-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 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 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!
TODAY 9:30: 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 re-enroll in a third party electricity supplier contract (sponsor summary). Room 8E-A East Wing. 9:30 a.m. Watch Online.
TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin iirvin@pa.gov or 717-579-0329. Read more here on agenda.
TODAY 6:00: In-Person. DEP Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Mora Solar LLC 390-Acre Solar Energy Facility In Kidder Twp., Carbon County. Jim Thorpe High School, 1 Olympian Way, Jim Thorpe. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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-- POSTPONED. 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
-- 26 Projects Advancing Cleaner Air, Water, Environmental Stewardship Across Pennsylvania Recognized With 2026 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence [PaEN]
-- Six Years And Counting: None Of The Recommendations The Grand Jury Made To Better Protect Pennsylvanians From The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development Have Been Adopted [PaEN]
-- The Conversation: Should You Swim In Pittsburgh’s Rivers? A Water Researcher Breaks Down The Answer - By Daniel Bain, Associated Professor Of Geology & Environmental Science, University of Pittsburgh
-- LancasterOnline: F&M Students, Professor Study What’s Behind Lancaster County’s Poor Air Quality
-- Altoona Mirror: Intermunicipal Relations Committee Holds Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event At Jaffa Shrine Center July 18
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Agree On This - Our State Parks Need Funding Now - By Bradley Mallory, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Board Member
-- KDKA: Video Shows 2 Eaglets In US Steel Nest Take First Flights: ‘An Incredible Milestone’
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Help Game Commission Biologists Track Wild Turkeys
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PennLive: Amid Growing Voter Outcry, A.I. Data Centers Have Emerged As An Election Issue For PA Lawmakers
-- Republican Herald: Mount Carmel Area Residents Concerned About Data Centers Launch New Grassroots Group Aimed At Giving Coal Region Communities A Stronger Voice
-- Morning Call: Here’s What’s Changed In Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Proposal Near Parkland High School, South Whitehall Twp.
-- Pittsburgh Media Partnership: Pennsylvania A.I. Data Center Proposals Map
-- PennLive: Western PA Coal Towns Are Ground Zero For A.I. Data Centers: ‘A Boom Coming’
-- House Unanimously Passed Bill To Base All Electric, Natural Gas, Water And Wastewater Rates On A Market-Based Return On Equity To Address Increasing Utility Bills [House Bill 2224]
-- Utility Dive: 6 Takeaways From FERC’s A.I. Data Center Connection Order: Regional Solutions; Trying To Protect Existing Ratepayers; Advanced Transmission Evaluations
-- AP: 40 Mayors Worldwide Endorse A Pact To Shape Sustainable A.I. Data Center Development [None In PA]
-- C40 Cities: Mayors From Around The World Unite In Call For Sustainable Urban Data Centres [None In PA]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violations: DEP issued Lazy Oil Co. 6 more violations for abandoned conventional wells in Butler County, Marion Twp. bringing total abandoned well violations to 28 since November in Butler and Venango counties. Submitted no annual reports. DEP example inspection report.
-- Today’s Violation: DEP issued Lynn Miles & Graham Richard violation for abandoned conventional well in Butler County, Marion Twp. Submitted no annual reports. Unknown address Emlenton, PA. DEP inspection report.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Let’s Celebrate! Down Another Penny! June 23: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny From Yesterday, Now $4.08/Gallon - $.97/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.57]
-- June 23: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.92 Ohio- $3.89 PA- $4.08
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Bloomberg: Qatar Says Explosion At Natural Gas Export Facility That Left 13 Dead Should Not Affect LNG Exports
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- PennLive: A Week Out From Deadline, Hurdles Loom On The Road To PA’s Budget Signing
-- York Daily Record/USA Today: Pennsylvania’s Budget Is Due June 30, Will Lawmakers Make It?
-- Spotlight PA: Shapiro, Garrity Both Say They’re Willing To Debate In This Year’s PA Governor’s Race
-- The Center Square: Shapiro Touts Economic Impact Of World Cup Coming To Pennsylvania
-- WESA: PA Democratic Cong. Deluzio: Opposing President ‘Not Enough’ For Democrats
-- The Center Square: PA Democratic Cong. Deluzio Challenges His Party To Be More Than Just Against The President
-- The Center Square: Democratic Super PAC Commits Portion Of $50 Million Spending To PA
-- AP: President Visiting Mack Truck Plant In Allentown Today
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[Posted: June 23, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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