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Sunday NewsClips

Lackawanna Conservation District’s No-Till Program Good For Farmers, Environment

Op-Ed: Save McCormick Farm From Cumberland Valley School Board

Crable Mystery Of Susquehanna River Bass Kill Solved As Concern Shifts To Delaware River

Editorial: New Methane Limits On Oil & Gas Operations Partial Step

Ruling Highlights Importance Of Local Zoning Rules On Oil & Gas

Book: Effect Of Natural Gas Boom On Washington County Family Explored

Letter: Conventional Natural Gas Legislation Does Not Meet State’s Needs

Op-Ed: Build Better, Energy Efficient Buildings In Pittsburgh

Editorial: Support Coal, Nuclear Power, But Not Indefinitely

Senate Bill Aims To Boost Payments To EMS Services

PennDOT Wants More Information Before Replacing Pittsburgh Floodgates

Beekeepers Look Forward To Passage Of Lancaster City Ordinance

Yudichak Highlights Importance Of Closing Gaps On D&L Trail

AP: Philadelphia Railroad Ruins Transformed Into Elevated Park

Meyers H.S. Students Get Lesson In River Travel And Sunburn

ATV Crash In Beaver Kills 62-Year Old Clinton Man

Big Fish Big Hit At Lower Burrell Fishing Derby

Air

Kummer: PA Moves To Curb Methane Pollution At Natural Gas Sites

AP-Levy: Pennsylvania To Require Gas Drillers to Reduce Air Pollution

Legere: PA Adopts New Controls For Cutting Methane From Shale Gas Wells

Frazier: PA Sets Methane Regulations On Natural Gas Wells For First Time

Wolf To Use Permits To Control Methane Pollution From New Sources Of Natural Gas

Cusick: DEP: No Specific Timeline On Methane Regs For Existing Oil & Gas Facilities

Hopey: Cameras To Provide Monitoring Of Visible Air Pollution At Mon Valley Plants 

CMU’s Air Pollution-Spotting Breathe Cam Network Expands To Mon Valley

AP: EPA To Deny MD, DE Petitions Against PA, Other State Air Emissions

Alternative Fuels

DEP Awards $71,000 Grant To Rhoads Energy To Advance Propane Use

White House Expected To Announce Compromise On Biofuels

Awards & Recognition

State College To Be Platinum Certified Sustainable Municipality

Valley Middle School Students In Hazelton Win STEM Competition

Beautification

Nonprofits Encouraged To Apply For Fresh Paint Days Grants

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Communities Dealing With Dead Trees As Emerald Ash Borer Takes Its Toll

Crable: Tiny Wasp Found In Lancaster Orchard Could Be Big Solution To Stick Bug Invasion

Budget

Bay Journal: PA Shad Hatchery’s 42-Year Run May Be Coming To An End

Frye: Would Anglers Accept Voluntary Permits To Support Fishing?

Proposed DEP Permit Fee Increase In PA Not Expected To Slow Drilling In State

New Purpose Sought for Johnstown Flood Tax

Editorial: Use Flood Tax To Help Cities

Op-Ed: Wolf Aims To Increase Utility Bills With Severance Tax

Op-Ed: Don’t Raise Taxes On Natural Gas Producers, Speaker Turzai

Editorial: Maintain Coal Tax To Fund Black Lung Disability Payments

Chesapeake Bay

Op-Ed: PA, Partners Have Plans To Pick Up The Pace On Cleaning Up The Bay

Editorial: No One Wins The Blame Game On Chesapeake Bay

AP: Exelon Challenges New Requirements For Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna

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Climate

Kummer: PA Moves To Curb Methane Pollution At Natural Gas Sites

AP-Levy: Pennsylvania To Require Gas Drillers to Reduce Air Pollution

Legere: PA Adopts New Controls For Cutting Methane From Shale Gas Wells

Frazier: PA Sets Methane Regulations On Natural Gas Wells For First Time

Wolf To Use Permits To Control Methane Pollution From New Sources Of Natural Gas

Cusick: DEP: No Specific Timeline On Methane Regs For Existing Oil & Gas Facilities

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Needs Bolder Action On Clean Energy

Phillips: Spring Birdsong Could Change With A Changing Climate

Coal Mining

Quecreek Mine Where 9 Were Rescued 16 Years Ago Nears Closing

Exelon CEO: Retirement Of Coal, Nuclear Plants Does Not Constitute A Grid Emergency

Will State Take Action To Prevent Closure Of TMI? Some Groups Oppose Nuclear Bailout

AP: DOE Chief Defends Trump Directive On Coal, Nuclear Plants

Natural Gas Pipeline Group Slams DOE Memo To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants

NRC Chair: Nuclear Safety Regs Not To Blame For Plant Retirements

Bloomberg: A Meltdown Didn’t Kill Three Mile Island, But Shale Gas Probably Will

U.S. Subsidies May Not Save Some Coal, Nuclear Plants Slated For Closure

Americans Will Pay A High Price To Save Coal

Moody’s: Coal Bailout Bad For Consumers, Good For FirstEnergy

How Trump’s Soviet-Style Coal Directive Would Upend Power Markets

Op-Ed: Coal, Nuclear Power Remains Vital

Op-Ed: Will FERC Uphold State Support For Clean Energy?

Editorial: Trump’s Energy Bailout Is A Big Mistake

Editorial: Trump And High-Energy Pandering

Editorial: Maintain Coal Tax To Fund Black Lung Disability Payments

Did Trump Officials Act On Policies Suggested By Coal CEO

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper June 8 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

16,000+ Horsham Residents Still Under Boil Water Advisory

Source Of TCEs In Lycoming County Water Wells Still Unknown

Peoples Gas Continues To Poke Around The Water Utility Business

PA American Water Awards Grant To Carbondale Fire Company

Education

Slippery Rock U Closes McKeever Environmental Center. Save McKeever

Valley Middle School Students In Hazelton Win STEM Competition

Plum High School Students, Community Members Take Part In STEAM Playground

EQT Supports Wildlife For Everyone Seedlings For Schools Program In Southwest

Obit: Jack Phillips, 23, Penn State Graduate Who Aspired To Protect The Environment

Emergency Response

Fence Installer Drills Into Gas Line, Neighborhood Evacuation In Lancaster

Gas Spewed Like A Geyser At Warwick Twp Gas Leak, 50+ Evacuated

PA American Water Awards Grant To Carbondale Fire Company

TMI, Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plants To Test Emergency Sirens This Week

Pittsburgh Offering Free Classes On Disaster Preparedness

Quecreek Mine Where 9 Were Rescued 16 Years Ago Nears Closing

Energy

Exelon CEO: Retirement Of Coal, Nuclear Plants Does Not Constitute A Grid Emergency

Will State Take Action To Prevent Closure Of TMI? Some Groups Oppose Nuclear Bailout

Op-Ed: We’ve Already Bailed Out TMI Twice, A 3rd Time Isn’t A Charm

Op-Ed: Coal, Nuclear Power Remains Vital

Exelon Files Closing Plan For Nation’s Oldest Nuclear Plant In NJ

Nuclear Power Bailout Plan Could Mean Higher Costs For NJ Residents

U.S. Subsidies May Not Save Some Coal, Nuclear Plants Slated For Closure

AP: DOE Chief Defends Trump Directive On Coal, Nuclear Plants

Natural Gas Pipeline Group Slams DOE Memo To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants

NRC Chair: Nuclear Safety Regs Not To Blame For Plant Retirements

Bloomberg: A Meltdown Didn’t Kill Three Mile Island, But Shale Gas Probably Will

Americans Will Pay A High Price To Save Coal

Moody’s: Coal Bailout Bad For Consumers, Good For FirstEnergy

How Trump’s Soviet-Style Coal Directive Would Upend Power Markets

Op-Ed: Will FERC Uphold State Support For Clean Energy?

Editorial: Trump’s Energy Bailout Is A Big Mistake

Editorial: Trump And High-Energy Pandering

Columbia Gas Of PA Seeking Rate Increase For Pipe Replacements

Duquesne Light, Peoples Duke It Out Over Utility Rates, Regulators, More

Chambersburg School Board Will Not Vote On Power Line Right-Of-Way

Energy Efficiency, Grid Modernization Driving Energy Sector Job Growth

Energy Conservation

PPL Rebates Offered For Energy-Efficient Building

Energy Efficiency, Grid Modernization Driving Energy Sector Job Growth

Environmental Heritage

Quecreek Mine Where 9 Were Rescued 16 Years Ago Nears Closing

Lack Of Money, Volunteers Force Closure Of Seldom Seen Tourist Coal Mine

June 9 Lecture On Deadly 1891 Coal Miner Strike Outside Mt. Pleasant

Farming

Editorial: No One Wins The Blame Game On Chesapeake Bay

Editorial: A Save For Dairy Farms, Agriculture Is An Asset

Crable: Tiny Wasp Found In Lancaster Orchard Could Be Big Solution To Stick Bug Invasion

Meyer: Plaintiffs Often Out Of Luck In Nuisance Farm Cases Due To Right-To-Farm Law

State Grant To Help Study Infestation Of Chesco Mushroom Flies

In Chesco, Volunteer Farmers Grow Food For Neighbors In Need

Flooding

Pittsburgh Looking To Replace Washington Blvd Floodgates After Latest Failure

Pittsburgh’s Washington Blvd. Floodgates Are Again Malfunctioning

Lycoming Officials Mull Tax Or Fee To Fund Levee Replacement

Flash Flooding Forces Rescues From Cars, Homes In Lancaster

New Purpose Sought for Johnstown Flood Tax

Editorial: Use Flood Tax To Help Cities

Forests

Schneck: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Moves 2,400 Acres Into Conservation Easement

Communities Dealing With Dead Trees As Emerald Ash Borer Takes Its Toll

Lyme Disease Expert: Don’t Let Fear Of Disease Keep You Inside

Register By Tuesday For Tour Of Field Improvements At Forbes State Forest

Green Buildings

Green Building Alliance Leader Moving To Pitt As First Sustainability Director

Green Infrastructure

Op-Ed: PA, Partners Have Plans To Pick Up The Pace On Cleaning Up The Bay

Editorial: No One Wins The Blame Game On Chesapeake Bay

Activicts Point To Green Sewer Fixes To Handle Sewage, Runoff Along Ohio River

AP: Exelon Challenges New Requirements For Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna

Hazardous Sites

EPA: Toxic Chemical Levels Exceed EPA Limits At Coplay Aggregates Quarry Fill Site In Lehigh

Source Of TCEs In Lycoming County Water Wells Still Unknown

Land Conservation

Schneck: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Moves 2,400 Acres Into Conservation Easement

Editorial: Don’t Let Lower Merion School District Plunder Precious Open Space

ClearWater Conservancy Seeking Conservation Of Hess Farm In Centre County

Land Use Planning

How The Future Of Pittsburgh’s Riverfronts Could Be Decided By Zoning

Mine Reclamation

Beveridge: Large Abandoned Mine To Be Reclaimed In Rostraver, Washington County

St. Vincent Gets Grant To Study Impact Of Sewage, Mine Drainage Pollution

Getting To The Bottom Of The Geyser Of Big Mine Run In Schuylkill County

Artist Transforms Abandoned Coal Plant Through Mosaic

Ohio River

Activicts Point To Green Sewer Fixes To Handle Sewage, Runoff Along Ohio River

Oil & Gas

Proposed DEP Permit Fee Increase In PA Not Expected To Slow Drilling In State

Kummer: PA Moves To Curb Methane Pollution At Natural Gas Sites

AP-Levy: Pennsylvania To Require Gas Drillers to Reduce Air Pollution

Legere: PA Adopts New Controls For Cutting Methane From Shale Gas Wells

Frazier: PA Sets Methane Regulations On Natural Gas Wells For First Time

Wolf To Use Permits To Control Methane Pollution From New Sources Of Natural Gas

Cusick: DEP: No Specific Timeline On Methane Regs For Existing Oil & Gas Facilities

Hurdle: PA Supreme Court Warns Municipalities To First Amend Zoning To Allow Drilling

Municipalities Advised To Review Zoning Ordinances On Drilling In Light Of Court Decision

Hopey: Court: Gas Drilling Not Allowed On Land Zoned For Homes Or Farms

Testimony Concludes In Challenge To Penn Twp. Drilling Ordinance

Cusick: House Passes Bill Removing Environmental Standards For Conventional Drillers

AP-Scolforo: House OKs Bill To Relax Rules For Shallow Gas, Oil Drilling

House Passes Conventional Oil And Gas Industry Bill

Legislators Ask Feds To Support Ethane Storage Hub In PA

Building An Ethane Storage Hub Energizes Speakers At Southpointe

Op-Ed: Wolf Aims To Increase Utility Bills With Severance Tax

Op-Ed: Don’t Raise Taxes On Natural Gas Producers, Speaker Turzai

Landowners’ Lawsuit Accuses Chesapeake Energy Drilling Co. Of Breach Of Contract

Columbia Gas Of PA Seeking Rate Increase For Pipe Replacements

DEP Awards $71,000 Grant To Rhoads Energy To Advance Propane Use

EQT Supports Wildlife For Everyone Seedlings For Schools Program In Southwest

PA Natural Gas Boom Falls Into Russia’s Crosshairs In Efforts To Sow Discord

Natural Gas Pipeline Group Slams DOE Memo To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants

NRC Chair: Nuclear Safety Regs Not To Blame For Plant Retirements

Alleged Worley & Obetz’s Fraud Appears To Snag 4th Bank, Loss Rises To Nearly $62M

AP: Family-Owned Worley & Obetz Closes Amid Fraud Reports

Signs Point To Worley & Obetz As Cause Of $32M Loss For Fulton Financial

Worley & Obetz Co-Owner Plans New Company To Make Things Right With Customers

Worley & Obetz Files For Bankruptcy, Cites Up To $100M In Debts

White House Expected To Announce Compromise On Biofuels

Pipelines

Hurdle: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Struck By Water Main Contractor In Delaware County, Gas Pipeline Was Not Buried As Deeply As Records Showed

Hurdle: Chester County Slams Mariner East Pipeline For Appalling Lack Of Emergency Information

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling Stopped Again In Lebanon County

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Foe Accused Of Employee Harassment

U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Review Mariner East 2 Pipeline Eminent Domain Challenge

TransCanada Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Explosion In West Virginia

Public Participation

DEP Plans Regional Outreach Events To Address Local Concerns

Radiation Protection

Exelon CEO: Retirement Of Coal, Nuclear Plants Does Not Constitute A Grid Emergency

Will State Take Action To Prevent Closure Of TMI? Some Groups Oppose Nuclear Bailout

Op-Ed: Coal, Nuclear Power Remains Vital

Op-Ed: Prematurely Closing Nuclear Plants In PA Risky Move

Op-Ed: We’ve Already Bailed Out TMI Twice, A 3rd Time Isn’t A Charm

TMI, Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plants To Test Emergency Sirens This Week

Exelon Files Closing Plan For Nation’s Oldest Nuclear Plant In NJ

Nuclear Power Bailout Plan Could Mean Higher Costs For NJ Residents

U.S. Subsidies May Not Save Some Coal, Nuclear Plants Slated For Closure

AP: DOE Chief Defends Trump Directive On Coal, Nuclear Plants

Bloomberg: A Meltdown Didn’t Kill Three Mile Island, But Shale Gas Probably Will

Americans Will Pay A High Price To Save Coal

Moody’s: Coal Bailout Bad For Consumers, Good For FirstEnergy

How Trump’s Soviet-Style Coal Directive Would Upend Power Markets

Op-Ed: Will FERC Uphold State Support For Clean Energy?

Editorial: Trump’s Energy Bailout Is A Big Mistake

Editorial: Trump And High-Energy Pandering

Recreation

Sen. Yudichak Hikes To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of D&L Corridor

Point State Park Fountain Repairs Continue In Pittsburgh

June 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Exploring Greene County From A Kayak On Ten Mile Creek

Beveridge: Mon River Trail Floated As Tourism Boost

Crable: Officials To Rebuild Martic Forge Bridge For Rail-Trail In Lancaster

Chambersburg To Discuss Banning Drones From Public Parks

Design Sketches For Delaware River Waterfront Trail To Be Unveiled

Philadelphia Rail Park Opens, Carrying Freight Of A Changing Neighborhood

AP: Tower Of Voices At Flight 93 Memorial To Open By 9/11

O’Neill: Out On The Appalachian Trail, More Than A Long Walk

Lyme Disease Expert: Don’t Let Fear Of Disease Keep You Inside

Crable: Susquehanna National Heritage Area Designation Passes U.S. House

Recycling/Waste

The Return Of Returnable Beer Bottles By Straub Brewery, Will Customers Bring ‘Em Back?

Editorial: Keystone Landfill Study Show Vigilance Vital

Regulations

Op-Ed: Regulatory Reform Bills A Solution In Search Of A Problem, Joe Minott

Renewable Energy

Marriott In Greenfield To Become 1st Hotel In Lancaster To Go All Solar

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Needs Bolder Action On Clean Energy

Susquehanna River

Crable: A Virus Killed Susquehanna’s Smallmouth Bass All Those Years

Cusick: Virus Linked To Smallmouth Bass Deaths In Susquehanna

Crable: Susquehanna National Heritage Area Designation Passes U.S. House

Sustainability

State College To Be Platinum Certified Sustainable Municipality

Green Building Alliance Leader Moving To Pitt As First Sustainability Director

Watershed Protection

Op-Ed: PA, Partners Have Plans To Pick Up The Pace On Cleaning Up The Bay

Editorial: No One Wins The Blame Game On Chesapeake Bay

Crable: A Virus Killed Susquehanna’s Smallmouth Bass All Those Years

AP: Exelon Challenges New Requirements For Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna

How The Future Of Pittsburgh’s Riverfronts Could Be Decided By Zoning

Delaware RiverKeeper June 8 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Crable: A Virus Killed Susquehanna’s Smallmouth Bass All Those Years

Cusick: Virus Linked To Smallmouth Bass Deaths In Susquehanna

Bay Journal: PA Shad Hatchery’s 42-Year Run May Be Coming To An End

Frye: Would Anglers Accept Voluntary Permits To Support Fishing?

Schneck: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Moves 2,400 Acres Into Conservation Easement

Pittsburgh Eaglet Prepares For Takeoff

Presque Isle Hawk Watch Counts 40 Bald Eagles In Single Day

Phillips: Spring Birdsong Could Change With A Changing Climate

Frazier: Building A Better Bat Cave

Schneck: What Do Do With Baby Wildlife You Find

Schneck: 15 Common Bugs In Your Backyard That Will Freak You Out

Other

Wildfires

New Mexico Community Evacuated As 47-Square Mile Wildfire Grows

Hurricanes

Updated Hurricane Season Forecast Calls For Fewer Storms

Editorial: New Post-Maria Death Toll Better Reflects Magnitude Of Puerto Rico’s Suffering

Federal Policy

Editorial: Trump And High-Energy Pandering

AP: EPA To Deny MD, DE Petitions Against PA, Other State Air Emissions

Chemical Industry Scores A Big Win At EPA

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6/11/2018