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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
Slippery Rock U Closes McKeever Environmental Center. Save McKeever
AP: Exelon Challenges New Requirements For Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna
Lycoming Officials Mull Tax Or Fee To Fund Levee Replacement
Flash Flooding Forces Rescues From Cars, Homes In Lancaster
Plum High School Students, Community Members Take Part In STEAM Playground
EQT Supports Wildlife For Everyone Seedlings For Schools Program In Southwest
Editorial: A Save For Dairy Farms, Agriculture Is An Asset
16,000+ Horsham Residents Still Under Boil Water Advisory
PA American Water Awards Grant To Carbondale Fire Company
Hopey: Court: Gas Drilling Not Allowed On Land Zoned For Homes Or Farms
Fence Installer Drills Into Gas Line, Neighborhood Evacuation In Lancaster
Gas Spewed Like A Geyser At Warwick Twp Gas Leak, 50+ Evacuated
DEP Awards $71,000 Grant To Rhoads Energy To Advance Propane Use
Marriott In Greenfield To Become 1st Hotel In Lancaster To Go All Solar
Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Needs Bolder Action On Clean Energy
Exelon Files Closing Plan For Nation’s Oldest Nuclear Plant In NJ
Nuclear Power Bailout Plan Could Mean Higher Costs For NJ Residents
Op-Ed: We’ve Already Bailed Out TMI Twice, A 3rd Time Isn’t A Charm
Signs Point To Worley & Obetz As Cause Of $32M Loss For Fulton Financial
Sen. Yudichak Hikes To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of D&L Corridor
Lack Of Money, Volunteers Force Closure Of Seldom Seen Tourist Coal Mine
Communities Dealing With Dead Trees As Emerald Ash Borer Takes Its Toll
Pittsburgh Eaglet Prepares For Takeoff
Presque Isle Hawk Watch Counts 40 Bald Eagles In Single Day
Sunday - Wildfires
New Mexico Community Evacuated As 47-Square Mile Wildfire Grows
Sunday - Hurricanes
Updated Hurricane Season Forecast Calls For Fewer Storms
Sunday - The Feds
Editorial: Trump And High-Energy Pandering
Politics
Op-Ed: Wolf & Wagner Need To Be Specific In Plans To Help The Environment
Air
Philadelphia Air Quality Soon Back On Track City Says
Editorial: Natural Gas Companies Should Work With EPA To Reduce Leaks
Ethanol, Farm Groups Sue EPA Over Refineries’ Biofuels Exemptions
Feds Charge 5 In PA With Diesel Truck Tampering To Get Around Clean Air Act
Alternative Fuels
Pittsburgh-Based Carrier To Test Natural Gas Mack Trucks
Hermitage To Open New Natural Gas Fueling Station
Penn State Research Into Rapid Charging Of Electric Vehicles Aided By $1M DOE Grant
Ethanol, Farm Groups Sue EPA Over Refineries’ Biofuels Exemptions
Awards & Recognition
Carmichaels H.S. Team Wins Statewide Envirothon Competition
Video Profiles: Western PA Environmental Awards, Lifetime Award Winners
Money Magazine Names Phipps Conservatory Best Park In PA
Flight 93 Memorial Makes National Geographic List Of Underrated Parks
Beautification
Volunteers Spruce Up Downtown New Castle Over Memorial Day Weekend
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Luzerne County Official Examining Gypsy Moth Spraying Options
Budget
AP-Scolforo: Governor, Lawmakers Aren’t Panicking As Budget Push Nears
AP: Pennsylvania Opens Budget Season With Stable Tax Collections
Editorial: State Has Proven It Can Go Without Shale Tax For Now
Municipalities Apply For Grant Funded By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fines
Casey Introduces Bill To Help Farm Conservation Efforts
Greatest Federal Conservation Program Nobody Ever Heard Of Could Be Going Away
Chesapeake Bay
Casey Introduces Bill To Help Farm Conservation Efforts
AP: Report: Chesapeake Bay Improving But Huge Challenges Remain
Chesapeake Bay Water Getting Cleaner But Hard Work Ahead In PA
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Unlikely To Meet 2025 Unless Region Picks Up The Pace
Lancaster Farming: Slow Nitrogen Reductions Hamper Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Lancaster Farming: Lancaster Farmland Trust Tallies Conservation Practices
Op-Ed: Data The New Driver In Conservation Decisions Regarding the Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Third Annual Canoe Classic (Video)
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Climate
Editorial: Natural Gas Companies Should Work With EPA To Reduce Leaks
Did Climate Change Kill People In Ellicott City?
WITF Smart Talk: Lyme Disease - First Epidemic Of Climate Change
Coal Mining
Trump Orders DOE To Stop The Closure Of Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
AP: Trump Orders Immediate Steps To Boost Coal, Nuclear Plants
Trump Preparing 2-Year Coal, Nuclear Power Bailout
Trump To Grant Lifeline To Money-Losing Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
Trump Administration Proposes Mandating Purchase Of Coal, Nuclear Power Citing National Security
Fmr Perry Adviser Is FirstEnergy’s Secret Weapon In U.S. Bailout
EIA: Electric Power Sector Consumption Of Fossil Fuels At Lowest Level Since 1994
U.S. Coal Lobby Fights Black-Lung Tax As Disease Rates Surge
Compliance Action
Feds Charge 5 In PA With Diesel Truck Tampering To Get Around Clean Air Act
Delaware River
Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Water Needs Funding To Achieve Goals
Kummer: No, You Can’t Swim In Devil’s Pool At The Wissahickon, Really
Delaware RiverKeeper June 1 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Offer Filters For Homes With High Lead Results
Wilkes-Barre Offers Free Lead Testing To Residents With Children
PA American Water To Replace Water Valve In Pittsburgh’s West End After Break
Peoples Gas Weighing New Water Plant To Serve Pittsburgh Mayor Says
White: Allentown Water, Sewer Lease Still Right Move
Hatboro-Horsham Schools Closed Friday Due To Boil Water Advisory
Economic Development
Conservation Fund Buys Over 32,000 Acres Of Forest Land In Elk, McKean Counties
Nonprofit Buys 32,000+ Acres Of Forest In Western PA
Protesters Want Pittsburgh Mayor To Take Stand Against Beaver County Ethane Plant
Education
Carmichaels H.S. Team Wins Statewide Envirothon Competition
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Third Annual Canoe Classic (Video)
Student Team Call ArtiFISHal Intelligence Invent Water Conservation Device
Op-Ed: Wanted: More Girls In STEM Careers
Crable: Lancaster County Water Week Features 2 Dozen+ Family Events June 1-9
Kummer: Schuylkill Environmental Center To Connect To Schuylkill River Trail
Schneck: Fort Indiantown Gap Offers Tours To See Rare Regal Fritillary
Energy
Clean Energy Funding Bill Heading To Governor’s Desk, Businesses Could Benefit
Nuclear Power Plants Hope Not To Close
WITF Smart Talk: Three Mile Island’s Future
One Year Later: Officials Still Torn Over Whether To Save TMI From Shut Down
Time Running Out For TMI And Its 670 Jobs
Local Leaders Call On Lawmakers To Save TMI With Legislation
Rep. Mehaffie Optimistic State Will Act In Time To Save TMI, Other Nuclear Plants
Frazier: Nuclear Energy’s Prospects Fall As Natural Gas Booms
Op-Ed: Don’t Nuke Consumers’ Wallets By Bailing Out Uncompetitive Power Plants
Op-Ed: The Clock Is Ticking To Save TMI, Keep Our Air Clean, Fmr DER Secretary Peter Duncan
FERC, DOJ Support Illinois Nuclear Subsidies In Court Filing
Legislators Call On Gov. Wolf To Lend Support To Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant
Trump Orders DOE To Stop The Closure Of Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
AP: Trump Orders Immediate Steps To Boost Coal, Nuclear Plants
Trump Preparing 2-Year Coal, Nuclear Power Bailout
Trump To Grant Lifeline To Money-Losing Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
Trump Administration Proposes Mandating Purchase Of Coal, Nuclear Power Citing National Security
Fmr Perry Adviser Is FirstEnergy’s Secret Weapon In U.S. Bailout
Penn State Research Into Rapid Charging Of Electric Vehicles Aided By $1M DOE Grant
PPL Acquires New York Solar Energy Company
UGI PNG To Pay Less For Fuel, Customers To Benefit
PUC Judges Tour Transource Power Line Route To Look At School, Trout Impacts
EIA: Electric Power Sector Consumption Of Fossil Fuels At Lowest Level Since 1994
Energy Conservation
Legere: After Long Delay PA Building Codes Get An Update
Clean Energy Funding Bill Heading To Governor’s Desk, Businesses Could Benefit
EPA Sends Fuel Economy Changes To White House
Environmental Heritage
AP: Remaining Wreckage Of Flight 93 To Be Buried At Memorial
University Of Maryland Archaeology School Begins 3rd Season At Eckley Miners’ Village
Farming
Casey Introduces Bill To Help Farm Conservation Efforts
Tumultuous Dairy Industry Contributes To Tough Choices
Most Lebanon Dairy Farmers Survive Lost Dean Foods Contract
Crable: Penn State Research Garden In Lancaster Tests Flower Power
Pittsburgh’s First ADA-Accessible Community Flower Garden Opens
Crable: Rain Dampens Farmers’ Bounty Of Some Crops Like Strawberries
Editorial: Officials Need To Work Together To Retain Lancaster County’s Character
AP: Last Gasp For Hog Farm Lawsuit: We Don’t Want To Be Hostages
PA Researchers Trying To Grow Hemp In Coal Waste Using Mine Water
Flooding
Analysis: 2nd 1,000-Year Storm Engulfed Ellicott City, MD. Here’s How It Happened
Did Climate Change Kill People In Ellicott City, MD?
Forests
Conservation Fund Buys Over 32,000 Acres Of Forest Land In Elk, McKean Counties
Nonprofit Buys 32,000+ Acres Of Forest In Western PA
Luzerne County Official Examining Gypsy Moth Spraying Options
Lyme Disease Soaring In Lehigh Valley And PA
PA, NJ Are The Worst States For Lyme Disease
WITF Smart Talk: Lyme Disease - First Epidemic Of Climate Change
Ticks Will Be Plentiful This Year; Take Precautions
Green Infrastructure
Casey Introduces Bill To Help Farm Conservation Efforts
Casey Introduces Bill To Help Farm Conservation Efforts
AP: Report: Chesapeake Bay Improving But Huge Challenges Remain
Chesapeake Bay Water Getting Cleaner But Hard Work Ahead In PA
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Unlikely To Meet 2025 Unless Region Picks Up The Pace
Lancaster Farming: Slow Nitrogen Reductions Hamper Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Lancaster Farming: Lancaster Farmland Trust Tallies Conservation Practices
Op-Ed: Data The New Driver In Conservation Decisions Regarding the Chesapeake Bay
Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Water Needs Funding To Achieve Goals
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Hurdle: Cong. Fitzpatrick: Unacceptable For EPA Not To Release Military Contamination Study
PA Towns With Contaminations From Military Bases Chosen For Blood Testing By State
Land Conservation
Lancaster Farming: Lancaster Farmland Trust Tallies Conservation Practices
Greatest Federal Conservation Program Nobody Ever Heard Of Could Be Going Away
Land Recycling
State Awards $2M To Redevelop Former South Side Silk Mill In Easton
Land Use Planning
Editorial: Officials Need To Work Together To Retain Lancaster County’s Character
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Collaborative Effort To Address Electronic, Tire Recycling Problem In Monongahela
Erie Launches Bulky-Item Trash Pick-Up Pilot Program
Volunteers Spruce Up Downtown New Castle Over Memorial Day Weekend
Mine Reclamation
Mine Fire Nearly Out In Jeansville, Luzerne County
PA Researchers Trying To Grow Hemp In Coal Waste Using Mine Water
Ohio River
Ohio River Pollution Watchdog ORSANCO Could Give Up Regulatory Power
Oil & Gas
Carr: PA Supreme Court Decision Limits Gas Drillers From Developing Residential Areas
Frazier: Nuclear Energy’s Prospects Fall As Natural Gas Booms
Letter: PA’s Natural Gas Industry is Working To Keep The Environment Clean
Frazier: Study Finds Health Threats From Oil & Gas Brines Spread On Roads
UGI PNG To Pay Less For Fuel, Customers To Benefit
Pittsburgh-Based Carrier To Test Natural Gas Mack Trucks
Hermitage To Open New Natural Gas Fueling Station
Editorial: Natural Gas Companies Should Work With EPA To Reduce Leaks
Editorial: State Has Proven It Can Go Without Shale Tax For Now
EQT Trades Diversification For Focus
Protesters Want Pittsburgh Mayor To Take Stand Against Beaver County Ethane Plant
EIA: Electric Power Sector Consumption Of Fossil Fuels At Lowest Level Since 1994
Worley & Obetz Laying Off 100+ Amid Potential Fraudulent Activity
Lancaster Fuel Company Cuts Jobs As Fraud Investigation Is Underway
Expert: Gasoline Prices Could State To Ease
High Gasoline Prices Could Be Good For Midstate Tourism
Pipelines
Maykuth: How Mariner East Pipeline Is Affecting Real Estate Prices In Chester, Delaware Counties
Hurdle: Sunoco Urges Full PUC To Overturn Shutdown Order For Mariner East Pipelines
Sen. Dinniman Vows To Fight Appeal Of Mariner East Pipelines Shut Down
Municipalities Apply For Grant Funded By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fines
FERC Denies Rehearing Requests For PennEast Pipeline
Radiation Protection
Nuclear Power Plants Hope Not To Close
WITF Smart Talk: Three Mile Island’s Future
One Year Later: Officials Still Torn Over Whether To Save TMI From Shut Down
Time Running Out For TMI And Its 670 Jobs
Local Leaders Call On Lawmakers To Save TMI With Legislation
Rep. Mehaffie Optimistic State Will Act In Time To Save TMI, Other Nuclear Plants
Frazier: Nuclear Energy’s Prospects Fall As Natural Gas Booms
Op-Ed: Don’t Nuke Consumers’ Wallets By Bailing Out Uncompetitive Power Plants
Op-Ed: The Clock Is Ticking To Save TMI, Keep Our Air Clean, Fmr DER Secretary Peter Duncan
FERC, DOJ Support Illinois Nuclear Subsidies In Court Filing
Legislators Call On Gov. Wolf To Lend Support To Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant
Trump Orders DOE To Stop The Closure Of Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
AP: Trump Orders Immediate Steps To Boost Coal, Nuclear Plants
Trump Preparing 2-Year Coal, Nuclear Power Bailout
Trump To Grant Lifeline To Money-Losing Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
Trump Administration Proposes Mandating Purchase Of Coal, Nuclear Power Citing National Security
Fmr Perry Adviser Is FirstEnergy’s Secret Weapon In U.S. Bailout
Recreation
PA Commemorates 125th Anniversary Of State Park System At Washington Crossing
Celebrating 125 Years Of PA’s State Parks And Forests
June 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Presque Isle Prepares For Start Of Swimming Season
State Parks Prepare For Summer
6 More State Park Beaches Smoke-Free
2 Women Rescued After 1 Tumbles 100 Feet At State Park
AP: Remaining Wreckage Of Flight 93 To Be Buried At Memorial
Flight 93 Memorial Makes National Geographic List Of Underrated Parks
20th Schuylkill River Sojourn Hits The Water Friday
Kummer: Schuylkill Environmental Center To Connect To Schuylkill River Trail
Kummer: No, You Can’t Swim In Devil’s Pool At The Wissahickon, Really
Sculptures On Display At Scranton Trail
North Pocono Trails Association Seeks Volunteers For Trail Work
Tunnel Renovation Will Be Climax On Armstrong Trail
Johnstown’s Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail Added To National System
AP: He Gave Up Job For Life-Changing Appalachian Trail Hike
Schneck: 15 Things You Don’t Know About The Appalachian Trail In PA
Earth Matters: Cycling Through A Writer’s 40-Year Old Memories
Philly’s Parks & Rec Chief Says Rebuild Money Needed More Than Ever
Where’s The Restroom? In Philadelphia Parks There May Be None
Editorial: Fairmount Park Billboard Idea Deserves To Die
Money Magazine Names Phipps Conservatory Best Park In PA
Federal Mountain Bike Bill Undercuts Wilderness Act, Waters Down Backcountry Recreation
High Gasoline Prices Could Be Good For Midstate Tourism
Ticks Will Be Plentiful This Year; Take Precautions
Lyme Disease Soaring In Lehigh Valley And PA
PA, NJ Are The Worst States For Lyme Disease
WITF Smart Talk: Lyme Disease - First Epidemic Of Climate Change
Greatest Federal Conservation Program Nobody Ever Heard Of Could Be Going Away
Recycling/Waste
Collaborative Effort To Address Electronic, Tire Recycling Problem In Monongahela
Recycled Asphalt Paving Roads In Lackawanna County
Erie Launches Bulky-Item Trash Pick-Up Pilot Program
State College Schools Ditch Plastic Straws To Reduce Waste
Waste Management Recycling Center Options, Hours Cut In Erie
EcoCoin: New Program Aims To Reduce Plastic Bag Use On Main Penn State Campus
Renewable Energy
Clean Energy Funding Bill Heading To Governor’s Desk, Businesses Could Benefit
PPL Acquires New York Solar Energy Company
Wastewater Facilities
3 Townships Plan Legal Action To Stop Big Canonsburg-Houston Joint Authority Rate Hike
White: Allentown Water, Sewer Lease Still Right Move
Watershed Protection
AP: Report: Chesapeake Bay Improving But Huge Challenges Remain
Chesapeake Bay Water Getting Cleaner But Hard Work Ahead In PA
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Unlikely To Meet 2025 Unless Region Picks Up The Pace
Lancaster Farming: Slow Nitrogen Reductions Hamper Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Lancaster Farming: Lancaster Farmland Trust Tallies Conservation Practices
Op-Ed: Data The New Driver In Conservation Decisions Regarding the Chesapeake Bay
Philadelphia’s Green City, Clean Water Needs Funding To Achieve Goals
Casey Introduces Bill To Help Farm Conservation Efforts
Student Team Call ArtiFISHal Intelligence Invent Water Conservation Device
Crable: Lancaster County Water Week Features 2 Dozen+ Family Events June 1-9
Ohio River Pollution Watchdog ORSANCO Could Give Up Regulatory Power
Delaware RiverKeeper June 1 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Peregrine Falcons Born On PPL Tower Leave 3rd Graders In Awe
AP: 3 Peregrine Falcons Born On Allentown Office Building Get Banded
Black-Crowned Night Herons, Whimbrels Spotted On Presque Isle
Falcon Family At Philadelphia City Hall Has New Addition
Lehigh Researchers Enlist Bats To Predict Ebola Outbreaks
Frye: Antlers Fascinate, And With Good Reason
Schneck: PA Snake-Hunting Season Almost Here: 15 Things You Don’t Know
Schneck: Fort Indiantown Gap Offers Tours To See Rare Regal Fritillary
Schneck: Why Are Turtles Suddenly Appearing On Our Roads, In Our Backyards?
Editorial: Treat Wildlife Cautiously
West Nile/Zika Virus
Ticks Will Be Plentiful This Year; Take Precautions
Hurricanes
Study: Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Marea Near 5,000
New Study Estimates Hurricane Maria Death Toll In Puerto Rico Could Exceed 4,000
2 More Months Needed To Restore Power In Puerto Rico
Federal Policy
Casey Introduces Bill To Help Farm Conservation Efforts
Hurdle: Cong. Fitzpatrick: Unacceptable For EPA Not To Release Military Contamination Study
EPA Sends Fuel Economy Changes To White House
U.S. Coal Lobby Fights Black-Lung Tax As Disease Rates Surge
Pruitt Blames Scandals On EPA Staff, Political Left
Greatest Federal Conservation Program Nobody Ever Heard Of Could Be Going Away
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