PJM is racing to craft new rules to meet surging data center demand through a fast-track process, one that could reshape the grid if federal regulators sign off.

In recent years, Pennsylvania regulators have tried to clamp down on roadway spreading of tens of millions of gallons of oil and gas “brines,” high-salt liquids that can be laced with toxic metals and radioactive material. The industry is pushing back.

The Department of Environmental Protection has named Seth Pelepko, a licensed Professional Geologist, as Deputy Secretary for Oil and Gas Management, according to LinkedIn. Pelepko succeeds Kurt Klapkowski who served in that position since February 2022.

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State environmental regulators say they intend to approve an air quality plan for a proposed natural gas-fired power plant near Homer City, despite concerns from an environmental group that the facility would become the largest air polluter in Pennsylvania.

As the number of data centers in Pennsylvania soars, it’s nuclear energy, more than any other source, that has dominated conversations about how to produce the electricity needed to cool the power-hungry computers essential to modern commerce.

The Shapiro Administration announced that companies can now request expedited reviews of air quality, dam safety, oil and gas well pad construction, wetland and waterway encroachment, and additional erosion and sedimentation permit applications under the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Streamlining Permits for Economic Expansion and Development (SPEED)(opens in a new tab) program.

The Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives calls out state Senate Republicans for caring too much about scoring political points with budget posturing – and not enough about Pennsylvanians’ needs.

The Senate returns to Harrisburg this afternoon (8.12.25) for its first scheduled voting day since July 17.

Without any formal rulemaking or independent oversight, PA DEP intends to implement new emissions equipment and monitoring standards only on the oil and gas industry that will turn Pennsylvania from an energy leader to an energy nightmare.