December 29 - 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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112 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

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

DEP Orders Monroe Energy's MIPC, LLC To Provide Replacement Water To Residents In Delaware County Potentially Impacted By A 378,000 Gallon Gasoline Leak Reported From The Chelsea Pipeline Station And Tank Farm

DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Shale Gas Pipeline Drilling Fluid Losses To Mine Voids Climb To Over 521,600 Gallons In Washington County

Warren Times: US Forest Service Conducting Federal Superfund Pollution Assessment Of Abandoned American Refining Group Oil & Gas Facilities In Allegheny National Forest

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Dec. 20 to 26 - 378,000 Gallon Gasoline Spill; 521,600 Gallon Spilled Into Mine Voids; Crude Oil Pipeline Rupture

DEP Invites Comments On Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Water Quality Permits For 13.1 Mile Natural Gas Pipeline Replacement Project In Armstrong, Westmoreland Counties

DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Daylighting 3 CNX Midstream Natural Gas Pipelines To Prevent Damage From Longwall Coal Mining In Washington County

DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For 750 MW Marcus Hook Energy Natural Gas Power Plant, Delaware County

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 27

Guest Essay: Lessons from A.I. Data Centers And Shale Gas Fracking Tours

PA Energy, Environmental, Citizen Advocates Call On PUC To Protect Ratepayers, Communities From Costs, Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers

DEP To Host Jan. 6 Public Information Meeting On Water Quality Permits For The A.I. Data Center Proposal In Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County [Some Of The 84 Data Center Buildings Proposed In NE PA]

In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - December 29

Attorney General Sunday Announces $6.6 Million Share For Pennsylvania From National Settlement In Mercedes-Benz Vehicle Emissions Fraud Case

DEP Helped Local Governments Save Over $1 Million In Energy Costs Thru Shared Energy Manager Program In 2025; Apply Now For 2026

Public Utility Commission: Post-Christmas Winter Storm Safety

DEP Soliciting Information For Use In The Development Of The Next Triennial Review Of Water Quality Standards; Including Specifically For Copper

Central PA Conservancy Partners With Mowery Family To Preserve 261 Acre Forested Property In Cumberland County

Western PA Conservancy Protects 183 Acres Of Forestland In Cameron County For Elk State Forest

Western PA Conservancy Acquires 74 Acres Of Forestland, Adds To Natural Area Within The French Creek Watershed In Erie County

PA Natural Heritage Program News: Reinvigorated PA Plant Conservation Alliance; Spider Wasps; Fogg's Goosefoot; Southern Pine Beetle Outbreak; Much More!

PA Society For Ornithology Accepting Applications For Conservation Partner Organizations For The 2026 Breeding Bird Blitz

Help Wanted: Pennsylvania Outdoor Corps Now Accepting Applications From Young People For 2026 Season

Interns Wanted: Departments Of Environmental Protection, Conservation & Natural Resources Have Summer, Other Intern Positions Open

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News - Winter Solstice Edition!

Penn State Extension Hosts Jan. 28 Webinar On Agricultural Soil Health Practices For Clean Water

Penn State Extension Feb. 3 Webinar On Exploring Nature Through Journaling For Citizen Scientists, Educators, Outdoor Enthusiasts

Penn State Extension Hosts Feb. 18 Webinar On Biting Pests - Why Are There So Many Ticks?

News From PA House & Senate

The Feds - New Administration

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

PA Bulletin Public Notices – December 27

Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest

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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection

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[Posted: December 29, 2025]  PA Environment Digest