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Acting DEP Secretary Addresses Challenges In Chesapeake Cleanup

Sunday NewsClips

Data Will Help Refine Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Goals

Pollutants In Chesapeake Bay Waterways Popular Among Trout Anglers

Editorial: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Alarms Sound

Upgrades Due To Antiquated Scranton Sewer Lines

Op-Ed: A Sewer Solution For Pittsburgh, Now

Editorial: The Fracking Debate Call For Honesty

Grass Pellets Hold Promise In New Home Heating Market

Op-Ed: The Zika War Is On

Historic Huber Breaker Slope Found

Presque Isle Trail Still A Treasure After 15 Years

Air

EDF: Why Are PA’s Oil & Gas Emissions Going Up?

Op-Ed: Proposed Bill Could Halt Clean Air Progress

Editorial: Electric Plant 80 Miles Away Is Polluting Philly’s Air

Editorial: EPA And Ethanol: Something Smells

Editorial: Study Environmental Impact Of Ethanol

Alternative Fuels

Natural Gas Station Opens In Pittston Twp

Op-Ed: Why We Need To Keep Pressing Ahead On Renewable Fuels

Awards & Recognition

Park Forest Students Receive Environmental Award At White House

Budget

Editorial: Nothing Fishy In License Fee Plan

Chesapeake Bay

Acting DEP Secretary Addresses Challenges In Chesapeake Cleanup

Crable: Lancaster County Farms Face State Inspections

DEP Moves To Enforce Farms’ Manure Plans

DEP Visiting Farms To Determine Environmental Compliance

Farmers In Chesapeake Bay Watershed To Get Visits From DEP

PA Farmers Surveyed About Conservation Efforts For Chesapeake Bay

PA Waterways Show Serious Spikes In Bacteria Studies Show

Creeks, Susquehanna River Show Highest Bacteria Levels After Rain

Study Finds Pollution In Dauphin, Cumberland Streams

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

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Climate

Crable: PA Adopts Climate Action Plan Citing Predictions Of Grim Future

Update To PA Climate Plan May Benefit Economic Climate

EDF: Why Are PA’s Oil & Gas Emissions Going Up?

Editorial: Climate Force, Chilling Retort

Editorial: Climate Games: Anchor vs. Sail

Delaware River

Lansdale, North Wales Agree To Protect Wissahickon Watershed

Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Water In South Philly

Op-Ed: Great Cities Need Great Watersheds

Conservation District Offers Wayne County Farm Tour

Delaware Riverkeeper Aug. 26 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Air Force Halting Use Of Foam That Tainted Wells

Pittsburgh Water Authority To Pick Interim Director

Lead Levels Prompt Pittsburgh Schools To Replace Water Fountains

Op-Ed: Getting The Lead Out Of Communities

Economic Development

Western PA Riverfront Developments Improved By Planning

Appalachian Coal Towns Get $39M Federal Boost Aimed At Revitalization

Despite Low Oil Prices, Shell Moves Forward With Ethane Plant

Roundtable Takes Long-Term Look At Beaver Ethane Plant’s Impact

Rumblings of Second Cracker At Beaver Forum

Corn Mazes For 2016 In Central PA

Rumblings of Second Cracker At Beaver Forum

Education

Park Forest Students Receive Environmental Award At White House

Wilkes-Barre H.S. Students Release Butterflies At Miner’s Park

Waynesburg U Students Help Community With Service Projects

Frances Slocum Building Dedicated To Pat Solano For Decades Of Work

Energy

Earth Finally Moved For Tenaska’s Natural Gas Power Plant

New Natural Gas Power Plant Breaks Ground In Westmoreland

UGI Presents Energy Rebate To Dept. Of Corrections

Texas Startup’s Big Idea: Storing Electricity In Shale Wells

Op-Ed: Shale Stabilizes Energy Prices

Editorial: Study Environmental Impact Of Ethanol

PPL Demonstrates Danger Of Live Power Lines

Appalachian Coal Towns Get $39M Federal Boost Aimed At Revitalization

PA Bituminous Coal Show, Celebrating Coal Mining Heritage

Feds Propose Nuclear Waste Transport Through Erie County

Farming

Conservation District Offers Wayne County Farm Tour

Corn Mazes For 2016 In Central PA

Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm Became Big Ten’s Most Unlikely Football Factory

City Of Erie Explores Urban Agriculture

Forests

Wildfire Fighters Say Training Translates Well Out West

What To Expect From Fall Foliage In 2016

Green Buildings/Sustainability

PNC’s Living Wall In Pittsburgh Coming Down

Green Infrastructure

Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Water In South Philly

Hazardous Site Cleanup

Air Force Halting Use Of Foam That Tainted Wells

AP: Family Sues Navy, Blaming It For Contaminated Drinking Water

Mine Reclamation

Dawes: GOP Congressmen Need To Support Mine Reclamation Bill

DEP Video: Reclaiming Ehrenfeld: Abandoned Mine Land Pilot #1

Conti: Western PA’s Coal Site Monstrosities Reenvisioned

Wilkes-Barre H.S. Students Release Butterflies At Miner’s Park

Oil & Gas

$275M Plant Will Treat Water, Send It Back To Well Sites

EDF: Why Are PA’s Oil & Gas Emissions Going Up?

Study Does Not Show Gas Drilling Causes Health Impacts

Federal Oil & Gas Waste Rules Put Traditional Drillers In A Tight Spot

Conventional Well Drilling Industry Again Complains About Regulations

New Natural Gas Power Plant Breaks Ground In Westmoreland

Earth Finally Moved For Tenaska’s Natural Gas Power Plant

Op-Ed: Why We Need to Expand Gas Production In PA

UGI Presents Energy Rebate To Dept. Of Corrections

Mt. Pleasant Twp Gas Pad Hearing Continued

Natural Gas Station Opens In Pittston Twp

Roundtable Takes Long-Term Look At Beaver Ethane Plant’s Impact

Despite Low Oil Prices, Shell Moves Forward With Ethane Plant

Landmen Wait, Shift, Leave During Oil & Gas Downturn

Rumblings of Second Cracker At Beaver Forum

With Gas Downturn, Community College Land Mgmt. Program On Hiatus

Energy Spotlight: Stacey Olson, Chevro

Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation Order In Adams County

Trump To Speak At Marcellus Shale Conference In Pittsburgh

Stone Energy In Talks To Sell PA Assets To Reduce Debt

Some Shale Drillers Return To Oil Patch

Texas Startup’s Big Idea: Storing Electricity In Shale Wells

WV Gas Driller Dies Seeking Medical Help

Waynesburg U Students Help Community With Service Projects

Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Up Slightly

Gasoline Prices Expected To Drop Significantly After Labor Day

Oil Train Traffic Is Down, For Market Reasons

Pipelines

Gas Company Fined For Building Pipeline In Wrong Place

Consol Found Straying From Permits For Pipelines

Construction Begins On UGI Sunbury Pipeline

Plains Twp Fire Chief Blasts PennEast Pipeline’s Impact Statement

Why Pipeline Safety Is PA’s Next Big Energy Challenge

Op-Ed: Pipeline Key To PA Economic Prosperity

Radiation Protection

Feds Propose Nuclear Waste Transport Through Erie County

Editorial: More Information Needed On Erie Nuclear Waste Transport

Recreation

Frances Slocum Building Dedicated To Pat Solano For Decades Of Work

What To Expect From Fall Foliage In 2016

Laurel Hill State Park Acquires Scenic Overlook

Dogs Perform Water Rescue Demonstrations At Codorus State Park

Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Cancer Survivors Find Strength, Community In Paddling

PA Wilds Center Receives ARC Grant For Tourism

Still Perfect Weather For Kayaking On The Schuylkill River

Bike Loop Along Delaware River Picks Up Steam, Dollars

AP: Bike Lanes Around The World, When Mere Paint Won’t Do It

Volunteers Makeover Ligonier Borough’s Friendship Park

North Belle Vernon Park Dedicated

ATV Ridership On The Rise In PA

Friends Of Wissahickon Begin $1M Trail Restoration Project

Prettiest Fitness Challenge Ever: Tackle All Of The Wissahickon’s Trails

Extending  Fun, Fitness To All At Philly Parks & Playgrounds

Crable: Martic Twp Asked To Take Over Closed Holtwood Park

Energy Company, Conservancy Group Reach Deal On Holtwood

AP: Allegheny Portage Site Recalls 1834 Railroad Innovation

Crable: Quickest Way To Drive To All 47 National Parks In Lower 48

Op-Ed: Celebrate National Park Service’s Centennial

Editorial: Cash Best Gift To National Parks On Their Birthday

Editorial: Deferred Park Service Work Diminishes Achievement

Renewable Energy

Op-Ed: Why We Need To Keep Pressing Ahead On Renewable Fuels

Schuylkill River

Still Perfect Weather For Kayaking On The Schuylkill River

Sustainability

PNC’s Living Wall In Pittsburgh Coming Down

Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Scranton Sewer Authority, American Water To Get Sale Back On Track

Watershed Protection

Acting DEP Secretary Addresses Challenges In Chesapeake Cleanup

Crable: Lancaster County Farms Face State Inspections

DEP Moves To Enforce Farms’ Manure Plans

DEP Visiting Farms To Determine Environmental Compliance

Farmers In Chesapeake Bay Watershed To Get Visits From DEP

PA Farmers Surveyed About Conservation Efforts For Chesapeake Bay

PA Waterways Show Serious Spikes In Bacteria Studies Show

Creeks, Susquehanna River Show Highest Bacteria Levels After Rain

Study Finds Pollution In Dauphin, Cumberland Streams

Conservation District Offers Wayne County Farm Tour

Lansdale, North Wales Agree To Protect Wissahickon Watershed

Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Water In South Philly

Op-Ed: Great Cities Need Great Watersheds

Delaware Riverkeeper Aug. 26 RiverWatch Video Report

Western PA Riverfront Developments Improved By Planning

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

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Wildlife

Editorial: Nothing Fishy In License Fee Plan

Citizen Advisory Panel Offers Recommendations On Deer Management

Game Commission: Pennsylvania Elk: Celebrating 100 Years

Schneck: 14 Best Spots to Watch Hawks

Crable: High-Tech Monitoring Unlocks Mysteries Of Bird Migration

Are Allentown’s New Glass Buildings Bird Killers?

Chatham U Involved In International Moth Collection Project

Uncle Jim’s Worm Farm Became Big Ten’s Most Unlikely Football Factory

West Nile/Zika Virus

2 More In Allegheny County Infected With Zika

DEP Monitoring Mosquitoes That Could Spread Zika

Bethlehem’s OraSure Gets Zika Funding

Florida’s Zika Outbreak Is Spreading In St. Petersburg Area

FDA Advises Zika Screening For All U.S. Blood Centers

NIH Official: Zika Could Hang Around U.S. For Year Or Two

Other

Allegheny Front: Canals That Remade PA’s Economy

Centralia’s Last Church Invites Pilgrims For Celebration Of Faith

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8/29/2016

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