Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 4.15.26

“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]

House Voting Schedule

April 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

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

April 16-- Draft Agenda.  DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting.  Penn State, State College. Room 243 Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., State College. 10:00 a.m.  Remote Option To Be Available.  Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.   Click Here for more on the agenda.

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 30-- DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov.  (formal notice)

-- 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] 

-- US Dept. Of Energy Announces $14 Million To Support DEP Project For Enhanced Shale Gas Well GeoThermal Demonstration In Pennsylvania  [PaEN] 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA DEP Wins $14 Million Federal Grant To Test GeoThermal Energy In Shale Gas Wells

-- Susquehanna River Watershed Low-Flow Conditions Trigger Stop To Shale Gas Drilling Water Withdrawals At 19 Locations, 13 More Approaching Restrictions  [PaEN]

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Philadelphia Gas Works Proposed LNG Natural Gas Plant Replacement In Port Richmond Neighborhood Now In Limbo

-- Reuters: Williams CEO Says PA-NY Constitutional Natural Gas Pipeline Could Be Online In 2027

-- EPA, DOE, DOI Break Ground On Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement Natural Gas Pipeline Taking PA Gas Into New York City

-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials News: Data Centers Q/A; National Biogas Conference; Tips For Picking Reputable Solar Developer

-- Warren Times: Drinking Water Issues Impact Mobile Home Park In Conewago Twp.; DEP Issues Order Requiring Major Upgrades [PDF of Article]

-- StreamSmart Stormwater House Calls Can Help Property Owners Reduce Stormwater Pollution In 5 Target Watersheds In Southeast PA  [PaEN]  

-- TribLive: Long-Awaited Cleanup Work Begins At Parks Twp. Nuclear Waste Dump, Armstrong County 

-- Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy's 2026 Stream Cleanup A Record Breaking Success Thanks To 2,052 Volunteers [PaEN] 

-- Chester County Litter Lifters: Nearly 50 Volunteers Make 2 Cleanup Events On April 4 A Success As Part Of America 250PA Celebration  [PaEN]  

-- DEP: Changing PA’s Littering Habit: Turn A Mess Into A Movement - Pick Up Every Piece

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Logistical Nightmare Of Cleaning Up One Of Philly’s Biggest Illegal Dumps 

-- US Army Corps Of Engineers Seeks Public Input On Future Of Kinzua Dam, Allegheny Reservoir Master Plan In Warren County  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Business Inspections Resume; Management Guide: What To Look For; Learning Opportunities

-- Game Commission Accepting Entries To Working Together For Wildlife Art Contest Until July 31

A.I. /Data Centers

-- Scranton Times: Largest Crowd Yet Shows Up To Oppose Archbald A.I. Data Centers  

-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: PA Sen. McCormick Defends Data Centers On ‘CBS Sunday Morning;’ 500+ Riled-Up Archbald Residents Loudly Opposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center Proposal Monday Night  [PDF of Article]

-- Rep. Craig Williams (R-Delaware) Introduced Legislation Requiring A.I. Data Centers To Pay All the Costs Associated With Connecting To The Electric Grid  [House Bill 2372]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Our Energy Future Is ‘Made In PA’ - Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - By Kate Harper & Conor Lamb, Energy Future PA  [TMI Electricity Will Power Microsoft Data Center Machines, Not For People]

-- Penn State Extension: A.I. Data Centers - A Guide To Common Questions  

-- WPost: Virginia Was A US Hot Spot For A.I. Data Centers, Now Voters Have Turned Against Them, Almost As Undesirable As Nuclear Power Plants

-- WPost: Maine Lawmakers Pass Nation’s First Statewide Pause On Large A.I. Data Centers Until 2027 Based On Concerns About Electric Grid Impact 

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- April 15: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Dropped 1 More Penny Yesterday, Now $1.02/Gallon Higher To $4.13 Since Feb. 27  [Warren County, PA highest at $4.389]

-- April 15: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.10 Ohio- $3.80  PA- $4.13

-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98  Ohio- $2.79  PA- $3.11

-- The Guardian: Top Oil, Natural Gas Companies Set To Make An Extra $234 Billion By End Of 2026 

-- The Hill: US DOE Secretary Predicts Energy Prices May Rise, Hit Peak In ‘Next Few Weeks’ 

-- Reuters: US Power And Natural Gas Prices Turn Negative In Texas, California As Mild Weather Cuts Demand, And Hydro, Renewables Meet The Demand

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- The Center Square: PA House Passes Shapiro-Driven Budget; Republicans Have ‘Profound Concerns’

-- PennLive: PA House Advances Shapiro’s $53.3 Billion Budget As Republicans Warn Of ‘Fiscal Nightmare’ Ahead

-- TribLive Editorial: Who Is John Fetterman Really?

-- PA Capital-Star: Delaware County Bans Poll Workers From Using Election Prediction Markets

--TribLive: Post-Gazette Newspaper Sold To Nonprofit Venetoulis Institute For Local Journalism

-- WHYY: University Of Pennsylvania Appeals Court Ruling Requiring Turn Over Of Information On Jewish Staff To President’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission   

-- TribLive: Western PA Catholics Weigh In On President’s Comments About Pope Leo: Insulting, Blasphemous, Disgrace 

 Click Here for latest PA Environmental News

Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook

Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter  

Read Weekly PA Environment Digest

Diversity - Equity - Inclusion

[Posted: April 15, 2026]  PA Environment Digest