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June 8 - 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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Anything Can Happen: June State Budget Marathon Happening NOW!


151 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - June 8


PA Environmental Council: Celebrating Sustainability, Stewardship, Community In Governor’s Awards For Environmental Excellence, Western PA Environmental Awards


House Committee To Consider Bills To Prohibit Road Dumping Oil & Gas Wastewater, Set Minimum Standards For Power Plant Community Benefit Agreements, Encourage Monarch Butterfly, Native Insect Habitats On June 8


DEP Finds Multiple Holes In Pipeline Liner, Failure To Comply With Erosion & Sedimentation Permit At Expand Operating Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline Construction Site In Bradford County


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


DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For 8 Mile, 24-Inch EQT ARO LLC Water Pipeline To Support Shale Gas Development In State Forest Land In Lycoming County


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


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 6


Independent Fiscal Office Reported First Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Declined Slightly From 4th Quarter, Lowest In Any Quarter Of 2025


PUC Approves 4.9% PPL Electric Rate Increase Settlement, Measures To Assess Costs For Data Centers, Modifies Agreement Related To Agricultural Biogas


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Constellation Energy Water Withdrawal Requests For Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plan Restart; 1 Shale Gas Drilling Withdrawal


PennFuture, Climate Power Host June 16 Webinar On A.I. Data Center Energy Challenges With PJM Independent Market Monitor Dr. Joseph Bowring Who Has Called For Blocking Interconnections And Power Plant Sales That Destabilize The Grid, Increase Prices


PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For June 5-6 In Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions, 2nd Alert In 16 Days


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - June 8


Attorney General Sunday Charges Company With Franklin County Food Processing Waste Spill That Contaminated Residents’ Drinking Water


PUC Finalizes Long-Term Plan To Ensure Stable Water Service For Rock Spring Water Company Thru Its Acquisition By PA American Water In Centre County


PUC To Hold Hearings On Proposed Acquisition Of Indian Creek Valley Water Authority By PA American Water In Fayette, Westmoreland Counties Starting June 12


Allegheny College Receives Grant From PPG Foundation To Support Creek Connections Program For K-12 Students


DEP Drought Conditions: Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Fulton Counties In Drought Warning, 15 Counties In Drought Watch; Reported Water Use Restrictions


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


Lancaster Conservancy, Many Partners Mark 10th Anniversary Of Lancaster Water Week With Over 60 Events June 5-13


PA Interfaith Power & Light: How To Order Trees To Plant Under Roots, Branches & Hands Program Opening June 8


Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests; Training Session June 13 In Lancaster


Keep PA Beautiful Seeking Volunteers To Become PA Waterway Stewards To Reduce Litter On Water Trails, Waterways


Governor’s Invasive Species Council Celebrates Native Species Day, Highlights Investments In Healthy Forests, Waterways, And Wildlife


Guest Essay: Pennsylvania's Native Insects Need Help Now


Wildlands Conservancy Permanently Protects 1,147 Acres Of Lehighton Water Authority Lands In Carbon County


Western PA Conservancy: Ligonier Valley Conservation Easement Protects 492 Acres Of Forestland, Streams In Westmoreland County


Heritage Conservancy Permanently Preserves 82 Acres In Williams Twp., Northampton County


Manada Conservancy Protects 40 Acres Of Woodlands For Future Generations In Dauphin County


Western PA Conservancy: 150 Acres Of Forest At Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area In Butler County Now Part of Old-Growth Forest Network


Feature: Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy Members Help Make Tomb Flats Access On Pine Creek A Place For Everyone In Lycoming County


Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Launches New Research Project To Study Northern Harriers In PA; Citizen Participation In Reporting Sightings Critical To Project Success


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


Stroud Water Research Center: June 8 In-Person Streamside Forests Benefit Streams And Wildlife On Your Property Workshop, Manheim, Lancaster County


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


Penn State Extension Will Hold 7-Part Webinar Series - Entomology 102, Exploring Insects And Arthropods Affecting Health, Homes, Agriculture Starting Sept. 1


Keystone Trails Association Offering Wilderness First Aid And Leave No Trace Level One Certification Courses In July


Protecting Clean Water Together: Trout Unlimited - It's More Than Just Fishing


Not All Headwaters Rise In the Natural Way: Forest Hills Run Is Born From Parking Lots And Detention Basins


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds - New Administration


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards


PA Bulletin Public Notices - June 6


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


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


Diversity - Equity - Inclusion (DEI)


-- David Hess

Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: June 8, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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