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Acting DEP Secretary McDonnell Waiting To See What Trump Will Bring
Sunday NewsClips
Swift: State Agency Reform Is By Fits And Starts
Swift: In-Lieu Of Tax Payments Increasing For State-Owned Forests, Parks
Scranton Man Sue City Over $300 Trash Fee
Grants Pave Way For Hempfield Park Upgrade
Op-Ed: Keep Pittsburgh’s Rivers Open For Business & Recreation
Editorial: Limits On Bike Lanes In Pittsburgh
Raising, Training Birds Of Prey Is A Way Of Life
Photo: Thick Coating Of Ice Covers Trees In Erie
The Feds - Sunday
U.S. Solar Industry Is Booming And Isn’t Afraid Of Trump
Transforming Greenhouse Gas To Clean Fuel
Op-Ed: Facts, Lies And Climate Change
Op-Ed: Trump Can’t Deny Climate Change Without A Fight
Federal Policy
POST: Trump Taps Montana Cong. Ryan Zinke As Interior Secretary, NOT McMorris
WSJ: Trump Picks Montana Cong. Ryan Zinke As Interior Secretary
AP: Trump Offers Montana’s Zinki Interior Secretary
AP: Trump Picks Montana Rep. Zinke As Interior Chief
AP: Trump Selects Exxon CEO Tillerson For Secretary Of State
Tillerson Picked For Secretary Of State
Exxon’s Tillerson Named Trump’s Secretary Of State
From Oops To DOE Chief, Rick Perry Pick For Energy
Former Texas Rick Perry May Be Trump Pick For DOE
Trump Reportedly To Tap Perry For DOE Secretary Post
Trump’s EPA Pick Said Obama Climate Change Rules Would Be Undone
PA Environmental Group Wary Of Trump’s EPA Pick
FactCheck: The Facts On Trump’s EPA Nominee
Op-Ed: I Was GOP EPA Administrator, Don’t Walk Back Progress
Op-Ed: Would EPA Deregulation Help Industry? History Says Otherwise
Solar Is Booming And Isn’t Afraid Of Trump
Will Rick Perry’s Pro-Wind Power Stance Carry On To New Job?
Oil/Gas Industry Quickly Amassing Power In Trump’s Washington
Trump’s Biggest Promises In PA Like Coal: Can He Keep Them?
Reuters: Coalition Of 24 State Urge Trump To Kill Carbon Emission Plan
Guardian: Where Do Trump’s Nominees Stand On Climate Change?
AP: Q/A Secretary Of State Nominee’s Environmental Track Record
Trump Transition: Request For DOE Climate Staff Names Not Authorized
Penn Scholars Move To Preserve Climate-Change Data
Op-Ed: Long Live Climate Science! Hail Heroes Of The Resistance!
Environmental Justice Enters Its Age of Anxiety
Environmental Groups Wait And See On Trump’s Water Infrastructure Pledge
Op-Ed: Trump May Not Be As Bad For The Environment As Feared
Bloomberg: Trump Memo Hints A Big Shake-Up Of Energy Policy
Op-Ed: Trump Should End Renewable Fuel Standard
Trump Vows No Wrecking Ball To Obama Legacy, But Big Changes
Trump: Nobody Really Knows If Climate Change Is Real
Trump Names Skeptics To Guide Every Agency Dealing With Climate Change
DOE Rejects Trump Request To List Climate Change Staff
Is Trump Seeking To Save Nuclear Power Plants?
Companies Hope Trump Will Bring Opportunities For Coal
Pipeline Rupture Spews 176K Gallons Of Oil 150 Miles From Dakota Pipeline Protest
Bloomberg: 5 People At FERC Could Block Trump’s Pipeline Promises
Bloomberg: Trump Vows To Boost Drilling, Opponents Turn To Courts
Oil Surges As Saudis Eye Deeper Production Cuts, Non-OPEC Joins Deal
Editorial Keep Promise To Coal Miners On Pensions
Air
Shell Proposes Bargain To Meet Pollution Targets For Ethane Plant
Shell’s Air, Water Permits Debated At DEP Hearing
On The Fenceline About The Shell Ethane Plant
Potter Twp Residents Wonder About Ethane Plant’s Effects
Potter Twp Hearing On Shell Ethane Plant Not Closed
Shell Asks For Local Support For Ethane Plant
PA To Get $110 Million From VW Cheating Scandal To Reduce Air Pollution
Activists Question Proposal To Lower ATI Steel Emission Limits
Editorial: State, Google Target Methane Emissions
Editorial: It’s No Time To Put Our Air At Risk
Allegheny River
Allegheny River Quality Good, Concerns Remain For 2 Creeks
Alternative Fuels
Op-Ed: Trump Should End Renewable Fuel Standard
Awards/Recognition
Chester County Farmers Of The Year
Budget
AP: Wolf Eliminating Thousands Of Unfilled State Jobs
Thompson: Wolf Administration Freezes Personnel Funding
PA’s Budget Shortfall, Not Without Precedent, But Still Bad
Editorial: Another Year, Another Budget Shell Game
Editorial: Restructure State? Start With Legislature
Governor, Lt. Gov., Line Offices, Cabinet Officials Get 1.3% Raise In 2017, Like Legislators
McKelvey: PA Budget Shortfall Grows To $600 Million
Zwick: Wolf Administration Pledges To Seek Spending Cuts To Fill $600M Deficit
Thompson: Reed Calls For Redesign Of State Government In 2017-18
Swift: Consolidation Of State Government Suggested
AP: GOP Eyes Big State Government Changes In Lean Budget Year
Communities Defend Expenditures From Gas Well Impact Fees
Swift: More Oversight Could Create More Housing In Shale Region
Editorial: Act 13 Drilling Fee- It’s A Tax
Editorial: Impact Fee Program Needs More Oversight
PA To Get $110 Million From VW Cheating Scandal To Reduce Air Pollution
Environmental Groups Wait And See On Trump’s Water Infrastructure Pledge
Editorial Keep Promise To Coal Miners On Pensions
Chesapeake Bay
Survey: Midstate Farmers Making Effort To Reduce Pollution
What Happens After PA Misses Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals?
Report Explores Variations In PA, Other Chesapeake Bay Watersheds
Intersection Of Religious Conviction & Environmental Ethics
Crable: Susquehanna’s Bass Numbers Rise, But Agency Still Pushes Sick River Status
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Climate
Editorial: State, Google Target Methane Emissions
Trump: Nobody Really Knows If Climate Change Is Real
Trump Transition: Request For DOE Climate Staff Names Not Authorized
Penn Scholars Move To Preserve Climate-Change Data
DOE Rejects Trump Request To List Climate Change Staff
Op-Ed: Long Live Climate Science! Hail Heroes Of The Resistance!
Trump Vows No Wrecking Ball To Obama Legacy, But Big Changes
Trump Names Skeptics To Guide Every Agency Dealing With Climate Change
Reuters: Coalition Of 24 State Urge Trump To Kill Carbon Emission Plan
Guardian: Where Do Trump’s Nominees Stand On Climate Change?
AP: Q/A Secretary Of State Nominee’s Environmental Track Record
AP: Trump Selects Exxon CEO Tillerson For Secretary Of State
Tillerson Picked For Secretary Of State
Surprising Key To Viable Carbon Sequestration: Build More Highways
Coal Mining
DEP OKs Consol Longwall Mining Permit Near Ryerson Station State Park
DEP Ignores Citizen On Ryerson Park/Mining Permit While Discussing Outreach
Cresson Mine To Reopen In Spring As Rising Coal Market Spurs Hiring
DEP: Owners Of Huber Breaker Site Out Of Compliance
AP: As Term Ends, Mine Safety Chief Hopeful for Safer Coal Mines
Editorial Keep Promise To Coal Miners On Pensions
Compliance Actions
DEP: Owners Of Huber Breaker Site Out Of Compliance
Composting
Philly Initiatives Seeks Solutions To Turn Food Waste Into Jobs, Revenue
Deep Mine Safety
AP: As Term Ends, Mine Safety Chief Hopeful for Safer Coal Mines
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 16 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Elevated Lead Levels Found In Duncannon Water
EPA Responds To PFC Investigation In Bucks County
EPA: Fracking Can Impact Drinking Water
EPA: Data Gaps Block Verdict On Fracking, Drinking Water
EPA Fracking Study Points To Continued Lack Of Data
Crable: EPA: Fracking For Gas Pollutes Drinking Water Under Some Circumstances
NYT: EPA Now Says Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water
EPA Fracking Report Offers Few Answers On Drinking Water
Editorial: EPA Fracking Report Defines Water Issue
Economic Development
Crable: Lancaster Farmland Provides Environmental Benefits Worth $676 Million
Education
3 School Gardens Set To Open In Erie This Spring
Gannon University Plans Environmental Research Center
Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Live: Trout In The Classroom
Energy
Citizens Group Says Jessup Power Plant Needed More Expert Advice
Philly Navy Yard Picks Firm To Build $11M Gas Power Plant
Are We Heading For Hydropower Boom On 3 Rivers?
PUC Recommends 118 Ways PPL Could Improve, Save Money
National Fuel To Offer Help To Households Without Heat
Lawmaker To Reintroduce Bill To Let Customers Opt Out Of Smart Meters
Bloomberg: Trump Memo Hints A Big Shake-Up Of Energy Policy
Is Trump Seeking To Save Nuclear Power Plants?
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Needs Nuclear Power
Exelon: Illinois Bill To Keep Nuclear Plant Open Delivering Jobs
Companies Hope Trump Will Bring Opportunities For Coal
Trump’s Biggest Promises In PA Like Coal: Can He Keep Them?
WSJ: Exxon’s Rex Tillerson Is Top Candidate For Secretary Of State
AP: Q/A Secretary Of State Nominee’s Environmental Track Record
NYT: Tillerson, Exxon Chief, Expected To Be Secretary Of State Pick
From Oops To DOE Chief, Rick Perry Pick For Energy
Former Texas Rick Perry May Be Trump Pick For DOE
Trump Reportedly To Tap Perry For DOE Secretary Post
Bloomberg: Trump’s Wolves May Gather Around Energy Nursery
Editorial Keep Promise To Coal Miners On Pensions
Energy Efficiency
Philadelphia Launches $1 Billion Green Jobs Plan
Philadelphia Moves Forward On Massive Green Jobs Plan
Lawmaker To Reintroduce Bill To Let Customers Opt Out Of Smart Meters
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Enters Its Age of Anxiety
Farming
Survey: Midstate Farmers Making Effort To Reduce Pollution
Chester County Farmers Of The Year
Crable: Lancaster Farmland Provides Environmental Benefits Worth $676 Million
Lake Erie Environmental Forum Hears About Ag Sustainability
Flooding
Solomon Creek Flood Wall Collapses In South Wilkes-Barre
Casey Promises Federal Help For Solomon Creek Flood Wall
Court Allows Lawsuit Against Firm In Pittsburgh Flash Flood Deaths
PA Court Revives Lawsuit Over Flash Flood That Killed 4 In Pittsburgh
Green Buildings/Sustainability
Philadelphia Launches $1 Billion Green Jobs Plan
Philadelphia Moves Forward On Massive Green Jobs Plan
Study: Green Buildings Make You Work Smarter, Sleep Sounder
Environmental Groups Wait And See On Trump’s Water Infrastructure Pledge
Green Infrastructure
Philadelphia Launches $1 Billion Green Jobs Plan
Philadelphia Moves Forward On Massive Green Jobs Plan
Philly Water: Juniata Park Rain Garden Completes Circle Of Green
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
EPA Responds To PFC Investigation In Bucks County
Lake Erie
Lake Erie Environmental Forum Hears About Ag Sustainability
Land Conservation
Crable: Lancaster Farmland Provides Environmental Benefits Worth $676 Million
Op-Ed: Court Should Honor Investment In Open Space By Taxpayers
Oil & Gas
Editorial: State, Google Target Methane Emissions
Communities Defend Expenditures From Gas Well Impact Fees
Swift: More Oversight Could Create More Housing In Shale Region
Editorial: Act 13 Drilling Fee- It’s A Tax
Editorial: Impact Fee Program Needs More Oversight
Wayne County Joins Landowner Lawsuit Against DRBC Over Drilling Ban
Citizens Group Says Jessup Power Plant Needed More Expert Advice
Philly Navy Yard Picks Firm To Build $11M Gas Power Plant
Monroeville Firm Looks To Gas Power Plants To Fill Coal’s Slack
Editorial: Forced Pooling Of Natural Gas Leases Should Be Off The Table
Murrysville Holds Hearings On Drilling, Land Development Ordinances
Shell’s Air, Water Permits Debated At DEP Hearing
Shell Proposes Bargain To Meet Pollution Targets For Ethane Plant
On The Fenceline About The Shell Ethane Plant
Potter Twp Residents Wonder About Ethane Plant’s Effects
Potter Twp Hearing On Shell Ethane Plant Not Closed
Shell Asks For Local Support For Ethane Plant
New Threat To Bats: Shale Gas Industry
EPA: Fracking Can Impact Drinking Water
EPA: Data Gaps Block Verdict On Fracking, Drinking Water
EPA Fracking Study Points To Continued Lack Of Data
Crable: EPA: Fracking For Gas Pollutes Drinking Water Under Some Circumstances
NYT: EPA Now Says Fracking Can Contaminate Drinking Water
EPA Fracking Report Offers Few Answers On Drinking Water
Editorial: EPA Fracking Report Defines Water Issue
2 Years Into Fracking Ban, Use Of Natural Gas Rising In NY
Bloomberg: Trump Vows To Boost Drilling, Opponents Turn To Courts
PA Remains No. 2 For Natural Gas, Reserves Fell 6.5%
Oil Surges As Saudis Eye Deeper Production Cuts, Non-OPEC Joins Deal
Pittsburgh Gasoline Price Rises On OPEC Deal
Philadelphia Gas Commission Looking For New Executive Director
Pipeline
UGI: Natural Gas Pipeline Purging Planned In Snyder County
Charges Dropped Against Landowners In Sunoco Pipeline Case
Op-Ed: Marcellus Shale Gas Pipelines Deliver Lower Energy Prices
Op-Ed: Pipelines Key To PA’s Energy Future, Marcellus Shale Coalition
Rally Held In Harrisburg By Dakota Pipeline Opponents
Op-Ed: What Was At Stake In Dakota Pipeline Protest
Pipeline Rupture Spews 176K Gallons Of Oil 150 Miles From Dakota Pipeline Protest
Bloomberg: 5 People At FERC Could Block Trump’s Pipeline Promises
Public Participation
DEP Ignores Citizen On Ryerson Park/Mining Permit While Discussing Outreach
Recreation
State Awards Nearly $1M In Lackawanna Park, Trail Grants
Take 5 Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
AP: Allegheny National Forest To Open Snowmobile Trails Friday
Chicago Cubs’ Manager Breaks Ground For Playground In Hometown Hazleton
Rebuilt W. Philly Playground A Model Of More To Come
Philly Water: Juniata Park Rain Garden Completes Circle Of Green
Bucks Rail Trail Runs Into Opposition
Dozens Gather To Debate Protected Bike Lanes In Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Property Owners Worried Over Bike Lane Plans
Editorial: LifeCycles Provides Invaluable Service In Lancaster
Op-Ed: Court Should Honor Investment In Open Space By Taxpayers
Recycling/Waste
Crable: Christmas Tree Recycling At Lancaster Central Park
Philly Initiatives Seeks Solutions To Turn Food Waste Into Jobs, Revenue
Lackawanna Judge Recuses Himself In Landfill Case
Renewable Energy
Are We Heading For Hydropower Boom On 3 Rivers?
Philadelphia Launches $1 Billion Green Jobs Plan
Philadelphia Moves Forward On Massive Green Jobs Plan
Solar Is Booming And Isn’t Afraid Of Trump
Bloomberg: World Energy Turning Point: Solar That’s Cheaper Than Wind
Will Rick Perry’s Pro-Wind Power Stance Carry On To New Job?
Susquehanna River
Crable: Susquehanna’s Bass Numbers Rise, But Agency Still Pushes Sick River Status
Schneck: Susquehanna Bass Show Signs Of Improvement
Sustainability
Crable: Lancaster Farmland Provides Environmental Benefits Worth $676 Million
Lake Erie Environmental Forum Hears About Ag Sustainability
Wastewater Facilities
Scranton $96M Sewer System Sale Cash Largest Windfall For City
Scranton Sewer Sale Closing Still On Hold
Editorial: Scranton Authority Keeps Lid On Sale Details
Watershed Protection
Survey: Midstate Farmers Making Effort To Reduce Pollution
Crable: Lancaster Farmland Provides Environmental Benefits Worth $676 Million
Chester County Farmers Of The Year
What Happens After PA Misses Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals?
Report Explores Variations In PA, Other Chesapeake Bay Watersheds
Lake Erie Environmental Forum Hears About Ag Sustainability
Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 16 RiverWatch Video Report
Allegheny River Quality Good, Concerns Remain For 2 Creeks
Intersection Of Religious Conviction & Environmental Ethics
Crable: Susquehanna’s Bass Numbers Rise, But Agency Still Pushes Sick River Status
Schneck: Susquehanna Bass Show Signs Of Improvement
Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Live: Trout In The Classroom
Ohio River Work Approved, Funding Still Needed
Ohio River Lock Failure Halts Traffic Downstream
Aging Locks, Dams On Ohio Will Fail Sooner Or Later
Editorial: Approval Of New Lock Construction Long Overdue
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Wildlife
Crable: Susquehanna’s Bass Numbers Rise, But Agency Still Pushes Sick River Status
Eastern PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation: Live: Trout In The Classroom
Crable: Think You Know A Lot About PA’s Black Bears? Take This Quiz
Crable: Lancaster Woman Travels To Polar Bear Capital Of The World
New Threat To Bats: Shale Gas Industry
Crawford County Volunteers Will Participate In Christmas Bird Count
Schneck: Hanover Bald Eagle Nest Cam Expected Back Soon
Crable: Eagle Cam Livestream Returning By January
Venesky: More Women Are Hunting In Pennsylvania
West Nile/Zika Virus
AP: Birth Defects Seen In 6% Of U.S. Pregnancies With Zika
Other
Is Political Gridlock Keeping Bus Services From Consolidation In Midstate?
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