Awards/Recognition
-- DCNR Highlights 10 Years Of Workforce Training Through The Expanded PA Outdoor Corps Program For Young People Ages 15-25 [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds Center 2025 PA Wilds Champions Received Awards At July 24 Dinner
-- Republican Herald: Auburn Tree Farm Chosen To Send Christmas Tree To VP Vance Home In D.C.
-- Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Multi-Municipal Shade Tree Commission Member Donna McCrea Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- Smokey Bear’s Birthday Is Coming Up August 9, Check For Events Near You
Interns
-- TribLive: DEP Intern Spots Rare Freshwater Jellyfish Near Presque Isle In Lake Erie [Video]
-- DEP Facebook Video Of Jellyfish
-- Erie Times: DEP Intern Finds Freshwater Jellyfish At Presque Isle; What You Should Know
-- Post-Gazette: DEP Intern Spotted Rare Freshwater Jellyfish In Presque Isle Bay: ‘I Was Stunned’
-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Hosts 2 AmeriCorps Interns Funded By Federal Office Of Surface Mining [PaEN]
Grants
-- State Conservation Commission Extends Deadline To Apply For Federally-Funded Grants To Implement Farm Conservation Practices In Chesapeake Bay Most Effective Basins [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Program: Aug. 1 - Global Environmental Economic Trends, Dr. Peter B. Meyer, 4:00 p.m.
-- Food & Water Watch Hosts Aug. 5 Webinar On Protecting Your Pennsylvania Community With Local Zoning [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Aug. 23 Pollinator Pathway Movement - BEE In On It! At The Van Scott Nature Reserve Wayne County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Aug. 25 Webinar On PFAS And 6PPD-q Chemicals In The Delaware River Basin [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 9 Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success; Master Watershed Steward Native Tree & Shrub Sale In August [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Sept. 9 Webinar On Growth Of A.I. Data Centers, Rising Electricity Prices, Lagging Energy Development [PaEN]
-- Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, EEA-NJ Hosts Sept. 10-11 Navigating Change Policy Conference [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! South Mountain Partnership Power Of The Partnership Celebration Sept. 12, Kings Gap Environmental Ed Center, Cumberland County, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
-- Foundation For Sustainable Forests: Loving the Land Through Working Forests Conference Sept. 20, Crawford County; Annual Dinner Sept. 19 [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! WeConservePA Pennsylvania Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 21-23 In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Courier Times: Arthropalooza Returning To Churchville Nature Center In Northampton
Public Participation
-- DEP Inviting Comments On Revised Guidelines For Ranking Applications To PennVEST For Federally-Funded Water Infrastructure Grants/Loans Removing Environmental Justice Ranking Points [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 2 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 69 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 2 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Aug. 20 Informal Conference [Open House/Hearing] On A New LCT Energy, LP Rustic Ridge II Bituminous Underground Coal Mine In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: PUC To Hold Public Hearings On Pittsburgh Water Authority Rate Increase Request
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Seeks Input From Tarentum Residents On Climate Action Plan
-- Citizens Voice: Public Input Sought On Draft Of Master Plan For West Side Parks
-- Governor’s Office Published Updated Agency-By-Agency List Of Nonregulatory Documents - Policy Statements, Guidance, Manuals, Other Materials
Programs/Information
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Electric Road Trip Makes Pit Stop At Allegheny County Electric Vehicle Mechanic Training Program
-- Post-Gazette: New Allegheny Community College Program Helps Lead The Charge Of PA Electric Vehicle Boom
-- TribLive: Penn Hills School District Nets $136,495 Rebate From Duquesne Light For Lighting Upgrades
-- PA Capital-Star: Activists Pledge To Resist Any Federal Effort To Lift Fracking Ban In Delaware River Basin
-- PennLive: Will A Catastrophic Flood Hit Central PA? It’s Only A Matter Of Time, Experts Say
-- Three Rivers Waterkeeper Releases 2024 State Of Our Three Rivers Water Quality Report [PaEN]
-- Pike Conservation District: The Flow Must Go On - Stormwater’s Journey Across The Land
-- Reading Eagle: Warning Issued After Rabies Case Identified In Wyomissing
-- PA Dept. Of Agriculture Rabies Tracking Dashboard - 173 Cases So Far In 2025
-- Shaver's Creek Environmental Center Has A New Animal Ambassador-- Pip, A Northern Hawk Owl Chick [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: New Northern Hawk Owl Chick Marks Several Firsts At Shaver’s Creek; How To Meet Him
-- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area Hosts High-Tech Tracking Network To Learn More about Migrating Birds, Bats, Insects In Real Time [PDF of Article]
-- PennLive: Ohiopyle State Park Tops US List Of Great-Value Stays, Along With 8 Other PA State Parks
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Seismograph Picked Up Pacific Earthquake From 5,000 Miles Away
-- WNEP: Project Showcasing Historic Coal Mine Ventilation Fans Nears Completion In Carbon County
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Game Commission Approves 13 Sundays Of Hunting, Capping ‘Historic’ Reversal Of Ban
-- TribLive: Hunters Planning More Time In The Woods After Addition Of 10 Sundays To Hunting Season
-- Williamsport Sun: Welcome Birds Into Your Backyard [Audubon Community Nature Center]
-- Williamsport Sun: Oak Trees Support More Insects And Wildlife Than Any Other Tree
-- Williamsport Sun: Reflections In Nature: Waterway Names Come From A Variety Of Sources
-- Post-Gazette: Federal Lawmakers Make Bipartisan Push To Slow Down Spotted Lanternflies
-- Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly News: Managing Lanternflies; Business Training; Protect Your Business
-- TribLive: West Nile, Jamestown Canyon Viruses Found In Westmoreland Mosquitoes; Lyme Disease Risk High
-- DEP: Current Counties Positive For West Nile Virus, Jamestown Canyon Virus
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Mosquitoes And Ticks Can Ruin Summer, But They Can Be Stopped
-- TribLive: Sweat Bee Or Corn Fly? What’s Bugging You If It Isn’t A Mosquito
Background On Issues
-- Coterra Energy Fined $299,000 For Contaminating 13 Private Water Supplies In Lenox Twp., Susquehanna County - Just A Few Miles From Dimock [PaEN]
-- Pin Oak Energy Partners Signs Consent Order With DEP To Address Its Failure To Restore 16 Shale Gas Well Sites And An Impoundment In Beaver County Since 2023 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Second Spill From Horizontal Drilling At EQM Gathering Pipeline Construction Project In Washington County Contaminates Spring [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: AG Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Equitrans For Massive 2022 Natural Gas Leak In Cambria County
-- PA Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition Applauds President For Overturning Basis For Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs-- Including Methane From Oil & Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Appalachian Voices: EPA Proposed Repeal Of Endangerment An Attack On Environmental Regulations That Hold Polluters Accountable For The Damage They’ve Caused To Our Region
-- AP: President’s EPA Moves To Repeal Landmark ‘Endangerment Finding’ That Allows Climate Regulation
-- EPA Extends Oil & Gas Industry Compliance Deadlines For Federal Clean Air Act Methane Reduction Rule; Deadline Extended For States To Submit Compliance Plan To 2027 [PaEN]
-- Environmental Defense Fund: A Dozen Environmental, Health,Community Groups File Lawsuit Against EPA For Delaying Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Standards
-- PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Urge DEP To Adopt Strong, Proven Methane Reduction Standards For Oil & Gas Facilities
-- Guest Essay: Federal EPA Rollbacks Mean Pennsylvania Must Take The Lead On Cutting Methane Pollution From Oil & Gas Operations - By Melissa Ostroff, Earthworks [PaEN]
-- TribLive Letter: We Need Strong Regulations To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations - By Dr. Gabriel Cisneros
-- TribLive Letter: Leaders Must Stop Oil & Gas Facility Methane Leaks - By Michele Klingensmith
-- Inquirer Letter: Climate Change Is A Scientifically Proven Fact, DEP Must Adopt The Strongest Possible Methane Controls On Oil & Gas Industry By Richard Whiteford
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: We Speak Of ‘Terraforming’ Distant Planets While Tolerating A World Where Basic Habitability Is A Privilege - By Pragya Thakur, Arlington Heights, PA
-- PJM Electric Auction Impacts: 1 In 5 PA Households Report Problems Now Paying Energy Bills; Electric Utility Shutoffs Up 38.1% So Far This Year [PaEN]
-- PJM Electricity Auction: PJM Lost 2.8 Gigawatts Of Power Due To Reduced Reliability Rating Of Natural Gas Power Plants; Could Gain 12.2 Gigawatts By Increasing Reliability From Less Than 75% Now To An Achievable 90% [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Why Pennsylvanians May See Higher Electric Bills This Summer And Next [PJM Auction, A.I. Data Center Power Demands]
-- Lancaster Clean Water Partners: Record-Breaking Rainfall In Lancaster County Put Stormwater, Watershed Restoration Projects To The Test [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Rain Runoff Impacts Water Quality In State Park Lake Swimming Areas
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Residential Solar Installers Face A Rush Before End-Of-Year Federal Tax Credit Deadline
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Community Solar Legislation In PA Could Bypass The Energy Bottleneck - By Alice Lu, Clean Air Council
-- TribLive Letter: Why Farmers Embrace Solar Energy - By Phil & Sara Vassalio
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Electric Road Trip Makes Pit Stop At Allegheny County Electric Vehicle Mechanic Training Program
-- TribLive: Parts Of Allegheny County Achieve Air Quality Milestones
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: August 3, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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