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House Voting Schedule
July: No Days Scheduled
September 22, 23, 24, 29, 30
October 1, 6, 7, 8, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
Senate Voting Schedule
July: No Days Scheduled
September 8, 9, 10
October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
WARNING: This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
July 22– In-Person. Environmental Quality Board hearing on Proposed Regulation Related To Legal Authority For Delegation Of Federal Air Quality Plans. DEP Southwest Regional Office, Pittsburgh. 10:00 a.m.
July 22– Virtual and Last. DEP Hearing On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities. 6:30 p.m.
July 23– Virtual Only. Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. 10:00 a.m. Contact: cnrac-admin@growconservation.com. Read more here on agenda.
July 23– Virtual. Penn State Extension Webinar On $100/Well Bounty For Reporting Previously Unknown Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners. Trinity Point Church of God, 180 West Trinity Drive, Clarion. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Click Here to register.
July 23– Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Understanding Pennsylvania’s Legacy Conventional Oil & Gas Well Problem. Noon to 1:00 p.m.
July 26– In-Person. Celebrate The Bloom! On The Prairie At Jennings Environmental Ed Center. Slippery Rock, Butler County.
August 13– Senate and House Agricultural & Rural Affairs Committees Information Session At Penn State Ag Progress Days. Red Barn Annex, Ag Progress Days Site, Pennsylvania Furnace, Huntingdon County. 10:00 a.m.
— 161 New Stories – REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN]
— Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic [PaEN]
— Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
— Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
— PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – July 12 to 18 – Uncontrolled Shale Gas Wastewater Release For 34 Hours; Abandoned Conventional Wells Top 300; 102 New Brownfield Sites [PaEN]
— TribLive Editorial: What Are The Limits Of Expression On College Campuses? Censoring ‘The Fence’ At CMU [CMU College Republicans President said, “The decision to censor made by the administration is an uncharacteristic and deeply concerning (breach) of commitment, as well as the trust it has fostered.”
— Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Restoring A Coal Country Watershed Begins With Counting Bugs
— York Dispatch: Elevated Bacteria Levels Close Pinchot State Park Lake To Swimming
— TribLive: Frog Week A Leap Into Education, Improving Habitat
— Observer-Reporter: Vigilance Is Key In Preventing, Mitigating Tick Bites: ‘They’re Everywhere’
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart/Data Centers
— TribLive: Is The Labor, Funding There To See Through $90 Billion In Energy, Tech Projects In PA?
— Post-Gazette – Benjamin Kail, Anya Litvak: Energy & A.I. Summit Made Bold Predictions, Announced Billions In Investments – What Happens Next?
— Post-Gazette Editorial: What Does Pittsburgh’s A.I. And Energy Future Hold?
— Observer-Reporter Editorial: Good Things Await The Mon Valley
PA Politics – Everything Is Connected
— TribLive Guest Essay: ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Is Robbing Working-Class Americans
— TribLive Guest Essay: President’s Tax Bill Is Built For The Working Class, Not The Donor Class
— MCall Guest Essay: Surrendering Common Sense, Decency And Democracy To Join MAGA – By Bill White, Long-Time Allentown Morning Call Columnist [No Longer On Morning Call Website]
— TribLive: Presidential Protestors Make ‘Good Trouble’ In Front Of Westmoreland County Courthouse
— TribLive Editorial: What Are The Limits Of Expression On College Campuses? Censoring ‘The Fence’ At CMU [CMU College Republicans President said, “The decision to censor made by the administration is an uncharacteristic and deeply concerning (breach) of commitment, as well as the trust it has fostered.”
— Post-Gazette: Fmr Greene County District Attorney Accused In Criminal Case Of Targeting Political Enemies
— AP: Less Selection, Higher Prices: How President’s Tariffs Are Shaping The Holiday Shopping Season
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[Posted: July 20, 2025] PA Environment Digest