Monday, September 14, 2026

September 14 - 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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92 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - September 14


Governor's Budget Office Takes $138.5 Million From Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee, Marcellus Legacy Fund, Farmland Preservation Fund, Underground Storage Tank Insurance Fund To Balance State Budget


DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board Meets Sept. 16 To Hear Updates On New Methane Control Regulations; Federal Well Plugging Program; Other Issues


DEP: Thick Orange Fluid Leaking From Storage Tank At Conventional Gas & Gas Well Site In Monroeville, Allegheny County


DEP - Day 106: Ows Energy Inc. Failed To Cleanup Soil Contaminated By Water From Conventional Gas Well In Crawford County


DEP Issues Violations To 7 More Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In 7 Counties


DEP: Complaint Investigation Finds Conventional Well Venting Gas In A Manner Posing A Safety Risk To Nearby Residence In Mercer County


DEP: Pressure Testing Confirms Casing/Cementing Failures In 3 Expand Operating LLC Shale Gas Wells In Bradford County, Including One New Violation


DEP: Tank Valve Failure Leads To 4,610 Gallon Spill Of Contaminated Water At XTO Energy Inc. Shale Gas Well Pad In Butler County


DEP: Contaminated Water Misting Out Of Storage Tank, Fluid Spill At Expand Operating, LLC Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County


DEP Finds Conventional Well Venting Gas During Investigation Of Leaking Conventional Gas Gathering Line In Unity Twp., Westmoreland County


DEP: Drill Cuttings From Conventional Oil & Gas Well Improperly Spread Over Drill Site For Disposal In McKean County


DEP Issued 2nd Round Of Major Erosion & Sedimentation Violations At Equitrans Water SVC (PA) [EQT] Jaybird Shale Gas Water Impoundment Restoration Site In Washington County


DEP: Site Preparations For Plugging Diversified Production LLC Conventional Gas Well Results In Multiple Erosion & Sedimentation Violations In Fayette County


PUC Issues $875,000 Penalty In Settlement With Columbia Gas For 2019/2020 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Violations In Allegheny, Washington Counties


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - September 5 to 11


DEP Issued Chapter 105 Permit For Expand Operating LLC 4.98 Mile, 16-Inch Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Auburn Twp., Susquehanna County


DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Expand Operating LLC Double, 16-Inch Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipelines In Sullivan County


DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Permits For Texas Eastern Transmission Project To Daylight 4.4 Miles Of 4 Natural Gas Pipelines To Protect Them From Coal Mining Damage In Greene County


DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Wastewater Permit For Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - September 12


DEP To Hold Oct. 14 Meeting/Hearing On Major Amendment To Water Quality Permit For Homer City Data Center/Power Plant Complex In Indiana County; Stormwater Permit Issued


DEP Received Act 2 Land Recycling Remediation Report For Former Cheswick Generating Station Data Center Site In Springdale, Allegheny County


PUC Moves To Address A.I. Data Center Impacts On Emergency Load Control Procedures, Allocation Of Costs Associated With Large Loads; Technical Conference On Cost Responsibility To Be Held


PUC Launches Review Of Utility Ratemaking, Working Group To Address Affordability, Transparency And Changing Economic Conditions


PJM Interconnection Proposes Changes To Reliability Standards To Address Situations Where A.I. Data Centers Disconnect From The Grid Without Warning And Threaten Grid Stability


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - September 14


PennDOT Makes $11 Million In Federal Funding Available For Public Electric Vehicle Chargers In Central PA Region; Western Region Accepting Applications


PennTAP Starts Accepting Small-Scale RISE PA Decarbonization, Energy Efficiency Grant Applications Sept. 15


DEP To Hold Oct. 14 Hearing [If Requested] On New Title V Air Quality Permit For Webco Industries Oil City Tube Division In Venango County


City Of Reading To Host Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful 2026 Annual Conference Oct. 14-15


Juniata River Clean Up In Huntingdon County Attracts Over 50 Volunteers, Picks Up 1.1 Tons Of Litter, 65 Tires


Dept. Of Agriculture Accepting Applications For Agricultural Plastics Recycling And Research Into Alternatives To Plastics Grants


PA Recycling Markets Center: Sept. 29 Webinar - A.I. Literacy For Recycling Professionals


PA Municipal Authorities Association 84th Annual Conference & Trade Show Set For Sept. 13-16 In Erie


Insurance Dept., PEMA Highlight Progress On Helping Pennsylvanians Better Prepare For Flooding, Evaluate Your Flood Insurance Options Now


Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Awards 8 Projects Nearly $655,000 For Watershed Projects


Westmoreland County Couple Jim & Teddy Emberg Work Together To Improve The Environment As Master Watershed Stewards


Penn State Extension Resources Available For Owners Of Private Water Supplies


DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update From Wildlife Connectivity Workgroup Sept. 23; E-Bike Policy Webinar Oct. 1


DCNR Resource: Skywalk Opens For Fall Foliage; Closing Trail Gaps; Honoring Lifesavers; New Marsh Creek Visitor Center; Dam Work; Trail Help Needed


Three Rivers Agricultural Land Initiative: Pittsburgh’s Garden Dreams Urban Farm Secures Permanent Protection, Ensuring Decades Of Community Growth


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 - September 12


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


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Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: September 14, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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