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Sunday NewsClips

Thank you veterans and everyone in military service today and every day.

Veterans In Crisis Embark On Odyssey At Semper Fi Outdoor Odyssey In Somerset

Putting The Heart Into Science: Dallas STEM Event Lets Students Outside The Box

Solar, Water Sources Help Derry Twp Clan Bypass Power Grid

EcoIslands Cleans Up Mine Drainage With Wetlands In A Box In Blair

Snowstorm Dumps More Than 13 Inches In Erie County

Loyalhanna Trail Receives $500K Grant From State

Op-Ed: Threats To Nature Have Brought Residents, Native Americans, Environmental Activists Together

AP: Stranger Things: Exotic Animals Only Loosely Protected

Editorial: Vanishing Wildlife: Humans Must Be Stewards For Other Creatures

Sunday - Wildfires

AP: Trump Threatens To Withhold Federal Payments Saying Forest Management Is So Poor

AP: Death Toll Jumps to 25 In California Wildfires, Search For More Victims Continues

AP: Deadly Fire Leveled Paradise, California In Less Than A Day

Worst Wildfires In California History

Politics

AP-Levy: Democrat Tom Wolf Wins 2nd Term As PA Governor

John Baer: What Will Gov. Wolf’s Second Term Look Like?

Meyer Podcast: The Election Is Over, What Lies Ahead For PA?

Thompson: 5 Takeaways From Midterm Election, PA Legislature Division

Esack: 5 Takeaways On PA Governor’s Race

Analysis: PA Sent Midterm Message To President Trump

Murphy: Meet John Fetterman, PA’s New Lt. Governor

Democrats Flip 5 Republican State Senate Seats

PA House, Senate Remain In Republican Control Despite Democratic Gains

AP-Scolforo: Republicans Absorb Losses In House, Senate But Retain Control

AP-Levy: Bob Casey Beats Trump-Backed Barletta In U.S. Senate Race

AP-Levy: Democrats, 4 Of Them Women, Win U.S. House Seats In PA, Delegation Split Evenly

PA Election Results: 4 Big Winners, 2 Big Losers

McKelvey: Big Night For Democratic Women, Incumbents In PA

Democrats Roar In Pennsylvania 

Phillips: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Opponent Wins Chester County House Seat

Air

Colorado U. Study Investigates Differences In Oil & Gas Natural Gas Methane Emissions Estimates

Alternative Fuels

Giant Eagle Among Recipients Of Grants Supporting Alternative Fuels

Lancaster Waste Authority, Columbia Company Get Grants For CNG Vehicles

Lehigh/Northampton Transit Mulls Another Round Of CNG Buses

Final Policy Statement On 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Adopted By PUC

Cusick: PUC Adopts New Policy, Clearing Confusion Over Electric Vehicle Charging

Awards & Recognition

Teen Girl Scout Earns Silver Award With Trail Project In Lackawanna County

Lancaster Farmland Trust Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Hands Out Annual Awards

Penn State’s College Of Arts & Architecture Honors Kelly Gutshall Of LandStudies

Penn State Behrend Alumnus Honored For Long Career In Mayfly Research

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

WITF SmartTalk Nov. 13: Climate Change And Loss Of Biodiversity

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

Budget

Greencastle Residents React To Stormwater Costs

Chesapeake Bay

Pittsburgh: Stormwater Greening Is Good For Business

Greencastle Residents React To Stormwater Costs

Penn State: Go West For Animal Agriculture In PA To Help Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

From The Field: Raising Eastern Hellbenders In Pennsylvania (Video)

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Citizen Action

Natural Lands: Be A Force Of Nature, Volunteer Training

Climate

WITF SmartTalk Nov. 13: Climate Change And Loss Of Biodiversity

PEC Podcast: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Leaders In Climate Action

Allegheny Front: How Climate Change Hurts Kids’ Health

Op-Ed: Berks Nature: Saving Our Planet

FERC Chair Blasts Original Clean Power Plan, Praises EPA Replacement Plan In Comments

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

Federal Court 9th Circuit Again Delays Kids’ Climate Change Trial Against Government

Young Activists Can Sue Government Over Climate Change U.S. Supreme Court Says

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

Colorado U. Study Investigates Differences In Oil & Gas Natural Gas Methane Emissions Estimates

More Protection: UN Says Earth’s Ozone Layer Is Healing

Coal Mining

Union Of Concerned Scientists: Even In A Carbon-Constrained World, FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Bailout Must Be Rejected

PJM Aims For Middle In Defense Of Capacity Market Plan At FERC

Op-Ed: PJM CEO: Powering A Resilient Grid Through Competitive Markets

Delaware River

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits Of Susquehanna, Delaware River Basin Commissions: No Duplication Of Effort With DEP

Meyer: Audit Knocks Susquehanna River Basin Commission Spending

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 9 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

How Monitoring Local Water Supplies Can Building Community Trust

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

$2 Million Downtown Philly Water Main Repairs Will Continue Into February

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

Survey: Fear Of Schuylkill Punch: Lower Income Residents Spend More On Water

Boil Water Advisory Issues For Jackson Twp., Luzerne County

Boil Water Advisory Lifted In Jackson Twp. Luzerne County

Maykuth: Aqua Water Strikes Again, Acquiring Another Montco Sewer System

Economic Development

Earth Conservancy Head Highlights Nonprofit’s Role In New Economic Development Project

Earth Conservancy Seeking Participants For Free Job Training Program In Luzerne

60% Of Pipeline Trainees In Armstrong County Program Got Jobs After 1 Month Course

Pittsburgh: Stormwater Greening Is Good For Business

Pittsburgh River Towns Unite To Create Triboro EcoDistrict

Editorial: Study Underscores Natural Gas Is An Energy Powerhouse

Tree Talk The Focus Of Short Course For State Prison Inmates

Education

Teen Girl Scout Earns Silver Award With Trail Project In Lackawanna County

Graham Academy To Take Part In EPCAMR GrowBoxxes

Lackawanna Heritage Valley Brings Back Family Fun Day On The River

STEM Education Discovery Day At Wilkes University

Emergency Response

Salem, Westmoreland County Recognized For Storm Preparedness

Energy

Christina Simeone: Choices For Pennsylvania’s Energy Future

Re-Imagining Energy: Generation, Storing, Catching  Carbon, Built Environment, Pulling It All Together

Penn State News: Making Wind Farms More Efficient

PA Utilities Push Back On Act 58 Prescriptive Ratemaking Regulation By PUC

Final Policy Statement On 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Adopted By PUC

Cusick: PUC Adopts New Policy, Clearing Confusion Over Electric Vehicle Charging

Editorial: Plan For Hydroelectric Plant On Allegheny Deserves Consideration

Coal Culm Banks: 4 Million Tons Of Potential In Luzerne County

PPL’s Residential Price To Drop To 6-Year Low On Dec. 1

This Is Only A Test; PPL Exercise In Security Today In Allentown

8 Cars Caught On Fire After Utility Pole Crash Dropped Live Wires In Uptown Harrisburg

Union Of Concerned Scientists: Even In A Carbon-Constrained World, FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Bailout Must Be Rejected

PJM Aims For Middle In Defense Of Capacity Market Plan At FERC

Op-Ed: PJM CEO: Powering A Resilient Grid Through Competitive Markets

FERC Chair Blasts Original Clean Power Plan, Praises EPA Replacement Plan In Comments

State Ballot Initiative Flops Mask Strong Election For Clean Energy

Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives Fare Better At Local Than State Level

Farming

Lancaster Farmland Trust Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Hands Out Annual Awards

Penn State: Go West For Animal Agriculture In PA To Help Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Westmoreland Farmers’ Profits Washed Away By Rains

Flooding

Pittsburgh: Stormwater Greening Is Good For Business

Salem, Westmoreland County Recognized For Storm Preparedness

Pumps In Place For Sewer Line Relocation Related To Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project

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

Community Pitches In As Flood Repairs Continue At Emmaus High School

Flood-Damaged Emmaus High School To Remain Closed

Flooded Emmaus High Likely To Operate On Delay Monday

Flooded Roads, Structure Collapse Reported In Central PA

Forests

Solanco Students Plant Trees On Day Of Service In Lancaster

Tree Talk The Focus Of Short Course For State Prison Inmates

Forests - Wildfires

AP: Bodies Found In Burnt Cars As California Fire Incinerates Town

Mass Devastation As Fire Destroys At Least l,000 Structures In Northern California Town Of Paradise

Fast-Growing Northern California Wildfire Forces Evacuations

Green Infrastructure

Pittsburgh: Stormwater Greening Is Good For Business

Penn State’s College Of Arts & Architecture Honors Kelly Gutshall Of LandStudies

Greencastle Residents React To Stormwater Costs

Why York County Is Considering A Regional Stormwater Authority

Solanco Students Plant Trees On Day Of Service In Lancaster

Health - Environment

Allegheny Front: How Climate Change Hurts Kids’ Health

Land Conservation

Lancaster Farmland Trust Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Hands Out Annual Awards

Land Conservation In Action: Bear Creek, Luzerne County

Kennett Township Officials Continue To Acquire Huge Parcels Of Open Space In Chester County

Another 400 Acres In The Works For Cherry Valley Wildlife Refuge In Northampton

Natural Lands President Molly Morrison Will Retire, But Remain On Chester County Planning Commission

Littering/Illegal Dumping

More Than 100 Junk Tires Dumped At Swatara State Park

Philly May Pay Homeless To Pick Up Litter

Mine Reclamation

Earth Conservancy Head Highlights Nonprofit’s Role In New Economic Development Project

Earth Conservancy Seeking Participants For Free Job Training Program In Luzerne

Coal Culm Banks: 4 Million Tons Of Potential In Luzerne County

Swoyersville Residents Learn More About Culm Bank Removal From DEP

Graham Academy To Take Part In EPCAMR GrowBoxxes

Oil & Gas

Natural Gas Power Plant Assessed At $42.2M In Luzerne County

Editorial: Study Underscores Natural Gas Is An Energy Powerhouse

Giant Eagle Among Recipients Of Grants Supporting Alternative Fuels

Lancaster Waste Authority, Columbia Company Get Grants For CNG Vehicles

Lehigh/Northampton Transit Mulls Another Round Of CNG Buses

Litvak: Sniffing For Oil, Pittsburgh Energy Firm Heading Into Kentucky

AP: Empty Mansion Under Renovation In Philly Suburb Leveled By Gas Explosion

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Natural Gas Explosion That Leveled House In Lancaster

Colorado U. Study Investigates Differences In Oil & Gas Natural Gas Methane Emissions Estimates

AP: Oklahoma Earthquake Prompts Shutdown Of Drilling Waste Disposal Well

Pipelines

Legere: 6,000 Hits To Buried Utility, Pipelines: New Group Hopes To Head Off Dangerous Mishaps

Hurdle: Sunoco Expects Hybrid Mariner East 2 Pipeline To Start Operating By Year’s End

Phillips: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Opponent Wins Chester County House Seat

60% Of Pipeline Trainees In Armstrong County Program Got Jobs After 1 Month Course

Keystone XL Pipeline Blocked By Federal Judge

Radiation Protection

Union Of Concerned Scientists: Even In A Carbon-Constrained World, FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Bailout Must Be Rejected

PJM Aims For Middle In Defense Of Capacity Market Plan At FERC

Op-Ed: PJM CEO: Powering A Resilient Grid Through Competitive Markets

Recreation

Teen Girl Scout Earns Silver Award With Trail Project In Lackawanna County

Pittsburgh River Towns Unite To Create Triboro EcoDistrict

Danger From Firing Range Keeps New Delaware River Trail Closed In Philadelphia

Kummer: Philly Introduces E-Bikes To It’s Indego Bike Share Program

Nov. 9 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Crable: Muddy Run Recreation Park In Lancaster, A Park For All Seasons

Scranton Wants To Pass On Pocket Park

Editorial: Pocket Park Not A Good Option For Downtown Scranton Property

Heritage Trail Meeting Thursday In Westmoreland County

Hundreds Show Up To Clean East End Ball Field In Altoona

Williamsport Bathhouse, Park Renovation Seen As Recreational Opportunity

Raystown Lake Boating Survey Forms To Be Issued

More Than 100 Junk Tires Dumped At Swatara State Park

Recycling/Waste

Rates For Refuse, Recycling Collection To Rise 35% In Nazareth

Op-Ed: Penn Waste Debunks 5 Recycling Myths

Puppets Teach York County Kids The Magic Of Recycling

Slate Belt Residents Decry Proposed Sewage-To-Fertilizer Plant

Penn State Harrisburg Researcher, Students Test New Use For Incinerator Waste

Renewable Energy

Christina Simeone: Choices For Pennsylvania’s Energy Future

Re-Imagining Energy: Generation, Storing, Catching  Carbon, Built Environment, Pulling It All Together

Penn State News: Making Wind Farms More Efficient

Union Of Concerned Scientists: Even In A Carbon-Constrained World, FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Bailout Must Be Rejected

State Ballot Initiative Flops Mask Strong Election For Clean Energy

Clean Energy Ballot Initiatives Fare Better At Local Than State Level

FERC Chair Blasts Original Clean Power Plan, Praises EPA Replacement Plan In Comments

Stormwater

Pittsburgh: Stormwater Greening Is Good For Business

Susquehanna River

Auditor General DePasquale Releases Audits Of Susquehanna, Delaware River Basin Commissions: No Duplication Of Effort With DEP

Meyer: Audit Knocks Susquehanna River Basin Commission Spending

McKelvey: SRBC Cited For Alcohol Spending, Overlapping Projects

Sustainability

Op-Ed: Berks Nature: Saving Our Planet

Wastewater Facilities

Maykuth: Aqua Water Strikes Again, Acquiring Another Montco Sewer System

Slate Belt Residents Decry Proposed Sewage-To-Fertilizer Plant

Watershed Protection

Penn State’s College Of Arts & Architecture Honors Kelly Gutshall Of LandStudies

Pittsburgh: Stormwater Greening Is Good For Business

How Monitoring Local Water Supplies Can Building Community Trust

Penn State: Go West For Animal Agriculture In PA To Help Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Greencastle Residents React To Stormwater Costs

Why York County Is Considering A Regional Stormwater Authority

Solanco Students Plant Trees On Day Of Service In Lancaster

Coal Culm Banks: 4 Million Tons Of Potential In Luzerne County

Lackawanna Heritage Valley Brings Back Family Fun Day On The River

From The Field: Raising Eastern Hellbenders In Pennsylvania (Video)

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Wildlife

Crable: Saturday’s Eagle Day At Conowingo Dam Seeing Eagles Almost A Sure Thing

Snow Bunting, American Tree Sparrows Arrive In Erie

National Aviary’s Wings & Wildlife Art Show In Pittsburgh Showcases Beauty Of Natural World

From The Field: Raising Eastern Hellbenders In Pennsylvania (Video)

Penn State Behrend Alumnus Honored For Long Career In Mayfly Research

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

Game Commission Charges Man Whose Wolf Hybrid Mauled 2-Year Old

Frye: Look For Clues When Field Judging Black Bears

Crable: Hunters Can Now Take Game Commission Mobile App With Them

Expert: Droppings, Crow Roosts Not Healthy

Volunteers Go After Pesky Crows In Williamsport

West Nile/Zika Virus

Dept. Of Health Confirms 6th Death From West Nile Virus, This Time In Dauphin County

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11/12/2018