Monday, May 11, 2026

May 11 - 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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127 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - May 11


PEC Western Pennsylvania Environmental Awards Recognize Pittsburgh International Airport; Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail; David & Lillian Cale For Their Gift Of Laurel Caverns


DEP: Increased Protections For More Than 530 Miles Of 98 Streams Now Final


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


DEP Invites Comments On Section 401 Water Quality Certification For Eastern Gas Transmission 20-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline In Salem Twp., Westmoreland County


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 9


PA House Passes Bills To Establish Framework For Developing Clean, Safe Geothermal Energy, Advanced Transmission Line Technology, Retooling PA Energy Financing Authority


PA House Energy Committee Reports Out Bills To Authorize Virtual Power Plants, Address Connecting New Generation Quickly To Improve Grid Reliability


Environmental Advocates Urge Lawmakers To Pass Bills Giving PUC Authority To Regulate Data Centers, Prohibit Nondisclosure Agreements, Promote Clean Energy To Reduce Energy Costs


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?


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


DEP Invites Comments On Section 401 Water Quality Certification For Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant In Dauphin County


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


DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permit Amendment To Correct Wetlands Impacts For Homer City Generation Data Center Project In Indiana County


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.


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


Sen. Laughlin Introduces Resolution Urging PA To Enter Into Multistate Compacts To Oversee Policies, Procedures For Planning, Siting, Construction, Operation Of Interstate Electric Transmission Lines


PJM Interconnection Prepared To Meet Summer Peak Energy Demands With Adequate Resources Under Expected Conditions


PJM Report Offers 'Frank’ Assessment Of Wholesale Electricity Market Facing Burgeoning Electricity Demand, Reluctant Investors, Long Lead Times For Power Plant Construction: 'The Current Situation Is Not Tenable'


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 11


PA Solar Center: Learn How To Advocate For REAL Energy Independence For PA During Online Workshops June 8, 15


PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April: RISE PA Decarbonization Grants; Clean Water Grants; Sojourns; Western PA Awards


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


Native Garden At Wissahickon High School, Montgomery County Thrives Thanks To Work Of Master Watershed Steward Erin Crump


Penn State Extension June 9 Webinar On Creating Connections Through Citizen - Community Science


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Awards $6.4 Million In Grants For 19 Local Drought Resiliency Projects Saving 1.5 Billion Gallons Of Water Annually


DEP To Hold June 15 Hearing On 22 Transfer LLC Municipal Waste Transfer Station Permit In Cooper Twp., Montour County


America250PA And Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award $32,500 For Community Improvement Grants


Environmental Groups, Gannon University Held 2nd Annual Nurdle Hunt To Document Microplastic Pollution In Pennsylvania


DCNR Expands Moshannon State Forest With Addition Of 173-Acre Bilgers Rocks Sandstone 'Rock City' In Clearfield County


Keystone Trails Association Laurel Highlands Spring Hikes Attract 200 Participants


PA Parks & Forests Foundation Now Accepting Entries To 2026 Freedom To Explore Photo Contest


DCNR Begins Targeted Spraying Of State Forest Land To Combat Spongy Moth, Fall Cankerworm Populations


Ruffed Grouse Society, Upland Bird Hunt Chapter Invites Volunteers To Planting For Wildlife In Forest County


DCNR Now Accepting Applications For Wild Resource Conservation Grants


PA House Passes Resolution Directing State Officials To Do An Assessment On How To Better Protect Bees, Butterflies, Fireflies And Other Native Pennsylvania Insects


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


Register Now! Choose Clean Water Coalition 2026 Choose Clean Water Conference Set For May 18-20 In Lancaster


Delaware RiverKeeper Network Hosts May 27 Webinar On Biosolids And Sewage Sludge Impacts On Farms In Pennsylvania


Penn State Extension Hosts June 12 In-Person Field To Data - Environmental Stream Health Monitoring In Action Workshop In Huntingdon County


Registration Open! Keep PA Beautiful 2026 Annual Conference Oct. 14-15 In Reading


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds - New Administration


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards


PA Bulletin Public Notices - May 9


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn.; PA Trout Unlimited; PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers


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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: May 11, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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