Awards/Recognition
-- PA Conservation Heritage Project Profile: Tina Terrell, US Forest Service Advocate For Nature And People [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Retiring Western PA Audubon Director Jim Bonner Has Gone From ‘Feathers To Fur And Back To Feathers’
-- TribLive: Jim Bonner To Retire As Head Of Audubon Society Of Western PA
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill Conservation District Holds Awards Ceremony
-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Announces 2025 Photo Contest Winners [PaEN]
Grants
-- DEP Announces More Than $1 Million Available For Environmental Education Grants
-- State Conservation Commission Agricultural Conservation Funding Guide For Pennsylvania Now Available [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- Republican Herald: I-81 Litter Removal To Begin Monday In Schuylkill County
Upcoming Events
-- PA Resources Council To Hold 7 Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical, Electronics Waste Collection Events in Allegheny, Beaver, Delaware, Montgomery Counties [Starting Aug. 23] [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 5 In-Person Workshop On Manure Management Essentials In Indiana County, 9:00 a.m. to Noon
-- Watershed Alliance Of York: 23rd Annual York Watershed Week - Sept. 13 to 20
-- York Watershed Week Sept. 15 Waterways On Wheels - Codorus Creek Bike Tour, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
-- Shamokin Creek Restoration Alliance Hosts Sept. 17 Meeting On Upper Watershed Assessment & Restoration Plan In Northumberland County [PaEN]
-- PUC Hosting 6 Regional Be Utility Wise And Be Wise Consumer Education Conferences Starting Sept. 18 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension, Monroe Master Gardeners Host Sept. 24 Introduction To Agroforestry; Other Extension Programs Coming Up [PaEN]
-- Penn State Watershed Stewards Sept. 29 In-Person Plant A Tree, Support Healthy Stream Volunteer Event In Shippensburg, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension Webinar Sept. 30 Septic System Series - Alternative Onlot Septic Systems, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
-- PA Green Gov Council To Mark Commonwealth Sustainability Week Oct. 6 - 10 With Special Webinars [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Oct. 14 Webinar On Landscaping Around Onlot Septic Systems, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
-- Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Policy & Management Hosts Oct. 21 Pennsylvania Energy Ecosystem Conference [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Nov. 11 Webinar On What Home Buyers Should Know About Onlot Septic Systems During Property Transfers, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
-- Lehigh Valley-Based Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Upcoming Programs, Activities In September: Tree Planting- Stream Restoration Projects; Education Programs; Farm To Table Experience
-- Reading Eagle: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Opens 2025 Fall Migration Season
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 23 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 61 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 23 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Draft Assessment & Strategy For PA Coastal Zone Resources; Apply For Coastal Zone Grants Starting Aug. 26 [PaEN]
-- DEP To Host Aug. 28 Meeting/Hearing On ERSI Demolition Waste Landfill Permit Modifications In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Pushing 3 More Ways To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater; Not Clear How The Public, Put At Risk By Dumping, Will Be Involved [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- Post-Gazette: Mold, Lead, Air Quality, Radon And More Environmental Factors Threaten Health Of PA Schoolchildren, New Report Says
-- WHYY: Report: Many Pennsylvania School Districts Fail To Address Environmental Hazards
-- LehighValleyLive: Radon Testing Scheduled For Bethlehem Schools After JAMA Study Raises Concerns
-- TribLive: Solar Panels At Highland School District Greenhouse Could Save District $70,000 In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Developer Seeks Approval For Proposed Solar Energy Facility In Ligonier Twp., Westmoreland County
-- DEP Announces SPEED Permitting For Oil & Gas Well Pads, Air Quality, Dam Safety, Chapter 105, 102 Permits [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Visits Blair County Farm To Highlight Work To Speed Up Permitting, Support Farmers, Rural Communities
-- DCNR, Aging, Health Agencies Unveil New Toolkit To Help Older Pennsylvanians Stay Healthy, Active Outdoors At Codorus State Park, York County [PaEN]
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education News Now Available - Back To School Edition [PaEN]
-- DCNR Releases Technical Bulletin On Managing Stormwater In Karst Areas Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- US Geological Survey Study Tracking 7 Key Water Quality Trends In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
-- Post-Gazette: Montour Run: A Perfect Storm Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Firefighting Foam, Frequently Stocked Fish
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invests $8.8 Million To Ensure 33 Farms, 2,017 Acres of Prime Farmland In 16 Counties Stay Farms Forever [PaEN]
-- Morning Call: 9 More Lehigh Valley Farms Saved From Development
-- LancasterOnline: State Preserves 2 Lancaster County Farms In Martic, Mount Joy Townships
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County’s Ag Challenge: Keeping The Next Generation On The Farm
-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Honor And Remember’: Friends Of Flight 93 Commemorative Keepsake Calendars Generating Strong Response
-- Inquirer: Chaos Gardening - Wild Beauty Or Just A Mess? A Sustainable Landscape Specialist Explains The Trend
-- PA iMapInvasive Program News: Invasive Replace-ive Great Success; Biological Control Of Knotweed; Tracking Invasive Species; Diversity Of French Creek Valley
-- Erie Times: Goats-- Nature’s Lawn Mowers-- Are Back To Clear Out Invasive Species
-- Reading Eagle: Lifelong Friendship Of 2 Berks Men Forged On The Horse-Shoe Trail
-- The Allegheny Front: Elk Cam Gives People A Chance To Safely Watch Wildlife During Rutting Season
-- The Derrick: Eagles In Pennsylvania: A 50-Year Recovery From 3 Nests To More Than 300 [PDF of Article]
-- LehighValleyNews.com: Purple Martins, Threatened Bird Species, Finds A Welcoming Home At St. Luke’s Arboretum, Bucks County
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary First Update On Fall Migration Season
-- TribLive: Ragweed Near Full Bloom In Western PA As Fall Approaches
-- Williamsport Sun - Reflections In Nature: The Cattail Grows Brown In August
Oil & Gas Compliance Issues
-- Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Pushing 3 More Ways To Legalize Road Dumping Their Wastewater; Not Clear How The Public, Put At Risk By Dumping, Will Be Involved [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - August 16 to 22 - Conventional, Shale Gas Wastewater Spilling All Over, Seeping From Hillsides; 4th Pipeline Construction Spill; Where Did You Put That Waste? [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Volunteers Find Persistent Oily Waste From Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant Spill In Williamsport; Advise Public To Avoid Recreational Use Of River For Now
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Initial Radioactivity Scan Show No Elevated Levels From Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog/PennLive: 1.3 Million+ Oil & Gas Wastewater Stored At The Closed Eureka Resources Facility In Williamsport; DEP Issued Violations 10 Days Before Aug. 17 Spill Into Susquehanna [PaEN]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: DEP Issued Violation 10 Days Before Tank At Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Facility Leaked Oily Discharge Into Susquehanna River
-- PennLive - John Beauge: Oily Substance From Tank In Closed Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant Leaks Into Susquehanna River [PDF of Article]
-- Williamsport Sun: Extensive Cleanup Underway After Oil Substance Leaks Into River In Williamsport [PDF of Article]
-- DEP: 3rd & 4th Spills From Horizontal Drilling At EQM Gathering Pipeline Project In Washington County; Overflowing Tanks; Water Supply Complaint Investigated [PaEN]
-- DEP: Contaminated Wastewater Found Seeping From Saturated Shale Gas Well Pad Fill Slope In Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Violations For Failing To Report How Waste Was Disposed Of Safely From 133 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells, Including 50 Owned By CNX Gas Company [PaEN]
-- DEP: Day 38 Of Cleanup: Borehole Found Under Stormwater Basin During Continuing Cleanup Of Repsol Shale Gas Well Pad After A 34-Hour Uncontrolled Wastewater Release In Bradford County [PaEN]
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - August 24 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Develops A.I. Use Policy
Background On Issues
-- DEP Now Accepting Bids To Plug 7 Conventional Gas Wells In Washington County [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Leak Found In Service Station Underground Gasoline Tank In Downtown Titusville, Crawford County
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Natural Gas Remains ‘Keystone’ Of Future Economic Growth [PDF of Article]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Low Flow Water Conditions Trigger Water Withdrawal Restrictions On 47 Shale Gas Development Water Withdrawal Points In PA [PaEN]
-- Delaware Currents: Public Wastewater Agencies Ask For Reprieve To New Federal Water Quality Improvement Rules On A Portion Of The Delaware River
-- Joint State Government Committee Identifies 382 Potential Sites For Geothermal Facilities Using Abandoned Mine Pools; Geothermal Energy Could Reduce A.I. Data Center Energy Demand By 30-40% [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: When The Ground Gives Way In Sinkholes, Landslides, Homeowners Are Often Left With The Bill, PA Lawmakers Propose A Safety Net
-- TribLive Editorial: Sinkholes Are A Problem, Lawmakers Could Do Something About Them
-- Coalition Of Community Groups, Philadelphia Gas Works Reach Proposed Rate Settlement Containing Wins For Affordability, Clean Energy [PaEN]
-- WHYY: Philly Climate Activists Celebrate A Rare Win In Their Battle To Reform The Philadelphia Gas Works
-- WTAE: Duquesne Light Cancels Participation In Allegheny County Storm Response Meeting At Last Minute
-- WTAE: Duquesne Light Customers Report Higher Electric Bills This Summer
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Unhealthy Air Pollutants Will Rise With SEPTA Cuts, Planners Say
-- Post-Gazette Investigation: Deadly Dust: Missed Inspections, Enforcement Failures Imperil The Lives Of Coal Miners
-- PA Capital-Star: Union Calls Continued Delay Of Silica Dust Rule A ‘Death Sentence’ For Coal Miners In PA And Beyond
-- MCall: 70 Years After Hurricane Diane, Is The Lehigh Valley Better Prepared For Major Floods?
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Health Dept. Confirms First Human West Nile Virus Case Of Year
--Post-Gazette: First Human Case Of West Nile Virus This Year Identified By Allegheny County Health Officials
-- Tribune-Democrat: West Nile Virus On Rise In Cambria County Region, Officials Say
-- The Allegheny Front/WVIA: Officials Urge Caution, Preventive Measures During PA’s West Nile Virus Season
-- The Guardian: President’s Move To Sanitize US History Gets Little Support With National Park Visitors
-- TribLive: President To Expand Push To Whitewash ‘Woke’ Museum Exhibits On Slavery
-- Republican Herald Editorial: President’s Smithsonian Order Damaging Assault On Our History
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 24, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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