Awards/Recognition
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In November Now Available [PaEN]
-- StateCollege.com: Centre Conservation District Presents Farm Conservation Awards
-- Westmoreland County Volunteer Mark Nobile Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Oldest Tree In Allegheny County Stands A Little Mightier After Eagle Scout Project
Grants
-- DCNR Launches New PA Community Tree Assistance Program To Help Maintain A Healthy Tree Canopy; Interested Communities, Tree-Care Professionals Should Apply [PaEN]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Pennsylvanians Invited To Support Military Service Members Through Trees For Troops
-- Dept. Of Agriculture Invites Pennsylvanians To Support Military Service Members By Donating Christmas Trees Through Trees For Troops
Help Wanted
-- Governor’s Advisory Council For Hunting, Fishing & Conservation Seeks Candidates For Game Commission Board
Upcoming Events
-- Penn State Dec. 8 EarthTalk: PA State Geologist Gale Blackmer Sees 'Promising Opportunities' For Critical Minerals Production [PaEN]
-- PUC Adds Dec. 18 Hearing In Wilkes-Barre On Proposed PPL 7% Rate Increase; Other Hearings Start Dec. 8 [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Solar Center, Philadelphia Energy Authority Host Dec. 12 Webinar On How Nonprofits, Schools, Faith Groups, Municipalities Can Use Federal Incentives To Go Solar [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: How To Participate In Audubon Christmas Bird Count In Lancaster County Dec. 14 to Jan. 5
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers To Host Dec. 17 Webinar Showcasing Collaborative Community Watershed Organization Capacity Building Successes [PaEN]
-- The Derrick: Seneca Rocks Audubon Society Clarion Area Christmas Bird Count Set For Dec. 20
-- Registration Open! PA League Of Women Voters, Duquesne University Host Shale Gas & Public Health Conference Feb. 19 In Pittsburgh, Online [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! PA Environmental Educators Annual Conference March 8-10 In Gettysburg [PaEN]
-- Farmers, Pesticide Applicators, Pesticide Businesses Can Sign Up To Schedule Disposal Of Unwanted Pesticides In 19 Counties Through The CHEMSWEEP Program [PaEN]
-- 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 [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- READ CAREFULLY! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - December 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Revised Oil & Gas Erosion & Sedimentation, Stormwater Management Technical Guidance [PaEN]
-- 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 [PaEN]
-- 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 [PaEN]
-- DEP Proposes To Renew Air Quality Permit For Constellation Energy Oil-Fired Falls Generation Station In Bucks County [PaEN]
-- READ CAREFULLY! DEP Posted 75 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In December 6 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- The Mercury: DEP To Hold Dec. 10 Public Meeting On Boyertown Landfill Hazardous Site In Montgomery County [Click Here for DEP webpage.]
-- 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 [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- Applications Now Being Accepted For Rivers Conservation Fly Fishing Youth Camp June 21-26, Messiah University, Cumberland County [PaEN]
-- Wildlife Leadership Academy Now Accepting Nominations For 2026 Residential Field School Experiences For Students 14 to 17 [PaEN]
-- The Citizens Voice: Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Receives Grant To Protect, Restore Local Watersheds [PDF of Article]
-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Regenerative Farm Benefits Land, Consumers; Here’s How
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Community Trash Disposal Sites Coming To Southwest Philadelphia
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Your Small Choices Matter - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association, Monroe County [PaEN]
-- DEP Declares Sunday, Dec. 7 Code Orange Air Quality Action Day For Particulate Matter In Susquehanna Valley
-- The Guardian: Zillow Deletes Flooding, Wildfire, Wind, Extreme Heat, Poor Air Quality Risks From Real Estate Listings After Complaints It Harms Sales
-- PennLive: December May Bring Some Of Earth’s ‘Most Extreme Cold’ To Northeastern US, Including PA
-- Post-Gazette - Bob Frye: Ruffed Grouse Need A Mix Of Young And Old Forests, This Grant Will Help
-- WNEP: New Turtle Clinic To Offer Specialized Care At Pocono Wildlife In Monroe County
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - December 8 [PaEN]
-- 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 [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Gaslighting On Economy Won’t Warm Lancaster County Residents This Holiday Season And Winter [President’s Tariffs, Surging Electricity, Natural Gas Prices] [PDF of Article]
Background On Issues
-- 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 [PaEN]
-- EPA's Delay Of Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions Reductions Harms Pennsylvanians; Reactions From PA, Related Groups [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 76 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In September & October; 398 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Focus Of Environmental Policy Making Shifts To Lawmakers After PA Exits RGGI Carbon Pollution Reduction Program [That Was Never Implemented]
-- PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In November Now Available [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Chesapeake Bay Executive Council Poised To Study Inclusion Of Recognized Native American Tribes
-- Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA: Emergency Watershed Protection Program Helps Northern PA Residents After Tropical Storm Debby [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: New State Budget Awards $1.9 Million To Concurrent Technologies Corp To Extract Rare Earth Minerals From Coal Ash [Penn State Pilot Plant Processes 10,000 Gallons Of Mine Drainage A Day For Rare Earth Minerals] [PDF of Article]
-- City & State PA: Private Acquisition Of Municipal Water/Wastewater Systems Is Under New Spotlight As America Water - Essential Utilities Water Company Giants Plan To Merge
-- St. Mary’s Water Authority, Rentricity, Inc. Partner On In-Conduit Hydropower Project In Elk County
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: How Pittsburgh Can Jump On The Highway Removal Bandwagon
-- Water At Risk: Why Brodhead Watershed Association Exists In Monroe County And Deserves Your Support - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Penn’s Landing 12-Acre Cap/Park Over I-95 In Philadelphia 30% Complete, Cost Doubled To $500 Million
-- Warren Times: North Country Trail Association Recaps 2025 Projects [PDF of Article]
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: December 7, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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