The keynote speaker for this special event will be DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn who will provide insight into the state's commitment to install solar energy facilities at state parks.
The organizations to be recognized include--
Allegheny County
-- University of Pittsburgh
Beaver County
-- Dollar Energy Fund
Butler County
-- Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania - Succop Nature Park
-- Moniteau School District
Centre County
-- Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority
-- Centre County Solar Group
-- University Mennonite Church
Dauphin County
-- Aero Corporation
Franklin County
--Marsh Run Farm
-- Solomon's United Church of Christ
Lackawanna County
-- NEPA Youth Shelter
Lancaster County
-- Clinic for Special Children
-- Hess Brothers Fruit Company
-- Messick's Farm Equipment
Lawrence County
-- New York Blower Company
Philadelphia
-- Weaver's Way Co-op
Washington County
-- PA Trolley Museum
Westmoreland County
-- Delmont Library
-- East Vandergrift Borough
Statewide
-- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Other speakers will include--
-- Pam Adams, Director, Centre Regional Planning Agency
-- Sharon Pillar, Founder and Executive Director of the PA Solar Center
The event will also highlight the importance of solar energy for the economy, local communities, and, of course, the earth.
Click Here to register and for more information.
The Pennsylvania Solar Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit effort to raise the awareness of the benefits of solar energy in Pennsylvania. Click Here to sign up for regular updates.
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- May 24 to 30 [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 31 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On State Plan To Implement Federal Rule Requiring Methane Emissions Reductions From Conventional Oil & Gas, Shale Gas Facilities; 7 Hearings Set [PaEN]
-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved 45 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In April; 187 In 2025 [PaEN]
-- Inside Climate News: PennEnergy Surrenders Water Withdrawal Approval/Permit Saying Big Sewickley Creek In Beaver County Could Not Provide Enough Water For Shale Gas Operations [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 67 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 31 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- Gov. Shapiro Provides Update On The Fight To Lower Energy Prices, Calls On General Assembly To Move His Commonsense Lightning Energy Plan [PaEN]
-- PA Elected Officials, Consumer, Clean Energy Advocates Demand Electric Grid Operator PJM Act To Hold Down Electricity Costs [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: US DOE Orders 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Power Plant In Delaware County To Remain Open Due To The Energy ‘Emergency’ Declared By The President [PaEN]
-- Guest Essay: Doubling Down On Pennsylvania's Fossil Fuel Extraction Is A Direct Threat To Public Health And Ecological Stability - By Pamela Darville, Co-Chairperson of Climate Justice and Jobs Team at POWER Interfaith [PaEN]
-- PA Solar Center Hosts June 5 Lodestar Awards To Recognize 20 Business, School, Farm, Church Solar Energy Projects; Featuring DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn [PaEN]
-- DEP Begins Accepting Applications For Grid Resilience Grants June 2 [PaEN]
-- DEP Seeking Qualified Contractors To Deliver Energy-Saving Upgrades Across PA As Part Of Penn Energy Savers Program [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electric Bills In PA Are Going Up Next Month, Your Utility Can’t Help It
-- WVIA: Bradford, Northumberland, Tioga And Union Utility Customers Face Rate Hikes
-- PUC Reminder Of June Hearings On Proposed 11% Columbia Gas Rate Increase
-- PennFuture: PJM Interconnection Admits Its Bias For Fossil Fuel Power Plants, Rather Than New, Cheaper Shovel-Ready Clean Energy Projects
-- Erie Times: Nearly 15,000 Penelec Customers In Erie, Millcreek Without Power For A Time
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Watt Home System Starts Offering No Combustion Fuel Cell Backup Power Solutions In Peoples Natural Gas Territory
-- WHYY Wins Edward R. Murrow Award For Reporting On Shale Gas Drilling In PA - Fracking In Pennsylvania Hasn’t Gone As Well As Some May Think
-- Martins Ferry Times Leader: PA’s Austin Master Services Abandoned Frack Waste Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, OH Slated For Completion
-- AP: Oil And Gas Have Boomed In New Mexico, Its Schools Are Contending With Pollution’s Effects
-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Natural Gas Isn’t Southwest Pennsylvania’s Future - By Lou Tierno III, PA & Appalachian Sustainable Business Networks
-- Warren Times: Instead Of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill,’ US Rig Counts Falling, Layoffs Increasing [Due To Falling Oil/Gas Prices]
-- Financial Times: US Shale Oil/Gas Companies Cut Spending, Idle Drilling Rigs Due To Falling Prices
-- WESA - Rachel McDevitt: Solar Energy Savings For Clairton, Other PA Schools At Risk From Proposed Federal Cuts
-- Inquirer: These 26 Philly-Area Schools Getting State-Paid Solar Energy Facilities And Taxpayers Could Benefit
-- Reuters: Clean Power Produces More Electricity Than Fossil Fuels In US For 3rd Month In A Row [Not In PA Or PJM ]
-- MCall Letter: Republican Cong. Mackenzie Needs To Fight For Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits
-- MCall Guest Essay: Congress Can’t Protect Us Without Protecting Clean Energy - By Tinku Khanwalkar
-- Reuters: US Electricity Generation Capacity Additions To Slow Sharply If Federal Clean Energy Tax Incentives Repealed
-- Scranton Times: Jessup Borough To Hold Hearing For Stricter Data Center Rules
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s Potential Data Center Mirage And Your Electric Bill - By Athan Koutsiouroumbas, Long Nyquist And Associates [Lobbying Firm]
-- Protect PT June 11 Webinar - Is Pennsylvania Ready For Data Centers? 7:00 p.m.
-- AP: States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets For Data Centers, But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back [PA Included]
-- MCall Guest Essay: Congress Can’t Protect Us Without Protecting Clean Energy - By Tinku Khanwalkar
-- Inside Climate News: Alabamians Want Answers About A 4 Million Square Foot A.I. Data Center Coming To Their Backyards
-- YaleEnvironment360: The ‘Green’ Aviation Fuel That Would Increase Carbon Emissions
-- Reuters: Williams Working With Federal, State Regulators To Revive Pennsylvania To NY Natural Gas Pipelines
-- Bloomberg: Williams To Revive Disputed Natural Gas Pipeline Projects In New York
-- Martins Ferry Times Leader: PA’s Austin Master Services Abandoned Frack Waste Plant Cleanup In Martins Ferry, OH Slated For Completion
-- AP: Oil And Gas Have Boomed In New Mexico, Its Schools Are Contending With Pollution’s Effects
-- Detroit Free Press: Michigan Public Service Commission Chair Says There Is No Energy Emergency To Justify US DOE Order To Keep Coal-Fired Michigan Power Plant Open, Will Only Increase Customer Costs
-- Utility Dive: President Aims For 400 GW Of Nuclear Power By 2050, 10 Large Reactors Under Construction By 2030
-- AP: Lawsuits Aim To Hold Fossil Fuel Companies Responsible For Climate Change, Here’s A Look At Some
-- AP: Get Ready For Several Years Of Killer Heat, Top Weather Forecasters Warn
[Posted: May 29, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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