Awards/Recognition
-- Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Progress As The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection [PaEN]
-- 18 DEP Staff Members Honored With Governor's Awards For Excellence For Responses To Mine Subsidence And Dam Sediment Release [PaEN]
-- Celebrating 30 Years Of Excellence As The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources [PaEN]
-- Off Duty DCNR Park Manager Earns Governor’s Award For Excellence After Providing Lifesaving Aid To Swimmer [PaEN]
-- DCNR Resource News: 30 Years Of Excellence; DCNR Employees Honored By Governor; Delaware River Of The Year; Naturalistic Fish Passage At Sunbury; Much More!
-- Remember The Words Of The Declaration Of Independence As We Work For A Better, Safer, Healthier, Cleaner Environment To Secure Our Unalienable Rights To Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness [PaEN]
-- US. Environmental Protection Agency Declaration Of Dissent Signed By Over 1,240 Employees [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Great Allegheny Passage Trail Ranked Among Best Sunset Spots In US
-- The Holcad: Westminster College Students Partner With Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition On Passive Mine Drainage Treatment Project [PaEN]
-- York Dispatch: Love Of Bugs, Even Mayflies, Distinguishes Aspiring 10-Year-Old Junior Ranger Autumn Miller From Red Lion
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: Ursinus College Conservation Stewardship Coordinator [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Flight 93 Memorial Organization Seeks Up To $500,000 For 25th Observance
Upcoming Events
-- The Allegheny Front: National Water Utility Conference Coming To Pittsburgh July 8-11
-- TribLive: Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Annual Butterfly Count Will Take Place July 12 In Monroeville, Allegheny County
-- Environmental Health Project To Launch Compounds Of Concern Online Tool During July 16 Webinar [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension To Host Forest And Deer Herd Management Webinar Series July 22 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Adds July 29 McKean County Workshop To Promote $100/Well Bounty To Find Previously Unknown Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners; Workshops Set In Clarion, Crawford, Mercer Counties [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council To Hold Aug. 1, Aug. 23 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. 4 Webinar - Rewild Your Yard: How Meadows Support Pollinators And Clean Water [PaEN]
-- Call For Posters: Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay 2025 Chesapeake Watershed Forum Nov. 7-9 [PaEN]
-- Jennings Environmental Ed Center: The Prairie Is Beginning To Bloom In Butler County
-- Republican Herald: Harmful Algae Bloom Advisory At Blue Marsh Lake National Recreation Area
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights July Education, Outdoor Experience, Special Events
-- Call For Presentations: Pennsylvania Brownfields Conference March 23-25, 2026 [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 5 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 65 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 5 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ On-Lot Septic System Reg Changes Focus Of DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meeting July 8 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Program Seeks Public Comments On Revised Watershed Agreement; 5 Webinars Set Starting July 2 [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: A New Chesapeake Bay Agreement - What’s In, What’s Out?
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Launches New Faith & Fossil Fuels Initiative; Invites Congregations, Individuals To Share Your Lived Experiences With Pollution [PaEN]
-- South Mountain Partnership: Shippensburg University Public Feedback Survey On Michaux State Forest Trail Systems In Adams, Franklin Counties [PaEN]
-- Bucks County Beacon - Naomi Weiss: ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Bill Proposed By PA Republican Senator Would Allow Businesses To Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
Programs/Information
-- DEP Ends Drought Watch Across The State, All Counties Have Returned To Normal Status; 17 Water Suppliers Still Have Restrictions [PaEN]
-- Attorney General Sunday Warns Consumers Of Potential Scams Following Storms, Flooding
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Loving The Land - Landowners Blaine & Terry Aikin Tell Their Story About Gentle Bear Run, Venango County [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds Center: New Products Celebrating The Landscapes Of The PA Wilds Developed As Part Of Inaugural PA Wilds Collaborative Series Launch July 24
-- Post-Gazette: Penn State DuBois, Mont Alto Wildlife And Forestry Programs Will Live On After Campus Closures
-- PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Jeri Jones - Geology, Dirt Track Racing, Star Gazing And The Zoom Rock Room - By Wayne W. Kober [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: First Waves Teaches Youth Water Sports And ‘How We’re All Connected By These Waterways’
-- Williamsport Sun: Nature Adventures Can Support Kids Health
-- Health/DCNR/DEP Highlight Lyme Disease, Tick Bite Prevention Best Practices [Release +Video + Photos]
-- TribLive/AP: How To Protect Yourself From Ticks Year-Round
-- Penn Today: Informing Pennsylvania Public Health And Safety On Deer Ticks, Tick-Borne Diseases
-- MorningAgClips.com: Chesapeake Bay Foundation Releases Updated Resource Guide For Pennsylvania’s Beginning Farmers
-- Allegheny Conservation District: Building Vibrant Communities, Solutions To Natural Resource Challenges Like Flooding, Degraded Water Quality, Habitat Loss, More
-- DEP Education: Stream Continuity Best Practice Designs For Culvert, Bridge Crossings
-- Pike Conservation District: How Geology Shapes Our Streams
-- WGAL: Street 2 Creek Sidewalk Murals In York Aim To Bring Awareness To Stormwater Pollution
-- MyChesco.com: A Legacy On The Water: One Family’s 4-Generation Bond With The Octoraro Reservoir And Why they’re Fighting To Save It
-- July 4 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- Lancaster Farming: Chronic Wasting Disease Continues To Spread In PA Deer
-- TribLive: Carnegie Museum Of Natural History Annual Butterfly Count Will Take Place July 12 In Monroeville, Allegheny County
-- Warren Times - Audubon Community Nature Center: Fireflies Are Sure To Light Up The Night
-- Warren Times: Penn State Watershed Stewards Offer Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kits
-- LancasterOnline - Erin Negley: Learn How To Garden For Dragonflies, 70 Other Things For Plant Fans In July
Federal Budget Bill
-- PA Groups Say Federal Megabill Will Increase Pollution, Raise The Cost Of Living, Reduce Energy Choice [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Western PA Republicans See Hope, Democrats Doom In Passage Of President’s Megal Bill
-- PA State Grange, Farmers Stress How Federal Food Stamp Cuts Will Hurt PA Farms, Families [Release + Video]
-- Environmental Defense Fund: President Signs Bill That Will Raise Energy Costs, Increase Pollution
-- Natural Resources Defense Council: President Signs Energy Tax Megabill Into Law
-- Inside Climate News: Republican Megabill Set To Slash Through US Climate, Justice Drive
-- AP: What’s In The Latest Version Of President Big Budget Bill That Passed US Senate
-- Utility Dive: US House Passes Megabill Sending It To President With Steep Cuts In Clean Energy; President Promised Additional Restrictions On Wind, Solar, EV Subsidies
-- CBS News: US Senate Removes Excise Tax On Renewable Energy Industry From Budget Bill
-- AP: Congressional Republican Budget Bill Dismantles Climate Law Passed By Democrats
-- Wall Street Journal: US Senate Budget Bill Stuns Clean Energy Industry With New Tax On Wind And Solar Energy
-- TribLive/AP: US Senate Republican Tax Bill Could Crush Wind, Solar Power, Advocates Say
-- Republican Herald: PA Anthracite Council Asks President To Impose Tariffs To Preserve Coal Industry [Supports Foreign Steel Making] [PDF of Article]
-- Inside Climate News: Federal Budget Megabill Gives Tax Breaks To Companies Exporting Metallurgical Coal That Supports Foreign Steel Making
Background On Issues
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 28 to July 4 - 30+ Days Of Cleanup Continues At Shale Gas Pad; Failure To Comply With Plugging Order For 67 Months; Failure To Install E&S Controls For 68 Months [PaEN]
-- DEP: Active Wastewater Spill Remediation Efforts Have Continued For 30+ Days At The Seneca Resources Vandergrift Shale Gas Well Pad In Charleston Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Commonwealth Court Rules Elizabeth Twp., In Allegheny County Violated Its Own Zoning Ordinance To Allow Shale Gas Well Pad, Pipeline To Be Built In A Residential Area
-- Environmental Hearing Board Denies Request To End Appeal Of Catalyst Energy, Inc. Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit In McKean County [PaEN]
-- CNX Resources Challenges Environmental Hearing Board Authority To Add Conditions To Permits For Shale Gas Wells At The Drakulic Well Pad In Penn Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: EQT Shale Gas Driller Sues Morgan Twp., Greene County In Federal Court Over Limits On Heavy Equipment Hauling On Local Roads To Prevent Damage [PDF of Article]
-- Warren Times Editorial: Pennsylvania Needs A New Plan For Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Increasing Bond Amounts Only Part Of Solution [PaEN]
-- Environmental Integrity Project: DEP Made Changes To Permit For MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County To Reduce Air Emissions, Improve Accountability [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: The Real Story Behind The Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee - It's Not Funding, It's Cleanup Money - By Mary Jo Simmen-Gray, Hempfield, Westmoreland County Resident [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Costs Of Amazon’s $20 Billion Promise To Build Data Centers In PA Unknown: Impact On Electricity Supply, Power Costs To Consumers, Tax Revenue Forfeit
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Revival Is Powering America’s Future - By Sen. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland)
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Summer’s Triple Threat - Energy Bills Rising, Grids Straining, Help Shrinking - By Destenie Nock, Peoples Energy Analytics
-- PJM Interconnection Grid Operator Issues Hot Weather Alert For July 6 In Its Western Region, July 7 In Its Mid-Atlantic & Southern Regions, Including Areas In PA [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Electric Grid Power Capacity Needs Of Larger Industrial Customers Could Threaten Industrial Growth In Pittsburgh Region [PDF of Article]
-- Mountain Watershed Association Files EHB Appeal Of DEP's Approval Of The 1,452 Acre Expansion of the Rustic Ridge #1 Coal Mine In Fayette, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Mountain Watershed Assn. Challenges Rustic Ridge Coal Mine Expansion In Westmoreland, Fayette Counties
-- Guest Essay: Remembering Ryerson Station State Park's Duke Lake, Lost To Damage Caused By Underground Coal Mining In Greene County 20 Years Ago - By Sarah Sweeney, Center for Coalfield Justice [PaEN]
-- Solar Business Owners: PA Will Lose $156 Million If PA Senate, House Fail To Unlock Solar For All Funding [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: 114 MW Wind Farm Under Construction At Rock Run ATV Park In Cambria County [PDF of Article]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy Receives $22.7 Million In US DOE Loan For Energy Storage Production Expansion In Turtle Creek [PDF of Article]
-- MCall Guest Essay: Federal Home Heating Assistance Saves Energy, Money And Lives - By Michael Austin, Weatherization Director, Community Action Lehigh Valley
-- TribLive Letter: Air Pollution And Dementia - By Dr. Marti Haykin
-- AP: National Climate Assessments On How Climate Change Affects US Removed From Federal Websites
-- Financial Times: MethaneSAT Satellite Used To Detect Oil & Gas, Other Methane Emissions From Space Lost Power ‘Not Recoverable’
-- DEP Launches New Streamlining Permits For Economic Expansion & Development (SPEED) Permit Review Program [Release + Video]
-- The Allegheny Front - Julia Fraser: PA’s SPEED Program Lets Developers Skip Line For Some Environmental Permit Reviews
-- Bucks County Beacon - Naomi Weiss: ‘Regulatory Sandbox’ Bill Proposed By PA Republican Senator Would Allow Businesses To Sidestep State Environmental Regulations
-- PennLive: Harrisburg’s Water Utility Offers $1.4 Billion Plan To Cut Sewage Overflows Into Susquehanna River
-- ExploreClarion.com: DEP Now Issues Boil Water Advisory To Customers Of Rimersburg Borough, East Brady Water Systems In Clarion County After Identifying Mystery Chemical In Water As Sodium Bisulfite, Mislabeled Chemical Mistakenly Introduced Into The System [Click Here for advisory, explanation]
-- ExploreClarion.com: Boil Water Advisory Lifted For East Brady, Rimersburg Water Service Area
-- Williamsport Sun: Wyoming Valley Sanitation Authority Completes Streambank Restoration Project On Mill Creek
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Jeremy Cox: Susquehanna River Basin In PA Falling Short On Climate Change Flooding Prep, Penn State Study Says
-- TribLive: State’s Outdoor Recreation Plan Sets Template For Millions Of Dollars In Upgrades At Parks
-- Courier Times: These Bucks County Dams Beckon Visitors, But They’re Deadly; What Can Be Done?
-- Lancaster Farming: Chronic Wasting Disease Continues To Spread In PA Deer
-- KDKA: Game Commission Rescues Young Black Bear Stuck In Fiberglass Container
-- Republican Herald: Small But Mighty, Kestrels Are Worth Saving [Hawk Mountain Sanctuary]
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Crop Of 23 Peregrine Falcons And Juvenile Bald Eagles Have Flown The Coop In Pittsburgh Region, But Are Begging Their Parents For Food
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Fledgling Bald Eagle Tempts Fate As He Practices Flying And Landing Before Leaving The Irvin Works Nest
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: How Flinging Crickets In The Air Helped Save Purple Martins In Western PA
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: July 6, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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