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Remembering The Quecreek Mine Rescue 16 Years Later
Nine For Nine: The Quecreek Mine Rescue In 2002
Quecreek Mine Rescue Anniversary Saturday
Allegheny Front: Mister Rogers, The Quiet Environmentalist
Sunday NewsClips
Volunteers Assist With Muncy Flood Cleanup
Editorial: First Responders To The Rescue
Volunteers Beautify Leechburg By Cleaning Up 2 Abandoned Properties, More To Come
AG Shapiro, Sen. Baker Commend New Law On Disposal Of Prescription Drugs
AP: Ohio River Sanitation Commission Debates Dropping Water Pollution Standards
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Permit Appeals Dropped, But Opponents Still Strongly Resist Project
Huntingdon County Woman Jailed For Violating Court Order Opposing Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Crable: Exelon Wants Peach Bottom Nuclear Plant To Run For Another 20 Years
How Environmental Outreach Efforts Are Targeting Philly Latinos; Most Interested In Climate Change
Op-Ed: PA Environmental Constitutional Law: it’s A New Ballgame
Girl Scout Builds Butterfly Garden For Loyalsock Middle School
Tentrr, The Airbnb Of Camping Comes To Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center Nursing Wildlife Back To Health
Piping Plovers Point The Way To Nature’s Gift On Presque Isle
Sunday - Wildfires
3 Die-- 2 Children, Great Grandmother, As Massive Northern California Fire Grows
Death Toll Up To 5 As Wildfires Consume Parts Of California
Terrifying California Wildfire Burns 500-Plus Structures
Science Says: Record Heat, Fires Worsened By Climate Change
Sunday - The Feds
EPA Move To Weaken Carbon Rules Won’t Spur New Coal Power
Cong. Marino, DEP Differ On Trump’s Plan For Vehicle Efficiency Standards
Air
Op-Ed: It’s Past Time To Clear The Air In Allegheny County
Meyer: PA Prepares To Sue Over Expected Trump Vehicle Emission Changes
AP: PA Officials Attack EPA Plan To Relax Vehicle Mileage Rules
Meyer: State Prepares To Sue Over Expected Trump Vehicle Emission Changes
Uber And Lyft Are Hurting Bus Ridership And Worsening Traffic, New Study Finds
Awards & Recognition
Susquehanna County Farmers Receive Clean Water Farm Award
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
PA Sea Grant Receives Money To Fight Invasive Species
Pitt’s Latest Weed Eaters Are Quiet, And Adorable Too
Integrated Vegetation Management A Plus For Pollinators And Pipelines
Editorial: Wildlife At Risk From Trump Administration
Budget
Frye: License Fees Promise Made, But Will Politicians Keep It?
Barcaskey: Anglers Urged To Support License Increase
Letter: Keep Funding Watershed Conservation Efforts
Luzerne County Council Mulls Uses For Leftover $60K In Drilling Fees
Lawrence County’s Drilling Fees, Other Funds Benefit Many
Op-Ed: Drilling Impact Fee Pays Dividends To PA Municipalities
Op-Ed: Marcellus Shale Impact Fee Benefits Projects Statewide
Chesapeake Bay
PA Far Behind In Meeting Goals To Stop Chesapeake Bay Pollution
AP: EPA: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort Is Mostly On Track
Op-Ed: States Must Focus On How Much Is Left To Do, Not How Much Has Been Done
Time Will Reveal July Storm’s Impact On Chesapeake Bay Water Quality, Ecosystem
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Citizen Action
We Are Tired Of Accepting The Worst From Our Leaders, Young Marchers Push For Climate Action
Young People Rally In Pittsburgh For Climate Protections
Demonstration Rain Barrel Housed At Harveys Lake Boro Police Station
Climate
We Are Tired Of Accepting The Worst From Our Leaders, Young Marchers Push For Climate Action
Young People Rally In Pittsburgh For Climate Protections
AP: PA Officials Attack EPA Plan To Relax Vehicle Mileage Rules
Meyer: State Prepares To Sue Over Expected Trump Vehicle Emission Changes
EPA Poised To Void California’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards
$2 Billion Spent To influence Congress On Climate Change Drexel Study Finds
Cong. Fitzpatrick Pushes For Carbon Tax To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Coal Mining
Consol Donates Property For Bat Conservation Area In Green County
Compliance
DEP Orders Operators To Plug 1,058 Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells
3 Operators Ordered To Plug 1,058 Abandoned Gas & Oil Wells In PA
Sisk: DEP Orders Companies to Plug 1,058 Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells
Reading Water Authority Head Confirms Federal Investigation
Deep Mine Safety
Nine For Nine: The Quecreek Mine Rescue In 2002
Delaware River
Schuylkill Expedition Inspires Students To Act And Impact Local Watershed
Public Demands Action On PFAS As Groups Speak Out At EPA Listening Session
Court Dismisses Objections To Delaware RiverKeeper On Bishop Tube Site In Chester County
Delaware RiverKeeper July 27 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Boost In Philadelphia’s Water Rates Will Take Effect In September
Philly Officials: It’s Going To Take Longer to Repair Center City Water Main Break
Grazierville Under Boil Water Notice
Duncannon Residents Issued Boil Water Advisory
Voluntary Water Restriction Issued In Duncannon
Beveridge: Boil Water Advisory Lifted In Monongahela Area
Latest Lead Tests Deliver Better Findings For Pittsburgh Water Authority
Pittsburgh Water Authority Issues Boil Water Notice For 4,600 North Side Customers
Hundreds Urged To Boil Water After Pipe Bursts In Pittsburgh’s North Side
Pittsburgh Water Authority Lifts North Side Boil Water Notice
York County Schools Might Test For Lead In Drinking Water With New Law
Op-Ed: How Steelton Is Working To Ensure Clean Water For Its Residents
Reading Water Authority Head Confirms Federal Investigation
Water Main Break Drains 4 Million Gallons From Easton Reservoir
EPA Hosts Marathon Meeting On PFAS Contaminated Water Supplies In Bucks, Montgomery
Feds Meet With Montco Residents On Water Contamination At Bases
Hurdle: EPA Urged To Set National Standards For PFAS Chemicals
Public Demands Action On PFAS As Groups Speak Out At EPA Listening Session
Op-Ed: EPA Wants To Hear From You On Important Issue Of PFAS July 25, Cosmo Servidio, EPA Regional Administrator
Economic Development
Op-Ed: Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub: Prosperity’s Next Step
Education
Schuylkill Expedition Inspires Students To Act And Impact Local Watershed
We Are Tired Of Accepting The Worst From Our Leaders, Young Marchers Push For Climate Action
Young People Rally In Pittsburgh For Climate Protections
Editorial: Valley Points YMCA Garden Helping Teens Build Relationships
Emergency Response
Volunteers In Centre County Preparing For Next Water Rescue Emergency
Barletta Urges U.S. Senate To Act On His Disaster Mitigation Bill
Energy
Natural Gas Power Plant In Jessup Eyes The Finish Line
PA’s Largest Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Jessup Now Partially Online
Final Permit Issued For Natural Gas-Fired Hatfield’s Ferry Power Plant In Greene County
Northampton County Offers Financial Support For Fish-Friendly Hydropower Plant In Easton
Pennsylvania Plans On Solar Future
Russian Hackers Infiltrated Utility Control Rooms, DHS Says
How Vulnerable Is The Grid To Cyberattacks, Really?
Energy Conservation
Letter: A Real Way To Help People With Utility Bills
Environmental Heritage
Nine For Nine: The Quecreek Mine Rescue In 2002
Allegheny Front: Mister Rogers, The Quiet Environmentalist
Farming
Susquehanna County Farmers Receive Clean Water Farm Award
Lancaster Farming: Family Roots Run Deep At Pasture Walk; Multispecies Grazing
Editorial: Valley Points YMCA Garden Helping Teens Build Relationships
Trump’s Trade War Roils Soybean Market, PA Farmers Plow Ahead
Op-Ed: Farmers Like Me Put Trump In Office, Now His Trade War Is Smothering Us
Flooding
AP: Death Toll In PA Floods Hits 2 After Body Found
Murphy: Flood Victims Find Out First-Hand A Disaster Brings Out The Good In People
AP-Scolforo: Water Starts Receding In PA After Days Of Floods
Meyer: Officials Preach Caution, But Say Worst Of Flood Likely Over
Rain Returns Friday, Could Continue Into Next Week
AP: 5 Days Of Heavy Rain Devastate Schuylkill County, Central PA
Schuylkill County Town Recovers After Devastating Floods
Schuylkill County Official Warns Public To Avoid Flood-Stressed Moon Lake Dam
Shelter Opens For Flood Victims In Schuylkill County
Adams County Coroner Blames Teen’s Drowning Death On Flooding
Body Found In Conewago Creek Identified As Woman Swept Downstream
National Weather Service: Central PA Flooding Reaches Historic Levels
Atmosphere Is Shifting Gears, And The Weather Pattern Is Changing, Or Is It?
Popular Ricketts Glen State Park Trail Still Closed After Flooding
Hersheypark, Knoebels To Reopen Friday After Flooding
Time Will Reveal July Storm’s Impact On Chesapeake Bay Water Quality, Ecosystem
Conowingo Dam Spill Gates Opened Leading To Worry About Contaminating Chesapeake Bay
Conowingo Dam Gates Open After Susquehanna Reaches Flood Levels
Flooding Closes Trail At Ricketts Glen State Park
Hersheypark, Knoebels To Remain Closed Thursday
Flood Waters Breach River, Roads In Lycoming County
Creek Levels Rise As Centre County Faces More Rain
Flash Flooding Wreaks Havoc Across Luzerne County
Roads Closed, Power Outages Due To Heavy Rain In Luzerne County
Council Member Questions Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project Progress
On Lehigh Valley Farms, It’s Rain, Rain, Go Away… But Not For Too Long
Downpour Floods Vandergrift Streets, Homes
Why Some Creeks Have No Flood Warnings: No Flood Gauge, No Data
State Officials Warn Of Possible West Nile Virus Outbreak
Too Many Flood Warning Calls In Lycoming Could Spur Change In System
Emergency Responders Standing By In Case Of Severe Floods
New Sinkholes Open In Palmyra As Rains Continue
Rising Susquehanna Affecting Construction Of Thruway Bridge
Boil Water Advisory Issued After Water Main Break & Sinkhole Opens In Cumberland County How Flooding Is Affecting PA Wildlife
Flooded Latrobe Church Asks City To Expand Storm Inlet
AP: Weak Tornado Touched Down In Lehigh Valley During PA Storm
I-81 In Lebanon Closed Due To Flooding
Restaurant Patrons Rescued After Flash Flooding Strikes Chester County
Water Rescues Ongoing During Chester County Flash Flooding
AP: Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands Of Customers
Williamsport Mayor To Propose Regional Approach to Managing Levee Costs
Williamsport To Authority Levee Transfer Talks Still To Be Had
Lycoming County Considers Floodplain Zoning Ordinance Change
As Flood Waters Abate, Lycoming Commissioners Offer Praise
Editorial: Flash Flooding A Common Danger Ignored At Our Peril
U.S. House Extends National Flood Insurance Thru Hurricane Season
Forests
Cusick: Natural Gas Development In State Forests Has Slowed Significantly
AP: Gas Drilling Not Damaging State Forest Waterways, DCNR Finds
Legere: Shale Gas Slowdown Muted Drilling Impacts On State Forests, DCNR Says
Grant To Pay For Trees, Green Infrastructure Project In Harrison
Op-Ed: States Must Focus On How Much Is Left To Do, Not How Much Has Been Done
Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection
AP: Attorney General Takes Ax To North Coventry Twp Logging Law
Geologic Hazards
Millcreek Twp To Appeal Court Ruling In Landslide Case
New Sinkholes Open In Palmyra As Rains Continue
Green Infrastructure
Susquehanna County Farmers Receive Clean Water Farm Award
Letter: Keep Funding Watershed Conservation Efforts
Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Plan
Woodward Twp OKs Needed Review Of Stormwater Ordinance
Grant To Pay For Trees, Green Infrastructure Project In Harrison
Fish Habitat Stream Improvement To Begin In Kish Park Funded By Coldwater Heritage Grant
A Beautiful Mess: Trees Necessary For Health Of Creeks, Streams [Youth Conservation Corps]
Tookany/Tacony/Frankford Watershed Partnership Stormwater Videos
Demonstration Rain Barrel Housed At Harveys Lake Boro Police Station
Hazardous Sites
EPA Hosts Marathon Meeting On PFAS Contaminated Water Supplies In Bucks, Montgomery
Feds Meet With Montco Residents On Water Contamination At Bases
Public Demands Action On PFAS As Groups Speak Out At EPA Listening Session
Op-Ed: EPA Wants To Hear From You On Important Issue Of PFAS July 25, Cosmo Servidio, EPA Regional Administrator
Land Conservation
Preservation Advocates Plan Next Steps After McCormick Farm Eminent Domain Case In Cumberland County
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: From Golf Course To Refuge
Chester County Open Space Boss Takes On New Challenge
Land Recycling
Hazelwood Green Releases Preliminary Brownfield Land Development Plan
New Plan For Hazelwood Site Presented To Planning Commission Tuesday
Will Developers Come Calling At Prime Hazelwood Green Project?
Bethlehem: Steel Town Reinvents Itself With A Future Beyond Steel
Land Use Planning
Summit Twp. Comprehensive Plan Aims To Stop Sprawl
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Hopey: Survey Finds Hundreds Of Illegal Dumps In Allegheny County
Keep Norristown Beautiful Becomes Affiliate Of Keep America Beautiful
Meet The Garbage Lady, Others Cleaning Up Pittsburgh’s North Side
Group Clears Trash Along Little Juniata
Letter: Cigarette Smokers Are Trashing Scenic Erie Bayfront
Editorial: Dangers Of Illegal Dumps
Editorial: Stop Using The World As Your Cigarette-Butt Can
Volunteers Of America Seeks Public’s Help To Combat Illegal Dumping In Luzerne
Mine Reclamation
Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Plan
Study Targets Toby Creek Watershed
Oil & Gas
Cusick: Natural Gas Development In State Forests Has Slowed Significantly
AP: Gas Drilling Not Damaging State Forest Waterways, DCNR Finds
Legere: Shale Gas Slowdown Muted Drilling Impacts On State Forests, DCNR Says
DEP Orders Operators To Plug 1,058 Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells
3 Operators Ordered To Plug 1,058 Abandoned Gas & Oil Wells In PA
Sisk: DEP Orders Companies to Plug 1,058 Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells
DEP Orders CNX To Plug 144 Abandoned Gas Wells In Greene County
Frazier: Family’s Fight With Driller Exposes Loophole In Native American, Historic Sites Protection
Natural Gas Power Plant In Jessup Eyes The Finish Line
PA’s Largest Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant In Jessup Now Partially Online
Final Permit Issued For Natural Gas-Fired Hatfield’s Ferry Power Plant In Greene County
Luzerne County Council Mulls Uses For Leftover $60K In Drilling Fees
Lawrence County’s Drilling Fees, Other Funds Benefit Many
Op-Ed: Drilling Impact Fee Pays Dividends To PA Municipalities
Op-Ed: Marcellus Shale Impact Fee Benefits Projects Statewide
Op-Ed: The Shale Gas Revolution Is A Uniquely American Story
Op-Ed: Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub: Prosperity’s Next Step
Jaramillo: DOE Secretary Hails Shale Gas Role In U.S. Export Growth At Cove Point
Pipelines
Cusick: DEP Reaches Settlement With Environmental Groups On Mariner East 2 Pipeline
DEP, Environmentalists Settle Mariner East 2 Pipeline Dispute
Delaware County Commissions Long-Debated Study Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling In Lebanon County To Resume Despite Risk
Kummer: Nuns Lose Federal Appeal To Stop Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline On Their Lancaster Farm
Appeals Court Rejects Lancaster Nuns’ Religious-Freedom Lawsuit Against Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
AP: Court Strikes Blow To Lancaster Nuns’ Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Fight
Human Billboard Of Pipeline Protest In Lebanon County
As Pipelines Are Completed, More Efficient Movement Of Gas to Market Will Boost Industry
Bay Journal: FERC OKs Potomac Pipeline Carrying Gas From PA To West Virginia
Integrated Vegetation Management A Plus For Pollinators And Pipelines
Radiation Protection
Potassium Iodide Tablets Available For Those Near PA’s Nuclear Power Plants
State Health Officials To Distribute Potassium Iodide Near Beaver Valley Power Station
Exelon Generation Headquarters Mulling Move From Kennett Square
Recreation
Carbon County Couple Bikes 80 Miles On D&L Trail To Celebrate 80th Birthdays
Frye: Cabin Camping A Comfortably Unique Change Of Pace
Discover Presque Isle Celebrates State Park
Popular Ricketts Glen State Park Trail Still Closed After Flooding
Greene Township Volunteers Rebuild Playground
Pitt’s Latest Weed Eaters Are Quiet, And Adorable Too
Mifflin Square Park In Philly In Store For Major Revitalization
The Case For Building $1,500 Parks On Vacant Lots
6-Mile Kayak, Canoe, Paddleboard Race Debuts At Three River Regatta
More Than 2 Miles Of Lehigh Canal In Easton Drained For Repair
Editorial: Hats Off To The Engines Who Make Rec Programs Roll
Experts: Invasive Tick Species Found In Neighboring States Likely In PA
Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection
Flight 93 Memorial To Hold Junior Ranger Days Friday, Saturday
New Chief Named For Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Recycling/Waste
Kummer: Why Recycling Is Now A Money Loser, Not A Moneymaker For Philly
WITF Smart Talk: China Not Taking Recyclables Impacts Midstate
(Possible) Future Of Electronics Recycling Laws In Pennsylvania
Drug Take-Back Van In Susquehanna County Keeps Leftover Prescriptions Off The Streets
Union County Residents Can Bring Household Hazardous Waste To Collection Event Aug. 4
Yukon Landfill Owner Plans Expansion In Westmoreland
Harmar Quashes Plan To Offer Free Garbage Collection To Residents
Volunteers Of America Seeks Public’s Help To Combat Illegal Dumping In Luzerne
Aramark Vows To Reduce Single-Use Disposable Plastics By 2022
Renewable Energy
Solarize Philly Celebrates 150 Homes Switching To Solar, More To Come
Scranton Solar Company Eyes National Market
Pennsylvania Plans On Solar Future
WITF Smart Talk: Finding PA’s Solar Future
Stormwater
Woodward Twp OKs Needed Review Of Stormwater Ordinance
Tookany/Tacony/Frankford Watershed Partnership Stormwater Videos
Wastewater Facilities
Reading Water Authority Head Confirms Federal Investigation
Watershed Protection
PA Far Behind In Meeting Goals To Stop Chesapeake Bay Pollution
AP: EPA: Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort Is Mostly On Track
Time Will Reveal July Storm’s Impact On Chesapeake Bay Water Quality, Ecosystem
Susquehanna County Farmers Receive Clean Water Farm Award
Letter: Keep Funding Watershed Conservation Efforts
Lancaster Farming: Family Roots Run Deep At Pasture Walk; Multispecies Grazing
Op-Ed: States Must Focus On How Much Is Left To Do, Not How Much Has Been Done
Woodward Twp OKs Needed Review Of Stormwater Ordinance
Tookany/Tacony/Frankford Watershed Partnership Stormwater Videos
Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Plan
Study Targets Toby Creek Watershed
Survey Of Grafius Run Damage In Blair Begins With Horror Tale Of Sewage
A Beautiful Mess: Trees Necessary For Health Of Creeks, Streams [Youth Conservation Corps]
Fish Habitat Stream Improvement To Begin In Kish Park Funded By Coldwater Heritage Grant
Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn. Fundraiser Offers Unrefined Feasting
Demonstration Rain Barrel Housed At Harveys Lake Boro Police Station
Schuylkill Expedition Inspires Students To Act And Impact Local Watershed
Public Demands Action On PFAS As Groups Speak Out At EPA Listening Session
Court Dismisses Objections To Delaware RiverKeeper On Bishop Tube Site In Chester County
Delaware RiverKeeper July 27 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Frye: License Fees Promise Made, But Will Politicians Keep It?
Barcaskey: Anglers Urged To Support License Increase
Hunters, Fishermen Better Hope Legislators Finally Do Right By Fish & Boat, Game Commissions
How Flooding Is Affecting PA Wildlife
Volunteers In Centre County Preparing For Next Water Rescue Emergency
Jefferson Hills Firefighters Begin Swift-Water Rescue Training
Catfish Expo/Mentored Youth Fishing Opportunity In Allegheny County July 28
A Beautiful Mess: Trees Necessary For Health Of Creeks, Streams [Youth Conservation Corps]
Fish Habitat Stream Improvement To Begin In Kish Park Funded By Coldwater Heritage Grant
Northampton County Offers Financial Support For Fish-Friendly Hydropower Plant In Easton
Study: Most PA Deer Crashes Happen In Allegheny County
Consol Donates Property For Bat Conservation Area In Greene County
Delaware County Police Capture Reptile In Prospect Park Creek
Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge: From Golf Course To Refuge
Editorial: Wildlife At Risk From Trump Administration
Editorial: Respect Nature, Or Get Ready For Some Pain
West Nile/Zika Virus
Allegheny County Man Is First West Nile Virus Case In 2018
Experts: Invasive Tick Species Found In Neighboring States Likely In PA
Mosquito Spraying Set For Tuesday, Wednesday In York County
Crews Will Spray For Mosquitoes Thursday In Westmoreland
Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection
Hurricanes
Trump Energy Official Dismayed Over Politically Drive Response To Puerto Rico’s Power Problems
U.S. House Extends National Flood Insurance Thru Hurricane Season
Wildfires
Massive Northern California Wildfire Kills Second Firefighter
AP: Fatal Wildfire Rips Through California Towns, Residents Flee
Officials Urge People To Get Out As Smoke From Wildfire Fills Yosemite Valley
Federal Policy
Editorial: A Washington Insider Takes Over At EPA, Prescribing Basics
Under Pruitt, EPA Slashed $350M In Regulations, 300,000 Hours Of Red Tape
Barletta Urges U.S. Senate To Act On His Disaster Mitigation Bill
Editorial: Wildlife At Risk From Trump Administration
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