Monday, May 18, 2026

May 18 - 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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122 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - May 18


Rep. Abigail Salisbury Recognizes Humane Action Pennsylvania In Allegheny County With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award


DEP Issues 12 Violations To Delta Inland Oil Res LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Warren County; 229 Abandonment Violations Issued In 2026


Allegheny National Forest: Visitors Alerted To Conventional Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging Operations Impacting Trail Use In Forest County


DEP: Penneco Environmental Replacing Tubing, Other Equipment At Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In Plum Boro, Allegheny County Due To Leak, Corrosion


DEP Denies Water Encroachment Permit For PA General Energy Co. 3.9 Mile Permanent Access Road, Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County


Environmental Groups Request DEP Do A Science-Based Assessment Of Health, Environmental Risks From Landfill Leachate Contaminated By Radioactive Oil & Gas Drilling Wastes


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - May 9 to 15: 229 Abandoned Conventional Well Violations This Year; Denied Shale Gas Pipeline Permit; Failed To Cleanup Conventional Spills At 3 Sites For 688 Days


DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For Coterra Energy, Inc. 4.9 Mile, 20-Inch Shale Gas Fresh Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County


DEP Invites Comments On Expand Operating 4 Mile, 16-Inch Shale Gas Fresh Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 16


Guest Essay: Lessons From A Children's Story: If You Give The Oil & Gas Industry A Wellpad, It Will Lead To An Escalating Chain Of More Polluting Gas Infrastructure


DEP Considering Permits For 17 A.I. Data Center Projects, Aware Of 34 Other Proposals; Data Centers In Fast Track Permitting Program Need Same Permits, Meet Same Standards As Everyone Else


Better Path Coalition Briefing: May 18 Webinar On Data Center Noise - Understanding Community Impacts


Clean Air Board Of Central PA To Host May 21 Community Forum On A.I. Data Centers - What Citizens Should Ask Of Data Centers In Carlisle, Cumberland County And Online


PUC Releases Final Order Establishing First-of-Its-Kind Voluntary Large Load (Data Center) Model Tariff Framework


UGI Energy Services, Prime Data Centers Announce $100 Million Partnership To Develop New Natural Gas Infrastructure For A Power Plant To Feed A.I. Data Center Development, Likely In Cameron, Potter Or Tioga Counties


PA US Sen. Fetterman Introduces Legislation To Promote Development Of LNG Natural Gas Export Facilities; LNG Facilities Proposed In PA Communities Already Burdened By Pollution


DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Utilities Chanceford 500kV Transmission Line Rebuild In York County Related To Restart Of Three Mile Island Nuclear Data Center Power Plant


PUC Commissioners Tell PA US Senators Federal Permitting Reform Should Maintain State Oversight of Transmission Line Siting Projects


PJM Interconnection Issues Hot Weather Alert For May 18 For Entire Footprint, May 19 For Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 18


DEP To Hold June 23 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For Mora Solar LLC 60 MW, 390-Acre Solar Energy Facility In Kidder Twp., Carbon County


DEP Accepting Comments On Tentative Denial Of A Stormwater Permit For Stoneybrook Solar, LLC 20 MW Solar Energy Facility In Orange Twp., Columbia County


Philadelphia Energy Authority Energy Campaign Achieves $2 Billion In Economic Impact, Creates 11,000 Jobs, Over $1.4 Billion In Energy Savings In First 10 Years, Exceeding Initial Goals


DEP Now Accepting Applications For RISE PA Medium To Large Industry Decarbonization Grants Thru July 15


PennTAP Now Accepting Applications For RISE PA Small, Mid-Sized Industry Decarbonization Grants Thru Aug. 17


Penn State Extension To Host May 29 Webinar, 6 In-Person Local Workshops On Understanding PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Private Water Supplies; Free PFAS Water Testing


National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Details How Cuts In US House-Passed Farm Bill Will Hurt Farmers, Rural Communities


Westmoreland County Conservation District Holds Special May 30 Community Event Celebrating The Role Of Natural Resources In Our Nation's 250-Year History


Headwaters To The Ohio Water Network, Watersheds Of South Pittsburgh Host June 2 In-Person Stormwater Management Workshop


Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Collected Over 57,000 Pounds Of Household Hazardous Waste During April Collection Event


PA Resources Council To Hold Household Chemical Collection Events In Cambria, Fayette, Washington Counties Starting June 6


DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets May 27 To Hear Presentations On Pennsylvania Heritage Areas - Conservation Of Living Landscapes


DCNR Resource News: A Greener Summer Starts Here


Lancaster Conservancy Breaks Ground On Climbers Run Nature Center Renovations


Registration Open! Delaware Highlands Conservancy Women And Their Woods Educational Retreat For Women Forest Landowners Sept. 11-13, Hawley, Wayne County


Art of Staying Safe, 3 State Agencies Honor 18 Student Art Contest Winners In Fight Against Lyme Disease


Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults


News From PA House & Senate


The Feds - New Administration


Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events


Grants & Awards


PA Bulletin Public Notices - May 16


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: May 18, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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