-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 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 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!
June 22-- NEW. House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee holds informational meeting on House Bill 2553 (Borowski-D- Delaware) updates the Covered Device Recycling Act for recycling electronic waste (sponsor summary). Room G-50 Irvis Building. 11:00 a.m. Watch Online.
June 23-- NEW. Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on Senate Bill 312 (Kane-D- Chester) protects electric utility customers by returning them to default utility provided electricity if they take no action to reenroll in a third party electricity supplier contract (sponsor summary). Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:30 a.m. Watch Online.
June 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329.
June 24-- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Of Greater Philadelphia Webinar On How To Move A Community Energy Project From An Idea To Action. Noon.
June 24-- Virtual. Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy and the Built Environment Webinar on Getting The Most From Your Building: Smart Assessment And Monitoring. 11:00 a.m. to Noon
June 25-- NEW. House Energy Committee holds hearing on House Bill 2651 (Steele-D- Allegheny) [text of bill] amending the Municipalities Planning Code to establish fair, minimum requirements for siting renewable energy facilities that prohibit municipalities from banning this much needed form of electric generation (sponsor summary). Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Watch Online.
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-- 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
June 26-27-- In-Person. PA Firefly Festival Exhibits & Entertainment In Downtown Tionesta, Forest County
-- House Committee OKs Bills To Add Energy Storage To Grid To Improve Reliability; Add Conditions For Receiving State Data Center Tax Credit; Speed Connection Of Clean Energy Generation To Grid To Help Reduce Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- PennLive: As PA Data Center Development Surges, PA House Fast-Tracks Bills To Address It [Not Senate]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Bill Would Tie Data Center Tax Break To Transparency, Sustainability
-- The Center Square: PA House Lawmakers Advance Bill To Curb Nondisclosure Agreements On A.I. Data Centers [But Only For Those Seeking State Tax Credit]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy Energy Storage Company Secures Exclusive Distributor For Germany, Austria, Switzerland
-- PJM Interconnection Issues 4th Hot Weather Alert Of Season For June 18 In Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Republican Senators Ward, Yaw Say State Losing Out Because Of Shapiro-Backed Price Caps On Electricity Prices [But Yaw Asked FERC In March To Require PJM To Keep Charging PA Ratepayers The Same Record High Rates ]
-- Institute For Energy Economics & Financial Analysis: Pennsylvania’s Shrinking Fossil Fuel Footprint Leaves A Widening Fiscal Gap To Support Tax Credits For Fossil Fuel Industry
-- Morning Call: PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found In Delaware River Water, Wildlife; Why This Matters
-- The Allegheny Front: New LCT Energy Rustic Ridge Coal Mine Could Dump 2.8 Million Gallons Of Treated Wastewater Into Westmoreland County Trout Steam
-- Independent: Susquehanna County Conservation District Hosting Student Watershed Day Camp July 21
-- Reading Eagle: 28th Schuylkill River Sojourn Lands In Pottstown [Photos, Video]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Friends Of Flight 93 Memorial Name Donna Gibson Executive Director
-- Warren Times: Members Of Rainbow Family Of Living Light Gathering In Allegheny National Forest
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Republican Herald: Amazon Web Services Outlines Plans For 380 Acre A.I. Data Center In Kline Twp., Schuylkill County
-- Morning Call: Faced With Massive A.I. Data Center Proposal, Lower Mount Bethel Twp. Is Latest To Consider Ordinance
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Dallas Twp. Delay On A.I. Data Center Ordinance Prompts Public Alarm In Luzerne County
-- TheDerrick.com: Venango County Residents Pack Meeting To Voice Concerns Over Proposed A.I. Data Center Proposal In Scrubgrass Twp. At Scrubgrass Power Plant [PDF of Article]
-- Natural Resources Defense Council Blog: President Wants PJM To Give The Gas Industry A Multibillion Gift To Supply Power To A.I. Data Centers In Upcoming Power Auction - By Tom Rutigliano
-- The Guardian: How The Fight Over US A.I. Data Centers Is Scrambling Pennsylvania’s Politics: ‘We Don’t Want It’
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP now issued Daniel L. Heath 10 more violations for abandoning conventional wells in Venango County, Cranberry Twp. this week, now total 16. DEP notes owner was ‘recently deceased.’ Example DEP inspection report.
-- In Case You Were Wondering: Breathe Project Cams: ‘Emergency’ Flares Still Burning At MarkWest Harmon Creek, Energy Transfer Revolution Natural Gas Processing Plants In Washington County 6.17.26
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- June 18: PA Average AAA Gasoline Prices Down 3 Pennies From Yesterday, Now $4.14/Gallon - $1.03/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Elk County Average Price Still Highest at $4.65]
-- June 18: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.99 Ohio- $3.93 PA- $4.14
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Utility Dive: US EIA: Natural Gas Generation Down 60% From 2024 On Same Capacity In California As Cheaper Solar, Power Imports Surge
Federal Administration
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- New Franklin & Marshall Poll--
-- 50% to 28% Shapiro Lead Over Garrity
-- 48% - Shapiro Dong Excellent, Good Job
-- 47% - Said state is on the wrong track, up from 44% in March
-- 58% - President Doing Poor Job - Up from 51% - F On Inflation, Immigration, Foreign Policy
-- 47% - Worse off than a year ago
-- 32% - Expect situations to worsen
-- 73% - Disagreed With Statement Federal Government Has Very Little Official Corruption
-- 70% - Support Independent Commission To Redraw Legislative Districts, Not Legislators
-- 58% - Oppose redistricting efforts before elections
-- 58% - Favor more gun regulations
-- 72% - Support prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
-- 71% - Support regulating ‘skill’ gambling games
-- 89% - Support limits on student cellphone use
-- 86% - Said abortion should be legal in any or some circumstances
-- Erie Times/USA Today: What To Know About PA’s Rainy Day Fund And 2026-27 State Budget
-- PA Gaming Control Board Reports Record Revenue In May
-- TribLive: A Year Later, US Steel Workers Remain Divided Over Benefit Of Nippon Steel Takeover
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Juneteenth A Reminder To Keep Fighting For Justice - By Mohammid Khaku, Past President Al Ahad Islamic Center, Allentown
-- TribLive Editorial: Latest Examples Of Efforts To Narrow Public Discourse Should Be Opposed
-- WESA: Butler County Woman Pleads With Local Officials On Immigration After Husband Is Detained By ICE
-- TribLive/Inquirer: PA Member Of Congress Madeleine Dean Blocked From Speaking To Detainees At Clearfield County ICE Immigrant Detention Center
-- PennLive Editorial: We Can’t Say We Don’t Know What’s Happening At Clearfield County ICE Immigrant Detention Facility
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[Posted: June 18, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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