-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
House Voting Schedule
October 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule
October 19, 20, 21
November 17, 18
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
October 17-- In-Person. Beaver County Community Organizing Summit On A.I. Data Centers In Monaca. 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
October 20-- DEP State Water Plan Ohio Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)
October 20-- In-Person. Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Workshop - Stream & Buffer Ecology. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale in Chester County. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, Chester County.
October 21-- House Energy Committee meeting. Information Meeting Agenda TBA. Click Here to watch online.
October 21-- DEP State Water Plan Great Lakes Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
October 21-- In-Person. Cumberland County Water Forum At Dickinson College In Carlisle. 6:00 p.m.
October 21-- In-Person. PennFuture’s Legal Environmental Advocacy Fund Soiree. Brix Brewhouse, 128 PA-715, Brodheadsville, Monroe County. 5:30 p.m.
October 22-- DEP State Water Plan Upper/Middle Susquehanna Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)
October 22-- In-Person. Stroud Water Research Center Watershed Restoration Workshop - Impairment & Strategies for Recovery. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale in Chester County. Stroud Water Research Center, 970 Spencer Road, Avondale, Chester County.
-- PUC Invites Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Public Meeting/Hearing Nov. 23 On Chapter 105 Permit For Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 20 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For PPL Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Allegheny County Health Dept. Hearing On Air Permit For New Hot Strip Steel Mill In Braddock Gets Heated
-- Ag Conservation Pros Recognized At 2026 Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Conservation Con In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: Dollar Value Of Local Nutrients; Benefits Of Woody Debris In Streams; Online Learning; Careers In Agricultural Engineering; Job Openings
-- DEP Teaching Green News: Fall Into Environmental Education With Activity Ideas, Resources For Formal And Non-Formal Educators [PaEN]
-- NE PA Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Program Launches Sustainable Storytelling Video Challenge To Inspire Environmental Action Through Creativity [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Events Planned For Oct. 24
-- Republican Herald: Microplastics Trigger Inflammation Linked To Disease, Death; Now Scientists Appear To Have Discovered Why
-- October 17 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available
-- Altoona Mirror: Shawnee State Park Celebrates 75th Anniversary
-- Republican Herald: Lake Wynonah Dam Safety Battle Drains Neighborhood Unity As Legal Appeals Advance
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 15-21: Beautiful Colors Now In All Parts Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Gathering Set For Nov. 6 In Somerset County
-- Morning Call: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Plans New Visit Center In Berks County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PUC Invites Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Public Meeting/Hearing Nov. 23 On Chapter 105 Permit For Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 20 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For PPL Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Citizens’ Group Planning Rally Against A.I. Data Centers Saturday [Oct. 17]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Residents Urge Allegheny County To Reject Springdale A.I. Data Center Based On Noise, Pollution
-- Scranton Times: Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Developers Meet With Skeptical Public In Archbald, Lackawanna County
-- Republican Herald: PPL Plans High-Voltage Electric Line Leading To Amazon Data Center In Hazleton Area, Luzerne County
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Bear Creek Twp. Passes A.I. Data Center Ordinance, Rejects Industrial Zone Expansion
-- Observer-Reporter: Fayette County Residents Seek More Stringent A.I. Data Center Ordinance By County [3.75 GW Power Plant Complex Proposed]
-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Township’s Updated A.I. Data Center Ordinance Online For Public Review In Lycoming County
-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Township Solicitor Assures Residents A.I. Data Center Legal Battle Could Go On For Years
-- City & State PA: PA US Sen. McCormick’s Red Tape-Cutting Efforts For Energy, A.I. , Other Projects Take Center Stage In Philadelphia With Industry Stakeholders [One-Sided Conversation Without Citizen Stakeholders]
-- AP: US Is Reviving Shuttered Nuclear Power Plants To Meet Growing A.I. .Data Center Electricity Demand [Includes Three Mile Island]
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations/Inspections
-- DEP - Day 57: More Water Seeps Break Out From INR OPR LLC Cooper Shale Gas Well Pad Possibly Related To Broken Pad Drainage System In Indiana County, Site Of 336,000 Gallon Frack Water Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 71: Violations Continue At John D. Branch Conventional Well Site For Failing To Have Adequate Spill Containment Around Tanks Holding 42,000 Gallons On Contaminated Water In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 1,916: Monitoring Of Casing/Cement Failure Continues At Expand Operating Lucarino Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County [PaEN]
Storms/Power Outages
-- PennLive: The Official NOAA Winter Forecast Is Here: PA Warmer, Wetter Than Average
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages:
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- October 16: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Up 1 Penny Since Yesterday $4.46/Gallon - $1.35/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Greene County $4.72, Allegheny County $4.70 Highest Average Price]
-- October 16: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.32 Ohio- $4.08 PA- $4.46
-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98 Ohio- $2.79 PA- $3.11
-- Energy Marketers Of America: IRS Announces Temporary Penalty Relief For Highway Use Of Dyed Diesel Fuel, But Users Are Not Eligible For Any Payment Deferral
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Post-Gazette: Layoffs, Business Closures Loom As Tens Of Thousands Of ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Become Illegal
-- PennLive: Controversial Republican PA Rep. Bernstine Appears On Radio Show Day Before Host Is Accused Of Sex Trafficking
-- AP: Democrats Hope A Rematch Can Dislodge PA Republican Congressman Scott Perry, A Presidential Loyalist
-- AP: President Wants The Midterm Elections To Be All About Him, Judging By The Ads, Democrats Are Happy To Oblige [PA Included]
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[Posted: October 16, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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