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Air

Editorial: New EPA Rules Limiting Methane Good Start

Alternative Energy

State’s Net-Metering Caps Frustrate Solar Advocates

U.S. Rooftop Solar Surged 17 Percent In 2015

Editorial: PUC Strikes Balance On Excess Solar Energy

Awards & Recognition

N. Philadelphia Project Wins The Oscar Of Green Housing

EvolveEA Architecture Firm Distinguished For Environmental Practices

Budget

DCNR Finds Errors In Royalties Paid To Oil & Gas Fund

Slowdown In PA Natural Gas Industry Adds To Budget Crisis

State Sees Little Activity On Natural Gas Leases On Forest Land

Dwindling Royalties Mean DCNR Funding Significantly Diminished

Funding For Susquehanna Heritage Area In Jeopardy

Penn State Threatens To Lay Off 1,100 Extension Employees

Penn State Warns It May Lay Off 1,100 In Ag Programs

Penn State Can’t Justify Using Tuition For Extension Services

Game Commission Considers Shutting Middle Creek

Middle Creek Considered For Closure By Game Commission

Swift: Budget Work Starts (Again) In Harrisburg

Swift: Election Might Perpetuate State Budget Fiasco

Climate

DEP Pushes On Despite Court Ruling On EPA Clean Power Plan

Editorial: Court Action On Climate Plan Disappointing

Editorial: New EPA Rules Limiting Methane Good Start

Nuclear Industry Bemoans Clean Power Climate Plan Stay

Op-Ed: Nuclear Plants Contribute To Greener Energy Future

Op-Ed: Political Attacks Won’t Stall Climate Change

California Methane Leak Largest In U.S. History (So Far)

In Zika Epidemic, A Warning On Climate Change?

Compliance Action

DEP Cites Driller For Violations At Dozens Of Well Sites

Former Chester County Official Waives Hearing In Pollution Case

Conservation Districts

Lackawanna Conservation District Seedling Sale

Delaware River

Delaware Riverkeeper Riverwatch Video Report Feb. 19

Drinking Water

Philadelphia Has A Huge Lead Problem Too

Lehigh Valley Responds To Flint Water Crisis

Water Utilities Receiving More Requests To Test For Lead

DEP Says Water Safe To Drink At Bethlehem-Center School

Most PA Kids Never Tested For Lead, That May Change

Why Is Lead Paint Still A Problem After 40 Years?

Philadelphia Water Dept. Seeks Rate Hike

Why Is Pennsylvania’s Water Expensive?

York Water Co. Celebrates 200th Anniversary

Selling Benefits Of Public Water

Economic Development

Pittsburgh Weighs Riverfront Zoning Changes

Editorial: Tree Rules Aid Environment, Growth

Emergency Response

Audit Faults Feds For Lack Of Oversight On Oil Trains

Storm Cleanup Begins In SE, Outages Linger After Storm

Heavy Rain Floods Lehigh Valley Streets, Cuts Power

Midstate Hit With Record-Setting Rains, Possible Tornado

Energy

Utility Terminations Skyrocket In PA, But Why?

Controversial Law Left Harrisburg Family In Cold

Editorial: Help Keep Heat On For PA’s Poorest

Crable: Farmers Can Continue To Sell Excess Power From Digesters

2nd PUC Hearing Ordered On PECO Smart Meters

Nuclear Industry Bemoans Clean Power Climate Plan Stay

Op-Ed: Nuclear Plants Contribute To Greener Energy Future

PUC Wary Of Ohio Electric Deals With FirstEnergy, AEP

USGS Reduces Coal Industry’s Life Expectancy

PUC Records Case Won’t Be Re-Argued

Farming Activities

Lehigh Farmland Owners Urged To Preserve Land

Crable: Farmers Can Continue To Sell Excess Power From Digesters

Flood Hazard

Oakmont Takes On Flood-Prone Plum Creek

Forests

Trees For Water: Buffer Resources In Southeast

Lackawanna Conservation District Seedling Sale

Game Commission Plans Prescribed Burns In NE PA

Editorial: Tree Rules Aid Environment, Growth

Green Buildings/Sustainability

N. Philadelphia Project Wins The Oscar Of Green Housing

EvolveEA Architecture Firm Distinguished For Environmental Practices

Hazardous Materials

Chemical Spill Reported On Pitt Campus

Hazardous Waste

Raucous Hearing On Bucks Hazardous Waste Facility

Illegal Dumping

KPB Encourages Residents To Adopt Local Roads

Lake Erie

U.S., Canada To Seek 40% Cut In Lake Erie Phosphorus

Land Conservation

Wildlands Conservancy Offers To Buy Land To Be Subdivided

Lehigh Farmland Owners Urged To Preserve Land

Development In Wilkinsburg By Environmental Group

Litter

KPB Encourages Residents To Adopt Local Roads

Mine Reclamation

DEP Officials Offer Insights Into Mine Reclamation Projects

Oil & Gas

DCNR Finds Errors In Royalties Paid To Oil & Gas Fund

State Sees Little Activity On Natural Gas Leases On Forest Land

Dwindling Royalties Mean DCNR Funding Significantly Diminished

Pipeline Pays Family For Maple Trees In Eminent Domain Fight

Judge Restarts Tree-Felling For Pipeline Construction

Fight To Save Maple Trees Unites Drilling Supporters, Pipeline Protesters

Experts: Read Fine Print In Pipeline Easement Offers

Editorial: State Behind Pipeline Safety Curve

DEP: Coudersport OK To Use Wells Tainted By Driller

DEP Cites Driller For Violations At Dozens Of Well Sites

Range Resources, State Work To Bring Wells Into Compliance

Federal Trial Begins In Dimock Water Contamination Case

Well Contamination Trial Against Cabot Begins

Jury Selection Begins In Cabot Water Contamination Case

Source Of Water Contamination At Issue In Cabot Trial

Dimock Residents Take The Stand Against Cabot Oil & Gas

Trial Begins For Driller Sued Over Fouled Water Wells

Judge Upholds Excluding Evidence In Well Contamination Case

DEP Issues A Spate Of Violations Against Range Resources

Natural Gas Disasters Raise Questions In Milford

PA Radioactive Drilling Waste Dumped In Kentucky

Coast Guard Forgoes Policy On Drilling Wastewater Shipments

Ceramic Particles Challenge Sand In Fracking Utica Shale Wells

Editorial: New EPA Rules Limiting Methane Good Start

Chesapeake Energy Stops Drilling In Shales

Chesapeake Energy Stops Drilling In PA After Loss

Rice Energy Reports Loss For 4th Quarter

Range Resources Swings To Loss, Tapers Spending

Natural Gas Landmen Exiting Jobs In Western PA

Banks Analyze Risk Of Lending To Energy Companies

Energy Spotlight: Mark Kempic President Of Columbia Gas

Audit Faults Feds For Lack Of Oversight On Oil Trains

Lower Gasoline Prices Help In Unexpected Ways

Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Hit 7-Year Low

IEA: Slashed Spending By Drillers Could Lead To Price Hike

California Methane Leak Largest In U.S. History (So Far)

Recreation

Dwindling Royalties Mean DCNR Funding Significantly Diminished

Funding For Susquehanna Heritage Area In Jeopardy

Presque Isle Ranked #3 In National Freshwater Beach Contest

19 Things To Do At Presque Isle State Park In March

Gnomes Evicted From Little Buffalo State Park

Philly Mayor Proposes $600M Parks, Library Overhaul

Schuylkill River Trail Takes Another Big Step

Recycling/Waste

Recyclable TVs Languishing In Homes

Volunteers Needed For Statewide Cleanup Effort

Scranton Council To Review Keystone Landfill Leachate Issue

Editorial: Keystone Landfill Sewer Permit Inquiry Valid

Wastewater Facilities

Editorial: Fix ALCOSAN Sewage Overflow Problem On Time

Former Chester County Official Waives Hearing In Pollution Case

Bill Issues Won’t Stop Valley Forge Sewer Repair

Algae Unlikely Helper For Cleaning Wastewater

Watershed Protection

Counties Attack EPA’s Chesapeake Bay TMDL Regulation

Trees For Water: Buffer Resources In Southeast

Editorial: Fix ALCOSAN Sewage Overflow Problem On Time

Idle Mill In Beaver County Spurs Higher Water Costs

Delaware Riverkeeper Riverwatch Video Report Feb. 19

U.S., Canada To Seek 40% Cut In Lake Erie Phosphorus

Allegheny River Lock Fixes Take Back Seat

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Wildlife

Game Commission Considers Shutting Middle Creek

Middle Creek Considered For Closure By Game Commission

13 Bald Eagles Found Dead In Maryland

Pittsburgh Bald Eagles Lay 3rd Egg

2nd Egg Spotted In Codorus Bald Eagle Nest

Audubon, Parks Foundation To Build 100 Nesting Sites

Game Commission Plans Prescribed Burns In NE PA

Erie Marine Sanctuary Application Accepted By NOAA

Mexico Documents Big Rebound In Monarch Butterflies

Zika Virus

PA Residents Test Positive For Zika Virus

Zika Hits Close To Home For Pitt Microbiologist

In Zika Epidemic, A Warning On Climate Change?

Other

Flight 93 Exhibit Will Feature Children’s Gifts

Consolidating Bus Service In 7 Midstate Counties Could Save Millions

Environmental Activist Appointed to Allentown Council

Penn State Extension To Offer Gardening Training

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2/29/2016