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Rift Grows Between Wolf And Environmentalists

Sunday NewsClips

EPA: States Behind In Tackling Chesapeake Bay Problems

Op-Ed: Saving Lackawanna River Requires Citizen Involvement

How Navy Bases Contaminated PA Drinking Water

Erie Water Works Bucks Trend With Low Lead Levels

Bankruptcies, Foreclosures Up As Gas, Coal Jobs Lost

Op-Ed: Helping Coal Miners Get By

PRC ReuseFest Pairs Household Castoffs With Nonprofits

Scranton May Ask Landfill To Abandon Leachate Line

Noxen Snake Roundup Tightens Father’s Day Bond

AP: Democrats Take Leap Of Faith Into Budget Talks With GOP

Swift: Budget Hangs On Betting, Smoking

Alternative Energy

Activists Rally In Capitol For Climate Action, Clean Energy

Fossil Fuels Given A Pass, Thank Or Spank Your Legislators

Wind Turbine Project Killed In Lehighton

Solar Energy Not An Option For Low-Income Families

Editorial: Stop Fighting Clean Energy

Budget

Lower Gas Prices, Less Drilling Cut Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees By 16%

AP: Counties See Less Money From Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees

Shale Gas Impact Fees Fall In Last Year

Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Falls To $188 Million

Beaver County, Municipalities Receive $645K In Impact Fees

Greene County Officials Ecstatic Over Act 13 Impact Fee Money

Drilling Slump Dents Westmoreland Municipal Fees

Alle-Kiski Valley To Receive Less Marcellus Impact Fees

Op-Ed: State Should Increase In-Lieu Of Tax Payments On Forest Land

Hunting, Fishing License Fees Increase, Sort Of

Thompson: Don’t Despair Yet On State Budget Talks

Could Pension Reform Vote Help With Budget Deal?

AP: House Votes For School, State Worker Hybrid Pension Plan

Chesapeake Bay

AP: EPA, States Behind In Tackling Chesapeake Pollution Problems

Nitrogen Pollution Reductions Lagging, EPA Warns Bay States

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Addresses Issues With Susquehanna River

Agencies Find Common Concern In Susquehanna River

Crable: Growing Greener Grant Helps Farmers In Pequea Watershed

Climate

New PA Poll: 40% Strongly Favor, 24% Somewhat Favor EPA Clean Power Climate Plan In PA

Compliance Action

DeNaples Company Fined $40K For Lackawanna River Spill

Drinking Water

Allegheny County To Use Federal Money For Lead Paint Reduction

Why Allegheny County Is Getting Lead Paint Removal Funding

Philly Water Dept’s Crockett Leaves For Private Sector

Education

Students & Community To Learn In Outdoor Classroom In Philly

Chiques Creek Watershed Expo June 22 In Lancaster

Asbury Woods Nature Center Receives Twp Funding In Erie

Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Welding Program Gets Large Donation

Emergency Response

Nanticoke Amends Radiological Emergency Response Plan

Energy

Grid Reliability At Risk As Nuclear Plants Priced Out Of Market

Nanticoke Amends Radiological Emergency Response Plan

Senate OKs Wolf’s Pick For PUC, It’s Sweet

Editorial: Hold PUC Accountable For Cover-Up

Industry Salutes PECO For Quick 2015 Storm Recovery

PPL Apologizes For Role In 2011 Snowstorm Outage Episode

Peoples Wants To Adjust Natural Gas Rates To Lure Customers

Elizabeth Twp Nixes Zoning Variance For Invenergy Power Plant

Op-Ed: Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Win-Win For Western PA

Explosion At Philadelphia Energy Plant, 1 Person Hurt

Coal Miner Union Rallies With Benefits At Risk

Analytics Company Aims For More Effective Smart Meter Readings

Middleman Emerges In Complex Energy Retail Market

Energy Conservation

Op-Ed: Let’s Keep PA’s Energy Efficiency Law

Farming

Montgomery County Preserves 2 More Farms

Flooding

Flash Flooding Hits Western PA After Waves Of Storms

Forests

DCNR Increases Reward For Pocono Wildfire Info

Stories From The PHS Tree Of The Year Contest

Op-Ed: State Should Increase In-Lieu Of Tax Payments On Forest Land

Editorial: Gutting Rural PA, In Lieu Of Tax Payment

Land Conservation

PA’s Farmland Preservation Program, How’d That Work Out?

Montgomery County Preserves 2 More Farms

Video: The Nature Conservancy-PA Forest Pools Preserve In Cumberland

Litter/Illegal Dumping

AP: Ohio River Cleanups Set For This Weekend

Oil & Gas

Wolf Hails Legislature’s Approval Of New Unconventional Drilling Regs

Legislature Votes To Direct DEP To Re-Draft Conventional Drilling Rules

Legislature Puts Its Stamp On Oil & Gas Regulations

Lower Gas Prices, Less Drilling Cut Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees By 16%

AP: Counties See Less Money From Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees

Shale Gas Impact Fees Fall In Last Year

Beaver County, Municipalities Receive $645K In Impact Fees

Greene County Officials Ecstatic Over Act 13 Impact Fee Money

Drilling Slump Dents Westmoreland Municipal Fees

Alle-Kiski Valley To Receive Less Marcellus Impact Fees

Peoples Wants To Adjust Natural Gas Rates To Lure Customers

Corbett, Steelers Reeled In Shell

Much Ado About Natural Gas Ethane

Op-Ed: Energizing The Economy In Appalachian Shale Basin

Op-Ed: Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Win-Win For Western PA

Attorney Argues $4.24M Dimock Verdict Should Stand

South Fayette Battles Over Drilling Ordinance

Natural Gas Royalties Bill Made Brief Appearance At Capitol

Bradford Commissioners Launch Petition Drive For Royalty Bill

Marcellus Shale Documentary At Pittsburgh Center For The Arts

Lawsuit Accuses Range Resources, Lab Of Doctoring Water Test Results

Advisory Group Set To Ask EPA To Quantify Fracking Impact On Water Quality

EPA Bans Disposal Of Drilling Wastewater At Public Treatment Plants

LNG Projects Miss The Boat

Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Hit $2.9/Gallon

Personnel

Senate OKs Wolf’s Pick For PUC, It’s Sweet

Bill Shipley To Step Down As Shipley Energy CEO July 1

Pipelines

Crable: Lancaster Residents Blast Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Critics Call For More Study Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline In Lancaster

Federal Regulators Get Earful From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Opponents

Atlantic Sunrise Protesters, Supporters Meet Again In Annville

Luzerne Meeting On Atlantic Sunrise Sheds Light On Project

Support, Opposition To Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Voiced

Op-Ed: Pipeline Assessment Won’t Protect PA Communities

Editorial: DEP Wisely Extends Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Comment Period

Pipeline Rules Of Engagement Far From Settled

Video: What It’s Like Living Surrounded By 3 Natural Gas Compressor Stations

Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Welding Program Gets Large Donation

UGI Gets Easements To Finish Tree Cutting For Gas Pipeline

Pipeline Safety Bill’s Reauthorization Will Give Regulators Tools

Congress Requires Tougher Standards For Great Lakes Pipelines

Recreation

Then & Now: Presque Isle State Park

Congress Members Back Sand Work At Presque Isle

AP: Erie Native Recounts Years Aboard Brig Niagara

Lackawanna State Park’s New Swim Complex Hits Snags

Record Setting Schuylkill Sojourn Highlights River’s Wild Beauty

PA’s Picturesque Route 6 Plans For Bikes (And Pedestrians)

Monroe Planning Commission Launches New Website, Contest To Promote Parks

Rachel Carson Challenge Celebrates 20th Anniversary On The Trail

1,000 Signatures Call For Better Bike Infrastructure In Philly

Op-Ed: Fairmount Park’s Legacy In Philadelphia

Hundreds Of Volunteers Descend On North Side Park

Editorial: 660 Acre Gift Gives Pittsburgh Amazing Amenity

Scenery Hill Fairy Garden Trail Sparks Creativity

Western PA Conservancy CEO Explores Great Allegheny Passage

Recycling/Waste

CBS Pittsburgh: PRC Holds ReuseFest On June 18 & Construction Junction

Nanticoke Receives DEP Grant For New Recycling Containers

Grocery Bag Recycling Project Offers Comfort To Homeless

Body Found On Conveyor Belt At Penn Waste Recycling Facility

Renewable Energy

Activists Rally In Capitol For Climate Action, Clean Energy

Fossil Fuels Given A Pass, Thank Or Spank Your Legislators

Wind Turbine Project Killed In Lehighton

Solar Energy Not An Option For Low-Income Families

Editorial: Stop Fighting Clean Energy

Sustainability

Sustainability In The Workplace, Built Environment Gains Momentum

Watershed Protection

AP: EPA, States Behind In Tackling Chesapeake Pollution Problems

Nitrogen Pollution Reductions Lagging, EPA Warns Bay States

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Addresses Issues With Susquehanna River

Agencies Find Common Concern In Susquehanna River

Crable: Festival Will Celebrate, Not Vilify, Swarms On Susquehanna Mayflies

Crable: Lights Out On Columbia Bridge In Advance Of Mayfly Hordes

Susquehanna Mayfly Hatch Imminent, Bridge Lights Shut Off

New Attempt To Move Shad Past Conowingo, Other Dams Long Term Project

June 21 Watershed Event At Wyndridge Farms In York County

Record Setting Schuylkill Sojourn Highlights River’s Wild Beauty

Get Wild About Watersheds, Urban Greening, West Philly Nature

AP: Pond Life is Good For Presque Isle Houseboat Residents

Delaware RiverKeeper June 10 RiverWatch Video Report

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

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Wildlife

New Attempt To Move Shad Past Conowingo, Other Dams Long Term Project

Schneck: Rare Butterfly Focus Of Tours At Fort Indiantown Gap

Firefly Festival Makes Living Light Show In NW PA

Rattlesnake Roundup Returns To Wyoming County

Video: Penns Creek, Centre County Fly-Fishing Treasure

Schneck: 6 PA Waters In Top 100 Fish & Boating Areas

Video: The Nature Conservancy-PA Forest Pools Preserve In Cumberland

Crawford’s Tamarack Center Treats Bald Eagle For Lead Poisoning

Other

LCTA Waives Bus Fares For Dump The Pump Day

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6/20/2016

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