Awards/Recognition
-- PBS: The Greater Good: The Tom And Michele Ridge Story [7 Chapter Documentary]
-- Gov. Tom Ridge On Leadership: I Call For Pennsylvania To Be A Showcase Of Well-Reasoned And Inspired Environmental Leadership [PaEN]
-- Daily American Guest Essay: Why Somerset County Will Never Forget Flight 93 - By Brian Whipkey [PDF of Article]
-- Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation Celebrates 30 Years Of Hope, Hard Work Reclaiming Legacy Abandoned Mine Lands, Mine Water Pollution Across NE PA [PaEN]
-- Pennsylvanians Are Finding Their Voices Again On Environmental, Energy Issues They Care About [PaEN]
-- PA Municipality Authorities Assn. Honors Rep. Danilo Burgos With 2026 Distinguished Service Award
-- DCNR: Pine Creek Rail Trail Honored As Pennsylvania’s 2026 Trail Of The Year During Special Event In Tioga County [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Pine Creek Trail Honored As 2026 PA Trail Of The Year
-- Penn State Extension: 10 Years Of Service By Master Watershed Steward Geoffrey Selling Has Made A Real Impact In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Environmentalists Work To Restore Fern Hollow Ecosystem After Bridge Collapse In Frick Park
Grants
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: PA Technical Assistance Program Energy Quality Specialist
Upcoming Events
-- PA Healthy Lands Week Sept. 26-Oct. 4: Bedford County Volunteers Will Turn Their Passion Into Action With Stewardship Activities All Week [PaEN]
-- PA Resources Council/Allegheny CleanWays Eco Scouts Workshop Series Provides Solutions For Real Life As Scouts Of All Ages Work To Save Money, Reduce Waste, Create Healthier, Cleaner Communities [PaEN]
-- Outdoor Business Alliance Of PA: Sept. 28 Webinar On Engaging With Your Tourism Promotion Agency + Chamber Of Commerce, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- DEP Office Of Environmental Justice: Sept. 29 Webinar On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program, Act 2 Land Recycling Program, 4:00 p.m.
-- 27+ Citizen, Environmental Groups To Hold No Data Center Rally Oct. 6 Main Capitol Rotunda In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Oct. 6 Webinar On Forest Carbon And Resilience - Introduction To Mass Timber, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
-- Center For Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training Hosts Oct. 15 Webinar On Benefits Of Vegetated Stream Buffers On Farms [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission To Hold Nov. 17 Technical Conference On Utility Costs Driven By A.I. Data Centers, Other Large Loads [PaEN]
-- Grounded Locally, Connected Globally - Sustainable Pittsburgh Summit Set For Nov. 18 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Dec. 10 & Jan. 14 Webinars On Exploring Nature Through Journaling, Noon To 1:30 p.m.
-- Penn State Extension: Dec. 17 & Jan. 21 Webinars On Vital Role Of Headwaters And Haiku, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
-- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Latest Highlights From Fall Raptor Migration; Upcoming Experiences On The Mountain
Public Participation
-- Permits Flying Out Of DEP: PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 26 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On New PA General Energy Application For 3.9 Mile Long Access Road, Staging Area To Support Shale Gas Development In Loyalsock State Forest In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- Must Read! DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Stormwater Permit For Construction Of 2 Data Center Buildings, Electric Substation In Sharon City, Mercer County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For Installation Of 156 Diesel Generators At The Greenfield Road Owner, LLC Phase 2 Data Center Project In City Of Lancaster [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For PECO Energy Electric Substation, 230 kV Transmission Line Project Crossing Schuylkill River In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 4 Hearing [If Requested] On Reissuance Of Title V Air Quality Permit For The NLMK Pennsylvania, LLC Farrel Steel Plant In Mercer County [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- WESA: Black Lung Disease Remains Threat To Coal Miners In PA; But Efforts To Address It Are Delayed
-- The Guardian: US Coal Miners Plead For Benefits As Black-Lung Disease Cases Surge
-- The Allegheny Front: Advocates Call Recent Change In PA Law Allowing More Lead In School Drinking Water A ‘Backslide’
-- Warren Times Editorial: Warren County Failing Tidioute In Drinking Water Crisis; People Deserve Safe Water
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA Congressional District Office Staff Visit Lancaster County Farm To Highlight The Importance Of Investing In Farm Conservation Projects
-- WVIA: President’s Executive Order Does Not Cancel Stormwater Fees For Luzerne County Communities
-- Scranton Times: TV Ad By Republican Congressman Bresnahan Claims On Stormwater Fee Are Murky, Ethically Questionable
-- Observer-Reporter: Marianna Outdoorsmen Assn. Files Lawsuit Against PennDOT, DEP For Violating Clean Streams Law Over Damage To Ten Mile Creek In Washington County
-- GlensideLocal.com: Manor College And Villanova University Volunteers Help Restore Jenkintown Creek
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Why Do Pennsylvania Elected Officials Want To Take My Family’s Oil & Gas Rights From Us By Retroactively Changing Laws? - By Jeff Sloan, Thorne Family Member
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Need Stronger Protections From Variable Electric, Natural Gas Rates Charged By Suppliers - By Andy Tubbs, Energy Association of PA [Public Utilities]
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Advocates Say New Energy, Water Efficiency Standards On Appliances, Water Fixtures Could Help Pennsylvanians Save Big On Utility Bills
-- Utility Dive: Federal Judge Restores $7 Billion Solar For All Programs, Says EPA Illegally Axed It [Pennsylvania Awarded $156 Million Thru The Program ]
-- Utility Dive: 2nd Federal Judge Overturns $7 Billion Solar For All Cancellation [Pennsylvania Awarded $156 Million Thru The Program ]
-- Morning Call: PA Fall Foliage Forecast 2026: When Will Leaves Change In Lehigh Valley?
-- TribLive: Leaf Colors ‘Leaning Toward The Better Side’ As Fall Viewing Season Arrives
-- PennLive: When Will Peak Season For Fall Foliage Arrive?
-- PA Wilds Cooperative: Explore Regional Products, Services, Branded Goods And Local Shops In 2026 PA Wilds Buyer's Guide [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Chestnut-Sided Warbler Logs 30,000 Miles Flying Back And Forth From Costa Rica To Western PA
-- NextPittsburgh: Where Did All Of Pittsburgh’s Spotted Lanternflies Go?
A.I./Data Centers
-- PA Farm Bureau Supports Pause On A.I. Data Center Development, Issues Policy Paper On Why A Pause Is Needed [PaEN]
-- NBC10: PA Senate Republican Leader, House Democratic Speaker Reject A.I. Data Center Moratorium Legislation
-- Pennsylvanians Are Finding Their Voices Again On Environmental, Energy Issues They Care About [PaEN]
-- 27+ Citizen, Environmental Groups To Hold No Data Center Rally Oct. 6 Main Capitol Rotunda In Harrisburg [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: A.I. Data Center Developers Should Learn From Shale Gas Industry On How To Handle Public Controversy And Regulations Amid Public Backlash [PDF of Article]
-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: Pennsylvania’s A.I. Data Center Boom Is Repeating Old Patterns Of Exploitation
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - September 28 [PaEN]
-- Public Utility Commission To Hold Nov. 17 Technical Conference On Utility Costs Driven By A.I. Data Centers, Other Large Loads [PaEN]
Background On Issues
-- House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 5 Hearing On New DEP Conventional Oil & Gas ‘Mineral Brine’ Permit Allowing Unrestricted, Unlimited Road Dumping Of Contaminated Water [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project Blog: So You Don’t Want To Live Near Natural Gas Facilities - A Guide To Homebuying In Southwest PA
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Workers Warned Of Radiation Sickness At Former Eureka Resources OIl & Gas Wastewater Treatment Plant - By Christina DiGiulio, Physicians For Social Responsibility PA
-- Inside Climate News: Specter Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over PA’s Rural Communities From Sewage Sludge Applied To Fields In Columbia County [Hazardous Sites Cleanup In 12 Municipalities]
-- Inside Climate News - Marie Cusick: In Rural Pennsylvania, Doctors Confront Hidden Health Impacts Of Environmental Pollution, Extreme Weather
-- DEP Issues Violations To Mifflin Energy Resources LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging 16 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Tank Truck Releases Contaminated Water On Access Road Leading To EQT ARO LLC DCNR Shale Gas Well Pad In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- CNX Gas Co. Announces Expansion Of 'Radical Transparency' Initiative To Include Disclosure Of Radiation Monitoring Results At Some Facilities; Groups Say Monitoring Is Not Comprehensive Enough [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 35 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In August; 258 In 2026 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Air Quality Plan Approval For As-Built Air Pollution Controls, Wastewater Treatment Plant At Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County [PaEN]
-- Independent Fiscal Office: Shell Petrochemical Plant Awarded $32 Million In PA Resource Manufacturing Tax Credits So Far; Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants $97 Million In Tax Credits; $64 Million In Farm Conservation Tax Credits
-- TribLive Guest Essay: West Virginia Lawsuit Over Free Markets For PA Alternative Energy Credits Is An Attack On Coal-Refuse Power Plants - By Shawn Steffee, Boilermakers Union
-- PA Capital-Star: Software Breach Affects Environmental Hearing Board, Allegheny, Monroe, Washington County Court Case Management 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.
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[Posted: September 27, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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