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DEP Secretary Talks Moving Forward, Air Quality, Gas Drilling In Williamsport

Franklin & Marshall Poll Gives Wolf, Casey Comfortable Leads In Race For Governor, U.S. Senate

Olson: Morning Call/Muhlenberg Poll: Wolf 58% To Wagner 37%; Casey 54% To Barletta 40%

Sunday NewsClips

High Lead Levels In Braddock Water Supply Linked To Private Supply Lines

AP: Straight Line Winds Blamed For Storm Damage In PA

Lehigh Valley Cleaning Up After Torrential Rains, High Winds

Floodwater Closes Emmaus High School Monday

Flooded Roads, Structure Collapse Reported In Central PA

Hundreds Show Up To Clean East End Ball Field In Altoona

Westmoreland Farmers’ Profits Washed Away By Rains

8 Months After Water System’s Critical Failure, Mountaintop Residents Face Challenges

Natural Lands: Be A Force Of Nature, Volunteer Training

Raystown Lake Boating Survey Forms To Be Issued

Snow Bunting, American Tree Sparrows Arrive In Erie

Market Is Huger For Exotic Animals, Laws Only Loosely Protect Them

Sunday  - National/International

Stop Biodiversity Loss Or We Could Face Our Own Extinction UN Study Warns

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Block Young People’s Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

Op-Ed: It’s Not Rocket Science, Climate Change Was Behind This Summer’s Extreme Weather

Air

Trump Climate Plan Will Break Law By Worsening Pollution, States Say

Alternative Fuels

Phillips: Toomey Raises Alarms About Trump’s New Ethanol Policy

Op-Ed: Trump’s Decision On Ethanol Hurts Consumers

GM Calls For National Electric Vehicle Sales Program

Awards & Recognition

Somerset Conservation District Earns National Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Award

Bristol Borough, Bucks County Dock Project Honored With National Award

PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Nominations For 2019 Land Conservation Leadership Awards

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Seeding The Future: Range Resources Driller Habitat Enhancement

Penn State Class Of 2019 Gift Pollinators Garden Entry Gate At Arboretum

Budget

Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll

Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee

Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs

Chesapeake Bay

Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll

Restoring North America’s Largest Salamander: Eastern Hellbender

Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee

Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs

Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects

Op-Ed: State Pollution Permitting Must Be Reformed To Adapt To Climate Change

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Citizen Action

Volunteers Removing Graffiti At Buzzards Rock In Michaux State Forest (Video)

Climate

Trump Climate Plan Will Break Law By Worsening Pollution, States Say

Trump Admin Promises To Encourage Tree Burning For Energy As Carbon Neutral

Op-Ed: State Pollution Permitting Must Be Reformed To Adapt To Climate Change

U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables

Virginia Advances Stricter Carbon Emissions Cap Rule For Power Plants, May Join RGGI

Michael’s Damage Spotlights Military’s Decision Not To Track Climate-Change Costs

Climate Change: Unseen Driver Behind Migrant Caravan

New Research Finds Larger Buildup Of Heat In Oceans Than Scientists Realized

Op-Ed: $1 Billion Donation Over 10 Years For The Planet

Editorial: Government Balks On Climate Change, So Kids Sue

U.S. Supreme Court Allows Kids’ Climate Lawsuit To Proceed

Coal Mining

Legere: Power Plant Closures Squeeze Drywall Makers Who Turn Coal Waste Into Wallboard

PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s

Report: PJM Electric Grid Can Deal With Extreme Winter Stress Despite Power Plant Closures

Frazier: Study: No Electric Grid Emergency, At Least For Next 5 Years

PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures

IEEFA: U.S. On Pace For Record Coal-Fired Power Plant Retirements In 2018, Led By PA

Washington Could Become 1st State To Charge For Carbon Emissions

The Myth Of Trump’s Beautiful Clean Coal

Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation

Facing Trump Coal, Nuclear Push, FERC Chair Swears Off Politics

FERC Member Raises Bailout Concerns Over Resilience, Fuel Security Dockets

Op-Ed: PJM’s Market Proposal Bad For Customers, States, Fight Against Climate Change

U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables

Coastal Management

Erie Agencies Receive $182,000 In Coastal Resources Management Grants

Compliance Action

Hopey: MPLX LP Natural Gas Processor Pays Nearly $7M Penalty To Settle Violations In PA, Other States

Conservation Districts

Heather Manzo Joins Allegheny Conservation District As Executive Director

Delaware River

Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects

Army Corps Hires VA Firm For $13.5M Delaware Dredging Project

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 2 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Lehigh Valley Customers Have Say In Aqua Pennsylvania $71.8M Proposed Rate Hikes

Economic Development

Hanover 9 Mine Reclamation Project Brings $209M Commercial Project To Luzerne County

Can Shale Gas Rebuild Western PA’s Manufacturing Base?

Education

Northeast Educators: Preparing Students For Future With STEM Ecosystem

Emergency Response

Column: Price Gouging During A Natural Disaster

UGI Plans Compressor Station Work, Gives Wyoming County Fire Company Grant

Energy

Legere: Power Plant Closures Squeeze Drywall Makers Who Turn Coal Waste Into Wallboard

IEEFA: U.S. On Pace For Record Coal-Fired Power Plant Retirements In 2018, Led By PA

PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s

Report: PJM Electric Grid Can Deal With Extreme Winter Stress Despite Power Plant Closures

Frazier: Study: No Electric Grid Emergency, At Least For Next 5 Years

PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures

Kummer: City Of Philadelphia Set To Get Nearly One-Quarter Of Its Power From New Solar Farm

Phillips: Philadelphia Plans Massive Solar Power Plant In Adams County

Families Can Start Applying For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Nov. 1

Home Heating Assistance Application Window Opens This Week

State Program That Helps With Heating Bills Accepting Applications Nov. 1

State Agencies Encourage Early Application For Heating Program

UGI Encourages Eligible Customers To Apply For Energy Assistance Program

Power Surge Causes Thousands Of Dollars Of Damage In Blair

AP: 2 Hurt In Greene County Natural Gas House Explosion

Washington Could Become 1st State To Charge For Carbon Emissions

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Unit Goes Offline For Refueling

Talen Energy Affiliate, Others Sue PPL For $733M Over Montana Generating Assets

PPL CEO Fires Back At Talen Energy Over Lawsuit

PPL Cuts Electricity Rate For Some Customers, Hikes It For Others

Maykuth: Advocate Doubts Profits Will Gush From PGW’s New Energy Venture

The Myth Of Trump’s Beautiful Clean Coal

Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation

Facing Trump Coal, Nuclear Push, FERC Chair Swears Off Politics

FERC Watchers See More Focused, Less Political Chairman

FERC Member Raises Bailout Concerns Over Resilience, Fuel Security Dockets

Op-Ed: PJM’s Market Proposal Bad For Customers, States, Fight Against Climate Change

U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables

4 State Ballot Initiatives On Energy, Utilities Tuesday

Energy Conservation

State Program That Helps With Heating Bills Accepting Applications Nov. 1

State Agencies Encourage Early Application For Heating Program

Kummer: Does Setting Clocks Back An Hour This Weekend Really Save Energy?

Farming

Penn State Class Of 2019 Gift Pollinators Garden Entry Gate At Arboretum

Penn State To Hire New Research To Fight Mushroom Flies

Erie County Farmers Stung By Chinese Tariff On Soybeans

Flooding

Rain To Begin Soaking PA As Weekend Approaches

Flood Watch Issued For Erie, Crawford Counties

Williamsport Mayor Hands Out Flood Survey In City Door-To-Door

Flood Protection Review Ongoing In West Pittston

Philly To Survey Land In Flood-Prone Eastwick Before Soliciting Developer Bids

Flooding - Hurricanes

Hurricane Michael Survivors In Florida Panhandle Lack Health Care Basics

Farmers Fear It Will Take Years To Recover From Hurricane Michael’s Strike

Michael’s Damage Spotlights Military’s Decision Not To Track Climate-Change Costs

Puerto Rico’s Lawyer Says Hurricane Response Plan Does Not Exist

Forests

Editorial: Help Defend Against Spotted Lanternfly

Fall Color Explodes In Lehigh Valley

Get Out To See Last Of Fall Color Around Erie

Lancaster County Showing Its Best Autumn Colors This Week, But Will Fade Soon

Forecaster: Leaves Turning Later Than Usual, But Still Time

Erie Launches Program To Preserve Urban Forests

Aspinwall Seeks Volunteers For Tree Planting In Allegheny County Nov. 10

Resurrection Of The American Chestnut Tree

PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation

Geologic Hazards

Tremors, Loud Bangs Around Bellefonte Prompts Questions

Scientists Explain Thursday’s Seismic Events In Bellefonte

Green Infrastructure

Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll

Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee

Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Dozens Hit Philly’s Kensington Ave. For First Large-Scale Cleanup

Land Conservation

PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Nominations For 2019 Land Conservation Leadership Awards

Land Recycling

Tax Sale Of Duryea Site Postponed Due To Environmental Issues In Luzerne

Land Use Planning

SEPTA To Begin Charging For Parking At All Regional Rail Lots

Editorial: Lancaster’s Places2040 Land Use Guidelines Should Be Followed By Municipal Officials

Mine Reclamation

Somerset Conservation District Earns National Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Award

Hanover 9 Mine Reclamation Project Brings $209M Commercial Project To Luzerne County

Warehouse Construction Begins On Former Mine Site In Wilkes-Barre

Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll

Noncoal Mining

Lower Milford Twp Zoners Deny Quarry Application

Oil & Gas

Frazier: Investigators Suspect Methane Migration From Gas Well Or Coal Operations Caused Greene County Home To Explode

Hopey: MPLX LP Natural Gas Processor Pays Nearly $7M Penalty To Settle Violations In PA, Other States

Commonwealth Court Upholds Local Zoning Ordinance Allowing Drilling In All Districts

State Court Upholds Allegheny Township’s Approval Of Fracking Wells

2017 PA Environmental Rights Amendment Case Spawns New Drilling Lawsuits

Pitt Gets Funds For Study On Reducing Fracking Wastewater

Editorial: Mussel Study Validates Drilling Wastewater Regulation

AP: 2 Hurt In Greene County Natural Gas House Explosion

Natural Gas Leak Closes 2 Bucks County Schools

UGI Plans Compressor Station Work, Gives Wyoming County Fire Company Grant

National Fuel Passes Along 2% Hike In Higher Gas Costs

Maykuth: Advocate Doubts Profits Will Gush From PGW’s New Energy Venture

Can Shale Gas Rebuild Western PA’s Manufacturing Base?

Seeding The Future: Range Resources Driller Habitat Enhancement

How Housing In Bakken Shale Play Evolved With The Oil Boom

Phillips: Toomey Raises Alarms About Trump’s New Ethanol Policy

Op-Ed: Trump’s Decision On Ethanol Hurts Consumers

Personnel

Heather Manzo Joins Allegheny Conservation District As Executive Director

Pipelines

Litvak: DEP Orders Stop To Work On Revolution Pipeline That Exploded In Beaver County Due To Violations

DEP Inspections Found Unreported Landslides On Right-Of-Way Of Newly Constructed Revolution Pipeline In Western PA, Compliance Order Issued

Frazier: DEP Orders ETP To Fix Revolution Pipeline Erosion Problems

Crable: Main Contractor On Atlantic Sunrise, Mariner East Pipelines Declares Bankruptcy

AP-Litvak: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Ruptures Brings New Scrutiny To PA Geology

Federal Court: Transco’s Access To PA Properties For Natural Gas Pipeline Upgrade Legal

FERC Watchers See More Focused, Less Political Chairman

Radiation Protection

Report: PJM Electric Grid Can Deal With Extreme Winter Stress Despite Power Plant Closures

PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s

Frazier: Study: No Electric Grid Emergency, At Least For Next 5 Years

PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Unit Goes Offline For Refueling

Washington Could Become 1st State To Charge For Carbon Emissions

Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation

Facing Trump Coal, Nuclear Push, FERC Chair Swears Off Politics

FERC Watchers See More Focused, Less Political Chairman

FERC Member Raises Bailout Concerns Over Resilience, Fuel Security Dockets

Op-Ed: PJM’s Market Proposal Bad For Customers, States, Fight Against Climate Change

U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables

Recreation

Fall Color Explodes In Lehigh Valley

Get Out To See Last Of Fall Color Around Erie

Lancaster County Showing Its Best Autumn Colors This Week, But Will Fade Soon

Forecaster: Leaves Turning Later Than Usual, But Still Time

Volunteers Removing Graffiti At Buzzards Rock In Michaux State Forest (Video)

Nov. 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation: https://goo.gl/SDqgKU

Volunteers To Clean Up Park Vandalism In Altoona

New Partnership To LINK Lehigh Valley Trails

Muhlenberg College Starts Bike Share Program

What’s In Allegheny County’s South Park?  Take A Leisurely Walk To Find Out

Proposal To Turn Abandoned Section Of Turnpike Into Recreation Destination Draws Concerns In Blair

DCNR: Whitewater Release To Tohickon Creek In Bucks County Planned This Weekend

Philly Ballot Question Asks Voters For $180M Bond For Park, Recreation, Other Capital Projects

Food Truck Entrepreneurs Work To Rescue South Philly Park

Frye: Cross Country Skiing Essentials Start With The Feet

Bristol Borough, Bucks County Dock Project Honored With National Award

Corps Of Engineers Begin Seasonal Removal Warning Buoys From Western PA River

Recycling/Waste

Legere: Power Plant Closures Squeeze Drywall Makers Who Turn Coal Waste Into Wallboard

Recycling, E-Waste, HHW Collection Event Saturday In Lower Burrell, Westmoreland

How Jim Warner Helped Build An Integrated Waste Management System In Lancaster County

Susquehanna U. To Rid Itself Of Plastic Straws By 2020

Where Does Recycled Plastic Go? Perhaps Into Future U.S. Highways

Renewable Energy

Kummer: City Of Philadelphia Set To Get Nearly One-Quarter Of Its Power From New Solar Farm

Phillips: Philadelphia Plans Massive Solar Power Plant In Adams County

PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s

PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures

Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation

U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables

Schuylkill River

Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects

Stormwater

Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee

Lower Paxton Twp, Dauphin County Proposes $128 Stormwater Fee For Residents

Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs

Wastewater Facilities

New Partnership Will Protect 475K Philly Homeowners From Sewer Snafus

Water Resources

Army Corps Hires VA Firm For $13.5M Delaware Dredging Project

Watershed Protection

Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll

Restoring North America’s Largest Salamander: Eastern Hellbender

Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects

Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee

Lower Paxton Twp, Dauphin County Proposes $128 Stormwater Fee For Residents

Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs

Erie Agencies Receive $182,000 In Coastal Resources Management Grants

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 2 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Bristol Borough, Bucks County Dock Project Honored With National Award

Mandatory Life Jacket Requirement Begins Nov. 1

State Police Warn Hunters Against Parking Along Highways

Crable: Now Is Most Likely Time Lancaster County Motorists Will Hit A Deer

487 Crashes Involved Deer In Lancaster County In Last 5 Years

Crable: After DA Warning, Special Deer Hunt Back On In Pequea Twp, Lancaster

Hayes: New Regulation Expands Role Of ‘Public’ Hunting For Suburban Deer

Crable: Mother Furious 4-Foot Alligator Sold To Teen At Reptile Show In Hamburg

Op-Ed: Confessions Of A Reformed Hunter

Editorial: Mussel Study Validates Drilling Wastewater Regulation

Steelhead Fishing Picks Up In Erie, But Will It Last?

Warblers, Moving Late In Season, Pass By Presque Isle

Audubon Offers Art, 2 Talks, Chance To Meet Live Birds Nov. 5 In Pittsburgh

New Report: Humanity Has Wiped Out 60% Of Animals Since 1970

5 Countries Hold 70% Of World’s Last Wilderness, Map Reveals

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11/5/2018