Monday, October 12, 2026

Monday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 10.12.26

“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

October 19, 20, 21

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

October 19, 20, 21

November 17, 18

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


October 13-- Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov,  (717) 772-3277.


October 13-- Agenda Posted. DEP Citizens Advisory Council meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 12:30 p.m.  [Note: Revision of EQB Rulemaking Petition Policy Is On The 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. 


October 14-- In-Person. DEP To Hold Hearing [If Requested] On New Title V Air Quality Permit For Webco Industries Oil City Tube Division In Venango County. 10:00 a.m. 


October 14-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Safe Drinking Water Well Clinic. Emporium, Cameron County. 1:00 p.m.


October 14-15-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference - Connecting Nature, Community And Equity.  Reading, Berks County


October 14-16-- Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit In Columbus, Ohio  


October 15-- In-Person. DEP To Hold Hearing On Stormwater Permit For SINC Construction LLC Greenwood Acres Residential Community In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County


October 15-- DEP State Water Plan Lower Susquehanna Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)


October 15-- Virtual. Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts Webinar On Benefits Of Vegetated Stream Buffers On Farms. 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. 


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 21-- House Energy Committee meeting.  Information Meeting Agenda TBA.  Click Here to watch online.



-- October 12-- Weekly PA Environment Digest Is Now Available  [PaEN] 


-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot- October 3 to 9 [PaEN]


-- DEP - Day 51: Multiple Contaminated Water Seeps Continuing From INR OPR LLC Cooper Shale Gas Well Pad In Indiana County After 336,000 Gallon Fracking Fluid Spill  [PaEN]


-- DEP - Day 357: S.R. Star O&G LLC Still Fails To Comply With An Order To Plug At Least Some Of The 11 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells It Owns In Butler County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP: Conventional Well Fracking By Cline Oil Inc. Causes Uncontrolled Release Of Crude Oil From 2nd Abandoned Conventional Well In The City Of Bradford, McKean County  [PaEN]    


-- DEP: Large Release Of Contaminated Water Soaks Ground At DJR Well Services Conventional Oil & Gas Well Site In Mercer County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP: Flash Fire At Expand Operating LLC Shale Gas Well Pad Compressor Station On State Game Lands Causes Minor Damage In Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP: Routine Inspection Of Appalachia Midstream SVC Shale Gas Water Pipeline Construction Site Found Fertilizer Mixture Sprayed Directly Into A Stream In Lycoming County  [PaEN] 


--  Spotlight PA: Barbara Laxon: A Retiree’s Quest To Help Track Down PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells   


-- Lots Going On!  PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 10 [PaEN]  


-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For Expand Operating LLC 4 Mile Long 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County  [PaEN] 


-- Permits Flying!  DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 10 PA Bulletin  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Invites Comments On A Chapter 105 Permit For Amazon Data Services Project Rosebud II In Luzerne County   [PaEN]  


-- DEP Sets Nov. 18 Hearing On Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Line Project In Lehman And Delaware Townships, Pike County  [PaEN] 


-- PUC Sets Nov. 17 - 18 Hearings On NextEra 500 KV MidAtlantic Resilience Transmission Line Project In Greene, Fayette Counties  [PaEN] 


-- DEP To Hold Nov. 18 Hearing On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp In Bethlehem, Northampton County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP Received A Waste Permit Renewal From Shawville Power LLC For Its Coal Combustion Residuals Facility In Clearfield County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Invites Comments On An Air Quality Permit For Landfill Gas Collection, Treatment System At The Blythe Recycling And Demolition Site In Schuylkill County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Soliciting Energy Generation, Storage Projects For 2027 Round Of PJM Expedited Interconnection  Program Reviews  [PaEN] 


-- Times Of India: Coal Millionaire Donated 3,654 Acres To PA In 1969, State Spent $1.7 Million Reclaiming Mining-Scarred Land To Create Hillman State Park In Washington County 


-- Erie Times: Have Old Electronics Or Household Chemicals? Erie’s Next Drop-Off Is Oct. 17


-- South Mountain Partnership Awards $56,000 In Grants To Support Projects By 10 Local Organizations  [PaEN]  


-- WHYY: As Flooding Worsens In Philly Suburbs, Water Rescues Are On The Rise; Firefighters Are Having To Adapt And Fast


 A.I. /Data Centers


-- Morning Call: Upper Mount Bethel Twp. Faces 2nd Zoning Challenge For Another A.I. Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Northampton County 


-- Morning Call: Upper Mount Bethel Twp. To Meet Oct. 19 On First Legal Challenge From A.I. Data Center Developer In Northampton County 


-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: A.I. Data Centers Have A Shelf Life, Who Pays For Cleanup In PA When They Close Years From Now?


-- Fortune: How Rural PA’s $165 Million Data Center Fight Became Representative Of The Bipartisan Battle Against A.I. In Luzerne County 


-- TechRadar.com: Amazon Is Building A Massive 36 Building, 1,1000 A.I. Data Center Complex - Homer City Energy Complex Will Create Around 1,500 - 2,000 [Construction] Jobs Powered By Natural Gas


-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 12  [PaEN] 


Storms/Power Outages


-- AP: President ‘Jokes’ About Withholding Federal Disaster Relief Funding If States Don’t Vote Republican; Critics Say It Has No Place There 


-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- October 12: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Up 1 Penny Since Yesterday $4.46/Gallon - $1.35/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Crawford County $4.69 Highest Average Price] 

-- October 12: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.35  Ohio- $3.87  PA- $4.46

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


-- PA Petroleum Product Distributors Assn: No Action Yet On President’s Federal Dyed Diesel Tax Deferral; No Action On State Dyed Diesel; Therefore There Are No Changes On Handling Dyed Diesel 


-- AP: Oil Climbs To $105 A Barrel As US President’s Plan To Buy Diesel From Russia Drew Criticism From Some Lawmakers 


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Lured Companies Like Chobani And Burlington With State Incentives, Will It Pay Off For PA?

-- Spotlight PA: Secretary Of Aging Defends Monitoring System After Auditor General Finds It Could Leave Older Adults At Risk

-- PennLive Letter: PA Senate, House Members Took $1.5 Million In Gifts Last Year, It’s Time To Say No More 

-- PennLive: Republican Rep. Bernstine Refuses To Discuss Reported Gay Slurs, Claims Media Is ‘Lying’

-- AP: A Lehigh Valley Spanish-Language Radio Show Overflows With Voters’ Frustration In PA Battleground 

-- AP: Republicans Face Midterm Election Backlash From Factory Workers Squeezed Out Of Jobs By President’s Tariffs [PA Included]

-- Inquirer - Bill Bunch: How York County Became The Most Dangerous Place For Immigrants In The Eastern US 

-- AP: President ‘Jokes’ About Withholding Federal Disaster Relief Funding If States Don’t Vote Republican; Critics Say It Has No Place There

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[Posted: October 12, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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