-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
June 24, 25, 26 (non-voting), 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 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!
TODAY 11:00 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
TODAY Noon: Community Advocates For Clean Energy Of Greater Philadelphia Webinar On How To Move A Community Energy Project From An Idea To Action. Noon.
TODAY 1:00: Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Private Water Supply Education And Water Testing, 1:00 p.m.
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 25-- Virtual. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Online Conversation Cafe - Flood Risk Communication. Noon.
June 25-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Workshop On Understanding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Private Water Supplies. Saegertown, Crawford County. 1:00 p.m.
June 25-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Workshop On Understanding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Private Water Supplies. Carlisle, Cumberland County. 1:00 p.m.
June 26-27-- In-Person. PA Firefly Festival Exhibits & Entertainment In Downtown Tionesta, Forest County
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 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.
-- Hundreds Of Residents From Communities Across PA Dealing With A.I. Data Center Development Rally At State Capitol To Support Bipartisan Legislation To Enact A 3-Year A.I. Data Center Moratorium [PaEN]
-- PA House Committee Unanimously Approves Bill To Repeal State Data Center Tax Credit [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Passes Bill With $1.7 Billion Tax Cut On Electricity, Reins In Public Utility Company Profits [Electric, Natural Gas, Water, Wastewater] By Setting New Rate Formula
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA House Lawmakers Prep 2 A.I. Data Center Bills For Final Votes In House
-- Observer-Reporter: Withdrawal Of Democratic Candidate Opens Way For Environmental Advocate Jodi Borello To Challenge Republican Incumbent Sen. Camera Bartolotta As Independent [PDF of Article] [Click Here To Learn More About Her Background ]
-- Jodi Borello For State Senate: Accountable To You! Not Corporations
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Now Accepting Applications For Community Tree Project Technical Assistance; Apply For Free Trees [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Pulls Plug On Electric Vehicle Charging Station Contract That Sat Dormant For Years
-- PennLive: Lancaster Conservancy To Purchase 31 Acres To Add To Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve In Hellam Twp., York County
-- TheDerrick.com: National Wildlife Federation Certifies New Schoolyard Habitat In Franklin As Garden For Wildlife In Venango County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Celebration Will Mark 50th Anniversary Of Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail: ‘Amazing Asset’
-- WITF - The Spark: PA Author Tory Mather Highlights Hidden Natural Wonders Across The Commonwealth
-- LancasterOnline: Rev. Henry Muhlenberg Was Lancaster’s Revolutionary Botanist - By Lois Miklas, Master Gardener
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Center Square: Big Money, Enforced Silence Play Roles In Pennsylvania’s A.I. Data Center Push
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center Offers $10,000 To Hazle Twp. Households As An Incentive To Approve The Plan [4,505 Households In Twp. - $45 Million]
-- Scranton Times: Noise Projections For Proposed 400 MW Gas Data Center Power Plant In Archbald Fell On Defiant Ears At Monday Hearing
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: Sound And Fury In Archbald Over Data Center Power Plant Noise Study
-- Morning Call: Latest Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Plan Still Facing Questions, Concerns In South Whitehall Twp.
-- Williamsport Sun: Woodward Twp. Supervisors Initiate Early Defenses Against Possible Data Centers In Lycoming County
-- Observer-Reporter: More Than 50 Amwell Twp. Residents Voice Support For A.I. Data Center Regulation In Washington County
-- Senate Democratic Policy Committee Holds Hearing On Solutions To Lower Consumer Electric Bills
-- The Economist: America’s Data Centre Backlash Puts The A.I. Boom At Risk, Opposition Is Spreading Across The Country [PDF of Article]
-- Wall Street Journal: As A.I. Companies Race For Data Center Power, Amazon And Google Have The Lead
-- Utility Dive: 6 Fossil Fuel Power Plants DOE Ordered To Remain Open Have Produced Little Power: Eddystone In PA None This Year
-- Utility Dive: TVA Considers Up To 26 GW Of Natural Gas-Fired Generation To Help Meet A.I. Data Center Demand
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP Finds Large Release Of Contaminated Groundwater From Conventional Well Storage Tanks Flowing Out Of Containment; 4th Major Spill In Warren County In 9 Days [PaEN]
-- Today’s Violations: DEP inspection of Landmark Square LTD Partnership conventional well in City of Erie as a result of a complaint found the well abandoned, not plugged and without annual production, waste generation, well integrity reports. No inspection in 10 years. DEP inspection report.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- June 24: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny From Yesterday, Now $4.07/Gallon - $.96/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.57]
-- June 24: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.92 Ohio- $3.94 PA- $4.07
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- AP: European Heat Wave Triggers Health Warnings From London To Milan As Temperatures Rise Even Higher
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- ABC27: Shapiro Outfundraises Garrity By Millions In Latest Campaign Finance Report
-- Tribune-Democrat: Education Tax Credit Overhaul Narrowly Moves Out Of PA House
-- WESA: PA House Democrats Want To Make $680 Million Private School Choice Program More Accountable
-- PA Capital-Star: Small Private Cyber Charter School Leaders In PA Raise Alarm Over Calls For Funding Accountability
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Committee Splits Along Party Lines Over Regulation Proposed A.I. Chatbots
-- TribLive: Western PA Families Declining Vitamin K Shots, Other Preventive Care For NewBorns
-- Inquirer: President Was Welcomed To PA By Stacy Garrity, He Didn’t Mention Her At All
-- Morning Call: At Mack Trucks, President Touts Economy And Iran Deal, Making Case For Republicans In 2026 Midterms
-- Morning Call: At Lehigh Valley Rally, Fans Stick With President, As Democrats Pounce
-- WVIA: President Shifts Focus To Economy In Allentown-Area Appearance
-- Morning Call/Tribune News Service: US Workers Lose Buying Power After Iran War Drives Up Prices
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[Posted: June 24, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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