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Sunday NewsClips

Hayes: With No Action By General Assembly, Fish & Boat Commission To Close 3 Fish Hatcheries

Thompson: Bill Would Require Court Approval To Take Conserved Land

Once A Tire Dump, Lehigh Valley Site To See New Life As Manufacturing Campus

Indiana County, Municipalities Get Share Of State’s Drilling Impact Fees

How, And What To Recycle In Erie County

Editorial: Cooperation On Tornado Cleanup Praiseworthy

Landslide Closes Inbound Lane Of Saw Mill Run In Overbrook

AP: Landslide Topples Pittsburgh Telephone Poles, Utility Lines

Phillips: 30 Years Of Data Show How Much U.S. Has Warmed, Race Is On To Adapt

Engineer Volunteers Trained To Spot Levee Problems During River Flooding In Wyoming Valley

Grim Memories: Agnes Cleanup Included Corpse Recovery In Wyoming Valley

A Little Bit Of Everything For Everyone At RiverFest In Wilkes-Barre

From Humble Beginnings, RiverFest Weekend Grows In Wilkes-Barre

Editorial: Susquehanna Is Certainly Worth A Visit

Crable: Susquehanna River Drawdown Reveals 1,000-Year Old Native American Rock Art In York County

Putting Nature In A Box At The Brandywine Museum

Butterflies, Wildflowers Abound Across Erie Region

State Budget

AP-Levy: Early Budget Deal May Be Milestone For Deficits, School Aid

Murphy: What Will PA’s $32.7 Billion Budget Buy?

Air

Nuclear Power Plant Shutdowns Could Cut Energy Prices, Increase Air Pollution 

Citizens Group Plays Role In Erie Coke (Coal) Plant

Legere: Study: Much More Natural Gas Is Leaking Than Government Inventories Suggest

Cusick: Study: Methane Emission Cancel Near-Term Climate Benefits Of Natural Gas

Editorial: Methane Regulations, Ruling On Natural Gas Drilling Encouraging Developments

Crable: Why Lancaster County Air Is So Bad, Despite Wholesome Reputation

Air Quality Alert Issued For Parts Of Central, Eastern PA

Ozone Action Days Forecast For Southwest Through Monday

Alternative Fuels

Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station Opens In Altoona

Pittsburgh Transit Wants To Spend $2M On Electric Buses

Awards & Recognition

Chester County Reaches Milestone In Farmland Preservation

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Emerald Ash Borer Is A Growing Problem In Erie

Smithton In Westmoreland Rolls Out Red Carpet For Monarch Butterflies

AP: Synchronous Fireflies In Allegheny National Forest

Got Spotted Lanternfly Eggs On Your Tree? Send ‘Em Thru The Wood Chipper

Fighting The Spread Of Invasive Plants In Southwest PA

Plant That Can Cause Blindness Found In VA For First Time

Budget

Legere: Impact Fee On PA Shale Wells Tops $209 Million This Year

PUC: Drilling Impact Fees Up $36 Million Over Last Year

Cusick: PA’s Gas Impact Fees Rise To $209 Million This Year

Maykuth: PUC Divvys Up $209.5 Million In Shale Gas Fees

Marcellus Shale Fees Coming To Blair, Clearfield County

Beaver County, Municipalities To Get $1.1 Million In Drilling Fees

Impact Fees Boost Washington, Greene Counties And Their Towns

General Fund Budget

AP: PA Has Budget Peace A Week Early

Gov. Wolf Signs No New Taxes PA Budget

AP-Levy: $32.7B Spending Plan Heads To Governor’s Desk

Murphy: Senate OKs $32.7B Budget With No Tax Hikes, Sends To Governor

No New Taxes PA Budget Heads To Gov. Wolf

AP: Highlights Of PA Budget Package In Legislature

House Budget Includes Funding For 35 New DEP Positions, Few Other Changes

AP-Levy: $32.7 Billion Budget Package Speeds Through House

AP-Levy: PA Budget Plan Includes More For Schools, Safety

Legislature Ready To Fast-Track State Budget With More Education Funding

Meyer: Pennsylvania Close To A Budget Deal

Thompson: It’s Budgeting The Election Year Way, But Economy Helped

Thompson: Are These Budget Negotiations Friendly?  We’ll Soon Find Out

Stormwater Credits OK’s By Allentown Council

Chesapeake Bay

Crable: Tiny Threatened Fish Found In Lancaster County May Prompt More Stream Restorations

Public Sessions To Focus On Flooding, Pollution In York County

Report: Chesapeake Bay Health Greatly Improved

Op-Ed: Tree Planting Key To Health Of Chesapeake Bay

Editorial: A Healthy Chesapeake Bay Starts In Our Backyard

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Climate

Global Warming Cooks Up A Different World Over 3 Decades, Including In PA

Sisk: Changing Species, Flooding, Wildfires Among Climate Priorities On State Land

Looking For Signs Of Global Warming?  It’s All Around You

Lehigh Valley Temps Have Increased The Most In State Last 30 Years

Kummer: NJ Getting Hotter Faster Than Most Of The U.S., Move To Higher Ground

Cool Globes In Pittsburgh Aim To Promote Solutions To Climate Change

AP: See Which Areas Heated Up The Most Over The Last 30 Years

Exelon, First Solar Back Bipartisan National Carbon Tax Plan

James Hansen Wishes He Wasn’t So Right About Global Warming

Legere: Study: Much More Natural Gas Is Leaking Than Government Inventories Suggest

Cusick: Study: Methane Emission Cancel Near-Term Climate Benefits Of Natural Gas

Editorial: Methane Regulations, Ruling On Natural Gas Drilling Encouraging Developments

Legal Pathways To Deep Decarbonization In The United States: A Preview: John Dernbach

Refugees The World Barely Pays Attention To: Climate Refugees

Coal Mining

Exelon, First Solar Back Bipartisan National Carbon Tax Plan

DOE’s Perry Will Make Right Decision On Coal, Nuclear Bailout FERC Chair Says

PJM: Capacity Performance Rules Improved Generator Results, Less For Coal, Oil

Experts: Coal Getting Caught Up In Trump’s Trade War

Delaware River

Stormwater Credits OK’s By Allentown Council

Delaware RiverKeeper June 22 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority To Pay $140K To Settle Dispute Over Destroyed Playground

AP: Studies Show Groundwater Holding Own Against Drilling Boom

Phillips: Study: Bradford County Water Quality Improving Despite Gas Drilling

Editorial: Groundwater, Gas Drilling Studies Encouraging

Editorial: Assess The Environmental Impact Of Gas Drilling

Lead Poisoning Home Inspectors Aren’t Getting Paid By State, Some Fear Children At Risk

Economic Development

Sisk: Report: Jobs In Efficiency, Renewables Grow While Clean Transportation Lags

Report: Allegheny County Tops State For Clean Energy Jobs

Program Preps Inmates For Jobs In Tree Care

Editorial: Murrysville Looks At New Community Park To Attract Families

Education

Venesky: Trout Program Provides Lessons In, Out Of Classroom

Pavilion Goes Up At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment Site

Op-Ed: Does Harrisburg Value The “S” In PA STEM Education?

Rivers Of Steel Launches Its New Riverboat Tours On The Explorer

Energy

Nuclear Power Plant Shutdowns Could Cut Energy Prices, Increase Air Pollution

Study: Nuke Plant Retirements Likely Won’t Raise Electricity Costs

Exelon, First Solar Back Bipartisan National Carbon Tax Plan

Letter: Passive House Approach Is Excellent For Energy Efficiency, Affordability

Presbyterian Panel Backs Shedding Fossil Fuel Investments, Including Allegheny County

Legal Pathways To Deep Decarbonization In The United States: A Preview: John Dernbach

Upper Bucks’ Solar Manufacturer Breaks Ground On Brownfield Site

Maykuth: Philly Energy Agency Enlists Homeowners To Install Solar

AP: Utility-Backed Alternative Ratemaking Bill Drawing Criticism Heads To Vote

AP: Governor To Sign Alternative Ratemaking Bill Drawing Criticism

PUC Zaps Electricity Supplier For $30K Per Violation Over Marketing Practices

Did PPL Bill You Twice This Month? Read This

Penn State News: Nuclear Power Shutdowns Won’t Spike Power Prices

DOE’s Perry Will Make Right Decision On Coal, Nuclear Bailout FERC Chair Says

PJM: Capacity Performance Rules Improved Generator Results, Less For Coal, Oil

Energy Conservation

Sisk: Report: Jobs In Efficiency, Renewables Grow While Clean Transportation Lags

Report: Allegheny County Tops State For Clean Energy Jobs

Letter: Passive House Approach Is Excellent For Energy Efficiency, Affordability

Environmental Justice

Op-Ed: SEPTA’s New Natural Gas Plant Exemplifies Environmental Racism

Farming

Thompson: House Passes Bill Creating Hurdles For Taking Of Protected Lands

Chester County Reaches Milestone In Farmland Preservation

Dairy Downturn Slams Western PA Farmers

Pro-PA Dairy Ad Campaign Roll-Out Includes 60 Billboards, PSAs

Flooding/Storms

Public Sessions To Focus On Flooding, Pollution In York County

Flooding Strands People On Roof, Hits Other Parts Of Westmoreland County

Thunderstorms Wash Out Sections Of The South Hills In Pittsburgh

Letter: Let’s Tackle The Cause Of Washington Blvd Flooding

AP: Woman’s Body Found In Creek After Major Flooding In Pittsburgh

AP: Teen OK After Being Sucked Into Drainpipe By Floodwaters In Pittsburgh

Scranton Funding Fix For Backyard Holes Caused By Old Stormwater Conduit Collapse

2nd Tornado Confirmed In PA This Week, Cambria County

EMA Holds Meeting To Help Storm-Battered Business In Wilkes-Barre

Massive Cleanup Begins In Wilkes-Barre Tornado Zone

May Shows Wilkes-Barre Tornado’s Path Of Destruction

Seven Tubs Trail Damaged By Twister

Lack Of Warning At Tornado-Damaged Trails Frustrates Hikers

Lives Lost In 1900s Twisters That High Wilkes-Barre

Editorial: Weather Is Getting Worse And Our Infrastructure Can’t Handle It, Now What?

Editorial: Tornado Preparedness Essential For All

Forests

Program Preps Inmates For Jobs In Tree Care

Emerald Ash Borer Is A Growing Problem In Erie

Got Spotted Lanternfly Eggs On Your Tree? Send ‘Em Thru The Wood Chipper

Frye: Hit The Trail To Experience Wicked Beauty Of Mountain Laurel

Lyme Disease In Children Surges In Western PA

Study: Lyme Disease Rises Dramatically Among Pittsburgh Area Children

A Look At Lyme Disease And Those Affected (Video)

Green Infrastructure

Crable: Tiny Threatened Fish Found In Lancaster County May Prompt More Stream Restorations

Monroeville Begins Planning For Stormwater Management Program

Public Sessions To Focus On Flooding, Pollution In York County

Stormwater Credits OK’s By Allentown Council

Op-Ed: Tree Planting Key To Health Of Chesapeake Bay

Editorial: A Healthy Chesapeake Bay Starts In Our Backyard

Hazardous Sites

Health Dept Receives More Responses For PFAS Blood Tests

How Harmful Is PFAS Water Contamination? Federal Report Has A New Answer

DEP Finalize Plan For Investigating Gasoline In Harrison Sewer

Land Conservation

Thompson: House Passes Bill Creating Hurdles For Taking Of Protected Lands

Op-Ed: 2 School Districts Eyeing Preserved Land Setting Bad Precedent

Chester County Reaches Milestone In Farmland Preservation

Export Man Joins Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Board

Land Recycling

Upper Bucks’ Solar Manufacturer Breaks Ground On Brownfield Site

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Unwanted Items Retrieved During Ohio River Sweep Cleanup

Carr: Penn Hills To Use Cameras To Catch, Prosecute Illegal Dumpers

Mine Reclamation

Pavilion Goes Up At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment Site

Ohio River

Unwanted Items Retrieved During Ohio River Sweep Cleanup

Oil & Gas

Phillips: Study: Bradford County Water Quality Improving Despite Gas Drilling

AP: Studies Show Groundwater Holding Own Against Drilling Boom

Editorial: Groundwater, Gas Drilling Studies Encouraging

Editorial: Assess The Environmental Impact Of Gas Drilling

Legere: Study: Much More Natural Gas Is Leaking Than Government Inventories Suggest

Cusick: Study: Methane Emission Cancel Near-Term Climate Benefits Of Natural Gas

Editorial: Methane Regulations, Ruling On Natural Gas Drilling Encouraging Developments

Legere: Impact Fee On PA Shale Wells Tops $209 Million This Year

PUC: Drilling Impact Fees Up $36 Million Over Last Year

Cusick: PA’s Gas Impact Fees Rise To $209 Million This Year

Maykuth: PUC Divvys Up $209.5 Million In Shale Gas Fees

Marcellus Shale Fees Coming To Blair, Clearfield County

Beaver County, Municipalities To Get $1.1 Million In Drilling Fees

Impact Fees Boost Washington, Greene Counties And Their Towns

PA Natural Gas Production Continues To Increase Due To Improved Technology

Frazier: Rachel Carson Trail Near Pittsburgh Has New Feature - Shale Gas Well

Op-Ed: SEPTA’s New Natural Gas Plant Exemplifies Environmental Racism

Hopey: Duke Study: Fracking Chemicals Stimulate Fat Cell Development

Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Station Opens In Altoona

EQT’s Wild Ride Almost Over CFO Says

Energy Official Toutes Trump Policies In Williamsport

Seth Energy In Partnership With York-Based Shipley Energy

China Hits Pause On Appalachian Energy Investments Citing Trade War Concerns

Pipelines

Hurdle: Delaware RiverKeeper Urges DRBC To Pull Mariner East Pipeline Permit

Investigation Of Petroleum Spill In Darby Creek Continues, Sunoco Shuts Down 2 Nearby Pipelines

Op-Ed: An Opposing View To Sunoco’s Rosy Outlook On Mariner East 2 Pipeline

Senate Panel Endorses Rafferty’s Property Owner’s Eminent Domain Bill Of Rights Legislation

Radiation Protection

Nuclear Power Plant Shutdowns Could Cut Energy Prices, Increase Air Pollution

Study: Nuke Plant Retirements Likely Won’t Raise Electricity Costs

Penn State News: Nuclear Power Shutdowns Won’t Spike Power Prices

DOE’s Perry Will Make Right Decision On Coal, Nuclear Bailout FERC Chair Says

PJM: Capacity Performance Rules Improved Generator Results, Less For Coal, Oil

Recreation

Bike Montco Initiative Envisions 800 Miles Of New Bike Paths In Suburbia

Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn. Opens Creek To Lazy River Family Friendly Float Day

Rivers Of Steel Launches Its New Riverboat Tours On The Explorer

D&L Trail Bike Tour Helps Dedicate New Lehigh Bridge, Ends In Easton

8 Places To Canoe, Kayak In And Around Philadelphia

Frazier: Rachel Carson Trail Near Pittsburgh Has New Feature - Shale Gas Well

Op-Ed: Happy Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy

Editorial: Murrysville Looks At New Community Park To Attract Families

Canoe, Kayak Launch Dedicated In Genesee Park

New Boat Launching Sites Opened In Lancaster, Mifflin Counties

Taking The Scenic Route Down The Delaware River

Seven Tubs Trail Damaged By Twister

Pittsburgh Water Authority To Pay $140K To Settle Dispute Over Destroyed Playground

Yoga On The River Comes To Pittston Riverfront Park

Dauphin County Seeks Suggestions For 411-Acre Detweiler Park

June 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

AP: Synchronous Fireflies In Allegheny National Forest

Coordinated Firefly Display Is Centerpiece Of This Weekend’s PA Firefly Festival

Fireflies Dwindling National, But Thriving In PA

Frye: Hit The Trail To Experience Wicked Beauty Of Mountain Laurel

Bike Rally A Real Boost For Altoona

Reviving Altoona On Two Wheels

Lack Of Warning At Tornado-Damaged Trails Frustrates Hikers

Seven Tubs Trail Damaged By Twister

Lyme Disease In Children Surges In Western PA

Study: Lyme Disease Rises Dramatically Among Pittsburgh Area Children

A Look At Lyme Disease And Those Affected (Video)

First West Nile Mosquito Collect In Dauphin County

Harrisburg Dam Has Killed At Least 29 People, Their Stories

Editorial: Fix Or Remove Harrisburg’ Dock Street Dam

Erie Bluffs State Park Offers Sweeping Lake Views

Husband Of Flight 93 Crew Member: It Is Her Story. It Is History

Editorial: Flight 93 Memorial Testament To Incredible Courage, Bravery

Editorial: Wreckage Belongs At Flight 93 Memorial

Recycling/Waste

Crable: Expanded Lancaster Landfill Would Get Trees, Grasses Under Tentative Agreement

Crable: China-Caused Recycling Crash Will Mean Slightly Higher Trash Bills For Lancaster Residents

Erie Environmental Officials Encourage Plastic Pollution Reduction

Erie County Temporarily Closes 2 Recycling Sites

Carr: Penn Hills To Use Cameras To Catch, Prosecute Illegal Dumpers

Editorial: Want To Save The Planet? Stop Using Straws

Renewable Energy

Maykuth: Philly Energy Agency Enlists Homeowners To Install Solar

Upper Bucks’ Solar Manufacturer Breaks Ground On Brownfield Site

Sisk: Report: Jobs In Efficiency, Renewables Grow While Clean Transportation Lags

Report: Allegheny County Tops State For Clean Energy Jobs

Letter: Passive House Approach Is Excellent For Energy Efficiency, Affordability

Stormwater

Public Sessions To Focus On Flooding, Pollution In York County

Scranton Funding Fix For Backyard Holes Caused By Old Stormwater Conduit Collapse

AP: Teen OK After Being Sucked Into Drainpipe By Floodwaters In Pittsburgh

Watershed Protection

Crable: Tiny Threatened Fish Found In Lancaster County May Prompt More Stream Restorations

Report: Chesapeake Bay Health Greatly Improved

Op-Ed: Tree Planting Key To Health Of Chesapeake Bay

Editorial: A Healthy Chesapeake Bay Starts In Our Backyard

Monroeville Begins Planning For Stormwater Management Program

Public Sessions To Focus On Flooding, Pollution In York County

Scranton Funding Fix For Backyard Holes Caused By Old Stormwater Conduit Collapse

Delaware RiverKeeper June 22 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Crable: Tiny Threatened Fish Found In Lancaster County May Prompt More Stream Restorations

Schneck: Amazing Facts About The Coming Swarms Of Mayflies (Video)

AP: Synchronous Fireflies In Allegheny National Forest

Coordinated Firefly Display Is Centerpiece Of This Weekend’s PA Firefly Festival

Fireflies Dwindling National, But Thriving In PA

Smithton In Westmoreland Rolls Out Red Carpet For Monarch Butterflies

Schneck: Where Are The Monarch Butterflies This Year?

Capitol Hill Hearing On Chronic Wasting Disease

Venesky: Trout Program Provides Lessons In, Out Of Classroom

Schneck: Amazing Facts About The Coming Swarms Of Mayflies

Schneck: Rattlesnake Encounter Along A PA Trail (Video)

Annual Noxen Rattlesnake Roundup A Success

Annual Rattlesnake Event A Hiss In Noxen

Venomous Passion: PA’s Snake Hunters Head To The Hills

Editorial: Leave Rattlers Alone In Noxen

What You Need To Know About Bear Spray, Bear Attacks In PA

West Nile/Zika Virus

First West Nile Mosquito Collect In Dauphin County

Lyme Disease In Children Surges In Western PA

Study: Lyme Disease Rises Dramatically Among Pittsburgh Area Children

A Look At Lyme Disease And Those Affected (Video)

Other

Luzerne Transit Dumps Pump To Promote Public Transit

Hurricanes

Puerto Rico Crawls Toward Full Re-Electrification

Federal Policy

China Hits Pause On Appalachian Energy Investments Citing Trade War Concerns

Editorial: Fire EPA Boss Scott Pruitt

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6/25/2018