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Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more.
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Sunday NewsClips
Robert Eppley, Jr., A Passionate Volunteer Restoring The Environment
Snyder County Farmers Make Sure Conservation Plans In Place
Nonprofit Takes Radon Initiative to 20 Households In Homewood
Editorial: Science Factory Expansion Testament To Learning Center’s Success
In Memoriam: A Look Back At Those We Lost In 2017
Crable: Cold Snap Harshest Of Winter, Year 10th Warmest On Record
Crable: Meeting Set About Closing Of Recreation Area At Brunner Island Power Plant
Crable: For Some In Lancaster County Roadkill Is A Ready Meal
Yearend
Bagenstose: After Tough Year, Environmentalists Seek Wins In 2018
Briefing: Environmental Legislative, Policy Opportunities, Challenges, Court Actions In 2018
137 More Stories In 2017 About Hundreds Of Great PA Environmental Stewards
2017 Environmental Legislation Scorecard, The Naughty And Nice List
Elections, Budget Will Dominate 2018 Legislative Politics And Session
The Most Consequential Environmental Stories Of 2017 (Federal)
Energy In 2017: Federal Regulatory Rollback, Environmentalist Angst
Air
PA Coal-Fired Power Plant Closing In 2014 Leads To Healthier Babies Downwind
AP: PA, 7 Other States Sue EPA Over Upwind Air Pollution
Alternative Fuel
Northeast Transit Natural Gas Station Starts Next Year
Philly’s Hydroponic Metropolis Farms Thrives, Fueled By Pot, Biofuel Research
EPA Ethanol Study Now More Than 8 Years Late
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Hayes: New Protections May Come For Native PA Plants
Chesapeake Bay
Lancaster Farming Year In Review- Chesapeake Bay And More
Firm Must Pay Township’s Legal Bills In Court Challenge To Stormwater Violation
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Climate
Penn State Study Looks To Reduce Cows’ Contribution To Global Warming
UPenn Students Take On Peace, Water, Climate
It’s Cold Right Now, But 2017 Was A Hot Year
Trump Calls For Some Good Old Global Warming As U.S. Experiences Cold Weather
Trump Says East Coast Could Use Global Warming During Cold
Trump Claims East Coast Freeze Disproves Global Warming
From Florida: Trump Says East Could Use Some Global Warming This Weekend
Coal Mining
PA Coal-Fired Power Plant Closing In 2014 Leads To Healthier Babies Downwind
Allegheny Front: From Coal Town To Trail Town
Eckley Miners’ Village To Celebrate Movie Milestone
Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Will Be Marked With Presentations, Speakers
Barletta Views Trump Order On Rare Earth, Other Minerals Boon For Area
Coal To The Rescue As Record Cold Grips The East
Compliance Action
CNS Gas Fined Over $400,000 For Drilling Violations In Greene County
DEP Fines Gas Drilling Company For Violations In Greene County
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 29 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Panel: Pittsburgh Water Authority Should Restructure, But Remain A Public Authority
Allegheny County Lead Testing Regulation For Children Takes Effect Jan. 1
Editorial: New Rule Requires Child Lead Screens In Allegheny County
Education
Pennsylvania Wants Students To Know Their Watershed
Barbara Chaffee Lands New Job With Tom Ridge Environmental Center
Schneck: When Is The First Meteor Shower Of 2018?
UPenn Students Take On Peace, Water, Climate
Emergency Response
Barletta Reforms To FEMA Included In House Funding Bill
Energy
PPL Customers To Pay 55 Cent DISC Fee For $900M Line, Pole Repair Program
Peoples Natural Gas Rates To Decrease
Erie Woman Receives $284 Billion Electric Bill From Penelec
FirstEnergy: No Evidence Of Erie Woman’s $284 Billion Electric Bill
Power Outages Affect Thousands In Pittsburgh
PPL To Send Crews, Trucks To Puerto Rico To Help Restore Power
3 Months After Maria, Roughly Half Of Puerto Ricans Still Without Power
Anger Builds 100 Days After Maria Hit Puerto Rico
Why Has PPL Stock Dropped 20 Percent Since September?
Coal To The Rescue As Record Cold Grips The East
Trump’s Energy Agenda Hits Its Stride In 2018, But Pitfalls Lurk
U.S. EIA: Monthly Renewable Electricity Generation Surpasses Nuclear For First Time Since 1984
Nuclear Energy Wants A Spot In Trump’s Infrastructure Bill
Op-Ed: Vermont Nuclear Power Plant Offers Cautionary Tale For TMI
Dominion’s Cove Point Plant Preparing To Export Natural Gas
Energy In 2017: Federal Regulatory Rollback, Environmentalist Angst
Environmental Heritage
AP: Artist’s Wintry Muse Was Pennsylvania’s Industrial Landscape
Eckley Miners’ Village To Celebrate Movie Milestone
Anthracite Mining Heritage Month Will Be Marked With Presentations, Speakers
Farming
Lancaster Farming Year In Review- Chesapeake Bay And More
Crable: PA Surges To 2nd In Organic Products Sales, Lancaster A Driving Force
Philly’s Hydroponic Metropolis Farms Thrives, Fueled By Pot, Biofuel Research
Penn State Study Looks To Reduce Cows’ Contribution To Global Warming
Forests
AP: Privately-Owned Forest Lands Imperiled As Aging Owners Divide, Sell
Forty Fort Remembers Its Tree Lady
Philadelphia Gets Grant For Planting Street Trees
Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Lancaster County
Crable: Lancaster County Park Accepting Christmas Trees For Mulching
Christmas Tree Recycling Drop Off Sites In Blair County
How To Dispose Of Christmas Trees In York
Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Pittsburgh
Green Infrastructure
Firm Must Pay Township’s Legal Bills In Court Challenge To Stormwater Violation
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
EPA Cleaning Up Soil Contaminated With Lead In Muhlenberg
Land Conservation
Lehigh Valley Receives $2.9M In State Open Space Grants
Murrysville Resident Enjoys Role With Westmoreland Land Trust
Land Recycling
Hazelwood Green, Fmr Steel Mill Site Transformation Gets Boost
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Nearly 14,000 PA Volunteers Removed Over 860,000 Pounds Of Trash During Coastal Cleanup
Cigarette Buts, Food Wrappers Top List Of Litter Found Along PA Waterways
Mine Reclamation
Mill Creek Watershed Benefits From Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup Grant
Barletta Views Trump Order On Rare Earth, Other Minerals Boon For Area
Oil & Gas
CNS Gas Fined Over $400,000 For Drilling Violations In Greene County
DEP Fines Gas Drilling Company For Violations In Greene County
Sisk: PA’s Gas Fields Ramp Up For More Drilling In 2018
Northeast Transit Natural Gas Station Starts Next Year
U.S. Steel To Allow Gas Drilling At Edgar Thomson Works Steel Mill
Peoples Natural Gas Rates To Decrease
Maykuth: Chesapeake Energy Agrees To Pay $30M To Settle Royalty Dispute, But
Editorial: Fix State Law To Guarantee Natural Gas Royalties
Letter: Documenting EPA Fracking Concerns
Fewer Earthquakes In Oklahoma After State Changed Drilling Regulations
Dominion’s Cove Point Plant Preparing To Export Natural Gas
Pipelines
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Making Progress, Not Everyone Happy
Letter: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Should Meet Residents Halfway
DEP Scrutinizes Mariner East 2 Pipeline For More Unapproved Drilling
Top 10 Things You Need To Know About Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Editorial: Pipeline Fairness
Natural Gas Pipeline Proposed From Martins Creek To Philadelphia
FERC Pipeline Review Stokes Divide Between Environmental Groups
Radiation Protection
Op-Ed: Vermont Nuclear Power Plant Offers Cautionary Tale For TMI
Nuclear Energy Wants A Spot In Trump’s Infrastructure Bill
U.S. EIA: Monthly Renewable Electricity Generation Surpasses Nuclear For First Time Since 1984
Recreation
Schneck: First Day Hikes Launch New Year At State Parks Across PA
Crable: After 17 Years, Lancaster Couple Finish Appalachian Trail At Age 74, 75
AP: Crable: After 17 Years, Lancaster Couple Finish Appalachian Trail At Age 74, 75
Allegheny Front: From Coal Town To Trail Town
Dec. 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Hiking, Biking Trail On Tap For Harrison This Spring
Editorial: Northeast Trails Trace History, Point To Future
Accessible Playground Equipment Being Installed In Pittsburgh Parks
AP: Winds Scuttle Washington’s Crossing Despite Kids’ Efforts
Barbara Chaffee Lands New Job With Tom Ridge Environmental Center
Recycling/Waste
Does Your Office Recycle? 40,000 Commercial Properties In Philly Aren’t Following The Law
Wilkes-Barre Opens Lone Bid For Waste Collection, Recycling
Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Lancaster County
Crable: Lancaster County Park Accepting Christmas Trees For Mulching
Christmas Tree Recycling Drop Off Sites In Blair County
Where To Recycle Your Christmas Tree In Pittsburgh
Renewable Energy
Legere: Success Of Solar Borders Law Could Hinge On Disputed Interpretation
Susquehanna University To Install Solar Panels On Campus
U.S. EIA: Monthly Renewable Electricity Generation Surpasses Nuclear For First Time Since 1984
Stormwater
Firm Must Pay Township’s Legal Bills In Court Challenge To Stormwater Violation
Wastewater Facilities
Johnstown Sewer System Overhaul Comes With Hefty Costs
Sewage Fight Bogs Down South Hills Communities In Court
Water Quality
New Maps Tell Story Of Water Quality Thru Bugs, Slugs And Snails
Watershed Protection
Lancaster Farming Year In Review- Chesapeake Bay And More
New Maps Tell Story Of Water Quality Thru Bugs, Slugs And Snails
Pennsylvania Wants Students To Know Their Watershed
Firm Must Pay Township’s Legal Bills In Court Challenge To Stormwater Violation
Mill Creek Watershed Benefits From Acid Mine Drainage Cleanup Grant
Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 29 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Lower Merion Deer Culling Begins In January
See Pittsburgh Bald Eagles’ Nests In High Def
Winter Eagle-Watching Trips Planned In Upper Delaware
Despite The Snow, There’s Plenty For Birders To Enjoy In Erie
Erie Bird Count Tallies More Than 70 Species
Duck Hunter Clears Presque Isle Bay Ice
Christmas Day Storm Dumps Record-Breaking 53 Inches On Erie
3,300+ Requested Permits To Eat Roadkill This Year
Pittsburgh Mayor Signs Law Restricting Handling Of Wild, Exotic Animals
West Nile/Zika Virus
Zika Virus Down But Not Out In Lancaster County
Hurricanes
PPL To Send Crews, Trucks To Puerto Rico To Help Restore Power
Hurricane Maria Refugees Adjust To New Way Of Life In PA
Editorial: We Need To Remember The Reality Still Facing Puerto Rico
3 Months After Maria, Roughly Half Of Puerto Ricans Still Without Power
Anger Builds 100 Days After Maria Hit Puerto Rico
Federal Policy
The Most Consequential Environmental Stories Of 2017
Under Scott Pruitt, A Year Of Tumult, Transformation At EPA
Trump’s Energy Agenda Hits Its Stride In 2018, But Pitfalls Lurk
FERC Pipeline Review Stokes Divide Between Environmental Groups
EPA Ethanol Study Now More Than 8 Years Late
Energy In 2017: Federal Regulatory Rollback, Environmentalist Angst
Editorial: Regulatory Rollback Is An Encouraging Trend
Barletta Reforms To FEMA Included In House Funding Bill
Nuclear Energy Wants A Spot In Trump’s Infrastructure Bill
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