PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

Just last month, the Commission approved Phase V of Pennsylvania’s Act 129 energy efficiency and conservation programs — building on more than 15 years of progress that has already delivered more than $4.9 That’s wasteful, costly, and increasingly unsustainable. So let’s not waste this moment. billion in consumer savings.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: State Of The Susquehanna River - A Closer Look At Our River -- Western PA Conservancy: Dec. Thank you for your leadership! -- Penn State Ag Council Recognizes Cong. 5-7 In Lancaster [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Reduced Permit Backlog By 67% Under Gov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

9 -- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts Nov. 12 Webinar On State Road Budget Impacts Of Electric Vehicle Transition [PaEN] -- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Host Nov. 13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council Hosts Nov. 20-22 [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 14, Ends Jan. 14, Ends Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2025

Grants -- DEP published notice in the August 9 PA Bulletin announcing it is now accepting applications for Small Business Advantage energy efficiency, pollution prevention and natural resource conservation grants through March 13. Contact: Laura Griffin, laurgriffi@pa.gov or (717) 772-3277. formal notice ) -- August 28-- Location Change.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

Imperial Land Corporation and Range Resources – Appalachia, LLC announced a strategic alliance to support the development of a state-of-the-art power generation facility of up to 1 GW in size within the Fort Cherry Development District in Robinson Township, Washington County. GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 11, 2025

PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on how Pennsylvania should subsidize the remediation of waste coal piles. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. Room G-50 Irvis Building. data center development.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

1 At The Southeast Agricultural Research Farm In Centre County [PaEN] -- Lehigh Valleys Wildlands Conservancy Highlights April Educational Programs; Tree Planting; Hikes; Summer Camps -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Its Spring! Data Centers And Pennsylvania's Future [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

-- PA’s Penncrest High School Envirothon Team From Delaware County Takes 7th Place In International NCF-Envirothon In Canada! Miles Of 4 Texas Eastern Natural Gas Pipelines To Allow For Longwall Coal Mining In Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Independent Oil & Gas Assn. 5 -- Guest Essay: Rewriting The Energy Story — Together - By Stephen M.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2025

4-8 [PaEN] -- Penn State University To Host Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 21 [PaEN] -- Call For Presentations: PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct. 4-8 [PaEN] -- Penn State University To Host Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 21 [PaEN] -- Call For Presentations: PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference Oct.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

23 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County [PaEN] -- Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay: Sept. 4 Webinar - Rewild Your Yard: How Meadows Support Pollinators And Clean Water [PaEN] -- Call For Posters: Alliance For The Chesapeake Bay 2025 Chesapeake Watershed Forum Nov. 7, 21, Sept.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Susquehanna County [PaEN] -- Scranton Times: PA American To Provide Clean Drinking Water In Dimock To Replace Fracking-Contaminated Private Wells [ PDF of Article ] -- WVIA: PA American Water: Dimock Twp. Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- Volunteers Needed! Million In Growing Greener Plus Grants From DEP -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 6, 2025

Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland) -- TribLive Guest Essay: Summer’s Triple Threat - Energy Bills Rising, Grids Straining, Help Shrinking - By Destenie Nock, Peoples Energy Analytics -- Tribune-Democrat: 114 MW Wind Farm Under Construction At Rock Run ATV Park In Cambria County [ PDF of Article ] -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Eos Energy Receives $22.7

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2025

August 11-- PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on how Pennsylvania should subsidize the remediation of waste coal piles. 27 -- Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts Free Virtual Bugs, Balance, and Biodiversity Forest Health Program, Sept. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. March 25-- PA Outdoor Recreation Regional Outdoor Recreation Industry Workshop. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Dr, Erie March 26-- Agenda Posted.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

GW To Move Forward To Address Near-Term Electricity Demand Growth-- 39 Upgrades, 12 New Construction [PaEN] -- PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

Shapiro Launches Legislative Push for 'Lightning Plan To Build More Energy Projects, Speed Up Permitting, Lower Costs, Create Jobs For Pennsylvanians [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Gov. Shapiro Calls For PA Lawmakers To Act On His Energy Proposals -- York Dispatch: Gov.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

Bucks County On The PA Priority List Of Hazardous Sites [PaEN] -- Tribune-Democrat: DEP To Outline Plans To Remove Waste Telephone Poles, Railroad Ties From Elk Lick Twp. -- Public Utility Commission Urges Consumers To Prepare For Extreme Cold Next Week [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection: New All-Time Peak Electricity Demand Possible Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2025

Bresnahans Office Over Medicaid Concerns -- PennLive: PA US Senator McCormick Says Senate Will Protect Vulnerable Under Medicaid And Target Waste [Democrats Warn Republicans Are Simply Gutting A Major Healthcare Safety Net For Millions] -- WITF/WVIA: PA Republican Con.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Majority Chair House Environmental & Natural Resources Committee [ PDF of Article ] -- PennLive Letter: Where Did $100 Million In State Conservation Funds Go? - Luzerne County [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: Using Live Stake Nurseries To Engage Communities In Stream Health [PaEN] -- Volunteers Needed!

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2025

Yaw For Ag Conservation Leadership [PaEN] -- Lancaster Farming: PA Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program Is Helping Ag Conservation Projects Get Done -- PA Dept. Martin, Sen.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Shapiro Formally Nominates Jessica Shirley To Be DEP Secretary [PaEN] -- Inquirer: Fred de Long, Longtime Director Of Community Farm Program For Willistown Conservation Trust, Has Died At 55 -- Republican Herald: Appalachian Trail Conservancy Turns 100 In March -- The Derrick: Aqua PA Spells Out Venango Water Co.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

How Oil & Gas Waste Haunts Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- TribLive: Murrysville Council Denies Citizen Petition To Rescind Oil And Gas Leases Under Park Land In Westmoreland County -- Protect PT Hosts Nov. 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 11 Information Session On Penn Twp. Of Energy Awards DEP $16.2

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

GW To Move Forward To Address Near-Term Electricity Demand Growth-- 39 Upgrades, 12 New Construction [PaEN] -- PJM Releases List Of 51 Fast Tracked Power Projects To Provide 9.3 GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee holds a hearing on waste to fuels. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. Room G-50 Irvis Building. Click Here to watch online. October 23-- Agenda Posted. Room 8E-B East Wing Capitol Building.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 30, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2025

Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. TODAY 2:00 : DEP To Announce Opening Of Growing Greener Plus Grant Round In Schuylkill County. SRBC Offices, 4423 North Front Street in Harrisburg. Join by telephone by calling (877) 304-9269, passcode 2619070#.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

PA House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee hearing on how Pennsylvania should subsidize the remediation of waste coal piles. 5-7 [PaEN] -- The Nature Conservancy PA News: Tag Along With Monarchs; The Story Of Protecting 1,158 Acres; What’s Your Birth Month PA Native Species? Noon to 1:15 p.m. August 11-- NEW.

Natural Resources

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2025

15 In Lancaster County [PaEN] -- Tribune-Democrat: Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Could Impact Residents Access To Local Food Options, Advocates Say [Warning] -- PennLive: DOGE Quietly Revises Savings From Federal Leases As PA USDA Office Remains Open -- Courier Times: How Are Bucks County Water Systems Dealing With PFAS Forever Chemicals?

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2025

Spoiler - Philadelphia Water Dept. See What The Numbers Say -- Beaver Times/RiverWise: Are Nonprofits Feel Losses From Termination Of Federal Thriving Communities Program -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Innovation Economy - Rebuilding The Region One Brownfield At A Time -- EPA Awards $12.3 Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Annual Conference Oct.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 12, 2025

Game Commission Warrantless Searches] Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Restart -- The Derrick: Tempers In Frenchcreek Township Subside Over Nova Energy LLC Cryptocurrency Mining Operation In Venango County [ PDF of article ] 6th Oil/Natural Gas Spike: True Energy Independence Means Renewables -- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.21

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Billion Olympus Energy Shale Gas Deal -- NPR: Oil, Gas Companies Expected A Big Business Boom Under President, Now Theyre Worried New Federal Administration -- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: USDA Shuts Down Climate Smart Program With Big Impacts On Farm Conservation Work In Chesapeake Bay Watershed -- US Dept.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2025

Allegheny County [PaEN] -- PennLive: Nature Conservancy Acquires 509 Acres Of Land In Dauphin County, Transfers To Game Commission -- DCNR State Parks Environmental Educator Newsletter Helps You Celebrate Earth Day! Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come.

Earth Day

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Potter County [PaEN] -- Governors Updated Regulatory Agenda Includes Proposed Annual Permit Fee For Shale Gas Wells; Updated Conventional Waste Disposal and Coproduct Waste Regs.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2025

Because they've done nothing, we have seen pollution unfairly target communities, as Katie [Blume, Conservation Voters of PA] said, oftentimes those of black and brown constituencies who have had a history, a legacy of that pollution. Now is a time for real action. If we want to reduce pollution, doing nothing is not an option.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 6, 2024

8 On Hydrogen Hubs, Data Centers, Food Processing Residuals, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Regulation [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Nuclear Energy Growing, But Power Demand Still A Problem -- Inquirer Guest Essay: Nuclear Power At Three Mile Island Plant Is No Climate Solution, Why Would Anyone Tempt Fate? -

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council meeting. DEP Low-Level Radioactive Waste Advisory Committee meeting. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. September 25- Agenda Posted. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building, Harrisburg.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2023

Of Human Services To Extend Federal Drinking Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance Programs [PaEN] -- WHYY: LIHEAPalooza Teaches Philadelphians How To Lower Utility Bills Friday -- Sustainable Community Network Of SW PA Webinar March 24 - Policy Connection - Environmental Justice.

Conservation