Awards/Recognition
-- Butler Eagle: Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Commemorates 30th Anniversary With Water-Themed Events At Jennings Environmental Ed Center, Butler County [PDF of Article]
-- Indiana Gazette: Aultman’s Run Watershed Assn. For Restoring The Environment Celebrates 25th Anniversary
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Celebrates 30+ Individuals Completing The Seen Them All Challenge - Visiting All 124 State Parks, 20 State Forest Districts [PaEN]
-- PA Municipal Authorities Assn. Honors Rep. Nate Davidson With 2025 Distinguished Service Award [PaEN]
-- PennLive Guest Essay: The Climate Crisis Isn’t A Hoax - But Big Oil Wants You To Think It Is - By Shawn Crowell, Student, Cedar Cliff High School, Cumberland County
Help Wanted
-- Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Seeks Candidates For Fish & Boat Commission Board
-- Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Seeking Candidates For Game Commission Board
-- Vote Now! For Cox Enterprises Conserves Heroes Award PA Nominee: Eric Grace Founder Of Creek Cleanup Project, Conococheague Creek, Franklin County [Watch Nomination Video]
Upcoming Events
-- Penn State Sustainability, PA GreenGov Council Kick Off 6 Webinar Series Oct. 17 With Building Sustainability, Resiliency In PA With Microgrids, Noon.
-- Clean Water Action, Partners Host Oct. 22 Webinar On Environmental Justice In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Scranton University: Anthracite Coal Industry On Display, Art Series Opens Oct. 24
-- PA Resources Council Holds Nov. 1 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event In Allegheny County With PPG, Pittsburgh Penguins [PaEN]
-- Governor's Invasive Species Council, PA Sea Grant Invite Anglers In NW PA To Dec. 6 Input Session At Allegheny College On Invasive Round Goby Fish [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 11 Webinar: A.I. Data Centers In Pennsylvania - Why Here? Why Now? [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 18 Webinar On Fireflies In Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 7-Part Online Tree Tenders Training Starting Jan. 14 To Feb. 25 [PaEN]
-- Call For Presenters: 2026 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill River March 28 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension, DCNR, PASA Host Mid-Atlantic Agroforestry Conference June 4-5, 2026 In Huntingdon County [PaEN]
Fall Foliage
-- Special Viewfinders Allow Colorblind Visitors To Enjoy Fall Foliage At 11 PA State Parks [PaEN]
-- DCNR Oct. 16-22 Fall Foliage Report - Chilly Nights Promote Rich Fall Colors
-- DCNR Oct. 9 to 15 Fall Foliage Report Finds Warm Weather Seems To Stall Foliage Transition
-- PennLive: 3 PA Hikes Give You A Great Bird’s-Eye View Of Fall Foliage
-- Discover NE PA: Where To Go Birding In Northeast PA
Public Participation
-- DEP Invites Comments On Sabre Energy Chapter 105 Permit For Proposed Shale Gas Water Withdrawal On Exceptional Value Muncy Creek In Penn Twp., Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Homer City Generation Chapter 105 Permit Covering Permanent Loss Of 441 Feet Of Stream To Develop Part Of A.I. Data Center Campus In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Proposes To Deny Eureka Resources Water Quality Permit Renewal For Standing Stone Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Sets Oct. 29 Hearing On Proposed 2026 Program Fees And 15 Water Withdrawals, Including 3 For Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 10 Hearing On Renewal Of Air Quality Permit For Cleveland Cliffs Monessen Coke [Coal] Works In Westmoreland County; Wastewater Plant Permit Renewal Pending [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 11 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 18 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 85 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 11 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 64 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Environmental Groups, Citizens Request DEP To Hold Public Hearing On The First Title V Air Quality Permit For Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland County [PaEN}
-- DEP To Hold Oct. 9 Meeting/Hearing On Proposed Waste Transfer Facility In Snyder Twp., Jefferson County
-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Oct. 14 To Hear Presentations On Environmental, Property Damage Caused By Longwall Coal Mining [PaEN]
-- WPost - Salena Zito: Take A Ride Through Enlow Fork Longwall Coal Mine In Washington County, PA
Programs/Information
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News Halloween Edition Celebrates Bat Appreciation Month [PaEN]
-- New Penn State Course Prepares Students For Conservation Careers
-- PA Drought Task Force: 25 Counties Now Under Drought Watch; 9 Water Suppliers Have Mandatory Use Restrictions; 25 With Voluntary Restrictions [PaEN]
-- PUC Highlights 11th Annual ‘Imagine A Day Without Water’
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Let’s Be Clear: Orange Creeks Impacted By Abandoned Mine Drainage Require Faster Cleanup In Chesapeake Bay Watershed - By Robert Hughes, Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
-- Williamsport Sun: Trout Unlimited Abandoned Mine Cleanup Of Area Waterways Aims To Help Trout Population [PDF of Article]
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil’s Legacy Of Clean Water On His Farm
-- Stroud Water Research Center: Eagles Coach Dick Vermeil’s Legacy Of Clean Water On His Farm; Soil - Key To Healing A Floodplain; Paul O’Callaghan, David Wise Honored; Upcoming Events [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Twofold Farm Grows A Food Forest Multifunction Riparian Buffer With Conservation In Mind In Wyoming County
-- Post-Gazette: Conservation Grants Provide Life-Changing Help To Farmers And Surrounding Communities [Allegheny Conservation District]
-- TribLive: Habitat Project At Deer Creek Cuts Sediment, Boosts Water Quality In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Otter, Eagle Sightings Along Loyalhanna Bode Well For Health Creek Habitat In Westmoreland
-- The Allegheny Front: Three Rivers WaterKeeper Watchdog Tracks Chemical Waste In Monongahela River
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Toward Cleaner, Safer Philadelphia Waterways; Climate Change, Ancient Infrastructure Make Region Vulnerable To Catastrophic Flooding - By Nathan Boon, William Penn Foundation
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Fossil Fuels And Renewable Energy Meet In New Pitt Degree Program
-- DEP Clean Water Academy: The Importance Of Wetlands [Video]
-- WESA: University Of Pittsburgh USEFULL Take-Out Containers Replacing Single-Use Options To Cut Waste
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Carnegie Mellon Research Behind New Global Map Of Power Plant, Refinery, Other Air Pollution
-- DCNR Announces Expansion Of Overnight Glamping Options In 8 State Parks, Reserve Now For Spring 2026
-- Williamsport Sun - Reflections In Nature: Berries Of Mountain Ash Tree Add Beauty To The Forest
-- The Allegheny Front: Climate Change’s Impact On Native Brook Trout In Tributaries To Monongahela River
-- WHYY: In The Delaware River, Climate Change And Invasive Species Threaten Shad, ‘America’s Founding Fish’
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: American Shad Once Fed George Washington’s Troops, Now Levels Are ‘Not Sustainable’ In The Delaware River
A.I./Data Centers
-- Inquirer Editorial: The Language Of ‘Opportunity’ Surrounding Shale Gas Fracking And A.I. Data Centers Sounds Distressingly Familiar As PA Joins Rush To Latest Promised Economic Boom [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 20 [PaEN]
-- Indiana University Of PA News: Students Lead Campus Conversation On Impacts Of Proposed Homer City 3,200 Acre A.I. Data Center Complex In Indiana County
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: PA Community Groups Urge Officials To Restrict A.I. Data Center Development; More Than 20 Data Centers Proposed In PA
-- PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Issues Policy Statement Calling For Responsible Development Of A.I. Data Centers, Adopting PennFuture's Model Zoning Ordinance [PaEN]
-- SW PA Data Centers Working Group: Webinar On Demand- Big Promise or Big Problems? Ethical Considerations for the AI Boom [Presentation Slides, Webinar Q/A ]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In September - Is PA Ready For An A.I. Data Center Boom? [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- Rep. Vitali Introduces Legislation To Increase Setbacks From Unconventional Shale Gas Wells From 500 Feet To 2,500 Feet From Homes, 5,000 Feet From Schools, Hospitals [PaEN]
-- PennLive Letter: Some PA Lawmakers Are Trying To Silence Local Voices On Shale Gas Development - By Dr. Barbara Brandom, Concerned Health Professionals Of PA
-- Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: Scientists Find Evidence PA Townships’ Water Contaminated By Shale Gas Frack-Out [Townships Declare Disaster Emergency]
-- The Allegheny Front: Shale Gas Drilling Waste Again Poses Threat To Monongahela River [Westmoreland Landfill]
-- Delaware RiverKeeper Network Files Lawsuit Challenging DRBC Gibbstown LNG Gas Export Facility Dock Permit [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves Water Withdrawal Requests For 11 Shale Gas Development Operations, 2 Power Plants [PaEN]
-- DEP Secretary Shirley Joined East Pennsboro Township Celebrating Its New 2.47 MW Solar Energy Facility In Cumberland County
-- PennLive: East Pennsboro Twp. Opens New 2.47 MW Solar Energy Facility In Cumberland County
-- PA House Energy Committee Holds Hearing On Encourage Solar Energy Installations On Warehouses
-- Post-Gazette Letter: Save Solar Energy For Homeowners, Not For Corporations - By Joe Morinville, Carnegie
-- Inquirer: Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers May Soon Be Banned In Lower Merion Twp.
-- WITF: Gov. Shapiro Elected To Lead US-Canadian Partnership Overseeing Great Lakes
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Duquesne Light Pauses Plan For Cutting 300+ Trees Along Irwin Run Trail To Service One Home Near North Park In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Otter, Eagle Sightings Along Loyalhanna Bode Well For Health Creek Habitat In Westmoreland
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: PA Anglers May Get A New Minimum Size Limit For Keeping Trout, Here’s Why
-- TribLive: Western PA Hunters Face New Rules As State Tries To Manage Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer
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.
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[Posted: October 19, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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