Awards/Recognition
-- 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
-- DEP Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence [PaEN]
-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Deadline Oct. 31
Grants
-- TribLive: $56,000 Parent-Teacher Gift To Place Roof Over Eden Hall Outdoor Classroom In Richland
-- DCNR Grant News: Nov. 6 Grants Online Workshop; New Baldwin Boro Park; Schuylkill River Trail Expands; Nominate A PA River Of The Year
-- The Center Square: PA House Energy Committee Considers Electric School Bus Grants
Help Wanted
-- Gettysburg Connection: Adams County Master Watershed Steward Program To Offer Training To Volunteers
Upcoming Events
-- Manada Conservancy Hosts Nov. 6 Saving Nature In Your Backyard Program In Hershey, Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin Returns To Cambria County Nov. 8 to 20 [PaEN]
-- PennFuture: Dec. 4 Webinar: Uncovering PA’s A.I. + Energy Strategy - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard Webinar Series Jan. 14 to March 11 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Integrated Pest Management Essentials: Tools, Tactics, Techniques 4-Part Webinar Starting March 10
Public Participation
-- [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]
-- 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
-- Delaware River Basin Commission To Hold Nov. 5 Hearing, Dec. 10 Business Meeting [PaEN]
-- Reminder: DEP To Hold Nov. 6 Hearing On East Stroudsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit In Monroe County
-- 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 Invites Comments On Chapter 105, Stormwater Permits For The 1,283 Acre Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Removal Of 3 Hazardous Waste Sites In Armstrong, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence Counties From State Priority Remediation List [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]
-- 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 Sets Dec. 17 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For the Surteco North America Facility In Schuylkill 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]
-- EQB Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Fees
-- 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]
-- PA Senate Republicans Pass Bill To Abolish DEP Climate Change, Recycling Fund, Coastal Zone Advisory Committees [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- 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
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: State Parks Offer Outdoor Wedding Venues
-- 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
-- Tribune-Democrat: Volunteers Add Trees To Path Of The Flood Trail Near South Fork
-- TribLive: Rachel Carson Ecovillage Promises To Bring Cohousing, A New Way Of Living To Region In Allegheny County
-- Penn State Extension: Common Water Testing Parameters For Determining If Oil & Gas Drilling, Pipelines Pollute Water Wells [PaEN]
-- Delaware River Watershed Forum Unites Conservation Organizations, Advocates, Attracts Over 100 Conservation Leaders [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Makes River Cleaner, Safer [PDF of Article]
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Welcomes Newest Affiliate - Keep Hanover Beautiful In York County [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette: Meet The Chatham University Student Who Turned Beekeeping Into A Business That Pays His Tuition
A.I./Data Centers
-- 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]
-- House Democrats Move 2 More Parts Of Governor’s Lightning Energy Plan In Position For Vote To Address Unprecedented Energy Challenges [PaEN]
-- 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]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 3 [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- 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]
-- House Environmental Committee To Hold Nov. 5 Hearing On Impacts Of Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal In Southeast PA [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: 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]
-- Williamsport Sun: Oil & Gas Waste Removal Underway At Eureka Resources Closed Plant In Williamsport [PDF of Article]
-- 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]
-- 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)
-- Financial Times: The Global Boom In Solar Energy - With Or Without The US; Falling Prices For New Panels Make Compelling Business Case Around The World
-- Inside Climate News: Joe Pizarchik, Fmr Federal OSM Director, PA Director Of Mining, Comments On Current Coal Mining Regulatory Environment
-- TribLive/Reuters: President’s Administration Announces $100 Million In Funding To Upgrade Coal-Fired Power Plants
-- US Dept. Of Energy Announces $100 Million To Restore America’s Coal-Fired Power Plants
-- 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
-- Salem Township Fire Dept. Video Of Talen Energy Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Off-Gassing Explosion In Luzerne County
-- 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
-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: 2-Day Culvert Assessment Completed In Bowmans Creek In Wyoming County
-- 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
-- Observer-Reporter: Army Corps Closes Access To Yough Lake As Low Water Levels Exposes Great Crossings Bridge
-- 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
-- October 31 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Sen. McCormick Must Support The Fix Our Forests Act - By Bruce Cooper, Citizens’ Climate Lobby
-- 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
-- The Allegheny Front: Help Wanted - Stop The Spread Of Invasive Round Goby Fish In PA
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: November 2, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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