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Philadelphia Flower Show Touts National Parks
21 Biggest Failures In Pennsylvania History
Air
Groups Look For Greater Setbacks Between Gas Wells, People
Allegheny Front: Study Says Drilling Happening Too Close To Homes
Oil & Gas Fight Hits Pennsylvania Suburbs
Op-Ed: Reducing Methane Emissions Is What PA Has Been Waiting For
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Block Power Plant Limits On Mercury
Budget
Swift: Natural Gas Drop Affects Environmental Funds
Are Drillers Shortchanging The State On Royalty Payments?
Swift: Wolf’s Waste Disposal Fee Proposal Adds To Debate
Wolf Administration Criticized For Freeze On Hiring
Editorial: Don’t Tie More State Revenue To Landfills
Editorial: Get DEP Up To Speed On IT
Swift: Penn State Agricultural Offices In Budget Crosshairs
Op-Ed: Penn State Extension Offices Jeopardized By Budget Impasse
No Budget Could Force Penn State To Close Extension Offices
Editorial: Agricultural Aid Next Budget Victim
Editorial: Ag Aid Next Budget Victim
Chesapeake Bay Commitments
PA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Reboot Faces Criticism
Wrinkles Surfacing In Chesapeake Bay Reboot Plan
Crable: Farmers Urged To Fill Out Chesapeake Bay Watershed Survey
Crable: Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Supreme Court Denies Hearing Farm Bureau’s Case Against EPA
Court Ruling On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Shows Need To Improve Water Quality
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Challenge
PA Chesapeake Bay Plan: Increased Farm Inspections, Plant More Trees
Video Op-Ed: Here’s Why Chesapeake Bay Plan Is Important
Editorial: Supreme Court Got It Right On Chesapeake Bay
Editorial: Stop Chesapeake Bay Power Grab
Climate
Groups Look For Greater Setbacks Between Gas Wells, People
Allegheny Front: Study Says Drilling Happening Too Close To Homes
Oil & Gas Fight Hits Pennsylvania Suburbs
Climate Researchers Gather At Arcadia University This Weekend
Op-Ed: Reducing Methane Emissions Is What PA Has Been Waiting For
Op-Ed: PA Reconsider Proceeding With Clean Power Climate Plan
Editorial: Climate Change: Clucker Crow
Polar Bear Critical Habitat Restored By Appeals Court
Delaware River
Delaware Riverkeeper Feb. 26 Riverwatch Video
Drinking Water
How We Ended Up With Lead Pipes, Why Removing It Is Hard
Money For Lead Testing Absent In York
Legacy Of Lead In PA Cities
PA Considers Testing All Children For Lead
Hearings Set On Philadelphia Water Rate Hikes
Pittsburgh Water Authority: $32M In Unpaid Accounts
Pittsburgh Water Authority Director Resigns Over Billing
Former Pittsburgh Water Authority Director Gets $60K Severance
Economic Development
Businesses Reap Rewards Of Declining Natural Gas Prices
Op-Ed: Fracking Key To Expansion Of PA Manufacturing
Environmental Ed
Trout In The Classroom: Exactly What The Name Claims
Environmental Justice
Allegheny Front: How Can The Environmental Movement Become More Inclusive?
Emergency Response
Report: Oil Train Safety Violations Should be Prosecuted
Editorial: Milestone For Rail Safety
After Tornado, Amish Rebuild In A Hurry
Nanticoke Adopts Luzerne County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update
Energy
Law Firm Suggests Jessup Seek Larger Host Agreement
Time For Jessup Borough To Get A 2nd Opinion On Power Plant
Jessup Borough Could Net $89M From Power Plant Host Agreement
Duquesne Light To Experiment With Hourly Demand Rates
PUC Allows Comments By Phone On UGI Rate Hike
Consol To Sell Coal Assets For $420 Million
Pitt Unveils Plans For Energy Research Space
Pitt Building Lab In Energy Innovation Center
Energy Conservation
Energy Saving Biz A Family Tradition
Environmental Heritage
NE Residents Get Early Peek At Knox Mine Disaster Documentary
Farming
Editorial: Ag Aid Next Budget Victim
Decline In Bat Numbers Affects Agriculture Costs
Forests
Forest Fire Threatens Game Lands In Lebanon County
Grants/Funding
Heinz Endowments Refocuses Its Grantmaking Strategy
Green Buildings/Sustainability
Meet Philadelphia’s New Sustainability Director: Christine Knapp
Hazardous Waste
Congressmen Press Navy On Willow Grove, Warminster Water Danger
Proposed Hazardous Waste Facility In Bucks Draws Concern
Information Technology
DEP Wants IT Upgrades: We Don’t Have Wi-Fi
Litter/Illegal Dumping Cleanup
First Schuylkill Scrub Of 2016 Cashes In On Collaboration
Wanted: Great American Cleanup Volunteers
Illegal Dumping In Newport Twp Causes Concern
Oil & Gas
Yudichak Supports PennEast Pipeline, Only If Done Responsibly
PennEast Pipeline Applies For Water Discharge Permit
Chainsaws Take Down Family’s Maple Trees For Pipeline
Crable: Group Sues FERC Over PennEast Gas Pipeline
Delaware Riverkeeper Sues PERC Alleging Corruption In Pipeline Cases
Inside The Fight To Frack Penn Twp. Westmoreland County
DCNR Leases 1,400+ Acres Under Rivers, Streams To Drillers
Groups Look For Greater Setbacks Between Gas Wells, People
Allegheny Front: Study Says Drilling Happening Too Close To Homes
Upper Burrell, Residents At Odds Over Distance Between Wells Home
Dimock Families, Cabot Fight In Court Over Tainted Water
Oil & Gas Fight Hits Pennsylvania Suburbs
Op-Ed: Reducing Methane Emissions Is What PA Has Been Waiting For
Natural Gas Leaseholders Hope To Salvage $11M Settlement
Thousands Of Landowners Ask Judge To Stop Kane On Royalty Case
Law Firm Suggests Jessup Seek Larger Host Agreement
Time For Jessup Borough To Get A 2nd Opinion On Power Plant
Jessup Borough Could Net $89M From Power Plant Host Agreement
UGI Gas Rates Fall Again
Ex-Chesapeake Energy CEO Indicted By Feds
Chesapeake Energy’s Former CEO’s Fatal Crash Follows Indictment
Federal Investigation Into Chesapeake Energy Continues
Report: Oil Train Safety Violations Should be Prosecuted
WSJ: The New Oil Storage Space: Railcars
Editorial: U.S. Needs Better Oversight Of Crude Oil Cargo
Businesses Reap Rewards Of Declining Natural Gas Prices
Op-Ed: Fracking Key To Expansion Of PA Manufacturing
Drilling Companies Turn To Machines to Crunch Their Data
KY Officials Pledge Investigation Into Drill Cuttings Disposal
Drivers Will Still Save As Gasoline Prices Rise
Gasoline Prices To Rise This Summer, But Not Far
Pittsburgh Gasoline Price Falls To $1.86/Gallon
Gasoline Prices Climbing In Midstate
Russia Says Global Deal To Cap Oil Output Is Close
Drillers In U.S. Ready To Party Like It’s 1859
U.S. Shale To OPEC: Above $40 Oil, We’re Coming Back
Ethanol Tank Cars In Derailment On New York Border
Radiation Protection
Radioactive Scrap Metal Found In Beaver County Poses No Risk
Recreation
DCNR Leases 1,400+ Acres Under Rivers, Streams To Drillers
Philadelphia Flower Show Touts National Parks
Gnomes Evicted From State Park Receive Global Media Coverage
DCNR Plans White-Water Release Into Bucks County’s Tohickon Creek
Presque Isle Bay Advisory Group To Join New Forum
Section Of York Rail Trail Closes For Improvements
Goats Could Soon Graze Away Weeds In Pittsburgh Parks
Recycling
Luzerne County Suspends Electronics Recycling Program
Changing The Way PA Recycles Electronics Waste
Editorial: PA Must Fix Its Electronics Recycling Act
Radioactive Scrap Metal Found In Beaver County Poses No Risk
Water Monitoring
Monitoring Water Quality With Streamkeepers In The Philadelphia Area
Waste Management
Luzerne County Suspends Electronics Recycling Program
Editorial: Don’t Tie More State Revenue To Landfills
Wastewater Facilities
Crable: Farmers Urged To Fill Out Chesapeake Bay Watershed Survey
Crable: Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Supreme Court Denies Hearing Farm Bureau’s Case Against EPA
Court Ruling On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Shows Need To Improve Water Quality
Letter: Green Approach To ALCOSAN Sewer Overflow Issues
Letter: Green Solution To ALCOSAN Sewage Problems Is Right
Western PA Sewer Rates Vary Widely
$55M Project Will Raise Rates In Westmoreland As Sewer Lines Replaced
New Cumberland Will Probably Sell Its Sewer System
Watershed Protection
PA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Reboot Faces Criticism
Wrinkles Surfacing In Chesapeake Bay Reboot Plan
Crable: Court Refuses To Hear Challenge To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Court Ruling On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Shows Need To Improve Water Quality
Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Challenge
PA Chesapeake Bay Plan: Increased Farm Inspections, Plant More Trees
Video Op-Ed: Here’s Why Chesapeake Bay Plan Is Important
Editorial: Supreme Court Got It Right On Chesapeake Bay
Editorial: Stop Chesapeake Bay Power Grab
Letter: Green Approach To ALCOSAN Sewer Overflow Issues
Letter: Green Solution To ALCOSAN Sewage Problems Is Right
Western PA Sewer Rates Vary Widely
$55M Project Will Raise Rates In Westmoreland As Sewer Lines Replaced
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Wildlife
Snow Geese Flock To Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area
Nesting Falcons Shuts Down Popular Climbing Area Along Susquehanna
Mentored Fishing, A Don’t-Miss Day For Kids
At 89, York Fly Fishing Legend Still Yearns For The Water
Game Commission Plans Controlled Burn In Cumberland
Forest Fire Threatens Game Lands In Lebanon County
Decline In Bat Numbers Affects Agriculture Costs
Editorial: Birdwatchers Realize NE PA As Destination
Zika Virus
Zika Virus Found In Philly Resident Who’s Recovering
Zika Mosquito Carried Yellow Fever To Philadelphia In 1793
Other
Tributes Left By Kids At Flight 93 Site In Exhibit
Ground Broken For Healing Garden At Children’s Center In Scranton
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