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

Air

Groups Appeal Shell Air Permit For Ethane Cracker

Enviro Groups Appeal Shell Ethane Cracker Air Permit

Group Plans Lawsuit Over Coke Oven Emissions

Editorial: State Pushing Back On EPA

Biodiversity

PPL Clear Cutting Causes Angst Over Loss Of Rare Habitat

Budget

Scarnati Says Severance Tax Would Cost 250,000 Jobs

Letter: A Reasonable Severance Tax To Help Fund Clean Water

Wolf, Scarnati Underscore Differences Holding Up Budget

Wolf, Scarnati Discuss Budget Impasse On WITF

Lawmakers Consider 3-Month Budget As Stalemate Continues

Wolf: I’m Not Going To Just Roll Over On Budget

No Budget, But PA Collects $2 Billion Plus In Taxes

Bumsted: Winners, Losers In PA Budget Siege

GOP, Dems Hear Same Advice From Constituents: Hold Your Ground

Senators Back Multiyear Film Tax Incentive

Climate

Wolf Praises President’s Clean Power Plan

PA Officials Respond To EPA Clean Power Plan

Mixed PA Reaction Follows Release Of EPA Clean Power Plan

Final Clean Power Plan, What Does It Mean For PA?

Coal Will Remain Vital PA Energy Source Despite Climate Plan

PA Coal Company Announces Bankruptcy

PA Carbon Emissions Target More Stringent Than U.S. Average

PA, 15 Other States Get Stricter Carbon Reduction Standards

Carbon Tax Idea In EPA Plan, But Unlike To Fly In PA

FirstEnergy Reviewing EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Health Advocates Endorse EPA Clean Power Plan

Editorial: The Climate Reuse, A Warped Dimension

Editorial: Pollution Carries A Price

Editorial: State Pushing Back On EPA

Obama Clean Power Plan Doesn’t Change Much, Opponents Firm

Obama Unveils Final Version Of Clean Power Plan

Impact Of EPA’s Emissions Rule On Industry To Vary

Move To Fight Obama’s Climate Plan Started Early

Obama’s New Climate Regulation To Alter, Challenge Industry

Clean Energy Debate Pitted Ambition Against Legal Worries

Who Wins, Loses Under Obama’s Stricter Power Plant Limits

Editorial: Better Fuels Than Fossils

Report: Methane In Atmosphere May Greatly Exceed Estimates

Coastal Zone Management

Coastal Zone Grant Applicants Sought

Compliance Actions

Arch Coal Agrees To Pay Penalties For Environmental Violations

Drinking Water

Philadelphia’s Old Water Pipes And Your Health

Economic Development

Editorial: Riverlife’s Next Leader Has Record Of Success

Energy

More Pennsylvanians Shopping For Power

Energy Supplier To Pay Another $2.4M In Polar Vortex Dispute

State Settles 3rd Complaint Over Polar Vortex Pricing

PUC Impatient With Duquesne Light Compliance With Consumer Protections

Pilot Program Aims To Extend Natural Gas Service To Homes

Consumer Costs At Center Of Long Debate On Furnace Efficiency

Company Rides Wave Of Fuel Cell Expansion

PPL Reliability Upgrades Cut Power Outages By 20%

PPL Clear Cutting Causes Angst Over Loss Of Rare Habitat

Arch Coal Agrees To Pay Penalties For Environmental Violations

PA Coal Company Announces Bankruptcy

Environmental Education

Aquatic Insects Share Secret of Lackawanna River’s Health

Environmental Heritage

Sheppton Mine Disaster, Rescue Historic Marker Dedication Aug. 22

Wilkes-Barre Firm Donates Mine Elevator To Mining Museum

Op-Ed: At 150, Why We’re Still Talking About Gifford Pinchot

Farm Activities

Pennsylvania’s Watershed Plan For Farmers

Seeds Of Change: A Farm Grows In Chester

Erie County Farmers Eschew Organic Certification

Flooding

Erie Catastrophe: The Mill Creek Flood Of 1915

Forests

PA Firefighters Head To Battle California Wildfires

PA Firefighters Deployed To Fight California Wildfires

Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas Panel Set To Oppose New DEP Drilling Regulations

Report: Methane In Atmosphere May Greatly Exceed Estimates

Groups Appeal Shell Air Permit For Ethane Cracker

Enviro Groups Appeal Shell Ethane Cracker Air Permit

Shell Shovels Millions Into Beaver County Site

Unmapped, Unregulated Rural Pipelines Poses Hidden Risks

Pipeline Worker Killed On Bradford-Tioga Line

Pilot Program Aims To Extend Natural Gas Service To Homes

Editorial: Accurately Map Pipelines

Oklahoma Acts To Limit Earthquake Risk From Oil & Gas Wells

Continental Sends 2-Thirds Of Oil By Pipeline, Not Rail

Mystery Of The Unexploded Oil Train

Revived Sunoco Refinery Could Be Worth $1 Billion

Philadelphia Energy Solutions Postpones IPO

Drop In Oil Prices Pushes Down Gasoline Prices In Pittsburgh

Fire Sale On Stuff That Burns: Oil, Natural Gas, Coal Down

Rex Energy Posts $155M Loss On Low Gas Prices

Rex Energy Hunkers Down To Weather Downturn

EQT Exploring Gas Drilling In Pittsburgh Suburbs

Editorial: Gusher Of False Natural Gas Statistics

Radiation Protection

Potassium Iodide Tablets To Be Given Out Around Nuclear Plants

Recreation

PEC: PA Gets It Right With Outdoor Recreation Plan

Plans For Delaware Water Gap Set Off Land Speculation

Bike Fest Returns To Yough Park

Demonstration Gardens New Addition At Allegheny Park

Visit PA’s Waterfalls

Recycling/Waste

Recycle-Bowl Competition Stresses Recycling For Kids

Op-Ed: Litterbugs Need To Rein It In

Casey Backs Bill To Allow States To Control Trash Imports

Sen. Casey Proposes New Interstate Trash Bill

Editorial: States Need Authority Over Garbage

DEP Fines Bucks County Landfill Owner

Editorial: Frey Farm Landfill Expansion Responsible

Arch Coal Agrees To Pay Penalties For Environmental Violations

Stormwater

Villanova, Philadelphia Water Team Up On Stormwater Runoff

Dormont Looks To Stormwater User Fees

Wastewater Plants

Coolest Job: Carlisle Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator

Editorial: Don’t Flush Scranton Sewer Cash

Watershed Protection

Pennsylvania’s Watershed Plan For Farmers

Letter: Here’s How PA Can Help Save The Chesapeake Bay

Villanova, Philadelphia Water Team Up On Stormwater Runoff

Crew Traveling Susquehanna Arrives In Harrisburg

Fish Commission Agrees To Settle Dunkard Creek Pollution Case

Fish Commission Settles Suit Over Dunkard Creek Pollution

Aquatic Insects Share Secret of Lackawanna River’s Health

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Wildlife

Fish Commission Agrees To Settle Dunkard Creek Pollution Case

Fish Commission Settles Suit Over Dunkard Creek Pollution

Once Wiped Out, Osprey Makes Comeback In PA

PPL Clear Cutting Causes Angst Over Loss Of Rare Habitat

New Trout Program To Create Destination Waters

Carnegie Natural History Banding Program Labor Of Love

Quail to Make Comeback At Fort Indiantown Gap?

Rabid Beaver Confirmed In Lycoming County

Allegheny County Launching Effort To Control Raccoon Rabies

Other

DeNaples Asks To Rezone Conservation Zone

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8/10/2015