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69 New Stories – REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

PA Environmental Council Recognizes City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Water Department For Sustainability Leadership Nov. 19

State Budget Agreement Mixed Bag For Environment: RGGI Gone; $156 Million Solar For All Money OK’d; PUC Review Of Load Forecasts; $15 Million For Oil & Gas Regulation; More Cuts To Special Funds Coming

Scranton Times Editorial: Pursuing A Clean Energy Pennsylvania Remains A Worthwhile Goal That Is Critical To The Economic Future Of The State And The Health Of Its Residents

Chesapeake Bay Foundation: PA State Budget Settlement Holds Promises And Pitfalls For The Environment

500 Feet Is Not Enough: House Environmental Committee To Hold Nov. 17 Hearing On Bill To Increase Setbacks From Unconventional Shale Gas Wells From 500 Feet To 2,500 Feet From Homes, 5,000 Feet From Schools, Hospitals

Penn State Research: Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Abandoned By Their Owners In Allegheny National Forest Leak Arsenic, Methane Into Aquifer [PA To Spend $400 Million In Federal Taxpayer Money To Plug Abandoned Wells]

DEP Issues Violations To Rock Oil Resources LLC For Abandoning, Not Plugging 36 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells For 639 Days And Counting In Venango County

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard – Nov. 8 to 14 – One Owner Abandons 36 Conventional Wells; Failed To Cleanup Shale Gas Spill For 498 Days

PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment – November 15

DEP: Environmental Justice Enhanced Public Review Has Empowered Communities In Permit Reviews, But Has Not Delayed Permit Decisions; 24 Out Of 1,600 EJ Permits Involved Policy In 2025

Environmental Justice: What Happens When A.I. Data Centers Come To Town? — Environmental, Economic, Grid Impacts

DEP Invites Comments On Air Quality Permit For 176 – 3.25 MW Backup Diesel Generators For A.I. Data Center In Former LSC Communication East Facility, City Of Lancaster

DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Water Quality Permit For Project Gravity A.I. Data Center Project In Archbald Boro, Lackawanna County

In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles – NewClips From Last Week – November 17

Time Running Out To Use Expiring Federal Tax Credits For Solar Energy Installations; Join The 45 Southeast PA Communities That Already Have

More Than 100 PA Businesses, Environmental Groups, Civic Leaders Write PUC Urging Action On Reforms To Speed Local Connections To Grid To Increase Energy Supplies, Resiliency, Affordability

Still Time To Join Fall Pick Up Pennsylvania! Cleanup: Keep PA Beautiful

DCNR Highlights $500,000 Investment In Planting Trees To Add Shade, Reduce Stormwater Runoff, Create Green Spaces

North Branch Land Trust Receives Healing The Planet Grant From The GIANT Company, Keep PA Beautiful To Support Native Tree Planting In Luzerne County

Foxwynd Foundation Grant To Chesapeake Bay Foundation Will Support Streamside Tree Growth, Survival In Pennsylvania

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Council Meets Virtually Nov. 19 To Discuss Dam Safety, Rehabilitation, Other Issues; 2024-25 Annual Report Available

William Penn Foundation Renews $12.9 Million Commitment To Expanding Circuit Trails In Greater Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey

Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

Apply Now! Spring Pennsylvania Master Naturalist Training Now Available In 9 Counties Across The State

DCNR State Parks Environmental Education News Highlights Fall Lessons, Activities, Educator Workshops

PASA Sustainable Agriculture Now Accepting Registrations For 2026 Conference Feb. 5-6 In Lancaster

Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional Level 1 Certification Training Offered In Lancaster Feb. 19–20

Registration Open! PA Aquatic Resource Restoration Conference March 3-4, State College

News From PA House & Senate

The Feds – New Administration

Public Participation Opportunities/Calendar Of Events

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PA Bulletin Public Notices – November 15

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[Posted: November 17, 2025]  PA Environment Digest