traffic Stop, Family Says
-- Morning Call: Northampton County Executive Calls On Warehouse Owners Not To Sell To President’s ICE For Detention Centers
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[Posted: February 11, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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