-- 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 9:15: Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:15 a.m. [Heavy Duty Diesel Program]
May 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Statewide Water Resources Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
May 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
May 21-- In-Person. DEP Informal Conference To Take Comments On The Proposed Addition Of 7,154 Acres To The Rosebud Mining Company Penfield Coal Mine In Clearfield County
May 21-- Agenda Posted. DEP Small Business Compliance Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
May 27-- DEP Hearing [If Requested] On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For the Domtar Paper Company Johnsonburg Mill In Elk County. DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville. 10:00 a.m.
May 27-- NEW. Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. Berks Nature Nature Place, 575 St. Bernadine Street, Reading. 10:00 a.m. to Noon. Read more here on agenda.
-- DCNR Resource News: A Greener Summer Starts Here [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! Delaware Highlands Conservancy Women And Their Woods Educational Retreat For Women Forest Landowners Sept. 11-13, Hawley, Wayne County [PaEN]
-- Westmoreland County Conservation District Holds Special May 30 Community Event Celebrating The Role Of Natural Resources In Our Nation's 250-Year History [PaEN]
-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court Ruling Throws Stormwater Fees Into Doubt
-- Forest For The Chesapeake Bay News: Tree Talk - White Oak; Baltimore Oriole Spring Superstar; Tree Trivia; Upcoming Events
-- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA: Emergency Watershed Program Completes Final Tropical Storm Debby Recovery Project In Clearfield County
-- Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Collected Over 57,000 Pounds Of Household Hazardous Waste During April Collection Event [PaEN]
-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Buildings Cut Carbon Emissions Faster Than Planned, Report Says
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy, Cerberus Capital Invest $100 Million To Establish Frontier Power USA To Increase Deployment Of Eos’ Energy Storage Systems
-- PennEnvironment: Pennsylvania Ranks 47th In US For Renewable Energy Growth
-- TheDerrick.com: Oil City Planning Commission Says 21-Acre Solar Energy Facility Proposal In Residential Area Impossible Under Current Zoning Code
-- NEXTPittsburgh: These Pittsburghers Explored Every PA State Park And Found More Than Nature
-- Tribune-Democrat: Whitewater Enthusiasts Gearing Up For Stonycreek Rendezvous Friday - Sunday
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: 16 New A.I. Data Center Buildings Proposed In Olyphant By Companies Tied To DeNaples, Missouri Firm
-- The Center Square: Citizens A.I. Data Center Town Hall Speakers Criticize Industry, Shapiro, Secrecy [Vast Extent Of Intense Opposition To PA Data Center Boom Bulldozing Communities Evident In Town Hall]
-- WNEP: Clinton Twp., Wayne County Hosts Public Comment On A.I. Data Center Ordinance Amendment
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Commissioners: A.I. Data Center Draft Plan In The Works
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: PECO Signs Agreements With A.I. Data Centers Requiring Them To Pay For Their Own Grid Upgrades
-- PUC Releases Final Order Establishing First-of-Its-Kind Voluntary Large Load (Data Center) Model Tariff Framework [PaEN]
-- Erie Times/USA Today: PJM Electric Grid Operator Ready For Summer, But Facing New Power Demand Pressures
-- Utility Dive: PJM Grid Operator May Be ‘Too Big To Function:’ FERC Chairman Swett
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- On May 13, 2026, DEP: Failed to submit inactive oil & gas well monitoring reports for one or more wells-- Conventional- Diversified Prod LLC, PPG Oper LLC; Shale Gas- Seneca Resources Co LLC, Penn View Exploration, Inc., PPG Oper LLC. [Not online] Inactive wells are one step away from being abandoned. Oil & Gas Compliance Database
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspection found Frank L. Washabaugh Oil Producers failed to comply with June 16, 2025 order to clean up releases from tanks at conventional well in Washington County, Cross Creek Twp. for 325 days and counting… DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP found Michael D. Graham failed to clean up spills at conventional well in Washington County, Smith Twp., failed to respond to violations issued April 2, 2026-- 35 days and counting. DEP inspection report.
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Council Approves New Regulations For US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works As Required In Consent Decree Following 2018 Plant Explosion [Not The 2025 Explosion]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- May 14: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday, Now $1.54/Gallon Higher To $4.65 Since Feb. 27 [Armstrong County Average Price Spikes To Highest at $4.93]
-- May 14: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.53 Ohio- $4.62 PA- $4.65
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- TribLive Editorial: Asphalt, Oil And The High Cost Of Smooth Roads
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: $1 Million Flows Into Heated PA State Senate Primary In Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties
-- Inquirer: Fetterman Casts Deciding Vote Supporting President’s War On Iran
-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: Pennsylvania’s New Education Hope - Conservative Billionaire Jeff Yass Prize Fund - As Gov. Shapiro Works Against School Choice
-- Spotlight PA: Workers In Penn State Health Operating Rooms Raised Alarms About Safety, Sterilization
-- TribLive: PA Hospitals To Get $572 Million In Delayed COVID Reimbursements From FEMA
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[Posted: May 14, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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