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--

Alternative Energy

Group Pushes For Wind Power In PA

Awards

Winners Announced In Green Workplace Challenge

Budget

Christmas Spirit Can’t End Budget Impasse

AP: As Weekend Nears, Lawmakers Test Budget Options

Sen. Scarnati: Budget Deal Still On For Now?

All Sides Look To See If Budget Framework Can Be Turned Into A Deal

Wolf: PA Will Have A Budget Well Before Christmas

Drillers Get Off Cheap With Impact Fees

Hanger: Severance Tax Will Be In Next Wolf Budget

Reed: House Has A Lot Of Tough Decisions to Make

GOP Leader Says House Considering Broader Sales Tax

PA Budget Impasse Lingers, Few Details

Final Budget May Erase Longstanding Sales Tax Exemptions

AP: Thanksgiving Break Ends, Budget Stalemate Remains

PLS: Work Continues On House Of Cards Budget

State Budget Seems Unlikely This Week

PA Budget Fight’s Bottom Line-- Taxes

Some Lawmakers Go Hunting Despite Budget Impasse

Game Commission Reaps Revenue From Shale Gas

Congress Finalizes 5-Year Transportation Funding Bill

Climate

PA Hopes To Be Among First To Comply With EPA Clean Power Climate Plan

Paris Climate Talks From A PA Perspective

Report: PA Better Prepared For Climate-Driven Threats

Philadelphia Issues First Climate Change Adaptation Report

Pittsburgh Mayor Heads To Paris For Climate Summit

Philly Has Much To Gain, Lose From Paris Climate Talks

Erie Benedictines Pledge To Reduce Carbon Pollution

Climate Change: The Engineer’s Dilemma In Philadelphia

Petitioners Press Penn State For More Action On Climate

Meteorologist: Warmest Start To Winter Since 1953

McGinty Wants US To Lead Climate Talks

Op-Ed: Casey Again Strong On Climate Issues

Op-Ed: US Must Do Its Share To Back Green Climate Fund

Op-Ed: Ask Alexander Hamilton About Climate Change

Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Essential To Countering Climate Change

Editorial: Climate Matters, In York And Beyond

Editorial: The Climate Nuts Meet

Editorial: UN Climate Conference Must Produce Plan

Reagan, Bush Reveal Contrast With Today’s GOP On Climate, Environment

How Mayors From Seattle To Shenzhen Lead On Pollution

Developing Nations Resist Bid For Carbon Goals

11 Countries Haven’t Made Pledges For Climate Deal

U.S. House Votes To Thwart Power Plant Climate Rule

Bloomberg: Obama’s Climate Push Likely To Survive GOP Foes

AP: Climate Negotiators Take Obama Comments To Heart

Climate Talks: What Happened, What’s Next

Climate Talks Get Down To Tough Business Of Compromise

Obama Urges World Action On Climate Change

A Path Beyond The Paris Climate Change Talks

Unusual Allies In Carbon-Tax Debate

Appalachia Grasps For Hope As Coal Loses Its Grip

Bloomberg: Big Oil’s War On King Coal

Clean Coal Technology Fails To Capture World’s Attention

Key Lawmaker Opens New Front In Climate Report Fight

Paris Climate Deal More Likely After Terror Attacks

Bloomberg: Momentum Growing For A Climate Deal

Key Sticking Points In UN Climate Talks

Legal Limbo Awaits Millions Of Future Climate Refugees

Hollande, Activists Gear Up For Climate Conference

Paris Deal Would Be Important First Step On Climate Change

Short Answers To Hard Questions About Climate Change

What You Need To Know About The Paris Climate Summit

Paris Climate Talks Avoid Scientists’ Idea Of Carbon Budget

Climate Change Pledges, Will They Fix Anything?

Holding Warming Under 2 Degrees May Already Be Too Late

Scientists Dispute 2 Degree Climate Model

Another Danger Of Climate Change: Giant Flying Boulders?

Obama’s Legacy At Stake In Paris Talks On Climate Accord

Paris Summit Already A Win For Obama, Planet Remains In Danger

Obama, Gates To Lead Major Effort On Climate Research

Bill Nye Tells You About Climate Change

BBC: 6 Graphics Explain Climate Change

Dam Safety

Pike County Dam To Be Upgraded

Economic Development

Turzai Bill Would Create Natural Gas Opportunity Zones

House Bill Offers Business Tax Breaks For Using Natural Gas

Education

Dickinson Students Promote Sustainability 1 Cup Of Coffee At A Time

Emergency Response

No Injuries In Butler County Chemical Plant Fire

DEP Unsure What Caused New Castle Cat Urine Smell

Energy

Latrobe Company Bets On Waste Coal Despite Outlook

Clean Coal Technology Fails To Capture World’s Attention

UGI Hunlock Plant Lowers Cost Of Electricity

Natural Gas Now Fuels Electric Generation At UGI’s Hunlock Center

Allegheny County Towns Make Move To LED Streetlights

Christmas Gift For Harrisburg: LED Streetlights

PUC Approves $2M In Refunds For Hiko Energy Customers

Duquesne Light, Pitt Microgrid Experiment

Group Pushes For Wind Power In PA

Westinghouse Looks For Next Gen Nuclear Reactors

Environmental Heritage

Below Is Coal, Above Is History

Flooding

Report: PA Better Prepared For Climate-Driven Threats

Forests

Michaux State Forest Yields 3+ Tons Of Trash

Many Landowners Back Out Of Gypsy Moth Spraying Due To Cost

Green Buildings/Sustainability

Penn Hills Burial Park Certified Green

Land Conservation

Nature Conservancy-PA Gives 600 Acres To Chester County Land Trust

Land Use Planning

In Erie’s Big Plan, A Matter Of Rightsizing

Mine Reclamation

Latrobe Company Bets On Waste Coal Despite Outlook

From Mine Runoff To Art At Wyoming Seminary

Oil & Gas

Drillers Get Off Cheap With Impact Fees

Invenergy Offers Jessup $1 Million/Year Host Agreement

Pipelines Familiar Reality For School District, Park System

Q&A With PennEast Pipeline Representative

Legal Battle On Pipeline Eminent Domain Moves To Lebanon County

Op-Ed: Wolf Pipeline Task Force Is Overreach At Its Worst

Op-Ed: Killing Keystone XL Pipeline Hurts The Environment

Penn Twp Tables Several New Drilling Applications

Environment Feels Sting Of PA’s Drilling Regulatory Approach

650 Attend Bradford Meeting On Proposed Class Action Royalty Settlement

Chesapeake Hit With PA Landowners Class Action Royalty Lawsuit

Chesapeake Energy Accused Of Wrongly Reducing Royalty Payments

On Drilling, New York Zigs While PA Zags

Turzai Bill Would Create Natural Gas Opportunity Zones

Natural Gas Now Fuels Electric Generation At UGI’s Hunlock Center

PUC OKs $28 Million Rate Increase For Columbia Gas

National Fuel Joint Marcellus Development Agreement

Seneca Resources Joins IOG Capital On Marcellus Activity

Marcellus Shale Coalition Sitting Out PA Society

Shell Closing Pittsburgh Office Next Year

Energy Spotlight: Minking Chyu

Weavertown Environmental Acquired By Univar

EPA Boosts Amount Of Ethanol In Gasoline Supply

EPA Boosts Ethanol In Gasoline Supply

Op-Ed: EPA Right About Ethanol

Consumers Accustomed, Indifferent To Falling Gasoline Prices

Oil Drops Below $40, Dampens Markets

Recreation

Trail Expansion Goal Of Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy

Alpine Skiing Movement Faces Uphill Climb In Western PA

Council Votes To Ban Tobacco Use In Pittsburgh Parks

Recycling/Waste

Wesleyville Cracks Down On Illegal Dumping In Erie County

Michaux State Forest Yields 3+ Tons Of Trash

Sustainability

Dickinson Students Promote Sustainability 1 Cup Of Coffee At A Time

Watershed Protection

Education Program Shares MS4 Stormwater Information

Philadelphia’s Green Approach To Stormwater Pollution In Spotlight

Delaware Riverkeeper: Nov. 27 RiverWatch

Scranton Sewer System Closer To Sale Or Lease

Scranton Authority To Hold Hearing On Sewer System Purchase

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Wildlife

750,000 Deer Hunters Expected In PA’s Woods

Deer Season Means Full Woods, Empty Workplaces

Western PA Sportsmen Camaraderie, Traditions

Some Lawmakers Go Hunting Despite Budget Impasse

Woman Convicted Of Interfering With Mt. Lebanon Deer Cull

Game Commission: Bear Population Not A Problem

Game Commission Reaps Revenue From Shale Gas

A New Trout Plan In Pennsylvania

Hanover Eagle Cam Ready For 2nd Season

Donations Help Hanover Eagle Cam Into 2nd Season

Peregrine Falcon Dorothy Missing From Pittsburgh Nest

Other

Editorial: EPA, Mop Please

Pittsburgh Philanthropic Sector At Top Of National Pack

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12/7/2015

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