Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 11.4.26

“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

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule


Senate Voting Schedule

November 17, 18

-- Committee Schedule


TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 


TODAY 9:30: Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:30 a.m. [Draft Revisions To Chapter 105 on the agenda.]  Read more here.


TODAY 10:00: In-Person. DEP Sets Hearing [If Requested] On Reissuance Of Title V Air Quality Permit For The NLMK Pennsylvania, LLC Farrel Steel Plant In Mercer County. 10:00 a.m.


November 5-- CANCELED. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:15 a.m.


November 5-- DEP To Host Hearing On Natural Soil Products Biosolids Composting Permit In Schuylkill County. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.


November 5-- Virtual. DCNR Grant Applicant Workshop Webinar.


November 6-- In-Person. PA Environmental Council: Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Gathering In Somerset County


November 7-- In-Person. PA Forestry Association Annual Forest Symposium In State College  


November 10-- Agenda Posted. Joint DEP Citizens Advisory Council + DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 a.m.  Read more here on agenda.


November 10-- In-Person. DEP meeting/hearing on renewal of NPDES Water Quality Mining Activities for the LCT Energy Rustic Ridge #1 underground coal mine in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County.  St. Raymond of the Mountains Parish, 170 School House Lane, Donegal. 6:00 p.m.


November 10-- Virtual. Environmental Health Project, Food & Water Watch, Partners Host Webinar On Shale Gas Fracking, Data Centers And Your Health. 7:00 p.m.



-- PA Election Results: Democrats Now Control PA Senate, Retain PA House, Governor’s Office  [PaEN] 


-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Meet Nov. 10 On Fossil Fuel Impacts On Communities, Mapping PA’s Energy Infrastructure  [PaEN]


-- LancasterOnline: 300 People Wanted For Purdue University Study Of Radiation Exposure From Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown


A.I. /Data Centers


-- Scranton Times: Olyphant Boro Cancels Thursday Meeting To Consider $101 Million A.I. Data Center Agreement


-- PennLive: Salem Twp. Solicitor Will Double His Pay To $1.65 Million For Negotiating A Now $22 Million Community Benefits Agreement With Amazon For An A.I. Data Center In The Luzerne County Township  


-- Landgate Report Counts 199 A.I. Data Centers Under Development In Pennsylvania 


-- Utility Dive: PJM’s Revised Backstop Power Procurement Plan Could Be For As Little As 630 MW, Down From 6,800 MW Due To Revised Utility Load Forecasts


-- Reuters: PJM Grid Tackles A.I. Data Center Power Costs In Race To Avoid Shortfalls, Higher Prices


Today’s Oil & Gas Violations/Inspections


-- DEP - Day 609: Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. Failed To Take Actions Or Respond To Violations At 2 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Westmoreland County  [PaEN]  


International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]


-- November 4: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down 1 Penny Since Yesterday $4.41/Gallon - $1.30/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver, Greene, Warren Counties $4.67 Highest Average Price] 

-- November 4: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.12  Ohio- $4.02  PA- $4.41

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


PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PA Election Results: Democrats Now Control PA Senate, Retain PA House, Governor’s Office  [PaEN] 

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[Posted: November 4, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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