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November 9 - 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]


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108 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA


Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic - November 9


In Memoriam: Ronald D. Castille, Former Chief Justice PA Supreme Court, Author Of 2013 Landmark PA Environmental Rights Amendment Decision


Northeast PA Environmental Partners Recognize Environmental Award Winners; Thomas P. Shelburne Award Winner Ellen Ferretti


Green Philly Announces 2026 SustainPHL Award Recipients Celebrating Philadelphia's Environmental Changemakers


PA Election Results: Democrats Now Control PA Senate, Retain PA House, Governor’s Office


WeConservePA: Voters Approved 3 Local Ballot Measures Resulting In $182 Million In New Open Space Investments


Rep. Fiedler, PA House Energy Committee Democratic Chair: Pennsylvania Must Act On Energy Affordability, Modernizing Energy Infrastructure, Data Centers Must Pay Their Way


Guest Essay: All Brine From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Contains Hazardous Pollutants, Why Are We Still Dumping It On Our Roads?


DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Meeting, January 7 Hearing On First Title V Air Quality Permit For The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County


DEP To Hold Dec. 8 In-Person Community Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Rupture Cleanup In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County


DEP Restarts Comment Period On Chapter 105 Permit For NFG Midstream Covington Double Natural Gas Pipelines Thru Farmington, Deerfield, Chatham Twps. In Tioga County


DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For CNX Midstream Operating Company Daylighting Project To Protect 3 Pipelines From Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County


PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 7


DEP: Routine Inspections Find 6 More Anderson Energy SVC LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned, Not Plugged In Venango County


DEP - Day 72: INR OPR LLC Still Collecting Contaminated Water, Building Structures To Recover Water At Cooper Shale Gas Pad From August Spill Of 336,000 Gallons Of Fracking Water In Indiana County


DEP - Day 135: Contaminated Water Discharges Continue, Still Fails To Comply With Cleanup Order At Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Richter Shale Gas Water Impoundment In Greene County


DEP - Day 609: Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. Failed To Take Actions Or Respond To Violations At 2 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Westmoreland County


DEP - Day 740: Seneca Resources Continues Shale Gas Well Development At Taft Pad While Problems With Contaminated Water Persist At The Tioga County Site


DEP: Spill Of Just 1 Barrel Of Conventional Crude Oil From Storage Tanks In The City Of Warren Impacts 7 Miles Of Allegheny River


Pennsylvania Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - Oct. 31 to Nov. 6


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reports Low-Flow Stream Conditions Trigger Stop To 51 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 13 More Put On Watch Status


PUC Approves $150,000 Penalty Settlement With UGI For Faulty Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Installation Practices


Lehigh University Joins PA Team To Turn Aging Shale Gas Well Into Geothermal Power Source In Indiana County; Studies Show Geothermal Could Meet 100% Of PA Electricity, Heating, Most Industrial Needs


PJM Interconnection Winter Outlook: Power Supplies Should Be Available To Meet Expected Cold Weather Conditions


Shapiro Administration: PJM Interconnection Selects 3 PA Projects In Expedited Program To Add 1.7 GW Of Generation, Energy Storage To Grid; DEP Accepting New Proposals By Nov. 16


DEP Issues Air Quality Permit To Amazon Data Services For Installation Of 76 Diesel-Fired Backup Generators At New Data Center Project In Falls Twp., Bucks County


PUC Updates Comment Schedule On New Tools To Manage Data Centers During Emergency Periods Of Strained Electricity Supplies And Curtailments To Maintain Grid Reliability; Nov. 17 Technical Conference On Data Center Costs


South Mountain Partnership Issues White Paper On Potential Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers, Finds Them Incompatible With Some Regional Economic, Natural Resource Goals


In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 9


PA Solar Center: Ambridge Borough Flips Switch On New Rooftop Solar Energy System Saving Taxpayers $509,000 In Beaver County


Lancaster-based Belmont Solar Celebrates 25 Years Of Installing Solar Energy Systems, Promoting A More Sustainable Future


DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Meet Nov. 10 On Fossil Fuel Impacts On Communities, Mapping PA’s Energy Infrastructure


Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants; Applicant Webinar Nov. 17


FEMA/PEMA Now Accepting Applications For Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants


DEP Briefing: Overview Of Draft Chapter 105 Changes Highlighting New Waivers, Replacement Of Impacted Resources, Stream Debris Maintenance


DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 18 On Conservation And Wildlife Law Enforcement; Dec. 8 Webinar On Trending Recreational Uses


DCNR Fall Foliage Report Nov. 5 to 11: Enjoy The Last Few Days Of The Fall Foliage Season


Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 9 Webinar - Advice From The Woods - Ask Our Experts


Lancaster Conservancy Preserves 24 Acre Property Along Conestoga River


Kittatinny Ridge Landscape: New Report Shows Open Spaces, Natural Systems In Cumberland County Contribute Almost $1.3 Billion In Annual Economic Benefits, Savings


PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In October: Awards Season; Delaware County Voters Approve $120 Million For Recreation, Land Conservation; Grant Reminders; Help Wanted


PA Council Of Trout Unlimited Names Jill Barskey Hazi Executive Director


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 - November 7


Stories Invited - About PA Environment Digest


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


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-- David Hess

Former Secretary, PA Department of Environmental Protection


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[Posted: November 9, 2026]  PA Environment Digest

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