Awards/Recognition
-- PA Environmental Council: Celebrating Sustainability, Stewardship, Community In Governor’s Awards For Environmental Excellence, Western PA Environmental Awards [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Randy Fogle, 1st Coal Miner Saved In Quecreek Mine Rescue, Dies At 68
-- WTAE: Quecreek Mine Rescue Survivor Randy Fogle Dies After Battle With Cancer In Somerset County
-- Warren Times: Warren Conservation Districts Announces K-12 Student Art Contest Winners
-- June 22 Community Lecture At Millersville Borough To Honor Conestoga As PA River Of The Year
-- Allegheny College Receives Grant From PPG Foundation To Support Creek Connections Program For K-12 Students [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Clarion-Limestone School District Student STEM Projects Geared To Helping The Planet
-- Western PA Conservancy: 150 Acres Of Forest At Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area In Butler County Now Part of Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Streamside Buffer Plantings Reach 100,000 Live-Stakes Planted
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: New Report Ranks Pittsburgh High For Parks, But Finds Uneven Access For Low-Income, Minority Residents
Grants
-- Allegheny College Receives Grant From PPG Foundation To Support Creek Connections Program For K-12 Students [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests; Training Session June 13 In Lancaster [PaEN]
-- Keep PA Beautiful Seeking Volunteers To Become PA Waterway Stewards To Reduce Litter On Water Trails, Waterways [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Allegheny National Forest Seeks Resource Advisory Committee Members
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Launches New Research Project To Study Northern Harriers In PA; Resident Participation In Reporting Sightings Critical To Project Success [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: June 5 First Global Conference On Transitioning From Fossil Fuels, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
-- Lancaster Conservancy, Many Partners Mark 10th Anniversary Of Lancaster Water Week With Over 60 Events June 5-13 [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light June 5 Webinar On How To Order Trees To Plant Under Roots, Branches & Hands Program Opening June 8 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week June 6-14 Celebrates A Watershed ‘Built By Nature, Protected Together’
-- Stroud Water Research Center: June 8 In-Person Streamside Forests Benefit Streams And Wildlife On Your Property Workshop, Manheim, Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- ExploreJefferson.com: Seneca Rocks Audubon Society To Host June 10 Butterfly Program At The Clarion Free Library
-- RESCHEDULED TO: ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners To Hold June 16 Webinar, June 25 In-Person Workshop In Pittsburgh On DEP's RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Grant Program [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Will Hold 8-Part Webinar Series - Entomology 101, Importance of Insects In Pollination, Food Webs, Beneficial Insects, Pests, Ecosystem Services Starting June 24 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Will Hold 7-Part Webinar Series - Entomology 102, Exploring Insects And Arthropods Affecting Health, Homes, Agriculture Starting Sept. 1 [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Warren County DA Holds Prescription Drug Take Back Event Thru June 26
-- Keystone Trails Association Offering Wilderness First Aid And Leave No Trace Level One Certification Courses In July [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Friends Of Flight 93 Hosts Speaker Series With Emergency Managers, Memorial Architect
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Termination Of NPDES Water Quality Permit For Mercatoris Oil Co. Inc. For Failure To Comply With Permit In Crawford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Reminder: DEP June 15 Hearing On 22 Transfer LLC Municipal Waste Transfer Station Permit In Cooper Twp., Montgomery County
-- PUC Invites Comments On New Public Utility Billing Practices Regulations
Programs/Information
-- TribLive: Health Group Warns ‘Best’ Air Quality In Over 25 Years Still Fails Allegheny County Residents
-- DEP Awards $10.6 Million In Federal Funds To Support Allegheny County Project To Restore Abandoned Mine Lands, Treatment Mine Discharges In Settlers Cabin Park [PaEN]
-- DEP Drought Conditions: Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton Counties In Drought Warning, 15 Counties In Drought Watch; Reported Water Use Restrictions [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Central PA’s Spring Drought Could Lead To Water Conservation Orders, But End May Be In Sight
-- Erie Times: Erie County Dashboard Tracks Amount Of Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin, Other Drugs In Erie Wastewater
-- Warren County Editorial: Tidioute Residents Have Not Been Able To Use Their Water For 3 Months And Counting; It’s A Reminder Water Infrastructure Needs To Be A Priority
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Trout Unlimited - It's More Than Just Fishing - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Not All Headwaters Rise In the Natural Way: Forest Hills Run Is Born From Parking Lots And Detention Basins - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Checklist For Travelers; Lanternfly Quarantine Area; Permit Training For Business
-- Scranton Times: Volunteers Compete To Beautify Scranton Streets In Garbage Olympics
-- WVIA: Tick Bites Up In US, PA This Spring Prompting Renewed Emphasis On Prevention
-- Reading Eagle: Foxes Increasingly Part Of Suburban Landscape In Berks County
-- York Daily Record - Brian Whipkey: Explore The Hidden History Of Fly Fishing In PA At The PA Fly Fishing Museum In Cumberland County
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Foster Kids Discover Benefits Of Fly Fishing In The Mayfly Project Across PA
-- Williamsport Sun-Reflections In Nature: Turtles Will Become Very Common In The Month Of June
-- TribLive: Tarentum Wildlife Volunteer Assists In Gosling Rescue In Trafford, Westmoreland County
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: The Dawn Chorus - The Sounds Of Early Morning Are More Than Just Birdsong - By Daryln Brewer Hoffstot
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - June 8 [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Bipartisan Desire To Tap Brakes On A.I. Data Center Development Grows In General Assembly
-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Fights 18 A.I. Data Center Campus In Archbald, 4th Challenge To Data Center Proposals [PDF of Article]
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: PA’s Energy Future [A.I. Data Centers] Must Not Leave Working Class Behind - By Chad Quinn, Dollar Energy (Assistance) Fund
-- The Intercept: Philadelphia Police Admit They Are Tracking ‘First Amendment Activity’ Critical Of A.I. Data Centers
-- Lesson For People With Concerns About A.I. Data Centers: Watch This 2010 WQED Report On Shale Gas Industry In PA; We Still Have These Same Impacts Today; Protect Yourself From The Beginning
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: The Citizen Revolt Against A.I. Data Centers Comes To Columbia; Elected Officials Ought To Take Heed
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Committee Hears Utility Battery Storage Would Ease Stress On PA’s Power Grid
-- TribLive: Massive Homer City 4.5 GW Data Center Power Plant Project Finishes Major Demolition
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Constellation Energy Water Withdrawal Requests For Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant Restart; 1 Shale Gas Drilling Withdrawal [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Grants Waiver To Constellation Energy To Allow Faster Grid Connection For Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant By Transferring Eddystone Connection Rights [Over Objections Of PJM Market Monitor]
-- Utility Dive: Electric Generators Need More Reliable Natural Gas Supply To Protect Grid Reliability During Extreme Weather Events
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For June 5-6 In Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions, 2nd Alert In 16 Days [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: A.I. Data Center Boom Risks Breakup Of PJM Interconnection As Utility Bills Soar, Slow Connections To Grid
Background On Issues
-- House Committee To Consider Bills To Prohibit Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater, Set Minimum Standards For Power Plant Community Benefit Agreements, Encourage Monarch, Native Insect Habitats On June 8 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 30 to June 5: Abandoned Conventional Wells Top 258; Holes In Shale Gas Water Pipeline; New Shale Well Casing/Cement Failure [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reported First Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Declined Slightly From 4th Quarter, Lowest In Any Quarter Of 2025 [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Beyond The Compost Bin: How Pittsburgh Restaurants Are Reimaging Waste
-- Governor’s Invasive Species Council Celebrates Native Species Day, Highlights Investments In Healthy Forests, Waterways, And Wildlife [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Pennsylvania's Native Insects Need Help Now - By Nate Reagle, Ecologist [PaEN]
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: June 7, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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