Awards/Recognition
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Sewickley Watershed Group Celebrates 20 Years Of Removing Tons Of Iron From Abandoned Mine Drainage With No Pumps, No Chemicals, Just Natural Passive Treatment In Westmoreland County [PDF of Article]
-- Farm & Dairy: Public, Private Partnerships Clear 100 Years Of Pollution From Blacklick Creek In Cambria, Indiana Counties
-- TribLive: Abandoned Coal Mine Site In Gilpin Proposed To Be Reclaimed By DEP In Armstrong County
-- GantNews.com: Artist Sally Veach Makes Drawings About The Red Moshannon Creek And Every Sale Helps Clean It Up In Clearfield County
-- Mountain Watershed Association: DEP Accepts Unsuitable For Coal Mining Petition To Study Whether Coal Mining Should Be Allowed On 11,000 Acres In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: Upper Mount Bethel Twp., Northampton County To Install Memorial To Larry Rymon Credited With Helping To Reintroduce Ospreys To PA
-- DEP Intern Experiences: Trevor Dietz, Wilkes University, Connor Monahan, Penn State, Working With DEP Abandoned Mine Reclamation [Video]
-- DEP Teaching Green News: Radon Poster Contest; Fort Cherry School District Project Spotlight; Teaching Resources; Summer EE Activities; Protecting School, Childcare Drinking Water [PaEN]
Grants
-- Powered & Prepared Initiative Seeks Proposals From Nonprofit, Municipal Organizations In Southwestern PA For Backup Power Solutions To Keep Them Running [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy: PA Farmers Can Now Maximize Cover Crop Benefits Through A New Cover Crop & Nutrient Management Support Program [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- Penn State Extension Hosting 5 Safe Drinking Water Well Clinics In Cameron, Cumberland, Potter, York Counties [PaEN]
-- Sierra Club Pennsylvania Hosts Aug. 20 Webinar On Energy Storage In PA, 6:30 p.m. [PaEN]
-- DEP Hosts Aug. 27 Webinar On Financing Your Clean Energy Projects With Greenbanking [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Sept. 2 Webinar On Proper Native Tree Planting For Long-Term Success, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
-- Tribune-Democrat: Former Gov. Mark Schweiker, Somerset County Author To Speak At Sept. 8 Flight 93 Forum
-- Penn State Extension: Sept. 17 Tap Talks - Mill Dams & Legacy Sediment, Collusion Tap Works, York. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
-- PUC: Registration Now Open For Sept. 17 Be Utility Wise Human Services Organizations Conference In Erie
-- University Of Pittsburgh, The Dick Thornburgh Forum For Law & Public Policy: Sept. 17 - The Iran War And The Most Dangerous Elections In Our Lifetime, 4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 5-Part Backyard Stream Repair Webinar Series Starting Sept. 22 [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Heroes' Walk At Flight 93 National Memorial In Somerset County Set For Sept. 26
-- South Mountain Partnership Hosts Oct. 2 Power Of The Partnership Celebration, Gettysburg. 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
-- Call For Presentations: PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators 2027 Annual Conference March 14-16 In State College [PaEN]
-- Call For Presentations: PA Recreation & Park Society 2027 Annual Conference & Expo March 16-19 [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- Permits Flying! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - August 15 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For Installation Of 86 More Backup Diesel Generators, Fuel Storage Tanks For An Expansion Of The Existing Amazon Data Center In Salem Twp., Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Construction Of A Shale Gas Water Withdrawal Structure In The Susquehanna River By Expand Operating LLC In Standing Stone Twp., Bradford County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 102 Permit For Northeast Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Project Quarryville Loop, Compressor Station 200 In Chester, Lancaster Counties [PaEN]
-- Lots Going On! DEP Posted 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 15 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission Sets Oct. 29 Prehearing On Transource Pennsylvania, LLC 230kV Project 9A West Transmission Line In Franklin County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna, Luzerne Counties [PaEN]
-- Concerned Citizens Of Montour County Announce Aug. 20 DEP Meeting To Discuss How The Environmental Justice Permit Policy May Apply To Proposed Talen Energy Natural Gas Power Plant In Derry Twp., Montour County [PaEN]
-- York Daily Record Guest Essay: Environmental Justice Begins With Dignity - By C. Kim Bracey, YWCA York
-- Tribune-Democrat: Aug. 13 Meeting Set On Proposed Somerset County On-Road ATV Trail Network Plans
-- Tribune-Democrat: Preliminary On-Road ATV Trail Proposal In Somerset County Draws Questions, Concerns
-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets Aug. 20 On Conventional Contaminated Water Disposal, Well Plugging Program, Methane Emission Reduction Regs [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- PA Capital-Star: United Mine Workers Call For ‘Immediate’ Enforcement Of Federal Coal Mine Silica Rule As Black Lung Hits New High In PA, Appalachia; 143,000 Claims Filed In PA Alone
-- WVIA: Group In Monroe County Calls On PA Legislature To Help Residents Struggling With Rising Energy Costs
-- Erie Times - Brian Whipkey: Sewickley Watershed Group Celebrates 20 Years Of Removing Tons Of Iron From Abandoned Mine Drainage With No Pumps, No Chemicals, Just Natural Passive Treatment In Westmoreland County [PDF of Article]
-- Farm & Dairy: Public, Private Partnerships Clear 100 Years Of Pollution From Blacklick Creek In Cambria, Indiana Counties
-- TribLive: Abandoned Coal Mine Site In Gilpin Proposed To Be Reclaimed By DEP In Armstrong County
-- GantNews.com: Artist Sally Veach Makes Drawings About The Red Moshannon Creek And Every Sale Helps Clean It Up In Clearfield County
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: PA’s Coal Industry Positions Itself For A Future In Energy And New Tech
-- PennLive: Still Burning: Centralia’s Strange Attraction 64 Years After Coal Mine Fire Created A Ghost Town In Columbia County
-- PennLive: Centralia Timeline: The Coal Mine Fire That Consumed A Town And Captured The World’s Imagination
-- Williamsport Sun Letter: The Illusion Of Marcellus Shale Gas Economic Benefits - By Sean O’Leary, Ohio River Valley Institute [PDF of Article]
-- Observer-Reporter: Greene/Washington County Labor Leaders Plan Launch Of New Initiative To Plug Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners
-- Inside Climate News: Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities Leads US Power Plants Going Online This Year By A Mile, Followed By Batteries, Fossil Fuels Not So Much
-- DEP Teaching Green News: Radon Poster Contest; Fort Cherry School District Project Spotlight; Teaching Resources; Summer EE Activities; Protecting School, Childcare Drinking Water [PaEN]
-- Warren Times: Lumber Heritage Region Launches Inaugural Teen Conservation Camp
-- Reading Eagle: Alvernia University Student Designers Turn Discarded Materials Into Sustainable Fashion
-- PA Resources Council Encourages Litter Cleanups As Part Of Entries To 2026 Lens On Litter Photo Contest [PaEN]
-- TribLive: What Is Permeable Pavement And How Are Municipalities Using It In Westmoreland County?
-- The Guardian: 8-Year-Old PA Boy Lands Piranha In Ridley Park Lake, Delaware County
-- DCNR Let It Grow! - Plant Meadows, Don’t Mow Grass [Video]
-- TribLive: Westmoreland Garden Council Releases 200 Butterflies In Its Annual Event
Environmental Heritage
-- Larry J. Schweiger’s New Book: Fighting For The Future Of Nature - Stewardship, Civic Responsibility And A Stubborn Hope [PaEN]
A.I./Data Centers
-- Governor’s Office Expected To Announce Further Steps To Regulate A.I. Data Centers ‘Shortly;’ 100 Data Center Proposals Being Discussed in PA, 55 Have Some Interaction With DEP [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: General Assembly Likely To Take Up A.I. Data Centers Again Soon
-- The Center Square: Noisy A.I. Data Center Debate Goes On While PA Lawmakers On Summer Break
-- Lancaster State Sen. Malone Stands With Local Municipal Leaders To Demand The PA Senate Pass A.I. Data Center Moratorium Legislation
-- WITF: Lancaster County Officials Call For A Pause, More Local Control To Regulate A.I. Data Centers
-- Inquirer Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Data Center Boom Needs A Pause
-- PA Capital-Star: A.I. Data Center Proposals Keep Coming To Pennsylvania - So Does The Outcry
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: Opposition To A.I. Data Center Construction Is Rising Sharply, Penn Poll Says
-- PA Capital-Star: A.I. Data Center Developers Want To Build In 3 PA Communities - Each Has Its Own Experience
-- Morning Call: Here’s How Lehigh Valley Communities Are Pushing Back Against A.I. Data Center Proposals
-- Republican Herald Letter: A.I. Data Center Developers - Our New Coal Barons - By Kevin Gallagher, Dunmore, Lackawanna County
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Don’t Delay Studies Of Health, Environmental Impact Of A.I. Data Centers
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: Pennsylvania Has Yet To Meaningfully Regulate Exploding A.I. Data Center Development - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow [Part 1 of 2]
-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog: PA Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Proposal For A.I. Data Centers Falls Well Short Of Its Stated Goals - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow [Part 2 of 2]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - August 17 [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- More Than 99% Of Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners Failed To Comply With DEP’s 2022 Methane Emission Reduction Regulations; How Will It Be Any Different Under DEP’s New Methane Regulations? [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 632: Seneca Resources Installs Trench, Concrete Catch Basin To Collect Continuing Releases Of Contaminated Water From The Taft Shale Gas Well Pad In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP Nucomer Energy LLC Making Progress Reclaiming Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Forest County Nearly 14 Years After It Was No Longer In Use, 981 Days After A DEP Order Requiring Restoration [PaEN]
-- DEP Evaluating 37 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Venango County For Plugging As A Result Of Owner’s Death [PaEN]
-- DEP: Keystone Crude LLC Making Progress On Spills, Releases At 3 Conventional Gas Well Sites In Allegheny County Dating Back To 2024 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Trinity Mineral Partners Report Release Of Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells From A 44,100 Gallon Battery Of 5 Storage Tanks In Warren County; Inspection Of 2nd Trinity Spill Site Shows No Cleanup Progress [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: Neighbors Of Energy Transfer Pipeline Leak In Bucks County Live In Fear And Regulatory Neglect In An Era Of ‘Unleashed’ Energy
-- Mountain Watershed Association: DEP Accepts Unsuitable For Coal Mining Petition To Study Whether Coal Mining Should Be Allowed On 11,000 Acres In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: General Assembly Quietly Passed, Gov. Shapiro Signed Law Undermining PA Supreme Court Decision On Lucrative Oil & Gas Rights
-- AP: PA Quietly Passed A Law Undermining A PA Supreme County Decision On Oil & Gas Mineral Rights
-- DEP Awards Nearly $3.5 Million In RISE PA Grants To Help 15 Small Businesses Cut Energy Costs, Reduce Air Pollution; Applications Due Aug. 17 For Next Round Of Grants [PaEN]
-- Republican Herald Editorial: Charging Stations A Key For Electric Vehicle Drivers, Local Economies
-- Pittsburgh Public Source: Wildfire Smoke A Growing Threat, Pittsburgh’s Industrial Pollution Compounds The Risk
-- Inside Climate News - Marie Cusick: Pennsylvania Confronts An Unfamiliar Climate Hazard - Wildfire Smoke
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: August 16, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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