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Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - May 25/June 1
Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership Plants 10 Millionth Tree In Pennsylvania
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
Choose Clean Water Coalition: Legislative Recommendations To Protect Pennsylvania's Waterways For The Future - Agriculture, Abandoned Mines, PFAS, Lead, A.I. Data Centers
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
Watch Game Commission Band Peregrine Falcons On Rachel Carson Building In Harrisburg; Connection To Rachel Carson
PA Outdoor Writers Association Celebrates 75th Anniversary, Award Recipients Honored For Excellence In Craft
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Celebrates Young Ambassadors Of Pennsylvania Class Of 2026 Graduates; Apply Now For Next Class
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
DEP Issues Rice Drilling [EQT] Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging 2 Shale Gas Wells Left Partially Drilled For 11 Years In Greene County
DEP Issues 8 More Violations To Delta Inland Oil Res LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Warren County
DEP: Sandstone Development LLC Operating Illegal Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County; Disposed Of 191,982 Gallons Of Wastewater, So Far
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
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
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
DEP Issues Air Quality Operating Permit Authorizing The Expansion Of MarkWest Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County
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
PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 23
PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 30
Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 33 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In April; 133 In 2026
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
Gov. Shapiro Releases Full Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Standards (GRID) For A.I. Data Centers; New Local Government Data Center Planning Toolkit
Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity Calls For ‘Pause’ In Development Of A.I. Data Centers To Allow Time For Communities ‘To Protect Themselves’
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
Republican Senate, House Members Introduce Bills To Repeal A.I. Data Center Tax Break, Give Municipalities Authority To Enact An 18-Month Moratorium; Bills Not Likely To Move In The Senate, Republicans Opposed Data Center Bills In House
PUC: Electric Utilities Changing Cost Of Electricity For Customers On June 1 From 0.05% to 19.8%
PUC Hearings Begin June 10 On Proposed UGI Electric 12.8% Rate Increase
PUC Schedules In-Person, Telephonic Public Hearings On 13.1% Rate Increase Proposed By Peoples Natural Gas Starting June 2
DEP Invites Comments On PECO Brandon Shores Retirement 500 kV Transmission Line Reconstruction Project Stormwater Permit In York County
DEP Accepting Comments On Stormwater Permit For The Mid Atlantic Interstate Transmission LLC Ashtabula-Erie West 345kV Rehabilitation Project In Erie County
DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Tek Park Transmission Line Project To Connect To Proposed A.I. Data Center In Upper Macungie Twp., Lehigh County
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
Utility Dive: US Dept. Of Energy Grants PJM Request For Emergency Order To Curtail A.I. Data Center Use Of Electricity From The Grid And Go To Back-Up Generators To Cope With May 18-20 Hot Weather Alert
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
In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 25/June 1
City Of Reading Breaks Ground On Solar Energy Project To Reduce Electricity Costs From $268,550.76 At City Facilities To ZERO
ClearWater Conservancy Hamer Community Conservation Center Designed With High-Performance Building Envelope To Reduce Energy Use, Carbon Emissions In Centre County
DEP Awards Nearly $1.44 Million In Alternative Fuel Grants To Support Business Efforts To Reduce Reliance On Gasoline, Improve Air Quality
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
DEP Continuing Local Climate Conservation Workshops Across The State With 7 In-Person Workshops, 1 Webinar In June To Help Shape PA’s Climate Action Plan
EPA Announces $126.1 Million To Reduce Lead in Drinking Water In Pennsylvania
EPA Announces $39.2 Million For Pennsylvania To Address PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ Emerging Contaminants In Drinking Water
Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2026 Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Con Awards
Montour Area Recreation Commission, Talen Energy Announce Actions To Support The Current, Long-Term Operation Of The Montour Preserve
Brandywine Conservancy's Penguin Court Preserve, Westmoreland Pollinator Partners Seek To Certify 250 Properties As Monarch Butterfly Waystations In The Laurel Highlands
Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults
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
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
Penn State Extension Hosts June 18 Webinar: Is A Large Scale Solar Energy Facility Coming To Your Community?
Game Commission Now Accepting Registrations For 6 Regional Junior Game Warden Camps For Students 12 To 15, Starting June 20
PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host June 23 Webinar On How Two Church Congregations Decided To Go Geothermal
Powering America's Next 250 Years Energypath Conference Set For July 16 At Moravian University
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