-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
July 11 (Appropriations Meeting - 7:00), 12 (voting - Noon)
-- Adjourned to Sept. 28 - Call Of The House Speaker
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
July 11 (voting - 5:00), 12 (voting - Noon)
-- Call Of The Senate President Pro Tempore
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
Anything Can Happen: State Budget Marathon Continues!
July 14-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. Read more here on agenda.
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.
July 15-- Agenda Posted. DEP Cleanup Standards Scientific Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:30 a.m.
July 15-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On Private Water Supply Testing Packages Available From Penn State's Agricultural Analytical Services Lab. 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
July 15-16-- In-Person. PA Sea Grant Aquaponics Educator Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie.
July 16-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Workshop On Understanding PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Private Water Supplies. Uniontown, Fayette County. 1:00 p.m.
July 16-- In-Person. Powering America's Next 250 Years Energypath Conference Set For At Moravian University
-- Read Carefully! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 11 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Final Water Quality Permits For The Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage Appalachian Reliability Natural Gas Pipeline Project In Armstrong, Greene and Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On A Chapter 105 Permit For A Seneca Resources Co 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline Running Through Farmington & Chatham Townships, Tioga County [PaEN]
-- Energy Transfer Asks PUC To Dissolve Sunoco Pipeline Company And Transfer Assets To 2 New Companies-- One For Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines Like Mariner East Pipelines And Another For Refined Petroleum Product Pipelines [PaEN]
-- DEP published notice in the July 11 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Mothball Plan notification received from PEI Power, LLC on a Title V Air Quality Permit for two landfill gas fired turbines in Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County. (PA Bulletin, Page 4180)
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing July 30 On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 2 Related To Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- Lots Going On! DEP Posted 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Restarts Comment Period On Corrected Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Project Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Aug. 4 Hearing On Major Modification To Waste Permit For Blythe Recycling & Demolition Waste Site Landfill In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance, Halt The Harm Network Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Community Sentinel Award [PaEN]
-- Protect PT, Partners To Host July 23 Webinar On Landfill Leachate Radiation Hazards From Oil & Gas Waste [PaEN]
-- Blue-Green Coalition Calls On PA Senate To Pass Legislation To Encourage Solar Energy Facilities On Warehouses To Lower Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 17 Webinar On Large-Scale Solar Energy Facilities - Where Will They Be, What Do They Look Like? [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Came Together After Storms, Now, Elected Officials Must Act To Counter Climate Change
-- DEP Launches New Penn Heat Pump Pathways Heat Pump/HVAC Workforce Development Program
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Turnpike Selects Company To Manage Project To Cut Massive Gash Through The Allegheny Mountain To Avoid Existing Tunnel
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Half Of Philly Businesses Aren’t Complying With Plastic Bag Laws, Report Says
-- The Allegheny Front: With Obsolete Dams Gone, Bedford Sees Less Flooding, Improved Habitat
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Rooted In Pennsylvania, Planting The 10 Millionth Tree
-- July Is Prairie Month At DCNR’s Jennings Environmental Education Center In Butler County - Celebrate The Bloom! July 25 [PaEN]
-- DCNR Names Corie Eckman Manager Of The New Laurel Caverns State Park In Fayette County
-- Republican Herald: Volunteers Breathe New Life Into Historic ‘Pumpy’ Reservoir Outdoor Recreation Opportunities In Schuylkill County
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: How State Game Lands Boost PA Economy; Game Commission Buys 1,600 Acres
-- Game Commission: Highlights Of Actions Taken By Game Commission Board At July 10 Meeting
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Citizens’ Voice: PUC To Hold 4 Hearings, Visit Sites Of Proposed Eminent Domain For PPL Transmission Lines To Serve A.I. Data Centers In Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne County
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican State Senator, Chair Of PA Republican Party Said He Had Nothing To Do With $300 Million Cumberland County A.I. Data Center Land Deal-- But Still Got Paid
-- Erie Times: Millcreek Township Eyes Regulations For A.I. Data Centers In Erie County
-- AP: As Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Rise To Power A.I. Data Centers, Renewable Energy Allies Are Fighting For Cleaner Alternatives [PA Included]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- July 11: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny Since Yesterday, Now $3.98/Gallon - $.87/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.32]
-- July 11: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.88 Ohio- $3.85 PA- $3.98
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- WPSU/WITF: ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gasoline Stations In PA/NJ Backed By President Raise Prices 10 Cents To $3.57, Keep Ownership A Secret
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs-- 17-- Same For Last 9 Weeks
Federal Administration [923 Days Remaining]
-- TribLive/AP: President’s Administration Rolls Back Key Protection Of Imperiled Wildlife From Oil & Gas Drilling, Logging, Mining
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Aim To Finish PA’s Late State Budget This Weekend
-- The Center Square: Could A State Budget Deal Be Close In Harrisburg? Shapiro Thinks So
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Lawmakers Return To Capitol For Rare Weekend Session, Potential Budget Resolution
-- PennLive: PA Lawmakers Launch Weekend Of Work On Emerging State Budget Deal
-- Post-Gazette: PA Businesses Brace For Upheaval Ahead Of Crucial ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Deadline
-- The Center Square: Officials Condemn Arson Attack At Philadelphia Mosque
-- TribLive: Allegheny County DA’s Office Accuses Public Defender Of Threatening Alleged Victim’s Immigration Status
-- Post-Gazette: PA State-Owned Universities Are Set To Increase Tuition Again, Pending State Budget Deal
-- TribLive: University of Pittsburgh Hikes Tuition For 2026-27 Academic Year
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[Posted: July 11, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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