Awards/Recognition
-- Discover NEPA: Bernie McGurl Of The Lackawanna River Conservation Association - Why NE PA? [PaEN]
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests - Loving The Land: Ellery Troyer & His Family Manages A 3rd Generation Farm And The French Creek Nursery In Erie County [PaEN]
-- Trout Unlimited - Every River Needs A Champion: Russ Collins, Doc Fritchey TU Chapter Working In Dauphin, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader Guest Essay: Let’s Be Clear - Orange Creeks Polluted By Abandoned Mine Drainage Require Faster Clean Up In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Robert Hughes, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
-- State Conservation Commission Launches New Farm Conservation Certification Program [PaEN]
-- LehighValleyLive: Lehigh Valley Watersheds Celebrated At Resource Protection Conference With Bat Talk, Family-Friendly Bike Ride
-- Post-Gazette: Cornell School District’s Solar Energy Project To Save Millions Of Dollars
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Earth Conservancy Seeks Artists For Native Wildflower Seed Packet Design Contest
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Winners Of 2025 Photo Contest
Grants
-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Boating Facility Grants Thru Dec. 1
-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Erie Access Improvement Grants, Deadline Dec. 1
-- Fish & Boat Commission Now Accepting Applications For Watershed Improvement Grants In Berks, Lebanon Counties, Deadline Dec. 19
Upcoming Events
-- Republican Herald: 12 Million Birds Expected To Migrate Across Pennsylvania Sunday Night [PDF of Article] [Check Birdcast]
-- PA House Energy Committee Sets Hearings On Regulating A.I. Data Centers, Warehouse Solar, Electric School Buses, Small Modular Nuclear Reactors [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Oct. 6 Webinar To Train Natural Resource Professionals Advising Woodland Owners On Forest Carbon Markets [PaEN]
-- Join DCNR’s Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council For Oct. 8 Webinar On Workforce Capacity Needed To Support DCNR's Mission [PaEN]
-- Keystone Trails Association: Explore The PA Wilds During The Keystone Hiking & Outdoor Weekend Oct. 17-19 In Clarion County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Trail Association Hosts Dr. Allen Dieterich-Ward Oct. 16 For A Presentation On The Environmental History Of Pennsylvania At Fort Hunter, Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 14 Water Quality Insights Webinar On Floodplain Wetlands [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Environmental Advisory Council Members Fall Gathering Nov. 15 In Malvern, Chester County
-- Penn State Extension Water Quality Insights Webinar: Dec. 5 Watershed Nutrient Management, 11:00 a.m. to Noon
-- DEP To Host Aquatic Resource Restoration Conference March 3-4 In State College [PaEN]
-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Experiences: Walk In Penn’s Woods; 10th Annual Big Sit! Birdwatching; Bushkill Creek Trail Challenge; Tree Plantings
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 27 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 27 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets 3 Hearings On Proposed Implementation Plan For RACT Under National Ozone Pollution Standards [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Educator Newsletter Celebrates First Day Of Fall [PaEN]
-- DCNR September 25 Fall Foliage Report: Cool Nights In Late August And Early September Jumpstarted Noticeable Color Changes Throughout Penn’s Woods
-- Post-Gazette: Leaves In Western PA Already Changing And Falling, Why So Early?
-- TribLive: Pitt To Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Natural Gas, Renewables And Oil Engineering Degree
-- Penn State Extension: Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Transforms Kitz Family Farm In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- 2024 Annual Report On DEP’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Program Highlights Abandoned Mine Drainage, Watershed Restoration Efforts [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Hempfield Twp. Unveils First Phase Of $15 Million Park In Westmoreland
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Waterway Wisdom - Tips For Sharing The River
-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Town-To-Town Via Trails: PA Environmental Council Presents Vision For Trail Connectivity In Southcentral PA
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - September 29 [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro: PJM Electric Grid Operator Is 'Not Working Anymore,' 'I Won't Stand For A Status Quo That Perpetuates Slowdowns And Rising Costs’ [PaEN]
-- Shapiro Administration: PJM Regional Electric Grid Operator Passed Over Qualified Candidates Suggested By A Bipartisan Coalition Of Governors To Fill Vacant Board Seats [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Grid Operator Says States Must Address Electricity Generation Deficit Issues; Siting, Permit Reform Needed To Overcome ‘Hostile’ Opposition
-- Inside Climate News: Shale Gas Was Supposed To Lower PA Electric Bills, Instead They’re Higher Than Ever And About To Get Worse [Due To LNG Gas Exports, A.I. Data Center Demand]
-- SpotlightPA/Inside Climate News: The Natural Gas Boom In PA Was Supposed To Lower Energy Bills Here, Why Didn’t That Happen?
-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: Shale Gas Was Supposed To Lower Pennsylvanians’ Electric Bills, Instead, They’re About To Get Worse
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PJM Grid Operator Eyes Reliability Amid A.I. Data Center Boom, But Advocates Say Cost Concerns Remain
-- Inside Climate News: Natural Gas Was Pitched As A Stopgap Between Other Fossil Fuels And Renewables, Instead It Has Derailed Pennsylvania’s Transition To Clean Energy
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Your Electric Bill Is Subsidizing Big Tech’s A.I. Data Center Dreams - By Rep. Mandy Steele (D-Allegheny), Bill McKibben, author of Here Comes The Sun, Joe Morinville, EIS Solar
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Politicians Should Keep Their Hands Off PJM Power Grid - By Todd Snitchler, Electric Power Generators. [High Prices Are ‘Essential Market Signals’]
Background On Issues
-- Part I - 500 Feet Isn’t Enough: Michelle Stonemark Tells What It’s Really Like Living Next To A Shale Gas Well Pad - Nosebleeds, Headaches, Nausea, Air Pollution, Vibrating House, Sleepless Nights, Anxiety - In Cecil Twp., Washington County [PaEN]
-- Part II - 500 Feet Isn’t Enough: 42 Scientific Studies, 20+ Years Of Experience With Shale Gas Drilling In PA; A State Grand Jury Report; Criminal Convictions; Public Complaints; Lawsuits; Media Reports All Document The Need To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Study Shows Probable Link Between Freeport Twp. Water Well Contamination And Fracking In Greene County [PDF of Article]
-- DEP: Day 128 - Seneca Resources Failed To Stop Wastewater Seeps, Cleanup Contamination From A May Spill At The Vandergrift Shale Gas Well Pad In Charleston Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 20 to 26 - 128 Days Of Cleanup - Not Done Yet; 481 Abandoned Conventional Wells; Conventional Owner Builds 2 Illegal Well Pads [PaEN]
-- TribLive: CNX Resources Will Apply For New Shale Gas Well Permits At The Controversial Drakulic Well Pad In Penn Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Using Drones To Find Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Allegheny County [Conventional Well Owners Abandon More Wells Every Week - 469 Violations So Far In 2025]
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Gov. Shapiro Don’t Sell Pennsylvania Out To Polluters - Public Facing Health Challenges From Oil & Gas Industry, Methane, A.I. Data Centers - By Josephine Gingerich, Physicians For Social Responsibility PA
-- The Center Square: Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Speak Out Against Governor’s Proposed RESET Energy Siting Bill To Override Local Land Use Controls [House Bill 502]
-- The Derrick: PA Assn. Of Township Supervisors Briefs Clarion County Leaders On Its Opposition To HB 502 RESET Energy Facility Siting Legislation [PDF of Article]
-- The Derrick: PA Assn. Of Township Supervisors Updates Venango County Townships On Its Opposition To House Bill 502 Overriding Local Land Use Controls On Energy Facility Siting [PDF of Article]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Network: Final EPA Lower Delaware River Water Quality Standards Praised By Environmental Leaders As Being Guided By Good Science [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: House Committee Hearing Shows Bipartisan Alignment On Some PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Regulations
-- NYT: US Dept. Of Defense Delays Cleanup Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide
-- TribLive: Trifecta Of Rainy, Hot, Dry Weather Could Be Pattern Of The Future
-- Delaware Currents: Summer Flooding In Delaware River Watershed To Increase In Size, Frequency, Study Finds
-- WHYY: EPA Approves Long-Awaited Protections For Endangered Fish In Delaware River
-- York Dispatch: Warehouse Proposal Near Horn Farm Center Draws Opposition In Hellam Township
-- York Dispatch: Dover Township To Hold Special Meeting Sept. 29 On 200-Acre Mega Warehouse Complex
-- Morning Call: Hanover Township Residents Deserve Better Than Warehouses And Broken Promises - By Monica Beaky, Hanover Twp. Residents Against Warehouse Development
-- TribLive: Benezette Elk Viewing Areas Unaffected By Weekend Wildfires In Elk County
-- Williamsport Sun: Hawk Watching Can Be An Addictive, Fun Hobby For Birders
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: September 28, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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