Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 10.14.26

“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 


TODAY 10:00: 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. 


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


TODAY 5:00: 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. 


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


TODAY - Oct. 15-16-- 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 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.



-- PJM Extends Maximum Generation Alert To Oct. 14 Due To Unusually Warm Weather, Equipment Outages; Calls On Demand Response To Reduce Power Load  [PaEN]


-- PA Capital-Star: PJM Interconnection Issues Alerts Warning Of Tight Electricity Supplies


-- Altoona Mirror - Robert Swift: PUC/Team PA Report Identifies 21 Possible Sites For A.I. Data Center Power Plants 


-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Harrisburg Capital Region Water Authority Sues To Force PA State Government To Pay Unpaid Stormwater Management Fees 


-- WITF: Capitol Region Water Sues State To Force Payment Of $2.4 Million Of Stormwater Management Fees Owed So Far


-- Penn State: Oct. 19 EarthTalks Features Lara Fowler On Building Community-Led Solutions To Flooding Challenges  [PaEN] 


-- University Of Maryland Issues C+ In Latest Chesapeake Bay And Watershed Report Card, Highest Score Ever Achieved  


-- PennLive: Health Of Chesapeake Bay Receives C+, But Lower Susquehanna Gets D+ In New Report Card 

 

-- TribLive: PA Turnpike’s Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Fire Prompts Safety Overhaul


-- Observer-Reporter: Canonsburg And Chartiers Township Hope To Secure Funding For Crucial Flood Resiliency Project


-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: A Network Of Air Quality Monitors Grows In Formerly Redlined Area Of West Philadelphia, Harrisburg


-- Call For Presentations: Westminster College Center For The Environment Is Now Accepting Proposals For The 2026 Student Symposium On The Environment To Be Held Nov. 30 to Dec. 3  [PaEN]


-- Penn State Extension's 'Brooke Meets A Stream Doctor' Now Includes Free Stream Video  [PaEN]


-- Pittsburgh Quarterly: Explore French Creek In Venango County


-- DCNR Invests $950,000 In Federal Funds To Support Volunteer Fire Companies To Protect Rural Communities From Wildfires


-- DCNR Plans Whitewater Release Into Tohickon Creek For Boating Event In Bucks County Nov. 7-8


-- Penn State Extension: Dec. 8 Webinar On Understanding And Managing Invasive Plants, 10:00 a.m. to Noon 


 A.I. /Data Centers


-- PennLive: Swatara Twp. Planning Commission Approves 1 Of 2 Pending A.I. Data Center Projects After $120 Million Community Benefits  Agreement Approval In Dauphin County


-- Scranton Times: Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Developer To Have Info Session Oct. 14; Opponents Hold Public Meeting Oct. 15  


-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Developer Hopes To Change Public Opinion With Meeting And Light Refreshments


-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Butler Twp. A.I. Data Center Ordinance Approved, But May Be Adjusted In The Future In Luzerne County


-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Fit Energy To Host Newport Twp. A.I. Data Center /Power Plant Complex Information Session On Oct. 28 In Luzerne County


-- The Citizens’ Voice: PPL Will Unveil New Powerline Plan At Open Houses In McAdoo (Oct. 14), Berwick (Oct. 15) To Feed Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center Project 


-- Morning Call: Allentown Planning Commission Approves A.I. Data Center Near Homes, Businesses, Nonprofit Over Widespread Public Opposition


-- WESA: Organizers Say Springdale A.I. Data Center ‘Not A Done Deal,’ Allegheny County Has Final Say


-- WTAE: Elizabeth Twp. A.I. Data Center Proposal Still In Early Stages, After Contentious Town Hall Meeting In Allegheny County 


-- TribLive: A.I. Data Center Proposed For South Huntingdon Twp. ‘Still In Early Stages’ In Westmoreland County 


-- Axios-Pittsburgh: Report: Pennsylvania Natural Gas Power Generation To Grow 15% By 2030 Due To A.I. Data Center Demand 


-- Post-Gazette: As A.I. Data Center Backlash Grows, Residents In Forward Twp.  Beg Leaders To ‘Please, Please Hear Us’ In Butler County


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- October 14: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.46/Gallon - $1.35/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Warren County $4.68 Highest Average Price]  

-- October 14: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.33  Ohio- $3.83  PA- $4.46

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


-- PA Capital-Star/The Conversation: The World Oil Market That Sets Today’s Gasoline Prices Was Invented In Western PA


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- Inquirer: Shapiro Says He Is ‘Quite Concerned’ About President’s Illegal Interference In Midterm Election, But PA Is Prepared

-- Inquirer: Why Shapiro, Top PA Democrats Think They Can Win PA Senate

-- Inquirer: Elon Musk And National Republicans Spending Millions To Defend PA Congressional Candidates 

-- TribLive: After PA Senate, House Fail To Act On ‘Skill’ Gambling Games, Retailers, Clubs, Local Governments Left With Income Loss

-- Inquirer: $837 Million In Public, Private Funds To Be Invested In Port Of Philadelphia, Gov. Shapiro Says

-- AP: US Inflation Worsened In September To 3.7% In Sign That Prices Remain Elevated As Midterm Elections Near  [Inflation In Sept. 2024 was 2.4%]

-- Financial Times: US Inflation Jumps 3.7% As Iran War Drives Up Prices 

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[Posted: October 14, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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