PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday 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

September 1-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 12:30 p.m. Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, by sending email to: iirvin@pa.gov or call 717-579-0329. [Governor’s Office Data Center Briefing] Read more here on the agenda.

September 1-- House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee informational meeting on cyber security and regulated utilities. Room 515 Irvis Building. 9:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

September 2-- Agenda Posted. DEP Storage Tank Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 10:00 a.m.

September 2-- Delaware River Basin Commission in-person business meeting. Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA starting at 11:00 a.m. (formal notice) Read more here.

September 2-- In-Person. Delaware River Basin Commission Our Founding Waters Celebration Community River Festival, Washington Crossing Historic Park Visitor Center, Bucks County, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

September 2-- Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success, Noon to 1:30 p.m.

September 8-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is October 13. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov, (717) 772-3277. (formal notice)

September 9-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:30 a.m.

September 9-10-- In-Person. PUC: 2026 Pipeline, Electric & Cybersecurity Safety Conference In State College

September 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)

September 16-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission regular business meeting. Holiday Inn Express Bloomsburg, 14 Mitchell Drive, Bloomsburg. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)

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

-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - August 24 & 31 [PaEN]

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

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - August 24 & 31 [PaEN]

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

-- Registration Now Open For 2026 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 20-22 In Grantville, Dauphin County [PaEN]

-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: While Renewables Languish, Pennsylvania Pays Millions To Coal Waste-Fired Power Plants [To Cleanup Coal Waste Piles Leftover From Mining]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Two Coal Miners Sue Core Natural Resources After They Say They Were Punished For Voicing Safety Concerns In PA Underground Coal Mine

-- Penn State Center for Energy Law & Policy Now Has Available An Online Database Of Local Solar Ordinances From 300 Local Governments In 57 Counties [PaEN]

-- WTAE: Massive PA American Water Main Break Causes Damage In Baldwin Borough, Allegheny County

-- Wilkies-Barre Times Leader: Casting Off Barriers: Women Learn Fly Fishing At Hickory Run State Park

-- DCNR Calendar Of Events - Search For Educational, Recreational Activities In State Parks Near You