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Former DEP Secretaries Criticize Bill Changing DEP Permitting 

Pittsburgh Activists Demand Gov. Wolf Keep Promise To Protect Water, Air Quality

Sunday NewsClips

AP: What Will House Republicans Do? It’s PA’s $2 Billion Question

Lawmakers To Return To Session In 2 Weeks, Address Budget

Philly Schools Win National Green Ribbon Honors For Environmental Efforts

Don’t Sell Solar Power Short

Letter: Reversing Laurel Pipeline Would Bring Cheaper Fuel To PA

Funding Finalized For Delaware River Deepening Project

Sen. Yudichak To Speak At Huber Coal Breaker Historic Marker Dedication

Biosolids Alternative Would Use Altoona Water Authority Equipment

Scranton Sewer Sale Cost-Shift Of Long Term Upgrades $26M Lower Than Asserted

Butler-Freeport Recreational Trail Not Alone In Seeking Maintenance Money

Mushroom Club Seeks To Identify New Species In Westmoreland

Crable: Study Finds Different Hormones Determine Whether Fish Bite Your Lure

Hayes: Deer Disease Spreads Weeks Before Early Archery Season

Hayes: New Research Sheds Light On Lunar Phase Impact On Deer

Air

Erie Coal Coking Plant Permit Hearing Oct. 11

Allergy Alert: Ragweed is Surging

Reuters: Refiner Valero’s Secret Campaign Against U.S. Biofuels Mandates

Alternative Fuels

Philadelphia Task Force Charged With Promoting Electric Car Ownership

Reuters: Refiner Valero’s Secret Campaign Against U.S. Biofuels Mandates

How To Buy An Electric 2017 Nissan Leaf For Half Price

Awards & Recognition

Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space

Bucks County’s Largest Water Treatment Plant Receives Industry Award

Budget

Thompson: House Republicans Still Striving For Consensus On Budget Plan

AP: What Will House Republicans Do? It’s PA’s $2 Billion Question

Lawmakers To Return To Session In 2 Weeks, Address Budget

WITF Katie Meyer Podcast: Stack’s Snacks, Budget Stays Stalled

Former DEP Secretaries Criticize Bill Changing DEP Permitting

Meyer: DEP Speeds Up Training For Safe Drinking Water Program Staff

Behind The Slide In PA’s Shale Gas Impact Fee

Sen. McIlhinney Takes Flak From Pro-Environment Conservation Group

Report: Trump’s Proposed Cuts To EPA Could Cost Philadelphia Millions

EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future

Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding

AP: State Repays Treasurer $750M Credit Line, But More Cash Problems Loom

AP: Pennsylvania Running Out Of Options For Cash To Pay Bills

Wolf To House Republicans: Get Your Act Together

Murphy: Wolf Calls On House To Enact Senate Revenue Plan

AP: House GOP Must Get Act Together On Budget, Governor Says

Meyer: Wolf Planning Spending Freeze If Budget Isn’t Passed

AP: Sen. Scarnati: PA Must Start Freezing Spending

Murphy: House GOP Making Progress On Counter-Proposal To Senate’s Package

Chesapeake Bay

Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River

Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy

Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans

EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future

Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding

Ad Crable Revisits The Source Of The Conestoga River In Berks, Chester, Lancaster

Op-Ed: If EPA Is Prevented From Enforcing Clean Water Laws, States Must Step Up

Crable: Casey Comes To Lancaster To Field Wish List For New Federal Farm Bill

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Climate

Trump Disbands Advisory Committee On Climate Change

Environmentalists Win Huge Climate Victory Over Federal Pipeline Approvals

Study: Earth’s Temperature Record Broken 3 Years In A Row

RGGI States, Boosted By Trump’s Paris Withdrawal, To Make Deeper Carbon Cuts

9 States Seek 30% More In CO2 Cuts As Trump Pushes Coal

Study Finds Climate Change Costs Will Hit Trump Country Hardest

Coal Mining

PA Coal Company To Open Second Mine Since Trump Took Office

King Coal Show In Carmichaels Looks Back At Industry’s History

Fracking Jobs Are Elusive For Coal Miners Looking To Switch

Consol Faces Another Lawsuit Over Retiree Health Care Cuts

DOE Releases Grid Study Which Faults Natural Gas For Baseload Plant Retirements

Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables

Federal Electricity Study Hints At Future Support For Coal

Energy Dept’s Recommendations Would Bolster Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

DOE Report Aims To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power Generation

Trump Administration Halts Research On Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

Coal CEO Murray: Trump Has Broken A Promise On Coal

Court Grants EPA Request To Put Power Plant Wastewater Rule On Hold Pending Review

AP: Meaning Of Clean Coal Mentioned By Trump Unclear

Compliance Actions

Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans

Composting

Harrisburg Mayor Takes Compost Facility Pitch To Susquehanna Township

Delaware River

NYC Reservoir Release Plan Would Cut Flows In Delaware River

New York City Decision On Delaware Water Releases Could Be Catastrophic For Aquatic Life

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 25 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Meyer: DEP Speeds Up Training For Safe Drinking Water Program Staff

Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Struggles To Fix Its Lead Water Line Problem

Maryland Firm To Present Report On Pittsburgh Water Authority Operations

Brackenridge’s Water Violated Standards In July

Education

DCNR: Engaging Young Minds For The Future Of Conservation

Science Returns To Nature In Cherry Valley In Monroe County

Inaugural Watershed Fellowship Summit Held At John Heinz Refuge

Creek Stomp Explores What’s In The Water In Chiques Creek

Philadelphia Students Producing Fresh Fruit For Their Neighborhoods

New Tour Explores Fairmount Water Works Before Scenic Boat Ride On Schuylkill

EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future

Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding

Emergency Response

AP: Feds Say Brake Problems Preceded Train Derailment In Bedford County

Braking Systems Behind Train Derailment In Bedford County

Will Shortage Of Volunteer Firefighters Give You A Higher Tax Bill?

Jessup Weighs Tax Credits For Volunteer Firefighters, EMTs

Energy

Editorial: Enough Is Enough With Power Lines In York County

Contractor Layoffs Set For TMI After Exelon Switched Vendors

Crable: TMI, Peach Bottom Nuclear Plants To Switch Vendors

Thompson: TMI, Peach Bottom Layoff Notices Don’t Mean Real Cuts

FirstEnergy Power Plant Bailouts Rebuffed By State, Federal Leaders

Ohio Governor Not Backing Bailout For State’s Nuclear Plants

New FERC Chair: Baseload Electric Generators Should Be Properly Compensated For Grid Value

DOE Releases Grid Study Which Faults Natural Gas For Baseload Plant Retirements

Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables

Federal Electricity Study Hints At Future Support For Coal

Energy Dept’s Recommendations Would Bolster Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

DOE Report Aims To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power Generation

DOE Grid Report Says Shale Gas To Blame For Coal Plant Closures

Report: Natural Gas Rise Led To Coal’s Fall

DOE Electric Reliability Study: Everything’s Okay, For Now

DOE Report Suggests Making It Quicker, Cheaper To Operate Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

Energy Conservation

Lock Haven Hears About More Energy Savings

Environmental Heritage

Frye: Documentary Explores Life Of Famed Artist Ned Smith

Farming

Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy

Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans

Philadelphia Students Producing Fresh Fruit For Their Neighborhoods

Urban Farm Planned For Former Housing Site In Allegheny County

Crable: Casey Comes To Lancaster To Field Wish List For New Federal Farm Bill

Flooding

Johnstown Then And Now, Embracing The History Of Flood City

Forests

PA Is No. 1 In Bug-Bite Illnesses

Green Buildings

Pittsburgh: Leading Green Building Hub?

Green Infrastructure

Biking Tour Of Pittsburgh’s Green Infrastructure Rolls Thur City Saturday

Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River

Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy

Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

Judge Throws Out Developer’s SLAPP Suit Against Environmental Group

Lake Erie

Algae Blooms Found In Several More Bodies Of Water Around Erie

Mine Reclamation

State May Fund Millers Run Abandoned Mine Drainage Cleanup

Oil & Gas

Legere: Bill Might Make It Harder For Landowners To Get Better Deal For Their Oil

Behind The Slide In PA’s Shale Gas Impact Fee

Editorial: System Rigged For Drillers

Fracking Jobs Are Elusive For Coal Miners Looking To Switch

DOE Grid Report Says Shale Gas To Blame For Coal Plant Closures

Report: Natural Gas Rise Led To Coal’s Fall

Permitting

Former DEP Secretaries Criticize Bill Changing DEP Permitting

Pipelines

Chester County Twp Plan Would Give Municipalities More Control Over Pipelines

Lawmaker Asks AG To Investigate Pro-Pipeline Emails From People Who Said They Didn’t Send Them

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builder Hopes To Begin This Fall, Opponents Prepare For Civil Disobedience

Crable: Judge Gives Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builder Possession Of Last Holdout Properties In Lancaster

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builder Granted Rights To 5 Remaining Properties

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Strikes Out In Early Bid For Nuns’ Land

Crable: International Media Mines Lancaster County’s Opposition To Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Op-Ed: Reversal Of Laurel Pipeline A Win For Pennsylvania

Op-Ed: No Case For Laurel Pipeline’s Reversal

Pipeline Company Sues Greenpeace, Claims It Incites Eco-Terrorism

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Builder Sues North Dakota Pipeline Protesters

Sunoco Pipelines To Dismiss 94 Employees At Former Delco HQ

Cusick: Federal Court Ruling On Southeast Pipelines Could Delay Major Projects

Federal Court Rejects FERC EIS On Southeast Natural Gas Pipeline Projects

Environmentalists Win Huge Climate Victory Over Federal Pipeline Approvals

Public Participation

Thompson: Sen. Martin’s Bill Could Impose Response Costs On Protesters

Meyer: Senate Bill Would Force Convicted Protesters To Pay Response Costs

Judge Throws Out Developer’s SLAPP Suit Against Environmental Group

SLAPP Lawsuit Against Delaware RiverKeeper Dismissed

EPA To Host 10 Hearings/Webinars On Waters Of U.S. Rule Rewrite

Radiation Protection

Contractor Layoffs Set For TMI After Exelon Switched Vendors

Crable: TMI, Peach Bottom Nuclear Plants To Switch Vendors

Thompson: TMI, Peach Bottom Layoff Notices Don’t Mean Real Cuts

Court: Nuclear Power Plant Guard Deemed Unfit Can’t Sue Over Firing

Federal Court Rejects Bid To Revive Cases Against Babcock & Wilcox Apollo Nuclear Facility

FirstEnergy Power Plant Bailouts Rebuffed By State, Federal Leaders

New FERC Chair: Baseload Electric Generators Should Be Properly Compensated For Grid Value

Recreation

New Projects To Improve, Expand Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

Fall Fitness Challenge: Trek Across All The Wissahickon’s Trails

2 Land Lease Deals Pave Way To Expand Greater Hazleton Rail Trails

Lincoln Avenue Trail And Greenway Transformed Latrobe

New ADA Compliant Kayak Launch In Carbon County State Park

PA Is No. 1 In Bug-Bite Illnesses

2 Die In ATV Crash In Chester, Delaware County

Here’s When Fall Leaves Will Peak In Lancaster County, Other Parts Of U.S.

Transportation Services, Zagster Bring Bike Share To Penn State Main Campus

Bicycle Fatalities Up Nationally, But Philly Does Better

Interior Recommends Shrinking Some National Monuments

Recycling/Waste

Philadelphia: How To Recycle And Get Rewarded For It

Renewable Energy

Kennett Square’s Mayor Supports 100% Clean Energy Initiative

Coming Soon To Comcast Cable Customers: Solar Electric Panels

U.S. Grid Untroubled By Total Eclipse Despite Plunge In Solar Output

Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables

Stormwater

Stormwater Management Crucial For Susquehanna River

Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space

Susquehanna River

Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River

Sustainability

Pittsburgh: Leading Green Building Hub?

Waste Facilities

Harrisburg Mayor Takes Compost Facility Pitch To Susquehanna Township

Wastewater Facilities

Bucks County’s Largest Water Treatment Plant Receives Industry Award

Hollidaysburg Sewer Project Will Require Extensive Homeowner Repairs

Watershed Protection

Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River

Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space

Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy

Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans

EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future

Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding

Ad Crable Revisits The Source Of The Conestoga River In Berks, Chester, Lancaster

New Tour Explores Fairmount Water Works Before Scenic Boat Ride On Schuylkill

EPA To Host 10 Hearings/Webinars On Waters Of U.S. Rule Rewrite

Op-Ed: If EPA Is Prevented From Enforcing Clean Water Laws, States Must Step Up

PCB Levels In Fish Prompt Advisory For Shenango River In NW PA

PA Officials: Do Not Eat Fish Caught In Shenango River

Algae Blooms Found In Several More Bodies Of Water Around Erie

NYC Reservoir Release Plan Would Cut Flows In Delaware River

New York City Decision On Delaware Water Releases Could Be Catastrophic For Aquatic Life

DCNR: Engaging Young Minds For The Future Of Conservation

Science Returns To Nature In Cherry Valley In Monroe County

Inaugural Watershed Fellowship Summit Held At John Heinz Refuge

Creek Stomp Explores What’s In The Water In Chiques Creek

Trump Administration Halts Research On Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

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West Nile/Zika Virus

PA Is No. 1 In Bug-Bite Illnesses

MedExpress Sees Surge In Lyme, Tick Cases In PA

Mosquitoes With West Nile In 4 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

4 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods On County’s List For Mosquito Control

Wildlife

PCB Levels In Fish Prompt Advisory For Shenango River In NW PA

PA Officials: Do Not Eat Fish Caught In Shenango River

Game Commission Concerned About Chronic Wasting Disease, Elk Population

Crable: Elk Shot In Clearfield County After It Wanders Into Area With Infected Deer

Hayes: Game Commission Investigating Fatal Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Outbreak In SW

Frye: EHD Outbreak Killing Deer Across Western PA

Kiski Dies, The Bald Eagle Who Aided Recovery Of Species In PA

Injured Eagle Named Sam Not Ready For Wild

Endangered Sedge Wren Spotted At Montgomery County Preserve

Allentown Skunk Found With Rabies, Pet Vaccinations Urged

Court: Random Boat Inspections Deemed Unconstitutional

Fish Kill In Stream Investigated After Lebanon County Saw Mill Fire

Hayes: U.S. Youth Fly Fishing Team Adapts To Conditions Brings Home Bronze

Frye: Documentary Explores Life Of Famed Artist Ned Smith

300 Pound Black Bear Removed From Tree In Kingston

Schneck: Young Red Fox On The Move Across PA

Schneck: What About Pennsylvania’s Dragons?

Other

St. Vincent Monk Spent Decades Working With Plants

AP: Tiny Rocks Spreading Joy In Somerset

Federal Policy

DOE Releases Grid Study Which Faults Natural Gas For Baseload Plant Retirements

Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables

Federal Electricity Study Hints At Future Support For Coal

Energy Dept’s Recommendations Would Bolster Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

DOE Report Aims To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power Generation

DOE Grid Report Says Shale Gas To Blame For Coal Plant Closures

Report: Natural Gas Rise Led To Coal’s Fall

DOE Electric Reliability Study: Everything’s Okay, For Now

DOE Report Suggests Making It Quicker, Cheaper To Operate Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

New FERC Chair: Baseload Electric Generators Should Be Properly Compensated For Grid Value

Trump Disbands Advisory Committee On Climate Change

Trump Administration Halts Research On Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

Court Grants EPA Request To Put Power Plant Wastewater Rule On Hold Pending Review

AP: Meaning Of Clean Coal Mentioned By Trump Unclear

EPA To Host 10 Hearings/Webinars On Waters Of U.S. Rule Rewrite

Crable: Casey Comes To Lancaster To Field Wish List For New Federal Farm Bill

Interior Recommends Shrinking Some National Monuments

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8/28/2017

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