Monday, August 10, 2026

Monday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 8.10.26

“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 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 2:00: DEP Event Highlights RISE PA Grant To Help Cut Tregs Brewing Company In Hershey Cut Energy Costs


August 11-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov,  (717) 772-3277.  [Radiological Health/Radon Fees, Fiberglass Storage Tanks Petition]


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


August 12-- House, Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee joint informational meeting. Red Barn Annex - Ag Progress Day, Pennsylvania Furnace, PA. 10:00 a.m.  Click Here to watch live.


August 12-- Agenda Posted. DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00  a.m.  [Data Center Discussion With Governor’s Office Representative]


August 13-- DCNR Hearing On Wild Resource Conservation Program grant applications.  6th Floor Conference Room, Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 11:00 a.m. Contacts: Ryan Bortnyk at (717) 783-3331, rbortnyk@pa.gov or Rebecca Bowen at (717) 772-0258, rebbowen@pa.gov(formal notice)


August 19-- Agenda Posted. DEP Aggregate Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.


August 19-- Solarize Greater Philadelphia, Partners Host Webinar For Municipalities On How To Take Advantage Of Solar Energy To Make Energy Costs More Predictable. Noon to 1:00 p.m.


August 20-- Agenda PostedDCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting.  Penn State, State College. Room 243 Technology Center, 200 Innovation Blvd., State College. 10:00 a.m.  Remote Option To Be Available.  Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov


August 20-- DEP Meeting/hearing On Water Quality Permits For Carbon Node East Data Center Proposal In Nesquehoning Boro, Carbon CountyPanther Valley Jr./Sr. High School located at 912 Coal Region Way, Lansford. 5:00 p.m. meeting, 7:00 p.m. hearing.



-- August 10 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available  [PaEN]


-- Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - Aug. 1 to 7--

-- PennLive: Attorney General Sunday Files More Criminal Charges Against Eureka Resources, This Time For Releasing Oily Oil & Gas Wastewater From Its Williamsport Plant Last August  [PaEN] 


-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Nearly 1 Year Since Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill, Company Sold Its Operations, Wastewater Still At All 3 Facilities  [PaEN] 


-- DEP - Day 26: Loan Asset Issuer, LLC Fails To Comply With Order To Prevent Migration Of Contaminated Shale Gas Water Spill Of Up To Now 88,410 Gallons From A Shale Gas Pipeline Failure In Washington County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP - Day 47: Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Remediation Of Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment Release Appears To Be At A Stand Still In Greene County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP - Day 1,450:  Blackhill Energy Fails To Fix Or Plug 3 Shale Gas Wells With Casing/Cement Failures In Bradford County First Discovered In August 2022  [PaEN] 


-- Permits Flying Out The Door!  PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 8 [PaEN] 


-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For A 3rd Expand Operating LLC 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Wysox Twp., Bradford County  [PaEN] 


-- Lots, Lots  Going On!  DEP Posted 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 8 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For New US Steel Hot Strip Mill With Special Conditions In Braddock Boro, Allegheny County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Hauto Frackville Transmission Line Project To Serve A.I. Data Center In Schuylkill County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Line Bushkill Falls To Birchwood Lakes Electric Substations In Pike County  [PaEN] 


-- Observer-Reporter: Greene/Washington County Labor Leaders Plan Launch Of New Initiative To Plug Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners


-- PEMA: Low-Interest SBA Loans Available For Small Businesses Impacted By July 4 Storms In  Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Wayne Counties 


-- PEMA: Low-Interest SBA Loans, State Disaster Grants Available For Individuals, Families Impacted By July 11 Storms In Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery Counties


-- WTAE: Westmoreland County Residents Seek Action After Repeated Floods Damage Properties, Businesses


-- TribLive: What Is Permeable Pavement And How Are Municipalities Using It In Westmoreland County?


-- Tribune-Democrat: Aug. 13 Meeting Set On Proposed Somerset County On-Road ATV Trail Network Plans


-- TribLive: Westmoreland Garden Council Releases 200 Butterflies In Its Annual Event


 A.I. /Data Centers


-- PA Capital-Star: A.I. Data Center Proposals Keep Coming To Pennsylvania - So Does The Outcry


-- Erie Times: Erie County Council To Consider A.I. Data Center Regulations Aug. 19


-- Republican Herald Letter: A.I. Data Center Developers - Our New Coal Barons - By Kevin Gallagher, Dunmore, Lackawanna County 


-- Republican Herald Editorial: Don’t Delay Studies Of Health, Environmental Impact Of A.I. Data Centers 

 

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - August 10  [PaEN] 


-- Bloomberg: Rapid Swings In A.I. Data Center Power Demands Straining Equipment, Causing Batteries, Generators, Cooling Systems To Malfunction Or Wear Out Far Sooner Than Expected 


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- August 10: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday To $4.11/Gallon - $1.00/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Pike County Average Price Highest at $4.33]  

-- August 10: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.00  Ohio- $3.89  PA- $4.11

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


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- WITF: How A.I., School Surveillance Systems Help Schools Respond Faster To Threats

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[Posted: August 10, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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