132 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 132 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- Lawrence Hutchinson, Shade Creek Watershed Assn., Somerset County, Recognized With PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Mayfly Award;  Conference Presentations Posted  [PaEN]

-- Tribune-Democrat: Larry Hutchinson Receives Mayfly Award For Shale Creek Watershed Assn., Work In Somerset County  [PDF of Article]

-- Eric Grace, Creek Cleanup Project In Franklin County, Receives Cox Enterprises Hero Award, $30,000 Prize  [PaEN]  

-- Lancaster Farming: Lancaster County Conservation District Celebrates 75 Years  

-- Attorney General Sunday: Criminal Charges Filed Against Seneca Resources For 64 Counts Of Illegal Dumping Of Shale Gas Waste In Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties  [PaEN] 

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips:  PA Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Seneca Resources Shale Gas Driller For Illegal Waste Disposal In 8 PA Counties; Company Says It’s ‘An Industry Leader’  

-- Bradford Era: Seneca Resources Shale Gas Driller Charged For Wastewater Dumping 

-- ExploreJeffersonPA.com: Seneca Resources Faces 114 Criminal Charges For Illegal Waste Disposal Throughout Region  

-- Capital & Main: Pennsylvania Gas Producer [CNX Resources] Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting On Health Risks [Trying To Silence Its Reporting]  [PaEN] 

-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: How PA Supreme Court Retention Race Could Impact Environmental Protection 

-- DEP Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Consequences Mount As Federal Shutdown, State Budget Impasse Drag On

-- Spotlight PA: Millions At Risk Of Power Shut Off Because Of Federal LIHEAP Funding Delays During Federal Shutdown [PA Included]  [Warning] 

-- Inquirer: PECO, Philadelphia Gas Works Promise Not To Turn Off Power For Low-Income Households Amid Federal Shutdown

-- TribLive/AP: Two Federal Judges Order President’s Administration To Use Contingency Funds For Food Stamp Payments During Shutdown; Rulings Are Likely To Face Appeals [May Take Time To Restart Benefits]

-- Gov. Shapiro Signs Disaster Declaration To Make $5 Million Available To Food Banks During Federal Food Stamp Uncertainty

-- What About?  Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Shale Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County [PaEN]

-- 500 Feet Isn't Enough: Environmental Groups Urge Environmental Quality Board To Accept Rulemaking Petition For Study Increasing Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For 3.9 Mile Shale Gas Well Pad Development Access Road, Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County  [PaEN]  

-- DEP Invites Comments On First Title V Air Quality Permit For the Calpine Mid-Merit II 1,449 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In York County; To Supply Power To Data Center Project  [PaEN]  

-- DEP: Coterra Energy 49-Hour Shale Gas Well Control Incident While Fracking Resulting In Spraying Production Fluids Over Well Pad, Releasing Natural Gas In Susquehanna County  [PaEN]

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Oct. 25 to 31 - 100 Criminal Charges Filed; 49-Hour Uncontrolled Shale Gas Well; Failed To Clean Up Conventional Well Spills For 1,364  Days And Counting  [PaEN]

-- DEP Solicits Bids On 2 Contracts To Plug 25 Abandoned Conventional Wells In Erie County At Taxpayer Expense; 1 Conventional Well In Clearfield County Expected To Cost $200,000+ To Plug  [PaEN] 

-- Williamsport Sun: Oil & Gas Waste Removal Underway At Eureka Resources Closed Plant In Williamsport [PDF of Article] 

-- Penn State Extension: Common Water Testing Parameters For Determining If Oil & Gas Drilling, Pipelines Pollute Water Wells  [PaEN]  

-- House Environmental Committee To Hold Nov. 5 Hearing On Impacts Of Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal In Southeast PA  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Air Quality Advisory Committee Meets Nov. 6 To Hear Presentations On VOC Emissions Reporting From Conventional Oil & Gas/Shale Gas Wells And Air Pollution From A.I. Data Centers  [PaEN]  

-- National Fuel Gas Reduces Natural Gas Charges Due To Lower Gas Cost; Federal Shutdown Delays LIHEAP Opening, Customer Assistance Available

-- Utility Dive: US EIA: Natural Gas Prices Up 47.5%, Electricity Up 6% In August [ Growing Cause For Concern As Costs Rise]  

-- Bloomberg: New Fortress Energy Mulls UK Restructuring Instead Of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy  [Company Proposed A.I. Data Center, LNG Projects In PA, Just Issued Permit For 248 MW Gas Power Plant]  [Warning]

-- Bloomberg: How US President ‘Bullied,’ ‘Intimidates’ The World Into Burning More Oil And Gas Using Tariff Threats, Verbal Dressing-Downs  [Warning] 

-- Reuters: President Says China To Begin Purchasing American LNG Gas To Support Their Economy  

-- PA Capital-Star: Talen Energy Reports Automatic Shutdown Of Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant After Flash Fire At Hydrogen Tank In Luzerne County

-- PennLive: Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down In Luzerne County; Here’s What Happened

-- WNEP: No Fire, No Threat To Public After Explosion At Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County After ‘Off-Gassing’

-- Salem Township Fire Dept. Video Of Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Off-Gassing Explosion In Luzerne County 

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Strikes $80 Billion Deal With US For Nuclear Reactors To Power A.I. Data Centers  

-- The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: No DEP Hearing Scheduled For Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Air Permit In Westmoreland County, Though Environmental Groups Say It Needs Work

-- DEP Sets Dec. 1 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery In Delaware County  [PaEN]

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 2 Hearing On Revisions To Title V Air Quality Permit For The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, Montgomery County  [PaEN]  

-- DEP To Hold Dec. 2 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The US Steel Fairless Steel Plant, Bucks County  [PaEN]

-- DEP Sets Dec. 2 Hearing On Revisions To Title V Air Quality Permit For The Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority Wastewater Plant In Chester, Delaware County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Schedules Dec. 17 Hearing On A Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The 400 MW Portland Power, LLC Power Plant In Northampton County; To Attract Data Center Project  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Sets Dec. 17 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For the Surteco North America Facility In Schuylkill County  [PaEN] 

-- [Read Carefully!]  PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 1 [PaEN] 

-- [Read Carefully! An Unusual Number Of Hearings, Big Permits] DEP Posted 77 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 1 PA Bulletin  [PaEN]

-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of NPDES Wastewater Underground Coal Mining Permit For Consol PA Coal Company Covering 47,811 Acres In Greene & Washington Counties  [PaEN] 

-- ProPublica.org: Air Pollution Emissions At US Steel Clairton Coke [Coal] Works Much Higher Than Reported

-- Inside Climate News: Joe Pizarchik, Fmr Federal OSM Director, PA Director Of Mining, Comments On Current Coal Mining Regulatory Environment

-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Joins 3 Other Governors In A Proposal To Give Priority To A.I. Data Centers That Bring Their Own Electric Generation To The Grid  [PaEN] 

-- Gov. Shapiro, Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Lead Bipartisan National Governors Assn. Group Recommending Energy Facility Permitting Reform To Address Nation’s Energy Crisis [PaEN]  

-- House Democrats Move 2 More Parts Of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan In Position For Vote To Address Unprecedented Energy Challenges  [PaEN] 

-- KDKA: PUC Chair DeFrank: Concerns About Rising Electric Bills From A.I. Data Centers Are Legitimate; Development Of Centers Must Be ‘Well Planned, Well Thought’ Out

-- ABC27: PA Republican Lawmakers Understand Residents’ Fear Of A.I. Data Centers, But Say They Are Coming No Matter What 

-- WHYY: Republican Lawmakers From PA, NJ, VA, MD Weigh Solutions To Rising Electricity Bills Driven By A.I. Data Centers - Faster Permitting, Ending Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative In PA [That Was Never Implemented]

-- Inquirer: As A.I. Data Center Water Demand Surges, Rivals American Water And Aqua Are Merging

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 3  [PaEN]

-- PennLive: D&H Distributing Installs 5-Acre Solar Energy Facility At Dauphin County Headquarters  

-- PA Solar Center: Electronics Manufacturing Firm Incap Electronics US Invests In Solar Energy Plant At Its Factory In Washington County  [PaEN]  

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Why Solar Power Makes Sense For Pittsburgh Area Schools - By Rep. Arvind Venkat (D), Rep. Mandy Steele (D), Wanda Wilson, PennEnvironment

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Solar Schools For Pennsylvania - Repowering Education With Renewable Energy - By Rep. Dave Madsen (D),  Belle Sherwood, Clean Energy & Climate

-- PennLive Guest Essay:  A Turnkey Solution For Rising Energy Bills - Plug-In Solar Energy Meets Its Moment - By Rep. Chris Pielli (D) and Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D)

-- The Center Square: PA House Energy Committee Considers Electric School Bus Grants

-- PA Senate Republicans Pass Bill To Abolish DEP Climate Change, Recycling Fund, Coastal Zone Advisory Committees  [PaEN]   [Warning]

-- PA Capital-Star: Pennsylvania Signs Onto Revised Chesapeake Bay Agreement As It Nears Final Passage, Even Though It’s Not On-Track To Meet Pollution Reduction Goals

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Federal, State Leaders Near Final Chesapeake Bay Restoration Plan Revisions Ahead Of Dec. 2 Chesapeake Executive Council Meeting  

-- Lancaster Farming: Chesapeake Bay Program Committee Resets Bay Improvement Goals For 2040   

-- Gettysburg Connection: Adams County Master Watershed Steward Program To Offer Training To Volunteers 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: 2-Day Culvert Assessment Completed In Bowmans Creek In Wyoming County

-- Delaware River Watershed Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Advocates, Attracts Over 100 Conservation Leaders  [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Billions Of Gallons Of Raw Sewage From Philadelphia Are Released Into The Delaware River Annually

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: It’s Time To Cleanup And Swim In Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers - By Rajiv Ahuja, Former Pittsburgh Resident 

-- Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Makes River Cleaner, Safer  [PDF of Article]

-- Pittsburgh Water Authority Achieves Historic Low Lead Levels In Latest Drinking Water Testing

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: American Water [Including PA American Water] And Essential Utilities To Merge To Form $63 Billion Water, Wastewater, Natural Gas Utility Company  [PDF of Article]

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: American Water, Essential Utilities To Combine, Leaving Fate Of Peoples Natural Gas Uncertain 

-- Inquirer: Water Wars Over Sale Of City Of Chester’s Water System Escalating In Chester’s Bankruptcy Proceeding

-- TribLive: Rachel Carson Ecovillage Promises To Bring Cohousing, A New Way Of Living To Region In Allegheny County

-- PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Returns To Cambria County Nov. 8 to 20  [PaEN]

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Welcomes Newest Affiliate - Keep Hanover Beautiful In York County  [PaEN] 

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Expands Board With Sustainability And Communications Leaders  [PaEN] 

-- Scranton Times: DEP Denies Dunmore Boro Request For Lackawanna County-Based DEP Landfill Inspector  [PDF of Article]  [Does Dunmore have a host municipality inspector for waste facilities? ]

-- Williamsport Sun: An Inside Look At Lycoming County Landfill Operations

-- DEP Invites Comments On Removal Of 3 Hazardous Waste Sites In Armstrong, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence Counties From State Priority Remediation List  [PaEN] 

-- WHYY: Bristol’s Nature Club, Heritage Conservancy Teaches Kids Lessons On A Forest Floor In Bucks County ​

-- Western PA Conservancy, Pittsburgh Public Schools, PNC Foundation Celebrate New Natural Play Space, Outdoor Classroom At Spring Garden Early Childhood Center  [PaEN]

-- The Derrick: Hands-On Learning: Environmental Education Trailers Visit Cranberry Area H.S. Arranged By Venango County Conservation District  [PDF of Article] 

-- TribLive: $56,000 Parent-Teacher Gift To Place Roof Over Eden Hall Outdoor Classroom In Richland

-- Post-Gazette: Meet The Chatham University Student Who Turned Beekeeping Into A Business That Pays His Tuition 

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Sen. McCormick Must Support The Fix Our Forests Act - By Bruce Cooper, Citizens’ Climate Lobby

-- Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Jan. 14 to March 11   [PaEN] 

-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Nov. 6 Saving Nature In Your Backyard Program In Hershey, Dauphin County  [PaEN] 

-- Penn State Extension: Integrated Pest Management Essentials: Tools, Tactics, Techniques 4-Part Webinar Starting March 10

-- Natural Lands Adds 102 Acres To Bryn Coed Preserve In Chester Springs, Chester County  [PaEN] 

-- WeConservePA: North Country Trail Preserves First Property; Heritage Conservancy Preserves Forest/Wetlands  [PaEN] 

 -- DCNR Oct. 30 to Nov. 5 Fall Foliage Report: Frosts & Freezes Have Stimulated The Final Push Of Fall Color [Final Report] 

-- WITF: Pennsylvania Reaches Peak Fall Color: Here Are The Best Spots To Visit

-- October 31 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

-- DCNR Grant News: Nov. 6 Grants Online Workshop; New Baldwin Boro Park; Schuylkill River Trail Expands; Nominate A PA River Of The Year

-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: State Parks Offer Outdoor Wedding Venues

-- DCNR Names Scott Miller Weiser State Forest District Manager In Dauphin, Carbon, Columbia, Lebanon, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill Counties

-- WNEP: DCNR Warns Of Dry Conditions After Brush Fire Leaves Dozens Of Acres Burned In Pike County 

-- Observer-Reporter: Army Corps Closes Access To Yough Lake As Low Water Levels Exposes Great Crossings Bridge 

-- Tribune-Democrat: Volunteers Add Trees To Path Of The Flood Trail Near South Fork

-- TribLive: Temporary Closure Of Portion Of Butler Freeport Community Trail For Streambank Remediation Project

-- Observer-Reporter: Kayak Launch Latest Improvement At Wisecarver Park In Greene County

-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Provides Grant To Repair Dilling Bridge Along Lower Trail

-- Post-Gazette: Mon Valley Trail Bridge Deserves State Funding 

-- AP: Vermont Cycling Apparel, PA Fishing Tackle Company FishUSA In Erie Trying To Survive President’s Tariffs; Will US Supreme Court Help? 

-- Game Commission: Drivers Warned - Deer Crossing Roads More Frequently

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Deer Management And Chronic Wasting Disease - By Robert T. Smith, Environmental Scientist

-- Fish & Boat Commission: Summary Of Oct. 27 Fish & Boat Commission Board Meeting

-- Beaver Times - Brian Whipkey: [Extensive] Summary Of Fish & Boat Commission Board Actions

-- Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay: Freshwater Mussels In The Chesapeake Bay Watershed 

-- The Allegheny Front: Help Wanted - Stop The Spread Of Invasive Round Goby Fish In PA

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[Posted: November 2, 2025]   PA Environment Digest