Awards/Recognition
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s Michelle Dunn Honored With Governor’s Lifetime Environmental Achievement Award [PaEN]
-- Kinsley Construction Recognized With Governor’s Environmental Award For Oil Creek Restoration Project In York County
-- Celebrate Park And Recreation Professionals Day July 17! [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: Peter Grove, Award-Winning Science Educator And Lifelong Environmentalist, Has Died At 82 [ ‘Gardening, Is A Real Way To Bring About Change’ ]
-- WNEP: An Ancient Lenape Ceremony Blessing The Delaware River In Monroe County
-- PA Parks & Forests Foundation Welcomes Interns Natalie Nichols And Annalise Velasquez [PaEN]
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Accepting Entries For Summer Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife Photo Contest Aug. 3 to 31
Grants
-- Dept. Of Agriculture To Start Accepting Applications For Sustainable Agriculture Grants July 13 PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Warren County Conservation District Announces Student Scholarships
Upcoming Events
-- Environmental Quality Board Meets July 14 To Consider Final PFAS Land Recycling Program Regulation Changes, Hear Fee Reports On Water Quality Permits, Erosion & Sedimentation Permits [PaEN]
-- Erie Bird Observatory, Presque Isle State Park, Tom Ridge Environmental Center Host Pennsylvania Piping Plover Fest In Erie On July 18-19 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Aug. 5 Webinar On Forested Headwaters And Drinking Water Quality [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy-PA News: Enjoy Guided Hikes, Summer Experiences; Students - Dive Into Creek Critter Adventure! Volunteer For Cove Mountain Preserve Restoration
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Highlights Summer Experiences, Events, Educational Programs
Public Participation
-- PUC Invites Comments On Potential Regulations For Interconnecting Electric Loads, Including Large Loads, Like Data Centers [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 4 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 49 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In July 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For Keystone Coal-Fired Power Plant In Armstrong County [PaEN]
-- DEP/Agriculture Invite Comments On Updated Safeguards To Prevent PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' In Wastewater Biosolids From Polluting Groundwater [PaEN]
-- EPA Seeks Comment On Draft Guidance For Reducing Risks From PFOA/PFOS In Wastewater Biosolids [When Released] [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- Energy Efficiency Alliance Releases 15 New Case Studies Showing How Southwest PA Businesses, Organizations Are Saving On Energy Bills Thanks To Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency [No Fuel - No Price Spikes] [PaEN]
-- Canary Media: Mid-Sized, Community Solar Energy Facilities Could Help Bring Down Electricity Bills In Pennsylvania [No Fuel - No Price Spikes]
-- DEP: Drought Conditions In Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh Counties Worsen From Drought Watch To Warning [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Heatwave Could Contribute To Algae And Bacteria Growth In Local Waterways
-- ChestnutHillLocal.com: PA Senate Republican Bill Putting Limits On The Rights Of Private Property Owners To Sell Their Land For Conservation Purposes Opposed By Conservationists
-- TribLive: Why Early Diagnosis Matters When It Comes To Lyme Disease Carried By Ticks
-- Allegheny Front: Nature’s Upcycling: How To Find Beach Glass Along Shores Of Lake Erie
-- Penn State Extension: Pennsylvania Roots Of American Plant Knowledge- John & William Bartram, Henry Muhlenberg
-- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust Preserves 34 Acres In North Coventry Twp., Chester County [PaEN]
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio Show: July 3 - Saving Nature In Urban And Wild Lands, 4:00 p.m.
-- WHYY: ‘Rewilding Philadelphia’ Greening Project Brings Pocket Forest To Kensington
-- City & State PA: Philly’s New Tree Coalition Leading Street Tree Planting Movement And Cooling Neighborhoods In The Process
-- Inquirer: Schwenksville Couple Builds Wildflower Meadow In Their Front Yard In Montgomery County
-- PA iMapInvasives Program Invites Public To Search For Wavyleaf Basketgrass Invasive Species During Basketgrass Bonanza; July 29 Webinar [PaEn]
-- Penn State Center For Pollinator Research News: Master Gardeners Support Pollinator Research; Beescape Updates; Lehigh Valley Biology Professor Honored With National Award
-- Post-Gazette: Want More Fireflies? You Can Attract Them Next Summer With Master Watershed Stewards Native Plant Kits
-- Williamsport Sun: Reflections In Nature: Plants Have Ways Of Defending Against Insect Predators In Nature
-- Williamsport Sun Guest Essay: Throughout Central PA, Birds Come And They Go - By Gary Metzger, Lycoming Audubon Society
-- PennLive: Raven Ridge Wildlife Center Rescues Albino Cardinal In Lancaster County
-- Inquirer: President’s Administration Removes Mentions Of Slavery From Independence Hall, Thomas Jefferson Portrait
A.I./Data Center
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - July 6 [PaEN]
-- PUC Invites Comments On Potential Regulations For Interconnecting Electric Loads, Including Large Loads, Like Data Centers [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues 2 Chapter 105 Permits For Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Centers Offsite Utilities In West Hazleton Borough, Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For Keystone Coal-Fired Power Plant In Armstrong County [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: New Environmental Integrity Project Report Shows How Gas/Fossil Fuel Power Plants Would Significantly Increase Pollution In Pennsylvania
-- Senate Committee Moves Bills Authorizing Individual Municipalities To Enact Moratoriums On Consideration Of A.I. Data Center Proposals-- After Voting Down A Statewide 3-Year Moratorium [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: Individual Municipal A.I. Data Center Moratoriums Get Support In Republican-Run PA Senate
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Instead Of Diving Headfirst - PA Lawmakers Must Pass A Full Moratorium On Considering Hyperscale A.I. Data Center Proposals - By Ginny Marcille-Kerrslake, Food and Water Watch In West Whiteland Twp.
-- House Committee Amends Senate-Passed Tax Code Bill On Data Centers, Then Adjourned To Sept. 28 [PaEN]
-- The Center Square: House Passes [3rd] Bill Putting Conditions On Qualifying For State Sales Tax Exemption For Data Centers, Including A Ban On Nondisclosure Agreements
-- PennLive: With A.I. Data Centers In Mind, PA House Votes 193-9 To Close Sunshine Act Public Meeting Notice Loophole After PA Supreme Court Ruling [House Bill 2146] [Senate Passed Senate Bill 1150 In June]
-- PJM Hot Weather Alert Remains In Place For July 4 For Entire Service Area, July 5 For Mid-Atlantic And Dominion Energy Transmission Zones [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 202,051 Households Without Power - July 5 - 7:00 a.m.
-- Pennsylvania Power Outages: 263,261 Households Without Power - July 4 - 9:45 p.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 125,398 Customers Without Power - July 5 - 7:00 a.m.
-- PPL Electric Power Outages: 146,454 Customers Without Power - July 4 - 9:45 p.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 52,992 Customers Without Power - July 5 - 7:00 a.m.
-- FirstEnergy Electric Power Outages: 60,919 Customers Without Power - July 4 - 9:45 p.m.
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 17,328 Customers Without Power - July 5 - 7:00 a.m. [Union Workers Currently On Strike]
-- PECO Electric Power Outages: 45,469 Customers Without Power - July 4 - 9:45 p.m. [Union Workers Currently On Strike]
-- York Daily Record: Firefighters Battle Blaze At The 839 MW Hunterstown Natural Gas Power Plant In Adams County
-- NRDC: PJM Membership Votes On Recommendations To Help Prevent A.I. Data Centers From Overloading The Electric Grid; PJM Board Will Have Final Say [PaEN]
-- PA House Republicans Unveil Energy Package To Eliminate Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards; Take Away Citizen Appeal Rights; Eliminate Right Of Citizens To Petition For Rule Changes; Limit Environmental Standards To Federal Standards [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Echoes Of The Past In PA Coal Towns’ Fight Against A.I. Data Centers
-- Scranton Times: Jessup Boro Considers Suing State Over Not Considering Cumulative Impact Of 7 A.I. Data Center Projects In Their Community: ‘Say Yes Or Get Sued Into Oblivion’
-- Republican Herald: Six A.I. Data Center Hearings Set For Next 8 Days By PUC, Kline Twp. Planning Commission In Schuylkill County
-- The Shenandoah Sentinel: Former Rep. Todd Eachus Dragged Out Of Kline Twp. Planning Commission Hearing On A Proposed A.I. Data Center Development In Schuylkill County
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Middlesex Twp. A.I. Data Center Project Gets More Green Lights For 2nd Of 3 Data Center Campuses Even As Legal Hurdles Loom In Cumberland County
-- ExploreJeffeersonPa.com: A.I. Data Center Debate Heats Up In Jefferson County Over Massive Water Demands
-- PA Capital-Star: Advanced Electricity Transmission Tech Could Cut Costs For Consumers, Advocates Say; PA House Passed Bill To Assess Its Uses In Building New Power Lines
Background On Issues
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - June 27 to July 3: Shale Gas Driller Fails To Notify DEP Of Casing/Cement Failures; Pipeline Spill At Water Impoundment; 313 Conventional Abandoned Well Violations [PaEN]
-- DEP: Seneca Resources Failed To Notify DEP Of Casing/Cementing Failures In 6 Shale Gas Wells For 15 Years In Delmar Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- Erie Times: Citing Health Concerns, FracTracker Appeals DEP Mineral Brine Conventional Well Permit In Erie County
-- Item: Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Sets Shale Gas Drilling Record-- 7.1 Miles Deep, 5.5 Mile Horizontal Well, In WV, Near PA Border [Facebook post ]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Negotiations On Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Facility In Eddystone Boro On Delaware River Occurring In Secret Under Nondisclosure Agreements With State Officials In Delaware County
-- Inside Climate News: What Happened When An LNG Natural Gas Export Facility Came To A Louisiana Town
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Natural Gas Powers The Region, So Why Are Pennsylvanians Paying More? - By Sen. Kim Ward [Reality - Data Center Demand Spikes, 60% Of Electric Comes From Natural Gas And Its Price Spikes]
-- PennLive Letter: Natural Gas Keeps Pennsylvania Powered And Prosperous - By Roger Sutton, Enola [Number of Gas Industry Job Dropped By Nearly Half Since 2014]
-- Post-Gazette: Unprecedented Power Surge At Pittsburgh Airport Tested Limits Of Microgrid, Did It Work As Planned?
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy Storage Company Secures $125 Million In New Funding For Frontier Power USA Independent Power Venture
-- The Citizens’ Voice: EPA Outlines Remediation Plan For Former Foster Wheeler Superfund Site In Wright Twp., Luzerne County
-- AP: President Pardons 11 People, 9 People Identified By The White House As Having Helped People Bypass Vehicle Emissions Control Systems
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: July 5, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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