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Sunday NewsClips
Flash Flood Watch Issued For Northwestern PA Counties
Editorial: Pittsburgh Water Authority Audit Highlights Conflicting Interests
Aetna Foundation Helps With Clean Air In North Philadelphia
9-Year Old In Lower Nazareth Twp Has Passion For Pollinators
Op-Ed: Here’s What Monarch Butterflies Can Teach Us About Democracy
Girl Scouts Close 3 Campgrounds In Midstate
Sunday - The Feds
Cartwright Applauds Passage Of PREPARE Act To Deal With Extreme Weather Incidents
Air
Environmental Groups Urge Tougher Rules On Clairton (Coal) Coke Works
Activists: Clean Up (Coal) Coke Plant
New York Threatens EPA Lawsuit Over Cross-State Air Pollution
Allegheny River
Industries Brace For Allegheny River Closure Above Harrison
Awards & Recognition
Governor’s Environmental Award Applications Sought
Loyalhanna Weather Observers Honored For Service
Chester County Farmer Of The Year Wants Water Clean
Brandywine Red Clay Conservation Alliance Recognizes Contributors
Outdoor Corps Honored For Improvements At Seven Tubs Nature Area
PA Outdoor Corps Fixes Up Seven Tubs Nature Area
PA Parks, Forests Group Seeks Nominees For Awards
Foundation Seeks Nominees For State Park & Forest Work Awards
Alternative Fuels
Pittsburgh Mayor Encourages PA Residents To Buy Electric Vehicles
Sheetz Makes Room For Tesla Superchargers
Tesla Supercharges For Electric Vehicles Installed Near Bellefonte
It’s Trump, Farmers, DowDuPont vs. Philly-Area Refineries
Op-Ed: Working Together, We Can Grow PA, Here’s How, Fmr Sen. Wonderling
Proposed GOP Federal Tax Changes End Electric Vehicle Credit, Overhauls Other Energy Taxes
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Expands To Lancaster, 6 Other Counties
Six Counties Added To Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone
Cornell Botanic Gardens Receives Grant To Conserve, Research Hemlock In Northeast
Budget
Editorial: Shale Gas Tax Can Spark Reform
Proposed Allentown Budget Calls For Stormwater Fee
SteelHead Season Comes Amid Uncertainty Over Fish & Boat Commission Cuts
Thompson: Gambling, Deficit Borrowing Are In As PA Closes Book On State Budget
Wolf Signs Some Budget Bills, Slams House GOP Majority
John Baer: Wolf And That Bad, Bad Stranger Things Budget In Harrisburg
AP: Budget Bills Are Ugly But Wolf Has Little Choice But To Sign
PA Budget Standoffs: July 1 Needs To Mean Something Again
Chesapeake Bay
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Climate
EPA To Hold Hearing On Climate Plan Repeal In West Virginia
EPA Plans Coal-Country (WV) Hearing On EPA Clean Power Plan Repeal
Op-Ed: The Clean Power Plan Is Irrelevant
Effects Rising Sea Levels Could Have On Philadelphia Area Homes
World Wine Production Just Hit A 56-Year Low
New Federal Report Says Climate Is Warming And Humans Are The Cause
Trump Administration Issues Report Saying Climate Change Is Real
Carbon Dioxide At Record Levels In Atmosphere Meteorological Group Says
Earth’s Ozone Hole Shrivels To Smallest Since 1988
Coal Mining
Shale Gas Overtakes Coal, But Is it An Environmentally Kinder Fuel?
EPA To Hold Hearing On Climate Plan Repeal In West Virginia
EPA Plans Coal-Country (WV) Hearing On EPA Clean Power Plan Repeal
Op-Ed: The Clean Power Plan Is Irrelevant
Environmental Groups Urge Tougher Rules On Clairton (Coal) Coke Works
Activists: Clean Up (Coal) Coke Plant
Consol Energy Board Approves Coal, Natural Gas Split
Consol Separates Coal And Natural Gas Entities
Consol Energy To Split Into Coal Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction Companies
Reuters: PA Coal Miners So Convinced Trump Will Bring Coal Back They’re Refusing Training In Other Industries
Cusick-Hopkins: Natural Gas Power Plant Divides Jessup, 40 Plants Proposed In PA
Frazier: Natural Gas Plant Proposed In Coal-Rich Greene County
Fmr-FERC GOP Commissioner Nora Brownell (PA): DOE Coal/Nuclear Proposal Is A Tax On Customers
DOE’s Perry: Expanding Use Of Fossil Fuels Will Help Prevent Sexual Assault
Trump Wants To Save Big Coal With $11 Billion Annual Bailout
CT, OH, Pennsylvania Make Substantive Gains For State Nuclear Subsidies
PJM: Can The Big Dog Deal With State Interference?
Op-Ed: FERC: Keep Energy Markets Free Markets
Op-Ed: DOE Grid Proposal Will Help Coal Barons, Not Coal Miners And Kill People
Compliance Action
DEP: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Issued 2nd NOV In 5 Days In Lebanon County
Crable: DEP Finds Brunner Island Power Plant In Violation For Fish Kill
Delaware River
Delaware Watershed Drilling Ban Flares Pike/Wayne County Legislators
Pike, Wayne Landowners Sound Off On Possible Delaware Watershed Drilling Ban
Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Pocono Fracking
Kummer: Shad Make Strong Comeback In Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Senate Hearing Focuses On Concern For Lead Exposure
Perfect Storm Heightens Risk For Childhood Lead Poisoning In NE Region
Senate Committee Hosts Public Hearing On Lead Exposure
Senate Hearing Focuses On Concern For Lead Exposure
Lancaster To Hold Public Hearing On Tougher Lead Ordinance
Sen. Fontana, Others Appointed To Task Force Studying Lead Exposure
Audit: Pittsburgh Water Authority Drowning In Its Own Debt
AP: Audit Urges Changes To Pittsburgh Water Authority
Residents Urge Public Control As City Weighs Pittsburgh Water Authority Options
Consultant’s Public Workshop To Center On Pittsburgh Water Authority’s Future
Chester Water Authority Sets Meeting, Sale Talk Again Looms
East Liverpool Residents Concerned About Manganese Contamination
Op-Ed: Working Together, We Can Grow PA, Here’s How, Fmr Sen. Wonderling
NJ Sets Strictest Limit In U.S. For PFOA In Drinking Water
Economic Development
Outdoor Corps Honored For Improvements At Seven Tubs Nature Area
PA Outdoor Corps Fixes Up Seven Tubs Nature Area
Reuters: PA Coal Miners So Convinced Trump Will Bring Coal Back They’re Refusing Training In Other Industries
Farming Continues To Flourish In Northcentral PA Due To Marcellus Boom
Education
John James Audubon Center Builds Native Plant Greenhouse For Norristown School
Altoona Students Help With Rain Garden Plantings In Blair
State Labor Official Highlights STEM Career Opportunities
Students Embrace STEAM Learning In Altoona
Tax Foes In Westmoreland Say Libraries No Longer Useful
Energy
EIA: It Will Cost More To Heat Your Home This Winter
Rising Rate Of PECO Service Shut-Offs Prompts Review Of Utility Costs For Poor
AP: Severe Storm Knocks Out Power In Pennsylvania
PPL Energy Price Sees Largest Drop Since 2015
Some PPL Customer Bills Heading Down, Others Up
PGW Customers Finally Have Choice Of Suppliers, Few Are Shopping
Philadelphia Issues Call For Hydro Energy Projects
Shale Gas Overtakes Coal, But Is it An Environmentally Kinder Fuel?
EPA To Hold Hearing On Climate Plan Repeal In West Virginia
EPA Plans Coal-Country (WV) Hearing On EPA Clean Power Plan Repeal
Op-Ed: The Clean Power Plan Is Irrelevant
Consol Energy Board Approves Coal, Natural Gas Split
Consol Separates Coal And Natural Gas Entities
Consol Energy To Split Into Coal Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction Companies
Cusick-Hopkins: Natural Gas Power Plant Divides Jessup, 40 Plants Proposed In PA
Frazier: Natural Gas Plant Proposed In Coal-Rich Greene County
CT, OH, Pennsylvania Make Substantive Gains For State Nuclear Subsidies
PJM: Can The Big Dog Deal With State Interference?
Op-Ed: FERC: Keep Energy Markets Free Markets
Op-Ed: DOE Grid Proposal Will Help Coal Barons, Not Coal Miners And Kill People
Fmr-FERC GOP Commissioner Nora Brownell (PA): DOE Coal/Nuclear Proposal Is A Tax On Customers
DOE’s Perry: Expanding Use Of Fossil Fuels Will Help Prevent Sexual Assault
Trump Wants To Save Big Coal With $11 Billion Annual Bailout
Crable: Brunner Island Closes Fishing Spot, Conestoga River Access Blocked For Pipeline
Energy Conservation
LIHEAP Applications Will Be Accepted Starting Wednesday
LIHEAP Home Heating Assistance Opens Today
Helping Low-Income Families Pay Utility Bills
Weis Markets Grows Sustainability Efforts
Farming
Chester County Farmer Of The Year Wants Water Clean
Farming Continues To Flourish In Northcentral PA Due To Marcellus Boom
It’s Trump, Farmers, DowDuPont vs. Philly-Area Refineries
Pine Grove Farmer To Supply Wolf’s Christmas Trees
World Wine Production Just Hit A 56-Year Low
Flooding
Solomon Creek Flood Gates Put Up To Prepare For Storm
AP: Severe Storm Knocks Out Power In Pennsylvania
Forests
Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Expands To Lancaster, 6 Other Counties
Six Counties Added To Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone
PA Parks, Forests Group Seeks Nominees For Awards
Schneck: Great Opportunity For Last Fall Foliage This Year
Western PA’s Finest Fall Scenery
Fall Foliage Show 1 To 2 Weeks Behind, Blame The Warmth
Editorial: Planting The Future - TreeVitalize
Erie-Area Woods Offer More Than Pretty Home For Animals
Pine Grove Farmer To Supply Wolf’s Christmas Trees
2017 Rockefeller Christmas Tree Will Be From State College
Cornell Botanic Gardens Receives Grant To Conserve, Research Hemlock In Northeast
AP: California Wildfire Insurance Claims Top $3.3 Billion
Green Infrastructure
Altoona Students Help With Rain Garden Plantings In Blair
Proposed Allentown Budget Calls For Stormwater Fee
Green Technology
Meet Evoqua, Pittsburgh Water Treatment Company About To Make Its Wall Street Splash
Hazardous Sites
State Confirms Extreme Lead Levels In Kensington Soil
Land Conservation
Penn State Arboretum To Conduct Prescribed Burn Between Nov. 1-22
Land Recycling
Crable: New Park On Old Polluted Power Plant Site Opens In Mount Joy Borough
Mine Reclamation
SRBC: Tagging Trout, Clearfield County Stream Restoration Project
East Liverpool Residents Concerned About Manganese Contamination
RECLAIM Act: New Ideas For Abandoned Mine Lands
U.S. OSM May Walk Back Tougher Self-Bonding Regulations For Coal Mining
Oil & Gas
Delaware Watershed Drilling Ban Flares Pike/Wayne County Legislators
Pike, Wayne Landowners Sound Off On Possible Delaware Watershed Drilling Ban
Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Pocono Fracking
Farming Continues To Flourish In Northcentral PA Due To Marcellus Boom
Cusick: Wolf Aide Criticized After Downplaying Oil & Gas Royalty Problems
Cusick-Hopkins: Natural Gas Power Plant Divides Jessup, 40 Plants Proposed In PA
Frazier: Natural Gas Plant Proposed In Coal-Rich Greene County
More Permits, More Drilling Equals More PA Natural Gas
Upper Burrell OKs Natural Gas Drilling Pads
Carr: Monroeville Defends Shale Seismic Testing Ordinance In Court
Editorial: Shale Gas Tax Can Spark Reform
Shale Gas Overtakes Coal, But Is it An Environmentally Kinder Fuel?
Consol Energy Board Approves Coal, Natural Gas Split
Consol Separates Coal And Natural Gas Entities
Consol Energy To Split Into Coal Mining, Oil & Gas Extraction Companies
Lawsuit Adds Another Snag Toward A Combined EQT, Rice Energy
Main Opposition To EQT/Rice Energy Merger Backs Down, Kind Of
CT, OH, Pennsylvania Make Substantive Gains For State Nuclear Subsidies
PJM: Can The Big Dog Deal With State Interference?
Op-Ed: FERC: Keep Energy Markets Free Markets
Op-Ed: DOE Grid Proposal Will Help Coal Barons, Not Coal Miners And Kill People
Fmr-FERC GOP Commissioner Nora Brownell (PA): DOE Coal/Nuclear Proposal Is A Tax On Customers
DOE’s Perry: Expanding Use Of Fossil Fuels Will Help Prevent Sexual Assault
FERC Sees Few Regulations Limiting Domestic Energy Use Or Development
Court Rejects Greens’ Plea To Stop Natural Gas Export Projects
Get Ready For An Appalachian Natural Gas Bonanza
It’s Trump, Farmers, DowDuPont vs. Philly-Area Refineries
Gasoline Prices Climb 6.1 Cents In Lancaster
Pipelines
Plaintiffs Ask EHB Judge To Revoke Illegal Mariner East 2 Pipeline Permits
DEP Refuses To Allow Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling To Resume In Lebanon County
DEP: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Issued 2nd NOV In 5 Days In Lebanon County
Cusick: Activists Offer Pancakes To Sunrise Pipeline Workers In Lancaster
Crable: First Spot For Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Burial On Nuns’ Land In Lancaster
Oil Pipeline From Northampton County To Philly To Be Converted To Natural Gas
Crable: Brunner Island Closes Fishing Spot, Conestoga River Access Blocked For Pipeline
Op-Ed: Pipelines Are Safe And A Moral Imperative For PA
New York, FERC At Odds Over Construction Of Millennium Pipeline
U.S. Senate Approves 2 Trump FERC Nominees
Radiation Protection
Fmr-FERC GOP Commissioner Nora Brownell (PA): DOE Coal/Nuclear Proposal Is A Tax On Customers
CT, OH, Pennsylvania Make Substantive Gains For State Nuclear Subsidies
PJM: Can The Big Dog Deal With State Interference?
Recreation
PA Parks, Forests Group Seeks Nominees For Awards
Foundation Seeks Nominees For State Park & Forest Work Awards
Crable: New Park On Old Polluted Power Plant Site Opens In Mount Joy Borough
Fill Material At Scranton Park Not Contaminated
List Of Philadelphia City Parks, Rec Centers, Libraries Set For Makeovers
New Section Of Schuylkill River Trail Opens In Schuylkill County
Conrail Donates Swing Bridge To Extend Schuylkill River Trail
WITF Smart Talk: DCNR Secretary Dunn On Connecting PA’s Trails
Outdoor Corps Honored For Improvements At Seven Tubs Nature Area
PA Outdoor Corps Fixes Up Seven Tubs Nature Area
Elk And Their Mountain Music Attract Visitors To Pennsylvania
Nov. 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Schneck: Great Opportunity For Last Fall Foliage This Year
Western PA’s Finest Fall Scenery
Fall Foliage Show 1 To 2 Weeks Behind, Blame The Warmth
Schneck: Beautiful PA Waterfalls And Fall Leaves On Northkill Creek
Schneck: Whitewater’s Fury To Be Unleashed On Tohickon Creek In Bucks
Harrisburg’s Italian Lake Park Was Part Of City Beautiful Movement In 1901
Recycling/Waste
Stakeholders Sound Off On Possible Changes To PA’s E-Waste Recycling Program
Op-Ed: Recycling Old TVs Isn’t Easy
Luzerne To Hold Community Recycling Collection Event Nov. 2
Drug Take-Back Boxes In Northeast
State Police At Wyoming Installs Drop Box For Unused, Expired Medication
O’Neill: That Giant Sucking Sound? 500 Million Straws A Day
O’Neill: Stopping Straw Waste Just The Start In Restaurants
Weis Markets Grows Sustainability Efforts
Upper Darby Police Using Recycled Guns To Generate Electricity At Covanta Plant
Residents Have Questions About Greentree Landfill, Washington County
Keystone Landfill Expansion Challenge Reaches Commonwealth Court
Renewable Energy
Philadelphia Issues Call For Hydro Energy Projects
U.S. Trade Body Urges Restrictions On Solar Panel Imports
DOE’s Perry: Expanding Use Of Fossil Fuels Will Help Prevent Sexual Assault
Proposed GOP Federal Tax Changes End Electric Vehicle Credit, Overhauls Other Energy Taxes
Stormwater
Altoona Students Help With Rain Garden Plantings In Blair
Proposed Allentown Budget Calls For Stormwater Fee
Susquehanna River
SRBC: Tagging Trout, Clearfield County Stream Restoration Project
Sustainability
Weis Markets Grows Sustainability Efforts
Water Resources
Industries Brace For Allegheny River Closure Above Harrison
Wastewater Facilities
Freeport Residents Split On $11.6M Sewage Treatment Plan
Op-Ed: Working Together, We Can Grow PA, Here’s How, Fmr Sen. Wonderling
Watershed Protection
Brandywine Red Clay Conservation Alliance Recognizes Contributors
Altoona Students Help With Rain Garden Plantings In Blair
Proposed Allentown Budget Calls For Stormwater Fee
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 3 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Elk And Their Mountain Music Attract Visitors To Pennsylvania
Fyre: Eagles, Raptors And Lead Issues
Op-Ed: First Person: Eagles Over Wolf Creek
Editorial: Hunters, Heed Call To Help Bald Eagles
John James Audubon Center Builds Native Plant Greenhouse For Norristown School
Crable: Most Common Birds, Biggest Bullies At Backyard Feeders
Erie-Area Woods Offer More Than Pretty Home For Animals
Crable: DEP Finds Brunner Island Power Plant In Violation For Fish Kill
SteelHead Season Comes Amid Uncertainty Over Fish & Boat Commission Cuts
SRBC: Tagging Trout, Clearfield County Stream Restoration Project
Kummer: Shad Make Strong Comeback In Delaware River
Fish & Boat Commission Adds To Keystone Select Stocked Trout Program For 2018
Crable: Brunner Island Closes Fishing Spot, Conestoga River Access Blocked For Pipeline
AP: DA Rules Shooting By Fish & Boat Commission Officer Justified
Penn State Arboretum To Conduct Prescribed Burn Between Nov. 1-22
November Most Dangerous Month For Deer/Vehicle Strikes In PA
Abuse Of Opossum At Bloomsburg U Being Investigated By Game Commission
AP: Men Cited After Photos Show Opossum Being Kissed, Given Beer
Schneck: 14 Things You Don’t Know About The Opossum
Wildfires
AP: California Wildfire Insurance Claims Top $3.3 Billion
Hurricanes
Lessons Go Unheeded 5 Years After Superstorm Sandy
Editorial: This Time FEMA Needs The Help
Federal Policy
EPA To Hold Hearing On Climate Plan Repeal In West Virginia
EPA Plans Coal-Country (WV) Hearing On EPA Clean Power Plan Repeal
New Federal Report Says Climate Is Warming And Humans Are The Cause
Trump Administration Issues Report Saying Climate Change Is Real
Op-Ed: The Clean Power Plan Is Irrelevant
EPA Bars Scientists With Agency Funding From Advisory Boards
New York Threatens EPA Lawsuit Over Cross-State Air Pollution
Fmr-FERC GOP Commissioner Nora Brownell (PA): DOE Coal/Nuclear Proposal Is A Tax On Customers
DOE’s Perry: Expanding Use Of Fossil Fuels Will Help Prevent Sexual Assault
FERC Sees Few Regulations Limiting Domestic Energy Use Or Development
Court Rejects Greens’ Plea To Stop Natural Gas Export Projects
New York, FERC At Odds Over Construction Of Millennium Pipeline
U.S. Senate Approves 2 Trump FERC Nominees
U.S. Trade Body Urges Restrictions On Solar Panel Imports
U.S. OSM May Walk Back Tougher Self-Bonding Regulations For Coal Mining
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