Awards/Recognition
-- DEP’s Forest City East - Fish & Boat Commission Access Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project In Susquehanna, Wayne Counties Recognized With Federal Office Of Surface Mine Reclamation Appalachian States Award [PaEN]
-- Capital&Main - Audrey Carleton: The Tioga River Is Now All But Dead, But Residents Are Racing To Save The Stream And Bring Back Trout
-- Gov. Shapiro Issues Proclamation Celebrating The 40 Years Of Work In Pennsylvania By The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
-- Keystone Trails Assn.: 50+ Trail Advocates Hold Hike Harrisburg Trail Advocacy Day At State Capitol In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Photo Contest Winners; Exhibition Opens At ARTery Gallery Nov. 14 In Milford, Pike County [PaEN]
Grants
-- TreePennsylvania Starts Accepting Applications For Bare Root Tree Grants Oct. 12; Applicant Webinar Oct. 26 [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- PEMA: Washington County Resource Center Available For Individuals, Businesses Impacted By Multiple Storms In September; American Legion Post 175, Washington, PA [Oct. 1 & 2]
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 1-7: Bright Fall Colors Development Across Northern Tier Counties [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Venango Conservation District Invites Residents To Participate In Native Plant Swap Program To Combat Invasive Species
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show Oct. 2 - Renovating The Grid And Energy Systems For The Future, 4:00 p.m.
-- House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 5 Hearing On New DEP Conventional Oil & Gas ‘Mineral Brine’ Permit Allowing Unrestricted, Unlimited Road Dumping Of Contaminated Water [PaEN]
-- 27+ Citizen, Environmental Groups To Hold No Data Center Rally Oct. 6 Main Capitol Rotunda In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- 500 Feet Isn't Enough! The Protective Buffers PA Coalition Will Hold A Rally At The State Capitol In Harrisburg Oct. 7 Calling For Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Drilling To Protect Public Health, The Environment [PaEN]
-- PUC Holds Oct. 7 Meeting To Hear Presentation On Recommendations For Grid Modernization To Develop New Electric Generation At 21 Deactivated Energy Sites To Support Large Loads [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Meeting Oct. 8 On Lyme Disease In Washington County
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Releases Surface Water Availability Report For Select Tributaries; Results Will Be Reviewed At Oct. 14 Water Advisory Committee Meeting [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshops On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities Oct. 29 In Allentown, Oct. 30 In Nazareth [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Hosts Nov. 5 Webinar - The Affordability Crisis Is A Sustainability Crisis - Need For Action To Reduce Barriers To Sustainability, Strengthening Communities In SW PA [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DEP To Propose Changes To EQB Rulemaking Petition Process At Oct. 13 Citizens Advisory Council Meeting [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 3 [PaEN]
-- DEP Publishes Formal Notice Announcing Issuance Of Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Quality Plan Approval For Beaver County Facility [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 49 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 3 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Operating Natural Gas Boilers, Backup Generators At TECfusions Keystone LLC New Kensington Data Center In Westmoreland County; Stormwater Permit Issued [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- TribLive Letter: Truths About Shale Gas Fracking, Contaminated Water Releases - By Jan Milburn, Westmoreland County
-- TribLive Letter: Shale Gas Energy’s Safeguards And Benefits - By Patrick Henderson, Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition
-- Breathe Project: Community Air Monitoring Projects Respond To Beaver County Pollution [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Gas Works Upgrading Infrastructure To Cut Small Fraction Of Its Climate Pollution
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News: Environmental Literacy Questionnaire Now Available; Fall Teaching Ideas; Professional Development Workshops
-- Altoona Mirror: President’s New Chesapeake Bay Order Discouraging Stormwater Management Projects Gets Pushback From Gov. Shapiro, Township Supervisors Assn.
-- PA American Water Participates In National Source Water Protection Week Highlighting Commitment To High-Quality Water
-- DEP, First Lady Lori Shapiro Highlight Impacts Of Food Waste Reduction Grants, Tour The Valley Lighthouse Food Distribution Center In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: PennEnvironment, Drexel University Find Microplastics In Waterways Throughout Philly Region; Environmentalists Call For Plastics Crackdown
-- Morning Call: Microplastics In The Lehigh River? New Report Sheds Light On Pollution Issue
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission News: Recognizing 30 Years Of Hope, Hard Work - Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation; Fighting For Freshwater Mussels; Funding Healthier Waterways
-- DCNR Encourages Participation In Walk In Penn’s Woods Hikes This Weekend
-- DCNR Expands Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area In Dauphin County With New Trailhead, 12-Acre Addition [Video + Photos]
-- Scranton Times: ‘Recovery In Nature’ Substance Abuse Initiative Blooms Highlighting Benefits Of Enjoyment Of State Parks, Nature Areas
-- WVIA: Pennsylvania Is Nature’s Classroom: Forests Provide Colorful Lesson On Fall Foliage
-- TribLive: Western PA Audubon Society To Ramp Up Birding Programs For All Ages
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Field Notes - Hillside Park In Lackawanna County Offers Diversity Of Wildlife, Recreational Opportunities
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Completes First-Of-Its-Kind Accessibility Study Of West Branch Susquehanna River Access Sites
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 5 [PaEN]
-- PUC Holds Oct. 7 Meeting To Hear Presentation On Recommendations For Grid Modernization To Develop New Electric Generation At 21 Deactivated Energy Sites To Support Large Loads [PaEN]
-- PUC To Seek Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: PPL Joint Venture Invitium Energy Could Acquire More Than A Quarter Of Fell Twp. For Natural Gas Data Center Power Plants In Lackawanna County
-- Utility Dive: PJM Delays Backstop Power Supply Auction After FERC Decides To Approve Only Part Of PJM’s Plan Tuesday; FERC Chair Slams PJM ‘Mess’
-- PUC Approves UGI Gas Rate Increase Of 5.7%; Increase In Monthly Residential Customer Care From $16.25 to $20; Add A Weather Normalization Surcharge Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Hosts Nov. 5 Webinar - The Affordability Crisis Is A Sustainability Crisis - Need For Action To Reduce Barriers To Sustainability, Strengthening Communities In SW PA [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- FracTracker Alliance/DEP Report Owners Of Over 81,000 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Did Not Report How Much Waste They Produced In 2025; DEP Proposes Changes To Eliminate Failure To Report Waste information [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues 22 More Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells To 19 Companies In 12 Counties; Total Of 47 Abandoned Well Violations In September [PaEN]
-- DEP: Equipment Failure At Catalyst Energy Injection Well Results In Contaminated Water Discharges In Keating Twp., McKean County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 202: Ows Acquisition Co Conventional Well Site Still Discharging Contaminated Water In the City Of Hermitage, Mercer County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 873: Contaminated Water Still Leaking From Stonehaven Energy Conventional Oil & Gas Well Storage Tank In Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Pipeline Excavation Hits Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drill Cuttings Disposal Area At Eastern Gas Transmission Oakford Gas Storage Area In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: 2 EQT Shale Gas Subsidiaries Lose Bid To Toss West Virginia Kids Health Lawsuit From Federal Court [PaEN]
-- AP: President’s Administration Reduces Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards [At The Same Time President’s War Continues Keeping Gasoline, Diesel Prices High]
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: October 4, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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