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Sunday NewsClips

Greene County Miners Facing Difficult Times

Letter: Shell’s Cracker Emissions Involves Legal Sleight Of Hand

Northeast PA Sees Potentially Record-Setting Rainfall

Minor Flooding In Western PA

PA Fire Towers Regain Relevance As Guardians Of Forests

Monessen Money For Parks Moved For Other Purposes?

Bat Survey Seeks Signs Of Life In Susquehanna County

Tracking Bat Species Can Get Tricky

Deadly Disease Affects PA Bats

Air

Letter: Shell’s Ethane Cracker Will Reduce Air Emissions

Editorial: Brunner Island Power Plant Facing Hurdles

AP: Air Cleanup Boosts Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

Alternative Energy

Allegheny Front: Is PA’s Green Energy Sector Headed For A Boom?

In PA, More Jobs In Clean Energy Than Fossil Fuels

Clinton Advisor Predicts Clean Power Plan Will Survive High Court Stay

Wind Turbines, LED Light To Illuminate Rachel Carson Bridge

Power Purchase Plan Options Make Going Solar Easier

Clean Energy Advocates Urge DNC To Ban Fracking

Chesapeake Bay

Susquehanna Ailing But Not Impaired, PA Says

Corps Of Engineers Chesapeake Bay Restoration Plan In Works

AP: Air Cleanup Boosts Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

What’s Planned Along Codorus Creek Corridor In York?

Op-Ed: $4 Billion And Nothing To Show For It, By Ed Schafer, Bion

Climate

PA Court Disregards Constitutional Obligation To Future Generations

Crable: Stricter Landfill Greenhouse Gas Rules Won’t Affect Lancaster

Natural Gas Reputation As Cleaner Fuel Sullied By Methane Emissions

Op-Ed: Using Gas From Fracking Lowers Carbon Emissions

Energy, Climate Change Discussions At The DNC

AP: Hollywood Stars Hold Climate Rally Ahead Of DNC

Climate Change Dominates Millennial Event In Philadelphia

Editorial: Another EPA Climate Crock

Editorial: Reduce Plane Pollution

Compliance Actions

Contractor Charged With Dumping Pollutants Into Susquehanna

Conservation Districts

Student-Decorated Rain Barrels Sold In Pike, Wayne Counties

Deep Mine Safety

Drilling Tools Donated 14 Years After Quecreek Mine Rescue

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper July 29 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

AP: Pittsburgh’s Water, Sewer Authority Hires New Director

New Pittsburgh Water Authority Chief Confident Of Turnaround

Questions Swirl Around New Pittsburgh Water Authority Chief

New Pittsburgh Water Authority Chief Said Resignation Was Forced

Drought

Clearfield County Enacts Water Limits, Burn Bans

Burn Bans In Effect For Some Municipalities

Corn Crop Outlook Withers With Heat, Dry Spell

Economic Development

Unions Gathering Workers For Shell Plant

Community Development Internship On Steroids For PSU Students

DCNR Video: Secretary Adams-Dunn On PA Outdoor Corps

Education

Community Development Internship On Steroids For PSU Students

DCNR Video: Secretary Adams-Dunn On PA Outdoor Corps

Schneck: How, When To Watch Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower July 28-29

Energy

Natural Gas Reputation As Cleaner Fuel Sullied By Methane Emissions

Editorial: Brunner Island Power Plant Facing Hurdles

Shale Gas Lowers Power Rates During Heat Wave East Of Mississippi

PUC To Hold Hearing On Penelec Electric Rates In Erie

Landlords Seek Relief From PGW Liens

Grand Opening Of New CNG Station In Montgomery County

Combined Heat, Power, Microgrids And Business Bike Support

Power Plants Weigh Down FirstEnergy’s Earnings

Consol Paying To Get Rid Of West Virginia Mines

Consol Shifts Responsibility For WV Mines To KY Company

Consol Reports 2nd Quarter Loss

Environmental Heritage

Drilling Tools Donated 14 Years After Quecreek Mine Rescue

Farming

Corn Crop Outlook Withers With Heat, Dry Spell

Flooding

Flooding Wreaks Havoc On Scranton Gateway Center

Flash Flood Watch In Northeast PA

Flooding Hits Parts Of York County

Motorcycle Lost In ‘77 Johnstown Flood Found In Excavation Work

Forests

Clearfield County Enacts Water Limits, Burn Bans

Register For Women And Their Woods Workshop In Wayne

Geologic Hazards

King Of Prussia Land Sinking

Home Demolition Underway At Site Of Palmyra Sinkhole

Schneck: How, When To Watch Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower July 28-29

Green Infrastructure

Student-Decorated Rain Barrels Sold In Pike, Wayne Counties

Land Conservation

Maintaining Rec, Education Opportunities At Browns Farm, Asbury Woods

Land Recycling

RIDC Outlines Plans For Former Hazelwood Mill Site

RIDC’s Plans To Convert Hazelwood Mill Site Advance

Oil & Gas

Rendell: I Made A Mistake Promoting Shale Gas

PennFuture Wins Appeal Of Mt. Pleasant Twp Drilling Ordinance

Unions Gathering Workers For Shell Plant

Letter: Shell’s Ethane Cracker Will Reduce Air Emissions

Op-Ed: Using Gas From Fracking Lowers Carbon Emissions

Natural Gas Reputation As Cleaner Fuel Sullied By Methane Emissions

Ruling Upholds Permit For Drilling Under Allegheny River Refinery

Conti: Consol To Resume Gas Drilling In Utica, Marcellus Shale

Conti: Marcellus Drillers Start To Come Off Sidelines

Conti: EQT To Drill In More Shallow Rock Layer To Mitigate Costs

Democrats Used To Like Natural Gas Energy, Not Anymore

Clean Energy Advocates Urge DNC To Ban Fracking

Shale Gas Lowers Power Rates During Heat Wave East Of Mississippi

Lawrence County Uses Drilling Fees For Park Lands

Demonstrators Urge Philadelphia Refinery To Rethink Expansion

Grand Opening Of New CNG Station In Montgomery County

National Fuel Gas To Raise Natural Gas Charges In Erie Region

Peoples Natural Gas Employee Training 101

Oil And Gas Auctions Reflect Industry Woes

AP: Oil And Gas Auctions Reflect Industry Woes

Oil, Gas Permitting Process On Federal Lands To Be Eased

Range Resources Reports Deeper Loss

EQT Swings To Second Quarter Loss

Summer Gasoline Prices Down Across Erie Region

Gasoline Drops Below $2/Gallon In Harrisburg Area

Pipelines

Allegheny Front: Eminent Domain Critical Issue In Gas Pipeline Boom

Pipeline Developers Forced To Wait Years For Fed Approval

FERC Finds No Environmental Impact In National Fuel Pipeline Project

FERC Public Meetings On PennEast Pipeline EIS Start Aug. 15 In Bethlehem

NY’s Block Of Constitution Pipeline Means 2-Year Delay

U.S. Environmentalist Take Aim At 2nd TransCanada Pipeline

PSEG Opposition To New England Pipeline Catches Eye Of PennEast Opponents

FERC To Consider Market Abuse Claims By PennEast Pipeline

Op-Ed: PennEast Pipeline Impact Statement Misleading

Spotlight: Courtney McShane Pipeline Company

Recreation

Maintaining Rec, Education Opportunities At Browns Farm, Asbury Woods

DCNR Video: Secretary Adams-Dunn On PA Outdoor Corps

Weekend Celebration Invites Public to Explore Erie’s Presque Isle

Commune With Nature, History At Oil Creek State Park

Reel Paddling Film Festival Stops In Kittanning

PennDOT Studies Bike Trail Improvements In Erie

Freeport Seeks Grant Money To Improve Trail

Combined Heat, Power, Microgrids And Business Bike Support

Community Workers Making Philly School Playgrounds Green

Plan To Build Park Across I-579 In Pittsburgh Gets $19M Boost

Let’s Talk About Park Names In Pittsburgh

As More Pedal, Bicyclists’ Injuries Up

Pittsburgh Puts Together New Bike Infrastructure, Events, Education Plan

Take 5 Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Recycling/Waste

Crable: Stricter Landfill Greenhouse Gas Rules Won’t Affect Lancaster

Monroe Sues Waste Haulers For Not Taking Waste To County Landfills

These Guys Are Taking A Lot Of Garbage From The DNC

Renewable Energy

Allegheny Front: Is PA’s Green Energy Sector Headed For A Boom?

In PA, More Jobs In Clean Energy Than Fossil Fuels

Clinton Advisor Predicts Clean Power Plan Will Survive High Court Stay

Wind Turbines, LED Light To Illuminate Rachel Carson Bridge

Power Purchase Plan Options Make Going Solar Easier

Clean Energy Advocates Urge DNC To Ban Fracking

Susquehanna River

Susquehanna Ailing But Not Impaired, PA Says

Contractor Charged With Dumping Pollutants Into Susquehanna

What’s It Like Growing Up A Susquehanna River Rat?

Sustainability

Democrats Talk, Walk Sustainability At Convention

Watershed Protection

Susquehanna Ailing But Not Impaired, PA Says

Towns Would Collaborate To Clean Up Wissahickon Creek

What’s Planned Along Codorus Creek Corridor In York?

Student-Decorated Rain Barrels Sold In Pike, Wayne Counties

Tunkhannock River Day Links Crowd, Nature

Tookany/Tacony-Frankford:Residents Flock To Creekside Bird Garden Tour

Delaware RiverKeeper July 29 RiverWatch Video Report

Algae Blooms Found In Presque Isle Bay

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Wildlife

Crable: Are Bowfishers Discharging Fish To Rot In Columbia?

Snakes On A Plain In Washington County Disrupt Wedding

Walliser: Some Beetles Are Real Pests

Editorial: Insecticide Ban May Help Bees

Schneck: How, When To Watch Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower July 28-29

Zika/West Nile Virus

Montco Company Doses First Volunteer With Zika Vaccine

Heartaches Ahead For Babies Born With Zika Virus In U.S.

Florida Officials Confirm Zika Cases Caused By Mosquitoes

CDC Adjusts Zika Testing Guidance For Pregnant Women

Luzerne County’s First West Nile Virus Case Reported

Other

Op-Ed: Erie County Needs Fully Regional Transit System

Schneck: 7 Mushrooms That Will Kill You In PA

Succession Planting Extends Season For Home Gardeners

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8/1/2016

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