January 6 - 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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116 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Stories You May Have Missed The Last 2 Weeks: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Paul O. Swartz - From Photojournalist To Susquehanna River Basin Commission

DEP: Oil & Gas Wells Plugged In Last 6 Years: 2,941 Conventional Wells, 325 Paid By Taxpayers; 460 Shale Gas Wells Were Plugged By Well Owners

Physicians For Social Responsibility- PA: Jan. 22 Webinar On How To Talk To Your Doctor About Environmental Threats To Your Health

Environmental Hearing Board Denies Supersedeas, Allows Operation Of Catalyst Energy, Inc. Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County During Appeal

DEP Invites Comments On Draft Guidance For Land Application Of Excess Water From Shale Gas Well Development Impoundments

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 28

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 4

Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday Announces Transition Committee Members, Including An Energy & Environment Committee

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 18 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In November; 292 General Permits So Far In 2024

PUC Urges Pennsylvanians To Prepare Now For Winter Storms

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 14 On Data Centers, Three Mile Island Unit 2 Nuclear Plant Decommissioning, Abandoned Mine Land Reforestation

DEP To Hold Jan. 29 Hearing On Title V-RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Wheatland Tube LLC Plant In Hermitage, Mercer County

DEP To Hold Jan. 30 Hearing [Not Jan. 28] On Title V RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery In Delaware County

DEP Sets Feb. 6 Hearing On Title V-RACT 3 Air Quality Permit For Pixelle Specialty Solutions Spring Grove, York County Facility

DEP Sets Feb. 11 Hearing On Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For Energy Transfer Marketing’s Marcus Hook Terminal, Delaware County

PA Interfaith Power & Light Accepting Requests For Free Native Trees From Anywhere In PA

Stroud Water Research Center ‘Cut The Salt’ Citizen Science Project Invites You To Test Your Nearby Stream For Salt

Brodhead Watershed Association Water At Risk - Counting Our Blessings

Brodhead Watershed Association: Protecting Clean Water Together - Become A Master Watershed Steward

Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Preservation Of 2,842 Acres Of Farmland In 13 Counties

Dec. 27 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Jan. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed Newsletter: Embrace The New Year, Winter Activities

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals: Level 1 Certification Training Registration Now Open

Penn State Extension Hosts Jan. 29 Webinar On Ice Melter Impacts And Reduction Strategy

News From PA House & Senate

The Feds - New Administration

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

PA Bulletin Public Notices - December 28

PA Bulletin Public Notices - January 4

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[Posted: January 6, 2025]  PA Environment Digest