Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more--

Agriculture

Growers Prepare To Meet Buy Local Demand

Air

Allergy Season Expected To Pack Extra Punch

Budget

On Time Budget?  Not Likely Wolf Says

Editorial: 5 Things At Least As Fast As An On-Time Budget

Wolf Says Work Continues On State Budget Overhaul

Wolf Says Budget Approval May Overshoot Deadline

Wolf’s First Budget Likely To Be Late

Wolf Passes The Collection Plate To Promote His Budget

Reed: Wolf’s Budget Prediction Called Premature

Sturla: Long, Drawn-Out Battle Over Budget

Are Drillers Cheating State Out Of Royalties?

Editorial: Good Reason For State To Check Royalty Payments

Editorial: Wolf Severance Tax Can’t Ignore Prices

Rendell, DePasquale Argue For Federal Transportation Funding

Climate

Editorial: Federal-State Effort To Curb Greenhouse Emissions

Laurence Tribe, Obama Mentor, Fight Climate Case

What Americans Think About Climate Change

Economic Development

Wolf Continues Publishing Dispute Marcellus Job Figures

Energy

Electric Utilities Zap Conserving Customers By Hiking Fees

UGI To Upgrade Gas Lines For Jessup Power Plant

PPL Customer? Your Rates Could Increase

Should PPL Get All Of Its Requested Rate Increase?

Consumer Advocate Wants To Block PPL’s 42 Percent Rate Hike

License For PPL Berwick Plant On Way To Transfer To Talen

Feds Deem Shippingport Nuclear Plant Safe In 2014

West Penn,Penn Power Rate Increases Approved

Met-Ed Wins $90 Million Rate Hike

PUC Approves FirstEnergy Rate Increases With Caveats

PUC Okays Penelec Rate Hike

How Much Energy Is Dauphin County Saving?

Demand For Electric Vehicles Low In Western PA

Editorial: Rep. Farina Says NE Afflicted With Coal-Cracker Mentality

Flooding

Susquehanna River Expected to Crest Below Flood Stage

Forests

Controlled Burns Underway At Fort Indiantown Gap

Montour Woods Tree Planting To Fight Knotweed

Oil & Gas

DEP Adds 15 days, 3 Hearings To Drilling Reg Comment Period

DEP Extends Comment Period For Changes To Drilling Regs

DEP Releases Drilling Regulations For Public Comment

Editorial: Wolf Severance Tax Can’t Ignore Prices

Are Drillers Cheating State Out Of Royalties?

Editorial: Good Reason For State To Check Royalty Payments

PUC Weighing 28-Mile Long Natural Gas Pipeline

DEP Settles With Columbia Gas Over Pipeline  Violations

Plans For PennEast Pipeline In Early Stages, But Progressing

Experts Guide Vehicles Over PA’s Rural Roads To Gas Wells

Drillers Explore Lower Shales For Greater Yields Of Gas, Liquids

EPA Analysis Details Water Usage In Fracking

EPA: Ban On Drilling Wastewater Going To Public Treatment Plants

Could Testing Streams Be Tool To Monitor Methane Leaks?

Study: Radon Increases While Marcellus Drilling Surges

Natural Gas Industry Offers Western PA Stability

Editorial: Program Needed To Determine Drilling’s Impact On Health

Moody’s Predicts Failure Of Many Gas Export Projects

Marcellus Shale Coalition Reports Record Base Of Natural Gas

Planners Recommend Zoning Change Favoring Jessup Power Plant

Rep. Farina Brings Answers On Jessup Power Plant Proposal

Editorial: Rep. Farina Says NE Afflicted With Coal-Cracker Mentality

Will Talent Pool Support Gas Industry Growth?

Energy Spotlight: Lauren Parker, Energy Consultant

Prices Expected To Rise With Summer Gasoline

Gasoline Expected To Dip This Summer

Record Gasoline Output To Curb Biggest U.S. Oil Glut

U.S. Safety Board: Oil Tank Cars Need Urgent Upgrades

Fewer Oil Trains Ply America’s Rails

Animated Map Shows How Moving Oil By Rail Exploded

Shell Nears Deal To Buy Natural Gas Giant

Consol Energy Shedding Workforce Amid Low Oil Prices

Mining/Mine Safety

Mine Subsidence Seminar Set For Scranton

Mine Safety Officials Demonstrate New Equipment

5 Years After WV Mine Blast, Safety Problems Persist

Editorial: Release Black Lung Report

Recreation

PA State Parks Snubbed By 10 Best List

Rock Climber Falls At PA State Park

Presque Isle’s New Manager Wants Visitors To Feel Welcome

Green Cleanup Takes Trash From Presque Isle

Volunteers Clean Up Heritage Trail Before Half Marathon

PEC Blog: Lardner’s Point Park: From A Vision To Reality In Philadelphia

Recycling/Waste

Recycling Is Tougher Sell As Prices Drop

Liberty Tire Recycling Completes Restructuring

AG’s Investigation Into HBG Debt Holds Looks At Reed Years

Chrin Landfill Lawsuit Against Williams Twp Settled

Cleaning Up York’s Trash, One Sweep At A Time

Green Cleanup Takes Trash From Presque Isle

Sewer/Water Systems

Pittsburgh Considers Private Water, Sewer Line Insurance

Editorial: Pittsburgh Has Good Plan To Protect Water, Sewer Lines

Watershed Protection

Will Dredging Alleviate The Conowingo Dam Sediment Issue?

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Group Receives Grant

Scientists Study Mystery Of Lake Erie Toxic Bacteria

DEP: Tire Shop Storage Tank Not Contamination Source

Montour Woods Tree Planting To Fight Knotweed

DEP No Longer Seeking Rockwell Bridge Contamination Source

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

Wildlife

Bat Preservation Rules Rile Drilling, Timber Industry

Major PA Bat Species Threatened Due To Disease

Study Helps Guide Land Planning Around Fort Indiantown Gap

Game Commission Land Acquisition Protects Luzerne Bat Hibernaculum

Bald Eagle Population Soars In PA

Pittsburgh Peregrine Falcon Continues To Surprise

Lackawanna County Nature Photo Contest Announced

Trout Season First Day Interviews

Other

Mid-State Counties Could Save $3M In Transit Service Merger

Bike Share Program Looks To Come To Harrisburg

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4/13/2015