-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
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
April 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
April 21-- House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 21-- NEW. Senate Local Government Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 1287 (Keefer-R- York) amending the Municipalities Planning Code to require proof of water supply before a final land development plan is submitted. Room 8E-B East Wing. 9:30 a.m. Watch online.
April 21-- NEW. Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 980 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) regulating the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS ‘forever chemicals;’ House Bill 1261 (Munroe-D-Bucks) regulating the use of firefighting foam containing PFAS ‘forever chemicals.’ Room 8E-A East Wing. 10:00 a.m. Watch online.
April 21-- DEP State Water Plan Webinar - Developing A Local Climate Action Plan. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.
April 22-- NEW. House Republican Policy Committee hearing on regulatory and cost challenges facing Pennsylvania’s Mining Industry. Hegins Township Building, 421 Gap Street, Valley View, Schuylkill County. 10:00 a.m.
April 22-- NEW. House Democratic Policy Committee hearing on electric, natural gas utility prices increases. Temple University’s Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. 10:00 a.m.
April 22-- Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Caron Building, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m.
April 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
April 23-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission hearing on Constellation Energy Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant, Other Water Withdrawals. Harrisburg. 5:00 p.m.
April 27-- NEW. House Professional Licensure Committee meets to consider House Bill 2302 (Takac-D-Centre) requiring the licensing of water well drillers (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 28-- NEW. Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds another hearing on electric generation resource adequacy, PJM market update, barriers to entry for new power generation. Energy Innovation Center, 1435 Bedford Ave., Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m. Watch online. [The first meeting in 2026]
April 30-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
-- April 20 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN]
-- In Memoriam: Gilbert Freedman, Tireless Advocate For And Founder Of The Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. In Cumberland County
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 4 to 17: Failed To Restore 5 Water Impoundments For 3,197 Days; Software Glitch Leaks 704,000 Gallons Of Fresh Water; 166,729 Gallons Recovered From Wastewater Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP Investigating Possible Software Malfunction That Released An Estimated 704,000 Gallons Of Fresh Water From Coterra Energy Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Springville Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Frontier Natural Resources Failed To Restore 5 Water Impoundments At 3 Shale Gas Drilling Sites In Clinton County For 3,197 Days [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Who Will Pay The Water Bill? Aqua Pennsylvania Is 'Evaluating Its Options’ For Recovering Money It Spent Operating The Venango Water Company From Oil & Gas Well Owner After Wastewater Spill [PaEN]
-- Residents Around MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Plant In Washington County Urge DEP To Deny A New Air Quality Permit Because Of Frequent, Ongoing Black Smoke, Incomplete Combustion Violations At The Plant’s Natural Gas/Chemical Flare [PaEN]
-- READ CAREFULLY! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 18 [PaEN]
-- LOTS GOING ON! DEP Posted 76 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Wastewater Permit For Restart Of Constellation Energy’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Encroachment Permit For Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC Project To Rebuild Power Lines To Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Stormwater Permit For SNA North LLC/QTS A.I. Data Center Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming College Student Athletes Help Clean Community
-- Warren Times: Warren, Forest, McKean, Elk, Cameron Counties See Significant Population Losses
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Pittsburgh-Area Conservation Projects Get Grants From Open Space Institute To Help Wildlife, Climate
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: US Steel Bald Eaglet Eats Fishing Hook, Is Rescued, Whisked To Surgery In West Virginia
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Post-Gazette - Leura Legere: Utility Watchdogs Say Rate Request By Proposed 220-Mile NextEra/Exelon Kammer Juniata Power Lines In PA To Feed Data Centers Would Turn Existing Ratepayers Into ‘Piggy Bank’
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PA Electric Utilities Appreciate ‘Market Signals,’ But Not Market Prices; Some Utilities Want More Direct Role In Securing Power, Managing Prices For Customers
-- Scranton Times: Locally Sponsored Bills Addressing A.I. Data Centers Pass State House
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - April 20 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 20: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday, Now $0.98/Gallon Higher To $4.09 Since Feb. 27 [Warren County, PA highest at $4.296]
-- April 20: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.04 Ohio- $3.68 PA- $4.09
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Bloomberg: Oil, Natural Gas Prices Rise After US Seizure Of Iranian Ship Imperils Talks
-- Bloomberg: Iran War Deepens China’s Dependence On The US For Ethane [Energy Transfer Exports PA Ethane From Natural Gas To Overseas Markets]
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PA Capital-Star: PA County Governments Group Pushes For Continued Funding During PA Budget Impasses
-- PennLive: New Poll Shows 60% Of PA Voters Disapprove Of President, 52% ‘Strongly’ Disapprove
-- AP: Businesses Can Start Claiming Refunds TODAY For President’s $166 Billion In Illegal Tariffs
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[Posted: April 20, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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