Monday, April 27, 2026

April 27 - 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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136 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - April 27


Tom Ridge Environmental Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary - A Legacy Of Stewardship May 1 In Erie


PA Assn. Of Conservation Districts Celebrates County Conservation District Week - April 26 to May 2


Green Building Alliance Announces Recipients Of 2026 Emerald Awards; May 14 Awards Celebration


Join Pick Up Pennsylvania And The Greatest American Cleanup In Honor Of Earth Day And America’s 250th Anniversary


Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Nationally Recognized For Environmental Partnership


Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Recognized By Water Resources Association Of the Delaware River Basin


Conservation Efforts Unite: Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay And Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd. Partner to Create Cleaner Waterways and Lower Environmental Impact


DEP: Day 545 And Counting: Seneca Resources Continues To Release Wastewater, Frack New Shale Gas Wells At Taft Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County


The Sun Also Rises In Washington County: MarkWest Harmon Creek Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant Creates New Sun - At 4:47 a.m April 20, Again On April 21 - And It’s Still Burning


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - April 18 to 24: Seneca Resources Still Releasing Wastewater After 545 Days; A New ‘Sun’ In Washington County; 13 More Abandoned Conventional Well Violations


DEP Extends Air Quality Plan Approvals Allowing Temporary Operation Of The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Title V Application Still Under Review Since July 2024


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - April 25


DEP Tells House Committee It’s Not Sure What Will Be In Its Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations It Needs To Submit To EPA In January


DEP Oil & Gas Advisory Board Meets April 30 To Hear Updates On Setbacks Petition; Regulations In Progress; Well Plugging Program; Injection Well Primacy


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 46 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In March; 100 In 2026


DEP Files Final Consent Decree Stipulating Changes At The Keystone And Conemaugh Coal-Fired Power Plants To Resolve Wastewater Violations And Allow For Continued Operation


DEP Accepting Comments On Air Quality Operating Permit For Additional Control Equipment At The Rauch Creek Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Schuylkill County


Appalachian Voices: Groups Sue Federal Office Of Surface Mining Over Rollback Of Coal Mining Citizen Oversight Rule


President Invokes Wartime Powers To Fund Coal, Natural Gas Pipelines, Storage, Processing, LNG, Petroleum, Power Grid Infrastructure Projects


Join May 7 Webinar On Energy Rate Cases And Energy Affordability Advocacy At The PUC


DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Amazon Data Services To Add 86 Diesel Generators To A.I. Data Center Project In Salem Twp., Luzerne County


DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Amazon Data Services To Add 280 Natural-Gas Fired Generators To A.I. Data Center Project In Falls Twp., Bucks County


DEP Accepting Comments On Renewal Of An Air Quality Permit For 23 Diesel Generators At The Iron Mountain Underground Data Center In Butler County


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - April 27


DEP To Hold May 27 Hearing [If Requested] On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For the Domtar Paper Company Johnsonburg Mill In Elk County


DEP/Sen. Yaw Highlight Need To Fund Hazardous Sites Cleanup With Visit To Former Landfill Turned Into Sports Complex In Williamsport


Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Turnpike Plan To Carve A Massive, Miles-Long Open Gash Through The Allegheny Mountain Would Destroy One Of PA’s Most Pristine Ridgelines


Essential Utilities, PA Environmental Council Award $60,000 In Grants To Support Projects To Protect Drinking Water In Bucks, Chester, Delaware Counties


PA American Water Awards 12 Organizations $243,349 In Water And Environment Grants


Columbia Gas Of PA Awards $50,000 In Environmental Action Grants To 11 Nonprofits


RegenAll Funds 130-Tree Silvopasture Project On Lancaster County Farm


Foundation For PA Watersheds Accepting Letters Of Inquiry In Funding For Community-Based Environmental Projects In Raccoon Creek Watershed, Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties


Susquehanna University, Chesapeake Conservancy Collected 100,000 Live Stakes To Expand Riparian Forest Buffers


Three Rivers Waterkeeper Announces Intent To Sue Neville Chemical Company For Polluting Ohio River Near Pittsburgh


Delaware River Basin Commission To Hold Hearing May 6, Business Meeting June 11


DEP Sets State Water Plan Update Meetings For Regional, Statewide Water Resources Committees Starting May 19


PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Awards Grants To Support Local River Sojourns


Lancaster Conservancy Adds 31 Acres To Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve In York County


Schuylkill Highlands Mini-Grant Program Now Accepting Applications For 2026


The Giant Company, Keep PA Beautiful Healing The Planet Grant Program Now Open For Applications To Support Local Native Plantings


Shaver's Creek Environmental Center Birding Cup Competition Set For May 1-2 To Benefit Hawks View Meadow Observation Platform In Huntingdon County


Help Wanted: Armstrong County Conservation District Watershed Specialist


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


Physicians For Social Responsibility PA Host May 8 Online Southeast PA Environmental Movement Committee Meeting On A.I. Data Centers, Chester Incinerator, LNG Gas Terminal Proposals


Penn State Extension: Sponsorship Opportunities Available For Sept. 15-17 ACAP Ag Conservation Conference, Indiana County


Penn State Extension Recruiting Pennsylvania Pond Owners To Join A Community Science Study


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds - New Administration


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards


PA Bulletin Public Notices - April 25


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: April 27, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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