Monday, July 27, 2026

July 27 - 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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112 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - July 27


PA Envirothon Team From Penncrest High School In Delaware County Placed 4th In the 2026 International NCF-Envirothon Competition!


Master Watershed Steward Volunteer John Dubel From Cameron County Appointed To DEP Statewide Water Resources Committee


Future Master Watershed Steward Club At York Academy Growing Next Generation Of Watershed Stewards


The Conversation: Pennsylvania Roads Are Being Coated In Radioactive Oil & Gas Wastewater - New DEP Well Permit Allows Uncontrolled Use


DEP: Equitrans Water SVC LLC [EQT] Suffers Another Contaminated Water Release From Buried Shale Gas Wastewater Pipeline In Aleppo Twp., Greene County


DEP: INR Midstream LLC Failed To Prevent Accelerated Erosion, Sedimentation Along Cooper To Jost Van Dyke Gas & Water Pipelines Construction Right-Of-Way In Young Twp., Indiana County


DEP: Crude Oil Gathering Pipeline Failure In Conventional Oil Well Field Contaminated 750 Feet Of Chappel Fork Creek In Hamilton Twp., McKean County


DEP: Contaminated Water Storage Tank At Abandoned Conventional Oil Well Site Sat Broken Open For Nearly 3 Years With No Response From Owner In Clover Twp., Jefferson County


DEP: Raymond D. Langer Fails To Clean Up Contaminated Water Spills, Address Other Violations, Comply With DEP Order For 1,283 Days


Penn State Geography Researchers Want Your Help To Develop Tool To Help Public Better Identify Threats To Health, Environment From Oil & Gas Development


DEP To Adopt Regulations Limiting Methane Emissions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Infrastructure; Will Outline Approach At Aug. 6 Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee Meeting


DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Appalachia Midstream Services Natural Gas Pipeline In Elkland Twp., Sullivan County


DEP Invites Comments On MarkWest Liberty Midstream Project To Daylight 4 Natural Gas Pipelines To Prevent Damage From Longwall Coal Mining In West Finley Twp., Allegheny County


DEP Invites Comments On Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage Daylighting Project For 30-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline To Prevent Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - July 25


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 21 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In June; 188 In 2026


Governor’s Office Published Regulatory Agenda, DEP Published Non-Regulatory (Technical Guidance) Agenda To Provide Opportunities For Public Involvement


DCED Approves $1.6 Million In Solar For Schools Grants To Help 3 School Districts Reduce Their Energy Bills In 6 School Buildings Using Solar Power


PA Coalition Launches Building A Brighter PA To Lower Energy Bills, Build A Clean-Energy Economy Over The Next 4 Years


DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For Milesburg 230kV Transmission Line Upgrade To Support Data Center Development In Centre County


President Expands Ratepayer Protection ‘Pledge’ For A.I. Data Centers To Pay Full Cost Of Energy, Supporting Infrastructure [PJM Ratepayers Already Paying $29.4 Billion In Added Electricity Costs]


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - July 27


Dept. Of Agriculture Encourages Farmers To Apply For $13 Million In Resource Enhancement & Protection Farm Conservation Tax Credits


State Conservation Commission Accepting Applications For PA Most Effective Basins Public-Private Partnership Funding To Provide Assistance To Implement Farm Conservation Practices


Lancaster Clean Water Partners Blog: Clean Water Conservation Projects Weather Heavy Storms In Lancaster County


Three Rivers WaterKeeper Releases 2025 State Of Our Waters Report In Pittsburgh Area, Western PA


NRCS-PA: Family Conservation Easement Protects Critical Working Lands In Kittatinny Ridge Sentinel Landscape


Penn State Researchers Seeking Volunteer Biosolids Workers To Help With Research On PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Exposure In Handling Biosolids


PA Resources Council To Hold Hard-To-Recycle, Household Chemical Collection, E-Waste Collection Events This Fall In Allegheny, Beaver, Delaware, Montgomery Counties


2027 Keystone Coldwater Conference Set For Feb. 26-27 In State College


Help Wanted: PA Council Of Trout Unlimited - Executive Director


Help Wanted: Armstrong County Conservation District - AmeriCorps Environmental Stewardship Position


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 - July 25


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: July 27, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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