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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Op-Ed: In Praise of Rachel Carson And Public Service, By James M. Seif, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection

Politics

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Air

Op-Ed: Statistical Malpractice, Lung Association’s Attack On Pittsburgh Air Quality

PA Could Benefit From New Federal Methane Emission Reduction Bill

Millions Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Spark Climate, Safety Fears

EPA Plans To Revise Rules For Air Pollution Health Risk

EPA To Reconsider Cost Benefit Analysis Of Air Pollution On Human Life

Volkswagen Settlement Isn’t Buying Many Electric Vehicles

Phillips: Delaware, NJ Lawmakers Accuse EPA Of Deceit Over Clean Car Standards

Op-Ed: Will Joe Biden Get Tough On Cleaning Up Car Emissions?

Alternative Fuels

Can You Own An Electric Car Without A Home Charger?

PaEN: DEP's Mark Hand Receives Governor's Award For Excellence For Work On Encouraging Electric Vehicle Use

Volkswagen Settlement Isn’t Buying Many Electric Vehicles

Lower Saucon Twp Planners OK Site Plan For Renewable Gas Facility At Bethlehem Landfill

Awards & Recognition

PaEN: Team From Carmichaels Area High School, Greene County Wins 2019 PA State Envirothon

PaEN: Winners Of PEC, Dominion Energy 2019 Western PA Environmental Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award Honored

PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn. Honors Troy Firth With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award; Stroud Township With Local Government Conservation Leadership Award

PaEN: DCNR, Mid State Trail Association Celebrate Mid State Trail As PA's 2019 Trail Of The Year

327-Mile Mid State Trail Is A Challenge For Hikers, PA Trail Of The Year

PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced

PaEN: DEP's Mark Hand Receives Governor's Award For Excellence For Work On Encouraging Electric Vehicle Use

Philadelphia Has Nation’s 19th Best Park System, Study Finds

Pittsburgh 2030 District Is Ahead of Schedule On Environmental Challenge

PaEN: Green Philly Now Accepting Nominations For 4th Annual SustainPHL Awards

Crable: Website Sprouts All You Need To Know About Lancaster County’s Largest, Oldest, Historial, Special Trees

Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Invites Entries In Photo Contest

PaEN: The American Chestnut Foundation Is Now Accepting Entries To Its 2019 Photo Contest

Beautification

Keep PA Beautiful Spring Newsletter Now Available

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Thank The Dreary Weather For Gypsy Moth Decline In Lackawanna

Schneck: Native Plants Amazingly Resilient When Invasives Removed Penn State Study Says

PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More

Column: Spotted Lanternfly Is Back, This Woman Is The Bug Assassin We Must All Become

May 20: United Nations World Bee Day

May 22: International Day For Biological Diversity

Three Times A Lady: Pink Land’s-Slipper Native Orchid Found Throughout Poconos

AP: Army Corps Approves $778M Plan To Block Asian Carp Advance Into Great Lakes

Budget

PaEN: EPCAMR, WPCAMR Urging Local Governments, Watershed, Environmental Groups To Tell Congress To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee

PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay

Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost

Letter: Natural Gas Impact Fee Serving Its Purpose

5 Things To Know About The State Of PA’s Finances

Meyer: IFO Says Though Economy Slowed Slightly, State Finances Are Stable

Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees

Bagenstose: Wolf Visits Horsham, Stumps With Stephens For Restore PA PFAS Funding

Wolf: I Guarantee Glen Onoko Falls Trails Will Open If Restore PA Passed

Wolf Joins DCNR, Game Commission On Hike To Promote Restore PA Plan

AP: Wolf Hikes Shuttered Trail To Pitch Restore PA Plan

DEP Tours Middle Dam In Monroe County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA

DCNR Joins Trail Tunnel Groundbreaking In Clarion County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA

Chesapeake Bay

PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvania's Rivers And Streams Need Your Help!  Urge Legislators To Make Critical Investments In Clean Water Now!

PaEN: University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Report Card Finds Extreme Rainfall In 2018 Affected Indicator Scores, But Retains C Grade

Chesapeake Bay Recovery Took A Hit Amid Extreme Rain In 2018, But Retains C Grade

Chesapeake Bay Health Dips, But Still Rates A C In Annual Report Card

Downpours, Runoff Lead To Decline In Chesapeake Bay’s Health

Bay Journal: University Of Maryland Report: Low Health Scores Rain On Chesapeake Bay’s Recovery

PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay

Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program

Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees

Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign

Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management

Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost

PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants

PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster

PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College

PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Partnership Expands Shell Recycling Program To  Pittsburgh

Six Pittsburgh Restaurants Recycle Oyster Shells To Help Chesapeake Bay

Pittsburgh Joins Oyster Shell Recycling Program to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay

Op-Ed: Rolling Back Clean Water Rules Would devastate The Potomac, Chesapeake Bay

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Citizen Action

PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvania's Rivers And Streams Need Your Help!  Urge Legislators To Make Critical Investments In Clean Water Now!

PaEN: EPCAMR, WPCAMR Urging Local Governments, Watershed, Environmental Groups To Urge Congress To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee

PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program

PaEN: Penn State Extension Schedules 7 Safe Drinking Water Clinics For Well Owners

PaEN: Allegheny Land Trust Holds May 28 Meeting On Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny, Beaver, Butler Counties

PaEN: Northcentral PA Stream Restoration Partnership Projects Underway

PaEN: Washington County Partners Tackle Illegal Bertha Mine Dump Site Cleanup

Friends Of Wissahickon Celebrates 95th Anniversary With Super Mega Volunteer Service Day June 1

PaEN: French Creek Valley Conservancy Holds River Snorkeling Presentation May 30 In Meadville

Is That Tick Carrying A Disease? East Stroudsburg U. Lab Will Test It For Free

Editorial: Weather Grows More Severe, Take Weather Warnings Seriously

Climate

Op-Ed: PA Joined The Climate Alliance, Here’s What Must Happen Next

Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States

Editorial: Climate Change Is Real Even If One Glacier Is Growing

Pennsylvania Weighs Nuclear Power Subsidies After Three Mile Island

Editorial: Closing TMI Is The Right Decision, But Now State Must Plan For Future

AP: Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks And Rewards

PaEN: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On Implementing Climate Adaptation, Mitigation Plan May 29

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Canoeing & Kayaking PA's Scenic Waterways In The Age Of Climate Change

Lower Saucon Twp Planners OK Site Plan For Renewable Gas Facility At Bethlehem Landfill

PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More

Eastern Forests Shaped More By Native Americans’ Burning Than Climate Change

PaEN: Research: Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Half The Carbon Footprint Of Underground Coal Mining In Pennsylvania

PA Could Benefit From New Federal Methane Emission Reduction Bill

Millions Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Spark Climate, Safety Fears

Tim Cook Says His Era Has Failed By Over-Debating Climate Change

Op-Ed: Our Transportation Plan Will Improve Infrastructure, Tackle Climate Changes - U.S. Senators Carper, Schumer

How Climate Change Became A Democratic Litmus Test In 2020 Campaign

Coal Mining

PaEN: Sen. Bartolotta To Introduce Bill To Make Act 54 Report On Subsidence Damage To Structures, Water Supplies, Streams Due To Underground Coal Mining Optional

Finding New Opportunity For Old Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites - PA Example

Huba: Coal Still Fuels Economic Fire In PA Study Shows

PaEN: Research: Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Half The Carbon Footprint Of Underground Coal Mining In Pennsylvania

Local Coal Mining Historian Bill Hastie To Celebrate 100th Birthday

Ethnic Food Picnic, Car Show, Music, Mine Tours May 26 In Carbon County

Federal Appalachian Regional Commission Releases 2013-2017 Data Overview

Compliance Action

AP: Trump’s EPA Shifts More Environmental Enforcement To States

Dam Safety

DEP Tours Middle Dam In Monroe County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA

Delaware River

PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced

Delaware RiverKeeper May 24 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Hurdle: DEP Accused Of Foot-Dragging On 2-Year Old Request To Regulate PFAS

Bagenstose: Wolf Visits Horsham, Stumps With Stephens For Restore PA PFAS Funding

Video Of U.S. House Hearing On PFAS Contamination And Exposure

Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Reimbursement Program For Private Lead Line Replacements

PaEN: Penn State Extension Schedules 7 Safe Drinking Water Clinics For Well Owners

Altoona Water Authority Applies For 2nd Grant To Purchase Watershed Lands

PaEN: Emerging Contaminants Highlighted At 2019 PA Groundwater Symposium

Water Pipe Bursts In Pittsburgh’s Strip District

Economic Development

Reps. Kail, Turzai Highlight Energize PA Legislative Package To Subsidize Natural Gas Use

Huba: Coal Still Fuels Economic Fire In PA Study Shows

PaEN: CFA Approves 2 Grants Totaling Over $676,000 To Extend Natural Gas Service In Crawford, Wayne Counties

Wayne County To Receive Grant For New Natural Gas Lines

Could The Future Be Built Out Of Trash? Plan To Turn Plastic, Paper Into Wallboard

PaEN: Next South Mountain Speakers Series Event Highlights Local Craft Brewing June 11 In Shippensburg

Federal Appalachian Regional Commission Releases 2013-2017 Data Overview

Education

PaEN: Team From Carmichaels Area High School, Greene County Wins 2019 PA State Envirothon

PaEN: POWR: DEP Presentation On Draft Integrated Water Quality Report Showing 40% Of Streams Impaired June 4 In Harrisburg

PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants

Conneaut Area Team Will Compete In State Envirothon

PaEN: French Creek Valley Conservancy Holds River Snorkeling Presentation May 30 In Meadville

At Bethel Springs Elementary, This Class Is For The Birds

Plan To Build Da Vinci Science Center In Easton Collapses

Could Da Vinci Science Center Find A Home In 2 Other Lehigh Valley Cities?

Russell Graham Retires As Director Of Penn State’s Earth & Mineral Sciences’ Museum & Art Gallery

Emergency Response

PaEN: State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Unconventional Gas Well Local Emergency Response Grants

Sunday Tornado In Bucks County Confirmed, PA Exceeds Annual Twister Quota

Volunteers Help In Tornado Cleanup In Northern Lancaster County

Delaware County Chemical Company Fire Sends 13 To Hospital

Emmaus Grad Changing What We Know About Tornado Information

Energy

26,000 Without Power In Central PA Due To Storms

Wayne County To Receive Grant For New Natural Gas Lines

Finding New Opportunity For Old Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites - PA Example

Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States

Pennsylvania Weighs Nuclear Power Subsidies After Three Mile Island

Editorial: Closing TMI Is The Right Decision, But Now State Must Plan For Future

AP: Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks And Rewards

Ohio House Advances Nuclear Subsidy Bill, Ditching Renewable Components

U.S. DOE Undersecretary, PA Industry Stakeholders Cite Immediate Needs

Energy Conservation

Pittsburgh 2030 District Is Ahead of Schedule On Environmental Challenge

Environmental Heritage

Op-Ed: In Praise of Rachel Carson And Public Service, By James M. Seif, Former Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection

Meyer: Decades After Silent Spring, Peregrines Thrive On Rachel Carson Building

Local Coal Mining Historian Bill Hastie To Celebrate 100th Birthday

Ethnic Food Picnic, Car Show, Music, Mine Tours May 26 In Carbon County

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Need To Learn From PA’s History Of Natural Resource Extraction

Farming

More Community Gardens To Bloom On City Lots In Philadelphia

Lehigh Commissioners Lease Seed Farm To Second Harvest Food Bank Nonprofit

Editorial: Applauding Harrisburg’s Fresh Focus On Farms, Agriculture

Flooding

$200,000+ Grant To Help DuBois Enhance Flood Control

PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants

Editorial: Weather Grows More Severe, Take Weather Warnings Seriously

Heavy Spring Rains Putting Farmers On Edge In Northeast

2 Purchases Approved In Luzerne To Improve Susquehanna River Flood Response

Solomon Creek Flood Project Work Back On Track In Wilkes-Barre

Williamsport Approves Cross Pipe Levee Repair Grant Application

Communities, Homeowners Navigate Flood Insurance Compliance

First Hurricane Of 2019 Atlantic Season Is Already Formed

Forests

PaEN: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On Implementing Climate Adaptation, Mitigation Plan May 29

PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants

Thank The Dreary Weather For Gypsy Moth Decline In Lackawanna

Column: Spotted Lanternfly Is Back, This Woman Is The Bug Assassin We Must All Become

PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More

PaEN: The American Chestnut Foundation Is Now Accepting Entries To Its 2019 Photo Contest

Crable: Website Sprouts All You Need To Know About Lancaster County’s Largest, Oldest, Historial, Special Trees

Are Philly’s Streets Named After Trees Ordered From Hardwood To Softwood?

Schneck: Native Plants Amazingly Resilient When Invasives Removed Penn State Study Says

Ferguson Twp Development Could Lead To Extreme Tree Loss, Environmentalists Say

Eastern Forests Shaped More By Native Americans’ Burning Than Climate Change

PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway

John Hayes: Watch Out For Mosquitoes, Ticks, Diseases That Could Spoil Your Vacation

Is That Tick Carrying A Disease? East Stroudsburg U. Lab Will Test It For Free

Franklin County Business Trying To Put Ticks Out Of Business

Geologic Hazards

Contractor Drilling To Gauge Scope Of Sinkhole Partly Closing Route 422 In Lebanon County

Grants/Funding

PaEN: State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Unconventional Gas Well Local Emergency Response Grants

Green Infrastructure

PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced

PaEN: University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Report Card Finds Extreme Rainfall In 2018 Affected Indicator Scores, But Retains C Grade

Chesapeake Bay Recovery Took A Hit Amid Extreme Rain In 2018, But Retains C Grade

Chesapeake Bay Health Dips, But Still Rates A C In Annual Report Card

Downpours, Runoff Lead To Decline In Chesapeake Bay’s Health

PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants

PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay

Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost

PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program

PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster

Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees

Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign

PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College

Hazardous Substances

Hurdle: DEP Accused Of Foot-Dragging On 2-Year Old Request To Regulate PFAS

Bagenstose: Wolf Visits Horsham, Stumps With Stephens For Restore PA PFAS Funding

Video Of U.S. House Hearing On PFAS Contamination And Exposure

Editorial: Rural Areas Deserve Answers On Child Cancers In Western PA

Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Reimbursement Program For Private Lead Line Replacements

PaEN: Emerging Contaminants Highlighted At 2019 PA Groundwater Symposium

Land Conservation

PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn. Honors Troy Firth With Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award; Stroud Township With Local Government Conservation Leadership Award

PaEN: Allegheny Land Trust Working To Protect One Of Largest Remaining Green Spaces In The South Hills Near Pittsburgh

PaEN: Crowd Of 25,000 Supports Brandywine Conservancy At 89th Radnor Hunt Races For Open Space, Clean Water

Lower Nazareth Twp Moving Forward With Open Space Preservation Plan After Referendum

Altoona Water Authority Applies For 2nd Grant To Purchase Watershed Lands

Land Use

Amish Population Grows Despite Lancaster County’s Urban Sprawl

Ferguson Twp Development Could Lead To Extreme Tree Loss, Environmentalists Say

Lake Erie

Presque Isle Workers Prepare For New Beach Season In Erie

AP: Army Corps Approves $778M Plan To Block Asian Carp Advance Into Great Lakes

Littering/Illegal Dumping

PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful Receives Grant To Continue Cigarette Litter Prevention Program In State Parks

Friends Of Wissahickon Celebrates 95th Anniversary With Super Mega Volunteer Service Day June 1

PaEN: Washington County Partners Tackle Illegal Bertha Mine Dump Site Cleanup

Keep PA Beautiful Spring Newsletter Now Available

Delaware Launches Anti-Litter Campaign To Clean Up First State

Mine Reclamation

PaEN: EPCAMR, WPCAMR Urging Local Governments, Watershed, Environmental Groups To Urge Congress To Reauthorize Federal Mine Reclamation Fee

Mine Restoration Efforts Continue To Heal Johnstown Rivers

Editorial: Land Reclamation Deserves Celebration At Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area

Mine Subsidence

PaEN: Sen. Bartolotta To Introduce Bill To Make Act 54 Report On Subsidence Damage To Structures, Water Supplies, Streams Due To Underground Coal Mining Optional

Oil & Gas

PaEN: PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets May 23 To Discuss Brine Spreading, Other Issues In State College

PaEN: PA Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ruling Allowing Local Zoning Permits For Drilling In Westmoreland County

PaEN: State Fire Commissioner Now Accepting Applications For Unconventional Gas Well Local Emergency Response Grants

Hopey/Templeton: AG To Investigate Landfill Leachate, Drilling Waste Damage To Westmoreland Sewage Plant

Allegheny Front-Frazier: AG Investigating Wastewater Case From Landfill That Accepts Fracking Waste

Huba: 2 County DAs Get Injunction Against Fracking Wastewater From Landfill, Warn Of Pollution In Mon River

Reps. Kail, Turzai Highlight Energize PA Legislative Package To Subsidize Natural Gas Use

Letter: Natural Gas Impact Fee Serving Its Purpose

PaEN: CFA Approves 2 Grants Totaling Over $676,000 To Extend Natural Gas Service In Crawford, Wayne Counties

Wayne County To Receive Grant For New Natural Gas Lines

Editorial: Rural Areas Deserve Answers On Child Cancers In Western PA

PaEN: Research: Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Half The Carbon Footprint Of Underground Coal Mining In Pennsylvania

PaEN: Range Resources Publishes First Corporate Sustainability Report, Working To Achieve Zero Emissions Across Operations

PA Could Benefit From New Federal Methane Emission Reduction Bill

Millions Of Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Spark Climate, Safety Fears

AP: Ohio Man Attacked By Bull Near PA Gas Well Dies

Pipelines

Huba: More Legal Wrangling Ahead Over Changing Direction Of Laurel Pipeline

PaEN: CFA Approves 2 Grants Totaling Over $676,000 To Extend Natural Gas Service In Crawford, Wayne Counties

Phillips: Federal Pipeline Safety Regulators Issue Warning On Floods, Landslides, Subsidence

Permitting

PaEN: Op-Ed: House Republican Anti-Regulation Proposals Don’t Offer Common Sense, Science-Based Solutions, Only More Bureaucracy

Letter: Beware Of These Nefarious Regulatory Reform Bills

PaEN: DEP Posts 62 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 25 PA Bulletin

Reuters: Trump Administration Readies Draft Plan To Speed Environmental Permitting

PUC

PaEN: PUC Names Seth A. Mendelsohn New Executive Director

Radiation Protection

Pennsylvania Weighs Nuclear Power Subsidies After Three Mile Island

Editorial: Closing TMI Is The Right Decision, But Now State Must Plan For Future

Ohio House Advances Nuclear Subsidy Bill, Ditching Renewable Components

AP: Speedy Reactor Cleanups May Carry Both Risks And Rewards

Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States

Recreation

PaEN: DCNR, Mid State Trail Association Celebrate Mid State Trail As PA's 2019 Trail Of The Year

327-Mile Mid State Trail Is A Challenge For Hikers, PA Trail Of The Year

PaEN: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council To Hear Update On Implementing Climate Adaptation, Mitigation Plan May 29

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Canoeing & Kayaking PA's Scenic Waterways In The Age Of Climate Change

DCNR Officials Encourage Safe Outdoor Play

Presque Isle Workers Prepare For New Beach Season In Erie

First Year Construction At Ohiopyle Finished Except Parking Lot

Ohiopyle State Park Parking Lot Finished For Memorial Day Weekend

Schneck: Waterfall-Rich Ricketts Glen State Park Celebrates 75 Years

PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful Receives Grant To Continue Cigarette Litter Prevention Program In State Parks

PaEN: Wildlands Conservancy Accepting Registrations For June 22-24 Lehigh River Sojourn

Westmoreland Heritage Trail Plans Trail Towns Festival June 1

New Trail Enhances Accessibility At Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

Editorial: Maintain Art Along Scranton Heritage Trail

Man Told To Stop Riding E-Bike On York Rail Trail

PaEN: French Creek Valley Conservancy Holds River Snorkeling Presentation May 30 In Meadville

Go Kayaking: Where To Paddle In And Around Lancaster County

PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Association June 15 Hike Through A Waterfall At Spruce Mountain Trail, Monroe County

Bob Frye: Bikepacking Surges In Popularity As Way To Explore Outdoors

Survey Shows Pittsburgh Commuters Expanding Transportation Choices

Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Invites Entries In Photo Contest

Philadelphia Has Nation’s 19th Best Park System, Study Finds

Philadelphia Shows Off New Master Plan, Renderings Of FDR Park

Pittsburgh Mayor Joins Other Mayors In Pushing For Safer Bike Lanes

Wolf: I Guarantee Glen Onoko Falls Trails Will Open If Restore PA Passed

Wolf Joins DCNR, Game Commission On Hike To Promote Restore PA Plan

AP: Wolf Hikes Shuttered Trail To Pitch Restore PA Plan

DCNR Joins Trail Tunnel Groundbreaking In Clarion County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA

DCNR Visits Laurel Ridge State Park To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA

Protesters Say Paulson Spray Park Opening In Pittsburgh A Political Stunt

Traumatized Ex-Soldier Died Trying To Find Peace On Appalachian Trail

PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway

John Hayes: Watch Out For Mosquitoes, Ticks, Diseases That Could Spoil Your Vacation

Is That Tick Carrying A Disease? East Stroudsburg U. Lab Will Test It For Free

Franklin County Business Trying To Put Ticks Out Of Business

Recycling/Waste

Fairview Students Recycled 1,330 Markers Through Crayola In 2 Months

With Recycling Revenue Down, Pittsburgh Begins New Recycling Education Program

O’Neill: Pittsburgh Is Better At Recycling Rhetoric Than Recycling Trash

Sorting Out Recycling Programs: Which Ones Work Best?

Could The Future Be Built Out Of Trash? Plan To Turn Plastic, Paper Into Wallboard

Hopey/Templeton: AG To Investigate Landfill Leachate, Drilling Waste Damage To Westmoreland Sewage Plant

Allegheny Front-Frazier: AG Investigating Wastewater Case From Landfill That Accepts Fracking Waste

Huba: 2 County DAs Get Injunction Against Fracking Wastewater From Landfill, Warn Of Pollution In Mon River

China’s Ban On Scrap Imports A Boon To U.S. Recycling Plants

Lower Saucon Twp Planners OK Site Plan For Renewable Gas Facility At Bethlehem Landfill

Incinerators In Camden, Chester Among The Nation’s Most Polluting Report Finds

PaEN: PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council Meets May 23 To Discuss Brine Spreading, Other Issues In State College

Regulations

PaEN: Op-Ed: House Republican Anti-Regulation Proposals Don’t Offer Common Sense, Science-Based Solutions, Only More Bureaucracy

Letter: Beware Of These Nefarious Regulatory Reform Bills

Renewable Energy

Centre County Poised To Move Forward With Solar Array At County Prison

Ohio House Advances Nuclear Subsidy Bill, Ditching Renewable Components

Editorial: PA Should Sign On To Cap-And-Trade Plan With Nearby States

Stormwater

PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay

Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees

Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management

Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost

Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign

PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced

PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants

PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster

PaEN: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals For Oct. 16, Nov. 14 Stormwater Conferences

PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College

Susquehanna River

PaEN: Susquehanna River Basin Commission Holds Business Meeting June 14

Sustainability

Pittsburgh 2030 District Is Ahead of Schedule On Environmental Challenge

PaEN: Green Philly Now Accepting Nominations For 4th Annual SustainPHL Awards

PaEN: Range Resources Publishes First Corporate Sustainability Report, Working To Achieve Zero Emissions Across Operations

Wastewater Facilities

Huba: 2 County DAs Get Injunction Against Fracking Wastewater From Landfill, Warn Of Pollution In Mon River

Watershed Protection

PaEN: University Of Maryland Chesapeake Bay Report Card Finds Extreme Rainfall In 2018 Affected Indicator Scores, But Retains C Grade

Chesapeake Bay Recovery Took A Hit Amid Extreme Rain In 2018, But Retains C Grade

Chesapeake Bay Health Dips, But Still Rates A C In Annual Report Card

Downpours, Runoff Lead To Decline In Chesapeake Bay’s Health

Bay Journal: University Of Maryland Report: Low Health Scores Rain On Chesapeake Bay’s Recovery

PaEN: CBF: Congress Understands The Value Of Restoring The Chesapeake Bay

Proposed Federal Budget Includes Funds For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

PaEN: POWR: DEP Presentation On Draft Integrated Water Quality Report Showing 40% Of Streams Impaired June 4 In Harrisburg

PaEN: Winners Of 2019 Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards In Philadelphia Region Announced

PaEN: Agriculture Invites Research Proposals On Spotted Lanternfly, Climate Adaptation, Nutrient Pollution Reduction, More

Mine Restoration Efforts Continue To Heal Johnstown Rivers

PaEN: Northcentral PA Stream Restoration Partnership Projects Underway

Editorial: Land Reclamation Deserves Celebration At Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area

PaEN: 31 County Conservation Districts Awarded Over $72,000 In Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention Educational Mini-Grants

PaEN: Trees, Streams & Volunteers: Penn State Greening The Lower Susquehanna Program

Local Officials In Blair County Weigh Stormwater Fees

Luzerne Anti-Stormwater Fee Group Starts Sign Campaign

Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management

Cong. Cartwright Backs Federal Stormwater Pollution Reduction Funding Boost

PaEN: PSATS Accepting Workshop Proposals For Oct. 16, Nov. 14 Stormwater Conferences

PaEN: PA Section-American Water Resources Assn. Conference Set For June 6 In Lancaster

Cong. Meuser Still Wants Answer From EPA On Stormwater Management

PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Partnership Expands Shell Recycling Program To  Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Joins Oyster Shell Recycling Program to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay

PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Sustainable Landscape Professional Certification Course June 20-21 In State College

PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway

PaEN: Allegheny Land Trust Holds May 28 Meeting On Big Sewickley Creek Watershed In Allegheny, Beaver, Butler Counties

Friends Of Wissahickon Celebrates 95th Anniversary With Super Mega Volunteer Service Day June 1

Delaware RiverKeeper May 24 RiverWatch Video Report

Op-Ed: Rolling Back Clean Water Rules Would Sevastate The Potomac, Chesapeake Bay

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Wildlife

Mary Ann Thomas: Sunday Is Fish-For-Free Day In PA

Meyer: Free Fishing Comes To PA Memorial Day Weekend

Donegal Creek Fish Kill Remains A Mystery After Tests Fail To Determine Cause

Game Commission: Missing The Point On Chronic Wasting Disease

Sunday Hunting Proposal Pits PA Farmers Against Outdoor Enthusiasts

Meyer: Decades After Silent Spring, Peregrines Thrive On Rachel Carson Building

Bagenstose: Bald Eagles Thriving In NJ, Pennsylvania

David Orlowski: Pennsylvania Is Home To Hellbenders

Bay Journal: Crable: Recent Large Rafts Of Canvasback Ducks Feast For Birders’ Eyes, Not Gourmets’ Tables In Lancaster County

At Bethel Springs Elementary, This Class Is For The Birds

PaEN: Chesapeake Bay Oyster Recovery Partnership Expands Shell Recycling Program To  Pittsburgh

Six Pittsburgh Restaurants Recycle Oyster Shells To Help Chesapeake Bay

Pittsburgh Joins Oyster Shell Recycling Program to Help Restore Chesapeake Bay

Allegheny Front: Trying To Keep Bats Flying In The Face Of An Epidemic

Sisk: Everything You Need To Know About Cicadas Emerging Soon To Swarm Southwest PA

Hopey: Cicadas Will Loudly Announce Their Arrival This Spring

PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Black Fly Suppression Program Underway

Schneck: Lehigh Valley Zoo Provides One-Of-A-Kind Exit-- Crossing The Ford

Expert Advises To Leave Wildlife In The Wild

Crable: Game Commission Hires Marketing Specialist To Inform Hunters, Unite The Ranks

AP: Army Corps Approves $778M Plan To Block Asian Carp Advance Into Great Lakes

West Nile/Zika Virus

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5/27/2019