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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.
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Sunday NewsClips
Thompson: Some Work Few Budget Developments Over Holiday Weekend
Yough Is Getting Cleaner, But Its Tributaries Are Warmer
New Tool Delivers Water Quality Alerts On 3 Rivers
Remember Shell Picked PA For Ethane Plant
Chesapeake Energy $10B Mortgage Raises Eyebrows
Ben Franklin Clients Named Sustainable Energy Competition Finalist
As Fire Burns On, Centralia Residents Remember Hometown
No Zika Virus Awareness Signs At Erie Airport
Lake Erie Region Conservancy Protects Natural Areas
Mayflies Are Baaaack Coating Houses, Picnic Tables
Air
Op-Ed: Allegheny Health Dept. Must Crack Down On Polluters
Alternative Fuels
Crable: What It’s Like To Work On Lancaster Wind Turbines
Tesla, Sheetz In Talks On Electric Car Charging Stations
Advocates Ask Allegheny Authority To Move To All-Electric Fleet
Op-Ed: Carbon County Wind Energy Project Won’t Harm Watershed
Awards/Recognition
St. Luke School Runner-Up In PA Cleanup Video Contest
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Invasive Species Could Creep Into Armstrong County Waters
Budget
Thompson: Some Work Few Budget Developments Over Holiday Weekend
Bumsted: Lawmakers Leave Town Without Plan To Pay For Budget
AP: Lawmakers Grapple Over Decision On Tax Increase
Murphy: Video: House Leaders: Status Of Revenue Package Talks
Bumsted: State Budget OK’d, Critics Say It’s Not Balanced
Esack: Legislature Sends $31.6B Budget To Gov. Wolf
Murphy: Wolf Will Sign $31.5B Spending Plan On One Condition
AP: Wolf Gets Main PA Budget Bill, But Tax Issue Looms
AP: Highlights Of PA Budget Legislation
Swift: State Budget Bill Advances Without Revenue Plan
Thompson: Senate Budget Goes Back To House’s Woodshed
AP: Senate Advances House Budget Bill, With Funding In Limbo
Esack: Senate Passes Budget, Paying For It Next
Editorial: Marcellus Shale Tax Falls By Wayside
AP: Wolf Won’t Endorse House Budget Plan, Not Balanced
Esack: House OKs $31.5 Billion Budget, Moves To Senate
House OKs Budget, Battle Looms On How To Pay For It
Swift: House Passes $31.5 Budget, Gambling Bills
Bumsted: House To Vote On $31.5B Budget With iGaming, Tobacco Taxes
Esack: House Panel OKs Budget, Full House Vote Tuesday
Thompson: 1st Draft Of Bipartisan Budget Passes First Test
AP: Wolf Won’t Endorse House Budget Plan, Not Balanced
AP: Wolf, Top Senators Cool To House GOP Budget Plan
AP: Elusive Budget Deal Could Push Work Past Deadline
As Budget Deadline Nears, No Agreement, Not Talks Set
John Baer: Politics Of Pending State Budget
Chesapeake Bay
PA Not Meeting All Targets In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
The Future Of The Conowingo Dam, Karl Blankenship
Millersville Opens Watershed Education, Research Center
Op-Ed: Stream Buffers Greatly Enhance Water Quality, Denise Colman, NRCS
Op-Ed: All Pennsylvania Watersheds Need Attention
Editorial: State Must Step Up Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Climate
Union: More Natural Gas Use Helps Meet Clean Power Plan Goals
Crable: What It’s Like To Work On Lancaster Wind Turbines
Forbes: U.S. On Track To Achieve 2030 Climate Emissions Goals In 2016
Super-PAC Funded By Billionaire Climate Activist Comes To PA
Climate-Conscious Billionaire Warms Things Up For McGinty
Coal Mining
Op-Ed: Federal Coal Mining Program Must Do Right By Nature, Taxpayers
Editorial: Royalty Rule On Mining Federal Lands Long Overdue
Compliance Action
PUC Zaps Electric Supplier With $6.75M Penalty
Dam Safety
Chester County Town To Breach 2 Dams Deemed Dangerous
DCNR
DCNR Designates New Wild Areas
Deep Mine Safety
Victims Of Twin Shaft Mine Disaster In Pittston Remembered
Delaware River
Academy Of Natural Sciences June Delaware Watershed Initiative Update
Video: Improved Water Quality In Some Parts Of Delaware Watershed
Delaware RiverKeeper July 1 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Pittsburgh Authority Reports On Lead Levels
Pittsburgh’s Water, Rivers, Smart City Challenge
Montco Residents Raise Concerns Over Water Quality
Montco Town Officials Vow Steps To Ensure Water Safety
Groundwater Testing Begins In Parks Township
Economic Development
Should PA Allow Water Parks, Golf Courses In State Parks?
Editorial:Full Potential Of D&L Heritage Corridor Yet To Be Realized
Op-Ed: Shell’s Ethane Plant To Spark Rebirth Of PA Manufacturing
Murray Energy Warns Of Up To 4,400 Coal Mine Layoffs
Education
ALCOSAN Camps Put Focus On Necessity For Clean Water
Millersville Opens Watershed Education, Research Center
Honeybees On Display At Tom Ridge Environmental Center
Energy
Unlicensed Sales Put Electricity Brokers In Spotlight
PUC Zaps Electric Supplier With $6.75M Penalty
Talen-Riverstone Merger Gets DOJ Approval
Talen Energy Offers IT Exec $400K Not To Leave
Talen Energy Takeover Raises Debt Concerns
Op-Ed: Radical Environmental Protests Have Local Consequences
Murray Energy Warns Of Up To 4,400 Coal Mine Layoffs
Environmental Heritage
Victims Of Twin Shaft Mine Disaster In Pittston Remembered
Ex-Centralia Residents Celebrate Birth Of Dying Town
Farming
AP: Organic Farms Tailor Setups, Employ Predator Species
Flooding
West Virginia Begins Monumental Flood Recovery Effort
More Storms On Tap For Flood-Ravaged West Virginia
Disaster Planning For PA’s Historic Resources
Green Buildings/Sustainability
Making Pittsburgh Greener: Green Building Alliance
Green Technology
Stroud Center, West Chester: Solar Exposure Energizes Muddy Microbes
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Montco Residents Raise Concerns Over Water Quality
Land Conservation
DCNR Designates New Wild Areas
Littering/Illegal Dumping
St. Luke School Runner-Up In PA Cleanup Video Contest
Mine Subsidence
DEP Fills In Mine Subsidence Hole That Swallowed Wilkes-Barre Resident
Oil & Gas
Conventional, Unconventional Drilling Rules Face Different Fates
Drilling Industry Awaits Rebound, Resists New Regulations
Minimum Royalty Bill For Shale Gas Leaseholders Advances
Union: More Natural Gas Use Helps Meet Clean Power Plan Goals
Shell Exec Expands On Plan For Beaver County Ethane Plant
Craft Labor In Demand For Chemical Project Wave
Roadblocks Present For Petrochemical Expansion In Western PA
Op-Ed: Shell’s Ethane Plant To Spark Rebirth Of PA Manufacturing
PA Seismic Network Helps Tell Fracking Quakes From Natural Ones
Smaller Drillers Flex Leaner Muscles During Downturn
Hempfield Natural Gas Filling Station Touts Green
Court Rules FERC Doesn’t Have To Review Upstream Impacts Of LNG
Pittsburgh Gasoline Slips To $2.56/Gallon Amid Uncertainty
Personnel
Making Pittsburgh Greener: Green Building Alliance
Pipelines
Spectra To Investigate 263 Miles Of Pipeline After Westmoreland Accident
Transco Pipeline Gets Permission From Majority Of Landowners
UGI Takes Step Toward Adding Pipeline Replacement Charge
Recreation
House Rejects Plan To Commercialize State Parks
Crable: Legislature Defeats Bill To Allow Development In State Parks
PA Lawmakers Reject Bill To Open State Parks To Private Development
Should PA Allow Water Parks, Golf Courses In State Parks?
Bill To Bring Private Development To State Parks Ready For House Vote
House Considering Private Development In State Parks
GOP Legislators Want To Put Golf Courses, Water Slides In State Parks
Swift: House Panel Revives State Park Development Idea
Editorial: Set High Bar For Private Development In State Parks
Lack Of Lifeguards Causes Frances Slocum State Park To Close Tuesday
Little Buffalo State Park Jewel In Perry County
9 Scenic River, Lake Cruises To Take This Summer In PA
Rivers Of Steel National Heritage Area: History, Graffiti Art
Nazareth Cyclist To Ride D&L Trail For 24 Hours
Editorial: Full Potential Of D&L Heritage Corridor Yet To Be Realized
Harrison Twp Seeks $250K Grant To Revitalize Silver Lake Park
Let’s Talk About Parks: Schenley Plaza Flowers
Future Clouded For Confluence Helped By Bike Trail
Refurbishing Of North Shore Trail Begins
Conneaut Twp Park Shimmers On Lake Erie Shore
Op-Ed: Walkers, Drivers, Cyclists, We Can Get Along
Delco: $1.7M Deal To Acquire Little Flower Property For Park
Smallest National Park In Philadelphia
Weather, Lower Gas Prices Encourage Boaters To Get On Water
Boating, Fishing Access Area Reopens On Juniata River
Recycling/Waste
Lancaster OKs Plan To Mine Trash For Metal. Here’s Why
Crable: Lancaster To Build Ash Metal Recycling Plant
Dauphin County Residents Drop Off 893 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs
Editorial: Still Awaiting Answers For Landfill Sewer Line
Waste Management Driver Awarded For Dedication
Renewable Energy
Crable: What It’s Like To Work On Lancaster Wind Turbines
Op-Ed: Carbon County Wind Energy Project Won’t Harm Watershed
Op-Ed: Penn Forest Wind Turbines’ Environmental Impact Minimal
Tesla, Sheetz In Talks On Electric Car Charging Stations
Stroud Center, West Chester: Solar Exposure Energizes Muddy Microbes
Forbes: U.S. On Track To Achieve 2030 Climate Emissions Goals In 2016
Waste-To-Energy Facilities
Lancaster OKs Plan To Mine Trash For Metal. Here’s Why
Crable: Lancaster To Build Ash Metal Recycling Plant
Wastewater Facilities
Pittsburgh’s Water, Rivers, Smart City Challenge
ALCOSAN Camps Put Focus On Necessity For Clean Water
Allegheny Valley Sewage Authority Rate Hike Worries Officials
Editorial: Still Awaiting Answers For Landfill Sewer Line
Watershed Protection
PA Not Meeting All Targets In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Op-Ed: Stream Buffers Greatly Enhance Water Quality, Denise Colman, NRCS
Op-Ed: All Pennsylvania Watersheds Need Attention
Indiana Groups Keep Stream Projects Moving
Millersville Opens Watershed Education, Research Center
ALCOSAN Launches Water Quality Alert System
Pittsburgh’s Water, Rivers, Smart City Challenge
Academy Of Natural Sciences June Delaware Watershed Initiative Update
Video: Improved Water Quality In Some Parts Of Delaware Watershed
Delaware RiverKeeper July 1 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware RiverKeeper June 24 RiverWatch Video Report
Op-Ed: Federal Coal Mining Program Must Do Right By Nature, Taxpayers
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Wildlife
Crable: Vets Find Peace On The Water
Ducks Return To Customary Spot At Senior Living Complex
Honeybees On Display At Tom Ridge Environmental Center
McGuffey High School Buzzing About Bees As Students Keep Hives
Pesticides Could Be Claiming Crops Along With Bee Colonies
Crable: Blizzard Of Mayflies Help Angler On Susquehanna
Mayflies Celebrated At Wrightsville Festival
Fish Commission Allows Washington County Lake To Reopen
Boating, Fishing Access Area Reopens On Juniata River
Crable: Feds Ground Proposal To Ban Drones On Game Lands
Zika Virus
Travelers: Keep Zika Virus Out Of PA Mosquito Population
Zika Worries Help Drive Business For Insecticide Firm
Op-Ed: There Is Distress, Confusion On Zika, Abortion
Other
Lancaster County Creates Land Bank To Deal With Blight
Editorial: Land Bank Good Step In Allegheny County Cohesion
Mapping: How Pennsylvania Commutes To Work
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