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Senate Voting Schedule 2025
December 8, 9, 10
Senate Voting Schedule 2026
January 6, 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3 (Governor’s Budget Address), 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
House Voting Schedule 2025
December 15 [non-voting], 16, 17
House Voting Schedule 2026
January 6 (NV), 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3 (Governor’s Budget Address, 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
March. 23, 24, 25
April 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
December 1– DEP hearing on a revised Title V Air Quality permit for the Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery in Trainer Borough, Delaware County. Read more here.
December 2– DEP Hearing On Revision To Title V Air Quality Permit For a Glass Furnace At The PQ LLC Facility In Chester, Delaware County. Chester City Hall, One 4th Street in Chester. 7:00 p.m. Read more here.
December 2– DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority wastewater plant in Chester, Delaware County. Read more here.
December 2– DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the Title V Air Quality Permit for the Constellation Energy Generation Co. Limerick Nuclear Power Plant in Limerick Township, Montgomery County. Read more here.
December 2– DEP hearing on a revised Title V Air Quality permit for the US Steel Fairless Steel Plant in Falls Township, Bucks County. Read more here.
December 2– Chesapeake Bay Program Executive Council meeting. National Aquarium in Baltimore. 1:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Click Here to register to join via Zoom. [Agenda includes revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement.] Read more here.
December 4– DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. LTBA. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
December 5– Virtual. DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee, Subcommittee On Future Planning. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Lindsay Byron, lbyron@pa.gov or 717-772-8951. (formal notice)
December 9– NEW. Agenda Posted. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 9:00 a.m. Check webpage for options for joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277. [Agenda Includes Petition On Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells. Read more here.]
December 11– CANCELED. DEP Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd Wallace at twallace@pa.gov or 717-783-6395. (formal notice)
— PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment – November 29 [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Site Construction Of Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
— DEP Posted 84 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 29 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
— UGI Gas To Increase Gas Cost By About $1 Per Month Starting Dec. 1
— TribLive Letter: Littering Is Ruining Our Roads – By Guy Woodward, Hunker
— DCNR Grants News: NW PA Advances Recreation Economy Study; Community Conservation Grants Open Jan. 12; ATV/Snowmobile Grants Open Feb. 2
A.I. /Data Centers
— Tribune-Democrat: Clean Air Council Opposing Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant Permit [PDF of Article]
— Utility Dive: PJM Market Monitor: No More PJM Data Centers Unless They Can Be Reliably Served
— Inside Climate News: Members Of PJM Can’t Agree On How To Handle Surging Power Demand From A.I. Data Centers That Has Already Driven Up Electricity Prices For Millions
— Utility Dive: US EIA: Residential Electricity Prices Continue Rise, Up 7.4% In September; Natural Gas Up 47.4%; No One Sees A Near-Term Solution
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
— Today’s Violations. DEP inspection of a Harvey E. Gutmo conventional well in Penn Township, Butler County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Did not submit annual reports. Violations issued. Response requested by Dec. 8. Read more here.
— Today’s Violations: DEP inspection of a Lee Ghere conventional well in Washington Township, Erie County found the well abandoned and not plugged. Did not submit annual reports. Well never inspected. Violations issued. Read more here.
— Today’s Violations: DEP inspection of Allegany Resource Dev. LLC conventional well in Keating Township, McKean found the well abandoned and not plugged. Violations issued. Response requested by Dec. 12. Read more here.
Federal Administration
— Environmental Defense Fund: President’s EPA Delays Methane Pollution Protections From Oil & Gas Industry Despite Health Risks, Energy Waste, Widespread Opposition
— EPA Extends Deadlines For Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions Reporting And Certain Compliance Dates
PA Politics – Everything Is Connected
— Post-Gazette: New 5-Year Outlook On PA State Budget Shows Lots Of Red Ink
— TribLive/Spotlight PA: ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Avoid Regulation Again In PA As Gambling Lobby War Intensifies
— WITF: Public Officials Cheer, Watchdogs Fume Over PA Supreme Court Softening Key Public Access Law
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[Posted: November 27, 2025] PA Environment Digest