Saturday, May 30, 2026

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

The Department of Environmental Protection is continuing to hold in-person and virtual
Climate Conversation Workshops across the state to help shape Pennsylvania's next Climate Action Plan.

Each session includes an open listening discussion where community members can share concerns and ideas about climate change, followed by a short presentation on Pennsylvania’s Climate Action Plan and available resources.

Your input will help guide long-term strategies to reduce emissions, prepare for climate hazards, and support local action.

The in-person workshops in June include--

-- 6/1/2026 | 5:00–7:00 PM | St. Marys | St. Marys Public Library

-- 6/2/2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM | Bradford | Bradford Area Public Library

-- 6/3/2026 | 5:00–7:00 PM | Oil City | Oil Region Library Association

-- 6/4/2026 | 5:00–7:00 PM | Brookville | YMCA

-- 6/6/2026 | 12:00–2:00 PM | Pittsburgh | Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Homewood)

-- 6/8/2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM | Indiana | Indiana Free Library

-- 6/9/2026 | 12:00–2:00 PM | Altoona | Altoona Area Public Library

For those with online access, a webinar will be held on June 11 from Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Click Here to register for any of the workshops and the webinar.  Questions should be directed to: ra-epclimate@pa.gov

Visit DEP’s Climate Change webpage to learn more about climate change in Pennsylvania.

For more information on environmental programs in Pennsylvania, visit DEP’s websiteSubmit Environmental Complaints; Click Here to sign up for DEP’s newsletter; sign up for DEP’s eNotice; Like DEP on Facebook, Follow DEP on Twitter and visit DEP’s YouTube Channel.

Resource Link:

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

Related Articles This Week:

-- 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] 

-- 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]   

-- 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]

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

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host June 23 Webinar On How Two Church Congregations Decided To Go Geothermal  [PaEN]

-- 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] 

NewsClips:

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

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

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

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

-- AP: Fact Focus: President Distorts Recent Revisions Of Scientific Projections Of Global Warming

-- 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]

-- 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

[Posted: May 30, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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