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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
Maykuth: Where Will Nuclear Waste Go After Three Mile Island Shuts Down?
Erie Coke (Coal) Subject Of Public Meeting Tuesday
New Penn State Center Founded To Develop More Efficient Flexible Solar Cells
PaEN: Penn State's New 70MW Solar Array To Be Built In Franklin County Creates Student Research, Intern Opportunities
PaEN: Penn State Energy Days Conference May 29-30 In State College
Coming Soon? Tax On Plastic Bags? Cigarette-Butt Deposit? Ban On Straws, Styrofoam?
Elcon Hazardous Waste Facility Battle In Bucks Not Over Environmental Groups Say
PaEN: Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts April 16-Conserving Your Family Land; May 4-Women And Their Woods Spring Workshops
D&L Trail In Easton Gets A Spring Clean Up With Help Of Volunteers
Editorial: Pool Makeover Good News For Lititz
Allegheny Front: Surveying Salamanders In Hopes Of Finding An Endangered Mussel In The Ohio River Watershed
Huba: PA Hopes To Hope Anglers Early To Spur Interest In Fishing
Young: Game Commission Shakes Up Deer Season And More
PaEN: Help Wanted: PennFuture Legal Program Director, Staff Attorney
Sunday National/International
DOE Selects 13 Developing Cleaner Coal-Fired R&D Projects For Funding
Politics
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Air
PaEN: Environmental Quality Board Publishes Proposed $12.6 Million Air Quality Fee Increases For Comment
DEP Sends Notice Of Violation To Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
DEP Notifies Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Of Air Quality Violations
Erie County Council Takes Aim At Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
Court Overrules Objections To GASP/Clean Air Council Lawsuit Over Allegheny County Clean Air Fund
PaEN: DEP Advisory Committee Recommends Moving Ahead With Reg To Control VOC/Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations
DEP Advisory Committee Approves Controversial VOC/Methane Emissions Reg
AP: PA’s New Methane Rule Called The Bare Minimum
Editorial: Regulation is Not A Dirty Word
Sisk: Carnegie Mellon’s Pittsburgh Smells App Goes Nationwide
Want To Save On Gasoline? Just Fill Up Outside Of Allegheny County
Gasoline Prices Could Be Higher In Allegheny County Due To Delay In Summer Gas Rule Change
Gasoline Prices Rise 11 Cents As Refineries Switch To Summer Blend In Western PA
Alternative Fuels
PaEN: Duquesne Light Providing Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rebates To Commercial Customers
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
Troy Firth, Sustainable Forests Foundation, Wins Environmental Award
PaEN: NRCS-PA Recognizes Student & Adult Earth Team Volunteers For Community Conservation Work In PA
PaEN: Bill Designating Eastern Hellbender PA’s Official State Amphibian Now On House Calendar For Action
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Stop, Scrape, Squash Urged For Spotted Lanternfly Season
Why The Spotted Lanternfly Is Invading The Philadelphia Region
Spring Gives Opportunity To Cull Invasive Species Like Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State: Spotted Lanternflies Found To Be Flyers, Not Gliders
Project Bee Watch Seeks Citizen Scientists In Western PA
PaEN: Introducing Beescape: A New Online Tool & Community To Support Bees
Grow These Native Plants So Your Backyard Birds Can Feast
Insect-Deterring Sorghum Compounds May Be Eco-Friendly Pesticide
Clouds Of Insects Flying Near State College Show Up On Weather Service Radar
Disease’s Onslaught On Amphibian World Even Worse Than Scientists Realized
Budget
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: Environmental Quality Board Publishes Proposed $12.6 Million Air Quality Fee Increases For Comment
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Offer Alternative To Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
Conservation Work In Need Of State Funding
No Federal Money For Last Year’s Floods In Lancaster County
Mercer County Official Rejects Wolf’s Restore PA Plan Based On Severance Tax
PaEN: DCNR Signs 2 Submerged Land Leases For Gas Development Covering 124.2 Acres For $496,800
DCNR Tours Memorial Lake State Park To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
DCNR Tours Jennings Environmental Ed Center To Discuss Benefits Restore PA
Williamsport Event Demonstrates How Restore PA Seeks To Make Waterways Cleaner
Editorial: Use Caution With Wolf’s Natural Gas Severance Tax Proposal
Scranton Gets 2 Proposals On Stormwater Management
Op-Ed: State Historic Tax Credit Could Help Restoration Efforts
PaEN: PA Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan RECLAIM Initiative To Invest In Environmental, Economic Recovery In Coal Country
$1 Billion RECLAIM Act Reintroduced In Congress At Coal Communities’ Urging
Bill Introduced In Congress To Invest In Coal Country
U.S. Senate Dems Launch Bid To Extend Federal Abandoned Mine Cleanup Funding
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: Bill Designating Eastern Hellbender PA’s Official State Amphibian Now On House Calendar For Action
PaEN: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Partnership Efforts In 2018 Annual Report
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Citizen Action
PaEN: NRCS-PA Recognizes Student & Adult Earth Team Volunteers For Community Conservation Work In PA
Westmoreland Cleanways Plans Seasonal Cleanups, Collections
PaEN: CleanScapes Highlights Upcoming Cleanup Events: April 13-Williamsport; April 27-Clinton County
PaEN: PEC: Volunteers Needed For Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup In Luzerne County April 27
Wilkes-Barre To Participate In Great American Cleanup Of PA May 18
Greencastle-Antrim Chamber Organizing Great American Cleanup Of PA April 27
Earth Day Means The Harrisburg Area Gets A Good Scrubbing
Youth Volunteer Corps Of Reading To Host Global Youth Service Day
PaEN: Join North Pocono CARE On May 4 For Streamside Planting In Lackawanna County
Project Bee Watch Seeks Citizen Scientists In Western PA
PaEN: Introducing Beescape: A New Online Tool & Community To Support Bees
Grow These Native Plants So Your Backyard Birds Can Feast
Earth Week Activities Scheduled In Millvale
Earth Day Events In The Lehigh Valley
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: DEP Invites Comments On Draft Tohickon Creek Stream Evaluation In Bucks County
PaEN: DEP Invites Comments On New General Permit For Reclamation Of Forfeited Noncoal Mines
Climate
PaEN: Lawmakers Supporting Bipartisan Expanded Renewable Energy Standards Announce Senate, House Bills
PaEN: Renewables Work For PA Coalition Applauds Legislation To Expand PA's Renewable Energy Goals
Thompson: Green Lawmakers Seek To Elbow Their Way Into PA’s Nuclear Debate
Lawmakers, Municipal Leaders Push For Renewable Energy In Chester County
Lawmakers Push For More Solar Energy Use By 2030
PaEN: DEP Advisory Committee Recommends Moving Ahead With Reg To Control VOC/Methane Emissions From Existing Oil & Gas Operations
DEP Advisory Committee Approves Controversial VOC/Methane Emissions Reg
AP: PA’s New Methane Rule Called The Bare Minimum
PaEN: Sen. DiSanto To Introduce Bill Aiding Communities Impacted By Power Plant Closures
Cusick: Why Is A Few Degrees Of Warming A Big Deal To Climate Change?
Latest EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory Shows Reductions Slow In 2017
Millennial Republicans Take A Methodical Approach To Climate Change “We Can Talk About This”
Coal Mining
Rare, Valuable Elements Extracted From Jeddo Coal Mine In Hazleton Area
PaEN: Sen. DiSanto To Introduce Bill Aiding Communities Impacted By Power Plant Closures
108 Years Ago: 72 Miners Perished In Coal Mine Fire In Lackawanna County
Huba: Report: Natural Gas Surpasses Coal For Electrical Power Generating Capacity
Appalachian Regional Commission Looking For 40 Institute Fellows
Compliance Action
DEP Sends Notice Of Violation To Erie Coke (Coal) Plant
DEP Notifies Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Of Air Quality Violations
PaEN: DEP: $25,000 Penalty In Settlement Dealing With Overfeed Of Fluoride In City Of Franklin Water System
PaEN: PUC Pipeline Safety Division Investigates Harrisburg House Explosion; Hershey Gas Line Hit Probe Continuing
PUC Investigates Harrisburg Explosion, Fire
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper April 12 RiverWatch Video Report
Op-Ed: A Healthy Delaware River Is Good For All Of Pennsylvania - Delaware RiverKeeper
Delaware Water Gap To Start Collecting Fees This Weekend
Drinking Water
PaEN: DEP Announces PFAS Sampling Plan To Identify Possible Water Contamination
Bagenstose: DEP To Sample 300 Water Utilities For PFAS
Hurdle: DEP To Begin Statewide Sampling For 6 PFAS Chemicals
McKelvey: PA Plans To Begin Testing Drinking Water For PFAS Toxins
Huba: DEP To Sample 300 Water Supplies For PFAS Contaminants
Pennsylvania To Set Maximum PFAS MCL In Drinking Water
Drinking Tap Philly Wants You To Drink City’s More Environment-Friendly Tap Water
McKelvey: PFAS Discovered In Drinking Water By Suez Water In York County
Bagenstose: Top Dem On U.S. Senate Environment Committee Visits Horsham To Promote PFAS Bill
U.S. Senators Casey, Carper Back Bill Forcing EPA To Classify PFAS As Hazardous
McKelvey: What Are PFAS And Why Are they Dangerous? Video
Op-Ed: Regulating PFAS Will Be Harder Than You Think
Editorial: Dept. Of Defense Unfairly Hits Back On State PFAS Standards
PaEN: DEP: $25,000 Penalty In Settlement Dealing With Overfeed Of Fluoride In City Of Franklin Water System
Economic Development
Transforming Mining Sites For Modern Warehouses In Luzerne
Wilkes-Barre Area Holds Groundbreaking For New School On Former Abandoned Mine Site
Wilkes-Barre Area Breaks Ground On New School On Fmr Mine Site
Protesters: Wilkes-Barre Area School Site A Health Hazard
Rare, Valuable Elements Extracted From Jeddo Coal Mine In Hazleton Area
State Officials Laud Economic Impact Of The Arts In PA Wilds
PA Parks & Recreation Drives The Economy, Make Memories - PSECU Video
Sisk: Power Companies Look To Build The Next Generation Of Workers
Appalachian Regional Commission Looking For 40 Institute Fellows
Education
PaEN: Bill Designating Eastern Hellbender PA’s Official State Amphibian Now On House Calendar For Action
PaEN: Pike/Wayne Envirothon To Be Held April 25
PaEN: Westmoreland Conservation District Hosts 2019 High School Envirothon Competition April 29
PaEN: Allegheny Conservation District To Hold High School Envirothon Competition April 26
PaEN: KPB: Pennsylvania Educators Invited To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program
Register Now For Tree Pittsburgh Summer Camp
PaEN: PA Environmental Council Makes Presentations Available From 2019 Statewide Watershed Conference
Students Release Trout After Months Of Nurturing In Monroe County
Clouds Of Insects Flying Near State College Show Up On Weather Service Radar
Micek: What We Don’t Know About Science Can Hurt Us
PaEN: Penn State's New 70MW Solar Array To Be Built In Franklin County Creates Student Research, Intern Opportunities
PaEN: Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeking Adult Mentors For Summer
Emergency Response
Blair County Prepares For Health Emergency
Still Reeling From 2018 Rainfall, PA Farmers Offered Emergency USDA Loans
Energy
PaEN: House Committee To Hear From Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear Interests, NRDC At April 15 Hearing On Nuclear Energy Bill
PaEN: Presenters At Senate Nuclear Power Hearing Agree: Putting A Price On Carbon Would Solve Nuclear’s Issues; PA Has Most Expensive Proposal To Support Nuclear Power
Maykuth: Where Will Nuclear Waste Go After Three Mile Island Shuts Down?
Meyer: Gas, Nuclear Lobbies Butt Heads As Senate Takes Up Nuclear Rescue Bill
Rendell Supports Aid To PA Nuclear Industry, Senate Committee Isn’t So Sure
PaEN: Supporters, Opponents Of Nuclear Power Bill Get Their Talking Points On Record At First House Hearing
Cusick: Political Fight Begins Over Bill To Rescue PA Nuclear Industry
Legere: Fmr Gov. Ridge Make Security Case For Saving Nuclear Plants
Caruso: Fmr Gov. Ridge Backs Deal To Help State Nuclear Industry
AP: Hearings On Nuclear Power Plants Bill Kick Off In House
Supporters, Opponents Of Nuclear Bailout Bill Spar In Harrisburg
Supporters, Critics Have Their Say On $500 Million/Year Rescue Plan For PA Nuclear Plants
Bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions Spends Millions On Bailout Campaigns In Ohio, PA
PaEN: Sen. DiSanto To Introduce Bill Aiding Communities Impacted By Power Plant Closures
Op-Ed: I Wish I’d Made Different Choices About Nuclear Power In PA Alternative Portfolio Standards - Gov. Rendell
Op-Ed: Nuclear Bailout Is A Terrible Deal For Electricity Customers - AARP
Op-Ed: Why Bill To Save Nuclear Power Plants Is Good For PA Consumers
Op-Ed: When Government Meddles, Bad Things Happen [Nuclear Power] - Gerow
Op-Ed: PA Needs Nuclear Power, But It’s Up To The Industry To Operate Profitably, Compete Fairly - Lt. Gov. Singel
Editorial: It’s Time To Cut Our Nuclear Power Plant Losses
Ohio Republicans Line Up Bill To Save FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants
PaEN: Lawmakers Supporting Bipartisan Expanded Renewable Energy Standards Announce Senate, House Bills
PaEN: Renewables Work For PA Coalition Applauds Legislation To Expand PA's Renewable Energy Goals
Thompson: Green Lawmakers Seek To Elbow Their Way Into PA’s Nuclear Debate
Lawmakers, Municipal Leaders Push For Renewable Energy In Chester County
Lawmakers Push For More Solar Energy Use By 2030
Penns Valley Business Goes Solar With Sprawling Panel Installation
Litvak: TeamPA: PA’s Energy Future Pivots On Natural Gas
PaEN: PUC Marks Safe Digging Month; Highlights Actions Of PA 1 Call Damage Prevention Committee
PaEN: PUC Seeks Comments On Proposed Settlement With Vista Energy Marketing
PaEN: PUC Pipeline Safety Division Investigates Harrisburg House Explosion; Hershey Gas Line Hit Probe Continuing
PUC Investigates Harrisburg Explosion, Fire
Natural Gas Caused Harrisburg House Explosion
UGI Confirms Employees Was At Harrisburg Home Before It Was Destroyed
PUC Reminds UGI Gas Customers Of April 17 Deadline To Sign Up For Rate Increase Hearing
UGI Utilities Marks Opening Of $40 Million HQ In Lancaster County
Sisk: Power Companies Look To Build The Next Generation Of Workers
PaEN: Penn State Energy Days Conference May 29-30 In State College
PaEN: Penn State's New 70MW Solar Array To Be Built In Franklin County Creates Student Research, Intern Opportunities
PJM Won’t Delay Capacity Market Order Despite FERC Impasse Over Rule Changes
Huba: Report: Natural Gas Surpasses Coal For Electrical Power Generating Capacity
Environmental Health
Letter: Protecting The Health, Safety Of Communities Critical - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Editorial: Washington County Residents Deserve To Be In Meeting On Rare Cancer
Environmental Heritage
108 Years Ago: 72 Miners Perished In Coal Mine Fire In Lackawanna County
Op-Ed: State Historic Tax Credit Could Help Restoration Efforts
Farming
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: NRCS-PA: PA Farmers, Landowners Have Until May 10 To Sign Up For Conservation Stewardship Program
PaEN: NRCS-PA Recognizes Student & Adult Earth Team Volunteers For Community Conservation Work In PA
State Grange President Addresses Agriculture Policy In Lycoming County
Stop, Scrape, Squash Urged For Spotted Lanternfly Season
Spring Gives Opportunity To Cull Invasive Species Like Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State: Spotted Lanternflies Found To Be Flyers, Not Gliders
Insect-Deterring Sorghum Compounds May Be Eco-Friendly Pesticide
PaEN: Introducing Beescape: A New Online Tool & Community To Support Bees
Still Reeling From 2018 Rainfall, PA Farmers Offered Emergency USDA Loans
Flooding
No Federal Money For Last Year’s Floods In Lancaster County
PaEN: SRBC, Silver Jackets Release New Flood Inundation Maps For Sunbury, Bloomsburg, Danville, Wilkes-Barre & Communities In Between
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Offer Alternative To Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
PaEN: April PA Township News: Is Your Township Prepared For Flooding? Not Your Mama’s Playground
Work Held Up On Solomon Creek Flood Control Project In Wilkes-Barre
Scranton Gets 2 Proposals On Stormwater Management
Allen Twp Mulls Over Potential Stormwater Compliance Projects
Plan To Remove Dams From Mahoning River Is Taking Off
Still Reeling From 2018 Rainfall, PA Farmers Offered Emergency USDA Loans
PaEN: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Partnership Efforts In 2018 Annual Report
Midwest Flooding Behind Skyrocketing Gasoline Prices
Forests
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Troy Firth, Sustainable Forests Foundation, Wins Environmental Award
PaEN: TreePennsylvania Offering TreeVitalize Grants To Help Increase Urban Tree Cover, Plant Buffers, Support Tree Maintenance
PaEN: Delaware Highlands Conservancy Hosts April 16-Conserving Your Family Land; May 4-Women And Their Woods Spring Workshops
Stop, Scrape, Squash Urged For Spotted Lanternfly Season
Why The Spotted Lanternfly Is Invading The Philadelphia Region
Spring Gives Opportunity To Cull Invasive Species Like Spotted Lanternfly
PaEN: Join North Pocono CARE On May 4 For Streamside Planting In Lackawanna County
PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center/DCNR Stream Ecology & Riparian Forest Buffer Workshop May 7
Spring Blooming Season For Wild Flowers In State Forests
Register Now For Tree Pittsburgh Summer Camp
Casey, Toomey Split On Vote To Confirm Trump’s New Interior Secretary
U.S. Senate Confirms Fmr Lobbyist David Bernhardt As Interior Head
Geologic Hazards
Bridge, Landslide Repairs Top $200M In Road Work In Westmoreland
Op-Ed: Here’s Why There Are So Many Sinkholes In West Manchester Town Center, York County
Grants/Funding
PaEN: TreePennsylvania Offering TreeVitalize Grants To Help Increase Urban Tree Cover, Plant Buffers, Support Tree Maintenance
PaEN: NRCS-PA: PA Farmers, Landowners Have Until May 10 To Sign Up For Conservation Stewardship Program
PaEN: Duquesne Light Providing Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rebates To Commercial Customers
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Offer Alternative To Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
PaEN: TreePennsylvania Offering TreeVitalize Grants To Help Increase Urban Tree Cover, Plant Buffers, Support Tree Maintenance
PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center/DCNR Stream Ecology & Riparian Forest Buffer Workshop May 7
PaEN: Join North Pocono CARE On May 4 For Streamside Planting In Lackawanna County
DuBoistown Council Still Unclear On Next Stormwater Pollution Reduction Steps
Allen Twp Mulls Over Potential Stormwater Compliance Projects
Scranton Gets 2 Proposals On Stormwater Management
Williamsport Event Demonstrates How Restore PA Seeks To Make Waterways Cleaner
PaEN: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Partnership Efforts In 2018 Annual Report
Hazardous Substances
PaEN: DEP Announces PFAS Sampling Plan To Identify Possible Water Contamination
Bagenstose: DEP To Sample 300 Water Utilities For PFAS
Hurdle: DEP To Begin Statewide Sampling For 6 PFAS Chemicals
McKelvey: PA Plans To Begin Testing Drinking Water For PFAS Toxins
Huba: DEP To Sample 300 Water Supplies For PFAS Contaminants
Pennsylvania To Set Maximum PFAS MCL In Drinking Water
Letter: Protecting The Health, Safety Of Communities Critical - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Pottstown Awaits Funding For Pollock Park Remediation Study After Finding Unsafe Lead Levels
Editorial: Washington County Residents Deserve To Be In Meeting On Rare Cancer
McKelvey: PFAS Discovered In Drinking Water By Suez Water In York County
Bagenstose: Top Dem On U.S. Senate Environment Committee Visits Horsham To Promote PFAS Bill
U.S. Senators Casey, Carper Back Bill Forcing EPA To Classify PFAS As Hazardous
McKelvey: What Are PFAS And Why Are they Dangerous? Video
Op-Ed: Regulating PFAS Will Be Harder Than You Think
Editorial: Dept. Of Defense Unfairly Hits Back On State PFAS Standards
Land Conservation
PaEN: Tinicum Conservancy Helps Preserve 107 Acre Site With Former Quarry As Wildlife Preserve, Recreation Area In Bucks County
Op-Ed: To Reduce Poverty, Philly Council Efforts Should Include More Green Space
Wildlands Conservancy Earns National Accreditation
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PaEN: KPB: Pennsylvania Educators Invited To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program
Westmoreland Cleanways Plans Seasonal Cleanups, Collections
PaEN: CleanScapes Highlights Upcoming Cleanup Events: April 13-Williamsport; April 27-Clinton County
PaEN: PEC: Volunteers Needed For Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup In Luzerne County April 27
Wilkes-Barre To Participate In Great American Cleanup Of PA May 18
Earth Day Means The Harrisburg Area Gets A Good Scrubbing
Youth Volunteer Corps Of Reading To Host Global Youth Service Day
Greencastle-Antrim Chamber Organizing Great American Cleanup Of PA April 27
Flyers Can Be Trash Or Treasure On Philly Stoops, Residents Can Opt Out
Mine Reclamation
Wilkes-Barre Area Holds Groundbreaking For New School On Former Abandoned Mine Site
Wilkes-Barre Area Breaks Ground On New School On Fmr Mine Site
Protesters: Wilkes-Barre Area School Site A Health Hazard
Rare, Valuable Elements Extracted From Jeddo Coal Mine In Hazleton Area
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Offer Alternative To Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
Transforming Mining Sites For Modern Warehouses In Luzerne
Hayes: Wild Trout The Canary In The Coal Mine Of Water Conservation
PaEN: April Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition
PaEN: PA Congressmen Introduce Bipartisan RECLAIM Initiative To Invest In Environmental, Economic Recovery In Coal Country
$1 Billion RECLAIM Act Reintroduced In Congress At Coal Communities’ Urging
Bill Introduced In Congress To Invest In Coal Country
U.S. Senate Dems Launch Bid To Extend Federal Abandoned Mine Cleanup Funding
National Wildlife Federation: Bipartisan RECLAIM Act Would Support Wildlife
Casey, Toomey Split On Vote To Confirm Trump’s New Interior Secretary
U.S. Senate Confirms Fmr Lobbyist David Bernhardt As Interior Head
Noncoal Mining
PaEN: DEP Invites Comments On New General Permit For Reclamation Of Forfeited Noncoal Mines
Oil & Gas
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Offer Alternative To Gov. Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
PaEN: DCNR Signs 2 Submerged Land Leases For Gas Development Covering 124.2 Acres For $496,800
AP: PA’s New Methane Rule Called The Bare Minimum
Plans Underway For New Natural Gas Well Pad In Upper Burrell Twp
New Drilling Wastewater Recycling Facility Coming In May To NE PA
Proposed Drilling Chemical Facility In Montgomery, Lycoming County Poses Dangers
AP: Cause Sought For Derailment Of Train Carrying Fracking Sand In Lackawanna County
PaEN: PUC Pipeline Safety Division Investigates Harrisburg House Explosion; Hershey Gas Line Hit Probe Continuing
PUC Investigates Harrisburg Explosion, Fire
Natural Gas Caused Harrisburg House Explosion
UGI Confirms Employees Was At Harrisburg Home Before It Was Destroyed
PUC Reminds UGI Gas Customers Of April 17 Deadline To Sign Up For Rate Increase Hearing
UGI Utilities Marks Opening Of $40 Million HQ In Lancaster County
PUC Schedules Public Input Hearing for Rate Increase Request by Peoples Natural Gas
DOE Calls For Large Puerto Rico Natural Gas Power Plant As Island Targets 100% Renewables
Huba: Report: Natural Gas Surpasses Coal For Electrical Power Generating Capacity
Fortune/Bloomberg: Bomb Trains: Trump’s Plan To Ship Natural Gas By Rail Raises Alarm
Chevron Buying Anadarko For $33 Billion As Crude Prices Rise
Renewable Energy Fraud Trial Begins For Bethlehem-Area Biofuel Pioneer
Worley & Obetz Trustee Asks OK To Fix Misdirected Payments
Want To Save On Gasoline? Just Fill Up Outside Of Allegheny County
Gasoline Prices Could Be Higher In Allegheny County Due To Delay In Summer Gas Rule Change
Gasoline Prices Rise 11 Cents As Refineries Switch To Summer Blend In Western PA
Midwest Flooding Behind Skyrocketing Gasoline Prices
Pipelines
Gov. Wolf Under Scrutiny For Role In Approving Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Chester County Sues Sunoco Over Mariner East Pipeline
Column: Pulling Plug On Mariner East Pipeline After New Revelations About Big Gas In PA
The Renegade Nuns Who Took On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline In Lancaster County
PaEN: PUC Marks Safe Digging Month; Highlights Actions Of PA 1 Call Damage Prevention Committee
PaEN: PUC Pipeline Safety Division Investigates Harrisburg House Explosion; Hershey Gas Line Hit Probe Continuing
Report: Trump To Seek Limits On State Power In Pipeline Approvals
Stalled Constitution Natural Gas Pipeline Could Get Boost From Trump Executive Order
AP: Trump Signs Orders Making it Harder For States To Block Pipelines
Permitting
PaEN: House Environmental Committee Meets April 16 To Consider Bill Authorizing The General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
PaEN: April PA Township News: Is Your Township Prepared For Flooding? Not Your Mama’s Playground
PaEN: DEP Posts 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 13 PA Bulletin
Radiation Protection
PaEN: House Committee To Hear From Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear Interests, NRDC At April 15 Hearing On Nuclear Energy Bill
PaEN: Presenters At Senate Nuclear Power Hearing Agree: Putting A Price On Carbon Would Solve Nuclear’s Issues; PA Has Most Expensive Proposal To Support Nuclear Power
Maykuth: Where Will Nuclear Waste Go After Three Mile Island Shuts Down?
Meyer: Gas, Nuclear Lobbies Butt Heads As Senate Takes Up Nuclear Rescue Bill
Rendell Supports Aid To PA Nuclear Industry, Senate Committee Isn’t So Sure
PaEN: Supporters, Opponents Of Nuclear Power Bill Get Their Talking Points On Record At First House Hearing
Cusick: Political Fight Begins Over Bill To Rescue PA Nuclear Industry
Legere: Fmr Gov. Ridge Make Security Case For Saving Nuclear Plants
Caruso: Fmr Gov. Ridge Backs Deal To Help State Nuclear Industry
AP: Hearings On Nuclear Power Plants Bill Kick Off In House
Supporters, Opponents Of Nuclear Bailout Bill Spar In Harrisburg
Supporters, Critics Have Their Say On $500 Million/Year Rescue Plan For PA Nuclear Plants
Bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions Spends Millions On Bailout Campaigns In Ohio, PA
PaEN: Sen. DiSanto To Introduce Bill Aiding Communities Impacted By Power Plant Closures
Op-Ed: I Wish I’d Made Different Choices About Nuclear Power In PA Alternative Portfolio Standards - Gov. Rendell
Op-Ed: Nuclear Bailout Is A Terrible Deal For Electricity Customers - AARP
Op-Ed: Why Bill To Save Nuclear Power Plants Is Good For PA Consumers
Op-Ed: When Government Meddles, Bad Things Happen [Nuclear Power] - Gerow
Op-Ed: PA Needs Nuclear Power, But It’s Up To The Industry To Operate Profitably, Compete Fairly - Lt. Gov. Singel
Editorial: It’s Time To Cut Our Nuclear Power Plant Losses
Ohio Republicans Line Up Bill To Save FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants
PaEN: Lawmakers Supporting Bipartisan Expanded Renewable Energy Standards Announce Senate, House Bills
PaEN: Renewables Work For PA Coalition Applauds Legislation To Expand PA's Renewable Energy Goals
Thompson: Green Lawmakers Seek To Elbow Their Way Into PA’s Nuclear Debate
Recreation
DCNR Tours Jennings Environmental Ed Center To Discuss Benefits Restore PA
DCNR Tours Memorial Lake State Park To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
State Officials Laud Economic Impact Of The Arts In PA Wilds
Winter Wind, Water Take Toll On Some Presque Isle Beaches
Gun Club, DCNR Settle Suit Over Black Moshannon State Park Lease For $299,000
PA’s 10 Most Incredible State Parks
April 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PA Parks & Recreation Drives The Economy, Make Memories - PSECU Video
PaEN: April PA Township News: Is Your Township Prepared For Flooding? Not Your Mama’s Playground
Op-Ed: To Reduce Poverty, Philly Council Efforts Should Include More Green Space
Kummer: Schuylkill Rowers Still Need $400K To Dredge River; Turn To Public For Help
Petition Hopes To Convince Montage Mountain To Open Slopes To Mountain Bikers
Crable: At 53, Lititz Ultra Trail Runner Hits His Stride
PaEN: Tinicum Conservancy Helps Preserve 107 Acre Site With Former Quarry As Wildlife Preserve, Recreation Area In Bucks County
Bagenstose: Bridgton Purchases 103-Acre Quarry, Eyes Preservation, Trails
Next Leg of Allegheny Twp Trail Due For Completion This Summer
Game Commission May Close Glen Onoko Trail At Lehigh Gorge State Park Due To Deaths
Heritage Trail Committee Planning June 1 Festival In Trafford, Slickville
PaEN: South Mountain Partnership Speakers Series: April 16-Impact Of Iron Industry On The Region
Pavilion Installed At Back Mountain Trail Access Point
10 Great Spring Hikes In Lancaster County
Nursing Home Will Help Replace Aging Delmont Basketball Court
Editorial: Get Value For Parking At Nay Aug Park In Scranton
Harrisburg Firefighters Risk Dangers To Put Buoys Near Dock Street Dam
Spring Blooming Season For Wild Flowers In State Forests
Delaware Water Gap To Start Collecting Fees This Weekend
Casey, Toomey Split On Vote To Confirm Trump’s New Interior Secretary
U.S. Senate Confirms Fmr Lobbyist David Bernhardt As Interior Head
Recycling/Waste
PaEN: Impacts Of Changes In China’s Recycling Policy Topic Of April 17 House Environmental Committee Info Meeting
PaEN: House Members, PennEnvironment Announce Zero Waste PA Bills To Address Single-Use Plastics, Litter
Murphy: Zero Waste PA Bills Seek To Move PA Away From Throwaway Society
PA Lawmakers Push To Eliminate Litter, Single-Use Plastic
FutureFest and ReUse Fest Teaming Up For Earth Day Party
PaEN: KPB: Pennsylvania Educators Invited To Participate In Litter Free School Zone Program
Recycling Rejection Leaves Full Bins On Scranton Streets
3rd Recycling Event Set For Lower Burrell
Westmoreland Cleanways Plans Seasonal Cleanups, Collections
Flyers Can Be Trash Or Treasure On Philly Stoops, Residents Can Opt Out
Lycoming Commissioners Mull Contract To Develop New Portion Of Landfill
Editorial: Erie’s New Trash Program Paying Off
Lawmakers Want To Protect Taxpayer Money From Funding Projects Like Harrisburg Incinerator
Medical Waste Spills In Millcreek Township, Erie County
Regulations
PaEN: House Environmental Committee Meets April 16 To Consider Bill Authorizing The General Assembly To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing
Renewable Energy
PaEN: Presenters At Senate Nuclear Power Hearing Agree: Putting A Price On Carbon Would Solve Nuclear’s Issues; PA Has Most Expensive Proposal To Support Nuclear Power
Meyer: Gas, Nuclear Lobbies Butt Heads As Senate Takes Up Nuclear Rescue Bill
Rendell Supports Aid To PA Nuclear Industry, Senate Committee Isn’t So Sure
PaEN: Lawmakers Supporting Bipartisan Expanded Renewable Energy Standards Announce Senate, House Bills
PaEN: Renewables Work For PA Coalition Applauds Legislation To Expand PA's Renewable Energy Goals
Thompson: Green Lawmakers Seek To Elbow Their Way Into PA’s Nuclear Debate
Lawmakers, Municipal Leaders Push For Renewable Energy In Chester County
Lawmakers Push For More Solar Energy Use By 2030
Penns Valley Business Goes Solar With Sprawling Panel Installation
New Penn State Center Founded To Develop More Efficient Flexible Solar Cells
PaEN: Penn State's New 70MW Solar Array To Be Built In Franklin County Creates Student Research, Intern Opportunities
Op-Ed: I Wish I’d Made Different Choices About Nuclear Power In PA Alternative Portfolio Standards - Gov. Rendell
Lawmakers, Municipal Leaders Push For Renewable Energy In Chester County
Maryland’s 50% RPS Bill Doubles Offshore Wind Target, Expands Solar Carve Out
DOE Calls For Large Puerto Rico Natural Gas Power Plant As Island Targets 100% Renewables
Stormwater
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
PaEN: TreePennsylvania Offering TreeVitalize Grants To Help Increase Urban Tree Cover, Plant Buffers, Support Tree Maintenance
PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center/DCNR Stream Ecology & Riparian Forest Buffer Workshop May 7
Scranton Gets 2 Proposals On Stormwater Management
Allen Twp Mulls Over Potential Stormwater Compliance Projects
DuBoistown Council Still Unclear On Next Stormwater Pollution Reduction Steps
Williamsport Event Demonstrates How Restore PA Seeks To Make Waterways Cleaner
Susquehanna River
PaEN: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Partnership Efforts In 2018 Annual Report
Wastewater Facilities
New Drilling Wastewater Recycling Facility Coming In May To NE PA
Watershed Protection
PaEN: Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Now Available For Public Comment
PaEN: Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Re-Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
Senators Bartolotta, Stefano Would Open State Forests To Drilling To Fund Restore PA-Like Proposal
PaEN: NRCS-PA Recognizes Student & Adult Earth Team Volunteers For Community Conservation Work In PA
Hayes: Wild Trout The Canary In The Coal Mine Of Water Conservation
Researchers Find A Bounty Of Fish In Allegheny Township’s Pine Creek
PaEN: TreePennsylvania Offering TreeVitalize Grants To Help Increase Urban Tree Cover, Plant Buffers, Support Tree Maintenance
PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center/DCNR Stream Ecology & Riparian Forest Buffer Workshop May 7
PaEN: Join North Pocono CARE On May 4 For Streamside Planting In Lackawanna County
PaEN: PA Environmental Council Makes Presentations Available From 2019 Statewide Watershed Conference
DuBoistown Council Still Unclear On Next Stormwater Pollution Reduction Steps
Scranton Gets 2 Proposals On Stormwater Management
Allen Twp Mulls Over Potential Stormwater Compliance Projects
Williamsport Event Demonstrates How Restore PA Seeks To Make Waterways Cleaner
PaEN: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Highlights Partnership Efforts In 2018 Annual Report
PaEN: DEP Invites Comments On Draft Tohickon Creek Stream Evaluation In Bucks County
Delaware RiverKeeper April 12 RiverWatch Video Report
Op-Ed: A Healthy Delaware River Is Good For All Of Pennsylvania - Delaware RiverKeeper
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Wildlife
Game Commission: Highlights From April 9 Commission Board Meeting: Chronic Wasting Disease, More
Game Commission Votes To Move Start Of Deer Season To Saturday
Schneck: Game Commission Sets More Deer, Bear, Elk Seasons
Hayes: Deer Hunting Opening Day Moving To Saturday
Deer Season Change Divides Hunters
Deer Season Moved To Saturday After Thanksgiving
AP: Deer Hunting Opening Day Moving To Saturday From Monday In PA
Should PA Allow Sunday Hunting? Readers Have Strong Opinions
Schneck: Game Commission Drops Orange Clothing Requirement For Some Hunters
Editorial: Congressmen Right To Ask For Chronic Wasting Disease Research Funding
Hayes: Wild Trout The Canary In The Coal Mine Of Water Conservation
Researchers Find A Bounty Of Fish In Allegheny Township’s Pine Creek
Students Release Trout After Months Of Nurturing In Monroe County
Dozens Of Volunteers Help State Prepare For Trout Season
Watershed Assn. Seeks Donations For Kiski River Trout Stocking
Schneck: Last Chance For First Day Of Trout Fishing In PA This Year
Plan To Remove Dams From Mahoning River Is Taking Off
Project Bee Watch Seeks Citizen Scientists In Western PA
Grow These Native Plants So Your Backyard Birds Can Feast
Pittsburgh Bald Eagles Suspected To Have Hatched An Eaglet
PaEN: Hawk Mountain Announces 2019 Spring Lecture Series: April 13 - From Superfund Site To Lehigh Gap Nature Center
Schneck: Vernal Pools Are The Place To Be In Spring In PA
Disease’s Onslaught On Amphibian World Even Worse Than Scientists Realized
Rabid Raccoon Found In Indiana Twp., Allegheny County
Daub Named Director Of Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists
Opportunities
Daub Named Director Of Federation Of Sportsmen & Conservationists
PaEN: Help Wanted: PennFuture Legal Program Director, Staff Attorney
PaEN: Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Seeking Adult Mentors For Summer Programs
Federal Policy
Casey, Toomey Split On Vote To Confirm Trump’s New Interior Secretary
U.S. Senate Confirms Fmr Lobbyist David Bernhardt As Interior Head
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