This is a short version of this week’s PA Environment Digest due to change in schedule.
“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]
Click Here To View Or Print The Entire January 16 PA Environment Digest
-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic [PaEN]
-- Sand County Foundation Recognizes Jim Hershey Of Lancaster County With The Pennsylvania Leopold Farm Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- Action Needed Now! Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Urging Pennsylvanians To Contact PA US Senators And Oppose Raid On Abandoned Mine Reclamation Funds [And Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging Funding] [PaEN]
-- DCNR Invests Nearly $82 Million In 295 Local Recreation, Conservation Projects And Initiatives in 58 Counties To Expand Trails, Parks, Public Lands; Next Grant Round Now Open [PaEN]
-- Master Watershed Steward Eve Puhalla's Passion For Environment Leads To Public Park Cleanup In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Launches A.I. Agricultural Information Assistant Tilva™ [PaEN]
-- DEP: Rice Drilling (EQT) Failed To Plug Abandoned Shale Gas Well For Over 5 Years In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Reports 5 More Drilling Fluid Losses Into Mine Voids In Washington County; Total Losses Now 1,241,500 Gallons [PaEN]
-- DEP: Truck Loses Load Of Shale Gas Wastewater On Access, Local Road To EQT Sarah Well Pad In Union Township, Washington County [PaEN]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: DEP: Eureka Resources Is Not Complying With Order To Safety Dispose Of Millions Of Gallons Of Oil & Gas Wastewater At Closed Facilities In Lycoming, Bradford Counties
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Cleanup Stalled: Frack Wastewater Lingers At 3 Eureka Resources Plants In PA [PDF of Article]
-- DEP Day 239: Seneca Resources Wastewater Cleanup, Monitoring Efforts Continue At Vandergrift Shale Gas Well Pad In Charleston Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- PUC Approves $35,000 Penalty Against Pronto Plumbing For 2022 Natural Gas Home Explosion In Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - January 17 [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Jan. 29 Hearing On Water Withdrawal Requests, Including Amazon Data Center; And Statement Of Investment Policy [PaEN]
-- DEP: Drought Conditions Worsen In Eastern PA, Return To Normal In Northwest PA [PaEN]
-- Schuylkill River Greenways Now Accepting Letters Of Intent For Watershed Restoration Grants [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Secures Federal Support To Extend PJM Electric Generation Auction Price Cap; Call For Emergency PJM Auction To ‘Build Big Power Plants Again’ [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Board Proposes Its Own New Plan To Integrate A.I. Data Centers, Large Loads Into Grid To Maintain Reliability [PaEN]
-- House Energy Committee To Consider Bill Giving PUC More Authority To Regulate A.I. Data Centers Jan. 26; Hearings On Related Bills Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PJM Updates 20-Year Forecast Of Electricity Demand Growth, Reducing Short Term Growth Estimates By Up To 2.6%, Increasing 2035 Estimate By 3.3% [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues Cold Weather Alerts For Jan. 19 - Western Region; Jan. 20 Entire Regional Electric Grid [PaEN]
-- PUC Urges Utility Customers To Reach Out Early For Heating Bill Payment Options, Assistance Programs, Read About Energy Saving Tips [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Feb. 17 Meeting/Hearing On Revised Water Quality Permit For 1,300 Acre Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center Project In Hazle Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Air Quality Permit For 176 - 3.25 MW Backup Diesel Generators For A.I. Data Center Project In City Of Lancaster [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Federal Coastal Zone Consistency Determination For The Canada-US Lake Erie Electric Transmission Line Project, Landfall Erie County, PA [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection: 2025 Year In Review Part III: Planning Prepares For Burgeoning A.I. Data Center Electricity Demand [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Hosts Feb. 3 Webinar On A.I. Data Centers - Energy, Infrastructure, Policy Implications [PaEN]
-- ReImagine Appalachia Hosts Feb. 5 Webinar On Catching Heat: Opportunities, Challenges Of Using Waste Heat From A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - January 16 [PaEN]
-- PA Leads The Nation In Constructing Federally Funded Electric Vehicle Charging Stations With 28 Now Open; Deadline For New Applications Jan. 30 [PaEN]
-- Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce To Install Solar Energy Installation At The Artisan & Economic Innovation CenterTo Offset 100% Of Energy Consumption [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Solar Center: Jan. 23 Webinar On State Solar For Schools Grants & Free GET Solar Schools Technical Assistance [PaEN]
-- PennTAP Now Accepting Applications For RISE PA Decarbonization Grants For Small, Mid-Sized Manufacturers [PaEN]
-- Green Building Alliance Hosts Jan. 29 Webinar On Opportunities For Training, Certification For Jobs Related To High-Performance Buildings, Sustainability [PaEN]
-- Penn State, USC Partner On Center For CO2 Storage To Develop Practical Strategies For Underground Carbon Dioxide Storage [PaEN]
-- EPA: More Than 150 Attend Public Update On Palmerton Zinc Pile Superfund Site Drinking Water Issues In Carbon County [PaEN]
-- DEP Encourages Pennsylvanians To Test Their Homes For Radon During National Radon Action Month [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council Now Accepting Entries For 2026 Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 28 On Wildfire Prevention, Preparedness [PaEN]
-- Allegheny Land Trust Protects 42 Acres Of Green Space Along Panhandle Trail In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- PA Wilds Center Will Accept Applications For Community Engagement Mini Grants Starting Jan. 29 [PaEN]
-- RCX Sports Teams Up With PA Recreation & Park Society To Expand Youth Sports Access And Programming [PaEN]
-- Friends of the Wissahickon To Hold Jan. 28 Public Meeting On Plans For Improving Wissahickon Valley Park And Its Visitor Experience In Philadelphia [PaEN]
-- The Arboretum At Penn State Invites Pennsylvania-Based Artists To Submit Proposals For A New Penn’s Woods Outdoor Art Exhibition At The Arboretum [PaEN]
-- PA Outdoor Writers Association Names Kristen Zaidi Executive Director [PaEN]
-- Game Commission To Consider Changing 2026-27 Hunting Seasons At Jan. 23-24 Board Meeting
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News: Warm Up To Winter Education Ideas Edition [PaEN]
-- News From PA House & Senate - January 16 [PaEN]
-- The Feds - New Administration - January 16 [PaEN]
-- Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events - January 16 [PaEN]
-- Grants & Awards - January 16 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 17 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest [PaEN]
-- Diversity - Equity - Inclusion (DEI) [PaEN]
-- David Hess
Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection
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[Posted: January 16, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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