Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more--

Quigley Confirmed As DEP Secretary

Quigley Confirmed As DEP Secretary

Senate Confirms Hazleton Man As DEP’s To Man

Climate Activist Praises New DEP Secretary Quigley

Quigley Nomination To DEP Advances To Full Senate

Quigley Nomination Moves To Senate Without Recommendation

Senate Panel Neutral On Quigley DEP Nomination

Senate Panel Passes Along DEP Nominee With No OK

Air

Editorial: Jessup Plant Part Of Trend To Cleaner Air

Alternative Energy

Solar Campaign Reaches Dozens In Allegheny County

Budget

Wolf’s Severance Tax Would Be Among Highest In Nation

Wolf’s Severance Tax Would Be Highest Among Natural Gas States

Wolf Severance Tax Would Be Paid By Out-Of-State Consumers

Senate Hearing Shows Divide On Severance Tax

Op-Ed: Drilling Industry Should Pay Fair Share In PA

Op-Ed: Another Level Could Undermine Profitable Drilling Industry

Fracking, Severance Tax Issues To Dominate Senate Hearings

2014 PA Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Down Slightly

Wolf, GOP Leaders Talk To Lay Budget Foundation

How Long Will Budget Deal Take?

House Votes Unanimously Against Wolf Budget Plan

Stunts, Accusations Mark Beginning Of State Budget Drama

Wolf, GOP Ramp Up Budget Rhetoric

Senate Democratic Leaders Provide June Budget Forecast

Poll: Wolf’s Budget Proposals Have Solid Support

Climate

Oil, Gas Turn Their Backs On Coal As Climate Deal Nears

Pope’s Encyclical On Environment Stirring Hope, Anxiety

Santorum Tells Pope To Butt Out Of Climate Debate

Study: Global Warming’s Pace Steady Since 1998

Editorial: Green Dreams On Carbon Cutting

Drinking Water

Christopher Franklin Named Aqua America CEO

Pittsburgh VA Violated Water System Laws

Education

Dauphin County Envirothon Winners

Outdoorsy Summer Offered To Students

Mobile Science Lab Part Of Kids Fest In Connellsville

Energy

PUC Proposal To Cap Solar Power Puzzles

Smart Meters Offer Chance To Save Energy

LED Lights Installed At Greensburg’s Palace Theatre

PUC Sets Hearings On PECO Rate Increase

PPL Rate Hike Gets Smart Hearing Treatment

Talen Energy Launches Monday

Natural Gas Power Plant Proposed For Johnstown

Berwick Nuclear Plant Under New Ownership, But Same Crew

FirstEnergy Tells State It Will Fix Management Flaws

Groups Threaten Lawsuit Over FirstEnergy Coal-Ash Disposal

Anthracite Still Vital Part Of PA Economy

Patriot Coal’s Woes Portend Dire Straits For Coal Industry

Colliery Still Mining, Processing Anthracite

Conference At Museum Explores Anthracite History

Op-Ed: How To Stop EPA’s War On The Poor

Op-Ed: Time To Make Fossil Fuel Handouts Extinct

Editorial: Coal Breaker’s Demise Leaves Hole In Anthracite Story

Flooding

Flooding Reported In Beaver, Butler, Mercer Counties

Rains Flood Crawford County

Susquehanna Flooding Reshapes Plymouth Twp

Forests

Gypsy Moth Invasion Hitting Luzerne County

Hazardous Materials

Hazardous Materials Drill To Affect Adamsburg

Land Recycling

EPA Awards $500K To Inventory NE Contaminated Sites

Oil & Gas

DEP Fines Chevron $940K For Fatal Gas Well Fire

EPA: No Widespread, Systemic Harm To Drinking Water From Fracking

No Widespread Impact On Drinking Water From Fracking

EPA: Fracking Doesn’t Cause Widespread Water Pollution

EPA: No Widespread Harm To Drinking Water From Fracking

EPA: Fracking Water Problems Not Widespread

EPA Report Leaves Questions On Fracking’s Water Risks

Senate GOP Chairs Dissuaded From Severance Tax Plan

Wolf’s Severance Tax Would Be Among Highest In Nation

Wolf’s Severance Tax Would Be Highest Among Natural Gas States

Wolf Severance Tax Would Be Paid By Out-Of-State Consumers

2014 PA Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Down Slightly

Criticisms Abound On DEP Oil & Gas Regulations

Sunoco Plans Additional Fuel Pipeline To Deliver Gas To Marcus Hook

Wolf Seeking Gas Pipeline Task Force Members

Editorial: Wolf’s Pipeline Task Force Holds Promise

Shale Gas Owners Press For Clear Royalty Statements

Natural Gas Power Plant Proposed For Johnstown

Oil, Gas Turn Their Backs On Coal As Climate Deal Nears

Driller Sues To Start Project In Penn Township

Drilling Plans Hit Roadblock In Penn Township

Butler County Landowners Allege Revenue Loss In Gas Suit

Range Resources Offers $500 In Exchange For Vow Not To Sue

New EPA Water Quality Rule May Impact Energy Companies

Legislator Wants To Encourage Reuse Of Mine Water

DEP Investigates Radioactivity In Ten Mile Creek

Editorial: Jessup Plant Part Of Trend To Cleaner Air

Philly Gas Works Rate Drop

Shale Boom Shifts Into Higher Gear

Editorial: The Shale Outlook

Norfolk Southern Defends Oil Train Safety Measures

Easy Access To Money Keeps U.S. Oil Pumping

Bloomberg: Big Oil’s Plan To Become Big Gas

OPEC’s Clout Hits New Low

EPA Will Put Bigger Trucks On A Fuel Diet

Mack Trucks Cuts Energy Usage

Bloomberg: EPA Relents On Ethanol Mandate

Energy Profile: Debra Moyers

Maryland Joins NY In Banning Fracking

Recreation

PA State Parks Take 3 Spots On Top 10 Family Friendly Places

Lackawanna State Park Makes Top Ten List

Point Park To Ohio Water Trail Gets National Designation

Coliform Closes Lake At Tuscarora/Locust Lake State Park

Tobyhanna State Park Beach Reopens

New Section Of Susquehanna Trail Celebrated Saturday

New Amenities Coming to Lackawanna County Parks

Kayaks Gaining In Popularity In Erie Region

Editorial: Get Outdoors On National Trails Day

Recycling/Waste

Recycling Continues In Pittsburgh, But Goal Elusive

Group To Raise $100K To Fight Keystone Landfill Expansion

Groups Threaten Lawsuit Over FirstEnergy Coal-Ash Disposal

Grants Help Clean Up Erie Neighborhoods

Sustainability

Weis Markets Closing The Loop On Sustainability

Watershed Protection

Op-Ed: The Crab Bake You Save May Be Your Own, CBF

Op-Ed: Fate Of Chesapeake’s Famed Blue Crabs In Our Hands

Op-Ed: Singing The Blues About Chesapeake’s Crab Numbers

Save Our Susquehanna Campaign Launched By Fish & Boat

RiverFest Draws Hundreds To Lackawanna River

Editorial: EPA Clean Water Rule Not So Popular

New EPA Water Quality Rule May Impact Energy Companies

Legislator Wants To Encourage Reuse Of Mine Water

DEP Investigates Radioactivity In Ten Mile Creek

Conservation Plan Aims To Protect Raccoon Creek

Editorial: Arctic Oil, Safety Elusive

Susquehanna U. Opens Freshwater Research Facility

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Wildlife

Save Our Susquehanna Campaign Launched By Fish & Boat

Young Falcons Examined, Banded In Luzerne County

Peregrine Falcon Shot, Left For Dead In Tusseyville

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6/8/2015

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