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Thomas: Students Push State Recognition For “Snot Otters” (Hellbenders)

Sunday NewsClips

AP: Lancaster, York Counties Declare Disaster After Flooding

York County Declares Disaster After Flooding

Crable: Flash-Flooding Aftermath In Northwest Lancaster County (Photos)

Crable: Water Rescues From Friday’s Flash Flood Continue Into Saturday (Video)

Roads Washed Away By Flood Waters In York County

York Homeowner: Flooding Was Absolutely Terrifying

See Photos From York-Area Flooding Friday

Slow-Moving Storms Caused Flash Flooding In Central PA

Thompson: Every Road Near A Creek Is Closed, Downpours Leave Central PA A Mess

Flooding Caused Nearly 6-Hour Delay On Amtrak Between Harrisburg, Lancaster

How Much Rain Did Central PA Get?

Editorial: Flooding Concerns In Lycoming County Underscored By This Rain-Filled Summer

Dickinson Environmental Science Major Helps Restore Oyster Population In Chesapeake Bay

Air Pollution Emissions Over Limit At Lackawanna Power Plant In Jessup

DEP Oil & Gas Program Report Details Increased Inspections, Protections

$1.2M Project To Extend Gas Outside Chambersburg To Have Significant Impact

Editorial: Market Speeds Coal’s Demise

Editorial: New Study Links Air Quality And Cognition

Improving The Environment One Fork At A Time

State Recognizes Bike Route Through Northeast

Water Rescue Team, Firefighters Help 2 Kayakers On Kiski River

New Park Holds Key Lessons For Erie’s Future

Summer’s Winding Down At Presque Isle In Erie

Watch The Sky For Migrating Common Nighthawks

Sauro: Nuisance Bear Turns Into Education Tool In Cambria County

This Family Hunts Snapping Turtles With Their Bare Hands

Murphy: Rent A Pet? 2 Lawmakers Hope To Ban It Before It Comes Back To Bite Owners

Sunday - The Feds

Frazier: Repeal Of Clean Power Plan Could Mean More Pollution For PA

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Than When You Were Born?

Editorial: Rewritten Climate Change Regulations Could Threaten Air Quality Progress

Letter: Help Preserve Our Places Of Natural Heritage: Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Fund

Air

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio And PA Coal-Fired Power Plants

Frazier: FirstEnergy To Close Bruce Mansfield, PA’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio, Pennsylvania Coal-Fired Power Plants

FirstEnergy Announces Coal Plant Closures With A Message For Trump

AP: FirstEnergy To Close Coal Plants In Ohio, Pennsylvania 

Litvak: Bruce Mansfield Coal-Fired Plant To Close In 2021

FirstEnergy To Retire More Than 4 GW Of PJM Coal Plant Capacity

U.S. Steel Submits Compliance Plan For Clairton (Coal) Coke Works

Critics Not Holding Their Breath Over Pledge To Improve Practices At Clairton (Coal) Coking Plant

Op-Ed: To Keep Enjoying Outdoor Spaces, Philly Air Quality Needs Improvement - Joe Minott

Alternative Fuels

Rebates Available From DEP On Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Maykuth: Philly Refiner Plans $120M Plant To Convert Food Scraps To Fuel For Trucks, Buses

Awards & Recognition

Susquehanna RiverKeepers Celebrate The Loyalsock Creek At Worlds End State Park

Schuylkill County Conservation District Honors Conservationists

Recent High School Grads Awarded Conservation Scholarships From Lackawanna County

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Crable: Penn State Football Fans From Lancaster Asked To Look For Spotted Lanternfly

Goats Going To Irwin To Eat Overgrowth

Pollinator Habitats: The Bees’ Knees Of Rural Solar Development

Budget

Pittsburgh Water Authority Poised To Introduce Stormwater Fee

Chesapeake Bay

Thomas: Students Push State Recognition For “Snot Otters” (Hellbenders)

PEC Podcast: Checking In On Chesapeake Bay, 10 Million Trees Statewide Initiative

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Citizen Action

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

Climate

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio And PA Coal-Fired Power Plants

Frazier: FirstEnergy To Close Bruce Mansfield, PA’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio, Pennsylvania Coal-Fired Power Plants

FirstEnergy Announces Coal Plant Closures With A Message For Trump

AP: FirstEnergy To Close Coal Plants In Ohio, Pennsylvania

Litvak: Bruce Mansfield Coal-Fired Plant To Close In 2021

FirstEnergy To Retire More Than 4 GW Of PJM Coal Plant Capacity

WITF Smart Talk: Lyme Disease And Climate Change

Cusick: Study: Sea Level Rise Already Hurting Coastal Real Estate Prices

Installing A Green Roof Is Good For Business, Clean Water, Climate

Philadelphia Sets Path To Reduce GHG Emissions 80% By 2050

2 Roads Diverging: PA Lawmakers Rethink Their Renewables Mandate

EPA Employees Defy Agency, Rally For Climate Action In Philadelphia

Local Climate Efforts Won’t Be Enough To Undo Trump’s Inaction, Study Says

Moody’s: Trump’s Climate Plan Slows Coal’s Decline, But Not Forever

Coal Mining

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio And PA Coal-Fired Power Plants

Frazier: FirstEnergy To Close Bruce Mansfield, PA’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio, Pennsylvania Coal-Fired Power Plants

FirstEnergy Announces Coal Plant Closures With A Message For Trump

AP: FirstEnergy To Close Coal Plants In Ohio, Pennsylvania

Litvak: Bruce Mansfield Coal-Fired Plant To Close In 2021

FirstEnergy To Retire More Than 4 GW Of PJM Coal Plant Capacity

U.S. Steel Submits Compliance Plan For Clairton (Coal) Coke Works

Critics Not Holding Their Breath Over Pledge To Improve Practices At Clairton (Coal) Coking Plant

Local Climate Efforts Won’t Be Enough To Undo Trump’s Inaction, Study Says

Trump To Reopen Another EPA Coal Power Plant Air Pollution Rule With Changes

Op-Ed: Trump Plan Seeks New Emissions Technologies To Boost Coal

Moody’s: Trump’s Climate Plan Slows Coal’s Decline, But Not Forever

Op-Ed: America Is Literally Killing For Coal

Coastal Zone

Cusick: Study: Sea Level Rise Already Hurting Coastal Real Estate Prices

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 31 RiverWatch Video Report

Op-Ed: No Room For Mistakes On NY’s Upper Delaware River

Drinking Water

Hurdle: Advocates Say Federal PFAS Bills Would Tighten Federal Control Over Chemicals

Pittsburgh Water Authority Free Water Dries Up For City Of Pittsburgh, Zoo, Phipps

PUC Sets Public Hearings On Pittsburgh Water Authority Rate Increase Proposal

1st Phase Of Pittsburgh Drinking Water Reservoir Repair Work Is Complete

McKelvey: Steelton Approves Sale Of Water Utility To PA American Water

Economic Development

Toomey: Shell Ethane Plant Project Could Be Delayed By Trump Tariffs

Frazier: Trump Lifts Steel Quota Toomey Said Could Hurt Shell’s Ethane Cracker

Shell Polymers’ $250K Grant To Boost Plastics Education At Penn College

Pipeline Training Course In Armstrong County Opens Door To New Careers

Education

Thomas: Students Push State Recognition For “Snot Otters” (Hellbenders)

Shaver’s Creek Environmental Ed Center Ready To Welcome Public After 2-Year Closure

Learn To Make More Environmentally-Conscious Choices At Sept. 9 Greenfest Philly

Recent High School Grads Awarded Conservation Scholarships From Lackawanna County

Student Campers Learn About Fish, Snakes, Wetlands And More In Clinton County

Lehigh U. Student’s Ocean Journey Raises Awareness Of Trash In Bali’s Sea

Emergency Response

Editorial: Volunteer Firefighters Worth Their Weight In Gold

Energy

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio And PA Coal-Fired Power Plants

Frazier: FirstEnergy To Close Bruce Mansfield, PA’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant

FirstEnergy Closing Its Last Ohio, Pennsylvania Coal-Fired Power Plants

FirstEnergy Announces Coal Plant Closures With A Message For Trump

AP: FirstEnergy To Close Coal Plants In Ohio, Pennsylvania

Litvak: Bruce Mansfield Coal-Fired Plant To Close In 2021

FirstEnergy To Retire More Than 4 GW Of PJM Coal Plant Capacity

Philadelphia Sets Path To Reduce GHG Emissions 80% By 2050

2 Roads Diverging: PA Lawmakers Rethink Their Renewables Mandate

PPL Cutting Allentown Information Tech Jobs

Pollinator Habitats: The Bees’ Knees Of Rural Solar Development

Maykuth: PECO To Pass Along Trump Tax Refund As A $30 Bill Credit

Group Threatens Lawsuit Against Brunner Island Power Plant For Leaks From Coal Ash Landfill

Crable: Environmental Groups Intend To Sue Brunner Island Over Coal Ash Pollution

Op-Ed: America Is Literally Killing For Coal

Energy Conservation

Bloomfield Company Could Save City Of Pittsburgh $6.3M In Energy Costs

Farming

17,000+ Acres Preserved, Bucks County Surpasses Farmland Preservation Milestone

EHB Challenges Plans For Huge Franklin County Egg Farm

Pollinator Habitats: The Bees’ Knees Of Rural Solar Development

Flooding

Heavy Rain Causing Flash Flooding In Berks, Lebanon Counties

Heavy Rains Cause Severe Flooding Near Manheim, Mount Joy; Multiple Rescues

PennLive.com: Flooding In Lancaster County - Photos

Flash Floods Deluge Parts Of York County

AP: Unusually Heavy Rain In Central PA Closes Roads

Schuylkill County Hit With Another Round Of Flash Flooding

PennDOT Closes Numerous Roads Due To Flooding In Central PA

Delaware County Offering Assistance For Residents Affected By Flooding

York County Residents Asked To Report  July, August Flood, Storm Damage

Lycoming Twp Seeking Solutions To Areas Prone To Flooding

Early Plans For Paxton Creek Could Reduce Floodplain, Entice Development In Harrisburg

Luzerne County Receives Bids For Ice Jam Damage Repairs At River Common

Editorial: Binghamton Sewer Overflow Woes Raise Concerns About Susquehanna

Forests

PEC Podcast: Checking In On Chesapeake Bay, 10 Million Trees Statewide Initiative

WITF Smart Talk: Lyme Disease And Climate Change

Public Invited To Provide Input On Tiadaghton State Forest Sept. 12

Michaux State Forest Grows With Help Of Strawberry Hill

AP: Logging Competition At Crawford County Fair Makes The Cut

Crable: Penn State Football Fans From Lancaster Asked To Look For Spotted Lanternfly

Geology

Kris Carter Rocks The Regional Energy Scene As A State Geologist

Green Infrastructure

PEC Podcast: Checking In On Chesapeake Bay, 10 Million Trees Statewide Initiative

Early Plans For Paxton Creek Could Reduce Floodplain, Entice Development In Harrisburg

Installing A Green Roof Is Good For Business, Clean Water, Climate

Pittsburgh Water Authority Poised To Introduce Stormwater Fee

Lycoming Twp Seeking Solutions To Areas Prone To Flooding

Lawrence Conservation District Receives Grant For Composting, Rainbarrel Seminar

Land Conservation

A Fight Over A Few Acres Could Destroy One Of Delaware County’s Last Big Open Spaces

17,000+ Acres Preserved, Bucks County Surpasses Farmland Preservation Milestone

Wildlands Conservancy Closed On Protecting 500 Acres On Blue Mountain

Michaux State Forest Grows With Help Of Strawberry Hill

Land Recycling

Brownfield Restoration Project Eyed For Lycoming County

Oil & Gas

DEP Report: State Had Record Year For Natural Gas Production In 2017

Toomey: Shell Ethane Plant Project Could Be Delayed By Trump Tariffs

Frazier: Trump Lifts Steel Quota Toomey Said Could Hurt Shell’s Ethane Cracker

Shell Polymers’ $250K Grant To Boost Plastics Education At Penn College

Peters Twp OKs 66-Acre Gas Lease Agreement With Range Resources

Rebates Available From DEP On Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Maykuth: Philly Refiner Plans $120M Plant To Convert Food Scraps To Fuel For Trucks, Buses

Criminal Charges Filed Against Fmr Worley & Obetz Executives

Fmr Worley & Obetz Executives Face Criminal Charges

Marcellus Shale Contributing To Recent Growth In U.S. Natural Gas Production

Op-Ed: Common Ground For PA: Natural Gas Is Delivering Results For Citizens

How America’s “Most Reckless” Billionaire Created The Fracking Boom

Op-Ed: Fracking 10 Years Later: Its Benefits Far Outweigh Its Risks

PennEnergy Offers $600M For Bankrupt Rex Energy

FERC Looks To Speed Up A Dozen Natural Gas Export Approvals

Sisk: Relief At The Gasoline Pump Expected For Drivers In September

Pipelines

Hurdle: Report: Risk Assessment Quantifies Hazards From Mariner East Pipelines In Chester, Delaware Counties

Sen. Dinniman: Faulty Sections Of Mariner East Pipeline Detected

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

Op-Ed: Lack Of Pipeline Safety Info Puts Schools, Students At Risk- Sen. Dinniman

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Could Begin Moving Gas Sept. 10

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Slightly Delayed, Ready By Sept. 10

Pipeline Training Course In Armstrong County Opens Door To New Careers

Recreation

Susquehanna RiverKeepers Celebrate The Loyalsock Creek At Worlds End State Park

Volunteers Adding Mountain Bike Trails At Ohiopyle State Park

WITF Smart Talk: Lyme Disease And Climate Change

Frye: Hammock Camping Offers A New Twist On Familiar Adventures

New Park Unveiled In Erie’s West Bayfront

Volunteers Build Benches, More At MLK Park In York

Walking The Walk Along Philly’s New Rail Park

YMCA To Build Nearly $1M Park, Playground, Splash Pad In Carbondale

Philly Naked Bike Ride Returns For 10th Year Sept. 8

Aug. 31 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

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

Recycling/Waste

Maykuth: Philly Refiner Plans $120M Plant To Convert Food Scraps To Fuel For Trucks, Buses

Lawrence Conservation District Receives Grant For Composting, Rainbarrel Seminar

Closed Loop Fund Announces $5M Partnership In Pennsylvania

Forging Funding Partnership For Recycling Infrastructure In PA

Mega Treehouse In Goldsboro Brings Out Inner Child; Has Recycling Story To Tell

Lehigh U. Student’s Ocean Journey Raises Awareness Of Trash In Bali’s Sea

Lehigh U. To Switch From Plastic To Paper Straws

Fire At Modern Landfill In York County Sends Column Of Smoke Into Air

Group Threatens Lawsuit Against Brunner Island Power Plant For Leaks From Coal Ash Landfill

Crable: Environmental Groups Intend To Sue Brunner Island Over Coal Ash Pollution

Renewable Energy

2 Roads Diverging: PA Lawmakers Rethink Their Renewables Mandate

Philadelphia Sets Path To Reduce GHG Emissions 80% By 2050

Pollinator Habitats: The Bees’ Knees Of Rural Solar Development

Stormwater

Pittsburgh Water Authority Poised To Introduce Stormwater Fee

Lycoming Twp Seeking Solutions To Areas Prone To Flooding

Lawrence Conservation District Receives Grant For Composting, Rainbarrel Seminar

Installing A Green Roof Is Good For Business, Clean Water, Climate

Susquehanna River

Editorial: Binghamton Sewer Overflow Woes Raise Concerns About Susquehanna

Who Owns The Susquehanna River Islands?

Watershed Protection

Thomas: Students Push State Recognition For “Snot Otters” (Hellbenders)

PEC Podcast: Checking In On Chesapeake Bay, 10 Million Trees Statewide Initiative

Editorial: Binghamton Sewer Overflow Woes Raise Concerns About Susquehanna

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

Pittsburgh Water Authority Poised To Introduce Stormwater Fee

Lycoming Twp Seeking Solutions To Areas Prone To Flooding

Op-Ed: No Room For Mistakes On NY’s Upper Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 31 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

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

Banding Together To Track Middle Creek Wildlife Area’s Ducks

Gray Fox Bites Pedestrian In Shippensburg

Frye: PA Elk Hunting Season Could See Changes

Crable: Customers Find 3-Foot Python At New Holland Scheetz

Schneck: Central PA Box Turtle At Least 70 Years Old

Red-Necked Phalarope Among Rare Visitors Spotted At Presque Isle

Crable: Respected Lancaster Game Warden To Step Down

Frye: Summertime Bluegills A Family-Friendly Outdoor Battler

Kummer: What Fish Live In The Schuylkill, Which Are Safe To Eat?

Op-Ed: No Room For Mistakes On NY’s Upper Delaware River

Thieves Swipe Over 7,000 Live Bugs, Other Critters From Philly Museum

West Nile/Zika Virus/Lyme Disease

DEP Advises Residents To Be Proactive To Combat West Nile Virus

WITF Smart Talk: Lyme Disease And Climate Change

Hurricanes

AP: Wolf Makes 2-Day Trip To Visit Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico

Murphy: Wolf Heading To Puerto Rico To Survey Remaining Hurricane Damage, Build Ties

Trump Touts Fantastic Job In Puerto Rico, Where Maria Killed Nearly 3,000

Hurricane’s Death Toll In Puerto Rico Put At Nearly 3,000

Power Is Restored In Puerto Rico, But Work On Stronger Grid Yet To Begin

Puerto Rico: What Happened In The Dark

Atlantic Has Been Quiet This Hurricane Season, Too Quiet

Buckle Up, The Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Heating Up

 

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9/3/2018

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