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-- Freeport Township Declares Disaster Emergency After Residents Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event Have Been Without Permanent Water Supplies For 3 Years-- We’re Not Blaming Anybody, We Just Want Good, Clean Drinking Water [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Pennsylvania Towns Push Back To Stop Proposed LNG Gas Export Terminals, As President Pushes LNG Exports
-- Seneca Rocks Audubon Society Celebrates 40 Years Of Serving Clarion, Forest, Jefferson And Venango Counties [PaEN]
-- LehighValleyNews.com: Watershed Coalition Of The Lehigh Valley Recognized With A Northeast Environmental Partnership Award
-- York Daily Record: York County Reaches Milestone Of 50,000 Acres Of Farmland Preserved
-- Republican Herald: 2 Schuylkill Farms Join Ranks Of ‘Forever Farms’
-- TribLive: Eagle Scout Carlton Fogliani To Revitalize Historic Tree Site In Richland Community Park In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Celebrates 300 Lead-Safe Homes
-- DEP: Griffin Summit Oil Co. Violated Order To Plug Or Bring 53 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Into Compliance In Venango County; 437 Abandoned Conventional Well NOVs In 2025 [PaEN]
-- DEP Plugs 2 Conventional Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners And Venting Gas In Erie County [PaEN]
-- YourErie.com: DEP Plugs Conventional Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners And Venting Gas In Erie Residential Area
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 23 to 29 - Township Declares Disaster Emergency Over Polluted Water Wells; 70 More Abandoned Conventional Well Violations [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Sept. 9 Virtual Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Rupture In Upper Wakefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Assesses Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport, Orders Company To Take Corrective Measures [PDF of Article]
-- DEP Invites Comments Stormwater Permit For The Hyperion Midstream 2 Mile Long Titan To Athena Loop Natural Gas Pipeline Project In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Environmental Quality Board Meets Sept. 9 To Consider 2 Petitions From Oil & Gas Industry; Air Quality; Laboratory; Drinking Water; Water Quality; Radiation Protection Regulations [PaEN]
-- TribLive: $12 Million North Belle Vernon DEP Mine Subsidence Prevention Project To Begin Next Week In Westmoreland
-- The Allegheny Front/WV Public Broadcasting: President Moves To Strip Union Rights Of National Institute For Occupational Safety & Health Employees [Black Lung Screenings]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Coal Mining Mustn’t Be A Death Sentence
-- Erie Times: Federal Judge Approves Dismissal Of Criminal Charges Against Erie Coke [Coal] Plant Defendant Who Pleaded Guilty To Charges Of Violating Federal Clean Air Act [Requested By President’s Justice Dept.]
-- Erie Times: Public Officials: Environmental Cleanup Of Erie Coke [Coal] Plant Site Will Be Long, Expensive Process
-- TribLive/AP: EPA Fires Employees Who Publicly Criticized Agency Policies Under President [Warning]
-- TribLive: US Steel Restarts 2 Batteries Involved In Deadly Blast At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works To ‘Hot Idle’ Mode
-- WESA: US Steel Beings Work To Salvage Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Batteries After Explosion
-- WTAE: Clairton Community Unites With Concert Fundraiser For Victims Of US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Plant Explosion
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Other States Fast-Track Wind, Solar Permits And Contracts To Beat President’s Phase Out Of Tax Credits
-- WHYY: Major Solar Installer In Philly Ceasing Most Operations Amid President’s Federal Tax Credit Rollbacks
-- PowerBank Hoping For Passage Of PA Community Solar Legislation To Advance 3.16 MW Solar Energy Project In Wayne County
-- Erie Times: Union Twp. Landowners Oppose Stricter Rules For Solar Energy Facilities
-- TribLive: Derry Twp. Sets Sept. 2 Hearing On Proposed Solar Energy Facility In Westmoreland
-- Altoona Mirror: Frankstown Twp. Weighs Changes To Solar Power Zoning Ordinance In Blair County
-- Penn State Extension Land Use Series Webinars On Solar Development, Stormwater Management, Using A.I. For Community Planning; Other Extension Education Programs [PaEN]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Federal Electric Vehicle Program Back On, But Pittsburgh Charging Largely Driven By Private Sector
-- PennDOT: 2 New Federally Funded Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Open At Sheetz Stores In Blair, York Counties
-- City & State PA: PUC Chair Stephen DeFrank Talks About Meeting Energy Needs Of A.I. Data Centers [‘You Can’t Build Out And Meet [electric use] Peaks’]
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Residential Electricity Bills ‘Begin Surge:’ Natural Gas Prices Up 71%, PJM Prices Up Due To A.I. Data Center Demand [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves 33.3% Increase In Natural Gas Rates From Pike County Light & Power And 5.7% Increase For Pike County Light & Power Electric [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: Soaring Power Bills In PJM Pose Risk For Republicans In Face Of A.I. Data Center Demands
-- Bloomberg Opinion: A.I. Is Booming, So Are Household Electricity Bills
-- Financial Times Opinion: Surging US Electricity Prices In Face Of A.I. Data Center Demands Put Presidents Pledge To Cut Electricity Prices In Half With 1 Year Of Taking Office
-- Inquirer: What PECO’s New CEO Has To Say About Your Electric Bill, A.I. Data Centers And Coal In PA [A.I. Data Center Demand Could Cause PA To Be In A Generation Deficit, Price Increases] [PDF of Article]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Guest Essay: A.I. Data Center Energy Boom Tests President’s EPA Repeal Strategy - By Ken Silverstein, InsideSources.com
-- Lehighton Times Guest Essay: Mine Water Discharge For A.I. Data Centers A Cool Idea - By Ed Socha
-- New Castle News/Sunbury Daily Item: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Monitoring A.I. Data Center Development
-- September 2--PA Senate Democratic Policy Committee hearing on A.I. Data Centers - Impacts, Operations, Policy Considerations. 4:00 p.m. Click Here to watch online.
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - August 31 [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Carnegie Mellon University Is Helping Shape America’s Energy Evolution [Sponsored]
-- US DOE Orders Eddystone Generating Station To Remain In Operation For 90 More Days In Delaware County [PaEN] [Warning]
-- Bloomberg: Key US Energy Data Delayed Or Suspended After Federal Cuts [Warning]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: As Storms Pummel Pennsylvania, Electric Utilities Are Becoming Less Reliable
-- Tribune-Democrat: PUC: PA Set Dubious New Record For Major Power Outages in 2024
-- Morning Call: PPL Tops List In 2024 For Record Power Outages Across PA, PUC Say
-- TribLive: PUC Releases Annual Scorecard On Power Company Outages
-- Students From The Penn State Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center Learn Urban Sustainability, High-Performance Green Building Design [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Franklin Schools Partner With TEN [The Efficiency Network] Company To Seek Energy-Saving Opportunities [PDF of Article]
-- Protecting Presque Isle Bay & Lake Erie: Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Expands Anti-Litter Programs With Key Partners [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Sept. 11-13
-- Warren Times Editorial: Giving Back To The Allegheny River - River Cleanup Sept. 11-13
-- TribLive: Art Component Aims To Highlight Pittsburgh’s Annual Garbage Olympics Sept. 13
-- KYW: Philadelphia Prepares To Launch Illegal Dumping Task Force
-- Centre Daily Times: Have Penn State Tailgaters Cleaned Up Their Act? Recycling Education Efforts Continued
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Recycling Is Key To A Stronger PA Economy, Environmental Future - By Darlene J. Robbins, Northeast PA Manufacturers
-- PA Recycling Markets Center Sept. 16 Webinar: Recycled Metals Commodities Markets Update, 1:00 p.m.
-- Penn State’s 2025 Ag Progress Days A Success In Showcasing Innovation, Impact To An Estimated 42,000 People
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update Highlights County Clean Water Accomplishments; Funding Opportunities; County Watershed Specialists; Intern Projects; More Clean Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners Announced Award Of More Than $87,000 Clean Water Fund Grants [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Two Mile Run’s Justus Lake Is Made A Bit More Natural Through New Fish Habitats [PDF of Article]
-- Penn State Research Sheds Light On Beech Creek's Struggle With Abandoned Mine Drainage In Centre, Clinton Counties [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: Intergovernmental Stormwater Committee Awards Brush Run Streambank Restoration Project Contract
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: US Geological Survey ‘Sentinel Scientists’ Perform Vital But Often Unseen Role In Bay Restoration
-- Republican Herald: USDA Issues Emergency Drought Declarations To Help Columbia, Schuylkill Counties For Earlier Dry Weather
-- Watershed Alliance Of York, Partners Host 23rd Annual York Watershed Week Sept. 13 to 20 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Sept. 17 In-Person Tap Talks - York County Water Quality Monitoring, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Sept. 9 For Updates On Conservation Districts; Delaware River Basin Commission; Cuffs Run Pump-Storage Hydro Project [PaEN]
-- Three Rivers WaterKeeper Announces Intent To Sue Multiple Entities For Decades Long Discharges To The Allegheny River In Pittsburgh [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Julie Grant: Three Rivers WaterKeeper Issues Intent To Sue Over Oil And Tar In Allegheny River
-- Spotlight PA: PUC Says It Can’t Order A Small, Troubled Private Water Company To Sell Itself To State College Authority Because It falls Outside The Agency’s Reach
-- Citizens Voice: Wilkes-Barre Mayor Gives Update On Sinkholes As Residents Lose Patience
-- WTAE: Do You Live By An Unsafe Dam? Use Our Tool To Find Out
-- Tribune-Democrat: Fish & Boat Commission: Conditions At High Point Lake Dam Worsening, $5.6 Million Will Make Dam Safer
-- Inquirer: Delaware County, Philly Residents Feel ‘Abandoned’ As President Cuts Grants Meant To Protect Area From Flooding [Warning]
-- WPost: 150 FEMA Employees Send Congress Letter Saying Current Agency Leadership Has Eroded And Hindered The Ability To Effectively Manage Emergencies [Warning]
-- TribLive: Tree Pittsburgh Collects Data To Aid Replanting After Destructive Spring Storms In Western PA
-- Citizens Voice: Study Of Wilkes-Barre’s Kirby Park Natural Area Suggests Ecological Improvements
-- Tribune-Democrat: Allegheny Mountain Woodland Assn. To Host Sept. 26 Program On Mushrooms
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: North Branch Land Trust’s Annual Red Barn Banquet Returning Sept. 16
-- Penn State Extension Feb. 6 Webinar On PA Invasive Species - Plants Fueling Pest Invasions, 1:00 to 2:15 p.m.
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 20 In Berks County
-- Penn State Releases New Guide On Identifying Bees In Pennsylvania
-- US Forest Service Starts Process To Rescind Roadless Rule Protection In Allegheny National Forest, Other Forests [PaEN] [Warning]
-- Warren Times: US Forest Service Invites Comments On Future Of Kinzua Beach, Information Center
-- Tribune-Democrat: Events Planned For 9/11 Anniversary At Flight 93 Memorial
-- Tribune-Democrat: Flight 93 Group Offering Virtual 9/11 Lessons For Classrooms
-- Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs, DCNR Announces 9 PA State Parks As Recovery In Nature Sites
-- DCNR Announces Sunday Hunting Plans In State Parks, Forests
-- DCNR Releases New Digital Trail Information Resources For 1,750+ Miles Of Trails Across 119 State Parks [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Republican Rep. Ortitay Wants To Expand Natural Gas Drilling On State Land, Raise Other Revenue To Replace School Property Taxes [Warning]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Nescopeck State Park Lake Being Drained For Maintenance Project
-- Republican Herald: Accessible To Everybody, Hiking In NE PA Is On The Rise
-- Inquirer: I Had To Hike Black Forest Trail In Lycoming County-- PA’s Toughest Trail-- In 2.5 Days, All 43 Miles Tested Me
-- Tribune-Democrat: Contractor Approved To Address Great Allegheny Passage Trail Landslide In Somerset County
-- NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh Run And Walk Clubs Bringing People Together Through Movement
-- PennLive: New 18-Acre Park In Cumberland County Will Include Pickleball Courts, Dog Parks
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Parks Are Failing, Let’s Double The Parks Budget, Relying On Volunteers And Nonprofits Is A Temporary Fix
-- York Daily Record: Susquehanna Ramblers’ Explorations Captivate York And Lancaster River Fans
-- NextPittsburgh: We Visited The Ohio River’s Uninhabited Islands
-- The Allegheny Front: Coudersport Ice Mine, Which Naturally Grows Ice In Summer, Sees Busiest Year Since Reopening In 2014 In Potter County
-- WPost: Inside The $7 Million Project To Keep Water Out Of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater Masterpiece In Pennsylvania
-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Has 4 Human Cases Of West Nile Virus So Far This Summer
-- PennLive: Cumberland County Plans Mosquito Spraying Tuesday, Wednesday Evenings To Combat West Nile Virus
-- Centre Daily Times: Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center Announces Death Of New Northern Hawk Owl Chick
-- Williamsport Sun: Ospreys In Pennsylvania: The Return Of The Fish Hawk [PDF of Article]
-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Father And Son Win $110,000 For First-Place Fish At Flounder Tournament
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Programs, Events In September
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