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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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Bay Journal: Morelli: PA’s Environmental Rights Amendment Grows Some Teeth
Sunday NewsClips
PA Receives $55.6 Million From Feds For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Armed With Data On Philly’s Litter Problem, Mayor Prepares For Battle
Shale Gas Output Ahead of Facilities
Pittsburgh-Based Firms Honored By State Engineering Council
Conneaut Twp Residents Worry About Lake Erie Power Line
Philly Restrictions On Collecting Garbage To Feed Pigs May Go Away
1 Year Later, Tornado Recovery Goes On At Lake Scranton
Parts Of PA Under A Flood Watch, More Rain Forecast
Pittsburgh On Brink Of February Rainfall Record
Wet Weather Spurs Request To Keep Horses Off Butler-Freeport Trail
Municipalities Seek Public Comment On Kingston/Forty Fort Trail
Farmland Preservation Hits $1 Billion Mark In PA
Sauro: Ticking Away: Bites Can Lead To Lyme Disease Which Can Be Difficult To Treat
Schneck: 4th Chronic Wasting Disease Zone Coming To PA
Schneck: Deer In Forests Travel More Than Those In Suburbia, Farmland
Harmar Bald Eagles Have First Egg Of Season
Schneck: Hanover Bald Eagles Have 2nd Egg In Nest
Sunday - Politics
AP-Levy: Impeachment Talk a Sign Of Republican’s Long-Term Worry About PA Supreme Court
Sunday - The Feds
Trump’s Budget Threatens Erie Environmental Groups
Politics
AP-Scolforo: Federal Judges To Hear Challenge To District Map From Congressmen
AP-Scolforo: PA Congressional Map Battle Lands In U.S. Supreme Court
Thompson: PA’s Republican Leaders Seek To Block New Congressional Map
Republicans Talk About Impeaching PA Supreme Court Justices, Do They Have A Case?
Thompson: Who’s Still Standing After PA’s Political Earthquake?
AP: New Congressional Map Spurs More Would-Be Candidates
Jeopardy! Alex Trebek To Moderate PA Gubernatorial Debate
Senate Committee Sets March 27 Hearing On Redistricting Reform Bills
Air
EPA Rejects Connecticut Petition On PA’s Brunner Island Power Plant
Federal Register Notice Rejecting Connecticut Petition To EPA On Brunner Island
PennEnvironment Urges Pittsburgh To Become More Electric Vehicle Friendly
Letter: Allegheny County Must Crack Down On Odor Emissions Violations
Alternative Fuels
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Get Scant Use In Western PA
Report: Electric Cars Help Cities Address Infrastructure, Parking Challenges
Crawford/Venango Counties Get New Natural Gas Buses
Ted Cruz Calls For Ethanol Overhaul At Philly Refinery Rally
Ted Cruz Pits Refinery Workers Against Wall Street To Fix Broken Ethanol Mandate:
Phillips: Ted Cruz Blasts Renewable Fuel Standards At Philadelphia Refinery
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Master Gardening: What’s Up With Plant Invaders?
Budget
Bay Journal: Morelli: PA’s Environmental Rights Amendment Grows Some Teeth
Trump Once Again Wants to Cut Energy Assistance To The Poor
Editorial: Trump Budget Continues Assault On The Environment
Editorial: Allegheny River Locks & Dams Sorely Need Proposed Funding Boost
Editorial: Resources Can Help Restore Heat To Those Without
Chesapeake Bay
Editorial: Trump Budget Continues Assault On The Environment
Bay Journal: DiPasquale’s Legacy Is Leaving Chesapeake Better Than He Inherited
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Citizen Action
Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Having Big Impact In Lehigh Valley
Climate
How Some Towns Are Working Together To Save The Planet, And Their Budgets
EDF’s Misleading Oil & Gas Methane Report Based On Outdated Study
Op-Ed: Federal Leadership Lacking On Reducing Oil & Gas Industry Emissions
Op-Ed: Let Market Forces Reduce Oil & Gas Industry Emissions
Methane Leak Continues A Week After An Explosion At Ohio Utica Shale Drilling Well Pad
Work Continues After XTO Energy Gas Well Fire In Ohio
Penn Law Students Urge Trump Not To Repeal Clean Power Plan
Coal Mining
FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield, Beaver Valley Power Plants Likely Headed For Bankruptcy
Op-Ed: To Rebuild Our Infrastructure, Congress Should Speed Up Mining Permits
FERC Commissioner Warns Against PJM Plan Altering Fundamental Energy Market Mechanics
Delaware River
More Weigh In On Proposed Fracking Ban In Delaware Watershed
Feb. 23 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware Bay Changes Contributing To Dip In Threatened Red Knot Bird Population
Drinking Water
Peoples Natural Gas Sought $1 Billion+ Plus Agreement With Pittsburgh Water Authority
Why Troubled Pittsburgh Water Authority Could Mean Good Business For Peoples Gas
Turzai: Pittsburgh Water Authority Should Take Peoples Gas Offer To Partner
Pittsburgh Water Authority Can Share Concerns With PUC At 2 Meetings This Week
Krauss: Why Has Pittsburgh Had So Many Boil Water Advisories?
Springdale Accepts $5.5M Loan To Upgrade Water System
Education
Green Sisters To Talk On Faith, The Environment March 8 In Pittsburgh
Schneck: Rivers Conservation, Fly Fishing Youth Camp Registration Open
Dioramas At The Academy Of Natural Sciences Get A Cleaning
Energy
FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield, Beaver Valley Power Plants Likely Headed For Bankruptcy
FirstEnergy CEO: Generation Subsidiary Headed For Bankruptcy Protection
Deadline Set For Montour Power Plant To Comply With Water Permit Limits
Pittsburgh Plan To Address High Energy Bills Makes It To Innovation Competition Finals
Editorial: Resources Can Help Restore Heat To Those Without
PJM Board Sends Competing Capacity Market Reform To FERC
Trump Once Again Wants to Cut Energy Assistance To The Poor
Nuclear Reactors Could Run For 80 Years Under Trump Plan
DOE Would Never Use Emergency Order For Uneconomic Power Plants
FERC Commissioner Warns Against PJM Plan Altering Fundamental Energy Market Mechanics
FERC Order Opens Floodgates For Energy Storage In Wholesale Markets
Public Citizen Says PJM Violated FPA With Political Contributions
Op-Ed: To Rebuild Our Infrastructure, Congress Should Speed Up Mining Permits
Energy Conservation
NE Companies, Health Providers Awarded DEP Energy Saving Grants
Court Rules In Favor Of AG Shapiro In DOE Energy Efficiency Case
Farming
Farm To Faucet, Enlisting PA Farmers to Keep Delaware’s Water Clean
Black Farmers Finding Their Way To The Fields, Empty Lots Of Pennsylvania
AP: Sen. Casey Wants To Bolster Research Of Organic Agriculture
Flooding
Flood Watch In Effect This Weekend For Most Of Midstate
Flooding In Pittsburgh Set To Worsen With Weekend Storms
Western PA Girds For Flooding Expected Over The Weekend
Western PA Sees Less Rainfall Than Expected, But Officials Remain Wary Of Flooding
Noon Friday NWS Middle Atlantic River Forecasting Center Flood Event Briefing: Click Here to download
Landslide Reduces Traffic Lanes In Ross, McCandless
Flooding Causes Road Closings In Westmoreland, Fayette, Washington Counties
Susquehanna River On The Rise As Weekend Rainfall Approaches, Will It Flood?
Police Officer Rescued From Rising Water In Washington County, Flood Warning Issued In Western PA
Crews Clear Major Roads, But Landslides Close 2 More In Pittsburgh Area
Pittsburghers Use Parkway East Bathtub Flooding For Epic Photo Op
Carr: Ohio River In Pittsburgh Still Under Flood Advisory, Region Recovers From Deluge
Yough River Towns Quite Wet As River Crests At Nearly 23 Feet
Editorial: Rising To Meet Rising Waters’ Challenges
Ice Jam Damaged River Common Fishing Pier In Wilkes-Barre
Forests
AP: DCNR Installing New Towers To Help Find Forest Fires
It’s Maple Sugaring Time At Lancaster County Central Park
Out-Of-Control Brush Fire Burns Over An Acre In Millersville
Geology
Teen Boy Rescued From Lancaster County Cave
Crable: Cave Rescue In Lancaster County Was 5th Since 1993
Unstable Ground Forces Washington County Residents To Move
Johnstown Couple Loses Home In Mudslide, Not Covered By Insurance
AP: Landslide Prompts Evacuation Of 4 Homes In Pittsburgh
Landslide Closes Road In Mount Washington
Grants/Funding
NE Companies, Health Providers Awarded DEP Energy Saving Grants
Green Infrastructure
Going Green For The Harrisburg Region’s Waterways
How Some Towns Are Working Together To Save The Planet, And Their Budgets
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Kummer: Would You Buy A Poisoned Superfund Site? He Just Did
Land Conservation
Interior Dept Balancing Development Protections For Public Land, Is Facing Upheaval
Littering/Illegal Dumping
New Map Reveals State Of Litter In Philadelphia Block By Block
Mine Reclamation
Earth Conservancy Outlines Progress Amid Councilman’s Criticism
Noncoal Mining
AP- Bagenstose: Paradise Lost? Quarry’s Awakening Causes Stir
Oil & Gas
More Weigh In On Proposed Fracking Ban In Delaware Watershed
EDF’s Misleading Oil & Gas Methane Report Based On Outdated Study
McKees Rocks Fracking Sand Barge Facility Receives State Grant
Op-Ed: Federal Leadership Lacking On Reducing Oil & Gas Industry Emissions
Op-Ed: Let Market Forces Reduce Oil & Gas Industry Emissions
Penn Law Students Urge Trump Not To Repeal Clean Power Plan
Shell Donates $1 Million To Community College Of Beaver County Process Tech Program
Cracker Plants Boost Demand For Ethane
EQT To Split Natural Gas, Oil Production & Processing Into 2 Companies
Crawford/Venango Counties Get New Natural Gas Buses
Interior To Hold Largest Oil And Gas Lease Sale In U.S. History
Methane Leak Continues A Week After An Explosion At Ohio Utica Shale Drilling Well Pad
Work Continues After XTO Energy Gas Well Fire In Ohio
Philadelphia Refinery Looms Over The Lives, Health Of Its Neighbors
Reuters: Philly Refinery Goes Belly-Up After Big Payouts To Carlyle Group
Trump Calls Meeting On Biofuels After Refiner Bankruptcy
Op-Ed: Unburden Refiners From Job-Killing Regulation
Ted Cruz Calls For Ethanol Overhaul At Philly Refinery Rally
Ted Cruz Pits Refinery Workers Against Wall Street To Fix Broken Ethanol Mandate:
Phillips: Ted Cruz Blasts Renewable Fuel Standards At Philadelphia Refinery
Pipelines
Hurdle: Landowners Brace For Eminent Domain Loss For PennEast Pipeline
Bethlehem Twp Wants PennEast Pipeline Moved
Hurdle: FERC Order Effectively Denies Appeals Of PennEast Pipeline Approval
Hurdle: Mariner East II Pipeline Expected To Be In Service By End Of June
Commonwealth Court Sinks Delaware RiverKeeper’s Bid To Stop Mariner East II Pipeline
Court: Hurdle: Mariner East II Public Utility Status Trumps Local Regulation
Maykuth: Commonwealth Court Rejects Zoning Challenge To Mariner East II Pipeline
Hurdle: Chester County Twp Adds To Local Challenges To Mariner East II Pipeline
Mariner East II Pipeline Resumes Construction In Lebanon County
StateImpact PA: Quick Turnaround Or Dig Deeper On Texts Related To Mariner East II Pipeline
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Activist Guilty Of Trespass, Sang Christmas Carols
Hopey: DEP Extends Public Comment Period On Shell Ethane Pipeline
Shell Donates $1 Million To Community College Of Beaver County Process Tech Program
Letter: Laurel Pipeline Reversal Good For PA Consumers
Radiation Protection
Parks Township Nuclear Dump Cleanup Delayed Again
Editorial: Parks Twp Nuclear Waste Site Safe With Years Of Cleanup To Go?
FirstEnergy’s Bruce Mansfield, Beaver Valley Power Plants Likely Headed For Bankruptcy
Nuclear Reactors Could Run For 80 Years Under Trump Plan
DOE Would Never Use Emergency Order For Uneconomic Power Plants
FERC Commissioner Warns Against PJM Plan Altering Fundamental Energy Market Mechanics
Recreation
Sen. Yudichak Plans To Walk Delaware & Lehigh Trail After Super Bowl Pledge
PA Great Outdoors: New Trail System Developing In Elk County
Columbia, Lancaster County: Rolling On The Susquehanna River
Penn State Study: Great Recession’s Profound Impact On Parks, Recreation Funding
Feb. 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PennDOT To Unveil Planned Bike, Pedestrian Improvements At Ohiopyle
New Philly Council Bill Threatens Progress On Bike Lanes
Editorial: Question PennDOT’s Free Ride For Cyclists
Recycling/Waste
Butler County To Hold Hazardous, E-Waste Collection
E-Waste Recycling Driver Starts In Murrysville Next Week
Tyrone May Dump Recycling Committee To Save Money
Philadelphia Trash Tirade, What Are Officials Doing About It?
PRC Composting, Rain Barrel Workshops Set In Allegheny County
Editorial: Make It Easy To Return Drugs
Crable: Jim Warner, Who Transformed Lancaster Waste Authority, To Retire
Renewable Energy
What Municipalities Can Learn From The Nationwide Solar Push
Sustainability
Sustainability Specialist Leads Host Of Efforts At Eurofins Lancaster Labs
Wastewater Facilities
Going Green For The Harrisburg Region’s Waterways
Lower Burrell Work Will Upgrade Sewers In The City
West Deer Hires Firm To Line Aging Storm Sewers
Watershed Protection
Master Watershed Steward Volunteers Having Big Impact In Lehigh Valley
Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn. Has Big Plans For Park, Greenlick Dam
Farm To Faucet, Enlisting PA Farmers to Keep Delaware’s Water Clean
Going Green For The Harrisburg Region’s Waterways
At Philadelphia Flower Show, Water Is The Name Of The Game March 3-11
Feb. 23 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report
Bay Journal: DiPasquale’s Legacy Is Leaving Chesapeake Better Than He Inherited
How Some Towns Are Working Together To Save The Planet, And Their Budgets
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
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Wildlife
Schneck: Rivers Conservation, Fly Fishing Youth Camp Registration Open
Schneck: Peregrine Falcons Competing For Prime Nest Site In Harrisburg
Schneck: Pennsylvanians Reported 2,233 Times In Continuing Great Backyard Bird Count
Schneck: 200,000 Snow Geese Settle At Middle Creek, Smashing Record
Schneck: 15 Things You May Not Know About Middle Creek Snow Geese
360-Degree Video: Watch Thousands Of Snow Geese At Middle Creek
3rd Egg Spotted In Bald Eagle Nest In Hays Pittsburgh
Schneck: Bald Eagle Lays First Egg In Hanover Nest, Watch Online
Rescued Bald Eagle, Struck By Train Near Ohiopyle, Dies
Delaware Bay Changes Contributing To Dip In Threatened Red Knot Bird Population
Birds, Peepers And Frogs Agree, Spring Is Nearly Here (Erie)
Schneck: Black Panthers In PA? Reports Continue To Surface
AP: Hunters Split On Use Of Semi-Automatic Rifles
Hayes: Chronic Wasting Disease Growing Among Deer, Elk In PA
Crable: What The Discovery Of Chronic Wasting Disease Means For Lancaster County
USDA To Cull 150 Saw Creek Deer
Nolan: Despite Sightings, Feds Declare Eastern Cougar Extinct In PA
Schneck: Coyote Of 53 Pounds Tops PA’s Biggest Hunt Weekend
Ice Jam Damaged River Common Fishing Pier In Wilkes-Barre
Gifts Made To Delaware Highlands Conservancy For Environment, Animal Care
Schneck: Game Commission Target Of Audit By Auditor General
Hayes: Auditor General Announces Audit Of Game Commission
AP: Auditor General Taking Closer Look At Game Commission
Auditor General Targets Game Commission For Mismanagement, Hunting Drop
Auditor General Will Review Game Commission
Other
Green Sisters To Talk On Faith, The Environment March 8 In Pittsburgh
Master Gardening: What’s Up With Plant Invaders?
Wildfires
Californians Can Go Home But Told To Keep An Eye On Wildfire
Hurricanes
Wolf Administration Helps 2,000 Hurricane Evacuees, Families In PA
Fixing A Forest For Puerto Rico’s Recovery
Op-Ed: Puerto Rico Recovery: Sink The Jones Act
Federal Policy
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: Bible Says Harvest The Natural Resources
EPA Rejects Connecticut Petition On PA’s Brunner Island Power Plant
Federal Register Notice Rejecting Connecticut Petition To EPA On Brunner Island
Green Sisters To Talk On Faith, The Environment March 8 In Pittsburgh
PJM Board Sends Competing Capacity Market Reform To FERC
DOE Would Never Use Emergency Order For Uneconomic Power Plants
FERC Order Opens Floodgates For Energy Storage In Wholesale Markets
Trump Once Again Wants to Cut Energy Assistance To The Poor
Court Rules In Favor Of AG Shapiro In DOE Energy Efficiency Case
Op-Ed: Unburden Refiners From Job-Killing Regulation
Interior To Hold Largest Oil And Gas Lease Sale In U.S. History
Op-Ed: Federal Leadership Lacking On Reducing Oil & Gas Industry Emissions
Op-Ed: Let Market Forces Reduce Oil & Gas Industry Emissions
Penn Law Students Urge Trump Not To Repeal Clean Power Plan
Nuclear Reactors Could Run For 80 Years Under Trump Plan
Op-Ed: To Rebuild Our Infrastructure, Congress Should Speed Up Mining Permits
Penn State Study: Great Recession’s Profound Impact On Parks, Recreation Funding
AP: Sen. Casey Wants To Bolster Research Of Organic Agriculture
Editorial: Trump Budget Continues Assault On The Environment
Editorial: Allegheny River Locks & Dams Sorely Need Proposed Funding Boost
Interior Dept Balancing Development Protections For Public Land, Is Facing Upheaval
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