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Sunday NewsClips
Crable: Not All Anglers Agree Susquehanna River Is Sick
Alle-Kiski-Connie Rivers Sojourn Spotlights Waterways’ Rebirth
RiverFest: Keeping Lackawanna River Shipshape
Coal Industry Staggered By Collapse In Demand
A Tale Of 2 Coal Towns As Mining Fades
U.S. Proposes To Cut Methane From Oil, Gas By Nearly Half
Swift: Wolf Addresses Urban Issues
Barletta Seeks To Control Costs Of Federal Disaster Responses
DEP IDs Parties Responsible For Mattresses At Erie Fire
Political Interference Challenges Wildlife Management
Politics
New Poll: Clinton, Trump Neck And Neck In PA
Clinton, Trump Deadlocked In PA Poll Finds
Trump Promises To Eliminate 90% Of Coal Laws
Toomey Hold On U.S. Senate Race Tenuous
Poll Shows Tight Race For U.S. Senate
Air
Manganese Levels Higher Than Normal In Beaver County Borough
Air Quality Improves In Franklin County
What Perdue Soybean Plant Means For York County
Local Official Says Opposition To Soybean Plant Fading
Editorial: Balancing Business, Environmental Health
Editorial: Kids Are Shown To Suffer From Bad Air Quality
Get Ready For More Detailed Look At Pittsburgh’s Air Pollution
Trump Promises To Eliminate 90% Of Coal Laws
Hazardous Waste Incinerator Proposal In Works In Susquehanna County
Emmaus Residents Exposed To Unsafe Level Of Air Carcinogen
Alternative Fuels
Solar Activists Step Up Demands On PECO Energy
Demonstrators Again Pressure PECO On Solar Power
GE Closing Blawnox Solar Components Plant
Investments In Renewable Energy On The Rise
Awards & Recognition
Perkiomen Valley Students Given Award For Schuylkill Watershed Work
Philadelphia Water Celebrates 5 Years Of Green City, Clean Waters
Kinzua Sky Walk 1 Of 10 Most Beautiful Skywalks In The World
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Keeping Microbes, Zebra Mussels Away
PA 2nd Only To NY In Number Of Invasive Forest Pests
Go Native At Kings Gas Environmental Ed Center
Purple Blossoms Herald Spring At Kings Gap Environmental Center
Budget
Bumsted: Revived Shale Tax Could Have Legs
Swift: Budget Deadline Nearing Fast
Micek: There Will Be A Budget On Governor’s Desk By June 30
John Baer: Hey, Ready For Another State Budget Battle?
Sale Of Asbury Woods Nature Center In Erie Delayed By Budget Impasse
Editorial: Preserve Priceless National Parks By Increasing Funding
Editorial: Crumbling Infrastructure Not A Cliche In PA
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Journal: Despite Progress, States To Fall Short Of Bay Cleanup Targets
PA Officials Collaborate On Chesapeake Bay Watershed Farm Inspections
Crable: Farm Inspections To Begin Soon As Part Of Chesapeake Bay Reboot
Op-Ed: Benefits Of Soil Health Extend Beyond Farm
PA Puts Its Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup On Pollution Diet
Chesapeake Bay Commission Quietly Pushed Environmental Agenda For 35 Years
Crable: Not All Anglers Agree Susquehanna River Is Sick
Climate
EPA Releases Rules To Curb Methane Leaks From Oil & Gas Industry
U.S. Proposes To Cut Oil & Gas Methane Emissions By Nearly Half
EPA Finalizes New Methane Standards For Oil & Gas Industry
U.S. Proposes To Cut Oil & Gas Methane Emissions By Nearly Half
Editorial: New Methane Regulation Clears Air
Is It Time For Climate Activists To Change Tactics?
Editorial: Climate Thugs, Colluding AGs
Ashley Funk: Coming Home To Coal PA Country
PA 2nd Only To NY In Number Of Invasive Forest Pests
Compliance Action
DEP: Huber Breaker Owners Did Not Follow Compliance Agreement
Delaware River
The World Will Know Our Wild Delaware River
Geotourists Can Now Find Their Way To Poconos
Jeffrey Featherstone, Fmr DRBC Water Expert, Passes
Drinking Water
Perkiomen Valley Students Given Award For Schuylkill Watershed Work
Editorial: Clean Water Will Stay So With Public Vigilance
Nestle Water Plans To Donate $205/Day To Eldred Twp
How Harrisburg Took Its Testing Of Children For Lead To Next Level
Drought
Sick Of Rain? We Might Need More
Economic Development
Shell To Move Forward With Highway Relocation For Cracker Plant
Education
Perkiomen Valley Students Given Award For Schuylkill Watershed Work
Hulk Actor Shows His Green Side To Philly Science Students
Erie Students Attend Arbor Day Events At Frontier Park
Allegheny Front: Group Tackles Environmental Hazards At PA Schools
Sale Of Asbury Woods Nature Center In Erie Delayed By Budget Impasse
Asbury Woods EE Center Asks For $1 Million In Erie
Ashley Funk: Coming Home To Coal PA Country
Emergency Response
First Responders Train For Hazardous Spills, Derailments In Harrisburg
Energy
Bethlehem Turbine Project Faces Headwind In Poconos
Editorial: Renewables Here To Stay
2 More Natural Gas Fired Power Plants Advancing In PA
DEP Sets Hearing For Proposed Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant
Natural Gas Comes To 600 Homes In Northumberland County
Electric, Gas Utilities Leaning On Rate Increases To Fund Projects
PECO Combats People Stealing Power
PUC Sets May 25 Hearing On Columbia Gas Rates
Former UGI Employee charged With Hacking Company’s Computers
Consol Shifted, Turned As Markets Changed Around It
Trump Promises To Eliminate 90% Of Coal Laws
Energy Conservation
State Revives Energy-Efficient Home Loan Program
State Revives Energy Efficiency Loans For Homeowners
Harrisburg City: PPL Fails To Account For New LED Lights
As Speed Limits Rise In PA, Fuel Economy Falls
Environmental Heritage
W-B Marker Will Note Founding Of American Institute Of Mining Engineers
Farming
PA Officials Collaborate On Chesapeake Bay Watershed Farm Inspections
Crable: Farm Inspections To Begin Soon As Part Of Chesapeake Bay Reboot
Expert On Farm-To-Table Weighs In
Flooding
Johnstown Flood National Museum About Missing And Missed
Forests
PA 2nd Only To NY In Number Of Invasive Forest Pests
Flight 93 Tree Seedlings Planting A Living Tribute
Smoke Covering Parts Of Lackawanna County From Brush Fire
Burn Ban Still In Effect In Schuylkill County
Green Buildings/Sustainability
Pittsburgh Shakes Off The Rust
CMU: Make Buildings More Sustainable, Put Water Pipes On Outside
Green Infrastructure
Project Aims To Slow Inner-City Erie Stormwater Runoff
Harvesting Rain Provides Environmental, Economic Benefits In Erie
Philadelphia Water Celebrates 5 Years Of Green City, Clean Waters
Growing Greener
Growing Greener Funding In Bradford, Lycoming, Union Counties
4 Growing Greener Grants Awarded In Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence Counties
Cochranton Awarded $20K Growing Greener Stormwater Grant
Land Use Planning
Wolf: Playing Field Tilted Against Cities
Litter Cleanup/Illegal Dumping
PRC Holding Hard To Recycle Event To Help Get Rid Of Old TVs
Allegheny Reservoir Cleanup May 14
More Than 50 Volunteers Clean Up South Scranton
Erie Collects 1,664 Tons During Spring Cleanup
Erie County Partners With Keep America Beautiful
Oil & Gas
Bumsted: Revived Shale Tax Could Have Legs
Op-Ed: Protect Public From Environmental Hazards Of Drilling, Adopt DEP Regulations
2 More Natural Gas Fired Power Plants Advancing In PA
DEP Sets Hearing For Proposed Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant
Natural Gas Comes To 600 Homes In Northumberland County
EPA Releases Rules To Curb Methane Leaks From Oil & Gas Industry
U.S. Proposes To Cut Oil & Gas Methane Emissions By Nearly Half
EPA Finalizes New Methane Standards For Oil & Gas Industry
U.S. Proposes To Cut Oil & Gas Methane Emissions By Nearly Half
Editorial: New Methane Regulation Clears Air
Drilling Wastewater Can Taint Surface Water, Methane Emissions Need Controls
Drilling Communities Reap Benefits Of Housing Grants
Letter: Notable Voices Calling For Drilling Moratorium
Lawmakers Funnel Another $150K To Drilling Industry Research Group
Fire Safety Training Held On Natural Gas Vehicles In Washington County
First Responders Train For Hazardous Spills, Derailments In Harrisburg
Range Resources Good Neighbor Awards A Success In Washington County
Op-Ed: Obama Siding With Green Over Job Creation, Again
Consol Shifted, Turned As Markets Changed Around It
Penn Virginia Drilling Company Files For Bankruptcy
Shell To Move Forward With Highway Relocation For Cracker Plant
Protestors Rally Against Navy Yard Oil Plan
Pittsburgh Area Gasoline Hits $2.40/Gallon
As Speed Limits Rise In PA, Fuel Economy Falls
Pipelines
Weld Coating Being Looked At As Cause Of Pipeline Explosion
Westmoreland Residents Wonder Why Pipelines Don’t Have Automatic Shutoffs
Allegheny Front: Pipeline Owner Sorry For Explosion
Westmoreland Residents Worried About Effects Of Pipeline Explosion
Could Faster Gas Flow Have Contributed To Westmoreland Pipeline Explosion?
Crable: Another Gas Pipeline Planned For Lancaster County
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Opponents File Lawsuit, Threatening Project’s Momentum
Invoking Eminent Domain, Pipelines Run Roughshod Over Landowners
Human Pipeline Formed At Philadelphia Natural Gas Summit
Editorial: Crumbling Infrastructure Not A Cliche In PA
Recreation
Bike Count To Analyze Impact Of Added Lanes
Biking On The Decline In Philly
Bike, Pedestrian Friendliness Big Factors In Home Marketability
PennDOT Bike/Pedestrian Coordinator Visits Pittsburgh
Editorial: Bike-Share Program Needs to Shift Into Higher Gear
Dock To Lock Race Attracts Crowd On Greene River Trail
Green Space, Trail Link Planned For South Side Terminal
Kinzua Sky Walk 1 Of 10 Most Beautiful Skywalks In The World
DCNR Holds May 17 Open House At Ryerson Station State Park
PennDOT Plans New Access Ramps To Moraine State Park
Sand Work Underway At Presque Isle Beaches
$50K Worth Of Archery At PA State Parks
Geotourists Can Now Find Their Way To Poconos
The World Will Know Our Wild Delaware River
Cedar Creek Park Expands By 28 Acres In Westmoreland
Editorial: Think Carefully When Protesting Against Holtwood Park
Editorial: Preserve Priceless National Parks By Increasing Funding
Black Bear Spotted In Fairmount Park Philadelphia
Recycling/Waste
Hazardous Waste Incinerator Proposal In Works In Susquehanna County
Emmaus Residents Exposed To Unsafe Level Of Air Carcinogen
Renewable Energy
Solar Activists Step Up Demands On PECO Energy
Demonstrators Again Pressure PECO On Solar Power
Residents Pack Meeting On Bethlehem’s Wind Turbine Plan
Bethlehem Turbine Project Faces Headwind In Poconos
GE Closing Blawnox Solar Components Plant
Investments In Renewable Energy On The Rise
Editorial: Renewables Here To Stay
Schuylkill River
Perkiomen Valley Students Given Award For Schuylkill Watershed Work
Rowers Worried About Schuylkill River Sediment
As Annual Dad Vail Begins, Schuylkill Dredging Issues Looms
Schuylkill River In Dire Straits After Dredging Is Delayed
Stormwater
Swift: Senate Moves On Rain Fee Bill
Project Aims To Slow Inner-City Erie Stormwater Runoff
Harvesting Rain Provides Environmental, Economic Benefits In Erie
Cochranton Awarded $20K Growing Greener Stormwater Grant
Superfund Site
Emmaus Residents Exposed To Unsafe Level Of Air Carcinogen
Susquehanna River
Crable: Not All Anglers Agree Susquehanna River Is Sick
Wastewater Facilities
Lehigh Authority OKs First Project To Address Sewer Overflows
Watershed Protection
Crable: Not All Anglers Agree Susquehanna River Is Sick
Swift: Senate Moves On Rain Fee Bill
Growing Greener Funding In Bradford, Lycoming, Union Counties
4 Growing Greener Grants Awarded In Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence Counties
Cochranton Awarded $20K Growing Greener Stormwater Grant
Editorial: Clean Water Will Stay So With Public Vigilance
Lehigh Authority OKs First Project To Address Sewer Overflows
Sick Of Rain? We Might Need More
New Lackawanna RiverFest Location
Delaware Riverkeeper May 6 RiverWatch Video Report
Pool Eyed In Montco Creek Dumping Probe
Saving White Clay Creek: The Charge Of The Dorothy Miller Brigade
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Wildlife
Crable: Not All Anglers Agree Susquehanna River Is Sick
Scientists’ Goal: Make The Rare American Shad Less Rare
Harrisburg’s Newest Peregrine Falcons Get Banded
Pittsburgh Falcon Feeds Some Of Young To 1 Of Its Chicks
Pittsburgh Falcon Feeds Young To 4th Chick Adding To Queasy Nest Cam Season
Audubon Society’s Raptor Program Teaches About Birds’ Role In Environment
Harrisburg Home Of Endangered Yellow-Crowned Night Herons
Schneck: How Many Common Bird Eggs Have You Seen?
Keeping Microbes, Zebra Mussels Away
Trout Unlimited Chapter Reflects, Girds For Future
Work Completed On Asian Carp Barrier To Great Lakes
Schneck: # Of Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease Doubles In 2015
Game Commission Celebrates Safety In The Woods
Game Commission Warns Of Spikes On Game Lands Trail
Black Bear Spotted In Fairmount Park Philadelphia
Zika Virus
Wolf Rolls Out Zika Plan For Pennsylvania
As Weather Warms, PA Prepares For Zika Virus
PA Prepares Strategy To Fight Zika Virus This Summer
Lancaster Getting Special Focus In PA’s Zika Plan
What Is Zika Risk In Adams, York Counties?
Erie County Part Of State Zika Virus Plan
Zika Update: Scientists Still Learning About Strange Virus
Other
Flight 93 Tree Seedlings Planting A Living Tribute
Volunteers Set To Plant More Trees At Flight 93 Memorial
Herbicide-Resistant Weeds Growing Concern In Westmoreland
Delco Native Susan Phillips Makes A Mark On The Environment
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