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Gov. Ridge Issues First Statement After Heart Attack 

Sunday NewsClips

There May Be A Run On Christmas Trees As Shortage Steers Prices

Boil Water Advisory Issued In Parts Of Luzerne County

Philly State Reps Target City Tire Dumping

Video: Birds Of Prey At Nixon Nature Center In York

Cyclists Tackle Pittsburgh’s 13 Toughest Hills

A Partnership To Elevate Friends Of The Philadelphia Rail Park

Urban Deer Eat Tons Of Vegetations, Spread Disease And Damage Ecosystems

Busy Day Likely For Start Of PA Deer-Hunting Season

Deer Season Remains A Tradition In Pennsylvania

Sunday - The Feds

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Needs Federal Support To Keep Its Soil, Air, Water Clean

Politics

AP: Wolf Starting To Look Like “Two-Term Tom” As 2018 Approaches 

Murphy: Lawmakers Get Boost In Salaries Starting Dec. 1 

Meyer: State Lawmakers Will Get Automatic Pay Raise 

Air

Editorial: Air Violations Cannot Stand At U.S. Steel Plant

Oil Majors Move To Cut Methane Emissions

Awards & Recognition

Replogle Named Brandywine Red Clay Alliance Teacher Of The Year

Public Invited To Vote For PA River Of The Year

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Spotted Lanternfly Hitchhikes To Delaware

She’s In Charge Of Butterflies At Hershey Gardens’ Conservatory

Phipps Conservatory Winter Flower Show A Feast For The Senses

Budget

AP: House Leaves Natural Gas Severance Tax Bill Up In The Air

House Leaves Town Without Finishing Debate On Natural Gas Severance Tax Bill 

Meyer: Lawmakers Leave For Holiday, Fate Of Severance Tax Unclear

AP: A Decade Later, Gas Drilling Tax Politics Roil PA

Esack: House Severance Tax Votes Election-Year Ploy?

AP: Natural Gas Tax Bill Comes Up For Debate In House

Editorial: Is Natural Gas Severance Tax Just About Hot Air?

Editorial: House Should OK Fair Severance Tax

Editorial: Lawmakers Budget Time For Real Issues - Amphibians

Natural Gas Impact Fee Funds Westmoreland, Allegheny Projects

Chesapeake Bay Defenders Hold Breath, Wait On U.S. Senate

AP: Judge Blocks PA’s Demand For $200 Million From Medical Insurer

Judge Temporarily Blocks Transfer Of $200M From JUA Insurance Fund To Balance State Budget

Chesapeake Bay

Investing In Clean Water For Carlisle, Cumberland County

WKOK: Why It’s Important To Name The Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian

WKOK: Sen. Yaw: Student Leadership Program Led Charge For Hellbender

Editorial: Lawmakers Budget Time For Real Issues - Amphibians

South Middleton Officials, Residents Celebrate Save The Lake Donations

Chesapeake Bay Defenders Hold Breath, Wait On U.S. Senate

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Climate

FERC Chair: Sympathy For Coal Doesn’t Factor In To Baseload Support Plan

AP: California Nets $860 Million From Carbon Auction

Oil Majors Move To Cut Methane Emissions

Op-Ed: Real, Honest Disagreement On Climate Change

Coal Mining

Crable: Feds Propose Plan To Bail Out Nuclear, Coal Power Plants

FERC Chair: Sympathy For Coal Doesn’t Factor In To Baseload Support Plan

Editorial: Let Market Help Power Grid

Coal-Burning Dynegy Wants A Handout, Will Illinois Give It To Them?

EPA To Reconsider 16 Coal Ash Provisions In Federal Court Arguments

Coal Production Slowing In Pennsylvania

Op-Ed: Coal Industry Shows No Sign Of A Comeback

Compliance Action

Maykuth: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Cited Again By DEP For Construction Spills

After More Mariner East 2 Pipeline Spills, DEP Mulls Additional Enforcement

Delaware Watershed

Chester, Delaware County, Stormwater Authority To Take 2nd Look At Fees

Drinking Water

Wolf To Sign Bill Putting Pittsburgh Water Authority Under PUC Oversight

PUC Commits To Easing Customer Woes At Pittsburgh Water Authority

Pittsburgh Water Authority Eases Residency Requirement For Jobs

Pittsburgh Opposes Receivership For Pittsburgh Water Authority

O’Neill: PUC Oversight Of Pittsburgh Water Authority?

Editorial: Fixing Pittsburgh Water Authority Essential, Expensive

Chester Water Authority Pressed By Aqua PA On Sale

Altoona Water Authority Proposes Rate Increase

Water, Sewer Rates Rising In Harrisburg Area

NJ DEP Panel Recommends Lower Limit For PFOS

Economic Development

Former Steel Mill Forges New Beginning With Groundbreaking

These 5 Ingredients Make Pittsburgh’s Riverfronts Amazing

Education

Replogle Named Brandywine Red Clay Alliance Teacher Of The Year

PA Task Force Pushes For Better Watershed Education In Schools

Lancaster Museum Breaks Barrier For Girls Interested In STEM Fields

WKOK: Why It’s Important To Name The Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian

WKOK: Sen. Yaw: Student Leadership Program Led Charge For Hellbender

She’s In Charge Of Butterflies At Hershey Gardens’ Conservatory

Phipps Conservatory Winter Flower Show A Feast For The Senses

Emergency Response

NWS: Tornado Touched Down Between Plum, Murrysville

Energy

Legere: House Bill Aims To Modernize Utility Rates For A Greener Grid

Solar Energy In PA To Receive Boost From Law Changes

Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant To Put Out 1.6% More Power

Thousands In Western PA Lose Power From Winds, Rain

Op-Ed: Market-Based Energy Production America’s Best Shot At Sustained Economic Growth

Crable: Feds Propose Plan To Bail Out Nuclear, Coal Power Plants

FERC Chair: Sympathy For Coal Doesn’t Factor In To Baseload Support Plan

Editorial: Let Market Help Power Grid

Coal-Burning Dynegy Wants A Handout, Will Illinois Give It To Them?

Op-Ed: Coal Industry Shows No Sign Of A Comeback

AP: California Nets $860 Million From Carbon Auction

Has California Built Its Last Natural Gas Plant?

Energy Conservation

Legere: House Bill Aims To Modernize Utility Rates For A Greener Grid

Video: Energy Efficiency Case Study: Energy Coordinating Agency

Environmental Justice

DEP, Allegheny County Differ On List Of Environmental Justice Areas

Farming

Pitt Shows How To Grow Five Tons Of Food In A Freight Container

Forests

Lycoming College Considers Effects Of Shale Development On Local Forests

PA Leads The Nation In Lyme Disease

PA Top In Nation For Lyme Disease

Spotted Lanternfly Hitchhikes To Delaware

Green Infrastructure

Investing In Clean Water For Carlisle, Cumberland County

ALCOSAN Sewer Rate Hikes Planned For Next 4 Years

Land Recycling

Former Steel Mill Forges New Beginning With Groundbreaking

Litter/Illegal Dumping

Philadelphia Using Art As New Weapon In War Against Litter

Oil & Gas

AP: House Leaves Natural Gas Severance Tax Bill Up In The Air

AP: A Decade Later, Gas Drilling Tax Politics Roil PA

House Leaves Town Without Finishing Debate On Natural Gas Severance Tax Bill

Meyer: Lawmakers Leave For Holiday, Fate Of Severance Tax Unclear

Esack: House Severance Tax Votes Election-Year Ploy?

AP: Natural Gas Tax Bill Comes Up For Debate In House

Editorial: Is Natural Gas Severance Tax Just About Hot Air?

Editorial: House Should OK Fair Severance Tax

Landowners OK $11M Deal In Royalty Fight With ExxonMobil Unit

Online Petition Calls For Tighter Regional Of Fracking In Plum

Seismic Tests Get OK On Burrell School District Property

Natural Gas Impact Fee Funds Westmoreland, Allegheny Projects

Lycoming College Considers Effects Of Shale Development On Local Forests

Op-Ed: This Deer Season Here’s How Marcellus Industry Is Helping Hunters Share The Harvest

Columbia Gas Working To Restore Service To 400 Rostraver Customers

Columbia Gas Restores Service To Rostraver Customers

Op-Ed: Market-Based Energy Production America’s Best Shot At Sustained Economic Growth

How The U.S. Government Hid Fracking’s Risks To Drinking Water

Crable: Feds Propose Plan To Bail Out Nuclear, Coal Power Plants

FERC Chair: Sympathy For Coal Doesn’t Factor In To Baseload Support Plan

Has California Built Its Last Natural Gas Plant?

AP: California Nets $860 Million From Carbon Auction

Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Oil & Gas Production Trends Downward As Production Increases

Oil Majors Move To Cut Methane Emissions

Pipelines

After More Mariner East 2 Pipeline Spills, DEP Mulls Additional Enforcement

AP: PA Regulators Cite Sunoco For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Work Leaks

Maykuth: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Cited Again By DEP For Construction Spills

5 More Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protesters Arrested

Keystone XL Pipeline Gets Nebraska’s Approval

Alternative Route For Keystone XL Pipeline Gets Nebraska’s Approval

Keystone XL Pipeline Decision A Victory, But Will It Be Built?

TransCanada Says Keystone XL Pipeline Leak Was Sudden, Immediate Event

5 Things To Watch For In New Keystone XL Pipeline Fight

Radiation Protection

Crable: Feds Propose Plan To Bail Out Nuclear, Coal Power Plants

FERC Chair: Sympathy For Coal Doesn’t Factor In To Baseload Support Plan

Editorial: Let Market Help Power Grid

Op-Ed: Market-Based Energy Production America’s Best Shot At Sustained Economic Growth

Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant To Put Out 1.6% More Power

Investigation: Radioactive Leaks At Illinois Nuclear Power Plants

Toshiba Wants To Wash Its Hands Of Westinghouse By End Of March

Recreation

Public Invited To Vote For PA River Of The Year

$300K In Grants Help Pottstown, Royersford Parks And Trails

These 5 Ingredients Make Pittsburgh’s Riverfronts Amazing

Final Design Phase Begins For Riverfront Park In Bridesburg Philadelphia

Philly Rowing Community Turns To Its Own To Pay For Schuylkill River Dredging

New Name, Logo For Schuylkill River Champion, Schuylkill Greenways

Op-Ed: Philly Only Walkable If You’re An Able-Bodied Childless Adult

Polluted Soil Closes Pottstown’s Pollock Park

Nov. 24 Take Five Black Friday With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Ski Resorts Poised For Winter Season, But Mother Nature Will Have Final Say

PEC Podcast: How Training In Parks Got AG DePasquale Ready For Spartan World Championship

PA Leads The Nation In Lyme Disease

PA Top In Nation For Lyme Disease

Palmer Woman Finds Lessons In Near-Death Experience In Grand Canyon

Recycling/Waste

EPA To Reconsider 16 Coal Ash Provisions In Federal Court Arguments

Schuylkill River

Philly Rowing Community Turns To Its Own To Pay For Schuylkill River Dredging

Stormwater

Chester, Delaware County, Stormwater Authority To Take 2nd Look At Fees

Wastewater Facilities

ALCOSAN Sewer Rate Hikes Planned For Next 4 Years

Water, Sewer Rates Rising In Harrisburg Area

Watershed Protection

Public Invited To Vote For PA River Of The Year

Replogle Named Brandywine Red Clay Alliance Teacher Of The Year

PA Task Force Pushes For Better Watershed Education In Schools

Investing In Clean Water For Carlisle, Cumberland County

WKOK: Why It’s Important To Name The Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian

WKOK: Sen. Yaw: Student Leadership Program Led Charge For Hellbender

Lake Wallenpaupack Water District Gets $200,000 State Grant

Chester, Delaware County, Stormwater Authority To Take 2nd Look At Fees

Editorial: Lawmakers Budget Time For Real Issues - Amphibians

South Middleton Officials, Residents Celebrate Save The Lake Donations

Philly Rowing Community Turns To Its Own To Pay For Schuylkill River Dredging

Chesapeake Bay Defenders Hold Breath, Wait On U.S. Senate

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Wildlife

5 Things You Didn’t Know About 2017 PA Deer Hunting Season

Schneck: Is Another Big Buck Harvest Coming Across PA?

Mild Weather, Abundant Food Boost Deer Herd

Start Of PA Deer Hunting Season An Unofficial Holiday

Hunters Can Share Their Harvest With PA’s Hungry

Op-Ed: This Deer Season Here’s How Marcellus Industry Is Helping Hunters Share The Harvest

Under Armour Co-Founder Puts PA Hunting Lodge Up For Sale

Schneck: PA Hunters Kill 666 Bears On First Day Of Season

Crable: Largest Bear Captured In Lancaster County Killed On I-78

WKOK: Why It’s Important To Name The Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian

WKOK: Sen. Yaw: Student Leadership Program Led Charge For Hellbender

Philly Man Turns Extreme Love Of Fishing Into YouTube Stardom

AP: Wildlife Giving Thanks: There’s Plenty For Them To Eat

Red-Necked Phalarope Sighting In Erie One Of The Latest Fall Records In State

She’s In Charge Of Butterflies At Hershey Gardens’ Conservatory

Phipps Conservatory Winter Flower Show A Feast For The Senses

West Nile/Zika Virus/Lyme Disease

PA Leads The Nation In Lyme Disease

Hurricanes

Philadelphia Aiding More Than 1,200 Hurricane Maria Survivors

2 Months After Maria, Puerto Rico Struggles To Regain Electricity, Thousands Flee

After The Storm: Returning To Puerto Rico

Federal Policy

Crable: Feds Propose Plan To Bail Out Nuclear, Coal Power Plants

FERC Chair: Sympathy For Coal Doesn’t Factor In To Baseload Support Plan

EPA To Reconsider 16 Coal Ash Provisions In Federal Court Arguments

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11/27/2017

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