Awards/Recognition
-- Ag Conservation Pros Recognized At 2026 Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program Conservation Con In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: Officials Dedicate 114 MW Rogue’s Wind Energy Facility In Cambria County
-- Altoona Mirror: Shawnee State Park Celebrates 75th Anniversary
-- NE PA Sustainable Energy Education & Development Support Program Launches Sustainable Storytelling Video Challenge To Inspire Environmental Action Through Creativity [PaEN]
Grants
-- PA Audubon Council's Bird Town Pennsylvania Awards 30 Communities Mini-Grants For Bird-Related Projects [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- Altoona Mirror: Blair County Recreational Trail Authority Looking For New Executive Director
Upcoming Events
-- Erie Times: Have Old Electronics Or Household Chemicals? Erie’s Next Drop-Off Is Oct. 17
-- Penn State: Oct. 19 EarthTalks Features Lara Fowler On Building Community-Led Solutions To Flooding Challenges [PaEN]
-- Still Time To Register! Washington & Jefferson College Oct. 20 In-Person New Horizons Infrastructure, Energy And Data In The Coming Decade In Southwest PA
-- Observer-Reporter: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Events Planned For Oct. 24
-- PA Environmental Council: Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Gathering Set For Nov. 6 In Somerset County
-- DCNR Plans Whitewater Release Into Tohickon Creek For Boating Event In Bucks County Nov. 7-8
-- Call For Presentations: Westminster College Center For The Environment Is Now Accepting Proposals For The 2026 Student Symposium On The Environment To Be Held Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Dec. 8 Webinar On Understanding And Managing Invasive Plants, 10:00 a.m. to Noon
-- Penn State Extension Offering 7-Part, Virtual Tree Tender Training Program Beginning January 6 [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 17 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For A Seneca Resources Co 16-Inch Shale Gas Water Pipeline Running Through Farmington & Chatham Townships, Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of State Air Quality Permit For The Oxbow Creek Energy Natural Gas Power Plant In Wyoming County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Proposed Fee Increase, Records Policy And Water Withdrawal Requests, Including One For Shale Gas Development [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 17 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- PUC Invites Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Public Meeting/Hearing Nov. 23 On Chapter 105 Permit For CDE Acquisitions LLC Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For The CDE Acquisitions LLC Project Atlas A.I. Data Center Complex In Lehigh County [PaEN]
-- DEP Sets Nov. 20 Hearing On Stormwater Permit For PPL Stanton Summit Transmission Line Rebuild In Lackawanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Permit For The Inter Power Ahlcon Partners Coal Waste-Fired Power Plant In Cambria County [PaEN]
-- PUC Schedules Nov. 17, 18 Hearings On Acquisition Of UGI - Electric By Argo Infrastructure Partners [PaEN]
-- PennLive/LehighValleyLive: $10,000/Household Didn’t Work, Developer Of Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center To Hold Oct. 22 Open House To Talk About What’s Next In Luzerne County
Programs/Information
-- Rep. Abigail Salisbury, Construction Junction, PA Solar Center, Partners Held Forum In Pittsburgh On How Solar Energy Can Help Residents Gain Energy Independence, Reduce Energy Costs [PaEN]
-- EPA, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Announce Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed, Innovative Nutrient & Sediment Reduction Grants [PaEN]
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Pennsylvania Should Stand Up For Stormwater Management Systems - By Harry Campbell
-- University Of Maryland Issues C+ In Latest Chesapeake Bay And Watershed Report Card, Highest Score Ever Achieved
-- PennLive: Health Of Chesapeake Bay Receives C+, But Lower Susquehanna Gets D+ In New Report Card
-- Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Is The Chesapeake Bay The Best It's Ever Been? There’s More To The Story [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension's 'Brooke Meets A Stream Doctor' Now Includes Free Stream Video [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Ag Conservation Currents: Dollar Value Of Local Nutrients; Benefits Of Woody Debris In Streams; Online Learning; Careers In Agricultural Engineering; Job Openings
-- DEP Teaching Green News: Fall Into Environmental Education With Activity Ideas, Resources For Formal And Non-Formal Educators [PaEN]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Harrisburg Capital Region Water Authority Sues To Force PA State Government To Pay Unpaid Stormwater Management Fees
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: A Network Of Air Quality Monitors Grows In Formerly Redlined Area Of West Philadelphia, Harrisburg
-- Inside Climate News: What Happened To Pennsylvania’s Hydrogen Hubs?
-- Republican Herald: Microplastics Trigger Inflammation Linked To Disease, Death; Now Scientists Appear To Have Discovered Why
-- PennLive: The Official NOAA Winter Forecast Is Here: PA Warmer, Wetter Than Average
-- WHYY: Philadelphia-Area Heating Costs Could Rise 9% This Winter, But Not For Everyone
-- TribLive: After Lengthy Delay, Signs Of Progress Appear At Rachel Carson EcoVilliage Site In McCandless, Allegheny County
-- The Daily Pennsylvanian: University Of Pennsylvania Experts Say President’s EPA Rollback Will Drive Nation Off ‘Climate Cliff’
-- Standard Speaker: Hazelton City Council Purchases Land For Mine Tour, Coal Breaker To Preserve Hazleton’s History
-- Times Of India: Coal Millionaire Donated 3,654 Acres To PA In 1969, State Spent $1.7 Million Reclaiming Mining-Scarred Land To Create Hillman State Park In Washington County
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 15-21: Beautiful Colors Now In All Parts Of Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- DCNR Resource News: PA’s Working Forests; Investing $81 Million In Trails, Parks, Public Lands; Celebrating Pipe Creek Rail Trail; Weekly Fall Foliage Reports; Wildlife Snack-o-Lantern
-- South Mountain Partnership Awards $56,000 In Grants To Support Projects By 10 Local Organizations [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Quarterly: Explore French Creek In Venango County
-- WHYY: Young People In Pennsylvania Face Uncertain Future As Federal Farm Bill Expires
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster Farmland Trust Proposes Turning 309-Year-Old Family Farm Into Community Farm In East Hempfield Twp.
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Bird Watching Takes Flight, Drawing A New Generation Of Enthusiasts Eager To Explore Nature
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Is A Rest Stop For Thousands Of Migrating Birds, Can It Stay That Way?
-- Morning Call: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Plans New Visit Center In Berks County
-- PA Capital-Star/The Conversation: The World Oil Market That Sets Today’s Gasoline Prices Was Invented In Western PA
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 19 [PaEN]
-- PJM Issues Electric Power Capacity Advisory For Oct. 19 As A Result Of About 72,000 MW Of Planned Generation Outages; About 60% Of Generating Capacity Is Available To Meet Demand [PaEN]
-- PJM Reports Operating With Only 66% Of Its Generation Capacity Available During Recent Maximum Generation Alerts; About One-Third Of The Power Plant Outages Were Unexpected [PaEN]
-- Axios-Pittsburgh: Report: Pennsylvania Natural Gas Power Generation To Grow 15% By 2030 Due To A.I. Data Center Demand
-- Altoona Mirror - Robert Swift: PUC/Team PA Report Identifies 21 Possible Sites For A.I. Data Center Power Plants
-- PA Capital-Star: PUC/Team PA Study Identifies 21 Potential Sites For A.I. Data Center Power Plants
-- Williamsport Sun: PUC Study Searches For Power Plant Sites To Be Reactivated For Data Centers, Looks At Lock Haven
-- PUC Invites Comments On Regulations To Give Electric Utilities New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- Gov. Shapiro Files Petition To Intervene In PPL Electric Rate Case To Protect Customers From Costs And Reliability Risks From A.I. Data Centers [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: What Best Serves Electric Consumers? FirstEnergy Asks PUC To Return Customers Automatically To Its Default Service When Their Competitive Electric Supply Contracts Expire
-- Utility Dive: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Rejects Most Of PJM’s ‘Bring Your Own Power’ Data Center Load Plan Saying It Intrudes On State Jurisdiction, May Be Discriminatory [FERC Rejected PJM’s Backstop Energy Plan Earlier]
-- The Allegheny Front: FERC Denies Plan That Would Shield Energy Customers From A.I. Data Center Demand To Avoid Blackouts
-- Utility Dive: FERC Proposes Further Easing Regulatory Approvals For Natural Gas Pipeline, LNG Export Projects
Background On Issues
-- DEP: Investigation Of A ‘Frac Hit’ Between 3 Seneca Resources Co Shale Gas Well Pads In Middlebury Twp., Tioga County Leads To Contaminated Water Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 57: More Water Seeps Break Out From INR OPR LLC Cooper Shale Gas Well Pad Possibly Related To Broken Pad Drainage System In Indiana County, Site Of 336,000 Gallon Frack Water Spill [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 71: Violations Continue At John D. Branch Conventional Well Site For Failing To Have Adequate Spill Containment Around Tanks Holding 42,000 Gallons On Contaminated Water In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Routine Inspection Finds Overflowing Contaminated Water Tank At Penn View Exploration Conventional Oil & Gas Well In Clearfield County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Ruptured Underground Gathering Line Releases Crude Oil Near Bull Run Resources Conventional Well In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 82: McGuffie Oil Co Inc. Abandoned Conventional Gas Well Still Venting Gas, Creating A Hazard To Health, Safety In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 1,916: Monitoring Of Casing/Cement Failure Continues At Expand Operating Lucarino Shale Gas Well Pad In Bradford County [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - October 10 to 16 [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Allegheny County Health Dept. Hearing On Air Permit For New Hot Strip Steel Mill In Braddock Gets Heated
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: October 18, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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