Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 7.21.26

“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

September 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 9:00: Agenda Posted. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Caron Building, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.m.  (formal notice)


July 22-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.  (formal notice)  Read more here on agenda.


July 23-- Agenda Posted. DEP Mining and Reclamation Advisory Board meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.


July 27-- 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-- DEP: Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m.


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


August 6-- DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:15 a.m. 


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



-- Good Luck! To The PA Envirothon Team From Penncrest High School In Delaware County Now Competing In The International NCF-Envirothon Competition!   [PaEN]


-- Master Watershed Steward Volunteer John Dubel From Cameron County Appointed To DEP Statewide Water Resources Committee  [PaEN] 


-- Future Master Watershed Steward Club At York Academy Growing Next Generation Of Watershed Stewards - By Roni Reed, Master Watershed Steward & York Academy Regional Charter School Science Teacher  [PaEN] 


-- Penn State Researchers Seeking Volunteer Biosolids Workers To Help With Research On PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Exposure In Handling Biosolids  [PaEN] 


-- TribLive: Why Western PA’s Rainfall Is Getting More Intense And Overwhelming Infrastructure: Climate Change is Driving Heavier, Localized Downpours 


-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Guest Essay: Who We Become - After The Flood Water Recedes - By Brittany Stephenson, Luzerne County Councilmember


-- Inquirer Online Feature - Frank Kummer, Others: Join The Inquirer For A Ride Up The Delaware River - Islands In The Stream


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh-based Exus Renewables Secures $356 Million For 2 Wind Projects In Cambria County As Demand From Data Centers Accelerates


-- TribLive: Environmental Hearing Board Orders DEP To Review Petition To Declare Rustic Coal Mine Area As Unsuitable For Coal Mining In Westmoreland County


-- Help Wanted: Armstrong County Conservation District - AmeriCorps Environmental Stewardship Position  [PaEN]  


-- TribLive: West Nile Virus Triggers Pesticide Spraying In 6 Allegheny County Neighborhoods


-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Select PA Hunters Get New Pilot Way To Test Deer For Chronic Wasting Disease


 A.I. /Data Centers


-- Scranton Times: Archbald, Dickson City, Throop Boro To Hold Hearings This Week On A.I. Data Center Projects


-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Environmental Groups Turn To Crowdfunding To Challenge 3,200 Acre Homer City A.I. Data Center Project In Indiana County 


-- ABC27: Mifflin County A.I. Data Center Town Hall Postponed After Application Returned As ‘Incomplete’ By Granville Twp.


-- TribLive: Rostraver Twp. Residents Voice Concerns Over A.I. Data Centers; Local Officials Say None Planned In Westmoreland County


-- Observer- Reporter: Springhill Township Introduces Ordinance To Regulate A.I. Data Centers In Fayette County


-- The Allegheny Front: Where Pennsylvania Stands With Regulating 80 A.I. Data Center Proposals


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: A.I. Data Center Developers Are Offering Communities, Individuals For Project Approvals; It’s Not A Silver Bullet [PA Highlighted]  


-- Utility Dive: PJM Market Monitor: Data Centers Drove $6.3 Billion In July PJM Generation Capacity Auction Costs; Over Last 4 Auctions - $29.4 Billion In Costs


Today’s Oil & Gas Violations


-- DEP: Equitrans Water SVC LLC [EQT] Suffers Another Contaminated Water Release From Buried Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline In Aleppo Twp., Greene County  [PaEN]


-- EQT Natural Gas Releases 2025 Sustainability Report: ‘Built For What’s Next’ 


-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Natural Gas Hits Net-Zero Emissions For 2nd Straight Year For Natural Gas Production


Storms/Power Outages


-- PennLive: ‘Enhanced Risk’ Of Severe Storms In PA Today, Possibly Stronger Than Any We’ve Seen This Year


-- Pennsylvania Power Outages:


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- July 21: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday To $4.19/Gallon - $1.08/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Fayette, Greene, Lawrence Counties Average Price Highest at $4.30]

-- July 21: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.01  Ohio- $3.84  PA- $4.19

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


-- Inquirer: President-Promoted ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations Raise Prices To Market Levels


-- WHYY/AP: The Men Behind President’s ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Stations In SE PA: NFL Coach, Republican Fundraiser, 2 NJ Brothers Convicted Of Taking 200,000 Gallons Of Fuel


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: PA Ranks Last In New Study Of 18-Year-Olds’ Voter Registration Rates

-- PennLive: PA Democrats Create Momentum In PA Voter Registration Ahead Of 2026 Midterms

-- WITF: Tucked In PA State Budget Bill, A Win For Pharmacies Looking For Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulation

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[Posted: July 21, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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