Awards/Recognition
-- Choose Clean Water Coalition Recognizes Robert Hughes And John Dawes With Lifetime Achievement Awards [PaEN]
-- Conestoga River Named PA River Of The Year: A River Once Associated With Pollution, Degradation, Now Source Of Community Enjoyment, Recreation [PaEN]
-- LancasterOnline: Conestoga River, PA River Of The Year, Celebrated At Wednesday Event In Lancaster
-- Conservation Efforts In Upper Conestoga River Watershed Highlighted In Berks County To Improve Water Quality In Chesapeake Bay [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill River Water Trail Designated A National Water Trail
-- TribLive: 15-Year-Old Boy Scout Leaves Lasting Mark On Rachel Carson Trail In Allegheny County
-- WPSU: Bucktail High School Group Works To Get PA To Change Its State Fossil To One Found In Clinton County
-- Tribune-Democrat: Well-Known Outdoor Writer, Photographer Tim Flanigan Dies From Heart Surgery Complications
Grants
-- Foundation For Pennsylvania Watersheds Awards More Than $300,000 In Conservation Grants; Next Funding Opportunities [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy: Diane Rosencrance Leaving After 10 Years Of Service To Take A New Position; Trey Talley To Serve As Acting Executive Director [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- WESA: PA Gourd Society’s Art Show & Festival Lebanon Expo Center: Gourds Aren’t Just For Autumn
-- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Of Greater Philadelphia To Host June 17 Webinar On How To Move A Community Energy Project From An Idea To Action [PaEN]
-- Friends Of The State Line Serpentine Barrens To Hold June 17 Information Meeting For Individuals Interested In Becoming Volunteers To Support This Unique Area In Chester County [PaEN]
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts June 25 Online Conversation Café - Flood Risk Communication [PaEN]
-- 14th PA Firefly Festival Will Be Held June 26-27 Exhibits & Entertainment In Downtown Tionesta, Forest County [PaEN]
-- NextPittsburgh: PA Firefly Festival Guided Tours Sell Out Every Year In Forest County [Public Can Still Experience Exhibits, Entertainment June 26-27]
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: With Fireflies Emerging In PA, Learn To Help Them Thrive In Your Area
-- PA American Water Announces 2026 Wonderful World Of Water Camps For Students 7 to 11 In Luzerne, Lackawanna Counties [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - June 13 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 50 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 13 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PUC Sets Aug. 19 Telephonic Prehearing On The Transource 230 kV Transmission Line In Franklin County Connecting To A Maryland Substation [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- The Allegheny Front: New Henry David Thoreau Ken Burns Documentary Has Lessons For Modern Era; Called The Patron Saint Of Early Environmental Thought
-- New Study Finds If Pennsylvania Leaders Act Now They Could Save Households $841 Per Year In Energy Costs By 2030 [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Pennsylvania Activists Urge Lawmakers To Help Curb Soaring Electric Bills
-- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates 2025 Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee To Yield $243.9 Million, $79.3 Million More Than In 2024 [PaEN]
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination Widespread In Delaware River Basin, Study Finds: ‘Global Hotspot’
-- House Passes Bill To Ban Toxic PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Baby, Personal Care Products With Bipartisan Support [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Banning PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Consumer Products Gets Overwhelming Support In PA House
-- Post-Gazette: A Billion-Dollar Ohio River Tunnel Is Kicking Off ALCOSAN’s 10-Year Project To Keep Billions Of Gallons Of Sewage, Stormwater Out Of Western PA Waterways
-- TribLive: Southwestern PA Beach Closures Highlight Summer Water Quality, E.coli Risks
-- Indiana Gazette: New Tide Trail Crowns Cleanup Initiatives For ‘Boney Pile,’ Mine Drainage In Center Twp., Blacklick Creek Watershed
-- Indiana Gazette: Naturally: Blacklick Creek Watershed And Resilience
-- Forests For The Chesapeake Bay News: Conservation Workforce Training At Loysville Youth Center; Sugar Maples; Upcoming Events; Much More
-- Chestnut Hill Local: Cheltenham Twp. Receives Grant To Plant Native Trees Along The Tookany Creek Parkway In Montgomery County
-- Morning Call: Smoke From New Jersey Wildfire Drifts Into Lehigh Valley
-- EPA AirNow Wildfire And Smoke Map Showing Present Conditions
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: River Otters Are Making A Comeback And In Surprising Places Around The Chesapeake Bay
-- TribLive: Tarentum Bridge Peregrine Falcon Chicks Expected To Fledge Next Week In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Masters Of The Sky: At Pittsburgh National Aviary This Summer, Meet ‘Remarkable Raptors’
-- LancasterOnline: 2 Eaglets Fledge From Lancaster County Bald Eagle Nest
-- TribLive: West Nile Virus Confirmed In Allegheny County Mosquitoes
-- DEP West Nile Virus Map: 9 Counties Have Confirmed West Nile Virus Mosquito Results [Allegheny Added]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Tick-Related Illnesses On The Rise As The Philly Region Reaches Peak Season
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - June 15 [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Candidate For Governor Garrity Breaks With Shapiro As She Calls For Pause In A.I. Data Center Development
-- The Allegheny Front: Gov. Shapiro Courted New A.I. Data Centers, Then Public Opinion Shifted
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: Archbald Gets Its Turn At Being A Star With A Staggering 51 A.I. Data Centers Poised To Erase The Borough [PDF of Article]
-- PUC Releases Summer Readiness Overview Reports By PA Electric Utilities [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Issues 3rd Hot Weather Alert For June 11-12 In Mid-Atlantic, Southern Regions [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves PJM Fast-Track Review For 10 Large ‘Shovel-Ready’ Power Projects A Year
-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: Behind-The-Meter A.I. Data Center Natural Gas Power Plants Will Raise The Cost Of Natural Gas, Electric For Homes, Businesses - By Jeffrey Rissman & Eric Gimon of Energy Innovation
-- Financial Times: Survey Of Almost 2,000 Business Executives In 18 Countries Found 91% Believe Switch From Fossil Fuels To Electric Would Improve Their Energy Security [PDF of Article]
Background On Issues
-- FracTracker Alliance Appeals DEP Conventional Oil & Gas Mineral Brine Well Permit Due To Concerns The Permit Creates A New Loophole For Disposing Of Contaminated Groundwater Without Testing Or Restrictions On Its Use [PaEN]
-- House Committee Moves Bills To Prohibit Road Dumping Contaminated Groundwater Released By Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drilling; Setting Minimum Standards For Power Plant Community Benefit Agreements; Encouraging Native Insect Habitats [PaEN]
-- State Budget Brief: DEP Oil & Gas Program Enforcement & Permitting Staff Has Been Frozen For Last 10 Years, Meanwhile Drilled Shale Gas Wells Increased By Nearly 50% [PaEN]
-- PennLive: Attorney General Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Eureka Resources For Oil & Gas Wastewater Leaks From Its Now Closed Standing Stone Facility In Wysox Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- PennLive - John Beauge: Attorney General Sunday Files Criminal Charges Against Eureka Resources For Oil & Gas Wastewater Leaks From Its Now Closed Standing Stone Facility In Wysox Twp., Bradford County
-- DEP Investigation Finds CNX Gas Company LLC Shale Gas Facilities Caused The ‘Diminution’ Of 2 Private Water Supplies In Bell Twp., Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity Lays Out Plan To ‘Unleash’ Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas Industry
-- PoliticsPA: Republican Candidate For Governor Stacy Garrity Plans To Unleash Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Philadelphia Gas Works Considering 2 Pathways To Lower Its Carbon Footprint - Full Electrification And A ‘Hybrid’ That Includes Gas
-- Bloomberg - Fola Akinnibi: ICE Wants To Use A Warehouse As An Immigrant Detention Center In Tremont, Schuylkill County - Can Anyone Say No To ICE?
-- Spotlight PA/Grist: Meat Plant Spreads Thousands Of Gallons Of Animal Blood On Fields In 2019, Fouling Water Supplies In Loganton, Clinton County
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Braddock Delays Vote On US Steel Project Amid Air Pollution Concerns
Visit the DEP Calendar of Events; PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.
Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.
Visit the PA Environment Digest Calendar Of Events for more opportunities.
[Posted: June 14, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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