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Sunday NewsClips

Sen. Martin Proposes Bill To Impose The Public Costs Of Protests Against Pipelines On Protesters

Sides Cite Economic Benefits, Ecological Risk Of Sunoco Mariner East 2 Pipeline

UPDATED: Opponents Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline File Lawsuit To Compel Delaware County Twp. To Enforce Its Ordinance

EPA Still Concerned About DEP Drinking Water Program, Urges Temporary Funding To Hire Staff Sooner

Bill On Senate Calendar Would Prevent Funding Crisis In Recycling Program

Senate Bill Would Fill Funding Gap In DEP’s Underground Storage Tank Program

Power Plant Proposal One Of Top Issues In Archbald Primary

Editorial: Thanks To Wilkes-Barre Cleanup Volunteers

Column: Smart Trash Can Proposal An Economical Choice For All

Editorial: Levees Are Our Collective Responsibility

Derry Schools Aims To Inspire Next Generation In Agriculture

Birders Turn Out For Festival In Erie, Despite Rain

Fly Fishing Creates Steady Business For Evening Hatch Shop

Esack: State Puts Out List Of Tax Delinquents Owing $1.2 Billion

Biggest Tax Delinquents In Pennsylvania

Biggest Business Tax Delinquents In Pennsylvania

Sunday - The Feds

Op-Ed: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Create Jobs, Lower Carbon Emissions

EPA Fires Members Of Science Advisory Board

U.S. Still In Climate Talks With No Decision On Paris Pullout

Protections For 27 National Monuments May Be Curtailed, Cut

Air

Kummer: CA Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over Philly Ozone Levels

Experts: Asthma At Epidemic Levels In Western PA Schools

Penn Student Invention Saves Energy, Reduces Air Pollution, Through Gravel

Op-Ed: Biofuels: Climate Of Unintended Consequences

Alternative Fuels

Pittsburgh To Add Electric Vehicles To City Fleet By Year End

Crable: Lancaster Transit To Replace Half Its Fleet With Hybrid Buses

Former Keystone Biofuels Executives Indicted In Alleged $10M EPA Fraud

Op-Ed: Biofuels: Climate Of Unintended Consequences

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Luzerne County Could Be Hardest Hit Area For Gypsy Moths

AP: Congressional Budget Deal Calls For Releasing Asian Carp Prevention Report

Budget

Letter: Growing Greener Program In Dire Need Of Funds

Rep. Pashinski Hosts Hearing On Natural Gas Severance Tax

Officials Argue For Natural Gas Severance Tax At Hearing

Editorial: State Continues To Squander Severance Tax Opportunity

PEMA Concerned House GOP Budget Cuts Would Compromise Service

Proposed Fee Would Fund Blair Electronics/Household Hazardous Waste Collection

AP: April Tax Collections Bring More Bad News For Pennsylvania

Thompson: State Revenue In April Missed Revenue Estimate By $537 Million

PA Faces $1.2 Billion Budget Hole, April Revenues Fall Short By $537M

Esack: PA’s Deficit Growing As Fiscal Year Winds Down

U.S. Senate Sends Measure To Fund Government Thru Sept. To Trump.

Congress Reaches Funding Deal Without Trump Priorities, 1% EPA Cut, No Staff Loss

Congressional Budget Deal Fixes Coal Miner Health Care, But Not Pension Issues

AP: Congressional Budget Deal Fixes Retired Miner Health Benefits

Congressional Spending Bill Helps Retired Coal Miners

Congress Reaches Funding Deal Without Trump Priorities, 1% EPA Cut, No Staff Loss

EPA, Clean Energy Spared Trump’s Ax In Congressional Budget Deal

AP: Congressional Budget Deal Calls For Releasing Asian Carp Prevention Report

Fed Budget Bill May Force Disclosure Of More On Polluted Military Sites In Montco, Bucks

Lake Wallenpaupack District Watchful Of EPA Funding Cuts

Letter: Federal Funds Critical For Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge

Chesapeake Bay

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Climate

Wolf, 11 Other Governors Urge Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Pact

Op-Ed: Front Yard Climate Threat, Leaking Gas Service Lines

Op-Ed: Biofuels: Climate Of Unintended Consequences

Lake Erie Brims With Rising Water Level

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

Trump Pledges To Restore Coal, Steel During HBG Rally

A Skeptical Climate Change Columns Whips Up NY Times Storm

Coal Mining

Congressional Budget Deal Fixes Coal Miner Health Care, But Not Pension Issues

AP: Congressional Budget Deal Fixes Retired Miner Health Benefits

Congressional Spending Bill Helps Retired Coal Miners

Coal Miners-Turned-Coders Inspire Western PA Educators

Where Coal Was Once Mined, A Garden Now Thrives

Benedum Foundation Funds The Future Through Training Initiatives

Consol Posts Loss, Kicks Sales Into High Gear

Funds Needed For Huber Breaker Historic Marker

Anonymous Donor Makes Huber Coal Breaker Marker A Reality

Trump Pledges To Restore Coal, Steel During HBG Rally

Coal Jobs Prove Lucrative, But Not For Those In The Mines

Environmentalists, Coal Companies Rally Around Clean Coal Tech

EPA Chief: U.S. Needs Coal To Protect Electric Grid

Dams

American Rivers Outlines Marianna Dam-Removal Project

Editorial: Risks Too Great To Keep Marianna Dam Intact

DEP Explores Options For The Rock & Kernsville Dam In Berks County

Deep Mine Safety

AP: Federal Mine Safety Agency Warns About Miners Working Alone

Delaware River

Court Decision Potentially Expands DRBC’s Regulatory Reach To Land Use Projects

Delaware RiverKeeper May 5 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

McKelvey: PA Should Act Now On Drinking Water Program Problems EPA Says

Cusick: EPA Urges PA To Move Faster On Drinking Water Safety Issues

Report: Some PA Drinking Water Systems Struggle To Meet Federal Health Standards

Pittsburgh Water Authority 2nd Largest U.S. System Exceeding Lead Levels

Pittsburgh Council Gives Nod To Water Authority Restructuring

Repairs Crews Discover 200-Year-Old Wooden Water Mains In Philly

Plans To Use Chloramines To Treat Water Leads To Lead Worries

Brackenridge Residents Say No To Chloramines

Boil Water Advisory Issued In Steelton Neighborhood

Northampton County Water Customers Face 17% Rate Hike

Op-Ed: The Big Danger Of Lead Poisoning

Drought

Drought’s Waterloo?  Strong  Storms, Heavy Rain Due

Economic Development

Natural Gas Official Sees Upsurge Signs

Benedum Foundation Funds The Future Through Training Initiatives

Coal Miners-Turned-Coders Inspire Western PA Educators

Report: National Parks Generate Big Bucks In PA

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

Education

Philadelphia Science Festival Delights Thousands

Waynesburg Students Plant Trees In Parks For Arbor Day

Emergency Response

Wolf Requests Federal Disaster Aid For March Snowstorm

Storms, Strong Winds Cause Widespread Damage In Northcentral PA

Volunteer Fire Companies Fight Shortage Crisis

PEMA Concerned House GOP Budget Cuts Would Compromise Service

Energy

PSE&G Warns Shutting Down Nuclear Plants Could Mean Higher Electric Bills

Crable: Peach Bottom Nuke Plant Gets Good Report Card, Meeting Planned

Legere: PUC Chairman Gladys Brown Looks For Balance Between Consumer, Utilities

PPL Residential Rates To Jump 14 Percent

PECO Seeks $21.7M Rate Increase In Transmission Charge

Landmark Smart-Meter Case Grinds To A Halt

Editorial: We Want Your Thoughts On Which Energy Sources Make Sense For PA

Talen Energy Looking To Cut More Jobs

Environmentalists, Coal Companies Rally Around Clean Coal Tech

States’ Role In The Trump-Era Energy Revolution

Trump Looks Past Energy Independence To Global Dominance

Trump’s Arctic Drilling Plan Challenged By Environmental Groups

EPA Chief: U.S. Needs Coal To Protect Electric Grid

Energy Conservation

Landmark Smart-Meter Case Grinds To A Halt

Penn Student Invention Saves Energy, Reduces Air Pollution, Through Gravel

Environmental History

Anthracite Heritage Conference May 13 In Scranton

Funds Needed For Huber Breaker Historic Marker

Anonymous Donor Makes Huber Coal Breaker Marker A Reality

Environmental Justice

EPCAMR Provides Comments To DEP On Environmental Justice

Farming

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

Growing Future Farmers, Ag Education Important

Hearing Wednesday On Urban Farming In Erie

Flooding

Drained Batteries Might Have Led To Floodgate Failure In Pittsburgh

Residents Question Wyoming Valley Levee Fee Increase

AP: 40 Years After Flood, Former Robindale Residents Reunite

Forests

Luzerne County Could Be Hardest Hit Area For Gypsy Moths

Bill Aims To Ease Financial Burden For Lyme Disease Patients

Waynesburg Students Plant Trees In Parks For Arbor Day

Tree Commission May Take Root In Penn Hills

Landscape Designer Plants Idea For Tree Program In Penn Hills

Shell Nearly Finished Replanting 300 Trees At Ethane Plant Site

Crews Battling Brush Fire In Northeast Philly

Prescribed Burns Planned For Fields In Delaware Water Gap Park

Geologic Hazards

Scranton Concerned Over Responsibility For Backyard Sinkholes

GIS

Kummer: Find Out Where All PA’s Mines, Streams, Hazardous Waste Sites Are

DEP Opens Access To Environmental Information To Public

Hazardous Site Cleanup

EPA To Update Public On Superfund Site Cleanup In Quakertown Thursday

EPA: Capping Of Former Richland Twp Dump To Begin Mid-June

Fed Budget Bill May Force Disclosure Of More On Polluted Military Sites In Montco, Bucks

Lake Erie

Lake Erie Brims With Rising Water Level

Land Use Planning

Crable: Concerns Over Protected Wetlands, Historic Farmhouse In Lancaster

Court Decision Potentially Expands DRBC’s Regulatory Reach To Land Use Projects

Land Conservation

50 Years Of Tax Incentives To Protect Brandywine Way Of Life

Letter: Federal Funds Critical For Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge

Litter/Illegal Dumping

Workers Collect 1,839 Tons During Erie’s Spring Cleanup

350 Volunteers Spruce Up Blue Marsh Lake In Berks County

Group Barred From Adopting Highway Because of Pro-Pot Stance, Name

McKelvey: Pro-Marijuana Groups Wants To Adopt Highway, PennDOT Says No

Letter: Litter Makes Mother Nature Cry

Editorial: Favored Few Get Protection, Like Plastic Bags

Mine Reclamation

Where Coal Was Once Mined, A Garden Now Thrives

EPCAMR Provides Comments To DEP On Environmental Justice

Oil & Gas

Registry Will Study Health Impact From Living Near Shale Gas Wells

Rep. Pashinski Hosts Hearing On Natural Gas Severance Tax

Officials Argue For Natural Gas Severance Tax At Hearing

Editorial: State Continues To Squander Severance Tax Opportunity

PA Supreme Court Won’t Hear Amwell Drilling Case In Washington County

Murrysville OKs Long-Debated Fracking Ordinance

Shell Nearly Finished Replanting 300 Trees At Ethane Plant Site

Natural Gas Official Sees Upsurge Signs

Consol Posts Loss, Kicks Sales Into High Gear

Carr: Noble Energy Sells Marcellus Shale Holdings In Region

Court Decision Potentially Expands DRBC’s Regulatory Reach To Land Use Projects

Plunging Oil Prices Weigh On Stocks

Gasoline Prices Appear Poised To Drop Again In Pittsburgh

Permitting

DEP Has New Tool To Speed Up Construction Permit Process

Pipelines

Township Zoning Board Refuses To Block Mariner East 2 Pipeline

Sen. Martin Hosts Event In Lancaster On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protest

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Opponents Call Local Response Disrespectful

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Opponents Plan Parallel To Sen. Martin’s

North Dakota Officials Warn Lancaster County Ahead Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protests

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Donates $42,300 To Lancaster Groups

AP: Pipeline Protesters Could Be Arrested For Trespassing On Own Land In Huntingdon County

Westinghouse To Sell Land To Sunoco For Pipeline

Congress Hears Testimony On Fast-Tracking Pipeline Projects

Another FERC Commissioner Announces Departure

FERC Appointment Delays Another Roadblock For PennEast Pipeline

Radiation Protection

PSE&G Warns Shutting Down Nuclear Plants Could Mean Higher Electric Bills

Crable: Peach Bottom Nuke Plant Gets Good Report Card, Meeting Planned

Recreation

The Alle-Kiski-Connie Rivers Sojourn Turns 20

Pennsylvania Believes In Paddling

50 Years Of Tax Incentives To Protect Brandywine Way Of Life

Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Bill Aims To Ease Financial Burden For Lyme Disease Patients

Campaign Dangles Bruno Mars Tix To Help Fund Philly’s Rail Park

Philly Council Member Introduces Bill To Maintain Schuylkill River Trail Funding

Pittsburgh Won’t Install Bike Lane, Reviews Trail Connection

S.O.N.S. Of Erie Drops Challenge To Erie Bayfront Path

Report: National Parks Generate Big Bucks In PA

Recycling/Waste

Pittsburgh Mills Mall Hard-To-Recycle Event Returns May 13

Pittsburgh To Spend $580K On Smart Garbage Can Technology

Proposed Fee Would Fund Blair Electronics/Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Cities Oppose Bill That Would Stop Them Curbing Use Of Plastic Bags

Editorial: Favored Few Get Protection, Like Plastic Bags

Sequoia Waste Solutions Is Crunching Numbers, Curbing Trash

CMU Chemist Finds Way To Break Down Meds That Pollute Water Supplies

Renewable Energy

Group Seeks To Build Solar Array At Shuttered Shenango Coke Works

What’s Stopping Philly From Reaching Its Solar Energy Goal

Allegheny Front: Why Solar Eclipsed Coal In Jobs

Landmark Smart-Meter Case Grinds To A Halt

Resource Recovery Facilities

Go Green Initiative, Covanta Partners With Chester Upland On Family Summit, Carnival

Sustainability

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

Wastewater Facilities

Pittsburgh’s Sewage Overflow Season Starts

Sewage Rates Could Rise For Lower Allegheny Valley

Scranton Council Wants Auditor General To Review Sewer System Sale

Auditor General Can’t Audit Scranton Sewer System Sale Without A Request From The Authority

Watershed Protection

CMU Chemist Finds Way To Break Down Meds That Pollute Water Supplies

Pittsburgh’s Sewage Overflow Season Starts

American Rivers Outlines Marianna Dam-Removal Project

Lake Erie Brims With Rising Water Level

Court Decision Potentially Expands DRBC’s Regulatory Reach To Land Use Projects

Delaware RiverKeeper May 5 RiverWatch Video Report

50 Years Of Tax Incentives To Protect Brandywine Way Of Life

Trout Unlimited Restores Native Brook Trout To Aquetong Creek In New Hope

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Wildlife

Schneck: Free Fishing Skills Clinics For Families Begin Saturday

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

Trout Unlimited Restores Native Brook Trout To Aquetong Creek In New Hope

Crable: Time To Embrace Catfish In Lower Susquehanna River?

Schneck: 21 Species Of Snakes In PA, 3 Of Them Venomous

Birdwatching Festival Returns To Presque Isle Friday

Letter: Federal Funds Critical For Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge

Schneck: Bald Eagle Sightings In PA Special, But No Longer Rare

Prescribed Burns Planned For Fields In Delaware Water Gap Park

AP: Congressional Budget Deal Calls For Releasing Asian Carp Prevention Report

West Nile/Zika Virus

West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes Collected In Cressona

Intense Season Of Mosquito Activity Could Be In The Air

Federal Policy

U.S. Senate Sends Measure To Fund Government Thru Sept. To Trump.

Congressional Budget Deal Fixes Coal Miner Health Care, But Not Pension Issues

AP: Congressional Budget Deal Fixes Retired Miner Health Benefits

Congressional Spending Bill Helps Retired Coal Miners

AP: Federal Mine Safety Agency Warns About Miners Working Alone

EPA Chief: U.S. Needs Coal To Protect Electric Grid

Congress Reaches Funding Deal Without Trump Priorities, 1% EPA Cut, No Staff Loss

EPA, Clean Energy Spared Trump’s Ax In Congressional Budget Deal

AP: Congressional Budget Deal Calls For Releasing Asian Carp Prevention Report

Lake Wallenpaupack District Watchful Of EPA Funding Cuts

Letter: Federal Funds Critical For Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge

States Move To Roll Back Environmental Rules In Trump’s Wake

Trump’s First 100 Days On Energy, Environment

23 Environmental Rules Rolled Back In Trump’s First 100 Days

Editorial: Trump Begins Slow Rollback Of Environmental Regulations

Editorial: Trump Should Hear Views On Environment

Trump Willing To Consider Raising Gasoline Tax To Fund Infrastructure Plan

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

States’ Role In The Trump-Era Energy Revolution

Trump Looks Past Energy Independence To Global Dominance

Trump’s Arctic Drilling Plan Challenged By Environmental Groups

Trump Pledges To Restore Coal, Steel During HBG Rally

Coal Jobs Prove Lucrative, But Not For Those In The Mines

Fed Budget Bill May Force Disclosure Of More On Polluted Military Sites In Montco, Bucks

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5/8/2017

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