Awards/Recognition
-- Punxsutawney Garden Club Honored With Keep PA Beautiful’s Community Pride Award In Jefferson County [PaEN]
-- Times-Tribune: Local DEP Teams Honored For Responses To Mine Subsidence, Dam Sediment Release In Luzerne County [PDF of Article]
-- DCNR Grants News: Celebrate Park & Recreation Professionals Day! July 18; Video Highlights Of Recreation Career Options; Heritage Song Playlist Competition
-- The Allegheny Front - Julie Grant: Longtime FracTracker Alliance Activist Ted Auch Moves On, His Concerns About The Industry Persist
-- Some Susquehanna University Students Focusing Their Summer Internship Experiences On Helping To Save The Environment [DCNR] [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Partnering Opportunities, STEELS Standards At Core Of Inaugural Regional Environmental Literacy Ripple Effects Convening
-- Tribune-Democrat Editorial: First Waves Program Touts Environment For Local Kids [PDF of Article]
-- Observer-Reporter: Ellsworth Celebrates 125th Anniversary, Founded As A Coal Company Town In Washington County [PDF of Article]
Grants/Funding
-- Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation To Launch New Abandoned Mine Reclamation Chronicles Podcast, Sponsors Invited [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Energy Consortium Led By Western PA Universities Vie For $160 Million National Science Foundation Grant
-- Post-Gazette: Friends Of Flight 93 Launch $500,000 Fundraiser Campaign Ahead Of 25th 9/11 Anniversary
Help Wanted
-- DCNR Seeks Members For NextGen Advisory Council [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna Conservation District Seeks School For Trout In The Classroom
Upcoming Events
-- Black Appalachia Coalition Hosts July 10 Steel Sick Webinar: When Breathing Becomes A Battleground, Noon
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: PA Leaders, President To Meet At Carnegie Mellon On Natural Gas, Data Centers As A.I. Threatens To Worsen Climate Change [July 15]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Summit To Showcase Intersection Of Energy, A.I. And Policy [July 15]
-- Post-Gazette - Chloe Jad/Anya Litvak: A Critical Energy And A.I. Summit Is Coming To Pittsburgh July 15; Is The City Ready For Its Close-Up?
-- Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro To Attend McCormick’s Energy, A.I. Summit In Pittsburgh
-- Post-Gazette: PA US Sen. McCormick In The Spotlight As He Brings Focus On PA Energy, A.K. To Pittsburgh
-- TribLive: President’s Participation In Energy Summit At Carnegie Mellon Met With Backlash
-- Upper Makefield Twp. To Host July 15 In-Person Town Hall With DEP On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Petroleum Pipeline Contamination In Bucks County [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Public Input Virtual Workshop July 15, 6:30 p.m.
-- ReImagine Appalachia Hosts July 15-16 In-Person Workshop On Applying For RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency Grants In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- ReImagine Appalachia, Central Appalachian Network Host July 17 Webinar On Nature Based Hazard Mitigation To Reduce Flooding [PaEN]
-- DCNR Grants News: Celebrate Park & Recreation Professionals Day! July 18; Video Highlights Of Recreation Career Options; Heritage Song Playlist Competition
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County-Based Intermunicipal Relations Committee Plans July 19 Household Hazardous Waste Collection
-- Hollow Oak Land Trust: July 19 Bugfest At Montour Woods Pavillion In Moon Twp., Allegheny County, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 23 On Knowledge & Literacy Through Environmental Education [PaEN]
-- Celebrate The Bloom! On The Prairie July 26 At Jennings Environmental Ed Center In Butler County [PaEN]
-- PA iMapInvasives Program To Hold 2025 Invasive Species Scavenger Hunt Aug. 1-31; Webinar Overview Set For July 23 [PaEN]
-- July 28 Webinar: SLAPP Suits: Legal & Communication Strategies To Protect Your Voice In A Legally Risky Environment [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension July 31 In-Person Workshop In York On Watershed Friendly Lawns For Homes, Golf Courses And Parks [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Hosts Aug. 7 Webinar On Stormwater Management And Hazard Mitigation For Municipalities [PaEN]
-- Allegheny County Health Dept., PA Resources Council To Hold 2 Household Chemical Collection Events In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Society For Ornithology Birding Festival Coming To Allentown Sept. 26-28: Field Trips; Awards; Holly Merker Co-Author Of Ornitherapy Keynote [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 12 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On An Air Quality Permit For A Proposed 218 MW Natural Gas Power Plant For A Data Center In Bradford County; Site Originally Proposed For An LNG Gas Facility [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit Renewal For The Max Environmental Yukon Hazardous/Residual Waste Treatment Facility In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Aug. 14 Hearing On A Stormwater Permit For The Proposed AAMPA Warehouse Project In Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 70 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 12 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP: Updated Non-Regulatory Agenda Now Available Showing Technical Guidance Documents In Development [PaEN]
Still Time To Submit Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Plan Comments
-- Shale Gas Industry VP Attacks Credibility Of A Mom And Allegheny County Resident For Comments She Submitted In Support Of DEP Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions From The Oil & Gas Industry [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Why Pennsylvanians Must Speak Up For Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Emissions - Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network
-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Patrice Tomcik, Mother, Butler County Resident And Moms Clean Air Force Member [PaEN]
-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Kim Anderson, Evangelical Environmental Network - Rager Mountain Leak Of 1.1 Billion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas [PaEN]
-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Sarah Hertweck, Indiana Township Supervisor - ‘I See Up Close How Hobbled We Are By The State To Make The Best Choices For Our Community’ [PaEN]
-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Rachel Meyer, Mother, Beaver County Resident - My Home Is Near A Natural Gas Compressor Station, 8 Shale Gas Well Pads, And The Shell Petrochemical Plant Is In My County [PaEN]
-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Barbara Jarmoska, 77 Year Resident Lycoming County - The Degradation Is ‘Shocking And Tragic’ [PaEN]
-- Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Reduction Testimony: Vanessa Lynch, Mother, Allegheny County Resident - Its Been 5 Years Since A Grand Jury Report Said Pennsylvania Failed To Protect Families From Fracking, Let's Right Past Failures [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- DEP Approves Permit For 400 MW, 2,716 Acre Mineral Basin Solar Energy Project On Abandoned Mine Land In Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Proposed RESET Energy Facility Siting Board Must Be Scrapped - By Dr. Barbara Brandom, Concerned Healthcare Providers of PA & Mark Oseicki [House Bill 502]
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Task Force 1 Heads To Texas To Assist With Rescue And Recovery Efforts
-- The Allegheny Front/WVIA: Wilkes-Barre Hosts Screening To Raise Awareness Of Heightened Firefighter Cancer Risk [PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ other risks]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: ‘Invaluable Service’: The Role Of Community Science In The Chesapeake Bay Region [ALLARM - Dickinson College]
-- WITF: Why Pennsylvania Is Removing Dams And How It’s Helping Fish, Rivers And Communities
-- The Allegheny Front: WV University Study Finds Microplastic Pollution In Appalachian Streams
-- Inquirer Editorial: It’s Past Time For Both Sides To Find End To Philadelphia’s Contentious Trash Strike
-- Inquirer: Philly City Trash Worker Strike Ends In Deal With Union
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Don’t Waste It: This Is An Opportunity To Rethink Philly’s Trash Collection System
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Exports Its Waste To Other Communities Disposal Of What Could Be Composted Within City Limits Saving Money And Emissions - By Adam Bailey, Philadelphia’s Citizens Planning Institute
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Spotted Lanternflies Are Aback In The Pittsburgh Area, And They’ll Be Here A While
-- Susquehanna Greenway: The Hatch Of The Mayflies - A Summer Spectacle On The Susquehanna River - By Darian Jones, Communications & Outreach AmeriCorps Assistant
-- Eire Times - Brian Whipkey: Are You Seeing Lots Of Fireflies In PA? Here’s What’s Happening In Rural Areas
-- TribLive: Fireflies Making Noticeable Return To Western PA
-- Post-Gazette: Warmer Weather, Milder Winters May Expand Mosquito Territory In PA; State Tracking 60+ Species In PA
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County To Conduct Mosquito Control Spraying To Help Limit West Nile Virus Transmission
-- TribLive: West Nile Virus Found In Mosquito Samples From Multiple Allegheny County Neighborhoods
-- DEP West Nile & Jamestown Canyon Virus Monitoring, Control Program Website
-- TribLive: Ticky Business - How Pitt Researchers Hunt Ticks
Background On Issues
-- Delaware RiverKeeper, Better Path Coalition Urge Public To Oppose Federal Agency Proposal To Lift Ban On Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail; Comments Due Aug. 4 [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Aqua Pennsylvania Details $5.5 Million Upgrade Costs For Rhodes Estates Water Systems In Venango County Area; Fallout Continues From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 5 to 11 - Shale Gas Wastewater, Fracking Chemicals Release; Water Pipeline Rupture; Crude Oil Spills; More Abandoned Wells [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Pennsylvania Needs A New Plan For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Increasing Bond Amounts Only Part Of Solution [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Effort To Find Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners Coming To Allegheny County
-- Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance, Bucknell Post Presentations From Conference On Using Abandoned Mine Pools As Resources [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Popular Solar Energy For Schools Program Might Soon Go Dark
-- MCall Guest Essay: Raising Clean Energy Requirement Good Move For Pennsylvania - By Flora Cardoni, PennEnvironment, & Jim Brown, Audubon Mid-Atlantic
-- Gov. Shapiro Announces Investment In Pittsburgh-Based Module Design Sustainable Housing Company [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Announces Major Investment In Pittsburgh-Base Sustainable Housing Company
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: From Slag Heap To 70-Acre Solar Energy Facility: Pittsburgh Transforming Swisshelm Park Site
-- The Derrick: Solar Developer Mum On Reason Behind Cancellation 325 Acre Project In Cherrytree Twp., Venango County [PDF of Article]
-- Altoona Mirror: Wind Turbine Makes Its Way To CPV Rogues Wind Farm In Cambria County
-- TribLive: Massive Wind Turbine Blade Slices Into Westmoreland County Business
-- Altoona Mirror: Cambria County Windmill Superloads May Slow Traffic Through Bedford, Clair, Cambria, Somerset Counties Thru Mid-September
-- Reuters: President Calls Wind, Solar Energy Bad For Power Grid; Texas Shows Otherwise
-- Reuters: President’s Executive Order Seeks To End To Wind And Solar Energy Subsidies
-- US Dept. Of Energy Releases Report On Electric Grid Reliability, Security Saying Generation Growth Must Match Needs Of A.I. Data Centers; But What About ‘Ordinary People’? [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: DOE Report: Load Growth, Plant Retirements Could Drive 100X Increase In Blackouts By 2030; Clean Energy Advocates Say It Likely Exaggerates The Risk
-- Bloomberg: US DOE Report Warns Of Blackouts In Precursor To Help Coal
-- PA Capital-Star: After Last Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan Fell Short, New Proposal Aims To Be Flexible, Data-Driven
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Capital Region Water Working To Reduce Untreated Wastewater Flowing Into The Susquehanna River - By Capital Region Water
-- PublicNewsService.org: PA Farmers Calculate Return On Climate-Friendly Ag Practices
-- Scranton Times: Olyphant, Mayfield In Lackawanna County Grapple With Flood Zone Designations
-- Lock Haven Express: Trout Unlimited Hold Info Session On Beech Creek Mine Restoration Project
-- TribLive: Allegheny Island Provide Escape In The River: ‘Pittsburgh’s Hidden Gem’
-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Historic Bipartisan Bill To Repeal Sunday Hunting Ban
-- WESA: PA Lawmaker Says Bill To Repeal Sunday Hunting Ban Rooted In Environmentalism
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Law Repealing Centuries-Old Sunday Hunting Ban In PA Nears The Finish Line
Visit the DEP Calendar of Events; PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.
Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.
Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.
[Posted: July 13, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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