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Sunday NewsClips

Op-Ed: Wolf, Wagner Shortchanging PA With One And Only Debate

Grant From VW Settlement Helps Fund Greener School Buses In Lancaster County

Editorial: PUC Deserves Credit For Action Against Vortex Power Distributors

Prep Work For Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project To Begin Monday

24-day Gloom Streak Ends, September Joins Top 5 Rainiest In Philadelphia

Rep. Sonney Re-Elected To Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

Oil Region Alliance Acquires Standard Oil Mansion In Titusville

Official: Warm, Wet Temps Dim Fall Glow

11 Breathtaking Overlooks You Can Drive To In PA For Fall Foliage

Changing Weather Will Influence Erie-Area Bird Migration

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Sunday - Hurricanes

PA Task Force 1 Members Return Home After Helping Hurricane-Devastated Carolinas

Barranquitas, Puerto Rico Rebuilt After Maria But Not Ready For Another Storm

Sunday - National/International

Allegheny Front: Dozens Of Programs At Risk If Federal Farm Bill Expires

Letter: Protect The Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund

Zinke Talks Natural Gas Exports, Pipeline Constraints In PA Visit

Williams Pipeline CEO Compliments PA’s Regulatory Climate

Air

Northampton County Railroad Gets Volkswagen Settlement Money To Reduce Air Pollution 

Pittsburgh Leaders, Citizens Attack Trump’s Proposal Clean Vehicle Emissions Rollback

AP: California Urges Trump To Drop Plan For Weaker Fuel Mileage Standard

Alternative Fuels

Pittsburgh Leaders, Citizens Attack Trump’s Proposal Clean Vehicle Emissions Rollback

Op-Ed: Can America’s Power Grid Support All Those Electric Cars?

Utilities, Carmakers Launch Campaign To Cut U.S. Transportation Energy Use 50% By 2050

Awards & Recognition

25 Years, 25 Green Buildings In Western PA, See Them All Here

Phipps Conservatory Is Nationally Recognized Leader In Sustainability

Sen. Fontana Receives Clean Water Action Award For Environmental Work

Bradford Woods Recognized As Certified Gold Sustainable Municipality

Memorial Honoring Coal Miners To Be Unveiled Next Month In Scranton

Dr. Robert Wolensky, Anthracite Mining Historian, Wins National Honor

Editorial: Great Lakes Researcher Earns Honor

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

With First Spotting Of Spotted Lanternfly Eggs, Let Eradication Begin

Crable: Spotted Lanternflies March Through Lancaster, Feds Make County Battleground

Budget

Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

Chesapeake Bay

What This Summer’s Rainfall Could Mean For The Chesapeake Bay

Williamsport Approves Joint Water Pollution Reduction Plan With Township

Williamsport Puts Hold On Proposed Joint Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan

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Climate

Crable: Study: Earlier Springs From Climate Change May Harm Migrating Birds

Op-Ed: Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Running Vital To Meeting Climate Goals

We’re Moving To Higher Ground: America’s Era Of Climate Mass Migration Is Here

Meet The Climate Refugees Who Already Had to Leave Their Homes

Where Should You Move To Save Yourself From Climate Change?

What Happens When You Buy A House In A Disaster Zone And No One Told You?

Climate Gentrification: The Rich Can Afford To Move, What About The Poor?

AP: California Urges Trump To Drop Plan For Weaker Fuel Mileage Standard

Utilities, Carmakers Launch Campaign To Cut U.S. Transportation Energy Use 50% By 2050

World Nowhere Near On Track To Avoid Warming Beyond 1.5C Target

Coal Mining

Beaver County Residents Face Uncertain Future As Little Blue Run Coal Burning Waste Landfill Closes

Shamokin Dam 400 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant To Be Demolished

Memorial Honoring Coal Miners To Be Unveiled Next Month In Scranton

Dr. Robert Wolensky, Anthracite Mining Historian, Wins National Honor

Coal CEO Murray Reflects On Trump’s Impact On The Coal Industry

WV’s Largest Coal Operator Fighting Back Against Growing Natural Gas Industry

Appeals Court Hears WV Coal Miners’ Black Lung Lawsuit

Delaware River

Wide Range Of Groups Gather To Talk About Protecting Delaware Watershed

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 28 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Experts Tell Officials To Be Cautious About Buying Pittsburgh Water Authority

Pittsburgh Water Authority To Begin Adding Lead Reduction Chemical By February

10 Things To Know About Orthophosphate Coming To Pittsburgh Drinking Water Treatment

Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs $158 Million In System Improvements

Pittsburgh Water Authority Will Continue Moratorium On Winter Shutoffs

Court: Allentown Water Rate Hike Can Move Forward

Boil Water Advisory Continues Through Thursday In Parts Of Beaver County

#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs

Economic Development

AP: Rainfall Dampens Summer For Pocono River Rental Companies

Lancaster County Businesses Committed To Promoting STEM-Related Careers

#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs

Education

Phipps Conservatory Is Nationally Recognized Leader In Sustainability

Point Park U. Watershed Documentary To Premiere On WQED Oct. 11

Discovery Center Brings Nature Trail, Exhibits, Zip Lines To Fairmount Park Reservoir

General McLane Student Finishes 3rd In National Welding Competition

Lancaster County Businesses Committed To Promoting STEM-Related Careers

Energy

PUC Sharpens Focus On Cybersecurity Threats

Sisk: Lawmakers Consider Tougher Penalties For Vandalizing Pipelines, Power Plants

#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs

Shamokin Dam 400 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant To Be Demolished

Op-Ed: Can America’s Power Grid Support All Those Electric Cars?

State Lawmakers Asked To Take Action On Potential Nuclear Plant Closures

Employees, Officials Rally Lawmakers To Save Three Mile Island

Three Mile Island: One Group Asks To Save Plant, Another Calls This A Bailout

Op-Ed: Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Running Vital To Meeting Climate Goals

Federal Court Again Upholds State Nuclear Subsidies, This Time In NY

Altoona Authority Considers Energy Generating Potential Of Sewage Plants

U.S. Chamber Official Talks Energy Regulation Reform In Reading

PUC Urges Philadelphia To Get Rid Of Duplicative Gas Commission

PPL Trims Technology Jobs Amid Restructuring Moves

Op-Ed: How FERC Can Protect Customers, Respect State Energy Authority In Its PJM Capacity Market Proceeding

WV’s Largest Coal Operator Fighting Back Against Growing Natural Gas Industry

Energy Conservation

Penn State: Smart Systems To Improve Efficiency, Resilience, Performance Of Buildings

Environmental Heritage

PHMC: Johnny Appleseed Ran A Nursery Near Warren

Dr. Robert Wolensky, Anthracite Mining Historian, Wins National Honor

Farming

Dairy Farmers See Low Profit From Milk, Face Rising Costs

Editorial: State Must Support Farmers to Ensure The Health Of All

Oct. 10 Pittsburgh Workshop Will Cover Farmland Preservation Strategies

Farm-To-Table Dinner Highlights Erie Region’s Bounty

Crable: Spotted Lanternflies March Through Lancaster, Feds Make County Battleground

With First Spotting Of Spotted Lanternfly Eggs, Let Eradication Begin

Flooding

Heavy Rain Causes Flash Flooding, Water Rescues In Southeast

Chanceford Twp Family Facing Bankruptcy After Flood Damage

Planning: $1M First Step Toward Levee Recertification In Lycoming County

Southwestern Energy Helps Flood Victims In Bradford County

Editorial: Occupancy In Flood Zone Shows Insurance Need

Solomon Creek Project Gets OK To Use Prefabricated Flood Wall In Wilkes-Barre

Philadelphia Already Has Had A Year’s Worth Of Rain

September Closing In As One Of Wettest On Record For Pittsburgh

Hurricanes

PA National Guard Unit Ready, Locked, Loaded To Support Victims Of Florence

Luzerne County Group Sending Relief To Victims Of Hurricane Florence

Puerto Rico’s Eroding Beaches Spell Trouble For Coastal Dwellers

AP: New Florence, South Carolina Flooding Forecasts Are Good News

Florences’ Slow-Motion Havoc Continues To Leave 1,000s Of Evacuees In Limbo

It’s Been More Than A Week Since Florence, Rivers Are Still Rising In The Carolinas

Thousands Of Dead Fish Add To Unique Devastation By Hurricane Florence

We’re Moving To Higher Ground: America’s Era Of Climate Mass Migration Is Here

Meet The Climate Refugees Who Already Had to Leave Their Homes

Where Should You Move To Save Yourself From Climate Change?

Forests

Get Ready Leaf Peepers: PA’s Fall Foliage Reports Start Today

Prime Locations To See Fall Colors In The Lehigh Valley

Despite Rain, Fungi, Fall Foliage In PA Should Be ‘Awesome’

How To Track Progress On PA’s Fall Foliage

Online Fall Foliage Maps Track Seasonal Leaf Change

Rains, Warmth Threaten Autumn Colors, But Fall Won’t Be A Washout

Make Most Of Erie Area’s Fall Spendor Outdoors

With First Spotting Of Spotted Lanternfly Eggs, Let Eradication Begin

Crable: Spotted Lanternflies March Through Lancaster, Feds Make County Battleground

Get A Free Tree If You Live In Allegheny County

Your Street, Park Could Get Free Trees Thanks To $1.1M Expansion In Philly Program

Op-Ed: As Philly Development Booms, What Happens To All Our Trees?

Maple Syrup Producers Receive A Sweet Lesson In Northeast

Op-Ed: Nearly 200-Year-Old Tree Falls In The City Of Erie

Wildfires

Wyoming Wildfire Destroys 40+ Homes, Highway Closed

Geologic Hazards

Sinkhole Shuts Down Mechanicsburg H.S. Tennis Courts

Green Buildings

25 Years, 25 Green Buildings In Western PA, See Them All Here

Penn State: Smart Systems To Improve Efficiency, Resilience, Performance Of Buildings

Green Infrastructure

Greene Twp, Franklin County To Improve Conococheague Creek

Your Street, Park Could Get Free Trees Thanks To $1.1M Expansion In Philly Program

Op-Ed: As Philly Development Booms, What Happens To All Our Trees?

Lake Erie

Great Lakes Conference Explores Adapting To Warmer Climate

Editorial: Great Lakes Researcher Earns Honor

Land Conservation

Crable: Historic Soldiers Field In Mount Gretna Purchased By Group To Prevent Development

Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

Land Recycling

Lycoming County Accepts $800,000 EPA Brownfields Grant

Litter/Illegal Dumping

Pittsburgh Volunteers Found 29 TVs,  Fridge During Garbage Olympics

Schuylkill River Dumpsite Cleanup In Philadelphia

1,000s And 1,000s Of Tires Are Being Dumped Along Philadelphia’s Rivers

Cumberland County Ready To Collect Your Old Tires Sept. 29

Pittsburgh Has An Anti-Litter Specialist Opening

Oil & Gas

Legere: General Assembly Advances Bills On Conventional Drilling, Pipeline Vandalism

Litvak-Legere: Gas Driller Expects To Push Idle Well-Plugging Liabilities Decades Into The Future

Natural Gas Accidentally Released From Washington County Well Site At Safe Level

State Senators Again Seek To Intervene To Support Wayne County Landowner Lawsuit Over Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban

WV’s Largest Coal Operator Fighting Back Against Growing Natural Gas Industry

Op-Ed: Bill Just Cash Pipeline For Gas Companies

Proposed Allegheny County Ordinance Would Create Oil & Gas Lease Registry

Allegheny County Councilwoman Proposes Registry Of Natural Gas Drilling

UGI Gets Conditional OK To Merge 3 Natural Gas Companies

Acting EPA Administrator To Speak At 2018 SHALE INSIGHT Conference

AP: California Urges Trump To Drop Plan For Weaker Fuel Mileage Standard

Pipelines

Legere: General Assembly Advances Bills On Conventional Drilling, Pipeline Vandalism

Sisk: Lawmakers Consider Tougher Penalties For Vandalizing Pipelines, Power Plants

Sen. Dinniman: Efforts Underway To Silence Pipeline Critics

Hurdle: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Incidents, Fines, Shutdowns Fuel Residents’ Safety Concerns

Sisk: First Responders Near Mariner East 2 Pipeline Prep For Unlikely One Hell Of A Boom

Cusick: Wired To Be Wary Of Certain Things: Why Pipelines Are Among Them

Frazier: In PA, No Oversight Of Where Some Pipelines Can Be Built

Op-Ed: Pipeline Construction Moratorium Would Make PA Less Safe

Allegheny Front: Want To Know If There Are Pipelines Near You?  Good Luck With That

Op-Ed: How PA Leaders Can Help Prevent Another Major Gas Pipeline Explosion - Andrew Williams, Environmental Defense Fund

Editorial: Map Natural Gas Pipelines

Editorial: Answers Needed In Removal Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Stormwater Basin, Flooding

Radiation Protection

Three Mile Island Closure Looms, Prompting Rally To Save Jobs, Protect Clean Energy

Employees, Officials Rally Lawmakers To Save Three Mile Island

State Lawmakers Asked To Take Action On Potential Nuclear Plant Closures

Three Mile Island: One Group Asks To Save Plant, Another Calls This A Bailout

Op-Ed: Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Running Vital To Meeting Climate Goals

Fuel Removed, Stored At From Shuttered Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant In NJ

Federal Court Again Upholds State Nuclear Subsidies, This Time In NY

Exelon On Federal Court Upholding New York’s Zero Emissions Credits Program

Army Corps Lifts Stop-Order On $350M Contract For Nuclear Waste Cleanup In Westmoreland

Recreation

Get Ready Leaf Peepers: PA’s Fall Foliage Reports Start Today

Prime Locations To See Fall Colors In The Lehigh Valley

Despite Rain, Fungi, Fall Foliage In PA Should Be ‘Awesome’

Canal Boat Back On The Water After Canal Closure In Easton

Court: Cyclist Can’t Sue City, County Over Crash On Recreational Trail

Sept. 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Sauro: Governor’s Panel Backs Raystown Plan Critics Opposing Development Of Hawn’s Peninsula

AP: Rainfall Dampens Summer For Pocono River Rental Companies

Schneck: Legends Of The Appalachian Trail: 70 Years Of 2,000 Milers

Army Corps Warns Of Lower Water Levels On Allegheny River

Lakemont Park To Reopen Memorial Day 2019 In Hollidaysburg After Renovations

Scranton Hopes For Spring 2020 Opening Of Pocket Park

What 3 Centre County Outdoor Parks Are Doing To Improve

Altoona Foots Bill To Equip Playgrounds

Your Street, Park Could Get Free Trees Thanks To $1.1M Expansion In Philly Program

Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

Recycling/Waste

Allegheny County Hires Uber-Like Haulers To Pick Up Recycling

Millcreek Twp Curbside Recycling Remains Unchanged

Lackawanna County Tire Recycling Returns Sept. 26

Household Hazardous Waste Difficult To Dispose Of In Lehigh Valley

Column: Don’t Take Away Our Trash Cans In Philly, No Need For Study

Stormwater

Blair Regional Stormwater Body To Keep 1 Vote Per Member

Williamsport Approves Joint Water Pollution Reduction Plan With Township

Sustainability

Bradford Woods Recognized As Certified Gold Sustainable Municipality

Phipps Conservatory Is Nationally Recognized Leader In Sustainability

Waste Facilities

Beaver County Residents Face Uncertain Future As Little Blue Run Coal Burning Waste Landfill Closes

Employees Of Wheelabrator Falls Facility Smuggled Pills To Drug Dealers

Wastewater Facilities

Upper Allegheny Expects To Meet Deadline For Long-Term Sewage Plans

Altoona Authority Considers Energy Generating Potential Of Sewage Plants

Penn Hills To Get $530K Grant For Sewer, Water Infrastructure

#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs

Tentative Agreement To Release Sewer Sale Money To Scranton Pensions

Watershed Protection

Point Park U. Watershed Documentary to Premiere On WQED Oct. 11

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf, Please Help Clean Up The Ohio River

Op-Ed: Designations Serve To Protect Our Streams In The Poconos

Greene Twp, Franklin County To Improve Conococheague Creek

Blair Regional Stormwater Body To Keep 1 Vote Per Member

Williamsport Approves Joint Water Pollution Reduction Plan With Township

Williamsport Puts Hold On Proposed Joint Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan

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Wildlife

Bats Gain Protection After Being Nearly Wiped Out In PA

Hayes: Endangered Status Proposed For 3 Pennsylvania Bats

Discovery Center Brings Nature Trail, Exhibits, Zip Lines To Fairmount Park Reservoir

Sportsmen, Conservation Groups To Discuss Common Issues In Lebanon County Oct. 5

Bassmaster: Fish & Boat Commission Getting Habitat Work Done

Crable: Is It Okay To Stock Hatchery Brook Trout Over Wild Trout? No Clear Answers

Few Hatchery Brook Trout Genes Found In Wild Fish

Bay Journal: PA Officials Delay Plan To Shut Largest Shad Hatchery In Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Crable: Fish Kill In Columbia Traced To Firefighter Training

2nd Rabid Raccoon Found In Mt. Lebanon

Pennsylvania Sounding The Alarm On Chronic Wasting Disease

Lab Results Confirm EHD Cause Of Deer Deaths In Berks, Chester

EHC Cause Of Deer Deaths In Berks, Chester Counties

Young: Pennsylvania’s Elk Herd Presents A Special Treat

DCNR Blog: National Observance Salutes Those Who Hunt And Fish

Hunting And Fishing Day At Middle Creek Wildlife Area A Success

Sen. Laughlin’s Case For Sunday Hunting

Sauro: Governor’s Panel Backs Raystown Plan Critics Opposing Development Of Hawn’s Peninsula

Crable: Why Removal Of Cougars, Wolves From PA Means More Lyme Disease

Schneck: Where Are Susquehanna Twp Rattlesnakes Coming From?

Not The First Time A Wallaby Has Run Wild In York County

Monarch Mania: Fans Of Popular Butterfly Work To Help Them Survive In Lancaster

Crable: Study: Earlier Springs From Climate Change May Harm Migrating Birds

Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

West Nile/Zika Virus

Murphy: Report: West Nile Virus Blamed For 2 Human Deaths In PA
2 People Died Of West Nile Virus In Central PA This Year

Allegheny County Reports 3rd Human Case Of West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus Cases Rise In Erie County

Mosquito Spraying Planned For Blair Bedford Counties

Editorial: Take Easy Steps To Help Reduce Threat Of West Nile Virus

Perry County Community Buzzing About Plague Of Flies

Other

Michael DiBerardinis To Step Down As Philly’s Managing Director, Accepts Penn Fels Post

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10/1/2018