September 29 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” 

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]

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118 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

Discover NEPA: Bernie McGurl Of The Lackawanna River Conservation Association - Why NE PA?

Foundation For Sustainable Forests - Loving The Land: Ellery Troyer & His Family Manages A 3rd Generation Farm And The French Creek Nursery In Erie County

Trout Unlimited - Every River Needs A Champion: Russ Collins, Doc Fritchey TU Chapter Working In Dauphin, Lebanon Counties

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

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

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

TribLive: CNX Resources Will Apply For New Shale Gas Well Permits At The Controversial Drakulic Well Pad In Penn Twp., Westmoreland County

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

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

EPA Issues Sandstone Development Permit For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Cyclone, McKean County

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 27

Gov. Shapiro: PJM Electric Grid Operator Is 'Not Working Anymore,' 'I Won't Stand For A Status Quo That Perpetuates Slowdowns And Rising Costs’

Shapiro Administration: PJM Regional Electric Grid Operator Passed Over Qualified Candidates Suggested By A Bipartisan Coalition Of Governors To Fill Vacant Board Seats

PA House Energy Committee Sets Hearings On Regulating A.I. Data Centers, Warehouse Solar, Electric School Buses, Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - September 29

PennTAP Now Accepting Applications For $40 Million Of Round 2 RISE PA Small, Mid-Sized PA Industry Decarbonization Grants

DEP Sets 3 Hearings On Proposed Implementation Plan For RACT Under National Ozone Pollution Standards

Penn State Extension: Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Transforms Kitz Family Farm In Westmoreland County

2024 Annual Report On DEP’s Nonpoint Source Pollution Reduction Program Highlights Abandoned Mine Drainage, Watershed Restoration Efforts

State Conservation Commission Launches New Farm Conservation Certification Program

Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 14 Water Quality Insights Webinar On Floodplain Wetlands

DEP To Host Aquatic Resource Restoration Conference March 3-4 In State College

Delaware RiverKeeper Network: Final EPA Lower Delaware River Water Quality Standards Praised By Environmental Leaders As Being Guided By Good Science

DCNR Resource: PA Is Growing The Outdoor Economy; Helping Seniors Connect To Outdoors; Seeking Passionate Trail Advocates

Join DCNR’s Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council For Oct. 8 Webinar On Workforce Capacity Needed To Support DCNR's Mission

Appalachian Trail Community Conservation Collaborative Seeking Local Partners; Oct. 1. Webinar

Keystone Trails Association: Explore The PA Wilds During The Keystone Hiking & Outdoor Weekend Oct. 17-19 In Clarion County

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

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

DCNR State Parks Environmental Educator Newsletter Celebrates First Day Of Fall

Penn State Extension Hosts Oct. 6 Webinar To Train Natural Resource Professionals Advising Woodland Owners On Forest Carbon Markets

News From PA House & Senate

The Feds - New Administration

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

PA Bulletin Public Notices – September 27

Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest

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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection

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[Posted: September 29, 2025]  PA Environment Digest