-- 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 12:30: 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.
TODAY 9:30: 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.
TODAY 6:30: PA Utility Law Project Webinar - Can A.I. Data Centers Be Good Neighbors? 6:30 p.m.
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)
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 Families. Hatboro-Horsham High School Auditorium, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Montgomery County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum General Alert, Load Management Alert For Sept. 1 [PaEN]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Energy Bills Driven By A.I. Data Centers Threaten PA Small Businesses, Report Says
-- DEP Industrial Energy Assessment Program Offering Minimal Cost Energy Audits To Small & Medium Manufacturers, Ag Businesses [PaEN]
-- PA Municipal Authorities Association Receives 2026 Empowering Women Award [PaEN]
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters News: Bedford, Franklin, Lancaster, Snyder, Tioga, York County Clean Water Projects Highlighted [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Mid-Atlantic Organic & Sustainable Agricultural Exchange Nov. 9 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- PennDOT, Keep PA Beautiful Announce 30 Young Ambassadors To Promote Environmental Sustainability In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Independence Conservancy To Hold Waste Tire Collection Events In Allegheny, Beaver Counties [PaEN]
-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Partners With Paul & Cynthia Black To Preserve 78.3 Acres In Chester County [PaEN]
-- WVIA: Dirt & Gravel Biking Routes Launched Thru Endless Mountains-- Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wyoming Counties [Watch For Road Dumping Conventional Oil & Gas Contaminated Water]
-- Reading Eagle: Schuylkill River Greenways Receives 2 Grants Totaling $650,000 For Trail Upkeep
-- Penn State Extension Offers ‘Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania - Free Virtual Walking Program Sept. 14 to Nov. 9
-- TribLive Editorial: Do Playground Mistakes By Kids Merit Grown-up Consequences Like Springdale Police Charging Family With Crimes?
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Confirmed In Chester County Deer
-- Republican Herald: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Honors First Curator Maurice Broun On His 120th Birthday
A.I. /Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: PPL Utilities Joint Venture Purchases 500 Acres In Luzerne County For 2 Natural Gas Data Center Power Plants; No Agreements Signed With Customers Yet [Not For The Public]
-- Republican Herald: For Now, New Castle Twp. Zoning Ordinance Has Kept A.I. Data Center Development At Bay In Schuylkill County
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Bear Creek Twp. Supervisors Won’t Expand Zoning By 700% For Data Center; 2 Smaller Proposals Remain On Table, Luzerne County
-- The Citizens’ Voice: A.I. Data Center Developer Appeals Dorrance Twp. Rejection In Luzerne County
-- The Center Square: Upper Mount Bethel Twp., Northampton County Is Uncertain Of Its Authority Over Data Center Plans
-- Morning Call: Allentown Postpones Zoning Meeting On Emmaus Avenue A.I. Data Center Proposal By Developer, Nonprofit Group Challenging Zoning
-- TribLive: Ligonier Twp. Adopts Data Center Rules With Revisions Planned In Westmoreland County
-- New York Times: Pennsylvania A.I. Gold Rush Meets 2nd Thoughts; Amid Backlash Gov. Shapiro Is Pumping The Brakes On Enormous Data Centers; But Some Welcome Billions In Construction
-- Inquirer: PA US Sen. Fetterman Backs President On A.I. Data Centers, Blames China For ‘Misinformation” On A.I.
-- Bloomberg: President Says ‘Let Data [Centers] Reign’ In Response To A.I. Data Center Blowback [Communities Not Wanting Data Centers ‘Want To End Up Being Backwards And Poor’]
-- Reuters: Texas’ Halt On Powering A.I. Data Centers Reflects US Reckoning Over ‘Ghost’ Power Demands And Impacts On Electricity Markets [PJM Included]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- September 1: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Jumps 4 Cents From Yesterday To $4.25/Gallon - $1.14/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Warren County Average Price Again Highest at $4.39]
-- September 1: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.09 Ohio- $3.82 PA- $4.25
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Inquirer: PA US Sen. Fetterman Backs President On A.I. Data Centers, Blames China For ‘Misinformation” On A.I.
-- Bloomberg: President Says ‘Let Data [Centers] Reign’ In Response To A.I. Data Center Blowback [Communities Not Wanting Data Centers ‘Want To End Up Being Backwards And Poor’]
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[Posted: September 1, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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