Thursday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 11.5.26

Posted Thursday, November 5, 2026 9:48 am

David E. Hess (via PA Environmental Digest)

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

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.

November 10-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Youngsville, Warren County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 10-- In-Person. Green Building Alliance Hosts Resilient Reading Progress Report -- Revitalizing Buildings And Strengthening Community In Berks County

November 11-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Smethport, McKean County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 12-- DEP Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting Nov. 12. (formal notice)

November 12-- In-Person. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts In-Person Southeast Regional Watersheds Workshop In Montgomery County.

November 12-- Virtual. PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host Webinar -- Canopy Calling: Tree Equity From The Roots Up, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

November 12-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Tionesta, Forest County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 13-- WeConservePA: 2026 Municipal Open Space Summit. Chester Springs, Chester County.

November 14-- In-Person. Regenall Climate Summit In Lancaster County. 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

November 14-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Volunteer Riparian Buffer Plantings. City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. 9:00 a.m.

November 16-- DEP - PA Energy Development Authority Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.

November 16-- Virtual. Western PA Conservancy Webinar On Freshwater Mussel Conservation Plan To Help Guide Conservation Efforts In Pennsylvania. Noon.

November 17-- In-Person/Virtual. Public Utility Commission To Hold Technical Conference On Utility Costs Driven By A.I. Data Centers, Other Large Loads. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

November 18-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 18 On Conservation And Wildlife Law Enforcement. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.

November 18-- In-Person. DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the State Air Quality Implementation Maintenance Plan for the Lancaster Nonattainment Area for Fine Particulate. DEP Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)

-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Recognize Environmental Award Winners; Thomas P. Shelburne Award Winner Ellen Ferretti [PaEN]

-- The Center Square: A.I. Data Center Disgust Played Significant Role In State Senate Flip, Winners Say

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Data Centers, Energy Costs, Fracking Issues Loom As Democrats Finally Get Full Control Of PA Legislature

-- TheDerrick.com Guest Essay: Fossil Fuel Industry Follows Big Tobacco’s Disinformation - By Kathy Mulvey, InsideSources.com

-- TribLive: Water Getting Into Peoples Natural Gas Pipelines Blocking Service To Hempfield Twp. Residents In Westmoreland County

-- The Allegheny Front: How A Baseball Owner’s Sport-Shooting Range Polluted A Once ‘Exceptional’ PA Stream With Lead In Somerset County

-- Observer-Reporter: Glass Recycling Saturday [Nov.7] In Washington, PA

-- DEP Briefing: Overview Of Draft Chapter 105 Changes Highlighting New Waivers, Replacement Of Impacted Resources, Stream Debris Maintenance [PaEN]

-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Southwest PA Flood Victims Eligible For Federal Low-Interest Loans

-- WHYY: Award-Winning Women In Natural Sciences Program Spins From Academy Of Natural Sciences At Drexel University

-- WVIA: Susquehanna University Announces Free Tuition For Eligible Students With Family Income Of Up To $100,000 In 10 PA Counties

-- Lancaster Conservancy Preserves 24 Acre Property Along Conestoga River [PaEN]