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Litvak: Constitutional Weapon: Environmental Rights Reimagined In PA 

Litvak: Will The Environmental Rights Amendment Broaden Our Horizons?

Fortune Magazine: Trump’s OMB Director Urges Businesses To Pay For Access To Public Officials

Sunday NewsClips

Volunteers Plant Trees In Dover Twp Conservation Area

Earth Conservancy Working Toward Goal Of Repurposing Former Mine Land

Bagenstose: PA Water Authority Mulls Suit Against Fire-Form Makers

Trash Becomes Student’s Recycled Art Treasure

Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot West Penn Power Employees, Students

Sisk: Gasoline Reached $3/Gallon In PA, Why So Expensive?

Op-Ed: Gasoline Vehicle Standards Won’t Fix Climate Change

Corps Of Engineers Renews Focus On Boating Safety

Editorial: Delaware & Lehigh Trail Project Worthy Of Diamonds

Politics

AP-Levy: Wagner As Governor Spurs Questions Of Business Conflicts

Esack: Wagner’s Zero-Based Budgets May Not Add Up For Governing

Sunday - The Feds

Barletta: Government Regulation Killing Refineries

EPA’s Pruitt Seeks To Divert Blame For His Ethics Woes

98% Of New U.S. Electrical Generation In Jan, Feb Came From Wind, Solar

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Air

Legere: Pittsburgh’s Cleaner, Pricier Summer Gasoline Blend On Its Way Out

Senators Ask Wolf To Press For Relief From Pittsburgh Summer Gasoline Mandate

Study: Just Breathing In Downtown Pittsburgh Can Be Like Smoking A Cigarette

Clean Air Run Celebrates Earth Day In Philadelphia

Editorial: Erie County Makes Grade For Clean Air

Allentown Among 100 Most Challenging Places To Live With Allergies

MPLX Pipeline Pays $610,000 Penalty to DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations

MPLX Pipeline To Pay $610,000 Penalty To DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations

Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Must Face Charges Of $50M Subsidy Fraud

Letter: Reducing Ethanol In Gasoline Will Help The Environment

Pruitt: EPA Will Seek Comprehensive Rule To Alter Air Quality New Source Review

Alternative Fuels

Retailers Roll Out Electric Charging Stations

Maykuth: Malvern Start-Up Recharges Electric Vehicles Wirelessly

Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Must Face Charges Of $50M Subsidy Fraud

Letter: Reducing Ethanol In Gasoline Will Help The Environment

Lehigh Valley Gasoline Prices May Hit $3 This Week

Blair Gasoline Prices Briefly Top $3 Before Dropping Back

Sisk: PA Gasoline Prices Creep Toward $3/Gallon Ahead Of Summer Travel Season

Awards & Recognition

Cusick: Wolf Joins Donor At Sixers Game, Skips Environmental Awards Ceremony

AP: Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn Wins Western PA Environmental Award

Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn To Receive Western PA Environmental Award

Profile: Delaware RiverKeeper Maya Van Rossum Honored

Biodiversity, Invasive Species

Celebrate Spring At Central PA Native Plant Festival, Sale In Boalsburg, Centre County

Native Plants Soon Available To Public At Western PA Audubon’s Beechwood Farms

Budget

Fish & Boat Commission Board: If General Assembly Does Not Act On License Fees, $2 Million Will Be Cut

Frye: Trout Hatchery Closing, Other Cuts Still On Table With Fish & Boat Commission

Proposed PA Severance Tax Likely Offset By State Corporate Tax Cut, Says Analysis

Editorial: Corporations Can Fill Giving Gap

Chesapeake Bay

Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm

Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways

Morelli: PA Partnership Sets Tree-Mendous Goal Of 10 Million Plantings

New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA

10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA

Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water

Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties

Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]

New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail

Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County

Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area

Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams

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Climate

Laurel Ridge Braces For Climate Change

Op-Ed: Weather Is A Moment, Climate Is Lasting, Joseph Minott

AP: Federal Appeals Court Sides With States Over Fuel Economy Standards

Op-Ed: Keep Federal Vehicle Fuel Standards In Place, DEP Secretary McDonnell

Coal Mining

Clinic Aims To Shed Light On Black Lung, Get Coal Miners Help

Coal Exports From PA Have Bright Future, CEO Says

U.S. Coal Bailout Review Slows After Trump Faces Pushback

Compliance Actions

Sisk: Following Spills, DEP Stops Mariner East 2 Pipeline Work In Delaware County

MPLX Pipeline Pays $610,000 Penalty to DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations

MPLX Pipeline To Pay $610,000 Penalty To DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations

Delaware River

Profile: Delaware RiverKeeper Maya Van Rossum Honored

April 27 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority Encourages Homeowners To Sign Up For Free Water Line Replacement

Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Midyear Budget Increase As PUC Oversight Begins

A Step To Overhaul Pittsburgh Water Authority On The Table Stalls

Struggling Lehigh County Authority Eyes Raising Allentown Rates

Boil Water Advisory Lifted For East Mountain

Op-Ed: 4 Changes That Can Protect Thousands Of Philly Kids From Lead Poisoning

New Philly-Based Fund Helps U.S. Landlords Boost Green Power, Water

Earth Day

Video: Celebrating Earth Day At The Governor’s Residence

Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area

Groups Combine To Cleanup Exeter For Earth Day

Activist Group Holds Earth Day Rally In Wilkes-Barre Square

Van Zandt Celebrates Earth Day

Volunteers Mark Earth Day By Cleaning Harrison Hills Park

Volunteers Plant Trees, Pick Up Debris At Jacobsburg Park For Earth Day

Volunteers Hit Streets, Parks In Wilkes-Barre For Great American Cleanup

Bag Lady At Go Green In York Earth Day Celebration

Clean Air Run Celebrates Earth Day In Philadelphia

Earth Day Celebration At Marketplace In Scranton

Chesterbrook Students Release 9K Aphid-Eating Beetles To Mark Earth Day

Learning To Protect The Earth

Op-Ed: Today Is Earth Day, Here’s Why You Should Care

Economic Development

Petrochemical Conference To Focus On Ethane Plants

Education

Schneck: Join The Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Chicks For Breakfast

Chesterbrook Students Release 9K Aphid-Eating Beetles To Mark Earth Day

Frye: Memories Of Exploring Nature Close To Home

Villanova U: Sustainability On Campus: A Conversation

Emergency Response

Oil Spill Stretches About 2 Miles In Lancaster County On Route 322

Editorial: Lawmakers Need to Fix First Responders Shortage

Energy

Legere: Report: Nuclear Plant Retirements Would Erase Decades Of Clean Energy Progress

Crable: As State Help Fades For 2 Nuclear Plants, Will Trump Attempt Rescue?

Frazier: As Nuclear Power Loses Ground To Natural Gas, Environmentalists Are Torn

Editorial: No Energy Emergency On Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

Geisinger’s New Cogeneration Plant To Provide Clean Energy

Cheswick Coal Power Plant Hearing Draws Scrutiny Over Water Pollution

NRG’s Springdale Power Plant Discharges Debated At Hearing

New Philly-Based Fund Helps U.S. Landlords Boost Green Power, Water

Proposed York Power Line To Lower Costs But Would Eat Prime Land

Op-Ed: How PA Can Prepare For The Next Big Power Outage

FirstEnergy Reaches Agreement With Creditors On Bankrupt Subsidiaries

Cutting Loose Generation Lifts Earnings For FirstEnergy

Op-Ed: FirstEnergy Emergency Order Request A Bigger Deal Than You Think, NRDC

FERC Approves PJM Proposal To Implement Energy Efficiency Market Restrictions

Energy Conservation

AP: Federal Appeals Court Sides With States Over Fuel Economy Standards

Op-Ed: Keep Federal Vehicle Fuel Standards In Place, DEP Secretary McDonnell

Op-Ed: Training Nuclear Engineers For Jobs That Don’t Exist

FERC Approves PJM Proposal To Implement Energy Efficiency Market Restrictions

Farming

Stress Curdles Idyllic PA Farm Life, Especially For Dairy Farmers

Schneck: Surprising Diversity Of Bees Coming To Your Backyard

Get Funding, Support From Pittsburgh Community Garden Sustainability Fund

Flooding

Landslide Prompts Evacuation Of Millvale Home, Threatens Nearby Properties

Repair Work Scheduled To Begin Next Week Along Route 11/15

Cleanup Of Ice Jam Debris Underway At River Common Fishing Pier In Wilkes-Barre

Forests

Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm

Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways

New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA

10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA

Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water

Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties

Chesapeake Bay Group Chasing Ambitious Buffer Goal

A Record Arbor Day Tree Planting In Lancaster

Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]

New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail

Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County

Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area

Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams

Crable: New Attempt To Keep Log Of Lancaster County’s Notable Trees

Firefighters Extinguish Brush Fire In Erie County

Brush Fires Keep Crews Busy Sunday In Armstrong, Westmoreland Counties

Lyme Disease Is Not The Only Game In Town

Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter

Officials Concerned Rare Tick Now Established Near Bucks County

Helicopter To Spray Schuylkill River For Black Fly Larvae

Geologic Hazards

Landslide Prompts Evacuation Of Millvale Home, Threatens Nearby Properties

Repair Work Scheduled To Begin Next Week Along Route 11/15

Green Infrastructure

Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm

Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways

Morelli: PA Partnership Sets Tree-Mendous Goal Of 10 Million Plantings

New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA

10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA

Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water

Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties

Chesapeake Bay Group Chasing Ambitious Buffer Goal

A Record Arbor Day Tree Planting In Lancaster

Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]

New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail

Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County

Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area

Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams

Lake Erie

Lawmakers Push For Erosion-Control Funding For Presque Isle

Land Conservation

AP: After Years Of Talks, Fmr Girl Scout Camp Given To Delaware Water Gap

Fmr Girl Scout Camp Added to Delaware Water Gap

Land Recycling

Norristown Receives $300K EPA Brownfields Grant

Littering, Illegal Dumping

Pennsylvania Cleanup Events Touch Urban, Rural Areas

Phoenixville Uses Student Art To Fight Littering, Protect Waterways

Ligonier Twp To Accept Appliances, Tires Saturday

Volunteers Hit Streets, Parks In Wilkes-Barre For Great American Cleanup

Groups Combine To Cleanup Exeter For Earth Day

Volunteers Mark Earth Day By Cleaning Harrison Hills Park

Cleanup Of Ice Jam Debris Underway At River Common Fishing Pier In Wilkes-Barre

Op-Ed: Litterers Bug All Of Us

Editorial: Litter, Litter Everywhere And Some Folks Just Don’t Care

Mine Reclamation

Walking Trail Planned At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment System

Mine Subsidence

Frazier: EHB OKs Consol Plan To Mine Beneath Greene County Stream

Noncoal Mining

Concerns Over Dry Stretches of Bushkill Creek Near Northampton Quarry

Oil & Gas

Proposed PA Severance Tax Likely Offset By State Corporate Tax Cut, Says Analysis

Cheswick Coal Power Plant Hearing Draws Scrutiny Over Water Pollution

NRG’s Springdale Power Plant Discharges Debated At Hearing

Frazier: As Nuclear Power Loses Ground To Natural Gas, Environmentalists Are Torn

Residents Express Concerns About Drilling Wastewater Disposal Well In Allegheny County

Freeport Delays Vote To Allow 5 New XTO Natural Gas Wells

Washington, Greene Lead State’s Surge To No. 2 Gas Producer

EQT Drilling Keeps Eyes On Marcellus Shale

Petrochemical Conference To Focus On Ethane Plants

Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Must Face Charges Of $50M Subsidy Fraud

Legere: Pittsburgh’s Cleaner, Pricier Summer Gasoline Blend On Its Way Out

Senators Ask Wolf To Press For Relief From Pittsburgh Summer Gasoline Mandate

Gasoline Prices Continue To Rise As Outlook Remains Ominous Analyst Says

Gasoline Prices Hit $3/Gallon In PA, Highest In 3 Years

Lehigh Valley Gasoline Prices May Hit $3 This Week

Blair Gasoline Prices Briefly Top $3 Before Dropping Back

Sisk: PA Gasoline Prices Creep Toward $3/Gallon Ahead Of Summer Travel Season

Editorial: ANWR Open For Drilling On Earth Day

Pipelines

Cusick: Sen. Dinniman Files Complaint Asking PUC to Halt Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction

Senate Committee Approves Sen. Dinniman’s Pipeline Safety Bills

Sisk: Following Spills, DEP Stops Mariner East 2 Pipeline Work In Delaware County

Hurdle: PUC Asks Mariner East 1 Pipeline To Do More To Stabilize Land At Chester County Site

MPLX Pipeline Pays $610,000 Penalty to DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations

MPLX Pipeline To Pay $610,000 Penalty To DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations

ATF Increasingly Confident Explosives Stolen From Pipeline Site Have Been Recovered

ATF Believes All Explosives Stolen From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Site Recovered

Editorial: Loss Of Explosives From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Site Inexplicable

FERC Called Rubber Stamp By Critics, Begins Review Of Pipeline Approval Process

Natural Gas Industry A Boon For Jobs, Report Says

Radiation Protection

Legere: Report: Nuclear Plant Retirements Would Erase Decades Of Clean Energy Progress

Crable: As State Help Fades For 2 Nuclear Plants, Will Trump Attempt Rescue?

Frazier: As Nuclear Power Loses Ground To Natural Gas, Environmentalists Are Torn

Locals Reflect On Three Mile Island Disaster, Closure

Op-Ed: Training Nuclear Engineers For Jobs That Don’t Exist

Op-Ed: FirstEnergy Emergency Order Request A Bigger Deal Than You Think, NRDC

Editorial: No Energy Emergency On Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

FirstEnergy Reaches Agreement With Creditors On Bankrupt Subsidiaries

Cutting Loose Generation Lifts Earnings For FirstEnergy

Recreation

Sen. Yudichak Takes A Hike On Delaware & Lehigh Trail Starting May 8

Pymatuning State Park Projects Prepare For Picnic, Camping Season

Midstate Susquehanna Heritage Area Moves Closer To National Designation

Presque Isle Beaches Evaluated For Erosion

Presque Isle Looking For More Lifeguards

O’Neill: Pittsburgh Living Proof Of City Beautiful Movement

Hike This Nature Preserve In York County Along The Mason-Dixon Trail

Volunteers Hit Streets, Parks In Wilkes-Barre For Great American Cleanup

Volunteers Mark Earth Day By Cleaning Harrison Hills Park

Scranton, No Money To Fix Popular Nay Aug Park Treehouse Close A Year Ago

Pollinator Garden Will Brighten Schuylkill River Trail

7 Parks Near Lancaster To Check Out During National Parks Week

Hopey: Penn State: Misuse Of Alcohol Contributed To Curbing Outdoor Clubs Activities

Editorial: Distress Plain In Scranton Park Issue

HBG Riverwalk Repairs Coming Soon To Replace Cratered Concrete Along  Susquehanna River

Walking Trail Planned At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment System

After Industry, Railroads, Columbia, Lancaster County Is Refocusing On River Recreation

Laurel Ridge Braces For Climate Change

Lyme Disease Is Not The Only Game In Town

Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter

Officials Concerned Rare Tick Now Established Near Bucks County

Helicopter To Spray Schuylkill River For Black Fly Larvae

Army Corps Considers New Master Plan For Raystown Lake

AP: After Years Of Talks, Fmr Girl Scout Camp Given To Delaware Water Gap

Fmr Girl Scout Camp Added to Delaware Water Gap

Frye: Memories Of Exploring Nature Close To Home

Recycling/Waste

What Happens After Recyclables Are Picked Up In Wilkes-Barre

Lackawanna County Plans Electronics Recycling Program

Ligonier Twp To Accept Appliances, Tires Saturday

Public Tours Of Waste-To-Energy Plant In Lancaster Offered

Phoenixville Uses Student Art To Fight Littering, Protect Waterways

Medication Disposal Event Planned At Courthouse In Wilkes-Barre

Western PA Police, Pharmacies, Hospitals Participate In Drug Take Back Day

Op-Ed: It’s Earth Day, Now About The Mt Trashmore Outside By Door

Op-Ed: Litterers Bug All Of Us

Renewable Energy

Legere: Game Commission Says No To Wind Turbines On Game Lands

Game Commission Declares Moratorium On Wind Turbines

Legere: Report: Nuclear Plant Retirements Would Erase Decades Of Clean Energy Progress

Fuel Cell Tech’s Next Frontier: Homes Of Pittsburgh-Area Peoples’ Customers

Geisinger’s New Cogeneration Plant To Provide Clean Energy

Letter: Neighboring States Set Higher Targets For Renewable Energy

Op-Ed: FirstEnergy Emergency Order Request A Bigger Deal Than You Think, NRDC

Schuylkill River

Editorial: It’s Past Time To Dredge The Schuylkill River In Philly

Susquehanna River

HBG Riverwalk Repairs Coming Soon To Replace Cratered Concrete Along  Susquehanna River

Sustainability

Villanova U: Sustainability On Campus: A Conversation

Wastewater Facilities

Freeport Get Low-Interest Loan From State To Help Upgrade Sewer Lines

Watershed Protection

Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm

Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways

Morelli: PA Partnership Sets Tree-Mendous Goal Of 10 Million Plantings

New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA

10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA

Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water

Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties

Chesapeake Bay Group Chasing Ambitious Buffer Goal

A Record Arbor Day Tree Planting In Lancaster

Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]

New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail

Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County

Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area

Sen. Alloway’s Army Plants Deep (Tree) Roots In Shippensburg

Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams

AP: Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn Wins Western PA Environmental Award

Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn To Receive Western PA Environmental Award

Letter: Thanks For The Plastic Pellet Cleanup In Pocono Creek

May 3 Conference To Highlight State Of Brandywine-Christina Watershed

Editorial: Keep The Kiski River Watershed Clean

Editorial: It’s Past Time To Dredge The Schuylkill River In Philly

Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area

Concerns Over Dry Stretches of Bushkill Creek Near Northampton Quarry

Lawmakers Push For Erosion-Control Funding For Presque Isle

April 27 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Fish & Boat Commission Board: If General Assembly Does Not Act On License Fees, $2 Million Will Be Cut

Frye: Trout Hatchery Closing, Other Cuts Still On Table With Fish & Boat Commission

PA Responsible For More Than Half Of Progress Toward Fish Passage Goal In VA

Bagenstose: Shads’ Return To Delaware River Ensures Spring Has Arrived

2018 Family Fishing Festivals Set For May And June

Somerset Lake Project Moving Forward, Construction Expected In 2019

Highlights From April 24 Game Commission Board Meeting

Schneck: Game Commission Increases Doe Hunting Licenses By 34,000

Frye: Hunting Seasons, Bag Limits And Potential Sunday Opening For Deer Season

Schneck: Join The Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Chicks For Breakfast

Game Commission Declares Moratorium On Wind Turbines

Legere: Game Commission Says No To Wind Turbines On Game Lands

Scientists Mobilize To Figure Out Rise In Mange Among PA Bears

AP: Police Corral Coyote For 2nd Time This Week In Philadelphia

Schneck: Surprising Diversity Of Bees Coming To Your Backyard

Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter

Frye: Memories Of Exploring Nature Close To Home

West Nile/Zika Virus

Lyme Disease Is Not The Only Game In Town

Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter

Officials Concerned Rare Tick Now Established Near Bucks County

Helicopter To Spray Schuylkill River For Black Fly Larvae

Federal Policy

Pruitt Unveils Transparency Rules Limiting EPA’s Use Of Secret Science

Pruitt: EPA Will Seek Comprehensive Rule To Alter Air Quality New Source Review

AP: Lobbyist Tied To EPA’s Pruitt, Condo Met On Chesapeake Bay Issues

U.S. Coal Bailout Review Slows After Trump Faces Pushback

AP: Federal Appeals Court Sides With States Over Fuel Economy Standards

Op-Ed: Keep Federal Vehicle Fuel Standards In Place, DEP Secretary McDonnell

Editorial: ANWR Open For Drilling On Earth Day

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4/30/2018