Sunday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 7.12.26

"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

July 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

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

July 12 (voting - Noon)

-- Call Of The Senate President Pro Tempore

​​September 28, 29, 30

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21

November 17, 18

-- Committee Schedule

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

-- 138 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA  [PaEN]

-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week:  PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - July 13  [PaEN]

-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults  [PaEN] 

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - July 13  [PaEN]

-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week  [PaEN]

-- Budget First Look: At Best A Cost To Carry Environmental Budget, Supports Oil & Gas Program Operations, Several Data Center Provisions But Not A Moratorium Or Pause  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 4 to 10: 4,200 Gallon Contaminated Water Spill; Cleaning Up Spills For 15 Days, 270 Days, 484 Days And Counting  [PaEN] 

-- DEP - Day 270: Petro Erie Inc. Experiences Leaks From Refurbished Contaminated Water Storage Tanks At Conventional Well Site In Venango County After October 2025 Spill  [PaEN] 

-- DEP - Day 484: Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. Took No Actions To Finish The Cleanup Of Conventional Well Spills Or Respond To DEP Violations In Westmoreland County  [PaEN]

-- PA Emergency Management Agency To Open Multi-Agency Resource Center July 14 To Assist Victims Of Flooding In Blair County  [PaEN] 

-- Republican Herald: Pottsville Students Receive Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence

 A.I. /Data Centers

-- Scranton Times: ‘Worse Than Coal:’ A.I. Cata Centers Raise New Local Concerns During Heat Waves

-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Humans Who Passively Ignore Incremental Threats Like A.I. Data Centers Have A Lot In Common With Boiled Frogs

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - July 13  [PaEN]

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- July 12: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny Since Yesterday, Now $3.97/Gallon - $.86/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Still Highest at $4.32]

-- July 12: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.87  Ohio- $3.83  PA- $3.97

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

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Spotlight PA: PA Lawmakers Advance $50.8 Billion Budget That Sends More Money To Poorest Schools, Skips Difficult Policy Questions

-- PennLive: PA Lawmaker’s Budget Deal Hinges On Accounting Trick To Please All Sides - Delaying Medicaid Payments

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Hold Weekend Session To Advance $50.8 Bill Spending Plan

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[Posted: July 12, 2026]  PA Environment Digest