Sunday, October 4, 2026

October 5 - 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]


Click Here To View Or Print The Entire October 5 PA Environment Digest


97 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - October 5


DEP’s Forest City East - Fish & Boat Commission Access Abandoned Mine Reclamation Project Recognized With Federal Office Of Surface Mine Reclamation Appalachian States Award


DEP To Propose Changes To Rulemaking Petition Process At Oct. 13 Citizens Advisory Council Meeting


DEP Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meets Oct. 7 To Review Draft Changes To Co-Product Determination Process For Reclassifying Materials As Not Waste; It Became Controversial In Debate Over Road Dumping Contaminated Water From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells


FracTracker Alliance/DEP Report Owners Of Over 81,000 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Did Not Report How Much Waste They Produced In 2025; DEP Proposes Changes To Eliminate Failure To Report Waste information


DEP Issues 22 More Violations For Abandoning, Not Plugging Conventional Oil & Gas Wells To 19 Companies In 12 Counties; Total Of 47 Abandoned Well Violations In September


DEP: Equipment Failure At Catalyst Energy Injection Well Results In Contaminated Water Discharges In Keating Twp., McKean County


DEP: Pipeline Excavation Hits Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drill Cuttings Disposal Area At Eastern Gas Transmission Oakford Gas Storage Area In Westmoreland County


DEP - Day 202: Ows Acquisition Co Conventional Well Site Still Discharging Contaminated Water In the City Of Hermitage, Mercer County


DEP - Day 873: Contaminated Water Still Leaking From Stonehaven Energy Conventional Oil & Gas Well Storage Tank In Clearfield County


Marcellus Drilling News: 2 EQT Shale Gas Subsidiaries Lose Bid To Toss West Virginia Kids Health Lawsuit From Federal Court


State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Emergency Response Grants


PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Snapshot - September 26 to October 2


DEP Publishes Formal Notice Announcing Issuance Of Shell Petrochemical Plant Air Quality Plan Approval For Beaver County Facility


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 3


PUC Approves UGI Gas Rate Increase Of 5.7%; Increase In Monthly Residential Customer Care Fee From $16.25 to $20; Adds A Weather Normalization Surcharge Pilot Program


Sustainable Pittsburgh Hosts Nov. 5 Webinar - The Affordability Crisis Is A Sustainability Crisis - Need For Action To Reduce Barriers To Sustainability, Strengthening Communities In SW PA


PUC To Seek 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


PUC Holds Oct. 7 Meeting To Hear Presentation On Recommendations For Grid Modernization To Develop New Electric Generation At 21 Deactivated Energy Sites To Support Large Loads


DEP Invites Comments On Air Permit For Operating Natural Gas Boilers, Backup Generators At TECfusions Keystone LLC New Kensington Data Center In Westmoreland County; Stormwater Permit Issued


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - October 5


PA Solar Center: Union Aid Society, EIS Solar Turn Sunshine Into Support For The Community With Solar Energy Installation In Allegheny County


Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshops On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities Oct. 29 In Allentown, Oct. 30 In Nazareth


DEP: Cleanup Of The Sharon Steel Corp Farrell Works Disposal Area Superfund Site Is Now Complete In Mercer County


Breathe Project: Community Air Monitoring Projects Respond To Beaver County Pollution


DEP Invests $2.8 Million In Federal Funds To Support 8 Local Projects To Protect Clean Water, Restore The Health Of Local Watersheds


TreePennsylvania Starts Accepting Applications For Bare Root Tree Grants Oct. 12; Applicant Webinar Oct. 26


Delaware River Basin Commission Releases Surface Water Availability Report For Select Tributaries; Results Will Be Reviewed At Oct. 14 Water Advisory Committee Meeting


USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Increasing Funding For Regenerative Pilot Program To Pay For On-Farm Conservation Systems


DEP, First Lady Lori Shapiro Highlight Impacts Of Food Waste Reduction Grants, Tour The Valley Lighthouse Food Distribution Center In Dauphin County


DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 1-7: Bright Fall Colors Development Across Northern Tier Counties


Keystone Trails Assn.: 50+ Trail Advocates Hold Hike Harrisburg Trail Advocacy Day At State Capitol In Harrisburg


Western PA Conservancy Now Accepting Applications For Western PA Canoe And Kayak Access Projects


Delaware Highlands Conservancy Announces Photo Contest Winners; Exhibition Opens At ARTery Gallery Nov. 14 In Milford, Pike County


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 - October 3


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


Supporting Member PA Outdoor Writers Assn.; PA Trout Unlimited; PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers


Diversity - Equity - Inclusion (DEI)


-- David Hess

Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


Additional Tools--

Click Here to sign up to receive the Weekly Digest directly by email

PA Environment Digest Twitter Feed: Update on PA environmental issues.

PA Environment Daily Blog: Update on PA environmental issues.

Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

Click Here to search back issues of the Digest.

Questions? Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com

[Posted: October 5, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

No comments :

Post a Comment

Subscribe To Receive Updates:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner