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Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more--
Politics
GOP Attacks McGinty Over Energy, Utility Donors
Did McGinty Blow Smoke On Fossil-Fuel Support?
Air
Ethanol Mandate Faces Rising Opposition
Editorial: Clean Air Lawsuit Pressures U.S. Steel
Alternative Energy
Renewables Toppling Dominance Of Fossil Fuels In U.S. Power
Obama Seeks $10/Barrel Oil Tax To Fund Clean Transportation
Budget
Swift: Wolf Considers Growing Greener Reboot
Wolf Imposes Limits Filling Vacant Position, 200 At DEP
AP: Natural Gas Income From State Forests Takes Big Fall
Low Natural Gas Prices Cuts Impact Fee Revenue
DEP’s Revised Chesapeake Bay Strategy Draws $2M In Federal Funds
New Severance Tax Proposal From Drilling Country
More State Game Lands Lost To Drilling
Wolf Calls For An Honest Budget, Tax Increase
AP: Wolf To Float New Budget Plan Amid Fight Over Current One
Thompson: Bracing For The Budget: Headed For Wolf War II?
2016-17 Spending Plan Set To Join PA Budget Mess
PLS: Reed, Costa Agree On Possible Revenue Sources?
PLS: Reed: 2 Budgets Won’t Put House GOP Off Their Agenda
January State Revenue $2.5B, $6.2 M More Than Anticipated
State Budget Stuck In Restart Mode
Bumsted: Wolf’s Budget Options Limited
In Budget Battles, Compromise Has Become Taboo
Transit Funding Expected To Fall $6B Short In PA
Op-Ed: New Federal Transportation Bill Puts PA On Right Track
Op-Ed: Film Tax Credit Benefits Are Misleading
North Dakota Orders Cuts Amid $1 Billion Budget Shortfall
Climate
Reminder: DEP Climate Action Plan Update Comments Due March 30
Activists Bring Methane Petition In Boxes To DEP
Activists Want Wolf’s Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions
Laid Off Coal Miners Make Transition To Computer Programming
Deep Mine Safety
DEP Orders Mining Stopped In Dana Mine To Prevent Worker Accidents
Drinking Water/Lead
Is Lead Poisoning In PA, NJ Worse Than Flint?
Lead Problem Focus Shifts To Cities Like Allentown
What You Need To Know About Lead In Your Home
Wolf Administration Highlights Steps To Reduce Lead Exposure
Central PA Does Not Appear To Face Crisis Of Lead In Drinking Water
Lead Issue Leads To Lack Of Trust In Pittsburgh Water Authority
18 Cities In PA Report Higher Blood Levels Of Lead Exposure Than Flint
Scranton Has 3rd Highest Percentage Of Elevated Lead Levels
Editorial: Urgency Lacking To Get Lead Out
Editorial: Ensure Notice Of Lead Threat
Editorial: Sebring, OH Provides Lessons On Lead
Education
Wallenpaupack Teacher Finalist For $1 Million Prize
Emergency Response
What Went Wrong On Turnpike During Blizzard?
Editorial: Turnpike Should Have Been Closed
Energy
Low Natural Gas Prices Cuts Impact Fee Revenue
Heating Oil Prices Plunge, Migration To Natural Gas Slows
National Fuel Lowers Price Of Natural Gas
Jessup County Commits To Discuss Power Plant Host Agreement
Proposed Elizabeth Twp Power Plant Faces Hurdles
Brunner Island Glitch Kills 1,000+ Fish In Susquehanna
Power Plant’s Release Of Cold Water Kills Fish
Brunner Island Has Long History Of Fish Kills
Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Effective, Affordable, Reliable
Op-Ed: Should U.S. Rely On Nuclear Power?
PPL Wants Reimbursed For Army Blimp Damage
Bill Would Limit Access To Smart-Meter Data
PPG, Bridgestone Partner On Energy-Efficient Truck Tires
Federal Coal Sales Moratorium Shakes Industry Stronghold
Laid Off Coal Miners Make Transition To Computer Programming
Talen Energy Completes Sale Of Lebanon Gas-Fired Power Plant
FirstEnergy Invested $95M In Met-Ed Service Area In 2015
FirstEnergy Invests $197M In 2015 Penelec Service Improvements
West Penn Power Spent $171 Million On Grid In 2015
FirstEnergy Invests $171M In 2015 In West Penn Power Service Improvements
Dominion Resources Buying Questar For $4.4 Billion
Environmental History
Program Aims To Educate Staff On Flight 93 Lost Heroes
Ice Harvest Re-Created By Descendants Of The Workers In Tobyhanna
Farming
Sustainable Ag Group Plans To Open Training Hubs
Flooding
Private Flood Insurance Could Save Homeowners Money
Forests
AP: Natural Gas Income From State Forests Takes Big Fall
Drilling In State Forests, Groups Ask For More Public Input
Green Buildings/Sustainability
The Economic Benefits Of Green City, Clean Water In Philadelphia
Growing Greener
Swift: Wolf Considers Growing Greener Reboot
Land Conservation
Dunbar Creek Feeder Stream Receives Long-Term Protection
Western PA Conservancy To Look After Nun Retreat/Wildlife Habitat
Mining
New Federal Coal Mine Dust Rules Taking Effect
Oil & Gas
Will Drilling Regs Face Opposition In Senate, House Committees?
Board Approves New Environmental Rules For Drillers
State Board Approves Major Revisions To Drilling Rules
Board Approves State’s New Oil & Gas Regulations
Board Approves New Rules For Gas, Oil Drillers
Drilling In State Forests, Groups Ask For More Public Input
More State Game Lands Lost To Drilling
Jessup County Commits To Discuss Power Plant Host Agreement
Proposed Elizabeth Twp Power Plant Faces Hurdles
North Dakota Orders Cuts Amid $1B Budget Shortfall
Pipeline Squeezing Out Susquehanna County Maple Sugar Farm
Constitution Pipeline Gets OK To Cut Trees In PA, Not NY
Landowners Brace For Constitution Pipeline Tree Cutting
Regulators Nix Constitution Pipeline’s Tree-Cutting Request
Activists Want Wolf’s Plan To Reduce Methane Emissions
Activists Bring Methane Petition In Boxes To DEP
Natural Gas Rig Count In PA Lowest Since 2010
How Marcellus Shale Drilling Keeps Falling In PA
4 Of America’s Shale Gas Plays Now Void Of Drilling
Range Resources Laying Off 55 Workers
EQT Fights Waste Disposal Ban In WV
EQT Widens Loss In Fourth Quarter
Driller Costs Vary Wildly, Some Profit At $30 Oil
At Houston Hobnob, No Freebies Allowed For Wolf Aide
Ethanol Mandate Faces Rising Opposition
Toomey Again Aims To Eliminate Corn Ethanol Mandates
Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Tumble To $2/Gallon
Bloomberg: Oil Prices Could Jump 50% By End Of 2016
How Much Oil Output Halted Due To Low Prices: 0.1%
Obama Seeks $10/Barrel Oil Tax To Fund Clean Transportation
Warm Weather, Low Prices Hit Energy Rail Traffic
PPG, Bridgestone Partner On Energy-Efficient Truck Tires
LA Prosecutor Charges Utility For Huge Gas Leak With Crime
Horsehead Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Public Participation
Drilling In State Forests, Groups Ask For More Public Input
Recreation
Ohiopyle State Park Cancels Winterfest For Lack Of Snow
York’s Rail Trail Improvements Coming In March
Headwaters Trust Agreement To Purchase Know, Kane Rail Corridor
Retired Police Officer, Firefighter Find Peace Hiking Trails
Recycling/Waste
Best Buy Locations No Longer Accepting TVs, Monitors In PA
Best Buy Stops Recycling TVs In Pennsylvania
Private Haulers Agree To Give Up 2 HBG Trash Accounts
Erie Trash Business Gets Month To Clean Up
Plaintiffs Pursuing Kerr-McGee Toxic Waste Case
Wastewater Systems
Bid For Scranton Sewer System Twice Market Value
DEP Withdraws OK For Sewage Sludge On Upper Mount Bethel Farms
Watershed Protection
Swift: Wolf Considers Growing Greener Reboot
DEP’s Revised Chesapeake Bay Strategy Draws $3M In Federal Funds
Feds Restore $3M To PA For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
DEP Gets $3M To Help Clean Up Chesapeake Bay Watershed
The Economic Benefits Of Green City, Clean Water In Philadelphia
York County Looks Toward Stormwater Authority
Farmers In Conewago, Chiques Watersheds To Meeting Feb. 25
Brunner Island Glitch Kills 1,000+ Fish In Susquehanna
Power Plant’s Release Of Cold Water Kills Fish
Brunner Island Has Long History Of Fish Kills
$6.9M Lawsuit Filed Over Miller Chemical Plant Fire
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Wildlife
More State Game Lands Lost To Drilling
Brunner Island Glitch Kills 1,000+ Fish In Susquehanna
Power Plant’s Release Of Cold Water Kills Fish
Brunner Island Has Long History Of Fish Kills
AP: Perfect Case: Film Tells Story Of Famed Centre County Angler
Nest Cam: Bald Eagle Egg Laying Probably Days Away
After 4 Empty Years, Speedwell Forge Lake Being Filled
Black Bear With Mange Euthanized In Kittanning
When Will Snow Geese Show Up At Middle Creek?
Zika Virus (DEP Has Lead On West Nile Virus)
PA Awaits Test Results For Zika Virus
State Health Dept. Tracks Zika Virus Cases Online
PA Waiting For Results Of Zika Virus Cases
Higher Temps Make Zika Mosquito Spread Disease More
Zika Infections Reported To Be Transmitted By Sex
Philly Health Workers Prepare For Zika
Florida Declares Zika Virus Emergency In 4 Counties
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