Monday, December 22, 2025

December 22 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” 

-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution  [It’s Not A Suggestion]


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120 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic


Westminster College Honors Student Research And Creative Works At 18th Student Symposium On The Environment


Kensington Teens Win $17,000 Grant To Turn Trash-Filled, Empty Lot Into Public Garden To Prevent Dumping In Philadelphia


Unionville H.S. Rowing Club Finds New Home With Chester Water Authority On The Octoraro Reservoir; Student Service Projects Help Protect Reservoir


The Power Of Master Watershed Stewards - Program Accomplishments In 2025; Sign Up For Spring Training Now; More Extension Resources


PJM Electricity Auction Prices Again At Cap Imposed By Gov. Shapiro’s Lawsuit Settlement, Without It Prices Would Be 59% Higher Driven By A.I. Data Center Demand; Grid Reliability Now Questioned


Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Orders PJM To Allow A.I. Data Centers To Connect Directly To Power Plants, Expedite Connections For Shovel-Ready Projects, Enhance Load Forecasting


Environmental Groups, Our Children’s Trust Appeal Air Quality Permit For Homer City A.I. Data Center 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Indiana County


DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports 69,000 Gallon Pipeline Construction Fluid Loss Into Mine Voids Under Washington County; 476,600 Gallons Lost So Far


Warren Times: US Forest Service Closes American Refining Group Facilities In Allegheny National Forest Declaring Them Unsafe Due To Hazardous Materials, Structurally Unsound Buildings


Inside Climate News: Fracking’s Forever Problem: 3 Articles On Tracking, Disposing Of Oil & Gas Waste In Pennsylvania - Still A ‘Logistical Mess’


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 13 to 19 -- Shale Gas Abandoned Well Violations Hit 70; Conventional Well Not Plugged For 2,045 Days; MarkWest Loses Another 69,000 Gallons Of Pipeline Drilling Fluid To Mine Voids


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 20


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approves 3 Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Requests; 22 Total For 2025


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 31 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In November; 429 In 2025


Pennsylvania BRIGHT Expands Statewide To Remove Barriers To Bringing Affordable Solar Energy To PA Homeowners Left Out Of Transition To Clean Energy Options


Philadelphia Solar Energy Association: New Solar Schools Toolkit, Solar Toolkit For Nonprofits, Local Governments Available To Help Deal With Soaring Electricity Costs


PUC Votes To Develop Rulemaking To Modernize Electric Interconnection Regulations; Proposed Rule Due In March


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - December 22


East Palestine, Ohio And Rail Safety Advocates Demand Total Commitment To Rail Safety Amid Looming Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern Railroad Merger


DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of The NPDES Wastewater Permit For The BET Associates IV, LLC Anthracite Mining Discharge In Schuylkill, Carbon Counties Affecting 7,479 Acres


Groups File Arguments In Federal Court Case Challenging FERC's Decision On Cuffs Run Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Facility On The Susquehanna River In York County


Commonwealth Financing Authority Invests More Than $14 Million In Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Revenue In Watershed Restoration, Recreation, Sewage And Flood Mitigation Projects; Next Round Opens Feb. 1


USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Jan. 15 Deadline To Apply For Major Conservation Assistance Programs, Including Regenerative Pilot Program


Fish & Boat Commission Grant Funding Available To Improve Watersheds In York, Lancaster Counties


DCNR Hosts First Day Hikes On New Year’s Day Across The Commonwealth


Pennsylvania Environmental Council Awards $50,000 In Cycling Mini-Grants


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


Educators Invited To Southwest PA Environmental Literacy Coalition Online Meeting Jan. 6


Penn State Extension Hosts Jan. 27 Community Forestry Webinar - Forester's Featured Working Tree Solutions


Penn State Extension Feb. 13 Webinar On Making Cover Crops Pay - How Regenified Certification Works


Penn State Extension: Making Cover Crops Pay: Feb. 20 Webinar On Understanding What Each Cover Crop Contributes To Soil Health


Penn State Extension In-Person Southeast PA Green Industry Conference March 5 In Montgomery County


Penn State Extension March 16 Webinar On Elm Zigzag Sawfly Update - Frontiers Of Forest Health


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds - New Administration


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards


PA Bulletin Public Notices – December 20


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


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-- David Hess

Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: December 22, 2025]  PA Environment Digest

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