PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday/Monday PA Environment & Energy Articles

“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

September 9, 28, 29, 30

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

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

September 28, 29, 30

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

November 17, 18

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY Noon: Virtual. Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA Hosts Webinar On Outdoor Participation Trends And What They Mean For Your Business. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

August 4-- Agenda Posted. DEP: Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.

August 5-- Delaware River Basin Commission virtual hearing. 1:30 p.m. (formal notice) Read more here.

August 5-- Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Forested Headwaters And Drinking Water Quality, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

August 6-- Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:15 a.m. [Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Regulations On Agenda: Read more here.]

August 6-- DEP Agricultural Advisory Board meeting. DEP Southcentral Regional Office, Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)

August 11-- Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277.

August 11-13-- In-Person. Penn State Ag Progress Days

August 12-- DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m.

-- Lots Going On! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 25 [PaEN]

-- DEP To Adopt Regulations Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Infrastructure; Will Outline Approach At Aug. 6 Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Meeting [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Appalachia Midstream Services Natural Gas Pipeline In Elkland Twp., Sullivan County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On MarkWest Liberty Midstream Project To Daylight 4 Natural Gas Pipelines To Prevent Damage From Longwall Coal Mining In West Finley Twp., Allegheny County [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Daylighting Project For 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline To Prevent Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 21 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In June; 188 In 2026 [PaEN]

-- Permits Moving! DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 25 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

-- Governor’s Office Published Regulatory Agenda, DEP Published Non-Regulatory (Technical Guidance) Agenda To Provide Opportunities For Public Involvement [PaEN]

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - July 27 [PaEN]

-- The Conversation: Pennsylvania Roads Are Being Coated In Radioactive Oil & Gas Wastewater - New DEP Well Permit Allows Uncontrolled Use [PaEN]

-- WESA: PA DEP Says Landfill Leachate From Oil/Gas Wastes Poses No Health Risk; Environmentalists Aren’t So Sure [DEP Said Its Results Were Based On ‘Limited’ Data, More Analysis Is Warranted ]

-- The Well Done Foundation: The Night The Well Done Foundation’s Well Plugging Mission Began

-- State Conservation Commission Accepting Applications For PA Most Effective Basins Public-Private Partnership Funding To Provide Assistance To Implement Farm Conservation Practices [PaEN]

-- KDKA: Wildfire Smoke Rolls Into Pittsburgh Area Today As Scattered Storm Chances Loom

-- Morning Call: 11 Lehigh County Farms Slated To Be Saved From Development

-- Centre Daily Times - Mark Nale - Afield: Why It May Be Time To Rethink Lawn Care, Sizes In Pennsylvania

-- DCNR, Local Partners Celebrate Outdoors For All In Lancaster

-- DCNR published notice in the July 25 PA Bulletin announcing it will accept applications for ATV and Snowmobile Project Grants starting August 3 and ending September 30.

-- TribLive: Hundreds Turn Out For ‘Beautiful Accident,’ 9-Mile Kiski River Float

-- Tribune-Democrat: Salisbury-Area Man Dies In Somerset County ATV Crash

-- York Daily Record Black-Crowned Night Heron Entangled In Fishing Line Rescued From Tree At Lake Redman Reservoir

-- KDKA: Young Eagle Dies From ‘Catastrophic’ Injuries After Likely Getting Hit By Train In Beaver County

A.I. /Data Centers

-- Morning Call: As A.I. Data Center Boom Continues, Bethlehem Becomes Latest Lehigh Valley City To Consider Ordinance

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Is Building An A.I. Data Center On A Superfund Site Safe? In East Whiteland Twp., Chester County; Will It Be Cleaned Up Enough To Be Built On?

-- TribLive: Gilpin Township Weighs Zoning Changes Targeting Future A.I. Data Centers In Armstrong County

-- Bucks County Herald: West Rockhill Township Passes 2nd Version Of A.I. Data Center Rules Subject To Further Amendments

-- Yahoo! News: Upper Merion Township Residents Are Revolting Against A Massive A.I. Data Center Proposed By Real Estate Speculator In Montgomery County

-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Scranton Mayor, Congressional Candidate Calls On All 7 Speculators Proposing A.I. Data Centers In Archbald To Withdraw Proposals, Locate Them In Areas That Won’t Ruin Neighborhoods, Schools, Parks

-- PennLive: PPL Signs Pledge To Protect Consumers From Higher Electric Bills Due To A.I. Data Center Demand Saying It Already Follows Principles [PPL Ratepayers Now Paying For Grid Upgrades For Data Centers, Much Higher Power Bills Due To Spiking Demand]