-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 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 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Is Here!
June 5-15-- PA Society For Ornithology 2026 Breeding Bird Blitz
June 8-- House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection meets to consider House Bill 84 (Vitali-D-Delaware) prohibiting the spreading of oil and gas wastewater on roads and by land application, House Bill 426 (Pielli-D-Chester) encouraging the construction of new habitats for monarch butterflies and native insects at Commonwealth-owned facilities, House Bill 1567 (Mullins-D-Lackawanna) requires public consideration of host community benefit agreements for power plants between communities and school districts and establishes minimum requirements for those agreements. Room B-31 Main Capitol. 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here on agenda.
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 9-- Penn State Extension Webinar On Creating Connections Through Citizen - Community Science. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
June 11-- Virtual. Team PA Webinar On Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Roadmap. 11:30 a.m. Click Here for more on Nuclear Roadmap
June 16-- NEW. Virtual. ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Webinar On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
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 County. Burgettstown Area Middle/High School Campus, LGI Room, 100 Bavington Road in Burgettstown from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
June 25-- NEW. In-Person. ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners Host Workshop On Applying For DEP’s RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Funding. Pittsburgh. 9:00 a.m. to Noon
-- DEP Declares Code Orange Ozone Action Day For Friday, June 5 In Southeast PA
-- PA Environmental Council: Celebrating Sustainability, Stewardship, Community In Governor’s Awards For Environmental Excellence, Western PA Environmental Awards [PaEN]
-- WTAE: Quecreek Mine Rescue Survivor Randy Fogle Dies After Battle With Cancer In Somerset County
-- DEP Awards $10.6 Million In Federal Funds To Support Allegheny County Project To Restore Abandoned Mine Lands, Treatment Mine Discharges In Settlers Cabin Park [PaEN]
-- PUC Finalizes Long-Term Plan To Ensure Stable Water Service For Rock Spring Water Company Thru Its Acquisition By PA American Water In Centre County [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: New Delaware River Basin Commission Tool Shows Toxic PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination Pervasive In Delaware River
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Streamside Buffer Plantings Reach 100,000 Live-Stakes Planted
-- Inquirer: A Court Ruling In A Chester County Case May Mean Higher Stormwater Bills In Scores Of PA Towns
-- June 22 Community Lecture At Millersville Borough To Honor Conestoga As PA River Of The Year
-- Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week June 6-14 Celebrates A Watershed ‘Built By Nature, Protected Together’
-- Berks County Community Foundation Awards Nearly $102,000 In Grants To Support Local Environmental Health Projects
-- Reminder: DEP June 15 Hearing On 22 Transfer LLC Municipal Waste Transfer Station Permit In Cooper Twp., Montgomery County
-- Allegheny County Executive Innamorato Signs Clean Tech Executive Order To Position County As National Leader In Clean Technology
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Allegheny County Executive To ‘ACT NOW’ To Boost Clean Tech Ecosystem
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Executive Pitches Clean Tech As Economic Engine For Western PA
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Bad Energy Policies Threaten Jobs, Discourage Critical Infrastructure Investment - By Jon O’Brien, Keystone Contractors Assn. [Contractors Don’t Have To Live With The Consequences Of The Projects They Build, So What’s Good For Them, May Be Bad For Communities]
-- June 6 Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Allocates Funds For Landslide Mitigation Work On Great Allegheny Passage Trail
-- TheDerrick.com: Oil Region ATV Association Gains Momentum As More Municipalities Enact Ordinances Allowing Riding On Twp. Roads
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Seeks Resource Advisory Committee Members
-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Checklist For Travelers; Lanternfly Quarantine Area; Permit Training For Business
-- PA Natural Heritage Program 2025 Annual Report: New Discoveries; Goshawk Recovery; Invasive Species; Freshwater Mussel Surveys; Barbara’s Buttons; Restoring The West Branch Susquehanna River
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Jessup Boro OKs Preliminary A.I. Data Center Plans Adjacent To Natural Gas Power Plant: ‘No Reason To Panic’
-- Observer-Reporter: A.I. Data Center Town Hall Draws Large Crowd In Fayette County
-- Republican Sen. Rosemary Brown Continues Push For A.I. Data Center Moratorium, Says Governor’s Proposal Falls Short
-- PUC Approves 4.9% PPL Electric Rate Increase Settlement, Measures To Assess Costs For Data Centers, Modifies Agreement Related To Agricultural Biogas [PaEN]
-- Morning Call: PPL Electric Bills To Rise Again After Rate Hike Approved By PUC Under Settlement
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Constellation Energy Water Withdrawal Requests For Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant Restart; 1 Shale Gas Drilling Withdrawal [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Electric Generators Need More Reliable Natural Gas Supply To Protect Grid Reliability During Extreme Weather Events
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Inspections of 2 Darrel B. Blauser conventional wells in Butler County, Allegheny Twp. found them still abandoned and not plugged since Aug. 11, 2025-- 297 days and counting. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Inspections of 2 Delta Inland Oil Res LLC conventional wells in Warren County, Sugar Grove Twp. found the wells abandoned, not plugged bringing total abandoned well violations to 22 since May. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Inspections of 2 EQT ARO LLC conventional wells in Allegheny County South Park Twp. & Jefferson Hills Boro found them abandoned and not plugged. One was leaking gas. DEP inspection report.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Inspection of 1 EQT ARO LLC shale gas well in Allegheny County, Forward Twp. found the well abandoned and not plugged. DEP inspection report.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- June 5: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Dropped 2 Pennies Since Yesterday, Now $4.39/Gallon - $1.28/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Venango County Average Price Still Highest at $4.77]
-- June 5: My neighborhood Sheetz $4.49, a Sheetz over the hill 2 miles away $4.18, I guess they can charge anything they want.
-- June 5: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.22 Ohio- $4.13 PA- $4.39
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- PA Capital-Star: Presidents Pumps $700 Million Into Coal Power In PA, Other States, As He Again Blasts Renewable Energy
-- AP: President Announces $700 Million In New Support For Struggling Coal Industry
-- Reuters: US Solar Energy, Storage Build Spurred By Natural Gas Plant Waits
-- Bloomberg: Iran Energy Shocks Jolts Asia And Europe To Speed Up Transition To Clean, Homegrown Energy
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Budget Talks Underway As July 1 Deadline Approaches
-- WESA: Harrisburg Budget Season: Some Lawmakers Seek A Big Tech Tax, Housing Deregulations, Closing Satellite Voting Locations And Ballot Drop Boxes
-- Spotlight PA: Students Across Pennsylvania Step Up On Election Day To Work At Polls To Keep Democracy Working
-- TribLive: Western PA Retirees, Workers React To Potential Social Security Cuts Of $519/Month
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