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Sunday NewsClips

Proposed Fee Would Fund Blair Electronics/Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Op-Ed: The Big Danger Of Lead Poisoning

AP: 40 Years After Flood, Former Robindale Residents Reunite

American Rivers Outlines Marianna Dam-Removal Project

Plans To Use Chloramines To Treat Water Leads To Lead Worries

Volunteer Fire Companies Fight Shortage Crisis

Lake Erie Brims With Rising Water Level

Natural Gas Official Sees Upsurge Signs

One City In PA Poised To Crush In 21st Century: Pittsburgh

Philadelphia Science Festival Delights Thousands

Pennsylvania Believes In Paddling

The Alle-Kiski-Connie Rivers Sojourn Turns 20

Prescribed Burns Planned For Fields In Delaware Water Gap Park

Kids, Parents Learn New Skills During Family Fishing Day At Harrison Hills Park

Report: National Parks Generate Big Bucks In PA

Sunday - The Feds

Another FERC Commissioner Announces Departure

Trump Pledges To Restore Coal, Steel During HBG Rally

Activists Rally In Philly Against Trump Climate Policies

Trump Opponents March In Pittsburgh For Climate Justice

Marchers Use Trump’s 100th Day To Protest Climate Policies

Crable: Farmer Meets With Trump As Part Of Roundtable At White House

Air

Pitt Professor Tells Local Crowd Shell Ethane Plant Will Affect Air Quality

Court Delays EPA Mercury Rule While Trump Reviews

Alternative Fuels

Electric Car Boom Is Coming Soon

Consumers, Farmers Burned By EPA Regulations On Renewable Fuel

Beautification

Volunteers Beautify Outdoors Around Lancaster County For Earth Day

Budget

Op-Ed: Sustainable Funding For Parks, Environmental Restoration Matter, Tim Herd, PRPS

Op-Ed: How Trump’s Budget Will Hurt The Environment In PA, DCNR Secretary Dunn

Swift: Nuclear Bailout Debate Heats Up

Cusick: PA Lawmakers Mull Support For Nuclear Power Plants

Grid Operator Urges Cooperation If States Want To Preserve Nuclear Plants

Op-Ed: Encourage More Natural Gas Production, Don’t Tax It Best Way To Boost Revenues

Why Does Trump Want To Pull The Plug On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup?

States Weigh Impact On Enforcement If EPA Grants Cut

Chesapeake Bay

Task Force Recommends Clean Water Tax Proposal In Delaware

Partnership Will Improve Stream Mapping For The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Why Does Trump Want To Pull The Plug On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup?

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Climate

Federal Court Suspends Action On EPA Clean Power Plan Case

Reuters: Court Grants Trump Request To Suspend Action On Clean Power Plan Case

Op-Ed: Global Climate Change Demands A Local Response

Op-Ed: Carbon Tax Won’t Stop Climate Change

Climate Change Research At Penn Might Take A Nosedive

Thousands To March Saturday In Philly Against Climate Change

Editorial: Implement Oil & Gas Methane Rule

Bloomberg To World Leaders: Ignore Trump On Climate

EPA Website Removes Climate Science Site From Public View

4 Republicans Sign Letter Urging Trump To Stay In Climate Deal

Editorial: Trump Taking Bad Advice On Climate Change Threat

Coal Mining

Trump Agrees To Support Bailout Of Coal Miners’ Broke Health Care Fund

Congress Works Toward Deal On Miners’ Benefits

Kentucky Coal Miners: Why Won’t Our U.S. Senators Notice Us?

FirstEnergy Looks To Feds For Help With Coal, Nuclear Plants

Trump’s Efforts Won’t Bring Back Coal New Report Claims

U.S. Coal Power Won’t Come Back: Power-Sector CEOs

Court Delays EPA Mercury Rule While Trump Reviews

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper April 28 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Sen. Yudichak Lead Task Force Moves Forward In Senate

Sign-Up Now For Free Lead-Filtering Water Pitchers For Pittsburgh Authority Customers

Pittsburgh Could Spend $900K To Restructure Water Authority

Veolia Accuses Pittsburgh Water Authority Of Defamation

Editorial: Overhauling Pittsburgh Water Authority Vital

Pittsburgh Environmental Groups Help Schools, Daycares Address Lead, Radon

Butler School To Resolve Lead Problem By Switching To Public Water

Boil Water Advisory Lifted For Millersville After 17 Water Main Breaks In 2 Weeks

PA American To Upgrade Water Infrastructure In Scranton, Northeast

PA American Water Seeks 17% Rate Increase For Residential Customers

PA American Water Files For 16.4% Rate Increase In Philadelphia Area

Grant To Help Allegheny County Remove Lead Hazards

Allegheny County Lead Safe Homes Program Open For Business

Allegheny County To Launch Lead Task Force

Controller: Allegheny Health’s Lead Testing Not Enough, Launches Audit

Study: PA’s Rate Of Lead-Poisoned Children Among Nation’s Highest

Earth Day

Volunteers Beautify Outdoors Around Lancaster County For Earth Day

New Frick Environmental Center Hosts Earth Day Events

Philadelphia Protesters Accuse Trump Of Anti-Science Bias

Philadelphia’s March For Science Draws Thousands

Bethlehem Rally Supports National March For Science Campaign

Wilkes-Barre Earth Day Ralliers March For Science, Bash Trump

March For Science Protesters Fill Lancaster Square

Column: New Reasons To Take Part In Earth Day

On Earth Day, An Environment-Minded PA GOP Congressman Turns To Birds

Trump On Earth Day: Protect Environment Without Harming America’s Working Families

Economic Development

Forbes: Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas To The Rescue

Study: Solar Employs More In PA Than, Coal, Wind, Natural Gas

Education

Beth-Center Students Raise Trout From Eggs To Stock Ten Mile Creek

Innovation, Inspiration For Kids At Philadelphia Science Festival

Pittsburgh Environmental Groups Help Schools, Daycares Address Lead, Radon

Swarthmore College Students Protest School’s Fossil Fuel Investments

Swarthmore Students Launch New Sit-In To Protest Fossil Fuel Investments

Energy

Swift: Nuclear Bailout Debate Heats Up

Cusick: PA Lawmakers Mull Support For Nuclear Power Plants

Grid Operator Urges Cooperation If States Want To Preserve Nuclear Plants

Crable: Three Mile Island Could Close As Soon As 2019

Oil-Gas Lobby Opposes State Subsidies For Nuclear Power Producers

FirstEnergy Looks To Feds For Help With Coal, Nuclear Plants

PA May Allow Utilities To Raise Rates To Pay For Natural Gas Line Extensions

FirstEnergy Awaits Contract Judgment That May Hasten Bankruptcy

FirstEnergy Must Pay Rail Firms For Breaking Coal Contract

Converted Coal To Gas Hummel Power Plant To Begin Operations Early Next Year

Swarthmore Students Launch New Sit-In To Protest Fossil Fuel Investments

Advocates Urge PUC To Snub PECO’s Pay-As-You-Go Proposal

Advocates Say PECO’s Pre-Pay Electric Plan Has Drawbacks

Another Electricity Supplier Penalized For Telemarketing Calls

Swarthmore College Students Protest School’s Fossil Fuel Investments

Swarthmore Students Launch New Sit-In To Protest Fossil Fuel Investments

Court Delays EPA Mercury Rule While Trump Reviews

Op-Ed: Trump Should Invest In Our Future On Energy

Energy Conservation

Pittsburgh 2030 Progress Report Shows Millions In Energy Savings

Companies Decry Trump Plan To Eliminate Energy Star Program

Farming

PA Leads The U.S. In Supporting Farmers To Be Better Water Stewards

Debate Over Urban Farming Surfaces In Alle-Kiski Valley

U.S. Senate Confirms Perdue As Trump’s Agriculture Secretary

Flooding

Luzerne Levee Fees Set To Increase

Forests

PEC Video: Mine Land To Forest Land In Pinchot State Forest

Ash-Killing Bug Invades Wayne, Monroe Counties

Scranton Mayor To Hold Arbor Day Ceremony

Geologic Hazards

2.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Lancaster County

More Earthquakes Hit Lancaster Than Any Other Place In PA

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

Mt. Pleasant Site To Undergo Environmental Study

Court Confirms Continuous Trigger For Insurance Environmental Damage Claims

Corps Awards $350M Nuclear Dump Cleanup Contract In Parks Twp

Household Hazardous Waste

Harrison Twp Residents Pay To Discard Old Chemicals, Electronics

Westmoreland Sites Chip In For Drug Take-Back Day

Land Conservation

The Nature Conservancy Cove Mountain Preserve, Kittatinny Ridge

Land Recycling

Chester County Residents Urge Officials To Reject Plan For Brownfield Site

Mine Reclamation

Jeanesville Underground Mine Fire A Long Way From Being Extinguished

PEC Video: Mine Land To Forest Land In Pinchot State Forest

Oil & Gas

Study: Fracking Didn’t Impact WV Groundwater, But Spills Pollute Streams

Legere: Landowners Seek To Turn Off Wells When Royalty Checks Disappear

Natural Gas Royalty Revisions Leaves Family Paying $5,700

Editorial: Implement Oil & Gas Methane Rule

Op-Ed: Why Yes, Natural Gas Drilling Can Be Done Responsibly, Marcellus Shale Coalition

Op-Ed: Encourage More Natural Gas Production, Don’t Tax It Best Way To Boost Revenues

Activists Decry Drilling Pollution At Wolf’s Pittsburgh Office

Pitt Professor Tells Local Crowd Shell Ethane Plant Will Affect Air Quality

Penn State Geologist Who Calculated Marcellus Gas Reserves To Retire

Forbes: Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas To The Rescue

EQT Drilling Widens Profit In First Quarter

Range Resources Turns A Profit, Anticipates More Spending

Westmoreland Transit Natural Gas Station Slated For June Completion

Pittsburgh Drivers Paying More At The Pump

Trump Signs Order To Expand Coastal Drilling, We’re Opening It Up

Pipeline

Westmoreland Neighbors, Land Heal Year After Pipeline Explosion

Crable: Lancaster Earthquake Raises New Concerns About Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

McKelvey: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Opponents Face Crucial Zoning Vote

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Opponents’ Encampment Can Continue

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protesters Get Exemption To Continue Encampment

Why Some Environmentalists Don’t Give Wolf High Marks

Couple Unswayed On Mariner East Project As Pipeline Explosion Anniversary Nears

Sunoco Already Sourcing Water For Mariner East Pipeline Construction

Judge Grants Sunoco Authority To Have Pipeline Protesters Arrested In Huntingdon

Fearful Parents Demand Schools Near Mariner Pipeline Release Evacuation Plans

NJ Rejects PennEast Pipeline Incomplete Water Permit Request

Surveys Holding Up 2 Permit Approvals For PennEast’s Pipeline

EQT Mountain Valley Pipeline Plans Moving Forward In PA

Cusick: Report: Northeast Needs More Gas Pipelines

With Merger, Sunoco Logistics Will Cease To Exist On Friday

Local Impact Of Sunoco Logistics Merger Still Under Wraps

Lehigh Valley Pipelines On UGI’s Replacement List

UGI Announces Natural Gas Infrastructure Upgrades In Scranton

PA May Allow Utilities To Raise Rates To Pay For Natural Gas Line Extensions

Mercyhurst Lecture To Focus On Dakota Access Pipeline

Potomac River

Potomac Gets A B- For Health As Pollution Levels Decrease

Radiation Protection

Corps Awards $350M Nuclear Dump Cleanup Contract In Parks Twp

Swift: Nuclear Bailout Debate Heats Up

6 Years Later, Fukushima Has Its Children Back

Radon

Pittsburgh Environmental Groups Help Schools, Daycares Address Lead, Radon

Recreation

Pittsburgh Ramps Up  Riverfront Infrastructure Projects

Schneck: Unique Wedding Venues In PA State Parks

Clean Up Presque Isle Beaches Saturday In Erie

Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Volunteers Beautify Outdoors Around Lancaster County For Earth Day

Muddy Mess Remains At Wilkes-Barre Parks

Cumberland Valley Rail Trail Bridge Opening Sunday In Shippensburg

Volunteers Clean Up Schuylkill River Trail For Earth Day

Bike Trails Abound Throughout Western PA

Sly Fox Brewing Set To Release Ale To Benefit Schuylkill River Trail

Easton’s Hugh Moore Park Gets $850,000 Upgrade

Officials Hope Federal Funding Comes Thru For Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge

Recycling/Waste

Thompson: House Acts To Keep Pennsylvania Safe For Plastic Bags

Harrison Twp Residents Pay To Discard Old Chemicals, Electronics

DEP: Benefits Outweigh Harms For Bethlehem Landfill Expansion

Editorial: Northeast Do Not Have Standing In Keystone Landfill Case

Slate Belt Sludge Plant Hearing Put On Hold Again

Renewable Energy

Study: Solar Employs More In PA Than, Coal, Wind, Natural Gas

Monaca Borough Manager Wants You To Think Green

Philadelphia Launches Solar Roof Program For Up To 500 Homeowners

Op-Ed: Trump Should Invest In Our Future On Energy

Resource Recovery Facilities

AG Blames HBG Incinerator Money Problems On Power-Hungry Mayor

Thompson: Thoughts On Grand Jury Report On Harrisburg Incinerator

Lancaster Touts Harrisburg Incinerator’s Bright Future

Sustainability

Pittsburgh 2030 Progress Report Shows Millions In Energy Savings

FutureFest Celebrates Pittsburgh’s Vision Of A Sustainable Future

Monaca Borough Manager Wants You To Think Green

Wastewater Facilities

Sewer Flow Reductions Deadline Extended For Allegheny Valley Sewage Authority

Watershed Protection

Why Does Trump Want To Pull The Plug On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup?

Partnership Will Improve Stream Mapping For The Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Potomac Gets A B- For Health As Pollution Levels Decrease

2 Western PA Watersheds Awarded Dominion Grants

Earth Day Good News For Cambria County Region

Muncy Watershed Assn Keeps Close Watch On Lycoming Streams

Task Force Recommends Clean Water Tax Proposal In Delaware

Jenkintown Creek Flowing Toward Healthy Future Thanks To Stream Huggers

Delaware RiverKeeper April 28 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Beth-Center Students Raise Trout From Eggs To Stock Ten Mile Creek

Earth Day Good News For Cambria County Region

Trout Season Opener On Mehoopany Creek

Free Event Introduces Families To Fishing In Mercer County

Schneck: List Of Best Trout Streams In PA Just Got Longer

4 Deer Die After Jumping From PA Bridge

Schneck: What Does Nature Have Planned For PA In May?

AP: Suburban Development Deemed Top Bird-Friendly Neighborhood

Got Birds? Erie Region Due Spring Migration

Great-Horned Owl Thrives In Harrison Hills Park

On Earth Day, An Environment-Minded PA GOP Congressman Turns To Birds

The Nature Conservancy Cove Mountain Preserve, Kittatinny Ridge

Officials Hope Federal Funding Comes Thru For Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge

West Nile/Zika Virus/Black Flies

AP: PA Starts Year’s Spraying To Suppress Black Flies

Other

Op-Ed: Trump’s Attacks On The Environment Are Bad Enough, We Can’t Afford Any Under Wagner

Op-Ed: There Are Costs To Environmental Advocacy

What Are The Greenest States In The Country?

Federal Policy

Trump Agrees To Support Bailout Of Coal Miners’ Broke Health Care Fund

Congress Works Toward Deal On Miners’ Benefits

Kentucky Coal Miners: Why Won’t Our U.S. Senators Notice Us?

Trump’s Plan To Repeal Environmental Rules Faces Hurdles, Symposium Told

Op-Ed: Why We Can’t Just Leave Environmental Protection To The States

Op-Ed: March For Science Affirms Rachel Carson’s Living Legacy

Op-Ed: How Trump’s Budget Will Hurt The Environment In PA, DCNR Secretary Dunn

Op-Ed: Trump’s Attacks On The Environment Are Bad Enough, We Can’t Afford Any Under Wagner

Federal Court Gives Trump More Time To Review Power Plant Waste Rule

Companies Decry Trump Plan To Eliminate Energy Star Program

Op-Ed: Trump Should Invest In Our Future On Energy

Trump Signs Order To Expand Coastal Drilling, We’re Opening It Up

Federal Court Suspends Action On EPA Clean Power Plan Case

Reuters: Court Grants Trump Request To Suspend Action On Clean Power Plan Case

Reuters: Trump Says U.S. Wants Fair Treatment In Climate Pact

4 Republicans Sign Letter Urging Trump To Stay In Climate Deal

Editorial: Trump Taking Bad Advice On Climate Change Threat

Lorax Project Set To Storm DC Capitol Hill

U.S. Senate Confirms Perdue As Trump’s Agriculture Secretary

Trump Signs Order To End “Abuse” Of National Monuments

States Weigh Impact On Enforcement If EPA Grants Cut

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5/1/2017

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