Awards/Recognition
-- In Memoriam: Ad Crable - Family Man, Outdoor Enthusiast, Admired Journalist [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Ad Crable, Longtime Outdoors Journalist For LNP, Remembered As A True Friend To Nature [PDF of Article]
-- We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Conservation District Marks 70 Years
-- PennDOT, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Announce 28 Student Young Ambassadors To Advance Pennsylvania’s Environmental Sustainability Efforts [PaEN]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Follow Intern Abigail Duimering’s Journey Into Freshwater Science
-- Citizens Voice: Mural Planned For Avondale Mine Disaster Site In Plymouth Twp., Luzerne County
-- Republican Herald: ‘Breaker Boys’ 100th Anniversary Book Edition About The NFL’s Greatest Team And The Stolen 1925 Championship [PDF of Article]
Grants
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Now Accepting Applications For Support To Develop Native Plant Gardens, Wildlife Habitats At Communities Of Worship In Philadelphia, Delaware [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- TribLive: Yough River Cleanup Planned From Cedar Creek To West Newton In Westmoreland
-- Delaware County Conservation District, Partners Seeking Volunteers For Fall Tree Plantings [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Observer-Reporter: Flight 93 Passengers, Crew To Be Honored On 9/11 Anniversary
-- TribLive: IUP To Mark 9/11 Anniversary With Memorial Program Near Remnant From Ground Zero
-- Join The Keep PA Beautiful Pick Up Pennsylvania Fall Cleanup To Keep Litter From Reaching Our Waterways; Free Cleanup Supplies For Registered Events [PaEN]
-- Lehigh Valley Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Programs, Experiences Coming In September
-- Planet Philadelphia Sept. 5 Sustainability In The City Program, 4:00 p.m.
-- Cobbs Creek Park Ambassadors Summer Festival Sept. 6 Whitby Park, Philadelphia 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
-- Petition To Extend Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells May Be Back On The Table At Environmental Quality Board Sept. 9 If Motion Succeeds [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Author Of Johnstown Waters - The Legacy Of The Steel Industry Sets Signing For New Book On Area Dams
-- Penn State Extension Everybody Walk Across Pennsylvania Sept. 8 to Nov. 3
-- Marcellus Shale Coalition: Shale Insight Industry Conference To Be Held Sept. 16-18 In Erie
-- Penn State Extension Water Cooler Talk Sept. 24 Webinar - Riparian Buffers To Improve Trout Habitat, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension Oct. 1 In-Person Tap Talk: Stormwater Solutions From Classroom To Community, Erie, 6:00 p.m.
-- LehighValleyNews.com: Ecologically Mindful Martin Guitar Announces Company’s Inaugural Sustainability Summit Oct. 9 At Easton, Northampton County Facility
-- Penn State Extension Water Quality Insights Series Webinar: Oct. 10 Best Management Practices 101; Other Educational Opportunities [PaEN]
-- Pike/Wayne Conservation Districts Host Oct. 25 Student Stream Keepers Programs In Carlton Drake Memorial Park, Wayne County
Public Participation
-- DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets Sept. 11 On New Civil Penalty Procedure; Rulemaking Petition To Process/Store Oil & Gas Wastewater From Anywhere On Every Shale Gas Well Site [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - Sept. 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Meets Sept. 24 To Consider Annual Budget, Water Withdrawal Requests, Including 11 For Shale Gas Development, 2 Power Plants [PaEN]
-- EPA Invites Comments On Draft Permit Renewal For A Columbia Gas of PA Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Beaver County; Virtual Hearing Oct. 6 [If Requested] [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Eyes New Natural Gas Pipeline In Murrysville, Westmoreland County
Programs/Information
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Outdoor Learning Network Helps Teachers Grow And Students Thrive
-- Post-Gazette: Feeling Worried About Climate Change? You’re Not Alone; More Than Half Of Americans Think Climate Change Is Impacting Their Mental Health
-- Citizens Voice: Mural Planned For Avondale Mine Disaster Site In Plymouth Twp., Luzerne County
-- Pike Conservation District: Sediment - A Closer Look At PA’s #1 Water Pollutant
-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Do Cars Have To Yield To Pedestrians At PA Rail Trail Crossings? [Spoiler - No]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In August Now Available [PaEN]
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 3 Hawk Migration Update
-- Pennsylvania Firefly Festival Records One Of Best Firefly Summers In Many Years [PaEN]
-- Morning Call: Monarch Butterfly Fall Migration Through Lehigh Valley: What To Know
-- Warren Times: Audubon Community Nature Center - Caterpillars, Moths, Butterflies!
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It -- A.I./Data Center Articles & NewClips From Last Week - September 8 [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- Petition To Extend Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells May Be Back On The Table At Environmental Quality Board Sept. 9 If Motion Succeeds [PaEN]
-- Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County Townships Declare Disaster Emergency Three Years After EQT Frack Job [PDF of Article]
-- PA Senate Republicans Introduce Bill To Eliminate Need For Any State Permits, Any Public Review Of Permits Before Construction Of A.I. Data Centers, Related Power Plants [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 - 2nd Township Declares Disaster Emergency; New Shale Gas Well Casing/Cement Failure; 100 Conventional Well Owners Get Violations For Abandoning Wells [PaEN]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: 8,000 Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater Recovered From Eureka Resources Spill In Williamsport: DEP
-- Williamsport Sun: DEP Files Order Against Eureka Resources Bradford County Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility To Remove Waste [PDF of Article]
-- Williamsport Sun: Investigation Into Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport Continues [PDF of Article]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper: Five Observations About The Eureka Resources Oil & Gas Wastewater Spill In Williamsport As We Continue To Monitor Things 10 Days After The First Report
-- Delco.Today: Hazard vs. Economy: Delaware River LNG Gas Export Terminal Back In Play [PDF]
-- TribLive: Upper Burrell Twp Sets Land Use Regulations For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells In Westmoreland
-- DEP, Nonprofits File Consent Decree In Federal Court Requiring Beaver County Plastic Pellet Maker To Pay $2.6 Million In Penalties, Restoration Funds For Repeated Water Pollution Violations [PaEN]
-- PennEnvironment, Three Rivers WaterKeeper Settle Plastic Pollution Lawsuit Against Styropek USA In Beaver County
-- Post-Gazette: Environmental Groups, DEP Reach $2.6 Million Settlement With [Closed] Beaver County Plastics Manufacturer Over Water Pollution
-- Beaver Times: Styropek Facing $2.6 Million Judgment Over Water Pollution At [Closed] Potter Twp. Plant
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: State Announces $2.6 Million Proposed Consent Agreement Over Plastic Pollution At Closed Plant [PDF of Article]
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Electric Bills Increased 10-20% Since June - Community Solar Could Be A Solution - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Water At Risk: What Is Your Township's Plan For A.I. Data Centers? Sept. 15 Hearing In Tobyhanna Twp., Monroe County - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- New Study Shows Schools In Pennsylvania Could Save Over $342 Million Over 25 Years By Using Solar Energy; Dauphin & Cumberland County Schools Could Save $26 Million [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PA’s $25 Million Solar For Schools Program A Hit, But Budget Uncertainty Threatens Its Future
-- WHYY: PA Schools Still Pursuing Solar Energy Projects Despite Federal Tax Credit Rollbacks
-- Post-Gazette: PennEnvironment Releases Report Detailing $21 Million In Potential Energy Savings If Allegheny County Schools Go Solar Energy
-- Morning Call: Solar Panels On Lehigh Valley Schools Could Save $17.4 Million
-- Erie Times: Solar Panels On PA Schools Could Save Districts Cash, New Report Outlines How Much
-- WESA: Allegheny County Schools Lead The State In Potential For Solar Energy Generation, Advocates Report
-- PA Turnpike Building Solar Microgrid At New Stanton Regional Office, State Police Troop T Barrack In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: Union Township Supervisors To Vote On Proposed Solar Energy Facility Regulations As Early As Sept. 9
-- The Center Square: Community Solar Plans Stalled In Pennsylvania
-- TribLive Editorial: Are Solar Energy Facilities The Latest NIMBY?
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Susquehanna River Water Quality Monitoring Results 'Bright Spot' In Lackluster Progress In Reducing Chesapeake Bay Pollution [PaEN ]
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup A Worthy Goal, But Will It Help The Chesapeake Bay? [Spoiler - Yes, But Phosphorus May Increase]
-- Western PA Conservancy: Restoring Little Arnot Run From Severe Impacts Of Oil, Timber Industries In Warren County
-- Altoona Mirror: Legislative Study Identifies 382 Potential Mine Water Geothermal Sites In PA [PDF of Article]
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: September 7, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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