-- 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
Senate Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY To Aug. 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 Posted. DCED 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 County. Panther Valley Jr./Sr. High School located at 912 Coal Region Way, Lansford. 5:00 p.m. meeting, 7:00 p.m. hearing.
-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 20 On Conventional Contaminated Water Disposal, Well Plugging Program, Methane Emission Reduction Regs [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: General Assembly Quietly Passed, Gov. Shapiro Signed Law Undermining PA Supreme Court Decision On Lucrative Oil & Gas Rights
-- DEP Fines Sherwin-Williams $124,700 For Air Pollution Violations At Beaver County Plant [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Sherwin-Williams Fined By State, Must Make Changes At Beaver County Plant Over Air Quality Violations
-- Beaver Times: Sherwin-Williams Plant Reaches Agreement With DEP On Odor Complaints
-- Pittsburgh Public Source: Wildfire Smoke A Growing Threat, Pittsburgh’s Industrial Pollution Compounds The Risk
-- Inside Climate News - Marie Cusick: Pennsylvania Confronts An Unfamiliar Climate Hazard - Wildfire Smoke
-- DEP Awards Nearly $3.5 Million In RISE PA Grants To Help 15 Small Businesses Cut Energy Costs, Reduce Air Pollution; Applications Due Aug. 17 For Next Round Of Grants [PaEN]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Sewickley Watershed Group Celebrates 20 Years Of Removing Tons Of Iron From Abandoned Mine Drainage With No Pumps, No Chemicals, Just Natural Passive Treatment In Westmoreland County [PDF of Article]
-- PennLive: Still Burning: Centralia’s Strange Attraction 64 Years After Coal Mine Fire Created A Ghost Town In Columbia County
-- PennLive: Centralia Timeline: The Coal Mine Fire That Consumed A Town And Captured The World’s Imagination
-- DEP Intern Experiences: Trevor Dietz, Wilkes University, Connor Monahan, Penn State, Working With DEP Abandoned Mine Reclamation [Video]
-- PA Resources Council Encourages Litter Cleanups As Part Of Entries To 2026 Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Continues West Nile Virus Mosquito Control Efforts
-- Call For Presentations: PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators 2027 Annual Conference March 14-16 In State College [PaEN]
-- DCNR Let It Grow! - Plant Meadows, Don’t Mow Grass [Video]
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PA Capital-Star: A.I. Data Center Developers Want To Build In 3 PA Communities - Each Has Its Own Experience
-- Reuters: Alpha Compute To Buy PA Land, 1,800 Acres Of Natural Gas Rights For $55 Million, 200 MW Data Center Campus [No Location Announced]
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: A.I. Data Center Developer Offers Upper Mount Bethel Twp. $50 Million To Approve Data Center Campus In Northampton County
-- Utility Dive: PPL Corp - Blackstone Joint Venture Secures 5 GW Of Natural Gas Turbines For A.I. Data Centers In Pennsylvania
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: Pennsylvania Has Yet To Meaningfully Regulate Exploding A.I. Data Center Development - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow [Part 1 of 2]
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: PA Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Proposal For A.I. Data Centers Falls Well Short Of Its Stated Goals - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow [Part 2 of 2]
-- Inquirer: How Josh Shapiro’s Early Embrace Of A.I. Data Centers Is Testing His High Popularity In Pennsylvania
-- Inquirer Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Data Center Boom Needs A Pause
-- Reuters: US Power Use To High Record Highs In 2026, 2027 As A.I. Use Surges, EIA Says
-- WESA: Healthcare Industry Is Deploying A.I. Faster Than It Can Govern It, UPMC Report Finds
Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: US Steel Could Have Prevented Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion, Federal Investigators Say
-- The Allegheny Front: US Steel’s ‘Ineffective’ Safety Procedures Led To Explosion That Killed 2 At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works, Federal Chemical Safety Board Concludes
Storms/Power Outages
-- PennLive: Water Rescues Reported In Somerset County, Parts Of PA As Heavy Rain Causes Flash Floods
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages:
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- August 11: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny From Yesterday To $4.10/Gallon - $.99/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Pike County Average Price Highest at $4.32]
-- August 11: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.01 Ohio- $3.90 PA- $4.10
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: How Josh Shapiro’s Early Embrace Of A.I. Data Centers Is Testing His High Popularity In Pennsylvania
-- PA Capital-Star: As PA Crime Rates Fall To Record Lows, Law Enforcement Flags Ongoing Challenges
-- Spotlight PA: Federal ICE Considering Buying Immigrant Detention Facilities, Other Options To Maintain Capacity In Pennsylvania
-- WESA: With monumental Medicaid Changes Looming, PA Braces For Healthcare Coverage Losses
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Con. Scott Perry Tells Supporters It’s Either Him Or ‘Crazy’ Democrats In 2026
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[Posted: August 11, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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