March 30 - 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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119 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Guest Essay: March 28, 1979 At 3:53 a.m. Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov. Dick Thornburgh

Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - March 30

The Citizens’ Voice: WeConservePA Recognizes Ellen Ferretti, North Branch Land Trust, Former DCNR Secretary, With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award

PA House Passes Bill To Authorize Public Utility Commission To Regulate A.I. Data Centers To Make Them Pay Their Own Way

DEP Issues Request For Information On Proposed Electric Generation Or Storage Projects Eligible For State Sponsorship Under PJM Expedited Interconnection Track

PA Community Organizing Summit On A.I. Data Centers April 18 In Pittsburgh

Penn State Extension Hosts April 21 Webinar: Agriculture Meets Hyperscale A.I. Data Centers

In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - March 30

House Energy Committee Hears How Geothermal Energy Could Meet 100% Of PA’s Electricity, Heating Needs Offering True Energy Independence And Freedom From Foreign Energy Markets Costing Pennsylvanians Billions

DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For 4.1 Mile, 16-Inch EQT ARO LLC Aboveground Shale Gas Development Water Pipeline In Cascade Twp., Lycoming County

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 28

PUC Approves $325,000 Penalty Settlement With Peoples Natural Gas Over 2021 Explosion In Blair County That Killed One Person, Injured Others

PA House Passes Bill To Expand Solar Energy Electric Generation To Warehouses, Distribution Centers

PA Solar Center, Solar United Neighbors Are Putting Out The Call For Volunteers To Spread The Word For True Energy Independence For Pennsylvania!

DEP Invests $1.47 Million+ To Support 12 Local Projects In Five Counties To Buy Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Build Electric Vehicle Charging Stations; Next Rounds Of Applications Due April 1, Oct. 7

DEP To Hold 21 Climate Conversation Workshops Across The State From April 6 Through June 11 To Hear Community Concerns, Ideas About Climate Change

PA House Passes Bill To Improve Rail Safety In Bipartisan Vote, 3 Years After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

Attorney General Sunday Charges 2 Western PA Companies With Illegally Storing, Disposing Of Hazardous Waste In Beaver County That Cost Taxpayers $2.4 Million To Clean Up

DEP: If Requested, A Hearing Will Be Held May 14 On J.C. Cleaners Hazardous Waste Site In Gettysburg, Adams County And The Failed Attempt To Contain Groundwater Contamination

DEP To Host April 8 Meeting On North East Waste Systems Municipal Waste Transfer Station Permit In Hazleton, Luzerne County

Pennsylvania Invests $5.5 Million In Projects To Improve Regional Waterways, Help Farmers Increase Environmental Health On Farms Throughout The Chesapeake Bay Watershed In PA

Western PA Conservancy Accepting Applications Year-Round For Free Riparian Tree Planting Initiative

Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: April 11 Illegal Dumping Forum - Let's Talk Trash And Tires, Luzerne County Community College

6 Organizations, 169 Volunteers Join To Clean Up Pennypack Watershed In Montgomery County

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Apply Now For PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals College Environmental Science Scholarships Named For Gifford Pinchot, Maurice Goddard & Zulene Mayfield

DCNR State Parks Environmental Education News: Complete PA EE Survey; Spring Into Spring Teaching Ideas; In-Person, Virtual Educator Training

Call For Presentations: PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference Oct. 14-16 In State College

Penn State Extension Hosts May 5 Frontiers In Forest Health Webinar On Hemlock Conservation

News From PA House & Senate

The Feds - New Administration

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

Grants & Awards

PA Bulletin Public Notices - March 28

Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest

Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn.; PA Trout Unlimited; PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers

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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection

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[Posted: March 30, 2026]  PA Environment Digest