Tuesday PA Environment & Energy Articles - NewsClips: 11.10.26

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2026 9:45 am

David E. Hess (via PA Environmental Digest)

“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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November 9, 10

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November 17, 18

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TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

TODAY 2:00: DCNR Announces New Climate Action Plan For PA Parks, Forests At Mira Lloyd Dock Resource Center, Spring Mills, Centre County

TODAY 12:30: Agenda Posted. Joint DEP Citizens Advisory Council + DEP Environmental Justice Advisory Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 12:30 a.m. Read more here on agenda.

TODAY 11:30: In-Person. Green Building Alliance Hosts Resilient Reading Progress Report -- Revitalizing Buildings And Strengthening Community In Berks County. 11:30.

TODAY 6:00: -- In-Person. DEP meeting/hearing on renewal of NPDES Water Quality Mining Activities for the LCT Energy Rustic Ridge #1 underground coal mine in Donegal Township, Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County. St. Raymond of the Mountains Parish, 170 School House Lane, Donegal. 6:00 p.m.

TODAY 6:30: -- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Youngsville, Warren County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

TODAY 7:00: - Virtual. Environmental Health Project, Food & Water Watch, Partners Host Webinar On Shale Gas Fracking, Data Centers And Your Health. 7:00 p.m.

November 11-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Smethport, McKean County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 12-- DEP Public Water System Technical Assistance Center Board meeting. Next scheduled meeting Nov. 12. (formal notice)

November 12-- In-Person. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts In-Person Southeast Regional Watersheds Workshop In Montgomery County.

November 12-- Virtual. PA Interfaith Power & Light, Partners Host Webinar -- Canopy Calling: Tree Equity From The Roots Up, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.

November 12-- In-Person. Penn State Extension To Hold In-Person Workshop On Solar Energy Trends - Siting, Law And Local Impact On Communities. Tionesta, Forest County. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 13-- WeConservePA: 2026 Municipal Open Space Summit. Chester Springs, Chester County.

November 14-- In-Person. Regenall Climate Summit In Lancaster County. 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

November 14-- In-Person. Penn State Extension Volunteer Riparian Buffer Plantings. City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. 9:00 a.m.

November 16-- DEP - PA Energy Development Authority Board meeting. Room 105 Rachel Carson Building. 10:00 a.m.

November 16-- Virtual. Western PA Conservancy Webinar On Freshwater Mussel Conservation Plan To Help Guide Conservation Efforts In Pennsylvania. Noon.

November 17-- In-Person/Virtual. Public Utility Commission To Hold Technical Conference On Utility Costs Driven By A.I. Data Centers, Other Large Loads. 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

November 18-- Agenda Posted. DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Nov. 18 On Conservation And Wildlife Law Enforcement. 10:00 a.m. Read more here.

November 18-- In-Person. DEP Hearing on Individual Stormwater Permit for the Mid-Atlantic Interstate Transmission, LLC 10.4 mile Segment 2 - Bushkill Falls To Birchwood Lakes Electric Substation transmission line project in Lehman and Delaware Townships, Pike County. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

November 18-- Virtual. DEP Informational Meeting On PECO Limerick 67 MW Transmission Line Crossing Schuylkill River In Chester, Montgomery Counties. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Read more here.

November 18-- In-Person. DEP Hearing RACT III Title V Air Quality Permit For Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp In Bethlehem, Northampton County. DEP Northwest Regional Office. 10:00 a.m.

November 18-- In-Person. DEP hearing on proposed revisions to the State Air Quality Implementation Maintenance Plan for the Lancaster Nonattainment Area for Fine Particulate. DEP Regional Office, 909 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg. 1:00 p.m. (formal notice)

-- Cleanup Crews Continue Recovery Of Jet Fuel, Air Monitoring Around Site Of Energy Transfer Pipeline Struck By Utility Contractor In Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County [PaEN]

-- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Repaired Energy Transfer Jet Fuel Pipeline Resumes Service As Spill Cleanup From Contractor Strike Continues In Upper Merion Twp., Montgomery County

-- WHYY: Montgomery County Pipeline Spill Cleanup Continues; Officials Say Air Monitors Have Not Detected Elevated Levels Of Pollutants

-- Warren Times: DEP Issues 6 Violations From Crude Oil Spill In Warren Impacting 7 Miles Of Allegheny River

-- City Of Reading Highlights Sustainability Progress, Community Partnerships And Environmental Investments [PaEN]

-- TribLive: Lifeline For Coal Power Plants: EPA, State Grant Extension To Keystone, Conemaugh Plants In Indiana, Armstrong Counties [Both Plants Hope To Sell Power To Data Centers]

-- Erie Times-News: Pat Black’s Erie-Based Biofuels Empire Is Being Sold, But His Debt Keeps Growing

-- The Center Square: Bucks County Company Makes Air Into Diesel And Jet Fuel

-- Susquehanna University Research Reveals Hidden Habitat Beneath Solar Energy Array In Snyder County [PaEN]

-- PA Capital-Star/The Conversation: Philadelphia’s Academy Of Natural Sciences Just Closed, A Blow For Budding Young Scientists Like Me - By Lili Mei Granda Argianas, Washington University

-- Inside Climate News: A Cooking Oil Replacement Is Growing In Pennsylvania’s Forests - Native Hickory Nut Oil Is A Sustainable Alternative

-- PENNSYLMANIA Podcast: New 6-Part Series Highlights The Lumber Industry, Forest Conservation In Pennsylvania [PaEN]