Sunday, May 31, 2026

Sunday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 5.31.26

“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]


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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 


Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Starts Tomorrow!


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-- 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.



-- 169 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN] 


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-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults  [PaEN]


-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 25/June 1  [PaEN]


-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN]


-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 16 to 29: Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations; Shale Gas Well Pollutes Water Supply; Illegal Wastewater Injection Well; Pipeline Drilling Spills; No Noise Control Standards  [PaEN] 


-- WQED: The Price Of Progress: Watch This 2010 Report On The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development And You’ll See There Has Been Very Little Improvement In The Way We Protect Citizens From Drilling/Gas Infrastructure Impacts 


-- TribLive: Trail Organizers In Western PA Prep For Summer Season 


-- LehighValleyLive: Work Starts On Opening Key D&L Trail Link, Inching Eastern PA Closer To 165-Mile Connection 


-- PennLive: Old Railroad Land To Become Part Of Panhandle Trail In Western PA Thanks To New State Funding  


-- Scranton Times: Scranton School District Whittier Elementary School To Get New Reimagined Neighborhood Playground With Help From Trust For Public Land, Valley In Motion 


-- Post-Gazette: Dirt Bike Rider Killed In Collision With Bus In Homewood


A.I. /Data Centers


-- TribLive: Opponents Of Springdale A.I. Data Center Pin Hopes On Allegheny County Oversight 


-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Shapiro Is ‘Patient Zero’ Of A.I. Data Center Virus; State Treasurer Garrity Has Decided To At Least Appear To Take The Medicine [PDF of Article]


-- TribLive Editorial: Preserving Humanity Amid A.I. Revolution


-- Post-Gazette: As Students Protest Artificial Intelligence, Pitt Professor Cautions: ‘We Cannot Delay The A.I. Adoption’


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- May 31: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Dropped 10 Cents Since Tuesday, Now $4.49/Gallon - $1.39/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Venango County Average Price Still Highest at $4.83]

-- Let’s Celebrate! My Neighborhood Sheetz Dropped Gasoline 35 Cents, Diesel 21 Cents In Last 16 Days

-- May 31: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.33 Ohio- $4.35  PA- $4.49

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


-- Baker Hughes [May 29]: Natural Gas Drill Rigs In PA- 17-- Same For 3 Weeks


-- Fox Business: Exxon Chief Warns Of Skyrocketing Oil Prices, Could Go As High As $160; ‘We’re Approaching Unheard Of Inventory Levels,’ ‘Really, Really Low Levels’  


-- The Street: Chevron CEO Drops Stark Warning That Oil Inventories That Cushioned The Shock Of The Iran War Are Nearly Gone, Prices Likely To Jump 


Federal Administration


-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Virginia, Maryland Craft Stricter Coal Ash Disposal Rules As EPA Pulls Back


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: As Allegheny County Mortgage Foreclosures Surge, The Eastern Suburbs Are Hit The Hardest

-- AP: President Plans To Appeal Court Order Allowing Importers Who Paid His Illegal Tariffs To Seek Refunds 

-- PennLive/AP: People Convicted Of Crimes For Assaulting US Capital Jan. 6 And Pardoned By President Clamor For Payments From President’s Fund As Federal Court Freezes Fund Pending Legal Challenges

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[Posted: May 31, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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