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

10 Minutes With Amanda Blaine: PA Master Watershed Steward In Northeast

Sen. Dinniman: Faulty Sections Of Mariner East Pipeline Detected

Hurdle: 3 Arrested At Mariner East 2 Pipeline Protest Near Delaware County School

Pittsburgh Water Authority Poised To Introduce Stormwater Fee

Schneck: How Many National Park Sites In PA Have You Visited?

Wildlife Pittsburgh: Coyote, Deer And Bears: Oh My!

Gray Fox Bites Pedestrian In Shippensburg

Red-Necked Phalarope Among Rare Visitors Spotted At Presque Isle

Politics

NBC/Marist Poll: Wolf, Casey Hold Double Digit Leads 

Air

Allegheny Health Dept Wants To Give Grants To Groups Working To Prevent Air Pollution

Smoke From California Wildfires Reaches Central PA

EPA Cancels 3 Hearings On Proposed Vehicle Emission Rule Changes

Editorial: Rollback Of Clean Power Plan Will Hurt Northeast PA

Editorial: If Anything, EPA Should Tighten Asbestos Restrictions

Awards & Recognition

The Economist Names Pittsburgh Most Livable City On U.S. Mainland, Again

Indiana Borough Earns Sustainable Certification

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Invasive Lanternfly Could Affect PA’s Beer, Wine

National Honey Bee Day Started In Harrisburg

AP: Philadelphia Area Millennials Are Buzzing About Beekeeping

Phillips: Centuries-Old Plant Collections Could Answer Questions About Impact Of Urbanization

Budget

Cusick: After EPA Warning, DEP Hikes Fees On Water Systems To Hire More Inspectors

WITF Smart Talk: Federal Land Conservation Funding In Jeopardy?

Chesapeake Bay

Water Pollution From PA May Propel Maryland Economic Sanctions Legislation

Multi-Municipal Group In Blair Agree To Continue Joint Stormwater Action

Editorial: Regionwide Stormwater Entity Needed In Northeast

Chesapeake Bay Program Reports Progress Toward Environmental Education Goals

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Citizen Action

10 Minutes With Amanda Blaine: PA Master Watershed Steward In Northeast

Climate

Crable: Meteorologists, Almanacs Agree: Winter Will Be Warmer In Lancaster County

The Greener Case For More Trees In Philadelphia

$13 Million Available To Schools With Weather-Related Displaced Students

EPA Release: EPA Proposes Affordable Clean Energy Rule

EPA Unveils Trump Plan Gutting Clean Power Plant Rules

Kummer: Trump Administration Proposes To Scrap Obama-Era Clean Power Plan

EPA’s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead To More Deaths, Agency’s Numbers Show

Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions

NRDC: Trump’s Clean Power Plan Replacement Worse Than Nothing

Trump’s Plan For Coal Emissions: Let Coal States Regulate Them

New Trump Power Plant Plan Could Release Hundreds Of Millions Of Tons Of CO2 Into Air

EPA Cancels 3 Hearings On Proposed Vehicle Emission Rule Changes

AP: Science Says: The Warmer It Is, The More Wildfires We See

Editorial: Climate Can’t Be Slowed, Even By EPA

Coal Mining

Restoration Of Historic Mine Car Moves Forward In Ashley

Legere: Trump Administration Releases Modest Rule For Coal Plants

Cusick: Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Replace Signature Climate Initiative

Kummer: Trump Administration Proposes To Scrap Obama-Era Clean Power Plan

WITF Smart Talk: Trump EPA Rolls Back Clean Power Plan

How New EPA Clean Energy Rule Could Boost Coal Power And Carbon Pollution

Proposed Changes In EPA’s New Source Review Rule Allow Coal Plants To Stay Open Longer

AP: EPA Moves To Dramatically Cut Regulation Of Coal Power

EPA Release: EPA Proposes Affordable Clean Energy Rule

EPA Unveils Trump Plan Gutting Clean Power Plant Rules

EPA’s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead To More Deaths, Agency’s Numbers Show

Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions

NRDC: Trump’s Clean Power Plan Replacement Worse Than Nothing

Trump’s Rewrite Of Clean Power Plan Will Be Boon To Coal Industry

Trump’s Plan For Coal Emissions: Let Coal States Regulate Them

New Trump Power Plant Plan Could Release Hundreds Of Millions Of Tons Of CO2 Into Air

Trump Promised To Bring Back Coal, It’s Declining Again

Coal Miner To Trump: Coal Mining Isn’t Coming Back

Editorial: Rollback Of Clean Power Plan Will Hurt Northeast PA

Editorial: Death By Pandering To Coal Industry

Delaware River

With Reservoirs At Capacity, Will Delaware River Flood?

Lenape Nation Of Pennsylvania Rising Nation River Journey

Rising Nation River Journey Webpage

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 24 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

PFAS Chemicals Showing Up In Montco Water Beyond Military Bases

Cusick: After EPA Warning, DEP Hikes Fees On Water Systems To Hire More Inspectors

PUC Sets 4 Hearings On Proposed Pittsburgh Water Authority Rate Increase

McKelvey: Drinking Water, Untested Rape Kits Among Auditor General’s Priorities

$12M Water Sewer Project In Pittsburgh To Be Done In January

Maykuth: Aqua PA Seeks 15.4% Water Rate Increase

Kiski Area Schools’ Drinking Water Fountains Pass Lead Testing

Boil Water Advisory Lifted In Rock Springs

Boil Water Advisory Lifted In Old Forge

Boil Water Advisory Still Active In Old Forge

Too Much Rain Bad For Wells?

Education

Chesapeake Bay Program Reports Progress Toward Environmental Education Goals

Op-Ed: Can’t Tell Your Lopseed From Your Loosestrife?  You’re Not The Only One

Crable: Colorful, Acrobatic Dragonflies Invade Lancaster County Amid Soggy Summer

$13 Million Available To Schools With Weather-Related Displaced Students

Master Plan For Easton Science City Is Expected In October

Emergency Response

Tornado Confirmed In Jefferson County, 6th This Year In Western PA

Energy

The Economist Names Pittsburgh Most Livable City On U.S. Mainland, Again

PA Industrial Energy Users Say Follow Minnesota On Rate Design

Nuclear Energy At The Forefront Of States’ Clean Energy Policies

Op-Ed: Why Nuclear Energy Is Cleaner Than Natural Gas

Legere: Trump Administration Releases Modest Rule For Coal Plants

Cusick: Trump Administration Unveils Plan To Replace Signature Climate Initiative

Kummer: Trump Administration Proposes To Scrap Obama-Era Clean Power Plan

WITF Smart Talk: Trump EPA Rolls Back Clean Power Plan

How New EPA Clean Energy Rule Could Boost Coal Power And Carbon Pollution

Proposed Changes In EPA’s New Source Review Rule Allow Coal Plants To Stay Open Longer

AP: EPA Moves To Dramatically Cut Regulation Of Coal Power

EPA Release: EPA Proposes Affordable Clean Energy Rule

EPA Unveils Trump Plan Gutting Clean Power Plant Rules

EPA’s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead To More Deaths, Agency’s Numbers Show

Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions

NRDC: Trump’s Clean Power Plan Replacement Worse Than Nothing

Trump’s Rewrite Of Clean Power Plan Will Be Boon To Coal Industry

Trump’s Plan For Coal Emissions: Let Coal States Regulate Them

New Trump Power Plant Plan Could Release Hundreds Of Millions Of Tons Of CO2 Into Air

Trump Promised To Bring Back Coal, It’s Declining Again

Coal Miner To Trump: Coal Mining Isn’t Coming Back

Editorial: Rollback Of Clean Power Plan Will Hurt Northeast PA

Editorial: Death By Pandering To Coal Industry

AP: U.S. Says Conserving Oil Is No Longer An Economic Imperative

Generators, Utilities Spar Over Pipeline Funding In FERC Fuel Security Docket

Energy Conservation

AP: U.S. Says Conserving Oil Is No Longer An Economic Imperative

Environmental Heritage

Lenape Nation Of Pennsylvania Rising Nation River Journey

Rising Nation River Journey Webpage

Restoration Of Historic Mine Car Moves Forward In Ashley

Air Traffic Controller Recalls Flight 93’s Final Moments

Farming

Invasive Lanternfly Could Affect PA’s Beer, Wine

National Honey Bee Day Started In Harrisburg

AP: Philadelphia Area Millennials Are Buzzing About Beekeeping

Growing Number Of Women Now Farming, Traditionally A Man’s Business

Flooding

Hurdle: Delaware River Campaigners Assail Reservoir Releases Amid Summer Deluge

Flooding Closes Dutch Wonderland, Swamps Conestoga Creek In Lancaster

Rainfall Records Fall, Flash Flooding Hits Lehigh Valley Overnight

August A Washout Of Near-Record Proportions In Lehigh Valley

Overnight Rains Cause Flooding In Some Parts Of Philly Area

Lycoming County Schools Deal With Mold Infestation, Heavy Rain

Gov. Wolf Establishes Hotline For Flood Cleanup

Schuylkill County Creates Website To Report Flood Damage

Too Much Rain Bad For Wells?

Boil Water Advisory Still Active In Old Forge

Take Steps To Reduce Stormwater Runoff At Your Home

Luzerne Flood Protection Authority Approves Projects

With Reservoirs At Capacity, Will Delaware River Flood?

New York Had 2 Sewage Discharges Into Susquehanna River During Flooding

Binghamton, NY Released 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Into Susquehanna

NY Officials Issue Public Safety Alert After 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Discharged Into Susquehanna

PA National Guard Responds To August Floods

As National Program Falters, Private Flood Insurance Takes Off

Forests

The Greener Case For More Trees In Philadelphia

Smoke From California Wildfires Reaches Central PA

DCNR Working On New Concepts For Gallitzin State Forest District

AP: Science Says: The Warmer It Is, The More Wildfires We See

Green Infrastructure

Easton Mulls $75-$85 Stormwater Fee For Residents

Editorial: Regionwide Stormwater Entity Needed In Northeast

Take Steps To Reduce Stormwater Runoff At Your Home

The Greener Case For More Trees In Philadelphia

Land Conservation

WITF Smart Talk: Federal Land Conservation Funding In Jeopardy?

Op-Ed: Thousands Of Public Spaces At Risk If Land & Water Conservation Fund Expires

Editorial: Save Federal Land, Water Conservation Fund

Land Use Planning

Phillips: Centuries-Old Plant Collections Could Answer Questions About Impact Of Urbanization

Oil & Gas

Legere: Court Strikes Playgrounds, School Yards From Places That Get Scrutiny Before Drilling

Fracking On The Rise In PA, So Are Radon Levels, Are They Connected?

Study: Fracking In PA Too Close To Residents For Safety

House Oil & Gas Caucus Urges DEP To Reconsider Steep Permit Fee Increase

Op-Ed: Why Nuclear Energy Is Cleaner Than Natural Gas

Turnpike Learning Lessons About Controlling Runoff, Plugging Oil & Gas Wells

Pipelines

Hurdle: Sunoco Replaces Section Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Due To Coating Flaws

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Completes Snitz Creek Crossing In Lebanon County Despite 8th Spill

PennEast Offers To Move Pipeline 100 Feet From Bethlehem Twp Development

Generators, Utilities Spar Over Pipeline Funding In FERC Fuel Security Docket

Keystone XL Pipeline Moves To Condemn South Dakota Land

Radiation Protection

Nuclear Energy At The Forefront Of States’ Clean Energy Policies

Op-Ed: Why Nuclear Energy Is Cleaner Than Natural Gas

Talen Union Workers Under Labor Contract Deadline

Recreation

Lenape Nation Of Pennsylvania Rising Nation River Journey

Rising Nation River Journey Webpage

Jaramillo: Swimming In Wissachicon Isn’t So Idyllic: There’s Poop In It

Devil’s Pool Closed On Wissahickon, But That’s Pretty Much Hackable

McDonald Teen Dies Following ATV Crash

Harrisburg Installs New Warning Signs At Dock Street Dam

State, Local Officials Dedicate Fireman’s Beach Park In Conneaut Lake, Crawford

Clear Creek State Park Fair Gives Locals Up-Close Look At Sustainability

DCNR Blog: Wild About Native Trout!

Aug. 24 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Hopey: Financial Help Sought To Finish Indian Creek Valley Trail In Fayette County

Riverfront 47 Property Inching Closer To Start Of Park, Trail In Allegheny County

Mostly Behind The Scenes, Work Of Rebuild Philly Begins

Frustrated By Philly Politicians’ Failure to Upgrade Bike Lanes, Cyclists Turn To Courts

Volunteers Count Vehicles In Philadelphia Bike Lanes

Pittsburgh Tustin Park High-Tech Makeover In Uptown

New Centre County Dog Park In The Works, Would Your Furry Friend Use It?

WITF Smart Talk: Federal Land Conservation Funding In Jeopardy?

Editorial: Save Federal Land, Water Conservation Fund

Air Traffic Controller Recalls Flight 93’s Final Moments

Recycling/Waste

Recycling Goes Back To Basics As Recyclers Limit The Items They’ll Accept

Recycling Fees Rise In Hazleton Area

Cumberland County To Collect Used Tires Sept. 29

Op-Ed: The Last (Soda) Straw, It’s Time To Get Serious About Recycling

Renewable Energy

The Economist Names Pittsburgh Most Livable City On U.S. Mainland, Again

Philly Wells Fargo Center To Switch To 100 Percent Wind Energy

Nuclear Energy At The Forefront Of States’ Clean Energy Policies

Stormwater

Easton Mulls $75-$85 Stormwater Fee For Residents

Editorial: Regionwide Stormwater Entity Needed In Northeast

Take Steps To Reduce Stormwater Runoff At Your Home

Multi-Municipal Group In Blair Agree To Continue Joint Stormwater Action

Turnpike Learning Lessons About Controlling Runoff, Plugging Oil & Gas Wells

Susquehanna River

New York Had 2 Sewage Discharges Into Susquehanna River During Flooding

Binghamton, NY Released 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Into Susquehanna

NY Officials Issue Public Safety Alert After 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Discharged Into Susquehanna

Sustainability

The Economist Names Pittsburgh Most Livable City On U.S. Mainland, Again

Indiana Borough Earns Sustainable Certification

Wastewater Facilities

New York: No Impact On PA Municipalities By Binghamton Sewage Discharge

New York Had 2 Sewage Discharges Into Susquehanna River During Flooding

Binghamton, NY Released 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Into Susquehanna

NY Officials Issue Public Safety Alert After 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Discharged Into Susquehanna

Erie Officials To Review $64 Million Sewer Project

Watershed Protection

Lenape Nation Of Pennsylvania Rising Nation River Journey

Rising Nation River Journey Webpage

10 Minutes With Amanda Blaine: PA Master Watershed Steward In Northeast

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 24 RiverWatch Video Report

Lackawanna River Watchers Focus On Water Quality

Take Steps To Reduce Stormwater Runoff At Your Home

Easton Mulls $75-$85 Stormwater Fee For Residents

Multi-Municipal Group In Blair Agree To Continue Joint Stormwater Action

Editorial: Regionwide Stormwater Entity Needed In Northeast

Chesapeake Bay Program Reports Progress Toward Environmental Education Goals

Jaramillo: Swimming In Wissachicon Isn’t So Idyllic: There’s Poop In It

Devil’s Pool Closed On Wissahickon, But That’s Pretty Much Hackable

Op-Ed: Exceptional Waters Define The Poconos And Deserve Protection

WITF Smart Talk: Barn Preservation And Mayflies In Pennsylvania

The Greener Case For More Trees In Philadelphia

Water Pollution From PA May Propel Maryland Economic Sanctions Legislation

New York Had 2 Sewage Discharges Into Susquehanna River During Flooding

Binghamton, NY Released 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Into Susquehanna

NY Officials Issue Public Safety Alert After 35M Gallons Of Untreated Wastewater Discharged Into Susquehanna

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Wildlife

Fish & Boat Commission Offers Fishing Incentives For Labor Day

DCNR Blog: Wild About Native Trout!

WITF Smart Talk: Barn Preservation And Mayflies In Pennsylvania

Skunk In Allentown Tests Positive For Rabies; Dogs May Be Quarantined

Schneck: Surprise Litteer Of Wolf Pups Finds Home At Wolf Sanctuary Of PA

P.J. Reilly: Angler Group Seeks Protections For Channel, Flathead Catfish In PA

Steel City Classic Fishing Tournament Coming To Allegheny, Kiski Rivers Sept. 8

Frye: Gill Lice May Be A Growing Problem For PA Trout

Bald Birds Shocking, But Not Uncommon This Time Of Year

Stilt Sandpiper Spotted At Presque Isle

Crable: Colorful, Acrobatic Dragonflies Invade Lancaster County Amid Soggy Summer

West Nile/Zika Virus

Eliminate Mosquito Hangouts At Home

Dauphin County To Spray For Mosquitoes Aug. 22

AP: PA In Country’s Top 10 For Worst West Nile Illness

Hurricanes

$13 Million Available To PA Schools With Weather-Related Displaced Students

Wildfires

Smoke From California Wildfires Reaches Central PA

$13 Million Available To PA Schools With Weather-Related Displaced Students

Scientists Have Forecast for Rest Of California’s Fire Season, It Isn’t Pretty

AP: Science Says: The Warmer It Is, The More Wildfires We See

Was Smokey Bear Wrong? How He May Have Helped Fuel Catastrophic Wildfires

Hurricanes

FEMA Wants Puerto Rico To Start Paying For Part Of Its Recovery

Federal Policy

Trump Administration Keeps Losing Environmental Court Cases

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8/27/2018