Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more--
State: Niagara Spring Water Bottled June 10-18 Could Be Contaminated
State Agencies Warn Of E. Coli-Tainted Niagara Spring Water
DEP Plans New Fracking Chemical Disclosure Website
Alternative Fuels
Use Of Non-Petroleum Fuels On Rise, Vehicle Sales Stall
Record Year For Renewable Power; Heat, Transport Stay Fossil
Budget
Wolf, Lawmakers Meet Over Budget 2 Weeks For Deadline
Republicans Claim Agreement On Structural Deficit
Budget Deficit Lower Than Though, House GOP Says
Erie County To Receive $260K In Gas Drilling Fees
Wolf: Tax The Gas industry To Pay For Education
Op-Ed: PA Needs Wolf Plan To Invest In Energy
Op-Ed: Wolf Severance Tax Critics Champion Progress
Legislators Talk Severance Tax At Luncheon
Climate
Study: Fugitive Methane Can Cause A Cascade Of Contamination
Editorial: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Effort Good For All
Clean Coal Research Projects Falter
Pope Urges Environmental Action In Encyclical
Pope Praised For Urging Climate Action
Championing Environment, Pope Takes Aim At Global Capitalism
Pope Blames Markets For Environment’s Ills
CBF: Pope Sets Example For Government Leaders
Drinking Water
State Agencies Warn Of E. Coli-Tainted Niagara Spring Water
State: Niagara Spring Water Bottled June 10-18 Could Be Contaminated
PA Drought Watch Expanded To 10 More Counties
Most Of PA Under Drought Watch
No Contamination To Susquehanna From Chemical Fire
Chemical Plant: Water Systems Not Contaminated
Hanover Shares Clean Water With New Oxford
DEP: No Swimming, Boating, Fishing In Conewago Creek
Cleanup, Monitoring Continues After Chemical Fire
Fish Commission Assessing Damage After Chemical Fire
EPA Tests 4 Wells Following Miller Chemical Fire
What If Eagle Eats Dead Fish From Conewago Creek?
Economic Development
Shell Buys Ethane Plant Site For $13.5 Million
Shell Closes On Beaver County Land For Ethane Cracker
Shall Paid $6M Less Than Market Value For Ethane Plant Site
Fracking Jobs Number Changes Under Wolf
Economists: New Fracking Jobs Number Likely More Accurate
Op-Ed: Falling Down Wolf’s Shale Jobs Rabbit Hole
Energy
Cogeneration Lets Duquesne Meet Heating, Cooling Goals
Clean Coal Research Projects Falter
Wood Pellet Stoves Drive Heat In More Western PA Houses
Energy Spotlight: Jay Hammond
Should Middletown Lease Its Electric System?
Op-Ed: PA Needs Wolf Plan To Invest In Energy
FirstEnergy Helps Open Nuclear Fuel Storage Facilities Plant
Environmental Education
Outdoor Classroom Engages Young Students
Farming
Farm-Fresh Access Grows In Pittsburgh’s Urban Areas
Flooding
Hurricane Schwartz: Weekend Flooding?
Flash Flooding Hits Western PA
More Storms Bring Flash Flooding To Western PA
Carlisle Takes Step To Combat Flooding In Downtown
Forests
Suburban Forest Expands In Lackawanna Valley
Lackawanna County Under Assault From Gypsy Moths
1st PA Gypsy Moths Discovered In Pittston In 1932
Green Buildings
Pittsburgh Flexes Its Sustainability Muscle
Mine Reclamation
Bids On Banning Mine #4 Reclamation Higher Than Expected
Oil & Gas
DEP Fines Range Resources $8.9 Million For Shale Gas Well
DEP Seeks Record Fine OF $8.9M From Range Resources
DEP Seeks $8.9 Million Fine From Range Resources
PA Wants Record $8.9M Fine Against Drilling Firm
Conventional Oil Drillers Say DEP Overstepping Its Authority
Conventional Drillers Takes DEP To Court
Legislators Talk Severance Tax At Luncheon
RMU Poll: Fracking Support Grows With Increased Awareness
New Poll Shows Majority Of Pennsylvanians Favor Fracking
Gas Pipeline Routes Key To Public Acceptance
Communities Can Do Little To Keep Out PennEast Pipeline
Natural Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Bethlehem
Cecil OKs Gas Compressor With Conditions
Cecil Compressor Station May Not Be Built
South Fayette Sets Hearing On Revised Drilling Ordinance
No Decision For Invenergy Zoning Challenge
Editorial: Public Must Know Fracking Solution Content
Fracking Jobs Number Changes Under Wolf
Shell Buys Ethane Plant Site For $13.5 Million
Shell Closes On Beaver County Land For Ethane Cracker
Shall Paid $6M Less Than Market Value For Ethane Plant Site
Erie County To Receive $260K In Gas Drilling Fees
Consultant: Burket Shale May Go Untapped In PA
How Oil Train Derailment Rocked A Community
NJ Bill Would Mandate Plans For Crude Oil Trains
World Facing Longest Oil Glut In 3 Decades
Energy Industry Is Gassing Down
Delco Chamber Helps Create Marcellus Coalition
Recreation
Moon Lake Park Transfer Bill OK’d
Recycling/Waste
Keystone Landfill May Have Solved Leachate Mystery
DEP Approves PPG Dump Site Cleanup Plan
Sustainability
Pittsburgh Flexes Its Sustainability Muscle
Watershed Protection
PA Substantially Off Track In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts
Conservation Groups: PA Water Clean Up Efforts Falling Short
EPA Finds PA Significantly Off Track To Meet Bay Goals
EPA: PA Falling Far Behind Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan
EPA: PA Needs To Cleanup Up Chesapeake Bay
PA Lags Behind In Chesapeake Cleanup
Editorial: Help Revive The Chesapeake Bay
ALCASAN Beings $2 Billion Sewer Overhaul
Pittsburgh Residents Turn To Rain Barrels
Editorial: We’ll Drink To EPA Water Rule
No Contamination To Susquehanna From Chemical Fire
DEP: No Swimming, Boating, Fishing In Conewago Creek
Cleanup, Monitoring Continues After Chemical Fire
Fish Commission Assessing Damage After Chemical Fire
EPA Tests 4 Wells Following Miller Chemical Fire
What If Eagle Eats Dead Fish From Conewago Creek?
Mayfly Swarms Good News, But Only Part Of Picture
Mayflies Swarm, Cause York County Bridge Closures
Mayflies Swarm, Cause York County Bridge Closures
Swarm Of Mayflies Isn’t All Bad News
Mayflies, Your Questions Answered
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
West Nile Virus
Luzerne Conservation District Works To Keep West Nile At Bay
Tire Recycling Events Diminish Mosquito Breeding Ground
Wildlife
Peregrine Falcons Flying High In Lancaster County
Western PA Audubon Society Spirit Not Dampened
Rep. Farina Leads New Sunday Hunting Push
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