Saturday, May 30, 2026

Saturday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 5.30.26

“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

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

June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


June 1-- Agenda Posted. House Energy Committee holds hearing on House Bill 2380 (Rivera-D- Lancaster) to require electric utilities to set targets and procure grid-stabilizing battery storage as part of their resource planning to help reduce peak demand and lower system costs, while maintaining reliability and affordability for consumers. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch liveClick Here for compiled testimony.


June 2-- In-Person. DEP To Host Informal Conference, Hearing On Permit To Add 4,342 Acres To Rosebud Clymer A Coal Mine In Cherryhill Twp., Indiana County


June 3-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Randy D. Martin ramartin@pa.gov(formal notice)


June 4-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission business meeting. 4423 N. Front Street, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m.  (formal notice)


June 4-5-- In-Person. Penn State Extension: Mid-Atlantic Agroforestry Conference. Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County.


June 9-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m.  Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov,  (717) 772-3277.


June 11-- Virtual. Team PA Webinar On Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Roadmap. 11:30 a.m.  Click Here for more on Nuclear Roadmap 


June 23-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.


June 25-- NEW. DEP Hearing On Air Permit For ETC Northeast Pipeline Cryo II Project At The Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Smith Twp., Washington CountyBurgettstown Area Middle/High School Campus, LGI Room, 100 Bavington Road in Burgettstown from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.



-- DEP Issues Air Quality Operating Permit Authorizing The Expansion Of MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County  [PaEN]


-- LOTS GOING ON!  PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 30 [PaEN] 


-- READ CAREFULLY!  DEP Posted 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 30 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 


-- Allegheny County To Host June 4 Family-Friendly Open House To Kick-Off Public Input Sessions On The County's First-Ever Climate Action Plan  [PaEN]   


-- DEP Continuing Local Climate Conservation Workshops Across The State With 7 In-Person Workshops, 1 Webinar In June To Help Shape The PA’s Climate Action Plan  [PaEN] 


-- ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners To Hold June 3 Webinar, June 9 In-Person Workshop In Pittsburgh On DEP's RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Grant Program  [PaEN] 


-- Powering America's Next 250 Years Energypath Conference Set For July 16 At Moravian University  [PaEN] 


-- Warren Times Guest Essay: Heatwaves Are Driving Up Power Bills, But State Has Options - Virtual Power Plants - By Chris D’Agostino, Advanced Energy United


-- Warren Times: Owners Of Masons Trailer Park Failed To Submit Permit Application For Water System To Correct Drinking Water Restrictions In Place For 188 Days


-- LancasterOnline Letter: We Can’t Take A Step Backward In Regulating Stormwater - By Tom Hassler, Lancaster


-- WNEP: Volunteers Help Recycle Thousands Of Pounds Of Boat  Shrink Wrap At Wayne County Marinas 


-- DCNR, Fish & Boat Commission Expand Recreational Opportunities On Pine Creek With New Accessible Fishing Platform   [Video/Photos From Event]


-- LehighValleyLive: 17-Year-Old Drowns In PA Creek After Jumping From Railroad Bridge In Lehigh County


-- WHYY: A Look Inside East Stroudsburg University’s Tick Research Lab


-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s Skyline Has Become Home To The Once Endangered Peregrine Falcon 


-- Watch Game Commission Band Peregrine Falcons On Rachel Carson Building In Harrisburg; Connection To Rachel Carson  [PaEN] 


A.I. /Data Centers


-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Files Actions In Lackawanna County Court Against 2 Proposed A.I. Data Center Developments Saying They Are ‘Dangerously Close’ To Its Schools  [PDF of Article]


-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Opponent Of A.I. Data Center Under Construction In Cumberland County Charged With Terroristic Threats Over Comments At Middlesex Twp. Supervisors Meeting 


-- PennLive - John Beauge: Gregg Twp. Hearing On Proposed A.I. Data Center Development Postponed To July In Union County 


-- Warren Times: Warren County Commissioners Commit To Hearings On Any Proposed A.I. Data Center Ordinance After Concerns Expressed About Water Use, Infrastructure Demands  [PDF of Article]


-- Sen. Muth To Introduce Legislation To Prohibit A.I. Data Center Developers From Becoming Public Utilities With Power To Condemn Private Property For Their Own Use [PaEN]


-- PUC Hearings Begin June 10 On Proposed UGI Electric 12.8% Rate Increase  [PaEN]


-- TribLive: From The Alle-Kiski Valley To Harrisburg, Residents Advocate For Solutions To The ‘Affordability Crisis;’ Healthcare Costs, Utility Costs 2 Biggest Concerns 


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- May 30: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Dropped 9 Cents Since Tuesday, Now $4.50/Gallon - $1.39/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Venango County Average Price Still Highest at $4.83]

-- May 30: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.35 Ohio- $4.39  PA- $4.50

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


-- Reuters: Devon Energy Receives $8 Billion Offer From Money Manager For Shale Gas Assets; Devon Recently Merged With Coterra Energy Which Owns 190,000 Acres Of Gas Properties In PA 


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: From The Alle-Kiski Valley To Harrisburg, Residents Advocate For Solutions To The ‘Affordability Crisis;’ Healthcare Costs, Utility Costs 2 Biggest Concerns   

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s Health Insurance Crisis Forcing Families To Gamble With Their Lives; 85,000 Pennsylvanians Dropped Coverage After Congress Failed To Prevent Premiums From Doubling - By Jenny Englerth, Family First Health

-- WPSU: Clearfield County Commissioners Limit Public Comment At Meetings Because Of Complaints About The Federal ICE Immigrant Detention Facility The County Runs Under Contract With A Private Prison Firm 

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[Posted: May 30, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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