Awards/Recognition
-- 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
Grants
-- TribLive: Eagle Scout Carlton Fogliani To Revitalize Historic Tree Site In Richland Community Park In Allegheny County
-- 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
Upcoming Events
-- 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]
-- DEP To Hold Sept. 9 Virtual Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Rupture In Upper Wakefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Events Planned For 9/11 Anniversary At Flight 93 Memorial
-- TribLive: Art Component Aims To Highlight Pittsburgh’s Annual Garbage Olympics Sept. 13
-- PA Recycling Markets Center Sept. 16 Webinar: Recycled Metals Commodities Markets Update, 1:00 p.m.
-- 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
-- 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.
-- Penn State Extension Land Use Series Webinars On Solar Development, Stormwater Management, Using A.I. For Community Planning; Other Extension Education Programs [PaEN]
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Programs, Events In September
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 20 In Berks County
-- Penn State Extension Feb. 6 Webinar On PA Invasive Species - Plants Fueling Pest Invasions, 1:00 to 2:15 p.m.
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 30 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 66 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 30 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Sept. 9 For Updates On Conservation Districts; Delaware River Basin Commission; Cuffs Run Pump-Storage Hydro Project [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Oct. 1 Hearing On Title V Air Quality Permit For Vitro Meadville Flat Glass In Crawford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments Stormwater Permit For The Hyperion Midstream 2 Mile Long Titan To Athena Loop Natural Gas Pipeline Project In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Derry Twp. Sets Sept. 2 Hearing On Proposed Solar Energy Facility In Westmoreland
-- Warren Times: US Forest Service Invites Comments On Future Of Kinzua Beach, Information Center
-- US Forest Service Starts Process To Rescind Roadless Rule Protection In Allegheny National Forest, Other Forests [PaEN]
-- PUC To Seek Comment On Settlement With Peoples Gas Over 2022 Natural Gas Pipeline Fire Disrupting Service To 350 Customers In Cambria County
Programs/Information
-- Dept. of Drug & Alcohol Programs, DCNR Announces 9 PA State Parks As Recovery In Nature Sites
-- Tribune-Democrat: Flight 93 Group Offering Virtual 9/11 Lessons For Classrooms
-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Update Highlights County Clean Water Accomplishments; Funding Opportunities; County Watershed Specialists; Intern Projects; More Clean Water Resources [PaEN]
-- Students From The Penn State Franco Harris Pittsburgh Center Learn Urban Sustainability, High-Performance Green Building Design [PaEN]
-- Centre Daily Times: Have Penn State Tailgaters Cleaned Up Their Act? Recycling Education Efforts Continued
-- Penn State Research Sheds Light On Beech Creek's Struggle With Abandoned Mine Drainage In Centre, Clinton Counties [PaEN]
-- 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
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: How Carnegie Mellon University Is Helping Shape America’s Energy Evolution [Sponsored]
-- 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
-- US Forest Service Starts Process To Rescind Roadless Rule Protection In Allegheny National Forest, Other Forests [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Coudersport Ice Mine, Which Naturally Grows Ice In Summer, Sees Busiest Year Since Reopening In 2014 In Potter County
-- Penn State’s 2025 Ag Progress Days A Success In Showcasing Innovation, Impact To An Estimated 42,000 People
-- Centre Daily Times: Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center Announces Death Of New Northern Hawk Owl Chick
-- Williamsport Sun: Dept. Of Agriculture Reminds Residents To Be On The Lookout For Spotted Lanternflies
-- Penn State Releases New Guide On Identifying Bees In Pennsylvania
A.I. /Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - August 31 [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- 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
-- 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 Closes Violations For Failing To Restore Shale Gas Water Impoundment For 7 Years In Clarion County After Owner Reports Using It To Frack A Well; On July 31 [PaEN]
-- 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 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
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Assesses Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport, Orders Company To Take Corrective Measures [PDF of Article]
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Residential Electricity Bills ‘Begin Surge:’ Natural Gas Prices Up 71%, PJM Prices Up Due To A.I. Data Center Demand [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
-- 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
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Other States Fast-Track Wind, Solar Permits And Contracts To Beat President’s Phase Out Of Tax Credits
-- 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
-- The Allegheny Front/WV Public Broadcasting: President Moves To Strip Union Rights Of National Institute For Occupational Safety & Health Employees [Black Lung Screenings]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: US Geological Survey ‘Sentinel Scientists’ Perform Vital But Often Unseen Role In Bay Restoration
-- The Derrick: Franklin Schools Partner With TEN [The Efficiency Network] Company To Seek Energy-Saving Opportunities [PDF of Article]
-- 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
-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Recycling Is Key To A Stronger PA Economy, Environmental Future - By Darlene J. Robbins, Northeast PA Manufacturers
-- 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
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 31, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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