-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
April 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
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Caron Building, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m.
TODAY 10:00: 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.
TODAY 10:00: 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 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 Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee meets to consider House Bill 2178 (Warren-R-Bucks) provides for duties and liabilities for persons responsible for a hazardous spill (sponsor summary). Room 205 Ryan Building. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
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)
-- DEP Tells House Committee It’s Not Sure What Will Be In Its Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations It Needs To Submit To EPA In January [PaEN]
-- Flares Still Burning Over Energy Transfer Revolutions/MarkWest Harmon Creek Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plants In Washington County Live Breathe Project Cameras
-- DEP Files Final Consent Decree Stipulating Changes At The Keystone And Conemaugh Coal-Fired Power Plants To Resolve Wastewater Violations And Allow For Continued Operation [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: Groups Sue Federal Office Of Surface Mining Over Rollback Of Coal Mining Citizen Oversight Rule [PaEN]
-- Philadelphia Business Journal: PECO CEO David Vahos Out Following Rate Hike Backlash: Mike Innocenzo To Return
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: PECO Announces New Leadership Following Controversial Rate Hike And Stalled Union Negotiations
-- Help Wanted: DEP Energy Program Specialist For RISE PA Energy Conservation Grants
-- Essential Utilities, PA Environmental Council Award $60,000 In Grants To Support Projects To Protect Drinking Water In Bucks, Chester, Delaware Counties [PaEN]
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Announces Intent To Sue Neville Chemical Company For Polluting Ohio River Near Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Gasoline Smell Leads To Discovery Of Unregistered, Damaged Underground Tanks In Harrison, Allegheny County
-- Post-Gazette: Annual Lung Association Air Quality Report Again Gives Pittsburgh Failing Grade, But Some Question Findings
-- Erie Times: Where Erie County, PA Air Quality Rates Years After 2023 Canadian Wildfires
-- Pennsylvania Independent: PA Group Urges Congress To Save Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding
-- Penn State Extension: June 30 In-Person Learn The Basics Of Farm Equipment Demo, Huntingdon County
-- The Giant Company, Keep PA Beautiful Healing The Planet Grant Program Now Open For Applications To Support Local Native Plantings [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Seeks Input On Planned Nature Preserve Along Conestoga River
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education News: Happy Earth Day! Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday! Professional Development Workshops
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Earth Day Is About Making Small, Personal Changes And Impacts
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Earth Day: How Climate Change Is Threatening Vulnerable Species In PA Like Eastern Hellbender
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Recorded One Of State’s 5 West Nile Virus Deaths In 2025
-- Penn State Extension May 21 In-Person The Hows And Whys Of Managing Natural Lands, York
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Awards Grants To Support Local River Sojourns [PaEN]
-- Wildland Firefighters Issue Open Letter Opposing End Of Roadless Area Conservation Rule On Federal Lands [Building Roads In National Forests Increases Fire Risk]
-- York Daily Record: Hanover Bald Eaglets Eaten By Intruding Male Eagle, Ending Nesting Season
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: PPL Acknowledges Transmission Line, Substation Projects Based On Proposed A.I. Data Centers [Nondisclosure Agreements Prevented PPL From Discussing Operation Of The Data Centers]
-- WNEP: A.I. Data Center Opponents Question PPL Transmission Line Projects In Lackawanna County
-- PennLive: Texas Firm Continues Due Diligence On $45.6 Million Dauphin County Land Deal For A.I. Data Center
-- PA Capital-Star: Township Supervisors Across PA Urge Colleagues To Adopt Zoning For A.I. Data Centers: ‘You Want To Be Able To Set The Rules’
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: An A.I. Data Center/Drive-In Power Plant Double Feature
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Locally Sponsored Bills On A.I. Data Centers Deserving Of PA Senate Passage
-- Inside Climate News: Maryland Passes Energy Bill That Delivers Short-Term Relief, Locks Ratepayers Into Long-Term Nuclear Subsidy
-- Utility Dive: Sudden, Unexpected A.I. Data Center Load Loss Events Prompt North American Electric Reliability Corp Alert, Recommendations
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- April 22: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Went Up 1 Penny Yesterday, Now $0.99/Gallon Higher To $4.10 Since Feb. 27 [Warren County, PA highest at $4.296]
-- April 22: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.02 Ohio- $3.78 PA- $4.10
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- TheDerrick.com: Oil City Native, Middle East Expert Says Gasoline Prices To Keep Rising
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Educators Ask State To Create Policy For A.I. Use In Schools
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[Posted: April 22, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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