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-- Republican Herald: Pottsville Students Receive Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence
-- Litter Lifters Of West Vincent Twp., Chester County Recognized With Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Volunteers Breathe New Life Into Historic ‘Pumpy’ Reservoir Outdoor Recreation Opportunities In Schuylkill County
-- Erie Times: Presque Isle Beach Ranked No. 1 In US For Etiquette; No. 71 Overall
-- Pennsylvania Wilds/Purple Lizard Maps: New Dark Skies Map Highlights One Of Pennsylvania’s Most Remote Landscapes [PaEN]
-- Budget First Look: At Best A Cost To Carry Environmental Budget, Supports Oil & Gas Program Operations, Several Data Center Provisions But Not A Moratorium Or Pause [PaEN]
-- Environmental Hearing Board Rules DEP Must Accept Unsuitable For Coal Mining Petition By Mountain Watershed Association For Review Covering Watershed That Includes The Proposed Rustic Ridge #2 Coal Mine In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Alert: Amendment In Congress Would Strip Delaware River Basin Commission Of Its Authority To Enforce The Ban On Oil & Gas Fracking In Delaware Watershed [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Weighing The Pros And Cons Of KeyState Energy’s Natural Gas-Based Fertilizer Plant In Karthaus Twp., Clearfield County - By Ben Hoffman, Farmer, Karthaus Township [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance, Halt The Harm Network Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Community Sentinel Award [PaEN]
-- Protect PT, Partners To Host July 23 Webinar On Landfill Leachate Radiation Hazards From Oil & Gas Waste [PaEN]
-- Ohio River Valley Institute: Shell Petrochemical Plant Promised On Economic Renaissance, Beaver County Is Still Falling Behind
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - July 4 to 10: 4,200 Gallon Contaminated Water Spill; Cleaning Up Spills For 15 Days, 270 Days, 484 Days And Counting [PaEN]
-- DEP: Lola Energy Petroco Reported 4,200 Gallon Spill Caused By Contaminated Water Eating Thru A Pipe Fitting At Shale Gas Well Pad In Allegheny Twp., Butler County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 15: Contaminated Water Continues To Leak From Pipes Cut During Restoration At Equitrans Water SVC Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 270: Petro Erie Inc. Experiences Leaks From Refurbished Contaminated Water Storage Tanks At Conventional Well Site In Venango County After October 2025 Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 484: Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. Took No Actions To Finish The Cleanup Of Conventional Well Spills Or Respond To DEP Violations In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- State Dept. Of Health Environmental Health Indicators Map Is Now Available To Show Potential Health Risks Near You, Including Oil & Gas Facilities & How To File A Report On A Health Concern [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Energy Partners/Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Leak Cleanup In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County Is ‘Moving Too Slowly’ Residents Say
-- Courier Times: Energy Transfer/Sunoco Unveils Pilot Test For Jet Fuel Pipeline Spill Cleanup In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County
-- Pittsburgh’s Public Source: EQT Natural Gas Wants Elizabeth Township In Allegheny County To Approve Shale Gas Wells Near A School, Residents Are Worried
-- Tribune-Democrat: Officials: Ruptured Natural Gas Line Inside House Caused Upper Yoder Twp. Home Explosion, One Person Injured
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Nicetown Residents In Philly Want Answers After PUC Finds Philadelphia Gas Works Not Responsible For Deadly Natural Gas Explosion
-- Energy Transfer Asks PUC To Dissolve Sunoco Pipeline Company And Transfer Assets To 2 New Companies-- One For Natural Gas Liquids Pipelines Like Mariner East Pipelines And Another For Refined Petroleum Product Pipelines [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On A Chapter 105 Permit For A Seneca Resources Co 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline Running Through Farmington & Chatham Townships, Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Final Water Quality Permits For The Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage Appalachian Reliability Natural Gas Pipeline Project In Armstrong, Greene and Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Hearing July 30 On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 2 Related To Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- WPSU/WITF: ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gasoline Stations In PA/NJ Backed By President Raise Prices 10 Cents To $3.57, Keep Ownership A Secret
-- US DOE Announces $150 Million In Funding Available To Support Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment, Processing; Enhanced Unconventional Oil & Gas Recovery; Advanced Fracking, Well Diagnostics Projects [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Turkey Hill Dairy Wind Turbines Bold Reminder Of Green Energy Commitment
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Came Together After Storms, Now, Elected Officials Must Act To Counter Climate Change
-- PA Solar Center Hosts July 31 Webinar On Going Solar Without Tax Incentives - Financing For Public Entities To Stabilize, Cut Your Energy Bills [PaEN]
-- Blue-Green Coalition Calls On PA Senate To Pass Legislation To Encourage Solar Energy Facilities On Warehouses To Lower Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 17 Webinar On Large-Scale Solar Energy Facilities - Where Will They Be, What Do They Look Like? [PaEN]
-- Reuters Column: Killing Wind And Solar Energy Subsidies Will Make US Electricity More Expensive - By Gavin Maguire
-- DEP Launches New Penn Heat Pump Pathways Heat Pump/HVAC Workforce Development Program
-- RegenAll And Chestnut Housing Partner To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Affordable Housing Units In Lancaster [PaEN]
-- Green Building Alliance, Resilient Reading Host July 14 Behind-The-Scenes Tour Highlighting Redevelopment Of The Reading Bank Building Into Energy Efficient Housing, Retail Space [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Irwin Considering Electric Vehicle Charging Stations At Park, Downtown In Westmoreland County
-- Reuters: A.I. Data Centers Driving Up Power Bills At America’s Rust Belt Factories [PA Included]
-- Penn State Extension: How A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Residential Electricity Bills
-- The Center Square: In The Lehigh Valley, Data Center-Driven Power Bill Increases Are On The Ballot
-- Pittsburgh Business Times Guest Essay: Allegheny Business Conference, Pittsburgh Regional Building Trades Unions Call For Continuing Taxpayer Funded $500+ Million/Year State Sales Tax Exemption For A.I. Data Centers Flooding PA
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: The PJM Market Is Working - Don’t Mistake Progress For Failure - By Todd Snitchler, Electric Power Supply Assn. (competitive electric generators believe high prices are working)
-- Utility Dive: States Taking Action On Energy Affordability As Issue Grows; Report On 350 Affordability Actions Taken This Year
-- PA House Republican Proposes Bill To Strip Citizens Of The Right To Request A Suspension Of A DEP Permit To Prevent Irreparable Harm From Occurring While An Appeal Is Heard Before The Environmental Hearing Board [PaEN] [Warning]
-- Spotlight PA: Republican State Senator, Chair Of PA Republicans Profited From $30 Million Property Sale For A Massive Cumberland County A.I. Data Center Development
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican State Senator, Chair Of PA Republican Party Said He Had Nothing To Do With $300 Million Cumberland County A.I. Data Center Land Deal-- But Still Got Paid
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In June Now Available - A.I. Data Center Guardrails [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Where Shapiro, Garrity Stand On A.I. Data Centers
-- WTAE: PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Calls For Pause In A.I. Data Center Development
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: A.I. And Energy: How Westinghouse Is Riding The Momentum Of A Nuclear Power Revival
-- AP: As Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Rise To Power A.I. Data Centers, Renewable Energy Allies Are Fighting For Cleaner Alternatives [PA Included]
-- Inside Climate News: President Wants To Fast Track A.I., Plans For More Than 70 Gas-Fired Power Plants To Serve Data Centers [Warning]
-- DEP Restarts Comment Period On Corrected Major Amendment To Homer City Generation Data Center Project Industrial Wastewater Facility Permit In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Judge Upholds Ransom Twp. Denial Of Proposed Solar Energy Facility
-- Scranton Times: Read The Report On Wildcat Ridge A.I. Data Centers’ Pollution And Health Risks From 14 Data Center Buildings, Nearly 600 Diesel Generators In Archbald [PDF of Report]
-- Scranton Times: ‘Worse Than Coal:’ A.I. Cata Centers Raise New Local Concerns During Heat Waves
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Humans Who Passively Ignore Incremental Threats Like A.I. Data Centers Have A Lot In Common With Boiled Frogs
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: One Impact Of Putting An A.I. Data Center Near Parkland High School Is Being Overlooked - The Impact On Students Of A 24-Hour Industrial Operation - By Caren Lowrey, Certified Education Specialist
-- TribLive: Answers Hard To Come By For Long-Term Plan Of Upper Burrell TECfusions A.I. Data Center In Westmoreland County
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation Briefing: Rapid Expansion Of Data Centers In Chesapeake Bay Watershed Threatens Water, People
-- Citizens’ Voice: PUC To Hold 4 Hearings, Visit Sites Of Proposed Eminent Domain For PPL Transmission Lines To Serve A.I. Data Centers In Sugarloaf Twp., Luzerne County
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - July 13 [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: What A Federal Court Ruling Upholding Federal Particulate Matter Air Standards Means For Pennsylvania
-- Family-Friendly Fun Planned For Penn State's Ag Progress Days Aug. 11-13 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 4 On-Farm Pasture Walks - Grazing Dairy In Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Somerset Counties [PaEN]
-- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA To Hold State Technical Committee Meeting July 15 In Harrisburg
-- Registration Open! Ohio River Basin Alliance Summit Oct. 14-16 In Columbus, Ohio [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Rooted In Pennsylvania, Planting The 10 Millionth Tree
-- WITF: How Does The Susquehanna River Impact The Chesapeake Bay [Podcast]
-- Franklin & Marshall College: Legacy Sediments And Stream And Wetland Restoration In Lancaster County [Video]
-- Altoona Mirror: PA Outdoor Corps Members Cleanup Holy Trinity Rain Garden In Altoona
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay News: Using The Sun To Control Invasives; Beech Leaf Disease; Mapleleaf Viburnum
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Hosts July 23 Webinar On Changes DEP Proposes In Regulating Wastewater Biosolids To Prevent PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Long-Term Options Sought For Tidioute Water Systems, Customers To Remain Under Boil Water Advisory For At Least Another Month, Advisory Started On March 18
-- Observer-Reporter: Penn State Extension Offers Free Water Testing/ PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Workshop July 16 In Uniontown
-- The Center Square: Severe Storms Impact 64 Out Of 67 PA Counties Over Holiday Weekend
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 105,571 Households Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 1,139 Households Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 75,046 Customers Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 425 Customers Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 28,709 Customers Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 678 Customers Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 3,359 Customers Without Power - July 6 - 6:00 a.m.
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 32 Customers Without Power - July 9 - 7:00 a.m.
-- Inquirer: PECO, Worker Union Reach A Deal, Ending Strike
-- PA Emergency Management Agency To Open Multi-Agency Resource Center July 14 To Assist Victims Of Flooding In Blair County [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Issues Disaster Declaration For Tyrone Borough, Snyder Township After Flooding
-- US Army Corps Of Engineers, Partners To Host 3 Open House Meetings On Chartiers Creek Flood Risk Study In Washington County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Failed Stormwater Infrastructure Owned By UPMC Caused Sinkhole In McCandless, Allegheny County, Town Manager Says
-- WHYY: Levee Plan Not Viable For Philly’s Flood-Prone Eastwick Neighborhood, Says US Army Corps
-- DEP To Hold Aug. 4 Hearing On Major Modification To Waste Permit For Blythe Recycling & Demolition Waste Site Landfill In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Haverford Township Debuts Municipal-Wide Curbside Composting Program In Delaware County
-- Centre Daily Times: A.I. Now Plays A Role In Sorting Recyclables In Centre County Refuse & Recycling Authority System
-- Inquirer: Exploding, Small Lithium-ion Batteries Blamed For Fires In Area Junkyards And Drop In Port Traffic
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Half Of Philly Businesses Aren’t Complying With Plastic Bag Laws, Report Says
-- EPA Announces $3.6 Million In Funding For Small Businesses Developing Innovative Environmental Technologies
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA Turnpike Selects Company To Manage Project To Cut Massive Gash Through The Allegheny Mountain To Avoid Existing Tunnel
-- July Is Prairie Month At DCNR’s Jennings Environmental Education Center In Butler County - Celebrate The Bloom! July 25 [PaEN]
-- WITF: Fort Indiantown Gap Military Base Houses The World’s Only Eastern Regal Fritillary Butterflies In Lebanon County
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Fireflies: Tiny Lanterns Of The Summer Night
-- Tribune-Democrat: Southmount Takes Tree Inventory, Looking For Volunteers To Keep Eye On Street Tree Health In Cambria County
-- KDKA: Allegheny County DA Investigating 35 Cases Of Deed Fraud, Deeds Transferred To An LLC Without Homeowners’ Knowledge [Also Happens With Oil & Gas Property Rights]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Lawmakers Shouldn’t Overturn PA Supreme Court Decision Restoring Oil & Gas Property Rights To Their Rightful Owners - By Sherman Powell, Member Of Proctor Family Who Regained Their Property Unlawfully Taken [Warning]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: PA Lawmakers Shouldn’t Overturn PA Supreme Court Decision Restoring Oil & Gas Property Rights To Their Rightful Owners - By Sherman Powell, Member Of Proctor Family Who Regained Their Property Unlawfully Taken
-- Hartwood Acres Park In Allegheny County Inducted Into The Old-Growth Forest Network [PaEN]
-- WESA: Hartwood Acres Park Becomes First Allegheny County Forest Inducted Into National Oil-Growth Forest Network
-- The News-Item: Northumberland County Gets ‘Whaleback’ Coal Education Site In Land Swap With Reading Anthracite Co.
-- Landforce Now Accepting Applications For Fall Crew Member Training; Hire A Landforce Crew; 2025 Impact Report Released [PaEN]
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets July 22 To Hear About Glamping In State Parks, Other Updates [PaEN]
-- DCNR Seeks Applicants For NextGen Advisory Council [PaEN]
-- DCNR Resource Highlights Statewide Outdoors For All Events; Wildlife Corridors; Trail Of The Year Nominations; Making State Parks, Forests More Accessible [PaEN]
-- DCNR Names Corie Eckman Manager Of The New Laurel Caverns State Park In Fayette County
-- Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA Now Accepting Applications For Trout Tank Grants To Support PA Outdoor Businesses; July 15 Applicant Webinar [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA Hosts July 27 Webinar On Outdoor Participation Trends And What They Mean For Your Business [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna Greenway Outdoor Expo Aug. 1 At Shikellamy State Park Marina Sunbury, Northumberland County
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Summer Is Here: Find Healing Through Nature And Creation Care
-- LancasterOnline: Mosquito Hunter: Behind The Scenes Of Lancaster County’s West Nile Virus Prevention Program
-- WPXI: Reports Of Radioactive Material Near Oil & Gas Waste Facility Near Montour Trail Bring Conflicting Claims In Washington County
-- WHYY: Devil’s Pool Attracts Locals Trying To Beat Philly Heat In Wissahickon Valley Park, But Should They Swim There?
-- Republican Herald: Volunteers Breathe New Life Into Historic ‘Pumpy’ Reservoir Outdoor Recreation Opportunities In Schuylkill County
-- TribLive: West Mifflin Segment Of Great Allegheny Passage Trail To Close Temporarily For Maintenance In Westmoreland County
-- York Daily Record: Police Seek Identity Of Dirt Bike Rider Accused Of Shooting At Vehicle
-- Penn State Extension To Host Inaugural Keystone Invasive Species Forum Sept. 16 In Boalsburg, Centre County [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Destructive Spotted Lanternflies Return To PA: Here’s When To Expect Them
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: How State Game Lands Boost PA Economy; Game Commission Buys 1,600 Acres
-- PennLive: 2 Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Fledglings Have Died In Flying Mishaps, One Other In Rehabilitation After Hitting Building
-- Williamsport Sun: Homegrown National Park, Cornell Lab Of Ornithology Partner To Promote Bird-Friendly Habitats
-- WPSU: PA’s Elk Herd Featured On Season Premiere Of Discovery Channel Travel Show
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Field Notes - Summertime Return To Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area In Lebanon County
-- Williamsport Sun: Snapping Turtle Is Pennsylvania’s Dinosaur
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Efforts In Pennsylvania Are Helping Bats Survive Deadly Fungus
-- PennLive: Which PA Roads Are Most Dangerous For Wildlife Crossings? State Work Group Seeks To Find Out
-- PA Capital-Star: Wildlife Road Crossings And Habitat Will Be Focus Of State Working Group
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Safe Wildlife Crossings Coming To Pittsburgh? Maybe In The Future
-- The Allegheny Front: With Obsolete Dams Gone, Bedford Sees Less Flooding, Improved Habitat
-- TribLive/AP: President’s Administration Rolls Back Key Protection Of Imperiled Wildlife From Oil & Gas Drilling, Logging, Mining [Warning]
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