Saturday, October 10, 2026

Saturday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 10.10.26

“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.



-- 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] 


-- Marcellus Drilling News: Ex-PA DEP Chief Wants Shale To Recycle PA Conventional Brine For Free  [PDF of Article]


-- TribLive: Power Surge: PA Coal Miners Eye Rising Demand Amid Environmental Battles


-- Reuters Commentary: Cheap Coal, Expensive Natural Gas Set Stage For Year-End Coal Export Surge


-- The Center Square: PA Legislation Would Allow Communities To Price Shop For Electricity For Their Residents


-- TheDerrick.com: Drake Energy Forum Returns Oct. 19-20 In Oil City, Titusville; Leaders To Discuss Rising Demand, Shifting Economic Geography


-- DEP New Tools To Help Pennsylvanians Figure Out Which Permits They Need And Where To Find Funding To Support Their Projects; Small Business Advantage Grants Now Available  [PaEN]  


-- DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Saturday, Oct. 10 In Pittsburgh, Susquehanna Valley 


-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: Northampton County DA Issues Warning Urging People Not To Jump Into A Water-Filled Quarry 


-- DEP Healthy Waters News: County Projects Get Measurable Environmental Results; Abandoned Mine Reclamation; Grant Opportunities  [PaEN]  


-- DCNR Grants At Work: Supporting Water, Wildlife And Communities In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed [Next Grant Round Opens Jan. 11] 


-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Environmental Council Host Oct. 21 Webinar On Green Stormwater Infrastructure  [PaEN] 


-- USDA NRCS-PA Oct. 22 Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meeting


-- LaSalle University: Kadafi El-Kardah Used His Education To Grow A Career In Environmentalism - Learning In Philadelphia’s ‘Living Laboratory’ 


-- TribLive: Paddling Through Cancer And Into A New Sisterhood


-- Williamsport Sun: Rose Valley Lake Being Drained For Work On Dam In Gamble Twp., Lycoming County


-- DCNR Marks 1 Billion Board Feet Milestone Of Sustainably Harvested Timber From State Forests Since 2004 At PA Lumber Museum In Potter County  [Video + Photos]


-- Pike County Launches Invasive Species Replacement Program For Landowners  [PaEN] 


 A.I. /Data Centers


-- Williamsport Sun: Muncy Township To Hold Nov. 6 Hearing On A.I. Data Center Proposal


-- Bloomberg: How A.I. Data Centers Are Pushing Up US Power Costs


Today’s Oil & Gas Violations


-- 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] 


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- October 10: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.45/Gallon - $1.34/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Crawford County $4.69 Highest Average Price]

-- October 10: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.36  Ohio- $3.90  PA- $4.45

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


-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs- 15 - Same For Last 5 Weeks


-- AP: President Says US To Get Diesel From Russia, In ‘Stunning Reversal’ Of US Pressure On Moscow To Ease Prices Before Midterm Elections


-- Reuters Commentary: Cheap Coal, Expensive Natural Gas Set Stage For Year-End Coal Export Surge


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court Lets ‘Skill’ Gambling Machines Deadline Stands

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA’s Senate, House Has A Productivity And Transparency Problem - By Doug Webster, Fair Districts PA

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Independent Candidate Jodi Borello Closes In On Republican State Senate Incumbent Camera Bartolotta As Dark Money Spending Surges

-- Inquirer: Chester County High School Closed Friday Due To Confirmed Measles Case

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[Posted: October 10, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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