“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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86 New Stories – REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA
Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic
Chesapeake Conservancy Honors Former National Park Service Director Robert G. Stanton, Ann Jones, Lysle Sherwin As Champions Of The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Keystone Trails Association Honors Outstanding Volunteers, Hikers, Trail Leaders At Dec. 6 Celebration At Ned Smith Center For Nature & Art, Dauphin County
Foundation For Sustainable Forests – Loving The Land: The Liebenguth Family Woodland In Forest County: ‘The Land Is A Sacred Place’
PA Resources Council Announces Winners Of 2025 Gene Capaldi Lens On Litter Photo Contest
Environmental Quality Board Meets Dec. 9 On Petitions To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells, Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing; Water System Operator, Radiation Protection Fees
DEP Settlement With Energy Transfer/Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield Imposes $3.3 Million Penalty, Including $1 Million Community Improvement Projects For Polluting Allegheny River
DEP To Host Dec. 8 Virtual Update On Response To Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County
DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Pipeline Construction Results In 10,000 Gallon Spill Into Coal Mine Void Under Washington County, For The 4th Time
DEP Issues Lazy Oil Company Violations For Abandoning 12 Conventional Wells In Venango County; None Of The Wells Could Be Found At Their GPS Coordinates; If You Know More, Call DEP
PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – Nov. 22 to 28: $3.3 Million Penalty; 10,000 Gallon Spill Into Mine Voids, For 4th Time; 21 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Wet Fracking Sand ‘Escapes’ Containment
PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment – November 29
DEP Invites Comments On Draft 2026 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report– 37% Of PA Streams Have Impaired Water Quality For One Or More Uses; Increase In Streams Assessed
PJM Market Monitor Files Complaint With FERC Saying PJM Is Proposing To Allow A.I. Data Centers To Connect To Grid That It Cannot Reliably Serve, Will Require Blackouts To Maintain Service
PUC: Most PA Electric Utility Consumers To See 3.7% To 10.6% Increase In Electricity Prices During The Next 3 Months Starting Dec. 1
PUC Chairman Highlights ‘Extraordinary Challenges’ Pennsylvania Families Are Facing This Winter With Energy Bills And His Appreciation For Groups Providing Assistance
PUC Commissioners Agree On Need To ‘Get It Right’ On Reforming Grid Connection Process For Solar, Renewable, All Energy Sources To Protect Consumers, Grid Reliability
DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Site Construction Of Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Indiana County
Better Path Coalition Hosts Dec. 3 Online Brown Bag Briefing On A.I. Data Centers vs. Communities
In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles – NewClips From Last Week – December 1
Registration Open! PA Recreation & Park Society Conference & Expo March 24-27, Manheim, Lancaster County
Berks Nature Places Conservation Easement On 19.48 Acre Farm In Historic Butter Valley, Berks County
Natural Lands Partners With Landowner, Thornbury Township To Permanently Preserve 14.6 Acre Property In Delaware County
Help Wanted: Fish & Boat Commission Seasonal Fisheries Biologist Aide
Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults
Green Building Alliance/Resilient Reading Host Dec. 9 Roundtable On Reducing Energy Costs, Adaptive Reuse Of Buildings
Penn State Extension Hosts Feb. 21 Spring Symposium On Transforming Traditional Lawns Into Resilient, Life-Supporting Habitats With Native Plants
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[Posted: December 1, 2025] PA Environment Digest
