-- 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
Senate Voting Schedule
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Public Water System Technical Advisory Center Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.9:00 a.m.
TODAY 8:30: In-Person. PA Emergency Management Agency Flood Recovery Workshop. Allegheny County Public Safety Center, 150 Hookstown Grade Road, Coraopolis. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
TODAY 11:30: Tri-County Regional Planning Commission 60th Anniversary Luncheon featuring guest speaker Jill Whitcomb, DEP Deputy Secretary for Water Programs. Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey Hotel, 4650 Lindle Road, Harrisburg. 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
TODAY 6:00: Virtual. POWER Interfaith Webinar On Energy Rate Cases And Energy Affordability Advocacy At The PUC. 6:00 p.m.
May 8-- Virtual. Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Host May 8 Online Southeast PA Environmental Movement Committee Meeting On A.I. Data Centers, Chester Incinerator, LNG Gas Terminal Proposals. 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
May 11-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On North Centre Twp. PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Hazardous Site Response In 12 Municipalities In Columbia County Involving Contaminated Sewage Sludge. Central Columbia High School Auditorium 4777 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg. 5:00 p.m. open house. 7:00 p.m. hearing.
May 12-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. (formal notice)
May 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. Read more on agenda.
May 12-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On Individual Stormwater Permit For the 5.8 Mile HCPP 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline Serving The 4.5 GW Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus Power Plant In Indiana County. Indiana Theater, 637 Philadelphia Street in Indiana. 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
May 13-- Virtual. Community Choice Aggregation Working Group Hosts Webinar On How Boroughs Can And Other Municipalities Could Purchase Power For Their Residents, Business And Lower Electric Bills. Noon.
-- PA House Energy Committee Reports Out Bills To Authorize Virtual Power Plants, Address Connecting New Generation Quickly To Improve Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Every Community Evaluating An A.I. Data Center Proposal Should Ask - What Financial Instrument Is Posted Before Construction That Guarantees The Site Will Be Remediated If The Facility Becomes Obsolete, Is Abandoned Or Closes? - By PA Data Center Accountability, Carbon County [PaEN]
-- PUC Announces 2 June 30 Hearings On Proposed PPL Utilities Transmission Line Projects In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County Serving Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- Sen. Laughlin Introduces Resolution Urging PA To Enter Into Multistate Compacts To Oversee Policies, Procedures For Planning, Siting, Construction, Operation Of Interstate Electric Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Citing ‘Unsustainable Stress’ From Price Volatility, PJM Grid Operator Lays Out Reform Options
-- YaleEnvironment360: In Pennsylvania Coal Country, Black Lung Disease Surges As Federal Protections Stall
-- TribLive: Parks Twp. Residents Told More Details About Nuclear Waste Dump Cleanup In Armstrong County
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6.4 Million In Grants For 19 Local Drought Resiliency Projects Saving 1.5 Billion Gallons Of Water Annually [PaEN]
-- NRCS-PA Emergency Watershed Protection Program Disaster Recovery After Hurricane Debby In Pennsylvania
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Former Philadelphia Refinery Site Will Become Home To Nuclear Life Science Medical Facility To Manufacture Rare, Radioactive Isotope
-- Republican Herald: DEP Extends Permit For BRADS Landfill 9 More Years In Schuylkill County
-- Republican Heald: Schuylkill County Residents Voice Opposition To BRADS Landfill Expansion, A.I. Data Center Proposals
-- York Daily Record: How DEP Controls PA’s Biting Black Flies: ‘It’s An Ongoing Thing’
-- Tribune-Democrat: PennDOT Adjusts Route 271 Project To Work Around Bald Eagle Nest
-- Native Garden At Wissahickon High School, Montgomery County Thrives Thanks To Work Of Master Watershed Steward Erin Crump [PaEN]
-- DCNR Grants News: Ghost Town Trail Completes 32-Mile Loop; South Mountain Partnership Meets; Funding Opportunity; 2026 River Sojourns
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Parks Offer Crucial Hands-On Learning Opportunities
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Accepting Entries To 2026 Freedom To Explore Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy May 12 Conservation Conversation Webinar On How To Protect Your Land With A Conservation Easement
-- The Nature Conservancy- PA News: Tannersville Bog Bursting With Life! Healthy Forest Stewardship; World Migratory Bird Day
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Exploring Standing To Enter Legal Fight Over Proposed A.I. Data Center Near A County Housing Authority Property, Park
-- TribLive: Murrysville Planning Commission Will Tackle A.I. Data Center Regulations At May 12 Meeting
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Dorrance Twp. Zoning Hearing Board Finds Ordinance Did Not Exclude A.I. Data Centers Voting To Deny A Claim By Data Center Developers
-- Republican Heald: Schuylkill County Residents Voice Opposition To BRADS Landfill Expansion, A.I. Data Center Proposals
-- Guest Essay: Every Community Evaluating An A.I. Data Center Proposal Should Ask - What Financial Instrument Is Posted Before Construction That Guarantees The Site Will Be Remediated If The Facility Becomes Obsolete, Is Abandoned Or Closes? - By PA Data Center Accountability, Carbon County [PaEN]
-- Pottstown Mercury: Details Emerge About Threats Related To Proposed Limerick Twp. A.I. Data Center Project In Montgomery County; Some Threats Read At Tuesday Meeting [PDF of Article]
-- PUC Announces 2 June 30 Hearings On Proposed PPL Utilities Transmission Line Projects In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County Serving Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- Sen. Laughlin Introduces Resolution Urging PA To Enter Into Multistate Compacts To Oversee Policies, Procedures For Planning, Siting, Construction, Operation Of Interstate Electric Transmission Lines [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Citing ‘Unsustainable Stress’ From Price Volatility, PJM Grid Operator Lays Out Reform Options
-- TribLive: PA US Sen. McCormick Wants To Streamline Permitting Process For Power Plants, Pipelines, Data Centers
-- Post-Gazette: Energy Facilities And A.I. Data Centers Must Move Together, Sen. McCormick Says During Western PA Visit
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA US Sen. McCormick Touts A.I. Data Centers As Economic Engine For Pennsylvania
-- WJAC: Wife Of PA US Sen. McCormick Named Meta [Facebook] President, Vice Chairman, ‘Heavily Involved In Accelerating The Pursuit Of… A.I.” [1.12.26]
-- Utility Dive: American Electric Power Eyes Exit From PJM, SPP Over Slow Connection Of New Generation In Face Of A.I. Data Center Demand [AEP operates in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, WV In PJM]
Storms/Power Outages
-- Morning Call: Power Restored After Outages Affect Thousands Of PPL Customers Around Lehigh Valley Wednesday
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- May 7: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Climbs Another 5 Cents Yesterday, Now $1.69/Gallon Higher To $4.69 Since Feb. 27 [Allegheny County Average Price Highest at $4.81] Note: It dropped 2 more cents across the border in Ohio.
-- May 7: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.55 Ohio- $4.78 PA- $4.69
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- The Center Square: PA Motorists ‘Stressed And Struggling’ As Average State Gasoline Price Hits $4.64 [Actually $4.69 This Morning]
-- Wall Street Journal: Frackers Finally Ready To Drill, Cautiously Dialing Up Production Hinting At Prolonged Period Of High Oil Prices
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro: Fetterman Should Remain A Democrat And ‘Get Back To What He Was Elected To Do’
-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro Raises Over $3.6 Million In Campaign Donations Ahead Of May 19 Primary Election
-- PA Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Sen. Dush’s Bill To Fully Protect ‘Sacred’ Right To Carry Concealed Firearm
-- PennLive Editorial: If You’re Nauseated By Immigrant Detention Abuses In Clearfield County, Let The Power Brokers Know How You Feel
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[Posted: May 7, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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