Awards/Recognition
-- Senate Adopted Senate Resolution 391 (23 Bipartisan Co-sponsors): Honoring The Life And Work Of Former State Senator Franklin Kury-- author of the Environmental Rights Amendment to Pennsylvania’s Constitution. Read more here.
-- In Memoriam: Marv Woodall, Heritage Conservancy’s Chairman Emeritus
-- FracTracker Alliance Announces 2026 Community Sentinel Award Winners - Zulene Mayfield, Qiyam Ansari, Karen Feridun Were Honored From PA [PaEN]
-- Erie County's Anthony Sorci Recognized With Keep PA Beautiful Community Pride Award By Rep. Patrick Harkins, Rep. Robert Merski [PaEN]
-- LaSalle University: Kadafi El-Kardah Used His Education To Grow A Career In Environmentalism - Learning In Philadelphia’s ‘Living Laboratory’
-- Pennsylvania Coal Alliance Announces 2026 Mine Safety And Reclamation Award Winners
-- Penn State Master Watershed Steward Stefanie Green Helps Conserve Natural Resources In Northampton County [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: A ‘Firstival’ To Honor The Delaware Valley’s Indigenous Lenape People
-- TheDerrick.com: The Effort To Preserve Cook Forest Began 100 Years Ago In Clarion, Forest, Jefferson Counties
-- DCNR Marks 1 Billion Board Feet Milestone Of Sustainably Harvested Timber From State Forests Since 2004 At PA Lumber Museum In Potter County [Video + Photos]
Grants
-- Reminder: DEP Now Accepting Environmental Education Grants Until Nov. 13
Help Wanted
-- Help Wanted: The Nature Conservancy PA-DE Deputy Director, Strategy & Operations Based In Conschohocken
Upcoming Events
-- Beaver County Community Organizing Summit On A.I. Data Centers Set For Oct. 17 In Monaca [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Drake Energy Forum Returns Oct. 19-20 In Oil City, Titusville; Leaders To Discuss Rising Demand, Shifting Economic Geography
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, PA Environmental Council Host Oct. 21 Webinar On Green Stormwater Infrastructure [PaEN]
-- Cumberland County Water Forum To Be Held October 21 At Dickinson College In Carlisle [PaEN]
-- USDA NRCS-PA Oct. 22 Pennsylvania State Technical Committee Meeting
-- PA Technical Assistance Program, Catalyst Connection To Hold Oct. 28 Webinar On No-Cost Energy Efficiency Resources To Boost Manufacturing Competitiveness [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Venango County To Hold Electronics, Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Oct. 31 In Franklin
Public Participation
-- Lots Going On! PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 10 [PaEN]
-- Permits Flying! DEP Posted 73 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 10 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On A Chapter 105 Permit For Amazon Data Services Project Rosebud II In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 18 Hearing On Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission Line Project In Lehman And Delaware Townships, Pike County [PaEN]
-- PUC Sets Nov. 17 - 18 Hearings On NextEra 500 KV MidAtlantic Resilience Transmission Line Project In Greene, Fayette Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Nov. 18 Hearing On RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp In Bethlehem, Northampton County [PaEN]
-- DEP Received A Waste Permit Renewal From Shawville Power LLC For Its Coal Combustion Residuals Facility In Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On An Air Quality Permit For Landfill Gas Collection, Treatment System At The Blythe Recycling And Demolition Site In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Elizabeth Township To Hold Oct. 13 Town Hall Meeting On A New Proposed A.I. Data Center/Natural Gas Power Plant In Allegheny County
-- Delaware River Basin Commission Invites Comments, Holds Nov. 4 Virtual Hearing On Proposed Regulation Requiring Water Supply Systems To Report Water Use By Their Larger Customers [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- DEP New Tools To Help Pennsylvanians Figure Out Which Permits They Need And Where To Find Funding To Support Their Projects; Small Business Advantage Grants Now Available [PaEN]
-- Scranton Times: Energy Independent Solar/Battery, Affordable Apartments Planned In South Scranton
-- Altoona Mirror Guest Essay: A Century Of Energy In Pennsylvania, Now Cambria Heights School District Is Powering The Future With Solar Energy - By Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler
-- Tribune-Democrat: PA House Advances Bill Requiring Battery Storage For Electric Utilities To Increase Grid Reliability [Republicans Oppose]
-- Evangelical Environmental Network Action Celebrates PA House Passage Of Battery Storage Legislation With Bipartisan Support [PaEN]
-- ChestnutHillLocal.com: Montgomery County Towns Press Forward On Environmental Plans
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Decades Later, A Big Gap Persists For Key Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Goals
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 8-14: Best Colors Are In Northern Tier Counties, Northern Poconos And Laurel Highlands [PaEN]
-- DCNR Mobilized 230+ Pennsylvanians To Help Fight Wildfires In 14 States
-- Kittatinny Ridge: Berks County Conservation District Forestry Management Outreach Program - By David Osgood, Watershed Specialist, Berks County Conservation District
-- Fish & Boat Commission: ‘Do Not Eat’ Fish Advisory Issued For Wissahickon Creek In Montgomery County/Philadelphia; Nov. 5 Public Meeting Set
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contaminated Fish Prompts ‘Do Not Eat’ Advisory For Wissahickon, Cancellation Of Trout Stocking; Nov. 5 Fish & Boat Commission Public Meeting
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Logperch Fish Recovering In Pennsylvania, Feds Say
-- WHYY: Light Pollution, Wildfire Smoke Threaten View Of The Stars In Philly Suburbs
-- Pike County Launches Invasive Species Replacement Program For Landowners [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension - Spotted Lanternfly News: Handling Yard Waste In Quarantined Areas; Permit Training For Businesses; Tree Of Heaven Control Strategies
A.I./Data Center
-- Hundreds Of Protesters Tell Governor Shapiro, Legislators, “We Won’t Back Down;” Call For Data Center Moratorium [PaEN]
-- Erie Times/USAToday: Capitol Rally Pushes Pennsylvania A.I. Data Center Moratorium; Protesters Compare Data Centers To Unfulfilled Promises Of Jobs, Eco-Friendly Of Shale Gas Fracking Industry
-- The Center Square: Disgust, Frustration, Concern Over A.I. Data Centers Unleashed In State Capitol
-- PA Capital-Star: A Call For Gov. Shapiro And State Lawmakers To Pass An A.I. Data Center Moratorium In PA
-- Altoona Mirror: Protesters Demand Legislative Action On A.I. Data Center Moratorium
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 12 [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman Calls For Preemption Of Local Decisions On Needed Electric Generation Facilities; A Firm Bring Your Own Power Before Data Centers Connect To The Grid; PUC Study Identifies 21 Potential Generation Sites [PaEN] [Warning]
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Newport Twp. Supervisors Release Documents Outlining Plan For $35 Billion Data Center, 3 Natural Gas Power Plants Only After Right-To-Know Request By The Citizens’ Voice In Luzerne County [Warning]
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: Local Newspapers Are Critical To Keeping The Public Informed As Money-Hungry A.I. Data Center Developers Invade Their Communities
-- Utility Dive: PJM To File Revised Backstop Plan With FERC By Oct. 29 To Procure 6.8 GW Of Needed Generation; In Rare Filing, DOE Presses PJM To Better Protect Ratepayers [Warning]
-- PJM Selects 860 MW Battery Storage Project, 455 MW Natural Gas Plant In Pennsylvania For Expedited Interconnection [PaEN]
-- DEP Soliciting Energy Generation, Storage Projects For 2027 Round Of PJM Expedited Interconnection Program Reviews [PaEN]
Increasing Shale Gas Setbacks
-- 500 Feet Isn't Enough! Families, Environmental And Health Groups Call On Shapiro Administration To Increase Minimum Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells To Protect Pennsylvanians [PaEN]
-- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News - Marie Cusick: In Harrisburg, Advocates Rally For Tougher Rules On Shale Gas Fracking
Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Oil & Gas Wastewater
-- House Hearing I: DEP Allows The Use Of Contaminated Water From New 'Mineral Brine' Conventional Wells On Roads, While Prohibiting Contaminated Water With The Same Harmful Pollutants On Roads From Other Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN]
-- House Hearing II: Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Creates An Aerosol Mist Carrying Pollution Through The Air And Into My Lungs - By Siri Lawson, Warren County Resident [PaEN]
-- House Hearing III: Protect PT: For Too Long The Oil & Gas Industry Has Used Our Southwest PA Communities As Dumping Grounds For Their Waste - Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Must Be Banned [PaEN]
-- House Hearing IV: We Should Not Be Trying To Find New Ways To Dump More Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells On Our Roads, It’s Obviously Not A Solution; We Need Safe Disposal Options - Here’s One [PaEN]
-- Marcellus Drilling News: Ex-PA DEP Chief Wants Shale To Recycle PA Conventional Brine For Free [PDF of Article]
Background On Issues
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot- October 3 to 9 [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 51: Multiple Contaminated Water Seeps Continuing From INR OPR LLC Cooper Shale Gas Well Pad In Indiana County After 336,000 Gallon Fracking Fluid Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 357: S.R. Star O&G LLC Still Fails To Comply With An Order To Plug At Least Some Of The 11 Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells It Owns In Butler County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Flash Fire At Expand Operating LLC Shale Gas Well Pad Compressor Station On State Game Lands Causes Minor Damage In Great Bend Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Large Release Of Contaminated Water Soaks Ground At DJR Well Services Conventional Oil & Gas Well Site In Mercer County [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Barbara Laxon: A Retiree’s Quest To Help Track Down PA’s Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells
-- TribLive: Allegheny County Board Of Health Votes To Review Air Pollution Permit Exemptions For Shale Gas Operations
-- ABCNews: Abandoned Mines Causing Sinkholes, Other Incidents Across The Country [PA Included]
-- Tribune-Democrat: DEP Awards $347,832 Grant To Clearfield Creek Watershed Assn. For Mine Drainage Treatment Project In Cambria County
-- Stroud Water Research Center Comments On DEP Biosolids Permits: High Rate Of PFAS Contamination Already Found On Most Farm Fields Treated With Biosolids, Tighter Controls Needed
-- Tribune-Democrat: PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Banned From Firefighting Foam, With Exceptions, In Sen. Yaw’s Legislation
Visit the DEP Calendar of Events; PA Parks & Forests Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you.
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[Posted: October 11, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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