-- 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
Senate Voting Schedule
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
TODAY 10:00: 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)
TODAY 5:30: In-Person. DEP Hearing On Blythe Recycling & Demolition Site (BRADS) Landfill Waste Permit In Schuylkill County
TODAY To Sept. 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 Families. Hatboro-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.
-- September 14 -- Weekly PA Environment Digest Is Now Available [PaEN]
-- 92 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - September 14 [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
-- PUC Study Warns Rapid Data Center Growth Will Cause PJM Electric Grid To Fail Reliability Standard In 2027, If No Further Actions Taken [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PUC Report Warns Of More Power Outages As A.I. Data Centers Surge In Pennsylvania
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: A.I. Data Center Growth Could Mean Blackouts In Coming Year, PA PUC Report Says
-- The Center Square: PUC Warns A.I. Data Center Demand Threatens Electricity Grid Reliability
-- PA Senate Republican Statement On PUC Power Grid Report [No Solutions Included]
-- PPL Electric Files Proposal With PUC To Make Electric Transmission Costs More Transparent, Establishes New Way To Assign Costs Incurred For Data Centers To Those Customers [PaEN]
-- DEP, PHFA Host Sept. 24 Webinar On New Homeowner Energy Efficiency Loan Program To Reduce Your Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- Westmoreland Conservation District Honors Bill & Chelsey Smail As Farmers Of The Year, Turtle Creek Watershed Association As J. Roy Houston Conservation Partnership Award Winner [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Watershed Restoration Workshops Oct. 20 & 22 On Riparian Forest Buffers [PaEN]
-- AP: Pennsylvania Dam Removal, New York Dam Failure Highlight Movement To Let US Rivers Run Free [Video]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Pittsburgh Water Authority Begins New Debt Forgiveness Program
-- EPA SepticSmart Week: Practical And Proactive Septic System Maintenance Protects Public Health & Reduces Costs
-- Scranton Times: Throop Boro To Consider DeNaples’ Request For Warehouses In Conservation Area
-- WHYY: Some People Rely On Air Quality Forecasts For Their Health, But It’s Hard To Measure [Wildfire Impacts]
-- Meadville Tribune: Volunteers Haul Out Nearly 26,000 Pounds Of Trash From French Creek Watershed
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Rebuilding A Lock On Lehigh Canal A Missing Piece To Bethlehem’s Tourism Efforts - By Bruce Wilson, Green Project Builder
A.I. /Data Centers
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Newport Twp. In Luzerne County Issues Zoning Permits For 15 A.I. Data Centers, 3 Natural Gas Power Plants; Township Officials Declined To Reveal Many Details Because Landowner Is Still Negotiating With Developer
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Commissioners Defend Early Nondisclosure Agreement With Amazon Data Center Developer
-- TribLive: After Multiple Delays, Superload Delivery To Homer City A.I. Data Center/ Power Plant Complex In Indiana County To Begin Wednesday [Sept. 16]
-- The Times Of India: 2026 Study Found Abandoned US Mine Pools Could Cool A.I. Data Centers; One Pennsylvania Site Could Handle 30.6 MW Of Heat
-- City & State PA: Pennsylvania Politicians React To Calls For A.I. Development Slowdown
-- TribLive: Can A.I. Really Destroy Humanity? Here’s What Pittsburgh Researchers Think
-- Post-Gazette/AP: President Calls A.I. Risks A ‘Hoax,’ Says There Is A ‘SICK Conspiracy’ Against A.I. And Data Centers
-- The Guardian: Texas Governor Threatens To Penalize A.I. Data Centers Not Obeying Water Laws
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- DEP - Day 23: Cleanup Of 336,000 Gallon Spill Of Fracking Flowback Fluid From An Uncontrolled Shale Gas Well Continues At INR OPR LLC Pad In Young Twp., Indiana County [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- September 15: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price No From Yesterday At $4.49/Gallon - $1.38/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Sullivan Counties Highest Average Price at $4.59]
-- September 15: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.32 Ohio- $4.13 PA- $4.49
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Wall Street Journal: Oil Executives Say The Great Fuel Crisis Is Here Due To Prolonged Closure Of The Strait Of Hormuz
Federal Administration
-- TribLive/AP: EPA Eliminates Rule That Limits Planet-Warming Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Power Plants
-- EPA Finalizes Repeal Of 2024 Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Standards
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Pittsburgh’s Public Source: What Shapiro’s Huge Edge Over Garrity In National Campaign Contributions Looks Like
-- AP: US Supreme Court Rejects President’s Mail-In Ballot Restrictions Ahead Of Midterm Elections
-- York Daily Record: PA Residents Will Not Get $500 Health Insurance Rebate Because PA Has Its Own Health Insurance Marketplace
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[Posted: September 15, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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