Saturday, October 17, 2026

Saturday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 10.17.26

“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 20-- DEP State Water Plan Ohio Regional Water Resources Committee meeting. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)


October 20-- Agenda Posted. DEP Laboratory Accreditation Advisory Committee meeting. Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg. 9:00 a.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-- 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.


October 24-- WeConservePA: 2026 Environmental Advisory Council and Municipal Sustainability Conference. Fort Washington, Montgomery County


October 27-- DEP State Water Plan Statewide Water Resources Committee meeting.  Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. (formal notice)


October 27-- Virtual. US EPA Invites Comments On Reissuance Of Expired EXCO Resources (PA) Oil & Gas Waste Injection Well Permit In Bell Twp., Clearfield County; Virtual Hearing Set For Oct. 27 [If Requested] 



-- PJM Reports Operating With Only 66% Of Its Generation Capacity Available During Recent Maximum Generation Alerts; About One-Third Of The Power Plant Outages Were Unexpected  [PaEN] 


-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Is The Chesapeake Bay The Best It's Ever Been?  There’s More To The Story  [PaEN]


-- Lots Going On!  PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 17 [PaEN]


-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For A Seneca Resources Co 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline Running Through Farmington & Chatham Townships, Tioga County  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of State Air Quality Permit For The Oxbow Creek Energy Natural Gas Power Plant In Wyoming County  [PaEN] 


-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Proposed Fee Increase, Records Policy And Water Withdrawal Requests, Including One For Shale Gas Development  [PaEN] 


-- Permits Flying!  DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 17 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]  


-- 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 CDE Acquisitions LLC Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County  [PaEN]  


-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For The CDE Acquisitions LLC  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] 


-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Permit For The Inter Power Ahlcon Partners Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Cambria County  [PaEN]  


-- PUC Schedules Nov. 17, 18 Hearings On Acquisition Of UGI - Electric By Argo Infrastructure Partners [PaEN] 


-- Gov. Shapiro Files Petition To Intervene In PPL Electric Rate Case To Protect Customers From Costs And Reliability Risks From A.I. Data Centers  [PaEN] 


-- WNEP: Water Tanker Set Up In Ashland To Supply Clean Water After Broken Water Main Left Residents On Boil Water Advisory Since Oct. 5 In Schuylkill County


-- WHYY: Schuylkill Environmental Education Center, Partners Complete $1 Million Project To Curb Flooding, Erosion


-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Bird Watching Takes Flight, Drawing A New Generation Of Enthusiasts Eager To Explore Nature 


-- WHYY: Philadelphia Is A Rest Stop For Thousands Of Migrating Birds, Can It Stay That Way? 

 

 A.I. /Data Centers


-- Morning Call: What Do Lehigh Valley’s Legislative Candidates Think About A.I. Data Centers? We Asked Them  


-- Scranton Times: Sen. Katie Muth: NE PA A.I. Data Center Resistance Is ‘Giving Me Courage’


-- WHYY: PA US Sen. McCormick Offers A Prescription For High Costs: Less Government Red Tape, Eliminating Regulations 


-- Williamsport Sun: PUC Study Searches For Power Plant Sites To Be Reactivated For Data Centers, Looks At Lock Haven


-- The Allegheny Front: FERC Denies Plan That Would Shield Energy Customers From A.I. Data Center Demand To Avoid Blackouts


Today’s Oil & Gas Violations/Inspections


-- DEP - Day 82: McGuffie Oil Co Inc. Abandoned Conventional Gas Well Still Venting Gas, Creating A Hazard To Health, Safety In Allegheny County  [PaEN]  


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- October 17: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Up 1 Penny Since Yesterday $4.47/Gallon - $1.36/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Crawford County $4.76, Greene, Warren Counties $4.75 Highest Average Price] 

-- October 17: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.30  Ohio- $4.07  PA- $4.47

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


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- TribLive: PA Republican Candidates Balance Supporting President, Breaking With Him On Unpopular Issues

-- TribLive: Gov. Shapiro Creates Federal PAC, Further Fueling Speculation About White House Bid

-- New York Times: How Pennsylvania Explains The Forces Shaping The Midterm Elections

-- Gov. Shapiro Unveils PA’s First Strategic Plan For Growing Agriculture, Supporting Farmers

-- TribLive: As Pensions Fade Away, Many Workers Aren’t Saving Enough For Retirement

-- TribLive: JFK, Jr. Says Shapiro, PA Officials Politicized Measles Outbreak, Blames Infections On COVID Lockdown

-- TribLive Editorial: When The Cost Of Healthcare Is A Real Crime

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[Posted: October 17, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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