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Op-Ed: State Budget Bill A Disaster In The Making, PA Environmental Council
Why Are Your Legislators Still Giving $60M A Year To Johnny Depp? Now Stage Shows?
Op-Ed: Don’t Trade Away Clean Air And Water In Bargain For Severance Tax
Op-Ed: Cutting Environmental Programs Is Bad For Business
Op-Ed: Why PA’s Fracked-Up Spending Deal Is An Environmental Nightmare
Op-Ed: Senate Revenue Bills Would Cripple Environmental Protection In PA, Rep. Vitali
Editorial: PA Budget Act Is Like Watching Clown Car Headed Off A Cliff
DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell Visits Erie
Sunday NewsClips
Crable: Lancaster Officials Voice Concerns About Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Crossing Main Water Line
PSU Study: Releasing Treated Water From Drilling Operations May Have Impact On Water
Susquehanna River Story Website Highlights Water Quality Stresses
LancasterOnline.com: See How Development Changed Any Spot In PA 1984-2016
Op-Ed: Time For A Market-Oriented Approach To Clean Energy In PA
Op-Ed: Clean Energy Investments Pay Off For PA
Crable: 7 Lancaster County Farms Preserved By State
Schneck: Horde Of Butterflies Gathers Along Dauphin County Road
Greensburg Garden Center Butterfly Release Attracts Hundreds
Lancaster Woman Built Hummingbird, Butterfly Garden Over 19 Years
Bug Fest Crawls Into Academy Of Natural Sciences
Editorial: One-Time Transfers Don’t Work To Balance State Budget
Sunday - The Feds
Op-Ed: Trump Won’t Stop Americans Hitting The Paris Climate Targets, Here’s How We Do It
Air
Philadelphians Rally To Protect Limits On Power Plant Carbon Emissions
New Pumps Appearing At Sheetz As Gas Stations Offer Ethanol FlexFuel
Editorial: Wolf, Shapiro Right To Defend Federal Ozone Standard
Allegheny County Imposes Record $1.47M Fine For Asbestos Violations
Federal Court Challenge To EPA Clean Power Plan Delayed Indefinitely
Feds To Expand Review Of Emissions Standards For Cars
Alternative Fuels
New Pumps Appearing At Sheetz As Gas Stations Offer Ethanol FlexFuel
Pittsburgh Consumers Not Balking At Waiting A Year For Tesla Model 3
Penn State Student-Designed Car Hits 2,400 MPG At Competition
For Electric Cars To Take Off, They’ll Need A Place To Charge
Awards & Recognition
Sustainable Energy Fund Honors Award Winners
Biodiversity/Invasives
Crable: PSU: Drilling Is Causing Invasion Of Harmful Non-Native Plants In PA Forests
Feds Award PA Nearly $3 Million To Control Spotted Lanternfly
Harveys Lake Begins Hydrilla Eradication Program
Editorial: Honeybees Bounce Back Nationally
Budget
Op-Ed: State Budget Bill A Disaster In The Making, PA Environmental Council
Why Are Your Legislators Still Giving $60M A Year To Johnny Depp? Now Stage Shows?
Business, Energy Groups Oppose Severance, Energy Taxes, Don’t Expect Permit Reforms To Survive Legal Challenges, Distance Themselves From 3rd Party Permit Reviews
Legere: PA Business Group Boo Energy Taxes In State Budget Proposal
Cusick: Business Groups Slam Senate Energy Tax Proposals
Thompson: Business Community Fires Back Again Energy Taxes
AP: Business Groups Punch Back Against Energy Tax Legislation
Business, Energy Groups Push Back Against Severance Tax Proposal
Battle Over Shale Tax Heats Up In PA
Philly Protesters Want PA Legislators To Tax Shale Gas Drillers
Business Reps Say Tax Hikes To Balance PA Budget Will Hurt
AP: Senate Jams Shale Tax, Industry Permits Into Unhappy Package
PA Looks To Fill Budget Gap Through Your Utility Bills
PA Looks To Fill Budget Gap, Your Utility Bills Could Rise
Op-Ed: Don’t Make PA Gas, Electric Ratepayers Clean Up State Budget Mess, Terry Fitzpatrick
Rep. Reed: It’s No Secret We Don’t Support Senate-Passed Revenue Package, No Urgency To Resolve The Issue
House Leader Signals Budget Impasse Likely To Linger
Cusick: Group: Gas Severance Tax Won’t Have Big Impact In PA
Senate Revenue Package Faces Uncertain Future In House
John Baer: Getting A New PA Budget; Or Driving With No Hands
Editorial: PA Budget Act Is Like Watching Clown Car Headed Off A Cliff
AP: Senate, House Move To Protect Their Own Funds During Budget Stalemates
Wolf Puts $188.3M In Budgetary Reserve, Cuts Heritage Parks $625K, State Parks $500K
Study To Look At Impact Of Road Usage Tax In PA, DE
Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal: Pilot Project Planned To Dredge Conowingo Sediments
Hogan Launches Pilot Program To Dredge Conowingo Dam
Maryland Plans Test Dredging Of Sediment At Conowingo Dam
MD To Dredge Conowingo Dam Sediment To See If It Helps Chesapeake Bay
MD Governor Says Dredging Near Conowingo Dam Could Help Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Program: Conowingo Dam Briefing
DEP Chronicles Story Of Susquehanna River On New Interactive Website
Some Residents Question Proposed Stormwater Plan, Fee In Luzerne
Builders, Residents Oppose Dallas Authority’s Sewer Inspection Plan
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Climate
Philadelphians Rally To Protect Limits On Power Plant Carbon Emissions
Federal Report Finds Drastic Impact Of Climate Change On U.S.
U.S. Scientists Contradict Trump’s Climate Claims
Federal Report Shows 2016 Was Hottest Year Ever
Editorial: Leaked Climate Report Changes Conversation
Federal Court Extends Clean Power Plan Litigation For 60 More Days
Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Requiring Coolant Replacement To Reduce Climate Impacts
Trump Is Really Interested In Coal Use Subsidy Payments
Op-Ed: College Presidents Endorse Carbon Pricing To Fight Climate Change
Op-Ed: Iowa, The Red State With An Energy Blueprint, Gov. Kim Reynolds
Hurricane Season Could Be Extremely Active, Feds Warn
Growing Season Has Changed In PA
Climate Art Succumbs To River Forces, Now At The Bottom Of The Schuylkill
Federal Court Challenge To EPA Clean Power Plan Delayed Indefinitely
Coal Mining
From Pennsylvania To Ukraine With Coal
Barge Maker Refashions Itself Into Steel Fabricator As Coal Demand Cools
Contura Energy (Fmr Alpha Coal) Canceled Plans To Go Public
Trump Is Really Interested In Coal Use Subsidy Payments
EPA Issues Interim Guidance For State Coal Ash Management Programs
Compliance Action
Allegheny County Imposes Record $1.47M Fine For Asbestos Violations
Report: Trump EPA Lags Behind In Environmental Enforcement
AP: Study: Fines For Illegal Pollution Plummet Under Trump
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 11 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Erie Drinking Water Safe, Despite New Report
Is My Water Safe To Drink? Database For Consumers
Pittsburgh Water Authority Considers Helping Delinquent Customers Before Cutting Water
Education
Frye: Teen Ambassadors Speaking Up For Conservation
PA Outdoor Corps Students Help Restore The Environment
Taking Keystone College’s Nature Lessons Outdoors
Education Program Set At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment Site
Confront The Elephant (Beetle) In The Room At Academy Of Natural Sciences BugFest
Little League World Series In Williamsport Taking Precautions For Solar Eclipse
Library Patrons Snap Up Free Solar Eclipse Glasses
Schneck: Will Moon Make Perseid Meteor Shower A Bust?
Annual Meteor Shower To Peak This Weekend
PSU Institutes Of Energy And Environment Award Seed Grants To Researchers
Emergency Response
AP: Final Evacuees From Bedford County Train Derailment Returned Home
AP: Most Residents Allowed Home After PA Train Derailment
Bedford Residents Making Return After Train Derailment
Aquatic Rescue Teams Train For When Disaster Strikes In Dauphin County
Tire Fire At Salvage Yard In Frazer Sends 6 Firefighters To Hospitals
Energy
PA Looks To Fill Budget Gap Through Your Utility Bills
PA Looks To Fill Budget Gap, Your Utility Bills Could Rise
Legere: PA Business Group Boo Energy Taxes In State Budget Proposal
Cusick: Business Groups Slam Senate Energy Tax Proposals
Thompson: Business Community Fires Back Again Energy Taxes
Op-Ed: Don’t Make PA Gas, Electric Ratepayers Clean Up State Budget Mess, Terry Fitzpatrick
Op-Ed: College Presidents Endorse Carbon Pricing To Fight Climate Change
Exelon To Push For PJM Market Reforms To Add To Zero Emission Credit Wins
With Abundant, Cheap Natural Gas, Nuclear Power’s Days May Be Numbered In NJ
Op-Ed: Keep Nuclear In The Nation’s Energy Mix, Gov. Ridge
Company That Failed To Build SC Nuclear Plants Paid Executives Millions In Bonuses
Westinghouse Furloughed 870 In Fallout From Canceled SC Nuclear Project
Power Line Plans Shock York County Residents Into Action
York Residents Reject Second Power Line Route Map
PSU Institutes Of Energy And Environment Award Seed Grants To Researchers
Raccoon Chews Through Power Line Causes Peters Twp Outage
Op-Ed: Iowa, The Red State With An Energy Blueprint, Gov. Kim Reynolds
EPA Issues Interim Guidance For State Coal Ash Management Programs
Energy Conservation
Consultant Outlines Proposed Energy Saving Projects For Luzerne County
Environmental Heritage
Flight 93 Officials To Debut Tower Of Voices In Sept. 10 Ceremony
Farming
Growing Season Has Changed In PA
Editorial: Honeybees Bounce Back Nationally
Forests
Feds Award PA Nearly $3 Million To Control Spotted Lanternfly
New Park Manager Takes Control At Frances Slocum
Schneck: White Birch Of Marion Brooks Natural Area, Elk County
New Bike, Pedestrian Ramp On Ben Franklin Bridge Nears Approval
Green Infrastructure
Some Residents Question Proposed Stormwater Plan, Fee In Luzerne
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Site Cleanup Delayed Again
Land Recycling
EPA Brownfields Grant To Spur Development, Jobs, Housing In Pittsburgh
Sustainability, Innovation Key To Developer’s Plans For Hazelwood LTV Site
AP: Beauty Blooms In Shadow Of Former Steel Furnaces In Pittsburgh
Land Conservation
Retail, Restaurants And Unique Elevated Green Space In Pittsburgh
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Philadelphia Presents Plan For A Litter-Free City By 2035
Tales Of Philly Littering, From Dirty Diapers To Apple Missiles
Op-Ed: Mayor: Let’s Make Philly A Zero-Waste City By 2035
Editorial: Rendell, Nutter, Street Tried To Cleanup Philly, Now It’s Kenney’s Turn
Dumping In North Huntingdon Park Upsets Neighbors
Mine Reclamation
Education Program Set At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment Site
Oil & Gas
Business, Energy Groups Oppose Severance, Energy Taxes, Don’t Expect Permit Reforms To Survive Legal Challenges, Distance Themselves From 3rd Party Permit Reviews
Legere: PA Business Group Boo Energy Taxes In State Budget Proposal
Cusick: Business Groups Slam Senate Energy Tax Proposals
Thompson: Business Community Fires Back Again Energy Taxes
AP: Business Groups Punch Back Against Energy Tax Legislation
Business, Energy Groups Push Back Against Severance Tax Proposal
Battle Over Shale Tax Heats Up In PA
Business Reps Say Tax Hikes To Balance PA Budget Will Hurt
Philly Protesters Want PA Legislators To Tax Shale Gas Drillers
Op-Ed: Don’t Trade Away Clean Air And Water In Bargain For Severance Tax
AP: Cabot Drilling Files $5M Suit Against Dimock Resident, Lawyers
Murrysville Looks To Get Regs In Place Ahead Of Injection Well Applications
Drilling Waste Disposal Well Applications Send Tremors Thru Murrysville
Geosciences Prof Addresses Plum Residents’ Quake Concerns Related To Waste Injection Wells
Monroeville Seeks To Regulate Seismic Testing
Gasoline Prices Surge To $2.61/Gallon In Pittsburgh Region
New Pumps Appearing At Sheetz As Gas Stations Offer Ethanol FlexFuel
Crooks Syphon Millions From Black Market For Vehicle Fuel
Pipelines
Legere: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Settlement Gets Judge’s Signature
Maykuth: Groups Say Mariner East 2 Pipeline Settlement Provides Meaningful Public Protection
EHB Judge Approves Mariner East 2 Pipeline Settlement
AP: Sunoco Reaches Settlement On Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Sunoco, Groups, DEP Present Proposed Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Settlement To Environmental Hearing Board
Maykuth: Sunoco, Groups Settle On More Oversight Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Editorial: Score One For Citizens, Environment On Pipelines
Legere: Proposed Settlement Would Allow Drilling To Resume On Mariner East 2 Pipeline
In Draft Deal, Mariner East 2 Pipeline Agrees To New Drilling Conditions
After Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling Taints Private Wells, What’s Next?
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Air Permit Hearing Monday
Crable: Staking Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Route To Begin Monday In Lancaster County
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builder Pays $2.8 Million For Lancaster Farm
Crable: First Property For Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Seized In Lancaster County
AP: Federal Judge: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Can Seize Lancaster County Property
Editorial: Use Of Eminent Domain Legal, Seems Unfair In Pipeline Cases
PennEast Pipeline Urges New FERC Quorum To Quickly Approve Pipeline
PennEast Pipeline Asks FERC For Expedited Approval Of 120-Mile Pipeline
AP: West Virginia Ends Construction Halt On Parts Of Rover Pipeline
Keystone XL Pipeline: Low Oil Prices, Tar Sands Pullout Could Kill Pipeline Plan
FERC Back To Quorum As Powelson Sworn In, Backlog Awaits
FERC Swears In New Members, Regains Quorum
Radiation Protection
Exelon To Push For PJM Market Reforms To Add To Zero Emission Credit Wins
With Abundant, Cheap Natural Gas, Nuclear Power’s Days May Be Numbered In NJ
Op-Ed: Keep Nuclear In The Nation’s Energy Mix, Gov. Ridge
Amid Changes, New Federal Inspector Posted To TMI
Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Site Cleanup Delayed Again
Company That Failed To Build SC Nuclear Plants Paid Executives Millions In Bonuses
Westinghouse Furloughed 870 In Fallout From Canceled SC Nuclear Project
Recreation
Wolf Puts $188.3M In Budgetary Reserve, Cuts Heritage Parks $625K, State Parks $500K
August 11 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
West Creek Trail To Open After 13 Years In Elk, Cameron Counties
Schneck: White Birch Of Marion Brooks Natural Area, Elk County
Dumping In North Huntingdon Park Upsets Neighbors
PA Outdoor Corps Students Help Restore The Environment
Aquatic Rescue Teams Train For When Disaster Strikes In Dauphin County
Beautiful, Long, Winding Delaware Canal State Park
Retail, Restaurants And Unique Elevated Green Space In Pittsburgh
From Steel To Green: Revitalizing Pittsburgh Thru Its Park System
Keystone College Celebrates Opening Of New Trail
Cycle Fest Expected To Attract Visitors To Erie
Recycling/Waste
AP: OSHA Finishes Probe Of GreenTree Landfill, DEP Still Investigating Deadly Landslide
Editorial: Keystone Landfill Foes Build Impetus
Tire Fire At Salvage Yard In Frazer Sends 6 Firefighters To Hospitals
EPA Issues Interim Guidance For State Coal Ash Management Programs
Renewable Energy
Sustainable Energy Fund Honors Award Winners
Stormwater
Some Residents Question Proposed Stormwater Plan, Fee In Luzerne
Susquehanna River
DEP Chronicles Story Of Susquehanna River On New Interactive Website
Some Residents Question Proposed Stormwater Plan, Fee In Luzerne
Sustainability
Retail, Restaurants And Unique Elevated Green Space In Pittsburgh
Wastewater Facilities
Wilkes-Barre Retains Law Firm to Explore Selling Sewer System
Builders, Residents Oppose Dallas Authority’s Sewer Inspection Plan
Watershed Protection
Bay Journal: Pilot Project Planned To Dredge Conowingo Sediments
Hogan Launches Pilot Program To Dredge Conowingo Dam
Maryland Plans Test Dredging Of Sediment At Conowingo Dam
MD To Dredge Conowingo Dam Sediment To See If It Helps Chesapeake Bay
MD Governor Says Dredging Near Conowingo Dam Could Help Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Program: Conowingo Dam Briefing
DEP Chronicles Story Of Susquehanna River On New Interactive Website
Some Residents Question Proposed Stormwater Plan, Fee In Luzerne
Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 11 RiverWatch Video Report
Editorial: Rolling Back Waters Of U.S. Rule Power Grab
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West Nile/Zika Virus
First Probable Human Case Of West Nile Virus In PA
First Probable Human Case Of West Nile In Montco
Health Dept Announces First Probable Human Case Of West Nile
Luzerne County Plans West Nile Virus Mosquito Spraying
Crable: 16 Mosquito Pools In Lancaster Infected With West Nile Virus
Penn Researcher Trying To Stop Tiny Pest That’s Far Bigger Killer Than Sharks: Mosquitoes
Pitt Researchers Look For Clues On How Zika Virus Is Transmitted
PA Has The Most Lyme Disease Case, How Do You Prevent It?
Wildlife
Nale: Another Chronic Wasting Disease Scare In Deer, Not Threat
Game Commission Active Over Latest Chronic Wasting Disease Find
Deer At Bedford Farm Test Positive For Chronic Wasting Disease
Frye: Troublesome Black Bears Getting More Common
Schneck: Fall Hawk-Watch Season Arrives At Sites Across PA
Frye: Survey Studies Great Blue Heron, State’s Lone Thriving Species
Allegheny Front: Piping Plovers Nest In PA For 1st Time In 60 Years
Frye: Teen Ambassadors Speaking Up For Conservation
Frye: Wet Wading, A Simple Summertime Fishing Pleasure
Schneck: Rattlesnake Swallows Squirrel, But
Popular Erie Steelhead Fishing Spot’s Upgrades Ready For Fall
AP: Report Aims To Block Asian Carp From Great Lakes
PA Great Outdoors Elk Expo Is Aug. 19-20 In Elk County
Editorial: Honeybees Bounce Back Nationally
Schneck: Rattlesnake Report Puts Susquehanna County Town On Edge
Frye: Popularity Of Trapping Remains Strong In PA
Raccoon Chews Through Power Line Causes Peters Twp Outage
Editorial: PA Benefits From Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, We Need To Protect It
Other
Library Patrons Snap Up Free Solar Eclipse Glasses
Schneck: Will Moon Make Perseid Meteor Shower A Bust?
Federal Policy
Federal Report Finds Drastic Impact Of Climate Change On U.S.
U.S. Scientists Contradict Trump’s Climate Claims
Federal Report Shows 2016 Was Hottest Year Ever
Editorial: Leaked Climate Report Changes Conversation
Federal Court Extends Clean Power Plan Litigation For 60 More Days
Federal Court Challenge To EPA Clean Power Plan Delayed Indefinitely
Federal Court Strikes Down EPA Requiring Coolant Replacement To Reduce Climate Impacts
Trump Is Really Interested In Coal Use Subsidy Payments
Editorial: Rolling Back Waters Of U.S. Rule Power Grab
Feds To Expand Review Of Emissions Standards For Cars
Report: Trump EPA Lags Behind In Environmental Enforcement
AP: Study: Fines For Illegal Pollution Plummet Under Trump
Op-Ed: Trump Needs To Drain The EPA’s Swamp
EPA, Interior Employees Step Up Defiance Of Trump
FERC Back To Quorum As Powelson Sworn In, Backlog Awaits
FERC Swears In New Members, Regains Quorum
Keystone XL Pipeline: Low Oil Prices, Tar Sands Pullout Could Kill Pipeline Plan
Editorial: PA Benefits From Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, We Need To Protect It
Report Details Great Lengths EPA Goes To To Shield Scott Pruitt
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