Awards/Recognition
-- PEC Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards Recognize Pittsburgh International Airport; Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail; David & Lillian Cale For Their Gift Of Laurel Caverns [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April: RISE PA Decarbonization Grants; Clean Water Grants; Sojourns; Western PA Awards [PaEN]
-- Native Garden At Wissahickon High School, Montgomery County Thrives Thanks To Work Of Master Watershed Steward Erin Crump [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Janus School Students Release Trout Into Little Chiques Creek From Trout In The Classroom Program
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Pennsylvania Again Led Nation In Dam Removals For 2025
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Caily Grube Creating Lasting Impact Beyond Litter Cleanup At Allegheny CleanWays
-- May 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Available [I Love My State Parks Week]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Parks Offer Crucial Hands-On Learning Opportunities
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Accepting Entries To 2026 Freedom To Explore Photo Contest [PaEN]
Grants
-- DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants [PaEN]
-- America250PA And Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award $32,500 For Community Improvement Grants [PaEN]
-- DCNR Grants News: Ghost Town Trail Completes 32-Mile Loop; South Mountain Partnership Meets; Funding Opportunity; 2026 River Sojourns
Help Wanted
-- PA Solar Center: Learn How To Advocate For REAL Energy Independence For PA During Online Workshops June 8, 15 [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Warren Times: Volunteers Invited To Participate In 22nd Allegheny Reservoir Cleanup Saturday, May 9
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy May 12 Conservation Conversation Webinar On How To Protect Your Land With A Conservation Easement
-- Register Now! Choose Clean Water Coalition 2026 Choose Clean Water Conference Set For May 18-20 In Lancaster [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Network Hosts May 27 Webinar On Biosolids And Sewage Sludge Impacts On Farms In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Self-Guided Arts Tour Set For June 6 In Berks County
-- Penn State Extension June 9 Webinar On Creating Connections Through Citizen - Community Science [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts June 12 In-Person Field To Data - Environmental Stream Health Monitoring In Action Workshop In Huntingdon County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Aug. 7 Webinar On Japanese Knotweed Invasive Species 1:00 -2:15 p.m.
-- Registration Open! Keep PA Beautiful 2026 Annual Conference Oct. 14-15 In Reading [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 9 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 9 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Section 401 Water Quality Certification For Eastern Gas Transmission 20-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline In Salem Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Section 401 Water Quality Certification For Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Accepting Comments On Water Quality Permit For Transmission Line Project To Connect Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant To Grid In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permit Amendment To Correct Wetlands Impacts For Homer City Generation Data Center Project In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Utilities Juniata-Shermansdale, Juniata-Bernheisel High Voltage Transmission Line Projects In Perry, Cumberland Counties To Serve Data Centers In Middlesex Twp. [PaEN]
-- DEP Reminder: May 11 Meeting/Hearing On North Centre Twp. Hazardous Sites PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination In Columbia County
-- DEP To Host June 2 Informal Conference, Hearing On Permit To Add 4,342 Acres To Rosebud Clymer A Coal Mine In Cherryhill Twp., Indiana County [PaEN]
-- PUC Announces 2 June 30 Hearings On Proposed PPL Utilities Transmission Line Projects In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County Serving Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold June 15 Hearing On 22 Transfer LLC Municipal Waste Transfer Station Permit In Cooper Twp., Montour County [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April: RISE PA Decarbonization Grants; Clean Water Grants; Sojourns; Western PA Awards [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Guest Essay: Myths And Facts About Solar Energy Facilities - Relax, Solar Panels Won’t Give You Cancer
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Farmland Advocates And Farmers Should Find Middle Ground On Solar Energy Facilities
-- The Allegheny Front: How Much Could You Save By Driving An Electric Vehicle?
-- Scranton Times: Lakeland School District To Install Treatment System To Address PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination Of Drinking Water
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6.4 Million In Grants For 19 Local Drought Resiliency Projects Saving 1.5 Billion Gallons Of Water Annually [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups, Gannon University Held 2nd Annual Nurdle Hunt To Document Microplastic Pollution In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Launches ‘Alleygators’ Program To Help Residents Clear Trash, Vegetation From Alleys
-- Manada Conservancy: Permanently Protecting The Fritchey Family Forest In Dauphin County [Video]
-- PA House Passes Resolution Directing State Officials To Do An Assessment On How To Better Protect Bees, Butterflies, Fireflies And Other Native Pennsylvania Insects [PaEN]
-- DCNR Begins Targeted Spraying Of State Forest Land To Combat Spongy Moth, Fall Cankerworm Populations [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center UpStream News: Boots-In-The-Water; Whose Mud Is It? From Stream Sensors To Bee Hives
-- WESA/Allegheny Front: Conservation Efforts For PA’s Freshwater Mussels Get Lift From New Federal Habitat Designation
-- Williamsport Sun: Lock Haven University Campus Student Research On Freshwater Mussels Bridges Gap Between Student Science, Large-Scale Conservation In Susquehanna Watershed [PDF of Article]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Susquehanna University Relocate 50+ Stranded Fish From Fabridam At Shikellamy State Park In Northumberland County
-- Ruffed Grouse Society, Upland Bird Hunt Chapter Invites Volunteers To May 9 Planting For Wildlife In Forest County [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture PA Rabies Cases In Animals Tracking Dashboard - 78 So Far In 2026
-- LancasterOnline: Bird Flu Discovery At Conowingo Dam Closes Parts Of 2 Trails
-- York Daily Record: How DEP Controls PA’s Biting Black Flies: ‘It’s An Ongoing Thing’
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 11 [PaEN]
-- PA House Passes Bills To Establish Framework For Developing Clean, Safe Geothermal Energy, Advanced Transmission Line Technology, Retooling PA Energy Financing Authority [PaEN]
-- PA House Energy Committee Reports Out Bills To Authorize Virtual Power Plants, Address Connecting New Generation Quickly To Improve Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Federal Grant To Pay For DEP ‘Enhanced’ Geothermal Energy Project Using CNX Shale Gas Well In North Mahoning Twp., Indiana County
-- Environmental Advocates Urge Lawmakers To Pass Bills Giving PUC Authority To Regulate Data Centers, Prohibit Nondisclosure Agreements, Promote Clean Energy To Reduce Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp. Issues Level 3 Alert, Mandates Action To Address Sudden A.I. Data Center Load Losses
-- PJM Interconnection Prepared To Meet Summer Peak Energy Demands With Adequate Resources Under Expected Conditions [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Every Community Evaluating An A.I. Data Center Proposal Should Ask - What Financial Instrument Is Posted Before Construction That Guarantees The Site Will Be Remediated If The Facility Becomes Obsolete, Is Abandoned Or Closes? - By PA Data Center Accountability, Carbon County [PaEN]
-- Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Finds Communities Are Unprepared For The Rapid Industrialization Brought By A.I. Data Centers And Their Impacts; Proposals Are Outpacing Regulatory, Planning Processes [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Municipalities Use Local 180-Day A.I. Data Center Moratoriums To Create Zoning Rules ‘In Peace’
-- Scranton Times: Data Center Coalition Industry Group Weighs In On NE PA A.I. Data Center Landscape
Background On Issues
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 2 to 8: DEP Inspects 124 Abandoned Conventional Wells For Plugging; Forgot To Get A Permit For Pipeline Construction; Failed To Submit A Well Plugging Bond [PaEN]
-- DEP: Increased Protections For More Than 530 Miles Of 98 Streams Now Final [PaEN]
-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee ‘Smart Deal’ For PA Communities - By Jim Welty Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition [Inconsistent Revenue Is Feast Or Famine For Communities ]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Seidman: Inside Merck’s Lobbying Of Gov. Shapiro’s Office To Ease Water Pollution Reporting Regulation [DEP Abandoned Revisions]
-- Bucks Courier Times: Slaughterhouse Waste Spreading Violations At Plumstead Twp. Farm, DEP Finds
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Turnpike Plan To Cut An Open Gash In The Allegheny Mountain To Bypass Tunnel Draws Opposition In Somerset County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Group Takes Fight Against PA Turnpike Proposal To Make A Massive Cut Thru The Allegheny Mountain To Harrisburg: ‘We Won’t Be Ignored’
-- Post-Gazette: Group Fighting PA Turnpike Plan To Cut Massive Slash Thru Allegheny Mountain
-- PennLive: Group Fights PA Turnpike Plan To Cut Massive Slash Thru Allegheny Mountain: ‘Scar On The Landscape’
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Field Project Examines What ‘Thriving Ag’ Could Look Like In The Future
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Others Challenge EPA Repeal Of Climate Endangerment Finding
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Adams County Facility To Burn Chicken Manure To Generate Energy, Reduce Nitrogen Sits Idle For Nearly A Decade
-- TribLive: Parks Twp. Residents Told More Details About Nuclear Waste Dump Cleanup In Armstrong County
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Names Katie Cassidy New Deputy Director
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: May 10, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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