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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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