Awards/Recognition
-- Inside Climate News - Kyle Bagenstose: PA Legislature Is Losing Its Climate Champion, Rep. Greg Vitali Has Been An Unflinching Advocate For The Environment For 34 Years
-- Trout Unlimited Recognizes Russ Collins, Doc Fritchey Chapter, With National Distinguished Service In Conservation Award [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com: Journalist John Barlett, James Myers, Izaak Walton League, To Be Inducted Into Venango County Conservation Hall Of Fame [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Stonycreek-Conemaugh River Improvement Project Celebrates 35th Anniversary In Cambria, Somerset Counties [PDF of Article]
-- Millersville University Blog: MU Students Teach McCaskey HS Students Watershed Science Along Conestoga River In Lancaster County
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Pennsylvania’s 2026 River Of The Year Award Goes To The Conestoga River
-- Six Pennsylvania, Two North Carolina Colleges, Universities Help Bring 150 MW Solar Energy Facility Online In Kentucky [PaEN]
Grants
-- PEMA Provides $3 Million Grant To Expand Penn State Keystone Weather Threat Alert System
-- DEP Awards $2.4 Million Grant To Penn State To Study How Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Impact Health [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
-- PA Master Naturalists Begin Accepting Applications For Spring Training Courses Nov. 2 [PaEN]
-- Philadelphia Solar Energy Assn. Hosts Nov. 5 Webinar On New Ways For Homeowners, Businesses, Churches To Go Solar And Save On Your Energy Bills [PaEN]
-- Penn State Dickinson Law School Hosts Nov. 5 In-Person Symposium On A.I. Data Centers - A Problem-Solving Approach [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension To Release New Pennsylvania Farm Energy Guide At Nov. 6 PA Energy & Agriculture Conference
-- Manada Conservancy, Swatara Watershed Assn. To Hold Nov. 8 Team Up To Clean Up The Raceway In Middletown Borough, Dauphin County [PaEN]
-- Green Building Alliance Hosts Nov. 10 Resilient Reading Progress Report -- Revitalizing Buildings And Strengthening Community In Berks County [PaEN]
-- PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host Nov. 12 Webinar -- Canopy Calling: Tree Equity From The Roots Up, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
-- Warren Times: Conewango Creek Watershed Assn. Sets Nov. 12 Fall Dinner Meeting
-- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Nov. 12 In-Person Southeast Regional Watersheds Workshop In Montgomery County [PaEN]
-- Sustainable Pittsburgh Summit To Bring Global Climate Finance Leader Peter Fusaro To Pittsburgh Nov. 18 [PaEN]
-- Protect PT Hosts Nov. 18-19 Online Workshop On Living Near Shale Gas - How To Protect Yourself From Health, Environmental Impacts [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 7 What's In Your Drinking Water Glass? (Educators/ Students); Dec. 9 - Understanding Your PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Water Test Results [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Nature Book Fair Set For Dec. 12 At Montour Preserve Features Local Bookstores, Holiday Sweater Competition In Montour County
-- Delaware Highlands Conservancy To Hold Eagle Watch Volunteer Training Dec. 12, 17
-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 17 ACAP Webinar On Building Better Agricultural Erosion Control Plans Using PAOneStop Tools [PaEN]
-- Sponsor/Exhibitor Opportunities: PA Recreation & Park Society Conference & Expo March 16-19 [PaEN]
Public Participation
-- DEP To Review Proposed Comprehensive Changes To Chapter 105 Encroachments Permitting Regulations At Nov. 4 Water Resources Advisory Committee Meeting [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - October 31 [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Chapter 105 Permit For 4.5 Mile EQT ARO Natural Gas Pipeline On State Forest Land In Lycoming County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Another Extension Of Air Quality Plan Approvals Allowing Temporary Operation Of The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County; Title V Application Still Under Review Since July 2024 [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In October 31 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- DEP To Hold Dec. 3 Meeting/Hearing On Air Permit For Installation Of Emergency Generators At Aligned AI PA Data Center In Shippingport Boro, Beaver County [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- DCNR: Pennsylvania's Free State Parks Generate $16 In Economic Impact For Every $1 Invested [PaEN]
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Oct. 29 - Nov. 4: The Last Week To Experience The Best Of Fall’s Colorful Splendor [PaEN]
-- DCNR Wildfire Danger Map Shows Most Of PA Rated High For Oct. 30
-- DCNR State Parks Environmental Education News Highlights Teaching Treats And Tricks For Fall, Bat Week, Take A Hike! [PaEN]
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services: Apply For Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Starting Nov. 2
-- Erie Times-News: Erie Wastewater Testing Shows Rise In Illicit Drug Use
-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Hundreds Of Rain Gardens, ‘Green’ Projects Later, What Is Philadelphia’s Next Plan To Stop Raw Sewage From Spilling Into Local Waterways?
-- Morning Call: Environmental Group Has Plan To Protect Waterways Thru Riparian Stream Buffers
-- TribLive: University Of Pittsburgh Aims To Become National Leader In Energy Research And Solutions
-- Penn State Extension Energy Essentials News: Farm Energy Guide; Battery Storage Systems; Data Centers Common Questions; Learning Opportunities
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Cracks Apparent In Chesapeake Bay Region’s Glass Recycling Efforts [PA Included]
-- Penn State College Of Agricultural Sciences Launches Regenerative Agriculture Center [PaEN]
-- Capital RC&D Receives National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grant To Improve Farm Grazing Practices [PaEN]
-- PennVEST Announces Purchase Of 10.1 Million Pounds Of Sediment Reductions, 34,757 Pounds Of Nitrogen, 5,236 Pounds Of Phosphorus Reductions For $5.6 Million [PaEN]
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: New Educational Card Games Ideal For Classes Or Students Help Illustrate How Aquatic Ecosystems Work And Issues Hellbenders Face
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Nearly 600 Fish, 22 Species Captured As Part Of Fish Rescue And Data College Project Hear Susquehanna River Dam Near Sunbury
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Local Data From National Study Shows Impacts Of Heat Waves On Various Common Bird Species And Highlights Benefits Of Project
-- Middle Susquehanna RiverKeeper Blog: Participants Learn About Freshwater Mussels, Impacts Of Excess Salt On Our Waters During Floating Classroom Session
-- Carnegie Museum Of Natural History - Pat McShea: [Freshwater] Mussel Memory In The Union City Aquatic Conservation Center Museum Collection
-- Capital & Main - Audrey Carleton: Can This Josh Fox Film Change Our Understanding Of The Climate And Human Migration Crisis
-- Protecting Clean Water Together: Looks Okay, Smells Okay, But Is It Okay? - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- Brodhead Watershed Association: Keeping The Delaware River Wild - By Carol Hillestad for Brodhead Watershed Association [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Perryopolis-Area Archaeological Dig That Uncovered Prehistoric Human Use Called ‘Significant Find’ In Fayette County
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 2 [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Many PA Communities Are Wary Of A.I. Data Centers Representing Billionaires And Trillionaires That Are Going To Take More Money From People
-- Consumer Alert! If You Shopped For Your Electric, Natural Gas Supplier In 2024, You Paid $350 Million Too Much For Energy [PaEN]
-- PJM Interconnection Files Revised Reliability Backstop Generation Procurement Proposal With FERC; Looks To Hold Next Auction March 2027 With Price Cap Of $555/MW-Day [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: A.I. Data Center Developers Propose 12.5 GW Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants To Feed 12 Data Center Projects In Southwest PA [PaEN]
-- PennLive/LehighvalleyLive: Pennsylvania Now Has 80 Sites Targeted For A.I. Data Centers Statewide; We’ve Mapped, Tracked Each One
-- WVIA Podcast: How And Why Electric, Natural Gas, Water Rates Are Increasing
-- PennLive: Home Heating Oil Prices Have Doubled Since 2025, As Customers Brace For Winter And High Costs
-- PA Dept. Of Human Services: Apply For Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) Starting Nov. 2
-- Scranton Times: Olyphant Borough Officials Meet Nov. 5 On A.I. Data Center Developer’s $101 Million Proposal To Bypass Conditional Use Process, Forgo Public Hearings To Build The Project In Lackawanna County [PDF of Article]
-- WESA: Why Is Generator, Backup Power Supply Demand Booming Across Pittsburgh?
-- Scranton Times Guest Essay: PPL Electric Building On Protections In Place So Growth Doesn’t Come At Utility Customers’ Expense - By Christine Martin, President Of PPL Utilities
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Why EQT Wants To Acquire Range Resources: Capture Growing Demand For Data Centers, Exports, Cut Operating Expenses $325 Million
Background On Issues
-- Erie Times-News - Brian Whipkey: Conventional Well Plugging Hits Milestone In PA, But Thousands Remain To Be Fixed
-- DEP Awards $2.4 Million Grant To Penn State To Study How Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Impact Health [PaEN]
-- DEP Partners With Harrisburg University To Update, Digitize PA Oil & Gas Well Mapping [Video]
-- Inside Climate News - Rebecca McCarthy: PA Opens A New Loophole For Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Disposal
-- Pennsylvania Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - October 24 to 30 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Fracking Fluid Hose Rupture Contaminates Range Resources Appalachia Shale Gas Pad, And Down The Well Pad Slope In Washington County [PaEN]
-- DEP Issued 53 Violations To Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners For Abandoning, Not Plugging Wells In October; Violations Top 409 So Far In 2026 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Release From Diversified Production LLC Conventional Contaminated Water Pipeline Pollutes Field In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP: Diversified Prod LLC Failed To Comply With Order To Stop Gas Venting From 2 Abandoned Conventional Wells In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reports Low-Flow Stream Conditions Trigger Stop To 11 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 7 More Put On Watch Status [PaEN]
-- FracTracker Alliance: A.I. Data Center Developers Propose 12.5 GW Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants To Feed 12 Data Center Projects In Southwest PA [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Pennsylvania Natural Gas Key To Winning Global A.I. Race - By Jim Welty, Marcellus Shale Gas Coalition
-- EPA Proposes Changes To OOOOb/c Oil & Gas Industry Methane Reduction Rules To Help Reduce Burdens On Oil & Gas Industry; Over 99% Of PA Conventional Well Owners Failed To Comply With DEP's 2022 Methane Rules [PaEN]
-- TribLive/AP: President Says He’s Ending Restrictions On Climate-Warming Methane From Oil & Gas Industry
-- The Allegheny Front: How A Federal Rollback Of Methane Reduction Rules For Oil & Gas Operations Could Impact Climate, Public Health
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: November 1, 2026] PA Environment Digest
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