145 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 145 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- In Memoriam: Ad Crable - Family Man, Outdoor Enthusiast, Admired Journalist  [PaEN]

-- LancasterOnline: Ad Crable, Longtime Outdoors Journalist For LNP, Remembered As A True Friend To Nature  [PDF of Article] 

-- We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Remembering Flight 93: Families And Park Service Work To Preserve The Legacy, Heroism Of Passengers, Crew

-- Observer-Reporter: Flight 93 Passengers, Crew To Be Honored On 9/11 Anniversary 

-- TribLive: IUP To Mark 9/11 Anniversary With Memorial Program Near Remnant From Ground Zero 

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservation District Marks 70 Years

-- Pike/Wayne Conservation Districts Host Oct. 25 Student Stream Keepers Programs In Carlton Drake Memorial Park, Wayne County 

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Follow Intern Abigail Duimering’s Journey Into Freshwater Science 

-- PennDOT, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announce 28 Student Young Ambassadors To Advance Pennsylvania’s Environmental Sustainability Efforts  [PaEN] 

-- Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergency Three Years After EQT Frack Job [PDF of Article] 

-- Petition To Extend Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells May Be Back On The Table At Environmental Quality Board Sept. 9 If Motion Succeeds  [PaEN]

-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 11 On New Civil Penalty Procedure; Rulemaking Petition To Process/Store Oil & Gas Wastewater From Anywhere On Every Shale Gas Well Site  [PaEN] 

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Sept. 24 To Consider Annual Budget, Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 11 For Shale Gas Development, 2 Power Plants  [PaEN]

-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Permit Renewal For A Columbia Gas of PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Beaver County; Virtual Hearing Oct. 6 [If Requested]  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Upper Burrell Twp Sets Land Use Regulations For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells In Westmoreland  

-- TribLive: Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Eyes New Natural Gas Pipeline In Murrysville, Westmoreland County 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County Transit To Complete Switch To Compressed Natural Gas In Urban Fleet In 2027  

-- Delco.Today: Hazard vs. Economy: Delaware River LNG Gas Export Terminal Back In Play  [PDF]

-- Bloomberg: US LNG Gas Exporters Race To Tie Up Financing As Capacity Surplus Looms 

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 - 2nd Township Declares Disaster Emergency; New Shale Gas Well Casing/Cement Failure; 100 Conventional Well Owners Get Violations For Abandoning Wells  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Issues New Order To Eureka Resources To Remove Oil & Gas Wastewater From Its Bradford County Facility In 90 Days; Imposes Penalty $6,100 For Not Complying With January Order; Updates On Other Facilities  [PaEN]

-- PennLive - John Beauge: 8,000 Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Recovered From Eureka Resources Spill In Williamsport: DEP

-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Files Order Against Eureka Resources Bradford County Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility To Remove Waste  [PDF of Article]

-- Williamsport Sun: Investigation Into Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport Continues  [PDF of Article]

-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Five Observations About The Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport As We Continue To Monitor Things 10 Days After The First Report 

-- DEP: Keep Federal NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Lab Open To Help Pennsylvania Coal Miners  [PaEN] 

-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Before The US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Explosion, A Legacy Of Cost-Cutting And Broken Promises 

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Shenango Coke [Coal] Works Closure In 2016 Near Pittsburgh Led To Immediate Health Benefits, Study Finds 

-- TribLive: Indiana County Man Killed After Being Trapped Under 500-Pound Rock At Westmoreland County Quarry  

-- Citizens Voice: Mural Planned For Avondale Mine Disaster Site In Plymouth Twp., Luzerne County

-- DEP Awards $5.2 Million To Support Local Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Projects; Deadline To Apply For Next Round Of Grants Oct. 24  [PaEN]

-- DEP Now Accepting Applications For Local Abandoned Mine Reclamation Grants [PaEN]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup A Worthy Goal, But Will It Help The Chesapeake Bay?  [Spoiler - Yes, But Phosphorus May Increase]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Indicators 2025 - Indicators Point To A Healthy Environment In NE PA Despite Industrial Past, Room For Improvement

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Susquehanna River Water Quality Monitoring Results 'Bright Spot' In Lackluster Progress In Reducing Chesapeake Bay Pollution  [PaEN ]

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Wandering Waterways Tour Of Watersheds In Adams, Cumberland, Franklin Counties - Collaborating Across Communities 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Advocates Steadfast In Trying To Heal Scarred Quittapahilla Creek In Lebanon County  [PaEN] 

-- Western PA Conservancy: Restoring Little Arnot Run From Severe Impacts Of Oil, Timber Industries In Warren County 

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Lancaster Congregations ‘Rescue’ Vine-Covered Trees And Create ‘Kids’ Forest’ Along Stream 

-- Delaware County Conservation District, Partners Seeking Volunteers For Fall Tree Plantings  [PaEN]

-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Sept. 16 Webinar On Understanding Green Stormwater Infrastructure Implementation In Your Municipality  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk Sept. 24 Webinar - Riparian Buffers To Improve Trout Habitat, Noon to 1:00 p.m. 

-- Penn State Extension Oct. 1 In-Person Tap Talk: Stormwater Solutions From Classroom To Community, Erie, 6:00 p.m. 

-- Penn State Extension Water Quality Insights Series Webinar: Oct. 10 Best Management Practices 101; Other Educational Opportunities  [PaEN] 

-- Stroud Water Research Center: Outdoor Learning Network Helps Teachers Grow And Students Thrive 

-- WESA: Ecologist, Author Robin Wall Kimmerer Visits Pittsburgh Environmental Charter School To Inspire Love Of Nature

-- Stroud Water Research Center UpStream News: Outdoor Learning; Intern’s Journey; Rescuing Trees; Sept. 25 Water’s Edge Gala Stroud Award Celebration [PaEN] 

-- Pike Conservation District: Sediment - A Closer Look At PA’s #1 Water Pollutant

 -- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2nd Quarter Increase In Natural Gas Production, New Wells And 60.8% Increase In Price Of Gas Over Last Year  [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive: Rising Natural Gas Prices Expected To Drive Up Electricity Costs 

-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Electric Bills Increased 10-20% Since June - Community Solar Could Be A Solution - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association  [PaEN]

-- PUC Commissioners Urge PA Congressional Delegation To Support Low-Income Energy Assistance - LIHEAP  [PaEN] 

-- PUC Commissioner Zerfuss Appointed To National Utility Federal And State Current Issues Collaborative

-- PA Senate Republicans Introduce Bill To Eliminate Need For Any State Permits, Any Public Review Of Permits Before Construction Of A.I. Data Centers, Related Power Plants  [PaEN]  [Warning] 

-- Water At Risk: What Is Your Township's Plan For A.I. Data Centers?  Sept. 15 Hearing In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association   [PaEN]

-- Southwest PA Environmental Advocates Urge Bigger Voice For Renewable Energy At A.I. Horizons Summit In Pittsburgh On Sept. 11 [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Labor Leaders Say They’re Ready For US Steel, A.I. Data Center Investments, Will The Money Come Through?

-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week -  September 8  [PaEN] 

-- Altoona Mirror: Legislative Study Identifies 382 Potential Mine Water Geothermal Sites In PA  [PDF of Article]

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pittsburgh Region’s Clean Technology Future - Let’s Get To Work -  By Sara Innamorato, Allegheny County Executive, Chris DCardy, The Heinz Endowments

-- Post-Gazette: Feeling Worried About Climate Change? You’re Not Alone; More Than Half Of Americans Think Climate Change Is Impacting Their Mental Health 

-- New Study Shows Schools In Pennsylvania Could Save Over $342 Million Over 25 Years By Using Solar Energy; Dauphin & Cumberland County Schools Could Save $26 Million  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA’s $25 Million Solar For Schools Program A Hit, But Budget Uncertainty Threatens Its Future 

-- WHYY: PA Schools Still Pursuing Solar Energy Projects Despite Federal Tax Credit Rollbacks 

-- Post-Gazette: PennEnvironment Releases Report Detailing $21 Million In Potential Energy Savings If Allegheny County Schools Go Solar Energy 

-- Morning Call: Solar Panels On Lehigh Valley Schools Could Save $17.4 Million

-- Erie Times: Solar Panels On PA Schools Could Save Districts Cash, New Report Outlines How Much

-- WESA: Allegheny County Schools Lead The State In Potential For Solar Energy Generation, Advocates Report

-- PA Turnpike Building Solar Microgrid At New Stanton Regional Office, State Police Troop T Barrack In Westmoreland County  [PaEN] 

-- Erie Times: Union Township Supervisors To Vote On Proposed Solar Energy Facility Regulations As Early As Sept. 9

-- The Center Square: Community Solar Plans Stalled In Pennsylvania

-- TribLive Editorial: Are Solar Energy Facilities The Latest NIMBY?  

-- LehighValleyNews.com: Ecologically Mindful Martin Guitar Announces Company’s Inaugural Sustainability Summit Oct. 9 At Easton, Northampton County Facility 

-- Planet Philadelphia Sept. 5 Sustainability In The City Program, 4:00 p.m.

--WHYY: This Federal Tax Credit For Energy-Efficient Home Upgrades Terminated By Republicans Expires At The End Of 2025  [Warning] 

-- LancasterOnline: Conestoga River Dam Repair Project Work Planned; Public Advised to Avoid Area

-- Tribune-Democrat: Author Of Johnstown Waters - The Legacy Of The Steel Industry Sets Signing For New Book On Area Dams

-- The Center Square: A Year Later, Residents In Potter, Tioga County Are Still Recovering From Tropical Storm Debby Damage 

-- Inquirer: Why Some Severe Storms Come With No Warning In Philly 

-- Inquirer: Manayunk Church Prepares For Floods By Turning A Main Street Mill Into A Modern Noah’s Ark

-- Observer-Reporter: Chartiers Creek Flood Protection Project Progresses In Canonsburg Boro, Washington County

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Luzerne County Releases New 561 Page Hazard Mitigation Plan [Flooding, Mine Subsidence, Wildfires, Tornadoes]

-- PA Capital-Star: PA, State AG’s Disclose FEMA Failed To Make Grants To Critical Disaster Program For Months  [Warning] 

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Fortifies Riverview Park’s Slopes In Ongoing Landslide Battle

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Townships Under DEP Sewage Consent Order Request Extension

-- DEP, Nonprofits File Consent Decree In Federal Court Requiring Beaver County Plastic Pellet Maker To Pay $2.6 Million In Penalties, Restoration Funds For Repeated Water Pollution Violations  [PaEN] 

-- PennEnvironment, Three Rivers WaterKeeper Settle Plastic Pollution Lawsuit Against Styropek USA In Beaver County

-- TribLive: $2.6 Million Settlement Reached With Beaver County Plastics Maker Over Release Of Plastic Nurdles Into Allegheny River

-- Post-Gazette: Environmental Groups, DEP Reach $2.6 Million Settlement With [Closed] Beaver County Plastics Manufacturer Over Water Pollution

-- Beaver Times: Styropek Facing $2.6 Million Judgment Over Water Pollution At [Closed] Potter Twp. Plant

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State Announces $2.6 Million Proposed Consent Agreement Over Plastic Pollution At Closed Plant  [PDF of Article] 

-- Join The Keep PA Beautiful Pick Up Pennsylvania Fall Cleanup To Keep Litter From Reaching Our Waterways; Free Cleanup Supplies For Registered Events  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: Turnout For Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event Is ‘Electrifying’ In Schuylkill County

-- TribLive: Volunteers Pull 200 Tires From Youghiogheny River To Stop Chemical Leaching 

-- TribLive: Yough River Cleanup Planned From Cedar Creek To West Newton In Westmoreland 

-- DCNR Releases Updated Land & Water Trail Network Strategic Plan  [PaEN]

-- PennDOT, DCNR Announce First Designated Public Road ATV Route In Tioga County; Designation Process Now Open  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Grants News: Pine Creek Rail Trail Gets Closer To Wellsboro; ATV/Snowmobile Grants; New Trail Plan Released; Mini-Grant Program Opening 

-- PRPS People, Parks & Community Foundation Announces $112,000 In 2025 Grant Awards  [PaEN]

-- DCNR Opens Hunting Opportunities, Deer Management Assistance Permits Now On Sale

-- PA Turnpike Celebrates Opening Of Sideling Hill Trailhead In Fulton County Sept. 20; Keystone Trails Assn. Offers Buchanan State Forest Guided Hike  [PaEN] 

-- PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For PA Water Trail Mini-Grants; Webinar Sept. 15  [PaEN]  ​

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Now Accepting Mini-Grant Applications; Oct. 1 Webinar  [PaEN] 

-- Natural Lands Now Accepting Applications For PECO Green Region Grant Program  [PaEN]

-- Morning Call: Plan To Fill A D&L Trail Gap In Heart Of Lehigh Valley Gets $1.8 Million Boost  

-- Altoona Mirror: Sept. 20 Event To Showcase Regional Trails In Indiana, Cambria Counties

-- TribLive: Turtle Creek Connector Trail Moves Into Design Phase In Allegheny County

-- TribLive: Work Set To Begin On Five Star Trail Reconstruction In Westmoreland 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Annual Tour de Trail Provides Opportunity To Explore Flight 93 Memorial, Somerset County

-- PennLive: Multiple Brush Fires Ignite Along Route 283 In Lancaster, Dauphin Counties

-- Penn State Extension Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Sept. 8 to Nov. 3 

-- Republican Herald: Walk For Recovery Draws 300 Supporters From Across Region At Island Park In Schuylkill Haven

-- Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors Summer Festival Sept. 6 Whitby Park, Philadelphia 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

-- Lehigh Valley Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Programs, Experiences Coming In September 

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Do Cars Have To Yield To Pedestrians At PA Rail Trail Crossings?  [Spoiler - No]

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Photo Contest Winners Reflect How Outdoor Opportunities Bless Region

-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In August Now Available  [PaEN] 

-- WTAE: 21-Year-Old Woman Killed After ATV Crashed On Private Property In Armstrong County

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Man Critically Injured In ATV Crash On Public Road

-- Pennsylvania Firefly Festival Records One Of Best Firefly Summers In Many Years  [PaEN] 

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Now Accepting Applications For Support To Develop Native Plant Gardens, Wildlife Habitats At Communities Of Worship In Philadelphia, Delaware  [PaEN]

-- Morning Call: Monarch Butterfly Fall Migration Through Lehigh Valley: What To Know 

-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center - Caterpillars, Moths, Butterflies! 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: US Forest Service Repeal Of ‘Roadless Rule’ Would Open 400,000 Acres in Virginia And Pennsylvania To Timber Harvesting  [Warning]

-- WESA: President’s Administration Wants To End Roadless Rule In US Forests, Including Allegheny National Forest In PA

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: America’s Wilderness Is Priceless; Rescinding The  Roadless Rule Would Deny The Principle That Some Things Are Good In Themselves, More Important Than Short-Term Economic Gains 

-- Morning Call: Chronic Wasting Disease Becoming More Prevalent Among Deer In PA; What You Need To Know 

-- Courier Times: River Otters Spotted In Bucks County Lake, Why That’s Good For PA  [PDF of Article]  

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 3 Hawk Migration Update 

-- Post-Gazette: Tiny Ticks, Big Problems: Lyme Disease Is Just One Of Many Dangers In Western PA 

-- TribLive: Another Human Case Of West Nile Virus Reported In Allegheny County

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[Posted: September 7, 2025]   PA Environment Digest