Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

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Sunday NewsClips

Volunteers Needed April 15 To Help Clean Plastic Pellets From Pocono Creek In Tannersville

Video: It Takes A Village To Clean Up Plastic Pellets In Pocono Creek, You Can Get Involved

Wolf Announces $25M For Mining Site Cleanup, Including 4 Projects In Luzerne

Hopey: Drilling Company Ends Involvement With Potter County Water Treatment Plant

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Need To Level The Playing Field For PA’s Electric Driving Future

AP: Collapsing Hillside Prompts Road Closure, Evacuations In Pittsburgh

Route 30 Collapses In East Pittsburgh Landslide, Will Be Closed For Months

Sudden Collapse Of Route 30 Prompts Evacuations, Closes Highway For Months

Video: Route 30 Collapse In Pittsburgh

Dropping Off Recycling In Erie? Don’t Bag It

Laurel Highlands Shelter Project Gets $5,000 Grant In Somerset

Outdoors: Young Anglers Can Fish For Trout This Weekend

Fledgling Erie Bird Observatory Leaves Nest

Wildlife Rescuers Face Tricky Situation In Catching Mallard In York County

Sunday - The Feds

Editorial: Prevent Power Hacks

Politics

AP: Wolf Fundraising Leaves Him With $14.7 Million Cash On Hand 

AP-Levy: Wolf Extends Fundraising Lead Over 3 Republicans In Primary

John Baer: Laura Ellsworth: A Different Voice For Republicans

Editorial: Fracking And The Environment Should Not Be Afterthoughts In PA Governor’s Race

Letter: Why Voting Matters

Air

DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards

EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules

Editorial: Trump’s EPA Rollback Of Vehicle Clean Air Standards Means Dirtier Air

Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law

Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement

Alternative Fuels

Federal Grant Will Fund 4 New Natural Gas-Fueled Buses For Luzerne Transit

PA Continues To Push, Look At Long-Term Effects Of Electric Vehicles

Harley-Davidson Master Plan To Attract Millennials Includes An Electric Bike

Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law

Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement

Awards & Recognition

Casselman River Watershed Association Receives Award

Laurel Highlands Shelter Restoration Project Wins Environmental Award

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Latin American Scientists To Study Powdermill Nature Ecosystems

Budget

Schneck: Harrisburg Hassles Aside, First-Day Anglers Lean In Favor Of License Hike

Letter: Fish & Boat Executive Director John Arway Deserves Public’s Support

Elk County Approves Projects With Funding From Act 13 Drilling Fees

Rubber Duck Race In Westmoreland Benefits Local Conservation

Chesapeake Bay

Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

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Citizen Action

Will Land Bank Save North Philly Nuns’ Community Garden?

Climate

Sisk: Poll: Climate Change Causing Problems For Significant Number Of Pennsylvanians

DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards

EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules

Editorial: Trump’s EPA Rollback Of Vehicle Clean Air Standards Means Dirtier Air

Lackawanna State Park To Host Global Warming Talk With Aquatic Biologist Ed Perry April 12

Steyer Climate Alliance Hits PA Roadblock After Trump Ditched Paris Accord

Federal Judge Stays Methane Rule Litigation While Government Reconsiders Rule

Coal Mining

Trump Says Emergency Aid Sought By FirstEnergy Generation To Be Examined

Trump Says He’s Trying To Save Coal, Nuclear Power Plants With Emergency Powers

Moody’s: Let FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Close

Bankruptcy Of FirstEnergy Generation Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact

Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy

AP: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

Frazier: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

Murray Coal Fears FirstEnergy Generation Bankruptcy Could Have Ripple Effect

Bay Journal: Brunner Island Power Plant To Convent From Coal To Natural Gas

PA Bituminous Coal Production Nearly Even With 2017

Compliance Action

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Faulted For Unauthorized Form Of Drilling, Spill In Lebanon County

Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek

Delaware River

Kummer: William Penn Foundation Gives $42M To Protect Delaware River Watershed

Groups Receive Funding To Restore Northern Delaware Water Quality

Energy Industry Slams DRBC On Proposed Fracking Moratorium

EPA Gives Lehigh Authority 120 Days To Devise Allentown Sewage Plant Repair Plan

Shad About To March Up Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper April 6 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Reserve Twp Finds High Levels Of Lead In Water Supplied By Pittsburgh Water Authority

Pittsburgh Residents File First Pittsburgh Water Authority Complaints

Landslide, Water Main Break Force Evacuations In East Pittsburgh

Residents Urged To Get Water Well Testing Done Near New Drilling Waste Injection Well

Economic Development

Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy

Potential Raystown Development Pits Ecology Against Economy

Will Shell Ethane Plant Bring Benefits To Clarion County?

Shell Ethane Plant Construction Scales Up, More Skilled Workers Need To Be Trained

Harley-Davidson Master Plan To Attract Millennials Includes An Electric Bike

Education

Latin American Scientists To Study Powdermill Nature Ecosystems

Ready To Paddle 44 Miles On Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn?

Emergency Response

AP: Some Fayette County Tornado Victims Struggle With Uninhabitable Homes

Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Huntingdon County

Huntingdon County Train Derailment Cleanup, Repairs Could Take Months

Norfolk Southern Multi-State Train Safety Tour Underway

Plastic Pellet Spill In Poconos Creating Extremely Challenging Cleanup In Stream

Energy

Trump Says Emergency Aid Sought By FirstEnergy Generation To Be Examined

Trump Says He’s Trying To Save Coal, Nuclear Power Plants With Emergency Powers

Moody’s: Let FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Close

Bankruptcy Of FirstEnergy Generation Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact

Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy

AP: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

Frazier: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy Just Before Midnight Saturday

FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

AP: FirstEnergy Generation Says Power Plants Will Stay Open During Bankruptcy

Murray Coal Fears FirstEnergy Generation Bankruptcy Could Have Ripple Effect

Editorial: Much At Stake In Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant

Bay Journal: Brunner Island Power Plant To Convent From Coal To Natural Gas

Solar Power Could Be Headed To Hazleton Industrial Park

PA Continues To Push, Look At Long-Term Effects Of Electric Vehicles

Thousands Without Power In Western PA As High Wind Advisory Persists

State Extends Deadline To Apply For Home Heating Aid Extended To April 13

Energy At Heart Of Penn State Professor’s Research, Writing

U.S. EIA: 2017 U.S. Electricity Sales Fell By Greatest Amount Since Recession Due To Milder Weather

Energy Conservation

Allegheny Community College South Campus Saves $235,000 On Energy Use

DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards

EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules

Farming

Ag Secretary: Milk Marketing Board To Consider Reforms In Milk Downturn

PA Dairy Farms Roiled By Dean Foods Pullout

Editorial: Local Dairy Producers Deserve State Aid, Action

Philadelphia Failing To Deliver On Community Garden Promises

Master Gardener To Offer Tips On Growing Plants From Seeds April 7

Will Land Bank Save North Philly Nuns’ Community Garden?

Flooding

West Pittston Hears Proposal On $800,000 Inflatable Flood Dam

Study Will Examine West Pittston Flood Protection Options

Editorial: Shoring Up Flood Protection The Right Move In Luzerne County

Jermyn Officials Frustrated With Rushbrook Creek Flood Project Status

FEMA: Flood Insurance Premiums To Rise This Year

Lane Opens On Route 65 In Pittsburgh After Landslide

Forests

Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Warmth Of Early Spring Creates Brush Fire Concerns

Editorial: Caution Urged During Brush Fire Season

Green Infrastructure

Kummer: William Penn Foundation Gives $42M To Protect Delaware River Watershed

Groups Receive Funding To Restore Northern Delaware Water Quality

Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

LandStudies Shares Expertise With Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network

Mine Reclamation

Turtle Creek Pollution May Impact Trout Stocking

Land Conservation

Chester County Fmr Insane Asylum At Center Of An Open Space Feud

Will Land Bank Save North Philly Nuns’ Community Garden?

Latin American Scientists To Study Powdermill Nature Ecosystems

Land Use Planning

Suburban Rail Stations Lift Value Of Houses Nearby, Says SEPTA Report

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Arnold Cleanup Day Set For April 21

Student Volunteers Cleanup Harrisburg City Island

Carr: Penn Hills Groups In Allegheny County Rally to Pick Up Litter Through April

Erie’s Spring Cleanup Program Starts April 1

Op-Ed: Many Opportunities To Cleanup Garbage Of Winter In Erie Area

Oil & Gas

Legere: PA Superior Court Defines Some Fracking As Trespassing

Susquehanna County Fracking Suit Could Have Statewide Impact

PA Superior Court Rules Fracking Natural Gas From A Neighboring Property Is Trespassing

PA Superior Court Opens Door To Trespass Claims Against Drilling Companies

Court Ruling Sets Course To End Uncompensated Natural Gas Extraction In State

Energy Industry Slams DRBC On Proposed Fracking Moratorium

Op-Ed: Wolf’s Policies Don’t Match His Rhetoric On Natural Gas, Marcellus Shale Coalition

Federal Grant Will Fund 4 New Natural Gas-Fueled Buses For Luzerne Transit

Frazier: Poll: Public Concern Grows Over Natural Gas Industry’s Environmental Impact

Editorial: Fracking And The Environment Should Not Be Afterthoughts In PA Governor’s Race

Letter: Why Voting Matters

Residents Urged To Get Water Well Testing Done Near New Drilling Waste Injection Well

Bay Journal: Brunner Island Power Plant To Convent From Coal To Natural Gas

Sisk: While Legislation Stalls In PA, West Virginia Acts On Natural Gas Royalties

West Virginia Makes Changes To Protect Natural Gas Royalties

Editorial: PA Should Emulate West Virginia And Gas Royalty Reform

Carr: Monroeville Asks Court To Halt Company’s Seismic Testing

Elk County Approves Projects With Funding From Act 13 Drilling Fees

Will Shell Ethane Plant Bring Benefits To Clarion County?

Shell Ethane Plant Construction Scales Up, More Skilled Workers Need To Be Trained

Natural Gas Coming To Homes, Businesses In Tunkhannock

Frazier: Author Discusses Shale Gas Development Across The World

Gasoline Prices On The Rise In Pennsylvania

Federal Judge Stays Methane Rule Litigation While Government Reconsiders Rule

Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law

Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement

Mariner East 1 Pipeline Shutdown Piles On Propane Price Pressure

Onlot Septic Systems

DEP Extends Deadline For Comments On Guidance To Implement Act 26 On Alternative Onlot Septic Systems To May 8

Pipelines

Hurdle: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Offers To Relocate Residents Affected By Its Construction In Chester County

Maykuth: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Offers To Temporarily Relocate Residents Affected By Sinkholes

AP: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Offers To Relocate Residents Affected By Sinkholes Near Philly

Maykuth: How Sunoco’s Drilling Methods May Be Causing Mariner East 2 Pipeline’s Problems

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Faulted For Unauthorized Form Of Drilling, Spill In Lebanon County

Hurdle: Sunoco: Vandals Damage Mariner East 2 Pipeline Equipment In Chester County

FracTracker: Shell Pipeline, Not Quite The Good Neighbor

Energy Transfer Partners/Sunoco Pipeline Data System Hit With Cyber Attack

Maykuth: Laurel Pipeline Operator Will Move To Cut Philly Refiners’ Access To Pittsburgh, Imperiling Jobs

Legere: After Setback, Laurel Pipeline Company Plans 2-Way Flow

Nearly 100 People Attend Public Hearing On Proposed Shell Pipeline

Most Residents At Monaca Hearing Question Shell’s Planned Pipeline

Residents Ask Whether The Proposed Shell Ethane Pipeline Is An Acceptable Risk

Mariner East 1 Pipeline Shutdown Piles On Propane Price Pressure

Radiation Protection

Trump Says Emergency Aid Sought By FirstEnergy Generation To Be Examined

Trump Says He’s Trying To Save Coal, Nuclear Power Plants With Emergency Powers

Moody’s: Let FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Close

Bankruptcy Of FirstEnergy Generation Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact

Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy

AP: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

Frazier: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy Just Before Midnight Saturday

FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy

AP: FirstEnergy Generation Says Power Plants Will Stay Open During Bankruptcy

Editorial: Much At Stake In Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant

Recreation

Laurel Highlands Shelter Restoration Project Wins Environmental Award

Gun Club Wins Temporary Reprieve From Eviction From Black Moshannon State Park

April 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Potential Raystown Development Pits Ecology Against Economy

Lackawanna State Park To Host Global Warming Talk With Aquatic Biologist Ed Perry April 12

Registration Now Open For Susquehanna River Sojourns

Bicyclists Welcome to Join Ride To Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset

Bike Lane Change To Improve Safety In Philadelphia

Heritage Region Names New Water Trail Branch Managers

Worley & Obetz Donates $9,300 To Proposed Veterans Park In Lititz

Column: Pittsburgh Parks Rolling In Green, But Need Maintenance

Greensburg Plans Nearly $500,000 For Five Star Trail Improvements

Rubber Duck Race In Westmoreland Benefits Local Conservation

Letter: Tracy Ridge, Allegheny National Forest

Ready To Paddle 44 Miles On Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn?

Recycling/Waste

Crable: What Happens To All The Stuff You Put Out For Recycling In Lancaster?

Centre County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event April 27-28

Frederick: Earth Matters: Dwell On The Details When It Comes To Recycling

Public Meeting On Synagro Biosolids Plant Deals With Lots Of Issues

Regulations

Challengers Of Trump’s 2-for - Order On Regulations Seek To Revive Federal Suit

Renewable Energy

Solar Power Could Be Headed To Hazleton Industrial Park

Sustainability

LandStudies Shares Expertise With Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network

Wastewater Facilities

EPA Gives Lehigh Authority 120 Days To Devise Allentown Sewage Plant Repair Plan

Watershed Protection

Kummer: William Penn Foundation Gives $42M To Protect Delaware River Watershed

Groups Receive Funding To Restore Northern Delaware Water Quality

Delaware RiverKeeper April 6 RiverWatch Video Report

Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

EPA Gives Lehigh Authority 120 Days To Devise Allentown Sewage Plant Repair Plan

Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek

Plastic Pellet Spill In Poconos Creating Extremely Challenging Cleanup In Stream

Plastic Problem In Pocono Stream

Ready To Paddle 44 Miles On Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn?

LandStudies Shares Expertise With Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network

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Wildlife

Fishing License Sales Slump In PA

In PA, Fishing Licenses Lag, Boat Permits Soar

Schneck: Harrisburg Hassles Aside, First-Day Anglers Lean In Favor Of License Hike

Letter: Fish & Boat Executive Director John Arway Deserves Public’s Support

Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek

Plastic Problem In Pocono Stream

Plastic Pellet Spill In Poconos Creating Extremely Challenging Cleanup In Stream

Turtle Creek Pollution May Impact Trout Stocking

Frye: Tips For Attracting Backyard Wildlife, Getting Kids Interested In Nature

Saturday Marks PA’s Second Mentored Youth Trout Day

Kids Get First Chance For Trout On April 7 Youth Day

Hayes: Teaching Today’s Children To Fish Far From Child’s Play

Celebrating Funds For Save The Lake In Boiling Springs

Young Angler Hits Gold 4 Times In An Hour On Mentored Youth Trout Day

Schneck: Trout Anglers Crows Streams, Lakes For Opening Day

Crable: Anglers Take To Lancaster Waterways For Regional First Day Of Trout Season

Trout Season Opens In Most Of The Midstate

Annual Rite Of Spring: Helping Fish & Boat Agency Stock Trout

Some Of State’s Biggest Fish Caught In 2017 Were In Southwest PA

Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek

Shad About To March Up Delaware River

Frye: Opening Day Of PA Deer Season Under A Microscope

Crable: Concerns Over Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer Draw 250 In Lancaster, Berks, Lebanon

State Warns Deer Hunters About Chronic Wasting Disease In Lancaster

Central PA Taxidermists, Butchers Worry Chronic Wasting Disease Will Hurt Business

Letter: Deer Invasion In Mt. Lebanon Is Out Of Control

Is Illegal Hunting Taking Place At Lower Saucon Preserve?

Harmar Bald Eagles Have Second Chick Hatch

Birds Of Prey Migrating Through Erie Region

Editorial: Presque Isle Is Swimming In Ducks

National Aviary’s Andean Condors Are Expecting In Pittsburgh

Schneck: PA Bluebirders Will Meet In Lancaster April 6-7

Other

Suburban Rail Stations Lift Value Of Houses Nearby, Says SEPTA Report

PennDOT Crews Rescue Goats Stranded On Beaver County Bridge Beam

Hurricanes

San Juan Mayor: Trump Has Forsaken Puerto Rico

San Juan Mayor Aims To Rebuild A New Modern Grid In Puerto Rico

AP: FEMA: Puerto Rico Running Out Of Time As Storm Season Nears

AccuWeather: Another Active Hurricane Season Ahead

Federal Policy

FEMA: Flood Insurance Premiums To Rise This Year

White House Looking At EPA’s Scott Pruitt’s Activities After Condo Report

EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules

DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards

Editorial: Trump’s EPA Rollback Of Vehicle Clean Air Standards Means Dirtier Air

Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law

Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement

Challengers Of Trump’s 2-for - Order On Regulations Seek To Revive Federal Suit

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4/9/2018

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