Thursday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 8.27.26

“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 1:00: House Republican Policy Committee hearing on Keeping Pennsylvania Moving - Rising Cost Of Energy. Ward Transport & Logistics Corp., 1436 Ward Trucking Drive, Altoona. 1:00 p.m.  Click Here to watch online?

NOT TODAY: CANCELED. DEP Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting Nov. 12.  (formal notice)

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.  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

-- Guest Essay: Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Pose Hidden Threats To A.I. Data Center Development - A Proposed Site In Washington County Is Just One Example - By Marci Michalski, Burgettstown, Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- Mon Valley Initiative To Save Big On Energy Costs With New Rooftop Solar Energy System In Washington County  [PaEN]  

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: PA House Republican Policy Committee Hearing Targets Energy Affordability, Reliability  

-- Observer-Reporter: South Strabane Twp. Again Delays Vote On Ordinance Regulating Fossil Fuel Power Plants In Washington County

-- WPSU: Paintings With Pigments Made From Abandoned Mine Drainage Sludge Benefit Restoration Of Red Moshannon Creek In Clearfield, Centre Counties

-- PA American Water White Paper Highlights Community Benefits Of Water And Wastewater System Partnerships

-- Warren Times: Rep. Joe Ciresi Says Community Service Needed For Litter Violators

-- DCNR Grants News: Anthracite Adventure Area Underpass Improves Safety; New Fishing & Boating Access Strategy; Spring Grove YMCA Center; Dates To Remember

-- The Citizens’ Voice: Wilkes-Barre Mayor Touts Past, Current, Future Improvements To City Parks 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: New Trail Connector Lets Bikers Ride 70 Miles From Philly To Reading

-- WITF: A New Guidebook Can Help You Find The Right Trail In Central PA

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservancy Receives Grant For Participation In 2026 PA Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation

 A.I. /Data Centers

-- Guest Essay: Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Pose Hidden Threats To A.I. Data Center Development - A Proposed Site In Washington County Is Just One Example - By Marci Michalski, Burgettstown, Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- PennLive: Franklin & Marshall College Poll Finds 79% Of PA Voters Oppose An A.I. Data Center In Their Communities

-- Scranton Times: Residents Appeal Throop Boro A.I. Data Center Zoning, Argue it Benefits Private Interests 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: There’s No Place For Public Business To Hide Behind Nondisclosure Agreements  

-- Gov. Shapiro: Support Grows For GRID Data Center Executive Order, ‘A Model For The Nation’

-- Bloomberg: Up To 50% Of Planned US A.I. Data Centers At Risk Of Delays Due To Opposition, Complexities Of Building Physical Assets, Kimmeridge Energy Says 

-- Reuters: President Signs Order Banning Some Foreign Equipment From US Energy Grid

-- Bloomberg: President Moves To Ban Some Foreign Energy Equipment From Grid

-- White House: President Declares National Emergency To Secure America’s Bulk-Power System

Today’s Oil & Gas Violations

-- DEP - Day 62: Contaminated Water Releases, Polluted Soil At Multiple Locations At Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment; Little Cleanup Happening In Greene County [PaEN] 

-- DEP - Day 41: Remediation, Collection Of Contaminated Water Continues At Loan Asset Issuer Shale Gas Water Pipeline Release Site In Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Routine Inspection Finds ‘Significant’ Release Of Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Pollutes Hillside In Warren County  [PaEN]

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- August 27: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday To $4.20/Gallon - $1.09/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Warren County Average Price Again Highest at $4.39]

-- August 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.09  Ohio- $3.93  PA- $4.20

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

-- Utility Dive: NRDC: President’s Energy Policies Could Cost US 540 GW Of New Renewable Energy Generation At A Time When Supply Chain Delays, Cost Increases Add Uncertainty To Whether Natural Gas Power Plants Will Be Built   

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- WESA: Shapiro, PA Officials Continue To Press Fight Against President’s Mail-In Ballot Restrictions; Nothing Has Changed In PA Mail-In Ballot Rules

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Senate Must Stop Making Child Abuse Survivors Wait - By Chris Kirchner, Children’s Advocacy Centers Of PA 

-- PennLive: Franklin & Marshall College Poll Finds 59% Of PA Voters Think President Is Doing A Poor Job;  Shapiro Holds 50% to 25% Lead Over Garrity

-- Attorney General Sunday Announces Settlement With Meta [Facebook] That Could Yield Up To $729 Million For PA In Coming Years 

-- TribLive/Inquirer: RFJ Jr. Questions Whether PA Measles Deaths Were ‘Fabricated’ As State Reports Newborn Baby Was 1 Of 2 Cases 

-- TribLive Editorial: Government Has To Let You Speak But Does It Have To Listen?

-- TribLive/The Center Square: Report: 4 Member Family In Pennsylvania Needs $248,000 To Live Comfortably

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[Posted: August 27, 2026]  PA Environment Digest