Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 6.10.26

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.”

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]


House Voting Schedule

June 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

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

June 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!


TODAY 3:30: DEP Secretary, Former Pittsburgh Steeler Jerome Bettis Celebrate 400th Abandoned Conventional Well Plugging At Taxpayer Expense In Imperial, Allegheny County, 3:30 p.m.  https://pacast.com/a?p=29520


TODAY 10:00: No Agenda Posted. DEP Coastal Zone Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.


June 11-- Agenda Posted. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting. DEP New Stanton Office. 10:00 a.m.


June 11-- Virtual. Team PA Webinar On Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Roadmap. 11:30 a.m.  Click Here for more on Nuclear Roadmap 


June 15-- In-Person. DEP To Hold Hearing On 22 Transfer LLC Municipal Waste Transfer Station Permit In Cooper Twp., Montour County 


June 15-- Virtual.  Delaware River Basin Commission Webinar On PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Contamination Field Investigation Results. Noon.


June 16--  In-Person. DEP Hearing On Water Quality Permit For Rustic Ridge II Coal Mining Permit In Westmoreland County


June 16-- 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-- Agenda Posted. 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 CountyBurgettstown 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



-- DEP Investigation Finds CNX Gas Company LLC Shale Gas Facilities Caused The ‘Diminution’ Of 2 Private Water Supplies In Bell Twp., Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP: Frontier Natural Resources Shale Gas Driller Failed To Restore 4 Multimillion Gallon Water Impoundments, 4 Well Pads For 3,252 Days In Clinton County  [PaEN]


-- PennLive: Attorney General Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Eureka Resources For Oil & Gas Wastewater Leaks From Its Now Closed Standing Stone Facility In Wysox Twp., Bradford County  [PaEN] 


-- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates 2025 Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee To Yield $243.9 Million, $79.3 Million More Than In 2024  [PaEN]


-- Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Awards More Than $300,000 In Conservation Grants; Next Funding Opportunities  [PaEN]


-- Indiana Gazette: Naturally: Blacklick Creek Watershed And Resilience


-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Braddock Delays Vote On US Steel Project Amid Air Pollution Concerns


-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Water Trail Designated A National Water Trail 


-- TribLive: Volunteers, Fayette County Workers Clear 62 Trees Along Great Allegheny Passage Trail Following Tornadoes


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: With Fireflies Emerging In PA, Learn To Help Them Thrive In Your Area 


A.I. /Data Centers


-- The Allegheny Front: Gov. Shapiro Courted New A.I. Data Centers, Then Public Opinion Shifted 


-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Residents Deserve A Voice In Pennsylvania’s A.I. Data Center Future - By Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-Lackawanna) 


-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Hazle Twp. , Luzerne County Declares Zoning Ordinance Invalid, Will Draft Amendment To Address A.I. Data Centers


-- The Citizens’ Voice: Hazle Twp. To Write A.I. Data Center Regulations In Next 180 Days In Luzerne County


-- Food & Water Watch: Hazle Twp, Luzerne County Pauses A.I. Data Center Development For 6 Months


-- WNEP: Amazon Donates $250,000 To Bloomsburg Area YMCA For New STEM Education Law As A.I. Data Center Construction Near Berwick Continues  


-- PennLive - John Beauge: Union County A.I. Data Center Developer Says Proposal Will Meet Applicable Noise Standards


-- Williamsport Sun: A.I. Data Center Plans Offer Details On Proposal In Muncy Twp. 


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Water/Sewer Authority Initially Told No A.I. Data Center Proposed In Muncy Twp.  


-- LancasterOnline: Future Of Land Owned By Boro Of Columbia On Hold As Council Works On A.I. Data Center Regulations 


-- Courier Times: Middletown Twp., Bucks County Considers A.I. Data Center Rules 


-- Courier Times: Bensalem Twp, Bucks County Won’t Consider A.I. Data Center Projects Until Zoning Review Completed


-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: An Amish Argument Against A.I. Data Centers


-- LancasterOnline: Rep. Nikki Rivera Wants To Use Energy Storage Batteries To Save Ratepayers Money


-- PUC Releases Summer Readiness Overview Reports By PA Electric Utilities [PaEN] 


-- PJM Interconnection Issues 3rd Hot Weather Alert For June 11-12 In Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions [PaEN] 


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


--  June 10: PA Average AAA Gasoline Prices Dropped Another 2 Cents From Yesterday, Now $4.29/Gallon - $1.18/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Potter County Average Price Now Highest at $4.69]

-- June 10: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.15 Ohio- $4.17  PA- $4.29

-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98  Ohio- $2.79  PA- $3.11


Federal Administration


-- AP: Solar Power Hits New Milestones In US While President Boosts Coal And Energy Prices Over Clean, Clean Energy


-- Environmental Defense Fund Files Lawsuit Against The President’s EPA Over Weakening Of Oil And Gas Methane Standards  


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive: PA House OKs Bill To Tax Big Tech’s Digital Ads To Help Seniors With Property Taxes

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Health Insurance Enrollment Drops By 160,000 After Congress Fails To Restore Federal Subsidies 

-- Beaver Times: Chronic Homelessness Is A Growing Problem In PA, Federal Data Show

-- TribLive: Sen. Williams To Introduce Bill Forbidding A.I. From Replacing Human Teachers In Classrooms

-- PennLive: Women Claim Sexual Abuse By Chaplain At Clearfield County ICE Immigrant Detention Facility 

-- AP: Inflation Rises 4.2% In May On Spiking Gasoline Prices, Highlighting Affordability Challenges 

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[Posted: June 10, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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