Awards/Recognition
-- PA Environmental Council Recognizes City of Philadelphia Sustainability Office, Philadelphia Water Department For Sustainability Leadership, Award Videos [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: ‘You Are Not Alone:’ Thousands Of Pennsylvanians Are Working To Protect, Restore The Environment [PaEN]
-- Widener Law: Public Natural Resources, Common Property And The Public Trust Doctrine: Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment - By John C. Dernbach
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Carolyn Beans: Lancaster County Set To Reach 125,000 Acres Of Preserved Farmland
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Grower Provides Christmas Trees For VP Vance’s Residence In Washington
Help Wanted
-- PennLive Letter: A.I. Data Center Boom Causes Electrician Shortage, Drives Up Costs For School Projects - By Greg Miraglia, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County
Upcoming Events
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: Nov. 21 - Combatting Climate Change Disinformation & Unethical Behavior, 4:00 p.m.
-- Register Now! Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA Webinar: Starting, Growing An Outdoor Business Nov. 24 [PaEN]
-- DEP Climate Advisory Committee Holds 2 Virtual Subcommittee Meetings Nov. 25, Dec. 5
-- Penn State Extension/Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Dec. 10 Funding Forest Conservation Work Webinar [PaEN]
-- Horn Farm Center: Ecological Restoration, Ecological Gardener, Regenerative Grower, Forager, Beekeeper Training Programs In York County
Public Participation
-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Model Tariff To Balance A.I. Data Center Growth And Ratepayer Protection [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 22 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 22 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of The Water Quality/Mining Permit For 11,336 Acres Of Consol Mining Underground Coal Mining In Cumberland Twp., Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 8 Million Gallon EQT Midstream Oil & Gas Wastewater Storage Facility In Jackson Twp., Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Renewal Of Phase II Acid Rain Air Quality Permit For The 750 MW Natural Gas Marcus Hook Energy Power Plant, Delaware County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Comments Now Being Accepted For Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For Hunterstown Power, LLC Natural Gas Power Plant In Adams County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For The Energy Center Fuel Oil/Natural Gas Power Plant Serving Downtown Harrisburg Heating District, Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- PUC Sets Hearings On PPL Electric Proposed 7% Rate Increase Starting Dec. 8 [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves Modified Plan For PPL Electric’s Distributed Energy Resource Management Program
Programs/Information
-- DEP Issues First Permit Through SPEED Permit Review Program In York County [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Cleanup Agreement Set For Vote Dec. 2 [PaEN]
-- Partnership For Delaware Estuary 2025 Year In Review Video
-- LancasterOnline: Turkey Hill Wind Turbines Have Not Operated For Months In Lancaster County
-- TribLive Letter: Authorize Community Solar Energy Facilities With Guaranteed Savings - By Edie Strong, Greensburg
-- WHYY: Lower Merion Twp. Is Banning Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers In Montgomery County
-- AP: Fighting Bugs With Bugs: How Maine’s Midcoast Is Defending Its Hemlocks [PA Beetle Supplier]
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 24 [PaEN]
-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Model Tariff To Balance A.I. Data Center Growth And Ratepayer Protection [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: PUC Proposes Special Treatment For A.I. Data Center Power Connections To Contain The Cost Burden On Existing Ratepayers [PDF of Article]
-- Inquirer: Human Reporters Explain Why A.I. Data Centers Are So Controversial In The Philly Suburbs And Beyond [PDF of Article]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Members Fail To Agree On A.I. Data Center Interconnection Rules; Board May Develop A Proposal, But Timing Unclear
-- The Center Square: Consensus For Soaring A.I. Data Center Power Demands Still Elusive Among PJM Members
-- Post-Gazette: Bipartisan Pair Of PA Lawmakers Outraged At Federal Attempt To Prevent States From Regulating Development, Use Of A.I.
Background On Issues
-- 500 Feet Isn’t Enough - House Hearing I: Shale Gas Industry Says Setbacks Won’t Protect Residents, Public Health, Environment From Shale Gas Operations, Only ‘Rigorous Oversight’ Will; Standards Have Not Changed In 9 Years [PaEN]
-- 500 Feet Isn't Enough- House Hearing II: As A Township Supervisor We Have An Obligation To Protect The Health, Safety And Welfare Of Our Township Residents From Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- 500 Feet Isn't Enough - House Hearing III: What It’s Really Like Living Next To A Shale Gas Well Pad - Nosebleeds, Headaches, Nausea, Air Pollution, Vibrating House, Sleepless Nights, Anxiety, Truck Traffic [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 15 to 21: Fails To Restore Shale Gas Well Pad For 1,418 Days; Fails To Clean Up Spills At 2 Conventional Wells For 1,038 Days; Owner Abandons 35 Conventional Wells [PaEN]
-- DEP: Crude Oil Released From Failed Conventional Oil Well Gathering Line Travels Nearly Length Of 2 Football Fields In Hamilton Twp., McKean County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: How An Energy Transfer/Sunoco Petroleum Products Pipeline Leak Disrupted A Quiet Bucks County Neighborhood: ‘Never Drink The Water’ [PDF of Article]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: UGI Gas Company Contributes $500,000 For Customers Struggling To Pay Heating Bills
-- Tribune-Democrat: How Clean Is Green Energy? It Produces Far Fewer Greenhouse Gas Emissions Over Their Lifecycle Than Natural Gas [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Don’t Let Water Just Pass Over Our Dams, Pennsylvania Needs More Power - By Justin Trudell, FirstLight
-- The Center Square: Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Poised For A New Start
-- PA Capital-Star: Next Generation Modular Nuclear Reactors Will Be Smaller, Safer PA House Energy Committee Hears
-- York County Master Watershed Stewards Growing Native Trees For The Chesapeake Bay Restoration Effort [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Program: The Decades-Long Effort To Restore Brook Trout Habitat In The Kettle Creek Watershed, Potter County
-- Republican Herald: Push For More Wildlife Corridors Grows In Pennsylvania [PDF of Article]
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Weekly Raptor Migration Report
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.
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[Posted: November 23, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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