169 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Here are 169 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us.

Thank you for your leadership!

-- Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants 10 Millionth Tree In Pennsylvania  [PaEN] 

-- DCNR/DEP: Shapiro Administration, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Mark Progress In Cleaning Up PA’s Part Of Chesapeake Bay Watershed; How Pennsylvanians Can Support Tree Planting  [PaEN] 

-- Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2026 Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Con Awards [PaEN] 

-- PA Outdoor Writers Association Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Award Recipients Honored For Excellence In Craft  [PaEN] 

-- PA Wilds Center Announces 2026 PA Wilds Champion Award Winners, July 30 Celebration

-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Celebrates Young Ambassadors Of Pennsylvania Class Of 2026 Graduates; Apply Now For Next Class  [PaEN] 

-- Observer-Reporter: PA American Water Brownsville Treatment Plant Earns National Recognition

-- WPSU: Penn State Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center Prepares For 50th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, May 23

-- Watch Game Commission Band Peregrine Falcons On Rachel Carson Building In Harrisburg; Connection To Rachel Carson  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh’s Skyline Has Become Home To The Once Endangered Peregrine Falcon 

-- ABC27: Rep. Vitali Reflects On Career After Losing Reelection 

-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 16 to 29: Abandoned Shale Gas Well Violations; Shale Gas Well Pollutes Water Supply; Illegal Wastewater Injection Well; Pipeline Drilling Spills; No Noise Control Standards  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Sandstone Development LLC Operating Illegal Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County; Disposed Of 191,982 Gallons Of Wastewater, So Far  [PaEN]

-- DEP Issues 8 More Violations To Delta Inland Oil Res LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Warren County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Issues Rice Drilling [EQT] Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging 2 Shale Gas Wells Left Partially Drilled For 11 Years In Greene County  [PaEN]  

-- DEP: Expand Operating Delhagen Shale Gas Wells Contaminate 2nd Water Supply, Part Of Ongoing Well Integrity Problems For Last 15 Years In Rush Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Blackhill Energy To Start Permanent Remediation Of Areas Impacted By Six  Inadvertent Return Spills From Horizontal Drilling Of Sultana Pipeline In Springfield Twp., Bradford County  [PaEN] 

-- DEP: Complaint By Neighbor Experiencing Impacts From Compressor Noise For 7 Years From Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County Again Raises The Issue Of Why There Are No Noise Standards For Oil & Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- PUC PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee Announces $183,750 In Penalties For Underground Utility, Pipeline Violations; Next Meeting June 9 

-- DEP Issues Air Quality Operating Permit Authorizing The Expansion Of MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County  [PaEN]   

-- DEP Sets June 25 Hearing On Air Permit For ETC Northeast Pipeline Cryo II Project At The Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant In Smith Twp., Washington County  [PaEN]

-- Revolution, Harmon Creek Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plants’ ‘Emergency’ Upset Chemical/Natural Gas Flares Burning All Night Again May 28 In Smith Twp., Washington County.  BreatheProject Cams. Comment On Revolution Plant DEP Expansion Permit.

-- Citizen Science: Penn State Geographers Need Help Testing Interactive Natural Gas Infrastructure Mapping Tools On May 29-30 At Penn State Beaver Campus, Beaver County  [PaEN] 

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 33 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In April; 133 In 2026  [PaEN]  

-- WQED: The Price Of Progress: Watch This 2010 Report On The Impacts Of Shale Gas Development And You’ll See There Has Been Very Little Improvement In The Way We Protect Citizens From Drilling/Gas Infrastructure Impacts 

-- KDKA: Coal Mine Workers Killed By Falling Rock In Core Natural Resources Bailey Mine In Greene County 

-- Appalachian Voices: PA Members Of Congress Celebrate Introduction Of Legislation To Ensure Timely Reclamation Of Active Coal Mines

-- TribLive: PA Members Of Congress Introduce Bills To Combat Zombie Coal Mines In Appalachia

-- TribLive Guest Essay: It’s Time To Clean Up Mess Of ‘Zombie’ Coal Mines - By Members Of Congress Chris Deluzio and Summer Lee

-- WPSU: Coal Museum Opening In Clearfield County Hopes To Educate, Connect Community To The Past 

-- WESA: PA Cong. Deluzio Rail Safety Reforms Find Bipartisan Support, Advance To Full US House 3+ Years After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment  

-- Post-Gazette: Rail Safety Legislation Finally Moves Through Congress 3+ Years After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment  

-- TribLive: From The Alle-Kiski Valley To Harrisburg, Residents Advocate For Solutions To The ‘Affordability Crisis;’ Healthcare Costs, Utility Costs 2 Biggest Concerns   

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Why Low-Income Pennsylvanians Are Feeling The Squeeze As Gasoline Prices Rise - By Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation  

-- PUC: Electric Utilities Changing Cost Of Electricity For Customers On June 1 From 0.05% to 19.8%   [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: What PA Utility Customers Can Expect From A.I. Data Center-Driven Electric Costs

-- PUC Hearings Begin June 10 On Proposed UGI Electric 12.8% Rate Increase  [PaEN]

-- PUC Schedules In-Person, Telephonic Public Hearings On 13.1% Rate Increase Proposed By Peoples Natural Gas Starting June 2  [PaEN]  

-- WESA/WHYY - Susan Phillips: PA Lawmaker’s Bill Would Rein In Utility Profits: ‘The Entire System Is Out Of Whack’ 

-- Reps. Fiedler, Burgos Introduce Legislation To Curb Excessive Profits By Utility Companies, Safe Consumers Money

-- PennLive Editorial: Don’t Let A.I. Data Centers Stick You With Their Electric Bill 

-- The Center Square Guest Essay: Heatwaves Are Driving Up Power Bills, But PA Has A Better, Cheaper Option Using Resources We Already Have - Virtual Power Plants - By Chris D’Agostino, Advanced Energy United

-- Bloomberg: European Power Prices Turn Negative Due To Renewable Generation As Heat Wave Breaks Records  [Natural Gas Can’t Do That]

-- Wall Street Journal: The World Can’t Get Enough US Energy (Oil, Transportation Fuels) - Keeping Prices High For Americans 

-- Gov. Shapiro Releases Full Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Standards (GRID) For A.I. Data Centers; New Local Government Data Center Planning Toolkit  [PaEN] 

-- Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity Calls For ‘Pause’ In Development Of A.I. Data Centers To Allow Time For Communities ‘To Protect Themselves’  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Shapiro Is ‘Patient Zero’ Of A.I. Data Center Virus; State Treasurer Garrity Has Decided To At Least Appear To Take The Medicine [PDF of Article]

-- Spotlight PA: PA Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman Said He Isn’t Advancing Any Bills Regulating PA Data Centers Right Now Arguing State Should ‘Make Sure That We’re Competing Against Our Neighboring States’  

-- Sen. Muth To Introduce Legislation To Prohibit A.I. Data Center Developers From Becoming Public Utilities With Power To Condemn Private Property For Their Own Use [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Shapiro Unveils Standards Data Center Developers Must Meet To Receive State Support [If Legislation Passes] ; Meets With Archbald Residents   [PDF of Article]

-- WVIA: Shapiro Meets Archbald Residents In Lackawanna County, Says New A.I. Data Center Standards Will Empower Communities

-- In Case You Missed It: Comments On Gov. Shapiro’s GRID Standards For A.I. Data Centers

-- City & State PA: Gov. Shapiro’s New A.I. Data Center Standards Reflect What Has Become An Energy And Environmental Flashpoint In PA  

-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: Pennsylvania’s Governor Has A Plan To Make A.I. Data Centers Bring Their Own Energy, Now Comes The Hard Part Of Actually Doing It That Will Require Help From Legislators 

-- WHYY: New Jersey Governor Wants Legislation To Require A.I. Data Centers To Pay For Their Own Electricity, Give Financial Assistance To Communities 

-- AP: Ohio Republican Governor Pauses State Tax Break For A.I. Data Centers As Tech Firms Face Pressure To Pay The Cost To Power A.I.   

-- Natural Resources Defense Council: EPA Plan Allows A.I. Data Centers, Power Plants, Industries To Build First, Get Their Permit Later  [Warning] 

-- Utility Dive: Data Center Firm DigitalBridge Buys ArcLight Power [To Lock Up More Power Plants In PA:  1.3 GW Jessup Gas Power Plant, part of 1.7 GW Keystone, 1.7 GW Conemaugh Coal Generating Stations]

-- Utility Dive: Combined NextEra-Dominion Utility Would Have 130 GW A.I. Data Center Generation Backlog  

-- Bloomberg: NextEra Is Betting Its Dominion Energy Deal Can Speed US Infrastructure For A.I. Data Centers

-- Scranton Times: Valley View School District Files Actions In Lackawanna County Court Against 2 Proposed A.I. Data Center Developments Saying They Are ‘Dangerously Close’ To Its Schools  [PDF of Article]

-- Concerned Citizens Of Montour County: Another A.I. Data Center Developer Reached Out To Tell The Group They Will Have A Proposal To Discuss; Few Details Available; Same Group Developing In Cumberland County [Video Update] 

-- TribLive: Opponents Of Springdale A.I. Data Center Pin Hopes On Allegheny County Oversight 

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Opponent Of A.I. Data Center Under Construction In Cumberland County Charged With Terroristic Threats Over Comments At Middlesex Twp. Supervisors Meeting  [Warning]

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 25/June 1  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: A.I. Data Centers A Preventable Time-Lapse Disaster  [PDF of Article]

-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: The ‘Pro-Human Party’ vs. A.I. Data Centers

-- TribLive Editorial: Preserving Humanity Amid A.I. Revolution

-- Post-Gazette: As Students Protest Artificial Intelligence, Pitt Professor Cautions: ‘We Cannot Delay The A.I. Adoption’

-- Wall Street Journal: The Only Thing Growing Faster Than The A.I. Industry Is The Opposition Against It - Booed Commencement Speakers, Blocked Data Centers, Plummeting Poll Numbers

-- Fortune Magazine: Americans’ A.I. Hate Wave Might Just Be Gathering Steam: Data Centers Could Hike Power Costs In Some States Over 50% By 2030 

-- Utility Dive: PJM Moves Up Backstop Auction For A.I. Data Center Demand To September, Amid Uncertainty Over Data Center Cost Allocation  

-- PJM Interconnection: Extends Maximum Generation Alert To May 19; Issues Pre-Emergency Demand Response Call To 3 Utilities; Hot Weather Alert Extended To May 20 For Mid-Atlantic Zone  [PaEN] 

-- PJM Interconnection Extends Maximum Generation Alert To May 20

-- May 18: DEP Air Quality Partnerships Code Orange Air Quality Action Day In PA For: Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia Region, Susquehanna Valley 

-- May 19: DEP Forecasts Code Orange Air Pollution Action Day For Philadelphia Area 

-- Post-Gazette: Severe Weather Is Increasingly Causing Widespread Power Outages In Pittsburgh, This Organization Wants To Find Solutions

-- North American Electric Reliability Corp Summer Reliability Outlook Says Record Additions Of Generation- Solar, Batteries And Some Natural Gas- Have Strengthened Readiness, But Elevated Risks Remain  [PaEN]   [Warning] 

-- Bloomberg: Heat Strains US Power Grids That Need Off-Season Repairs; PJM Asked All Generators To Remain Online To Help Prevent Blackouts, But Some Plants Remained Offline  [Warning] 

-- Nothing Is More Affordable Than A ZERO Energy Bill:  City Of Reading Breaks Ground On Solar Energy Project To Reduce Electricity Costs From  $268,550.76 At City Facilities To ZERO  [PaEN]  

-- DCED: Shapiro Administration Invest More Than $1.9 Million To Help Schools Reduce Electricity Costs By Installing Solar Panels; And $725,211 In One Pipeline Project Locking Homeowners Into Natural Gas] 

-- WHYY - Zoe Read: PA Members Of Congress Push Federal Bill To Boost Renewable Energy To Reduce Energy Costs 

-- The Guardian Guest Essay: The President’s War Against Iran Reminds Us - We’ll Never Be Energy [Price, Supply] Independent With Fossil Fuels, Energy Security Comes From Using Local, Renewable Sources

-- ​​Penn State Extension Hosts June 18 Webinar: Is A Large Scale Solar Energy Facility Coming To Your Community?  [PaEN] 

-- May 28-- Virtual. DEP Webinar: Go Green And Save On Energy Bills, Don’t Worry About Price Spikes With Solar Power For Your Home. Noon 

-- ClearWater Conservancy Hamer Community Conservation Center Designed With High-Performance Building Envelope To Reduce Energy Use, Carbon Emissions In Centre County  [PaEN]

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: PA Ranks Near The Bottom In Adding Renewable Energy To Electric Grid

-- ReImagine Appalachia, Ohio River Valley Institute, Partners To Hold June 3 Webinar, June 9 In-Person Workshop In Pittsburgh On DEP's RISE PA Industrial Decarbonization Grant Program  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Awards Nearly $1.44 Million In Alternative Fuel Grants To Support Business Efforts To Reduce Reliance On Gasoline, Improve Air Quality  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Continuing Local Climate Conservation Workshops Across The State With 7 In-Person Workshops, 1 Webinar In June To Help Shape The PA’s Climate Action Plan  [PaEN] 

-- Allegheny County To Host June 4 Family-Friendly Open House To Kick-Off Public Input Sessions On The County's First-Ever Climate Action Plan  [PaEN]   

-- Powering America's Next 250 Years Energypath Conference Set For July 16 At Moravian University  [PaEN] 

-- AP: White House Reverses Refrigerant Rules In Bid To Reduce Grocery Costs [Tell Us If Prices Go Down In Your Food Market - The Specific Item And How Much]

-- TribLive - Jack Troy: Delayed Air Quality Permits From DEP, Allegheny County Raise Concerns About Pollution 

-- Group Against Smog & Pollution Pittsburgh Investigation Reveals Major Permit Backlogs Persist For Air Quality Operating Permits

-- Pottstown Mercury: Limerick Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Siren Test June 1, 2

-- York Daily Record: Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant To Test 97 Emergency Sirens June 3-4 

-- York Daily Record: York County Tests Disaster Response With Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Exercise

-- Choose Clean Water Coalition: Legislative Recommendations To Protect Pennsylvania's Waterways For The Future - Agriculture, Abandoned Mines, PFAS, Lead, A.I. Data Centers  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters News: Cleanup Investments; Growing Greener & Other Funding Opportunities; County Water Quality Improvement Projects; Much More

-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Partners Host June 4 Creekside Connections At Little Fishing Creek Family-Friendly Educational Experience, Stream Buffer Tour In Bellefonte, Centre County, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

-- Penn State Extension June 1 Webinar On New Features Of PAOneStop Manure Management Planning Tool, 10:00 a.m. to Noon

-- The Center Square: USDA Signs Disaster Declaration Assisting Farmers In 17 Counties Impacted By Spring Freeze  

-- LancasterOnline Letter: We Can’t Take A Step Backward In Regulating Stormwater - By Tom Hassler, Lancaster

-- WVIA: New Kingston Community Garden Rooted In Sustainability, Education In Luzerne County

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Plans $6.4 Million Stormwater Improvement In Keyser Creek Watershed 

-- WHYY: Conservationists Launch Plan To Protect Wissahickon Valley Park, Creek In Aftermath Of Hurricane Ida In 2021

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Turnpike Aims To Be First ‘Sustainable Superhighway’ In US

-- Partnership For The Delaware Estuary 2025 Annual Report: Connecting People, Science And Nature For A Healthy Delaware River And Bay

-- Delaware River Basin Commission Field Investigation Shows PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Are Widespread, Persistent And Concentrations Increase Moving Down The Delaware River; June 15 Webinar On The Results  [PaEN] 

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front: EPA Announces $39 Million To PA To Address PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water, While Rolling Back PFAS Limits  [Warning] 

-- NRDC: EPA Seeks To Gut PFAS Protections, Leaving Millions Exposed To ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Drinking Water 

-- EPA: Advances PFAS Strategy With ‘Legally Defensible, Practical, Scientifically Sound Drinking Water Protections - Systems Can Apply For 2-Year Delay; Nearly $1 Billion In Funding Available

-- US Geological Survey Grant To Fund Penn State Study Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Small Agricultural Watersheds 

-- Penn State Extension To Host 10 In-Person Safe Drinking Water Clinic Workshops On How To Protect, Test, Treat Water From Private Wells, Springs Starting June 3  [PaEN]

-- Warren Times: Owners Of Masons Trailer Park Failed To Submit Permit Application For Water System To Correct Drinking Water Restrictions In Place For 188 Days

-- TribLive: Lead Paint, Lead Pipes, A Hidden Hazard, Still Lurks Throughout Pittsburgh 

-- EPA Announces $126.1 Million In Funding To Reduce Lead In Drinking Water In Pennsylvania 

-- WNEP: Volunteers Help Recycle Thousands Of Pounds Of Boat  Shrink Wrap At Wayne County Marinas 

-- TribLive: Dunbar Man Receives Additional Jail Time For Illegal Tire Dumping At Ohiopyle State Park In Fayette County

-- York Daily Record: Firefighters Respond To Dumpster Fire At J&K Junkyard, Scene Of Massive Fire In February

-- Republican Herald: Climate Variability Is Reshaping Pennsylvania Wildfire Risk [PDF of Article]

-- Penn State Extension: Forest Biodiversity: Understanding Biological Health Of Our Forests 

-- Inquirer: Pennsylvania’s Small, But Mighty Network Of Maple Syrup Producers Harvest 200,000 Gallons A Year

-- Montour Area Recreation Commission, Talen Energy Announce Actions To Support The Current, Long-Term Operation Of The Montour Preserve  [PaEN]

-- Morning Call Guest Essay: Invasive Species Threaten Lehigh Valley’s Native Plants, Animals - By Bruce Wilson

-- The Allegheny Front: President To Eliminate US Forest Service Research And Close 4 Facilities In Pennsylvania  [Regional Forest Office Will Relocated To Warren]  [Warning]

-- WHYY: US Forest Service Wants To Move West, Close Regional Offices, Including 4 In Pennsylvania

-- Penn State Beescape Tool Updates Include County-Level Plant Recommendations For Pollinators  

-- Brandywine Conservancy's Penguin Court Preserve, Westmoreland Pollinator Partners Seek To Certify 250 Properties As Monarch Butterfly Waystations In The Laurel Highlands  [PaEN]

-- PA Natural Heritage Program 2025 Annual Report: New Discoveries; Goshawk Recovery; Invasive Species; Freshwater Mussel Surveys; Barbara’s Buttons; Restoring The West Branch Susquehanna River 

-- DCNR Completes $6 Million Project To Rebuild Critical Infrastructure At Delaware Canal State Park  [Video, Photos] 

-- DCNR: Trail Rehabilitation Work To Start On Glen Onoko Falls In Lehigh Gorge State Park, Carbon County

-- PennDOT Adds 7 New Connector Route Designations To Northcentral ATV Trail In Tioga County Expanding Recreation, Boosting Local Economies  

-- DCNR: Northcentral Regional ATV Trail Reopens With Nearly 1,000 Miles Of Roads To Ride For 2026 Season

-- DCNR, Fish & Boat Commission Expand Recreational Opportunities On Pine Creek With New Accessible Fishing Platform   [Video/Photos From Event]

-- DCNR Grants News: Hollow Oak Land Trust Montour Woods Greenway; Wild East Fund Grants; Veterans & Nature Grants; Other Grant Opportunities 

-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Ed News: Early Summer Teaching Ideas; America250PA 250th Anniversary GeoTrail; DCNR June Bio Blitz; Professional Development Workshops 

-- PA Wilds Center Distributes $80,000 To 20 Organizations To Increase Community Engagement

-- WHYY: Montgomery County Backs 16 Community Projects To Improve Trails, Public Spaces

-- TheDerrick.com: Titusville Renaissance Inviting Community To Celebrate National Trails Day June 6 At Queen City Trail, Crawford County

-- Republican Herald: Volunteers Clear Scenic Trail Along Schuylkill River In Port Clinton 

-- WNEP: New Black Diamond Trail Coming To Luzerne County, Anthracite Scenic Trails Assn.

-- Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Seeking Great Allegheny Passage Trail Maintenance Funds, Aiming To Update Sections Of The Trail

-- LehighValleyLive: Work Starts On Opening Key D&L Trail Link, Inching Eastern PA Closer To 165-Mile Connection 

-- TribLive: Trail Organizers In Western PA Prep For Summer Season 

-- PennLive: Old Railroad Land To Become Part Of Panhandle Trail In Western PA Thanks To New State Funding  

-- Three Rivers WaterKeeper Allegheny River Summer Sojourn - June 27 

-- Susquehanna Greenway Partnership: Free Outdoor Education Activity Books Available For Schools & Youth Programs

-- LancasterOnline: Adapted Bicycle, Interactive Playground Empower Students At Inclusive Field Day At McCaskey East High School 

-- Scranton Times: Scranton School District Whittier Elementary School To Get New Reimagined Neighborhood Playground With Help From Trust For Public Land, Valley In Motion 

Recreation - Safety

-- Republican Herald: Woman Killed, 3 Injured In UTV Crash At Famous Reading Outdoors ATV, Dirt Bike Park In Schuylkill County

-- PennLive: 6-Year-Old Child Dead, Woman Injured In ATV Crash In Perry County

-- WNEP: Authorities Investigating Drowning On Lehigh River In Carbon County After 12-Year-Old Boy Died In Rafting Accident

-- TribLive: 2 Hospitalized After Raft Overturns In Youghiogheny River Rapids At Ohiopyle State Park

-- WTAE: Woman Seriously Injured After UTV Crash In Washington County

-- Scranton Times: Wayne County Man Killed In ATV Crash

-- LehighValleyLive: 17-Year-Old Drowns In PA Creek After Jumping From Railroad Bridge In Lehigh County

-- Post-Gazette: Dirt Bike Rider Killed In Collision With Bus In Homewood

-- Morning Call: As Dirt Bike Complaints Increase, Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Want To Strengthen Penalties For Illegal Riding

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Residents Warned Of Increased Risk For Ticks, Lyme Disease 

-- WHYY: A Look Inside East Stroudsburg University’s Tick Research Lab

-- Penn State Deer Research Center Buck Tests Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease

-- Game Commission Now Accepting Registrations For 6 Regional Junior Game Warden Camps For Students 12 To 15, Starting June 20  [PaEN] 

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Should Scarlet Tanager Be Our Official State Migratory Bird?

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Scarlet Tanager A Welcome Sight In Pittsburgh’s Forests - By Rep. Mandy Steele (D-Allegheny)

-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Music On The Mountain - Berks Sinfonietta, Returning June 13 

-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Youngest Bald Eaglet Dies Of Unknown Illness At Pittsburgh Nest

-- TribLive: 2nd Bald Eaglet Dies At Pittsburgh Nest From Unknown Illness

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[Posted: May 31, 2026]   PA Environment Digest