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110 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA
Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic
Westmoreland County Volunteer Mark Nobile Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award
Registration Open! PA League Of Women Voters, Duquesne University Host Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Feb. 19 In Pittsburgh, Online
PA Trout Unlimited, Keystone Trails Assn., Responsible Drilling Alliance Request DEP To Hold Hearing On Permit For PA General Energy 3.9 Mile Shale Gas Access Road/Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County
DEP: CNX Gas Suffers Shale Gas Well Casing Failure While Zipper Fracking 3 Wells In West Finley Twp., Washington County; CNX Waited Over 10 Hours To Notify DEP
DEP Issued Violations To Repsol Oil & Gas For Casing/Cementing Failures In 4 Shale Gas Wells After A 34-Hour Uncontrolled Wastewater Release At The Broadleaf Well Pad In Bradford County
DEP Issued Violations To Chesapeake Appalachia For Casing/Cementing Failures In 4 Shale Gas Wells At The Linski Well Pad In Bradford County
DEP Issued 13 Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Violations Covering Up To 988 Wells For Failing To Submit Annual Production, Waste Generation/Disposal Or Well Integrity Reports; A Step To Well Abandonment
DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Pipeline Construction Results In 36,000 And 29,000 Gallon Spills Into Coal Mine Voids Under Washington County; Total Of 329,900 Gallons Lost So Far On This Project
PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 29 to Dec. 5 - Eight New Shale Gas Well Casing/Cementing Failures; 329,900 Gallons Of Pipeline Drilling Fluid Lost To Mine Voids; Violations Sent For Not Reporting On 988 Conventional Wells
DEP Invites Comments On Revised Oil & Gas Erosion & Sedimentation, Stormwater Management Technical Guidance
DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit To Uprate 3 Natural Gas Turbines At Hummel Station Power Plant In Snyder County To Feed A.I. Data Centers
DEP Accepting Comments On Air Quality Permit For Hill Top Energy Center Natural Gas Power Plant In Greene County To Feed A.I. Data Centers
DEP Proposes To Renew Air Quality Permit For Constellation Energy Oil-Fired Falls Generation Station In Bucks County
PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 6
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 76 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In September & October; 398 In 2025
EPA's Delay Of Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions Reductions Harms Pennsylvanians; Reactions From PA, Related Groups
Independent Fiscal Office: Quarterly PA Natural Gas Production Up 5.1% From Last Year; Natural Gas Price Up 51.4%
PUC Approves Reduced Columbia Gas Rate Hike Of 6.05%, And A Per Month Residential Customer Charge Increase Of 33%
On The Eve Of New PJM Capacity Auction: Gov. Shapiro, 5 Other Governors Say PJM's Efforts To Deal With A.I. Data Center Demands Have Failed; Urge 'Decisive Action' To Avoid 'Extraordinarily’ High Prices
In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - December 8
PUC Adds Dec. 18 Hearing In Wilkes-Barre On Proposed PPL 7% Rate Increase; Other Hearings Start Dec. 8
Pennsylvania Solar Center, Philadelphia Energy Authority Host Dec. 12 Webinar On How Nonprofits, Schools, Faith Groups, Municipalities Can Use Federal Incentives To Go Solar
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Executive Council Approves Revised Restoration Agreement; Gov. Shapiro Elected Chair
DEP Signs Agreement To Resolve Water Pollution Violations At US Steel Irvin Plant In Allegheny County Following Citizen Complaints; $135,000 Penalty Assessed
DEP Awards $168,000 In Lake Erie Coastal Zone Grants, $580,000 In Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Grants To Protect And Restore Coastal Resources
Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA: Emergency Watershed Protection Program Helps Northern PA Residents After Tropical Storm Debby
PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers To Host Dec. 17 Webinar Showcasing Collaborative Community Watershed Organization Capacity Building Successes
Penn State Dec. 8 EarthTalk: PA State Geologist Gale Blackmer Sees 'Promising Opportunities' For Critical Minerals Production
Water At Risk: Why Brodhead Watershed Association Exists In Monroe County And Deserves Your Support
Farmers, Pesticide Applicators, Pesticide Businesses Can Sign Up To Schedule Disposal Of Unwanted Pesticides In 19 Counties Through The CHEMSWEEP Program
Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Awards Recycling Mini-Grants
Protecting Clean Water Together: Your Small Choices Matter
PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In November Now Available
DCNR Invests In Bauer Preserve To Improve Outdoor Recreation, Water Quality In Northampton County
DCNR Invites Public Comments On Update Of Master Plan For Presque Isle State Park, Erie Bluffs State Park, Tom Ridge Environmental Center In Erie
DCNR Launches New PA Community Tree Assistance Program To Help Maintain A Healthy Tree Canopy; Interested Communities, Tree-Care Professionals Should Apply
8 PA Master Naturalists Complete Training As Climate Stewards In New Pilot Program
PA Firefly Festival Set For June 26-27 In Forest County, Ticket Raffle For Tours, Programs Opens Jan. 1; Festival Exhibits & Entertainment Will Now Be Open To Public
Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults
Registration Open! PA Environmental Educators Annual Conference March 8-10 In Gettysburg
Wildlife Leadership Academy Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Residential Field School Experiences For Students 14 to 17
Applications Now Accepted For Rivers Conservation Fly Fishing Youth Camp June 21-26, Messiah University, Cumberland County
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