Awards/Recognition
-- In Memoriam: Ronald D. Castille, Former Chief Justice PA Supreme Court, Author Of 2013 Landmark PA Environmental Rights Amendment Decision [PaEN]
-- PA Election Results: Democrats Now Control PA Senate, Retain PA House, Governor’s Office [PaEN]
-- WeConservePA: Voters Approved 3 Local Ballot Measures Resulting In $182 Million In New Open Space Investments [PaEN]
-- Rep. Fiedler, PA House Energy Committee Democratic Chair: Pennsylvania Must Act On Energy Affordability, Modernizing Energy Infrastructure, Data Centers Must Pay Their Way [PaEN]
-- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Recognize Environmental Award Winners; Thomas P. Shelburne Award Winner Ellen Ferretti [PaEN]
-- Green Philly Announces 2026 SustainPHL Award Recipients Celebrating Philadelphia's Environmental Changemakers [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Eagle Scout Malachi Bajuszik Builds Bridge On Rachel Carson Trail In Butler County
-- Warren Times: Eagle Scout Huntley LaVigne Creates Seed Library For County Gardeners
Grants
-- 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 [PaEN]
Help Wanted
-- 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 [PaEN]
Upcoming Events
Nov. 6-7-- Altoona Mirror: PA Interfaith Power & Light To Give Away Trees To Altoona Residents
Nov. 7-- Observer-Reporter: Glass Recycling Saturday [Nov.7] In Washington, PA
Nov. 10-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Meet Nov. 10 On Fossil Fuel Impacts On Communities, Mapping PA’s Energy Infrastructure [PaEN]
Nov. 11-- ExploreJeffersonpa.com: Seneca Rocks Audubon Society To Host Bird Conservation Program Nov. 11 In Clarion
Nov. 11-- Williamsport Sun: Susquehanna Chapter Of Trout Unlimited Holds Nov. 11 Program On Loyalsock Creek Improvements
Nov. 14-- WVIA: Nov. 14 Free Community Fix-It-Fair Aims To Help Residents Keep Items For Longer And Promote Recycling [Lackawanna County Office Of Environmental Sustainability]
Nov. 17-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Now Accepting Applications For Consumptive Use Mitigation Grants; Applicant Webinar Nov. 17 [PaEN]
Nov. 30-- PA Outdoor Business Alliance: Nov. 30 Webinar On Working With Content Creators 101, Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Dec. 8-- DEP To Hold Dec. 8 In-Person Community Update On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Jet Fuel Pipeline Rupture Cleanup In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
Dec. 9-- Penn State Extension Hosts Dec. 9 Webinar - Advice From The Woods - Ask Our Experts [PaEN]
-- The Nature Conservancy PA News: Find Your Volunteer Opportunity; Explore Accessible Nature Experiences; Conserving Natural Areas
Public Participation
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 7 [PaEN]
-- DEP Restarts Comment Period 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 CNX Midstream Operating Company Daylighting Project To Protect 3 Pipeline From Longwall Coal Mining Damage In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 56 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 7 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
-- 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 [PaEN]
-- DEP Briefing: Overview Of Draft Chapter 105 Changes Highlighting New Waivers, Replacement Of Impacted Resources, Stream Debris Maintenance [PaEN]
Nov. 5-- Reminder: DEP To Host Nov. 5 Hearing On Natural Soil Products Biosolids Composting Permit In Schuylkill County
-- Republican Herald: Western Schuylkill Residents Told DEP Hearing On Natural Soil Products Composting Facility Odors Make Life ‘Unliveable,’ ‘We Can Taste The Sewage’
Nov. 10-- DEP Citizens Advisory Council, Environmental Justice Advisory Board Meet Nov. 10 On Fossil Fuel Impacts On Communities, Mapping PA’s Energy Infrastructure [PaEN]
Nov. 18-- DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 18 On Conservation And Wildlife Law Enforcement; Dec. 8 Webinar On Trending Recreational Uses [PaEN]
Dec. 17-- DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Meeting, January 7 Hearing On First Title V Air Quality Permit For The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County [PaEN]
Jan. 7-- DEP To Hold Dec. 17 Meeting, January 7 Hearing On First Title V Air Quality Permit For The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County [PaEN]
Programs/Information
-- Kittatinny Ridge Landscape: New Report Shows Open Spaces, Natural Systems In Cumberland County Contribute Almost $1.3 Billion In Annual Economic Benefits, Savings [PaEN]
-- TheDerrick.com Guest Essay: Fossil Fuel Industry Follows Big Tobacco’s Disinformation - By Kathy Mulvey, InsideSources.com
-- LancasterOnline: 300 People Wanted For Purdue University Study Of Radiation Exposure From Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Meltdown
-- WESA - Marie Cusick: In Rural PA Doctors Confront Hidden Health Impacts Of Environmental Pollution
-- Inquirer: A Hard Winter Is Coming For PA Homes That Heat With Oil
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Dept. Of Human Services Now Accepting Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
-- PUC Approves New Rules To Allow Certain Duquesne Light Customers To Automatically Enroll Certain Customers In Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Programs
-- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: Philadelphia Release Toolkit To Help Neighbors Talk About Climate Change
-- DCNR Fall Foliage Report Nov. 5 to 11: Enjoy The Last Few Days Of The Fall Foliage Season [PaEN]
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: RiverLife Nonprofit Surpasses $30 Million Fundraising Goal For Remaking Pittsburgh’s Riverfronts
-- Nov. 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
-- LancasterOnline: First Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees In PA Planted In Lancaster County
-- National Park Service: Native Tree Plantings At Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset County Have Resulted In Largest Concentration Of Restoration American Chestnut Trees In North America
-- Federal Office Of Surface Mining Land Reforestation Efforts Have Restored Abandoned Mine Lands Using Blight-Resistant American Chestnut Trees Since 2007
-- PennLive: Fish & Boat Commission Eyes New Community Fishing Program In Urban Areas For 2027
-- Erie Times-News - Brian Whipkey: Why ‘Deadly’ EHD Deer Disease Is Still Spreading In Southwestern PA
-- The Citizens’ Voice: Roads Divide Wildlife Habitat, Pennsylvania Wants To Reconnect It With State’s First Wildlife Connectivity Plan To Reduce Collisions
-- Reading Eagle: Eagles Take Center Stage At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Event
-- TribLive: Fox Chapel Aims To Protect Unique Biodiversity Of Alamander Park In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: Trees Becoming Part Of The Collection At Frick Environmental Center In Pittsburgh
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Foraging For Knowledge: Mushroom Clubs Search For Overlooked Species [PA Included]
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Pittsburgh’s Indiana Jones: Archaeologist Discovered Early Signs Of Human Habitation In Washington County
A.I./Data Centers
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - November 9 [PaEN]
-- PA Election Results: Democrats Now Control PA Senate, Retain PA House, Governor’s Office [PaEN]
-- Rep. Fiedler, PA House Energy Committee Democratic Chair: Pennsylvania Must Act On Energy Affordability, Modernizing Energy Infrastructure, Data Centers Must Pay Their Way [PaEN]
-- Williamsport Sun: Republican Senate Environmental Chair Gene Yaw Expects To Work With Democrat Majority [His Priorities: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana; Not Destroying The Natural Gas Industry; Legalizing Skill Games] [Warning]
-- The Allegheny Front: With Control Of PA Senate, House, Governor’s Office, How Will Democrats Lead On Energy And The Environment?
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Data Centers, Energy Costs, Fracking Issues Loom As Democrats Finally Get Full Control Of PA Legislature
-- Scranton Times Chris Kelly Opinion: ‘Blue Tsunami’ Surfs ‘Purple Undertow’ Of Data Center Resistance
-- AP: A.I. Data Centers Took A Beating In Midterm Elections, Played Key Role In Flipping Seats To Democrats In State Legislatures [PA Included]
-- TribLive Editorial: What Is The Message Of PA’s Trifecta? If There Aren’t Solutions To Data Centers, Skill Games, State Budget It’s All On Democrats Now
-- WPSU: What To Know About PA’s Data Center Tax Exemption And The Shifting Attitudes Surrounding It [Taxpayers Will Lose $1.9 Billion In Revenue From 2024 to 2031]
-- PJM Interconnection Winter Outlook: Power Supplies Should Be Available To Meet Expected Cold Weather Conditions [PaEN]
-- Inquirer: A Hard Winter Is Coming For PA Homes That Heat With Oil
-- ABC27: PPL Electric To Increase Default Customer Power Price 10.3% Starting Dec. 1 To 14.428 Cents/kWh From 13.079 Cents/kWh [Utilities Make No Profit On Default Power]
-- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: Dept. Of Human Services Now Accepting Applications For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
-- 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 [PaEN]
-- Utility Dive: PJM’s Revised Backstop Power Procurement Plan Could Be For As Little As 630 MW, Down From 6,800 MW Due To Revised Utility Load Forecasts
-- Reuters: PJM Grid Tackles A.I. Data Center Power Costs In Race To Avoid Shortfalls, Higher Prices
-- Utility Dive: President’s Order Banning Foreign Grid Components Sparks Industry Concern Over Cost, Practicality [Warning]
-- South Mountain Partnership Issues White Paper On Potential Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers, Finds Them Incompatible With Some Regional Economic, Natural Resource Goals [PaEN]
-- Landgate Report Counts 199 A.I. Data Centers Under Development In Pennsylvania
Background On Issues
-- Guest Essay: All Brine From Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Contains Hazardous Pollutants, Why Are We Still Dumping It On Our Roads? - By David E. Hess, Former Secretary, PA Department Of Environmental Protection [PaEN]
-- MonValley Independent: Pennsylvania Opens New Loophole For Conventional Oil And Gas Wastewater Disposal On Roads
-- WESA - Marie Cusick: In Rural PA Doctors Confront Hidden Health Impacts Of Environmental Pollution
-- Pennsylvania Weekly Oil & Gas Compliance Snapshot - Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 [PaEN]
-- DEP: Routine Inspections Find 6 More Anderson Energy SVC LLC Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned, Not Plugged In Venango County [PaEN]
-- 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 [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 135: Contaminated Water Discharges Continue, Still Fails To Comply With Cleanup Order At Equitrans Water SVC [EQT] Richter Impoundment In Greene County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 609: Oil & Gas MGMT Inc. Failed To Take Actions Or Respond To Violations At 2 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Westmoreland County [PaEN]
-- DEP - Day 740: Seneca Resources Continues Shale Gas Well Development At Taft Pad While Problems With Contaminated Water Persist At The Tioga County Site [PaEN]
-- DEP: Spill Of Just 1 Barrel Of Conventional Crude Oil From Storage Tanks In The City Of Warren Impacts 7 Miles Of Allegheny River [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: PECO Contractor Strikes Energy Transfer Jet Fuel Pipeline Causing 60,000 Gallon Sill in Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County
-- PUC Approves $150,000 Penalty Settlement With UGI For Faulty Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Installation Practices [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Reports Low-Flow Stream Conditions Trigger Stop To 51 Shale Gas Water Withdrawals, 13 More Put On Watch Status [PaEN]
-- Rolling Stone - Justin Nobel: Ohio Denies Evidence Of Fracking Waste In Drinking Water, Its Own Records Show Otherwise
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: November 8, 2026] PA Environment Digest
