PA Environment Digest Articles
Venango County
*  [6/24/2024] PUC To Hold July 15 Prehearing Conference On Future Of Venango Water Company, Related Companies As Follow-Up To Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill In Venango County
*  [6/24/2024] Western PA Conservancy Protects 250 Acres To Safeguard Forestland, Water Quality In The French Creek Watershed, Venango County
*  [6/3/2024] The Derrick: PUC Judge Orders 7 Rhodes Estate Water Companies To Secure Counsel For Hearings On Their Future [More Fallout From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill In Venango County]
*  [5/27/2024] DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Stronghold Digital Mining Direct Air Carbon Capture Project At Scrubgrass Plant Site In Venango County
*  [5/20/2024] The Derrick: PUC To Hold May 21 Prehearing On Future Of Venango Water Company; Water Source Contaminated By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill
*  [5/13/2024] DEP Invites Comments, Sets Hearings On Air Quality Permits For 3 Power Plants-- Clearfield County- Shawville; Montour County- Montour; Venango County- Scrubgrass
*  [4/15/2024] The Derrick: State Intervenes In Venango Water Case [Fallout Continues From Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill]
*  [3/18/2024] The Derrick: Public Utility Commission Starts Investigation Into Possible Order For Another Utility To Permanently Acquire Venango Water Company Impacted By Conventional Oil Well Spill
*  [3/11/2024] DEP Publishes Appeal Notice For 2023 Consent Order With Stronghold Digital Mining On Removal Of Coal Ash, Imposing $28,800 Penalty At Waste Coal Power Plant In Venango County
*  [3/4/2024] Latest DEP Inspection Shows No Progress By Petro Erie In Cleaning Up The Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill That Contaminated The Village Of Reno’s Water Supply In Venango County 7 Months Ago
*  [2/5/2024] The Derrick: Aqua Pennsylvania Continues To Operate The Water System Serving The Village Of Reno After A Conventional Well Wastewater Release Contaminated Its Water Supply Last July In Venango County
*  [12/25/2023] PA Enviro Groups File Appeal For Removal Of Coal Ash 'Mountain’ At Stronghold Digital Mining Scrubgrass Cryptocurrency Power Facility In Venango County
*  [11/27/2023] The Derrick: DEP: Little Headway In Reno Oil Well Wastewater Cleanup In Venango County
*  [11/20/2023] DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Danco Industries Petroleum Contaminated Wastewater Treatment Facility In Venango County
*  [10/16/2023] The Derrick: Permanent Alternate Water Supply Being Considered For Village Of Reno, Venango County After Contamination By Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill
*  [10/9/2023] Petro Erie Inc. Again Claims It Lacks The Financial Ability To Comply With DEP’s 2nd Order To Cleanup Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill That Contaminated The Village Of Reno’s Water Supply In Venango County
*  [9/25/2023] Petro Erie, Inc. Appeals 2nd DEP Order Requiring The Operator To Restore The Village Of Reno’s Water Supply Contaminated By A Spill Of Conventional Oil Well Wastewater In Venango County
*  [9/18/2023] Petro Erie, Inc. Says It Lacks The Financial Ability To Comply With DEP’s Order To Clean Up Conventional Oil Well Wastewater That Contaminated The Village Of Reno’s Water Supply; Will Taxpayers Be Stuck With Cleanup Costs Again?
*  [9/18/2023] Oil Region National Heritage Area To Hold 2nd Oil Heritage Energy Security Conference Oct. 12-13 In Venango County
*  [9/4/2023] Do Not Consume Water Advisory Lifted In Village Of Reno; Petro Erie, Inc. Barely Begins Cleanup Of Conventional Oil Wastewater Spill Site That Contaminated The Water Supply In Venango County
*  [8/28/2023] Petro Erie, Inc. Appeals DEP’s July Field Order To Clean Up Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Spill Contaminating Village Of Reno’s Water Supply In Venango County; 2nd Appeal May Be Coming
*  [8/28/2023] DEP Finds 2 More Petro Erie, Inc. Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Tanks With A Pipe Leading To A Discharge Area In A Ditch In Sugarcreek Boro, Venango County
*  [8/21/2023] The Derrick: DEP Issues Order To Petro Erie, Inc. To Restore Village Of Reno Water System, Cleanup Contamination Caused By Its Conventional Well Wastewater Release; 1 Month Without Clean Water
*  [8/14/2023] Mayor Of Sugarcreek Asks For Donations To Refill Village Of Reno Water Tank After Contamination In Venango County; Emergency Water Distribution Resumes; Contamination From Conventional Oil Wastewater Tanks Suspected
*  [8/7/2023] DEP Investigates Conventional Oil Well Wastewater Leak As Possible Source Of Village Of Reno Water Supply Contamination In Venango County; Customers Under Do Not Consume Advisory For 2+ Weeks
*  [5/22/2023] Elk County Conservation District, 9 Other Districts Partner To Host Regional Forest Landowners Workshop June 17 In Ridgway
*  [4/17/2023] How Chesapeake Appalachia Created Another New Shale Gas Brownfield In Bradford County; Timberline Energy Plugs Its Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County
*  [1/16/2023] DEP Releases 2 More Bid Solicitations To Plug 38 Abandoned Conventional Gas Wells In Venango County At Taxpayer Expense; Average Cost To Plug $95,000
*  [1/16/2023] Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2022 Volunteer & Community Partner Awards
*  [11/21/2022] DEP Provides Notice Of Using Coal Ash As Fill For Solar Energy Facility At Scrubgrass Generating Company, Venango County
*  [10/24/2022] Net-Zero Manufacturing Initiative, Venango County Trails Project Among Appalachian Regional Commission Grants To Support Coal-Impacted Communities In PA
*  [8/15/2022] Northwest Commission Seeking Public Input On NW PA Greenways/Recreation Plan Update; Aug. 18 Virtual Meeting
*  [6/6/2022] DEP Advises 18 Municipalities Where Road Dumping Of Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Is Occurring The Practice Is Illegal And Considered Waste Disposal
*  [2/28/2022] DEP OKs Coal Ash Use For Structural Fill To Build Data Mining Operation At Coal Waste-Fired Scrubgrass Power Plant In Venango County
*  [5/24/2021] Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Well Wastewater Is Happening Now In Crawford, Erie, Warren Counties As House Prepares To Take Up Bill This Week To Make It Legal
*  [2/22/2021] Dept. Of Health Seeks Focus Group Members To Discuss Private Water Wells; 13 County Water Supply Testing/Protection Webinars Set
*  [2/15/2021] Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Recycle 1.1 Million Pounds Of E-Waste, 11,800 Tires In Special Collection Events In 2020
*  [2/15/2021] DEP: Range Resources Pays $294,000 Penalty For Delaying The Plugging Of 42 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In 8 Counties
*  [2/1/2021] Keep PA Beautiful Local Affiliates Encourage Recycling With Educational Videos
*  [11/23/2020] Deadline To Join Scenic Rivers Solar Co-Op In Clarion, Venango, Armstrong, Jefferson, Forest Counties Nov. 30
*  [8/17/2020] KPB: Waste Tire Collections To Help Prevent West Nile Virus In Cambria, Mifflin, Perry, Venango Counties Planned
*  [5/11/2020] EPA Selects 8 PA Projects To Receive $3.7 Million For Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment
*  [4/27/2020] DEP Receives Good Samaritan Act Proposals To Plug 2 Abandoned Wells In Wyoming, Venango Counties
*  [2/24/2020] EPA Features Blacks Creek, Venango County Mine Drainage Treatment As Success Story
*  [2/24/2020] Game Commission To Host Briefing On Status Of Atlantic Flyway Waterfowl Populations March 6 In Venango County
*  [1/13/2020] Just 15 Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Recycled Over 2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 21,000 Waste Tires In 2019
*  [1/6/2020] DEP Hosts Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For Facilities In Erie, Venango, Warren, York Counties
*  [11/18/2019] Western PA Conservancy Acquires Easement On 309 Acres In Venango County
*  [4/15/2019] DEP: $25,000 Penalty In Settlement Dealing With Overfeed Of Fluoride In City Of Franklin Water System
*  [8/13/2018] 2018 Greenways Awards Presented In Clarion, Crawford, Venango Counties Aug. 15
*  [8/13/2018] DEP: Positive West Nile Virus Results Reported In 4 New Counties Bringing Total To 56
*  [4/16/2018] Trout Habitat Stream Restoration Project Made Possible By Growing Greener In Venango County
*  [2/5/2018] DEP Opportunity To Reclaim Abandoned Mines In Clarion, Venango Counties
*  [10/30/2017] Lyme Timber Company Receives $25.4M PennVest Loan To Put 9,362 Acres In Working Conservation Easement, Create Jobs In 7 Counties
*  [7/31/2017] PEC: Meet Pennsylvania’s Newest Water Trail - Oil Creek In Crawford & Venango County
*  [2/6/2017] Interns Wanted: Western PA Conservancy Land Stewardship, Watershed Internships
*  [1/9/2017] Nominations Now Being Accepted For Western PA Environmental Awards
*  [9/5/2016] Game Commission To Hold 6 Game Lands Open Houses To Gather Public Comments
*  [4/18/2016] DCNR Honors Exemplary Volunteer Service At State Parks in Blair, Venango Counties
*  [3/7/2016] PA Environmental Council To Hold 6 Regional Watershed Workshops Across State
*  [10/26/2015] Fall Trail Town Workshops In Venango, Fayette Counties
*  [8/3/2015] Dept. Of Health Reports First Human Case Of West Nile Virus In Venango County
*  [5/4/2015] U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat For Freshwater Mussels In PA
*  [2/16/2015] CBF-PA: Venango County Commissioners Adopt Clean Water Counts! Resolution
*  [11/3/2014] Keep PA Beautiful: Electronics Waste Collections In Juniata, Mercer, Venango Counties
*  [11/3/2014] Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Mark 30th Anniversary Of PA Wilderness Act
*  [8/4/2014] July Catalyst Newsletter Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition
*  [7/21/2014] DEP Awards $1.66 Million To Clean Streams Foundation For AMD Maintenance
*  [7/21/2014] Pennsylvania NRCS Receives $11.4 Million To Rehab 9 Dams
*  [6/30/2014] June Issue Of The Catalyst Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition
*  [11/18/2013] In Memorium: Northwest Trail Advocate Jim Holden Passes
*  [9/2/2013] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Well Plugging Project In Venango County
*  [7/8/2013] Household Chemical Collection Events Set For Allegheny, Venango Counties In July
*  [5/27/2013] Drilling Waste Treatment Facility To Pay EPA Penalties
*  [2/4/2013] Western PA Conservancy Protects More Land In French Creek Watershed
*  [1/28/2013] Venango County Refinery Cleanup Ushers In New Round Of Development
*  [10/29/2012] Officials Break Ground On Addition To McClintock Trail, Venango County
*  [8/6/2012] Emerald Ash Borer In 6 More Counties, Caution Urged In Moving Firewood
*  [3/5/2012] Western PA Conservancy Protects Important Habitat In Erie, Venango Counties
*  [10/10/2011] Western PA Conservancy Protects Forestland Properties Along French Creek
*  [7/25/2011] PRC, Partners Hold Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event July 30 In Venango County
*  [3/28/2011] PRC: Western PA Schedule For Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events
*  [2/28/2011] DEP Gives Aqua PA Clean Bill Of Health On New Emlenton Water System
*  [2/7/2011] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Well Plugging Project In Venango County
*  [8/23/2010] DEP Solicits Water Quality Info. On Streams In Blair, Bedford, Cambria, Venango Counties
*  [7/19/2010] Household Chemical Collection Event In Venango County On July 31
*  [4/19/2010] Opportunity To Bid On DEP Well Plugging Project In Elk, Venango Counties
*  [11/2/2009] Mercer, Venango Conservation Districts, DEP Host Stormwater Issues Workshop Nov. 3
*  [7/13/2009] DEP Bid Opportunity For Projects in Tioga, Venango, Warren Counties
*  [2/13/2009] Bid Opportunities From The Department of Environmental Protection
*  [11/29/2008] Success: Like-Minded Organizations Align to Protect Allegheny Watersheds
*  [7/4/2008] PA CleanWays Releases Illegal Dumpsite Surveys for 9 Counties
*  [4/18/2008] Feature - High Potentate of the Allegheny River – John Hummel
*  [2/8/2008] DEP Invites Comments on TMDL Plans in 5 Watersheds, in 5 Counties
*  [2/1/2008] Western PA Conservancy Sells Property to Fisherman’s Cove Conservation Group
*  [10/5/2007] DEP Invites Public Comments on TMDLs in Butler, Clarion, Venango Counties
*  [1/26/2007] Venango County Joins PA CleanWays Growing Grassroots Network
*  [12/15/2006] DEP Recognizes Several Winners of the 2005 Environmental Excellence Awards
*  [9/1/2006] Household Hazardous Waste Collection Nets 35,000 Pounds of Waste
*  [4/28/2006] 5 Rivers and Streams Placed on PA Rivers Conservation Registry
*  [4/14/2006] Feature - 12 Winners Announced for Governor's Environmental Excellence Award
*  [10/28/2005] Watershed Mini-Grants Available From Western PA Conservancy, Dominion
*  [8/26/2005] Have We Been Invaded? Native Plant Seminar September 3
*  [5/27/2005] WREN Awards 26 Community-Based Water Resources Education Grants
*  [4/22/2005] Columbia Gas Awards Local NiSource Environmental Challenge Grants
*  [12/31/2004] Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Highlights Parks, Water Issues
*  [8/20/2004] Commonwealth Invests in Sustainable Lodging Project in Venango County