DEP To Hold Oct. 15 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For SINC Construction LLC Greenwood Acres Residential Community In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 5 PA Bulletin announcing an October 15 hearing on an Individual Stormwater Permit for the SINC Construction LLC Greenwood Acres Residential Community in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5986)

The hearing will be held at the Tobyhanna Elementary, 398 Old Route 940 in Pocono Pines from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Representatives from the DEP Waterways & Wetlands Program and the Monroe County Conservation District will be in attendance

Individuals interested in presenting testimony should contact Patrica Monahan, DEP Community Relations Coordinator, by sending email to: pamonahan@pa.gov. 

The application documentation, and conceptual plans are available for review at the Monroe County Conservation District Office, 8050 Running Valley Road in Stroudsburg - (570) 629-3060 or a the DEP Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA - (570) 826-2511.   

Questions should be directed to Patrica Monahan, Community Relations Coordinator for DEP’s Northeast Regional Office at (570) 826-2035 or by email to: pamonahan@pa.gov.

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.  (PA Bulletin, page 5986)

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[Posted: September 4, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

DEP Restarts Comment Period On MarkWest Project To Daylight 4 Natural Gas Pipelines To Prevent Damage From Coal Mining In Washington County

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 5 PA Bulletin restarting the comment period on a Chapter 105 permit submitted by MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC for daylighting four natural gas pipelines to prevent damage from longwall coal mining in West Finley Township, Washington County. (PA Bulletin, page 5964)   

This new notice includes the correct county for the project.

The pipelines include-- - 8-inch Majorsville Houston, 12-inch Hamilton Wilhelm, 16-inch Majorsville Welling, and 20-inch Majorsville Welling.

No hearing has been scheduled, but one may be requested.

Comments are due October 5-- 30 days after this notice.

Comments should be sent to DEP Southwest Oil and Gas Management Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or by email to: RA-EPSW-OGSUBMISSION@pa.gov. 

To arrange an appointment to review the application, contact the DEP Southwest Oil and Gas Management Program, at 412-442-4281 or send email to: RA-EPSW-OGSUBMISSION@pa.gov. 

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[Posted: September 4, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Coterra Energy 18.4 Mile, 20-Inch Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Susquehanna County

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 5 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the proposed Coterra Energy Brooks to Forwood 18.4 mile, 20-inch aboveground shale gas water pipeline in Springville, Lathrop and Lenox townships, Susquehanna County.  (PA Bulletin, page 5963)

The project will impact the Meshoppen Creek, Horton Creek, Martins Creek, Willow Brook, Utley Brook, Millard Creek and Tower Branch watersheds.

Construction will involve multiple stream, floodway and wetlands crossing and extensive temporary measures to protect wetlands and other areas.

No hearing has been scheduled, but one may be requested.

Comments are due October 5-- 30 days from this notice.

Comments should be sent to DEP Eastern District Oil & Gas Management Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701 or by email to: RA-EPEASTERNOGPRG@pa.gov. 

To arrange for an in-person review of the application, contact the DEP Eastern District Oil & Gas Management Program by calling (570) 321-6550 or send email to: RA-EPEASTERNOGPRG@pa.gov. 

Read the entire PA Bulletin notice for more information.  (PA Bulletin, page 5963)

For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s website.  Submit Environmental Complaints; Click Here to sign up for DEP’s newsletter; sign up for DEP’s eNotice; Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEP’s YouTube Channel.

[Posted: September 4, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

Friday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 9.4.26

“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]

House Voting Schedule

September 9, 28, 29, 30

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21

November 9, 10

-- Committee Schedule

Senate Voting Schedule

​​September 28, 29, 30

October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21

November 17, 18

-- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events 

September 8-- CANCELED. Environmental Quality Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting is October 13.  Contact: Laura Griffin, Regulatory Coordinator, laurgriffi@pa.gov,  (717) 772-3277.  (formal notice)

September 9-- Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson. 9:30 a.m.  [Proposed Changes To Biosolids Permits]

September 9-10-- In-Person. PUC: 2026 Pipeline, Electric & Cybersecurity Safety Conference In State College

September 10-- In-Person/Virtual.  Local Organizations To Host Town Hall Meeting On A.I. Data Centers In Fayette County, And Online . 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

September 16-- Agenda Posted. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov.  (formal notice)  

September 16-- Agenda Posted. Susquehanna River Basin Commission regular business meeting. Holiday Inn Express Bloomsburg, 14 Mitchell Drive, Bloomsburg. 9:00 a.m.  (formal notice)

September 16-- Town Hall Meeting On Findings From PA PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Multi-Site Health Study In Bucks, Montgomery Counties And What They Mean For Local Families.  Hatboro-Horsham High School Auditorium, 899 Horsham Road in Horsham, Montgomery County. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

-- We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: At The Scene On 9/11, Shanksville’s Tiny Firehouse Still Welcomes Families Of Flight 93’s Victims In Somerset County

-- Stroud Water Research Center Highlights Farm Conservation Success In Small Watersheds; When Dams Come Down; Recognition Of Amy Bowers Cordalis  [PaEN] 

-- Lebanon Valley Conservancy, Partners Host Lebanon Valley Clean Water Week Sept. 12-19 [PaEN] 

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: US Forest Service Rule Repeal Could Lead To Logging In PA Allegheny National Forest, Virginia National Forest Wilderness Areas

-- PJM Interconnection Extends Hot Weather Alert To Sept. 4; Order Still In Place To Require Data Centers, Large Loads  To Go To Backup Generation, If Needed  [PaEN]

-- Altoona Mirror: Cambria Heights School District Unveils Solar Energy Facility In Cambria County, Will Reduce Energy Costs By $2.5 Million Over 20 Years

-- PennLive Letter: Research Shows Pennsylvania Needs To Diversify Its Electricity Generation Mix - David Gahl, Solar & Energy Storage Industries Institute 

-- September 5 - Pennsylvania Bulletin Now Available

-- Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Seeking Volunteers For Sept. 17, 18, 19 Events

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Now Accepting Applications For Mini-Grant Program  [PaEN] 

-- 14th Annual PA Firefly Festival Celebrates Successful 2026 Season In Forest County  [PaEN] 

-- PA Wilds Center Becomes Certified Environmental Partner Of 1% For The Planet 

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA Is Only State To Split Fish And Wildlife Management, Combining Could Save $34 Million A Year

 A.I. /Data Centers

-- TribLive: A.I. Data Center Concerns Grow In Upper Burrell Twp As Moratorium End Looms In Westmoreland County

-- TribLive: Murrysville Delays A.I. Data Center Ordinance Following Resident Concerns It Wasn’t Strong Enough In Westmoreland County

-- Indiana Gazette: Center, Burell, Black Lick Townships Seek Community Benefits Agreement With The Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus Power Plants 

-- Scranton Times: Ransom Twp. Looks To Adopt Protections To Get Ahead Of Future A.I. Data Centers In Lackawanna County

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA MAGA Country Doesn’t Want President’s A.I. Data Center ‘Golden Goose’ - By Oliver Bateman, Pittsburgh Historian

Storms/Power Outages

-- TribLive: Storms, Flooding Pummel Western PA Downing Trees, Knocking Out Power  

-- Tribune-Democrat: Thousands Without Power As Crews Respond To Storm-Related Incidents In Cambria County

-- WNEP: Heavy Rains Flood Homes And Close Schools In Union County

-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Commissioners Issue Emergency Declaration After Heavy Rains, Flooding

-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 116,616 Customers Without Power - 6:30 a.m. Sept. 4 

International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

[Energy Independence Means Renewables]

-- September 4: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Same As Yesterday $4.29/Gallon - $1.18/Gallon Higher Than On Feb. 27 [Beaver County Average Price Highest at $4.38]

-- September 4: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.14  Ohio- $3.94  PA- $4.29

-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98  Ohio- $2.79  PA- $3.11

-- WNEP: Sheetz Offering Discounts Of Up To 40 Cents/Gallon Thru Sheetz App

-- Scranton Times/ReadingEagle: Record Labor Day Gasoline Prices Expected At Pump 

-- AP: US Diesel Prices Hit A Record High Of $5.85 On Average As President’s War With Iran Disrupts Flow Of Fuel  

-- AOL.com: Vice President Tells Americans To Stop Complaining About Gasoline Prices 

-- The New Republic: Vice President Says You Should Be Grateful Gasoline Prices Aren’t Even Higher

PA Politics - Everything Is Connected

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Let’s Make Sure PA Republicans Are In The Game: Make A Plan To Vote Early By Voting By Mail And On-Demand Voting - By Sen. Greg Rothman, Chair, PA State Republican Party

-- AP: Postal Service Asks US Supreme Court To Let It Intercept And Prevent Delivery Of Mail-In Ballots In States That Do Not Comply With President’s Mail-In Ballot Executive Order 

-- AP: Midterm Election Mail-In Ballots Start To Go To Voters As Litigation Over President’s Mail-In Ballot Order Creates Uncertainty  

-- Wall Street Journal: Behind Closed Doors, PA US Sen. John Fetterman Shows Little Interest In The Work Of A Senator 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA MAGA Country Doesn’t Want President’s A.I. Data Center ‘Golden Goose’ - By Oliver Bateman, Pittsburgh Historian

-- Williamsport Sun: ‘Get Vaccinated,’ Geisinger Health Expert Advises In Wake Of Unprecedented Measles Surge 

-- City & State PA: Milk From Oats [Chobani] And Affordable Coats [Burlington]: PA Lands 2 Major Corporations In 3 Days

-- PennLive: Federal ICE Is Going Mobile: Here’s How Vans Could Become Detention Centers In PA

-- TribLive/AP: White House Uses Knock-Offs Of 5 Retro Video Games To Promote President’s Agenda 

-- Wall Street Journal Guest Essay: President Sticks With A Losing Midterm Election Strategy For Republicans - Touting His Record, Making It About Him - By Karl Rove, Republican Political Consultant 

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[Posted: September 4, 2026]  PA Environment Digest