PA Environment Digest Blog
November 1, 2025
Residents of Cambria County can recycle glass bottles, jars and jugs in Johnstown at a fall engagement of the PA Resources Council Traveling Glass Recycling Bin.
November 8 – 20 residents can drop off all colors of glass bottles, jars and jugs (no sorting required) daily from sunrise to sundown at the City of Johnstown Maintenance Building, 419 6th Ave., Johnstown, PA 15906.
Containers should be empty and rinsed, with lids and labels still on. Bags and boxes used to deliver glass must be discarded off site.
“In the spring, PRC’s Traveling Glass Recycling Bin made a very successful weeklong engagement in Cambria County,” said Josh Schuneman, Collection Events Manager, Pennsylvania Resources Council. “We’re excited that this fall the bright blue bin will return for a two-week engagement at the same convenient location.”
The partnership between PRC and the Cambria County Solid Waste Authority and City of Johnstown provides reliable, uninterrupted glass recycling access.
The program is supported by Owens-Illinois Glass and CAP Glass.
According to Schuneman, glass is one of the most recyclable materials generated in homes, and the market for glass recycling is very strong.
“It’s important from an environmental perspective to keep glass out of landfills, especially since a glass bottle dropped in the bin today can be recycled and back on a store shelf in less than 30 days.”
Visit PRC’s Glass Recycling webpage to learn more.
For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Resources Council website. Click Here to sign up for regular updates, follow PRC on Twitter or Like them on Facebook. Click Here for PRC’s Events Calendar. Click Here to support their work.
Related Articles This Week:
— Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Welcomes Newest Affiliate – Keep Hanover Beautiful In York County [PaEN]
— Attorney General Sunday: Criminal Charges Filed Against Seneca Resources For 72 Counts Of Illegal Dumping Of Shale Gas Waste In Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties [PaEN]
— PA Senate Republicans Pass Bill To Abolish DEP Climate Change, Recycling Fund, Coastal Zone Advisory Committees [PaEN]
NewsClips:
— Warren Times: Allegheny River Cleanup Makes River Cleaner, Safer [PDF of Article]
— Scranton Times: DEP Denies Dunmore Boro Request For Lackawanna County-Based DEP Landfill Inspector [PDF of Article] [Does Dunmore have a host municipality inspector for waste facilities? ]
— Williamsport Sun: An Inside Look At Lycoming County Landfill Operations
— PittsburghUnionProgress.com: PA Resources Council Lens On Litter Photo Contest Deadline Oct. 31
— Williamsport Sun: Oil & Gas Waste Removal Underway At Eureka Resources Closed Plant In Williamsport [PDF of Article]
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“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]
Senate Voting Schedule
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10
House Voting Schedule
November 17, 18, 19
December 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
TODAY’sCalendar Of Events
WARNING:This Is Budget Season, Watch Out For Anything!
November 4–Agenda Posted. DEP Water Resources Advisory Committee meeting. 9:30 a.m. [Note: Beyond 2025 Chesapeake Bay Agreement.]
November 5–Agenda Posted.House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee holds a hearing on LNG gas export terminals proposed in Southeast PA. Community Room, City of Chester City Hall, 1 E. 4th Street in Chester, Delaware County. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch live
November 6–Agenda Posted. DEP Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 9:15 a.m. Questions should be directed to: RA-EPAQTAC@pa.gov. [Agenda: VOC reporting by conventional oil/gas and shale gas wells; Air pollution from A.I. Data Centers. Read more here.]
November 6– Public Utility Commission meeting to consider model tariff for connection large load – A.I. data centers– to the local electric grid. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
November 12–CANCELED.Environmental Quality Board meeting. Shale gas well setback petition will not be considered until at least the next meeting on Dec. 9. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277.
— [Read Carefully!] PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment – November 1 [PaEN]
— [Read Carefully! An Unusual Number Of Hearings, Big Permits] DEP Posted 77 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 1 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
— Attorney General Sunday: Criminal Charges Filed Against Seneca Resources For 64 Counts Of Illegal Dumping Of Shale Gas Waste In Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, Lycoming, McKean, Potter, Tioga Counties [PaEN]
— WHYY – Susan Phillips: PA Attorney General Files Criminal Charges Against Seneca Resources Shale Gas Driller For Illegal Waste Disposal In 8 PA Counties; Company Says It’s ‘An Industry Leader’
— Bradford Era: Seneca Resources Shale Gas Driller Charged For Wastewater Dumping
— ExploreJeffersonPA.com: Seneca Resources Faces 114 Criminal Charges For Illegal Waste Disposal Throughout Region
— Capital & Main: Pennsylvania Gas Producer [CNX Resources] Sues Capital & Main Over Its Reporting On Health Risks [Trying To Silence Its Reporting] [PaEN]
— House Environmental Committee To Hold Nov. 5 Hearing On Impacts Of Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal In Southeast PA [PaEN]
— DEP Solicits Bids On 2 Contracts To Plug 25 Abandoned Conventional Wells In Erie County At Taxpayer Expense; 1 Conventional Well In Clearfield County Expected To Cost $200,000+ To Plug [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On A PA General Energy Chapter 105 Permit For 3.9 Mile Shale Gas Well Pad Development Access Road, Staging Area In Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming County [PaEN]
— DEP Sets Dec. 1 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The Monroe Energy LLC Trainer Refinery In Delaware County [PaEN]
— DEP To Hold Dec. 2 Hearing On Revisions To Title V Air Quality Permit For The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, Montgomery County [PaEN]
— DEP To Hold Dec. 2 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The US Steel Fairless Steel Plant, Bucks County [PaEN]
— DEP Sets Dec. 17 Hearing On Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For the Surteco North America Facility In Schuylkill County [PaEN]
— The Allegheny Front – Reid Frazier: No DEP Hearing Scheduled For Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Air Permit In Westmoreland County, Though Environmental Groups Say It Needs Work
— Spotlight PA: Millions At Risk Of Power Shut Off Because Of Federal LIHEAP Funding Delays During Federal Shutdown [PA Included]
— DEP Invites Comments On Removal Of 3 Hazardous Waste Sites In Armstrong, Butler, Crawford, Lawrence Counties From State Priority Remediation List [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of NPDES Wastewater Underground Coal Mining Permit For Consol PA Coal Company Covering 47,811 Acres In Greene & Washington Counties [PaEN]
— Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: 2-Day Culvert Assessment Completed In Bowmans Creek In Wyoming County
— Delaware River Basin Commission To Hold Nov. 5 Hearing, Dec. 10 Business Meeting [PaEN]
— Inquirer: What American Water – Essential Utility Merger Deal Critics Have To Say; Both Stocks Fell
— October 31 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
— Beaver Times – Brian Whipkey: [Extensive] Summary Of Fish & Boat Commission Board Actions
— The Allegheny Front: Help Wanted – Stop The Spread Of Invasive Round Goby Fish In PA
A.I. /Data Centers
— Scranton Times: Developer Applies For 22 More A.I. Data Center Buildings In Archbald Boro, Lackawanna Countyhttps://tinyurl.com/4n3nysfx [PDF of Article]
— DEP Invites Comments On First Title V Air Quality Permit For the Calpine Mid-Merit II 1,449 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In York County; To Supply Power To Data Center Project [PaEN]
— DEP Schedules Dec. 17 Hearing On A Revised Title V Air Quality Permit For The 400 MW Portland Power, LLC Power Plant In Northampton County; To Attract Data Center Project [PaEN]
— DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105, Stormwater Permits For The 1,283 Acre Project Hazelnut A.I. Data Center In Luzerne County [PaEN]
— PennLive: Cumberland County Growth Fuels Data Centers, Homes, Shops, Restaurants, But Also Headaches
— The Center Square: Report: PJM Power Grid Electrification Faces Bumpy Transition Due To A.I. Data Center Demand, Other Forces
— Inside Climate News: Maryland Leads Multistate Push To Shield Consumers From New A.I. Data Center Costs In PJM
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
— National Fuel Gas Reduces Natural Gas Charges Due To Lower Gas Cost; Federal Shutdown Delays LIHEAP Opening, Customer Assistance Available
— AAA Gasoline Average Prices: National- $3.03 Ohio- $2.92 PA- $3.21
— Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs – 17 – Same As Last 5 Weeks
Federal Administration
— TribLive/Reuters: President’s Administration Announces $100 Million In Funding To Upgrade Coal-Fired Power Plants
— US Dept. Of Energy Announces $100 Million To Restore America’s Coal-Fired Power Plants
PA Politics – Everything Is Connected
— TribLive/AP: Two Federal Judges Order President’s Administration To Use Contingency Funds For Food Stamp Payments During Shutdown; Rulings Are Likely To Face Appeals [May Take Time To Restart Benefits]
— Gov. Shapiro Signs Disaster Declaration To Make $5 Million Available To Food Banks During Federal Food Stamp Uncertainty
— Springhill Township Becomes 2nd Township To Declare Disaster Emergency After Residents Were Impacted By A Shale Gas Related Water Contamination Event In Greene County [PaEN]
— Post-Gazette: Gov. Shapiro Signs Disaster Declaration To Help Food Banks Amid Federal Food Stamp Uncertainty
— TribLive: Consequences Mount As Federal Shutdown, State Budget Impasse Drag On
— Spotlight PA: Millions At Risk Of Power Shut Off Because Of Federal LIHEAP Funding Delays During Federal Shutdown [PA Included]
— Washington Post – Salena Zito: Pennsylvania Democrats Know The Truth About Demonizing President; Gov. Shapiro, State’s Top Democratic Party Leader Focused On Winning Back Lost Voters [PDF of Article]
— Citizens Voice: Republican Voter Registration Lead In Luzerne County Up To 6,978, 3.4%
— Williamsport Sun Editorial: State Redistricting Fights To Benefit One Party Or Another Hollow Out Middle Of Voters; Gerrymandering Is Wrong
— WESA: University Of Pittsburgh Professors Push Back Against President’s ‘Compact’ For Higher Education
— Inquirer Guest Essay: It’s Important That Law Schools Resist President’s Overreach More Than Other Parts Of Higher Ed
— TribLive: PennWest State University Review Aims To Make Programs Stronger; Some Could ‘Sunset’
— Post-Gazette: Penn State Reports Declines In Branch Campuses Enrollments
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