Monday, September 14, 2026

Monday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 9.14.26

“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 


September 15-- Agenda Posted. DEP Board of Coal Mine Safety meeting. New Stanton District Office Building, 131 Broadview Road, New Stanton. 10:00 a.m.  (formal notice)


September 15-- In-Person. DEP Hearing On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site (BRADS) Landfill Waste Permit In Schuylkill County


September 15-17-- In-Person. Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Ag Conservation Conference, Indiana County 


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


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)


September 16-- In-Person. DEP To Hold Hearing On RACT Title V Air Quality Permit For Hercules Cement Plant In Stockertown Boro, Northampton County.  DEP Northeast Regional Office, Wilkes-Barre. 10:00 a.m.  


September 16-- Town Hall Meeting On Findings From PA PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Multi-Site Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery Counties And What They Mean For Local FamiliesHatboro-Horsham High School Auditorium, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Montgomery County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.


September 23-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Council meeting. Room 105 of the Rachel Carson Building in Harrisburg. 10:00 a.m. to Noon.  Read more here on agenda.


October 14-- In-Person. DEP Public Meeting/Hearing On Major Amendment To Water Quality Permit For Homer City Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County.  Homer Center High School Auditorium, 70 Wildcat Lane, Homer City. 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. 



-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - September 5 to 11  [PaEN]


-- PUC Issues $875,000 Penalty In Settlement With Columbia Gas For 2019/2020 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Violations In Allegheny, Washington Counties  [PaEN] 


-- DEP: Tank Valve Failure Leads To 4,610 Gallon Spill Of Contaminated Water At XTO Energy Inc. Shale Gas Well Pad In Butler County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP: Contaminated Water Misting Out Of Storage Tank, Fluid Spill At Expand Operating, LLC Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP: Thick Orange Fluid Leaking From Storage Tank At Conventional Gas & Gas Well Site In Monroeville, Allegheny County  [PaEN]


-- DEP: Complaint Investigation Finds Conventional Well Venting Gas In A Manner Posing A Safety Risk To Nearby Residence In Mercer County  [PaEN]


-- DEP Finds Conventional Well Venting Gas During Investigation Of Leaking Conventional Gas Gathering Line In Unity Twp., Westmoreland County  [PaEN]   


-- DEP: Drill Cuttings From Conventional Oil & Gas Well Improperly Spread Over Drill Site For Disposal In McKean County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP - Day 106: Ows Energy Inc. Failed To Cleanup Soil Contaminated By Water From Conventional Gas Well In Crawford County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP: Pressure Testing Confirms Casing/Cementing Failures In 3 Expand Operating LLC Shale Gas Wells In Bradford County, Including One New Violation  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Issued 2nd Round Of Major Erosion & Sedimentation Violations At Equitrans Water SVC (PA) [EQT] Jaybird Shale Gas Water Impoundment Restoration Site In Washington County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP: Site Preparations For Plugging Diversified Production LLC Conventional Gas Well Results In Multiple Erosion & Sedimentation Violations In Fayette County  [PaEN] 


-- Permits Flying!  PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 12 [PaEN]


-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Expand Operating LLC Double, 16-Inch Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipelines In Sullivan County  [PaEN]


-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permits For Texas Eastern Transmission Project To Daylight 4.4 Miles Of 4  Natural Gas Pipelines To Protect Them From Coal Mining Damage In Greene County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Wastewater Permit For Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Issued Chapter 105 Permit For Expand Operating LLC  4.98 Mile, 16-Inch Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County  [PaEN] 


-- Lots Happening!  DEP Posted 66 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 12 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 


-- DEP To Hold Oct. 14 Meeting/Hearing On Major Amendment To Water Quality Permit For Homer City Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County; Stormwater Permit Issued  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Received Act 2 Land Recycling Remediation Report For Former Cheswick Generating Station Data Center Site In Springdale, Allegheny County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP To Hold Oct. 14 Hearing [If Requested] On New Title V Air Quality Permit For Webco Industries Oil City Tube Division In Venango County  [PaEN] 


-- Republican Herald: DEP Hearing On BRADS Landfill Permit Set For Tuesday [Sept. 15] In St. Clair, Schuylkill County


-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Approves Upgrade To Flood Warning Stream Gauges


-- Forest Hills Borough, Allegheny County: Net Zero Energy Planning And Execution For Climate Resilience  [Video]


-- River Reporter Guest Essay: Defending The Delaware River Watershed From Shale Gas Fracking - By Delaware River Frack Ban Climate Action Coalition 


-- Center For Coalfield Justice: Sept. 16 Webinar With Dr. LuAnn Brink: Environmental Contaminants And Effects On Health Outcomes, 6:30 p.m. 


-- PennLive - John Beauge: Game Commission Plans To Destroy Historic Bunkers Used To Store TNT During WW II  


 A.I. /Data Centers


-- TribLive Editorial: Big Equipment Loads Are Part Of Data Centers; These Impacts Should Be Addressed Before Projects Are Approved


-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: It’s All Over But The Voting For Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Center Proposal 


-- Centre Daily Times: Climate Watch - Growing Opposition To A.I. Data Centers In Pennsylvania 


-- WHYY: Philadelphia Activists Urge City Council To Pass A Data Center Moratorium 


-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - September 14  [PaEN]  


-- AP: New Warnings From A.I. Companies About Risks Of A.I. To Humanity Revive Long-Running Debate 


-- AP: President Downplays Need To Check A.I. Development And Says He Doesn’t Want To Cede Edge To China 

 

Today’s Oil & Gas Violations


-- Inside Climate News Podcast: Jet Fuel In The Water - Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Release In Bucks County


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- September 14: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price No Change Since Friday At $4.49/Gallon - $1.38/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Greene, Sullivan Counties Highest Average Price at $4.59]  

-- September 14: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.31  Ohio- $4.15  PA- $4.49

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


-- TribLive/AP: President Demands Ukraine Halt Strikes On Russian Diesel Fuel, Saying Attacks Causing A Shortage [International Sanctions Ban Buying Russian Diesel Fuel, Russia Has Ban On Diesel Fuel Exports] 


-- Financial Times: Oil Hits $108 After Saudi Arabia Closes Vital Export Pipeline


Other States/National/International


-- Financial Times - The Big Read: ‘Offensively Cheap’: Solar Power Is Looking Up, Changing The Facts Of Life For Big Utilities 


Federal Administration


-- New York Times: EPA Expected To Erase Limits On Climate Pollution From Power Plants


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Post-Gazette: President, Shapiro Face High-Stakes Political Tests In PA’s Midterm Election 

-- WHYY: Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity Campaigns In ‘Unsafe’ Philly After Temple-Penn State Football Game  

-- WPSU: Coroner Reports 40-Year-Old Unvaccinated Woman 3rd Measles-Related Death In PA Reported In Jefferson County 

-- Republican Herald Editorial: President Will Stop At Nothing To Prove Myth Of Widespread Voter Fraud

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[Posted: September 14, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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