Awards/Recognition
-- Butler Eagle: Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition Has Taken On Abandoned Mine Pollution In Creek For More Than 30 Years
-- Lancaster-Based LandStudies Keva Flats Floodplain Restoration Project Wins 2026 Excellence Award In Chester County Citizens Planning Award Competition
-- Northampton, Bucks County Municipal Authority Secures $11 Million Navy Funding To Extend Public Water Access To Address PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Contamination; Earns Statewide Recognition [PaEN]
-- Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Celebrates Successful Annual Conference Focused on Connecting Nature, Community, Equity; Sen. Schwank Recognizes Reading Sustainability Manager [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve At Saint Vincent College Marks 2 Decades Of Conservation In Westmoreland County
-- Lehigh Valley’s Wildlands Conservancy: Celebrating The New Brenner-Penfield Emmaus Preserve
-- Dickinson College Hosts Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Oct. 27 For Fireside Chat On Actionable Climate Solutions As Part Of Rose - Walters Prize For Global Environmental Activism College Residency [PaEN]
Grants
-- Philly Tree Coalition Announces Second Round Of Funding For Microburst Storm Responsive Grant; Applicant Webinar Oct. 23 [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- PUC Accepting Nominations For PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee
Upcoming Events
-- Penn State Extension Hosts In-Person Workshops On Navigating Utility-Scale Solar Energy Siting, Zoning And Community Impact In Forest, Lehigh, McKean, Northampton, Warren Counties [PaEN]
-- PA Environmental Council: Oct. 22 Webinar On Outdoor Recreation As A Pathway To Economic Vitality
-- Penn State Oct. 26 EarthTalks Features American Rivers’ Adam Schellhammer On Centering Rivers For Healthier Communities, Watersheds, 4:00 p.m.
-- Dickinson College Hosts Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Oct. 27 For Fireside Chat On Actionable Climate Solutions As Part Of Rose - Walters Prize For Global Environmental Activism College Residency [PaEN]
-- DCNR To Hold Oct. 28 Meeting On Presque Isle State Park Complex Master Plan
-- Erie Times-News: Feedback Sought For Planning The Future Of Presque Isle, Erie Bluffs, Tom Ridge Environmental Center
-- DEP Clean Energy Opportunity Spotlight: Oct. 29 Webinar On Worker Training Opportunities Thru Penn Heat Pump Pathways Program
-- Penn State Extension Hosts 2 In-Person Volunteer Riparian Buffer Plantings In Lancaster County Nov. 3, 14 [PaEN]
-- Register Now! PA Forestry Association Annual Forest Symposium Nov. 7 In State College [PaEN]
-- Environmental Health Project, Food & Water Watch, Partners Host Nov. 10 Webinar On Shale Gas Fracking, Data Centers And Your Health [PaEN]
-- Regenall Climate Summit Set For Nov. 14 In Lancaster County [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 21 In-Person Backyard Stream Repair Day In York County [PaEN]
-- Registration Open! Delaware Estuary Science & Environmental Summit Feb. 23-24 At University Of Delaware; Presentation Proposals Due Oct. 30 [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension To Host 9-Part Woods In Your Backyard - Why Are They Important Webinar Series [PaEN]
-- Call For Presentations: Keystone Coldwater Conference Feb. 26-27 - Defending & Restoring Coldwater Habitat In A Changing Pennsylvania Landscape [PaEN]
-- Sponsors/Exhibitors: Penn State Extension Forest Landowners Conference March 4-6 In State College [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 24 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For Shippingport Power Station Natural Gas Fuel Yard In Beaver County For Aligned Data Centers Project [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For NFG Midstream Covington Double Natural Gas Pipelines Thru Farmington, Deerfield, Chatham Twps. In Tioga County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For XTO Energy Inc. 1.78 Mile, 12-Inch Aboveground Shale Gas Water Pipeline In Butler County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Plan Approval For Clear Water Technology Oil & Gas Wastewater Treatment Facility In Jessup Twp., Susquehanna County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On State Air Quality Permit For CNX Gas Company Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Title V Air Quality Permit For 165 MW Armstrong Power Natural Gas Power Plant In Armstrong County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 33 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In September; 291 In 2026 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 53 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 24 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Nov. 10 Meeting/Hearing On Renewal Of NPDES Water Quality Mining Activities Permit For The LCT Energy Rustic Ridge #1 Underground Coal Mine In Fayette, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Individual Stormwater Permit For PPL Electric Stanton Swoyersville Exeter 69 kv Line Rebuild Project In Luzerne County [PaEN]
-- DEP To Host Nov. 19 Update Meeting On Bishop Tube Hazardous Site Cleanup In East Whiteland Twp., Chester County [PaEN]
-- Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Send Shapiro Bill To Close Meeting Notice Loophole In Sunshine Law
Programs/Information
-- PA House Sends Clean Energy, PA EDGE Tax Credits, New Fee For Electric Ratepayer Rebates Legislation Back To Senate For Action; Does NOT Repeal Data Center Tax Exemption [PaEN]
-- ABC27: Bills That Could Ease High Electric Rates Trapped In PA Senate Legislative Limbo
-- PennVEST Invests $190.3 Million Across 19 Counties To Support Local Drinking Water, Clean Water And Water Infrastructure Projects [PaEN]
-- Altoona Mirror: PA House Committee Holds Hearing In Cambria County On Proposed Changes To DEP Biosolids Permits To Prevent PFAS ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
-- Tribune-Democrat: Chemicals Posing Health Risks Banned From IV Bags (DEHP), Firefighting Foam (PFAS) With Exceptions
-- The Allegheny Front: PA Restricts Use Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Firefighting Foam, Protective Equipment [With Some Exceptions]
-- TribLive: US Steel Advances Hot Strip Steel Mill Project Despite Pollution Concerns Of Residents, Environmental Groups
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Recent Rain Tested ALCOSAN’s Clean Water Upgrades To Prevent Sewage Overflows In Pittsburgh Region
-- WNEP: Monroe County Tackles Styrofoam Waste With New Recycling Machine
-- Observer-Reporter: City Of Washington To Begin Stream Cleanup To Prevent Flooding In Coming Weeks
-- WHYY: 50 Large-Scale Outdoor Sculptures By Steve Tobin Installed At Tyler Arboretum In Delaware County
-- Altoona Mirror: Wild Ones Group Restoring Natural Species To Floodplain, Creating Community Food Forest For Insects/Wildlife With Help Of Giant Company/Keep PA Beautiful Grant
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 22-28: Now Is The Time To Enjoy Fall Foliage Across Pennsylvania [PaEN]
-- Game Commission Urges Drivers To Stay Alert As Deer Activity Peaks
-- WITF: Fall Bird Migration In Pennsylvania: Where To Watch Birds And How To Protect Them
-- TribLive: New Western PA Audubon Society Marketing Director Shifts Role From Feeding Hungry To Quenching Thirst For Nature
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Mt. Cuba Center Touts The Benefits Of Native Goldenrods; They Don’t Trigger Allergies, Insects Love Them
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 26 [PaEN]
-- ABC27: Bills That Could Ease High Electric Rates Trapped In PA Senate Legislative Limbo
-- Spotlight PA: PA Legislature Set To Wrap Up Its Session, Many Bipartisan Bills Left Stranded [Data Centers, Allowing Sexual Abuse Survivors To Sue, Rewriting Illegal 2nd Degree Murder Law, No Gift Ban]
-- PA House Sends Clean Energy, PA EDGE Tax Credits, New Fee For Electric Ratepayer Rebates Legislation Back To Senate For Action; Does NOT Repeal Data Center Tax Exemption [PaEN]
-- PUC Launches Working Group To Review Electric, Natural Gas, Water & Wastewater Utility Ratemaking, Address Affordability, Transparency And Changing Economic Conditions [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electric Bills In The Pittsburgh Region Will Rise Again This Winter
-- Joint State Government Commission Issues Update On Report Looking At The Costs, Benefits And Risks Of Pennsylvania Participating In The PJM Interconnection; Hearings To Be Held [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Journal: Washington & Jefferson College Survey Finds 64% Of Adults In PA Want More Regulation Of Data Centers; 59% See No Or Little Benefit Of Data Centers; 47.5% Oppose Data Centers
-- AP: Facing Pushback On A.I. Data Centers, Tech Giants Are Promising Hosts More Money, Fewer Secrets [PA Included]
-- Sen. Yaw To Introduce A.I. Data Center Impact Fee Modeled On Act 13 Shale Gas Impact Fee To Help Address Local Impacts [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: With A Trifecta, PA Democrats Would Pass Energy Reforms And Rein In A.I. Data Centers; But Gov. Josh Shapiro May Be ‘The Limiting Factor’
-- WHYY - Susan Phillips: How A.I. Data Center Battles In Philadelphia Suburbs Could Impact Party Control Of The PA General Assembly
-- Inside Climate News: A.I.Data Centers Are ‘Front And Center’ In PA’s Competitive Congressional Elections
-- PA Capital-Star: Voter Backlash Against A.I. Data Centers Consumes Midterm Elections
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: ‘Yellow Wave’ [Data Center Opposition] Points Way To Midterm Election Wrath
Road Dumping Oil & Gas Waste
-- Erie Times-News Guest Essay: Oil And Gas Brine Does Not Belong On Erie County Roads - By David E. Hess, former Secretary of DEP [PDF of article]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Oil, Gas Well Brine Contains Hazardous Pollutants, So Why Are We Still Dumping It On Our Roads? - By David E. Hess, former Secretary of DEP [PDF of Article]
-- Warren Times Observer Guest Essay: We’re Still Dumping Pollutants On Our Roads [Conventional Oil & Gas Contaminated Water - Brine] - By David E. Hess, former Secretary of DEP [PDF of Article]
Background On Issues
-- Senate Committee Reports Out Resolution Authorizing Study Of The Economic Importance Of Conventional Oil & Gas Industry; Forgetting The Billions In Costs The Industry Dumps On Taxpayers [PaEN]
-- DEP Celebrates Plugging 500th Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Well; DEP Continues To Issue Violations By The Hundreds To Conventional Well Owners For Abandoning Wells [PaEN]
-- Observer-Reporter: Jerome Bettis, DEP Secretary Visit Washington County To Celebrate 500th Abandoned Conventional Well Plugging
-- Well Done Foundation Completes Plugging 15 Orphan Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In PA, Delivering $2.25 Million In Value To Taxpayers [PaEN]
-- The Allegheny Front: Allderdice High School Students In Pittsburgh Partner With Well Done Foundation To Plug Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Well In Armstrong County; Some Say Industry Should Cleanup Its Own Mess
-- PA Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - October 17 to 23 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Routine Inspections Find 16 Anderson Energy SVC LLC Conventional Wells Abandoned, Not Plugged In Forest County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Follow-Up Inspections Of 4 Michael Harju Conventional Wells Found They Continue To Be Abandoned, Not Plugged Going Back To 2020 In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP: EQT Production Site Prep For Well Plugging Leads To Significant Well Pad, Access Road Erosion Violations In Fayette County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Routine Inspections Find 3 Keystone Crude LLC Abandoned, Unplugged Conventional Gas Wells In Allegheny County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 119: Contaminated Water Discharges Continue, Failure To Comply With Cleanup Order At Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Richter Impoundment In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Contaminated Water Tank Failed Causing Release At Diversified Production LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Well Site In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Contaminated Water Release Discovered At Deer Run Oil & Gas LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Well Site In Crawford County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 645: First Amer Energy Inc. Failed To Comply With Order To Restore 3 Conventional Oil & Gas Well Sites In Warren County [PaEN]
-- DEP Investigating Oct. 4 Seismic Event In Westmoreland County To Determine If There Is A Relationship To Local Shale Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- Physicians For Social Responsibility PA, Protect PT Issue New Citizens Guide On Tracking Contaminated Radioactive Water, Waste From Oil & Gas Development [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Proposed Shale Gas Well In Salem Twp. Concerns Local Residents In Westmoreland County
-- Inside Climate News: After A Decade Of Efforts To Regulate Methane From Oil & Gas Industry, The President’s Administration Promises New Rules, Has Rolled Back Or Blocked Previous Attempts
-- The News-Item: Mount Carmel Twp. Seeks Further Action On Locust Gap Coal Mine Fire In Northumberland County
-- PUC PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee Announces $151,550 In Penalties Against 96 Companies For Violating Underground Utility Notification Regulations
-- PUC Accepting Nominations For PaOneCall Damage Prevention Committee
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: October 25, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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