-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 27 (non-voting), 28 (non-voting), 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
June - Call Of The Senate President Pro Tempore
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!
June 26-27-- In-Person. PA Firefly Festival Exhibits & Entertainment In Downtown Tionesta, Forest County
June 30-- House Communications & Technology Committee informational meeting on - Is There Life Beyond Earth? What Science And Government Are Doing To Find Out. Room 205 Ryan Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
June 30-- In-Person. PUC Announces 2 Hearings On Proposed PPL Utilities Transmission Line Projects In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County Serving Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Centers. 1:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m.
June 30-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Workshop On Understanding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Private Water Supplies. Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. 1:00 p.m.
July 8-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m.
July 8-- DEP State Board for Certification of Sewage Enforcement Officers meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.
July 8-- DEP Technical Advisory Committee on Diesel-Powered [Mining] Equipment Meeting. DEP New Stanton Office. 10:00 a.m.
July 9-- DCNR Delaware Canal State Park Advisory Committee meeting. Delaware Canal State Park, Bucks & Northampton Counties. 10:30 a.m. Contact for Location: 610-982-5560 or ra-nrspdela@pa.gov. (formal notice)
July 10-- Telephonic. Public Utility Commission Hearing On PPL Condemnation Of 30 Properties For The Sugarloaf 500/230KV Transmission Line In Luzerne County To Serve Data Centers 10:00 a.m.
July 14-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.
July 14-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar: Preview Of 2026 Watershed-Friendly Tree And Shrub Sale To Help You Choose Plants Confidently. 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
-- Read Carefully! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 27 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Significant Modification To Title V Air Quality Permit For Constellation Energy Eddystone Natural Gas Power Plant In Delaware County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 34 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In May; 167 In 2026 [PaEN]
-- Lots Going On! DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 27 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit Changing Wastestreams Flowing To Discharge In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Construction Of QTS Salem, LLC A.I. Data Center Campus In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Montour-Columbia 230 kV Transmission Line Rebuild Project In Montour, Columbia Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Wescosville-Allentown 138 kV Transmission Line Project In South Whitehall Twp., Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Permit For PPL Electric Juni-Bern Laydown Yard In Carroll Twp., Perry County To Serve Construction Of Utility Upgrades [PaEN]
-- Delaware County Times: Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Facility Moving Ahead In Eddystone, Environmentalists Say
-- Gov. Shapiro Announces RISE PA Grant To Support Sanofi Pasteur Project To Replace Natural Gas-Fired Dehydrators With A Cleaner, More Efficient Option In Monroe County; RISE PA Applications Being Accepted Now [PaEN]
-- DEP Continues To 'Get Stuff Done' At The Speed Of Business, 2 More Permits Issued Under SPEED - Streamlining Permits For Economic Expansion And Development - Program [PaEN]
-- Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Partners Hosting Sept. 15-17 NTTP Passive Mine Drainage Treatment Course In State College [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Chester County Lake Planned For Draining As Dam Decommissioned To Restore Chester Creek’s Natural Path
-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: East Dunkard Water Authority Turnaround In Southwest PA - By Jared Edgreen, Greene County Commissioner
-- The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful Award 21 Community Grants Totalling $100,000 To Support Local Native Plant Projects [PaEN]
-- DCNR Invests $500,000 To Expand Musser Gap Trail, Build 50 Mile Trail Network In Rothrock State Forest, Centre & Huntingdon Counties [PaEN]
-- Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Approves $4.55 Million To Advance The Circuit Trails Network In Philadelphia Region
-- Warren Times: Knox & Kane Rail Trail Completed From Forest County Line To Kinzua Bridge
-- Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available
-- Penn State Extension July 18 Webinar On Natural Colors - Using Plant Materials To Dye, 9:30 a.m. to Noon
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Center Square: A.I. Data Center Developer’s Proposed $10,000 Per Household Payment To Hazle Twp. Residents In Luzerne County Called ‘Bribe’ For Local Approval
-- Scranton Times: What’s In Republican Sen. Brown’s ‘Residents First’ A.I. Data Center Legislation Setting Limits On An Industry That’s Inundating Communities In Her District
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: People Under 30 Are Concerned About The Environmental Impact Of Data Centers, Very Worried About Climate Change - Sanya Carley, Kleinman Center For Energy Policy, University Of Pennsylvania
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- June 27: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny From Yesterday, Now $4.02/Gallon - $.91/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.53]
-- June 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.87 Ohio- $3.86 PA- $4.02
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 17 - Same For Last 7 Weeks
-- Financial Times: Exelon CEO Warns US Faces Blackouts As Soon As 2027 Due To Power Supply Shortfall As A Result Of Data Center Power Demands [PDF of Article]
-- Bloomberg: Solar And Batteries Are Coming For Natural Gas’ Crown On Texas Power Grid
Federal Administration
-- Reuters: Federal Court Rejects EPA Bid To Ease Regulations For Coal-Fired Power Plants
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- LancasterOnline: As PA State Budget Deadline Nears, Here’s Where Negotiations Stand Among Divided General Assembly
-- PennLive: Republican PA Con. Scott Perry Proposes Legislation To Eliminate Funding For Peace Corps
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[Posted: June 27, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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