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Sunday NewsClips

Crable: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Governors Push For Continued Funding

Washington County Monitors Bentonite Spill From Pipeline Project

Hunting For Caverns To Store Ethane, Propane, Butane

Op-Ed: Leaving Money On The Table, Natural Gas Severance Tax

Robust Stormwater Management In Pittsburgh Region- Pilot Study

Editorial: State Oversight Of Pittsburgh Water Authority Justified

Talen Energy Says Berwick Nuclear Plant Back In Operation

PPL Readies Distribution System To Withstand Summer Stresses

Secrecy, Lack Of Records Vex Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Cleanup

Is Missing Radioactive Material Still Buried In Parks Twp, Armstrong County?

Nuclear Material Doled Out Like Candy 50 Years Ago

What’s The Link Between Chernobyl And TMI Studies?

Extension Sought For Storing TMI Accident Debris In Idaho

Toshiba To Pay $3.68 Billion for Westinghouse Reactors In U.S.

Allen Grad Overcomes Troubled Childhood To Found Uber Of Energy

Letter: Thoughtless People Ruined Erie Area Recycling Center

Decades-Long American Chestnut Restoration Efforts Show Progress

Opinions Differ On Spraying Gypsy Moth Infestations

PA’s So Low On Cash, It Could Have To Borrow From Outside Lenders

Sunday - The Feds

Erie Candidate For Mayor Vows To Sign Climate Accord Pledge

Air

Can Clariton Prove It’s Health Problems Are Caused By Pollution? 

Greens Sue EPA Over Oil & Gas Methane Rule Pause

This Summer Could Be Last For Pricey Gasoline In Western PA: Reg Change, Laurel Pipeline Reversal

Pennsylvania, 12 Other States Challenge Trump On Vehicle Emission Standards

EPA To Extend Deadline For 2015 Ozone Standard Area Designations

Alternative Fuels

Public Bus Natural Gas Fueling Station Open In Donora

Op-Ed: To Save Jobs, EPA Should Reform Renewable Fuel Standard

Awards & Recognition

Evergreen Conservancy, Indiana County, Receives Governor’s Environmental Award

Beautification

Rain Delays Master Gardeners Planting 50,000th Flower In Downtown Scranton

Budget

PA Legislators Look For Ways To Fund Environmental Programs

AP: Chesapeake Bay Watershed States, DC Call for Federal Support

State Leaders Oppose Federal Pullback From Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding

Op-Ed: PA Cannot Have A Dysfunctional DEP, Joseph Otis Minott

Op-Ed: Why We Need A Severance Tax On Natural Gas

Trump Budget Proposal Won’t Impact Ehrenfeld Mine Reclamation Project, But May Similar Projects In The Future

Lake Erie Swims Protest Environmental Cuts

7 Fmr DOE Officials (R & D): Trump Budget Risks Serious Harm To U.S. Energy Future

Letter: Retain Federal Energy Star, Weatherization Programs, UGI

AP: Pennsylvania May Need Outside Lending Help To Prop Up Budget

Fiscal Officers: PA’s Too Low On Cash, May Have To Borrow From Outside

Budget Crunch: PA Faces Borrowing $3 Billion To Pay Bills

Editorial: Locks And Dams Cry Out For Infrastructure Funding

Federal Lawmakers Take Aim At Trump Interior Budget

Op-Ed: Trump Cutting EPA’s WaterSense Program Makes No Sense At All

Chesapeake Bay

AP: Chesapeake Bay Watershed States, DC Call for Federal Support

State Leaders Oppose Federal Pullback From Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding

Companies Making It Their Businesses To Help The Chesapeake Bay

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Climate

Greens Sue EPA Over Oil & Gas Methane Rule Pause

Court Asks EPA To Justify Delaying Oil & Gas Methane Rule

Pennsylvania, 12 Other States Challenge Trump On Vehicle Emission Standards

Sens. Costa, Fontana To Introduce Bill To Require PA To Follow Paris Climate Accord

Sens. Costa, Fontana Push Climate Legislation In Wake Of Paris Accord Withdrawal

Penn Joins 11 Other Universities In Reaffirming Commitment To Progress On Climate Change

Op-Ed: Penn Reaffirming Commitment To Environment Smells Like Hypocrisy

Easton, Lafayette U. Pledge To Uphold Paris Climate Agreement

Can Pittsburgh Switch To 100% Renewable Energy By 2035?  Absolutely

Pittsburgh Has Unexpectedly Become A Climate Battleground

Pittsburgh Isn’t Buying Trump’s Climate Talk

Pittsburgh Reacts To Trump Climate Decision

Pittsburgh Not Paris Rally In DC Small But Passionate

Letter: President IS Watching Out For Pittsburgh, Entire U.S.

Pittsburgh, Paris Mayors: We Have Our Own Climate Deal In NYT Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Knows What It’s Like Living Behind Trump’s Steel Curtain

Op-Ed: What Should A President Who Represents Pittsburgh Stand For?

Op-Ed: Trump Has Abdicated America’s Moral Authority

Op-Ed: Carbon Dioxide Accumulation Is Not Fine

Op-Ed: A Greener Pittsburgh, A Better Planet

Could The Future Bring Subsidized Air Conditioning, Like Heating, To PA?

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Defends Climate Accord Exit

EPA’s Pruitt Wants To Set Up Opposing Teams To Debate Climate Change Science

Trump’s Proposed Climate Rule Reconsideration Nears Public Release

AG Shapiro Joins Coalition Supporting Principles Of Paris Climate Accord

HBO’s John Oliver Skewers Sen. Wagner On Climate

PA Coal Country In National Spotlight As New Mine Gets Red Carpet Treatment

Kummer: 2 NJ Coal-Fired Plants Shuttered As Trump Pulled Out Of Climate Accord

What Does It Matter If U.S. Doesn’t Lead On Climate Policy?

Fmr Military Chiefs: Cleaner Energy A Matter Of National Security

Editorial: This Is What States Can Do To Fight Climate Change

Editorial: Trump & Climate: A Cooler Perspective

Cong. Thompson: Trump Is Doing Great Job

Coal Mining

New Somerset County Coal Mine In Midst Of Political, Economic Debate

Somerset Deep Mine Opening Cheered By State Officials, Trump, Industry

AP: New Coal Mine Touted By Trump Was Planned Well Before Election

Trump Celebrates Coal Mine Opening In Pennsylvania

Video: Trump Address Crowd At Opening Of New Coal Mine In Somerset County

Coal Mine Spurs Clash Of Opinions From Supporters, Critics

PA Coal Country In National Spotlight As New Mine Gets Red Carpet Treatment

Trump Touts New Coal Mine In PA, But Is Coal Actually Rebounding?

Kummer: 2 NJ Coal-Fired Plants Shuttered As Trump Pulled Out Of Climate Accord

Can Clariton Prove It’s Health Problems Are Caused By Pollution?

Trump Not Expected At New Coal Mine Opening In Somerset County

Op-Ed: Coal Mining Is Dying, The Cult Of Coal Is Alive And Well

Pruitt Claims Almost 50K Jobs Gained In Coal When There Are Only 50K Jobs In Coal

Compliance Action

EPA, Alcosan Near Agreement On Sewage Control Plan

Editorial: Public Needs To See Plans For Ending Illegal Sewage Discharges By ALCOSAN

Pittsburgh Water Authority Working On Alleged Stormwater Violations

Delaware River

States Come To Delaware River Agreement

Flame Retardant Contamination At Airport/Military Sites Clustered Along Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper June 9 Video Report

Drinking Water

In PA, Cities Struggle To Provide Safe, Clean Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Will Seek OK To Replace Privately Owned Lead Water Lines

House Approves Proposal To Put Pittsburgh Water Authority Under PUC

Pittsburgh Mayor Welcomes PUC Oversight, If It Helps Fix Lead Problem

Bill Advances For PUC Oversight Of Pittsburgh Water Authority

2 Allegheny County Towns Recheck High Lead Levels In Water

Senate Approves Lead Exposure Task Force

Op-Ed: Trump Cutting EPA’s WaterSense Program Makes No Sense At All

Economic Development

A Year Later, Shell Ethane Plant Has Forever Altered Landscape Of Beaver County

Education

Students Studying Lackawanna River Watershed

Trout Offer Lessons In Environmental Science

Lancaster County Water Week June 3-10

Energy

McKelvey: TMI Closing Could Have Major Impact On Local Economy

Group Forms To Fight For Governor Help For Three Mile Island

Coalition Forms To Save Economically Struggling TMI

Pro-Nuke Group Forms, Calls For Legislative Fix From Lawmakers, Governor

TMI, Nuclear Power Plant Clean Jobs For Pennsylvania Group

Crable: Would Closing PA’s 5 Nuclear Power Plants Hurt You?

PJM Auction Results Could Push Nuclear Plant Operators To Double Down On Subsidies

Talen Energy Investigating Shutdown Of Berwick Nuclear Plant Unit 1

Op-Ed: This Is Why We Should Keep Three Mile Island Open

Editorial: Let The Market Decide Three Mile Island’s Fate

Editorial: Future Of TMI Employees Should Be Considered If Plant Closes

Sens. Costa, Fontana To Introduce Bill To Require PA To Follow Paris Climate Accord

Pittsburgh Has Unexpectedly Become A Climate Battleground

Pittsburgh Not Paris Rally In DC Small But Passionate

Letter: President IS Watching Out For Pittsburgh, Entire U.S.

Op-Ed: What Should A President Who Represents Pittsburgh Stand For?

Op-Ed: Trump Has Abdicated America’s Moral Authority

Could The Future Bring Subsidized Air Conditioning, Like Heating, To PA?

New Somerset County Coal Mine In Midst Of Political, Economic Debate

Somerset Deep Mine Opening Cheered By State Officials, Trump, Industry

AP: New Coal Mine Touted By Trump Was Planned Well Before Election

Trump Celebrates Coal Mine Opening In Pennsylvania

Video: Trump Address Crowd At Opening Of New Coal Mine In Somerset County

Coal Mine Spurs Clash Of Opinions From Supporters, Critics

Kummer: 2 NJ Coal-Fired Plants Shuttered As Trump Pulled Out Of Climate Accord

7 Fmr DOE Officials (R & D): Trump Budget Risks Serious Harm To U.S. Energy Future

Op-Ed: Trump Energy Policy Will Drive Job Growth, Protect The Environment, Rick Perry

Energy Conservation

Energy Coordinating Agency Founder Liz Robinson Steps Down After 33 Years

Legere: Icehouse Experiment Builds Case For Green Buildings

McKelvey: What Are 2 Icehouses Setting Atop The Capitol Steps?

Owners Of Scranton Passive House Cuts Electricity Costs By 98%

Op-Ed: PA Senate Property Assessed Clean Energy Bill Will Create Jobs

State Provides Grants For Upgraded Go Green Traffic Signals

Letter: Retain Federal Energy Star, Weatherization Programs, UGI

Farming

Erie To Take First Vote On New Urban Farming Rules

Deal Done To Preserve Most Of Coveted 1,500-Acre Chester County Farm

Flooding

Wilkes-Barre Chooses Engineer For Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project

Forests

Why Employers Should Take Lyme Disease Seriously

Op-Ed: Small Landowners Are Key To Saving PA’s Big Woods

Geologic Hazards

HBG School Districts Resists Calls To Forgive Tax Bills Of Those Hit By Sinkholes

Green Buildings

Legere: Icehouse Experiment Builds Case For Green Buildings

McKelvey: What Are 2 Icehouses Setting Atop The Capitol Steps?

Owners Of Scranton Passive House Cuts Electricity Costs By 98%

Green Infrastructure

EPA, Alcosan Near Agreement On Sewage Control Plan

Editorial: Public Needs To See Plans For Ending Illegal Sewage Discharges By ALCOSAN

City Of Chester Unveils Stormwater Management Plan

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

Flame Retardant Contamination At Airport/Military Sites Clustered Along Delaware River

Lake Erie

Lake Erie Swims Protest Environmental Cuts

Land Conservation

Deal Done To Preserve Most Of Coveted 1,500-Acre Chester County Farm

Lancaster County Conservancy Adds 44 Acres To Nature Preserve

Mine Reclamation

Trump Budget Proposal Won’t Impact Ehrenfeld Mine Reclamation Project, But May Similar Projects In The Future

Federal Lawmakers Take Aim At Trump Interior Budget

Oil & Gas

Legere: Conventional Gas Drillers Push Back Against PA One Call Expansion

DEP OKs 11th Underground Injection Well For Drilling Wastes

Marcellus Shale Leaseholders Want Action On Royalties

Cabot Drilling Has Paid $1.5 Billion In Royalties, Signing Bonuses In Susquehanna, Wyoming Counties

Past, Present, Future For Gas Industry In Susquehanna County

Op-Ed: Why We Need A Severance Tax On Natural Gas

This Summer Could Be Last For Pricey Gasoline In Western PA: Reg Change, Laurel Pipeline Reversal

Op-Ed: To Save Jobs, EPA Should Reform Renewable Fuel Standard

Public Bus Natural Gas Fueling Station Open In Donora

A Year Later, Shell Ethane Plant Has Forever Altered Landscape Of Beaver County

Greens Sue EPA Over Oil & Gas Methane Rule Pause

Court Asks EPA To Justify Delaying Oil & Gas Methane Rule

7th Govt Study Says Fracking Isn’t A Threat To Groundwater

Slumping Oil Prices Push Down Pittsburgh-Area Gasoline Prices

Pipelines

Legere: Conventional Gas Drillers Push Back Against PA One Call Expansion

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Underway In Huntingdon County

Column: A Good Case For Laurel Pipeline Reversal

Op-Ed: Reverse The Flow Of The Laurel Pipeline

Op-Ed: Arguments Against Reversing Laurel Pipeline Fall Short

U.S. Senate Committee Sends FERC Nominees To Full Senate

Radiation Protection

McKelvey: TMI Closing Could Have Major Impact On Local Economy

Group Forms To Fight For Governor Help For Three Mile Island

Coalition Forms To Save Economically Struggling TMI

Pro-Nuke Group Forms, Calls For Legislative Fix From Lawmakers, Governor

Pro-Nuke Group Forms To Keep TMI Open

TMI, Nuclear Power Plant Clean Jobs For Pennsylvania Group

Union Worries About Loss Of Quality Jobs If TMI Closes

Once Harsh Critic, Fmr Middletown Mayor Reid Wants TMI To Stay

Crable: Would Closing PA’s 5 Nuclear Power Plants Hurt You?

PJM Auction Results Could Push Nuclear Plant Operators To Double Down On Subsidies

Talen Energy Investigating Shutdown Of Berwick Nuclear Plant Unit 1

Op-Ed: This Is Why We Should Keep Three Mile Island Open

Editorial: Math Doesn’t Add Up For TMI To Stay Open

Editorial: Let The Market Decide Three Mile Island’s Fate

Editorial: Future Of TMI Employees Should Be Considered If Plant Closes

Crable: Sneak Peek Inside Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant’s Training Control Room

Missing Uranium Dogged NUMEC Owner Shapiro For Life

NUMEC Allegedly Supplied Nuclear Batteries To Israel In Six Day War

Connecticut Nuclear Power Plant Bailout Bill Stall In House

CEO: We At Westinghouse Cannot Fail

Recreation

Paddlers Begin Journey Down Schuylkill River For 19th Sojourn

Crable: Marietta Bands Together To Help Woman Finish 440-Mile Kayak Trip

PA State Parks Offer Unique Camping Options Beyond Tents, Trailers

Introducing Adventure PA, A New Series About PA State Parks

Keystone Mountain Bike Team Plans Demo At Lackawanna State Park

Sumac, Winterberry Thrive In Point State Park In Pittsburgh

June 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

DEP: No Permits Required For Proposed Floating Eatery On Harveys Lake

Consol Energy Donates Historic Barn To Be Rebuilt In Washington Park

Love Exploring Philly’s Parks? Meet Your New Favorite Workout Group

Funding For Penn’s Landing Cap, Civic Space Announced In Philly

How PA Became Home To One Of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Greatest Works

AP: Frank Lloyd Wright, Born 150 Years Ago, Still Fascinates

Why Employers Should Take Lyme Disease Seriously

U.S. Senate Committee Approves Controversial Interior Nominee

Federal Lawmakers Take Aim At Trump Interior Budget

Recycling/Waste

Moscow Borough Announces Electronic Waste Recycling

Washington Township, Erie Recycling Center To Close Due To Dumping E-Waste

Column: Pennsylvanians Must Dump Politics Of Greed On Environmental Issues

From Garbage To Gardens, Composting Gains Steam At West Chester U

Trashbot Going To Clean Up Pittsburgh City Hall

Editorial: Keystone Landfill Expansion Review Doesn’t Build Confidence

Regulations

Lawmakers, State Officials Clash Over Regulatory Oversight

Renewable Energy

Can Pittsburgh Switch To 100% Renewable Energy By 2035?  Absolutely

Owners Of Scranton Passive House Cuts Electricity Costs By 98%

Solarize Allegheny County Ends On Sunny Note After 2 Years

Op-Ed: PA Senate Property Assessed Clean Energy Bill Will Create Jobs

Trump Proposed Covering His Border Wall With Solar Panels So It Paid For Itself

Schuylkill River

Paddlers Begin Journey Down Schuylkill River For 19th Sojourn

Stormwater Management

EPA, Alcosan Near Agreement On Sewage Control Plan

Editorial: Public Needs To See Plans For Ending Illegal Sewage Discharges By ALCOSAN

Work Begins On 2 Brackenridge Storm Sewer Projects

City Of Chester Unveils Stormwater Management Plan

Susquehanna River

Protecting The Mighty Susquehanna River, John Arway

Waste Facilities

2 More Towns Oppose Slate Belt Sludge-Drying Project

Water Resources

Editorial: Locks And Dams Cry Out For Infrastructure Funding

Wastewater Facilities

EPA, Alcosan Near Agreement On Sewage Control Plan

Editorial: Public Needs To See Plans For Ending Illegal Sewage Discharges By ALCOSAN

Pittsburgh Water Authority Working On Alleged Stormwater Violations

Work Begins On 2 Brackenridge Storm Sewer Projects

Editorial: Accountability Evasion Aided In Scranton Sewer System Deal

Editorial: Flood Of Unresolved Sewer Issues In Scranton

2 More Towns Oppose Slate Belt Sludge-Drying Project

Watershed Protection

AP: Chesapeake Bay Watershed States, DC Call for Federal Support

State Leaders Oppose Federal Pullback From Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funding

Companies Making It Their Businesses To Help The Chesapeake Bay

Lancaster County Water Week June 3-10

Protecting The Mighty Susquehanna River, John Arway

Paddlers Begin Journey Down Schuylkill River For 19th Sojourn

Delaware RiverKeeper June 9 Video Report

EPA, Alcosan Near Agreement On Sewage Control Plan

Editorial: Public Needs To See Plans For Ending Illegal Sewage Discharges By ALCOSAN

Students Studying Lackawanna River Watershed

Clarion River Mussel Relocation Project

Evergreen Conservancy, Indiana County, Receives Governor’s Environmental Award

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West Nile/Zika Virus

Doctors Scramble To Care For U.S. Babies With Zika-Related Birth Defects

Wildlife

Trout Offer Lessons In Environmental Science

Pennsylvania Bass Season Begins June 17

Fish & Boat Commission Program Aims To Spark Interest In Fishing

Clarion River Mussel Relocation Project

Protecting The Mighty Susquehanna River, John Arway

Schneck: Rattlesnake Hunts Set For Next 3 Weekends In PA

Federal Policy

Trump Budget Proposal Won’t Impact Ehrenfeld Mine Reclamation Project, But May Similar Projects In The Future

Lake Erie Swims Protest Environmental Cuts

Letter: Retain Federal Energy Star, Weatherization Programs, UGI

Op-Ed: Trump Cutting EPA’s WaterSense Program Makes No Sense At All

Greens Sue EPA Over Oil & Gas Methane Rule Pause

Pennsylvania, 12 Other States Challenge Trump On Vehicle Emission Standards

Sens. Costa, Fontana To Introduce Bill To Require PA To Follow Paris Climate Accord

Sens. Costa, Fontana Push Climate Legislation In Wake Of Paris Accord Withdrawal

Penn Joins 11 Other Universities In Reaffirming Commitment To Progress On Climate Change

Pittsburgh Has Unexpectedly Become A Climate Battleground

Pittsburgh Not Paris Rally In DC Small But Passionate

Letter: President IS Watching Out For Pittsburgh, Entire U.S.

Pittsburgh, Paris Mayors: We Have Our Own Climate Deal In NYT Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Knows What It’s Like Living Behind Trump’s Steel Curtain

Op-Ed: What Should A President Who Represents Pittsburgh Stand For?

Op-Ed: Carbon Dioxide Accumulation Is Not Fine

Op-Ed: A Greener Pittsburgh, A Better Planet

EPA Head Scott Pruitt Defends Climate Accord Exit

Trump’s Proposed Climate Rule Reconsideration Nears Public Release

AG Shapiro Joins Coalition Supporting Principles Of Paris Climate Accord

HBO’s John Oliver Skewers Sen. Wagner On Climate

Op-Ed: Trump Has Abdicated America’s Moral Authority

New Somerset County Coal Mine In Midst Of Political, Economic Debate

Somerset Deep Mine Opening Cheered By State Officials, Trump, Industry

AP: New Coal Mine Touted By Trump Was Planned Well Before Election

Trump Celebrates Coal Mine Opening In Pennsylvania

Video: Trump Address Crowd At Opening Of New Coal Mine In Somerset County

Coal Mine Spurs Clash Of Opinions From Supporters, Critics

PA Coal Country In National Spotlight As New Mine Gets Red Carpet Treatment

Trump Touts New Coal Mine In PA, But Is Coal Actually Rebounding?

Kummer: 2 NJ Coal-Fired Plants Shuttered As Trump Pulled Out Of Climate Accord

Pruitt Claims Almost 50K Jobs Gained In Coal When There Are Only 50K Jobs In Coal

What Does It Matter If U.S. Doesn’t Lead On Climate Policy?

Fmr Military Chiefs: Cleaner Energy A Matter Of National Security

Editorial: This Is What States Can Do To Fight Climate Change

Editorial: Trump & Climate: A Cooler Perspective

Trump, Proposed Covering His Border Wall With Solar Panels So It Paid For Itself

Letter: Decisions By Trump Will Hurt The Environment

Op-Ed: Trump Energy Policy Will Drive Job Growth, Protect The Environment, Rick Perry

Trump Again Mentions Pittsburgh In Infrastructure Speech

Trump Seeks Democrats’ Help On Infrastructure Plan

Editorial: Locks And Dams Cry Out For Infrastructure Funding

EPA To Extend Deadline For 2015 Ozone Standard Area Designations

Court Asks EPA To Justify Delaying Oil & Gas Methane Rule

U.S. Senate Committee Sends FERC Nominees To Full Senate

U.S. Senate Committee Approves Controversial Interior Nominee

Federal Lawmakers Take Aim At Trump Interior Budget

Cong. Thompson: Trump Is Doing Great Job

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6/12/2017