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Air
41 Natural Gas Companies Join EPA To Cut Methane Emissions
Residents: Will Clairton Coke Works Clean Air Plan Will Work
DEP: No Health Impacts In Tunkhannock Sand Study
Awards & Recognition
Volunteer Linkes Of Leechburg Honored For Conservation Efforts
NE Sustainable Energy Education Group Wins Governor’s Award
Budget
Drilling Slowdown To Leave DEP $2.9M Deficit
Coal Industry Balks At Proposed 1,200% Hike In DEP Permit Fees
Can Coal Companies Afford To Clean Up Coal Country?
Column: DEP’s Quigley Crying Wolf Over His Tough Budget
Wolf: Public Supports Issues I’m Fighting For
Republicans Spoiling For A Fight Over Fiscal Code
Swift: State Budget Hurdles Remain
AP: School Funding, Borrowing Trigger Wolf Veto To Budget Bill
PLS Reporter: Wolf’s Fiscal Code Veto Draws Mixed Reaction
Swift: New Wolf Fiscal Code Bill Veto To Have Impact
Ratings Agencies See Much Not To Like In PA Budge
Lawmakers Might Put Hunting, Fishing License Bills On Fast Track
Chesapeake Bay
Lancaster Farming: PA Launches Stream Buffer Initiative
Lancaster Farming Editorial: Turning The Chesapeake Bay TMDL Page
Chesapeake Bay Journal At 25: We’re Just Getting Started
Climate
41 Natural Gas Companies Join EPA To Cut Methane Emissions
Compliance Action
Appeal Prevents DEP From Imposing $8.9M Fine On Driller
Reading Company To Pay $55K Fine To EPA
DEP Suspends Lab Doing Faulty Testing For 15 Water Companies
Deep Mine Safety
Greene County Coal Mine Cited For Violations By Feds
Drinking Water
DEP Secretary: Flint Lead Problem An Anomaly
Senate Bills Focus On Building Lead Issues
Aging Housing Stock Poses Bigger Lead Threat Than Water Systems
Allentown, Bethlehem Schools Check Lead Level In Water
Bethlehem School Lead Tests Falls Below EPA Standard
Health Dept. Confirms Allentown School Water Safe To Drink
Drinking Water Concerns In Bucks, Montco Spur Stricter Standards
PA American Water Closely Monitors Water Quality
Editorial: Flint: Public Must Hold Officials Accountable
DEP Suspends Lab Doing Faulty Testing For 15 Water Companies
Economic Development
Boom, Bust Of Pennsylvania’s Coal Towns- Part I
Resurrecting PA’s Coal Patches, Preserving The Past- Part II
Editorial: Wall Street Retreats From King Coal
Philly’s Energy Hub: Renaissance Or A Pipe Dream?
Codorus Concept Recaptures The Waterfront In York
Repairs Of Ohio River Locks & Dams Stymied
Education
Harrison Native Brings Rain Barrels Full Of Education
Lankenau High School Students Restore Vandalized Gardens
John Heinz Refuge Gets Increase In Funding
Environmental Advisory Council
Harrisburg Environmental Advisory Council Collapses
Emergency Response
Crews Battle Brush Fire In Carbondale Twp
Brush Fire Season Underway In NE PA
Energy
What’s Next For Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant?
Can Coal Companies Afford To Clean Up Coal Country?
Boom, Bust Of Pennsylvania’s Coal Towns- Part I
Resurrecting PA’s Coal Patches, Preserving The Past- Part II
Boom And Bust Of PA’s Coal Towns
Working Class Anger Bubbles Up At Coal Miners Rally
Allegheny Front: Mine Workers Rail Against CEOs, Environmental Rules
Alpha Coal Seeks Court OK To Break UMW Contract
Amid Coal Bankruptcies, Miners Rally For Benefits
Op-Ed: Time To Leave Behind Fossil Fuels
Editorial: Wall Street Retreats From King Coal
Tires-To-Energy Plan Abandoned In Erie
Critics Call UGI’s Proposed Rate Hike Catastrophic For PA’s Poor
PECO: Fewer Outages In 2015
Ohio PUC Lock In Power Generated From Nuclear, Coal Plants
Energy Conservation
Electric Utilities Plan To Spend Millions To Reduce Power Use
Environmental Heritage
Crable: 37th Anniversary Of TMI Nuclear Accident
Three Mile Island Meltdown 37 Years Ago
Delaware Water Gap’s History Told Thru Vintage Photos
Farming
Lancaster Farming: PA Launches Stream Buffer Initiative
Lancaster Farming Editorial: Turning The Chesapeake Bay TMDL Page
Forests
Prescribed Burn Slated For State Game Land In Cumberland
Prescribed Burns Planned For Acres Of State Game Lands
Jacobsburg, Delaware Water Gap Announce Controlled Burns
Crews Battle Brush Fire In Carbondale Twp
Brush Fire Season Underway In NE PA
Ash-Killing Emerald Ash Borer At Our Doorstep
Laboratories
DEP Laboratory In Danger Of National Decertification
DEP Suspends Lab Doing Faulty Testing For 15 Water Companies
Land Conservation
Community Land Trusts Across PA Form Collaboration
North Branch Land Trust Acquires Rail Line Property
Litter/Illegal Dumping
Schuylkill Scrub Aims to Clean Up Norristown
Editorial: Illegal Dumpsites Mar Landscape, Cause Health Risk
Mine Reclamation
Op-Ed: Mine Reclamation To Transform Ehrenfeld Horizon, Secretary Quigley
Mining - Coal
Coal Industry Balks At Proposed 1,200% Hike In DEP Permit Fees
Mining - Non-Coal
DEP: No Health Impacts In Tunkhannock Sand Study
Oil & Gas
PennDOT Contract For Natural Gas Fueling Stations
Fueling Station Opens Doors For New Transit Era In PA
Partnership To Build Compressed Natural Gas Fuelling Stations
COLTS, LCTA To Get Natural Gas Stations
For Now, No CNG Vehicles Planned For Philadelphia
Philly’s Energy Hub: Renaissance Or A Pipe Dream?
Appeal Prevents DEP From Imposing $8.9M Fine On Driller
Wilkes College To Present Frack It Or Leave It April 14
Op-Ed: LNG Exports Next Step To U.S. Energy Independence
41 Natural Gas Companies Join EPA To Cut Methane Emissions
Critics Call UGI’s Proposed Rate Hike Catastrophic For PA’s Poor
USGS: 7M Americans At Risk Of Manmade Earthquakes
Atlantic Drilling Off Table But Survey Permits Pending
Federal Oil, Gas Leases Stall Over Bird Concerns In West
Oil Rig Count Declines, Raising Oil Price
Pittsburgh Gasoline Up To $2.15/Gallon
Pipelines
FERC Delays PennEast Pipeline Evaluation
PennEast Pipeline Facing 7-Month Delay
FERC Postpones Decisions On 2 Gas Pipeline Projects
Philadelphia’s Shale Boosters Want More Pipelines
Big Push For Massive Natural Gas Pipeline To Philly Coming
In PA Pipeline Wars, Landowners Lose Before Rulings On Eminent Domain
Amid Protests, Energy Hub Advocates Roll Out Pipeline Campaign
Protester Takes To Trees As Pipeline’s Chainsaws Approach
Huntingdon Landowners Brace For Pipeline Tree Cutting
Pipeline Protesters Arrested, Tree-Occupation Continues
Groups Stitch Together Massive Anti-Pipeline Quilt
Lancaster Congressional Candidates Criticize Natural Gas Pipeline
Chamber Members Should Have Their Own Say On Pipeline
Op-Ed: Wolf Put Pipelines Ahead Of Pennsylvania
Recreation
Gnomes Evicted From State Park Find Homes
Bike-Sharing Program Doubles In Lackawanna
Lehigh Valley Transportation Makes Room For Bikers, Walkers
York Mason-Dixon Trail: Waterfalls, Adventures
Delaware Water Gap’s History Told Thru Vintage Photos
Spring Walk Finds Significant Erosion At Presque Isle
Recycling/Waste
What To Do With Our Old TVs, Computers
Editorial: Electronics Recycling Law Requires Retuning
Editorial: Recycling Electronic Waste Recycling
York Electronics Recycling To Start April 5
Woman Gives Up Garbage Cans For Lent
Regulations
PLS Reporter: Transition From Old, To New IRRC Chair Goes Smoothly
Tires - Waste
Tires-To-Energy Plan Abandoned In Erie
Transportation
PennDOT Contract For Natural Gas Fueling Stations
Fueling Station Opens Doors For New Transit Era In PA
Partnership To Build Compressed Natural Gas Fuelling Stations
COLTS, LCTA To Get Natural Gas Stations
For Now, No CNG Vehicles Planned For Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Transportation Makes Room For Bikers, Walkers
Wastewater Plants
Family Files Lawsuit Against Lower Burrell Over Sewer Line
Deal Reached To Sell Scranton Sewer Authority For $195M
Scranton Authority OKs Sale Of System To Water Company
Water Infrastructure
Repairs Of Ohio River Locks & Dams Stymied
Watershed Protection
Lancaster Farming: PA Launches Stream Buffer Initiative
Lancaster Farming Editorial: Turning The Chesapeake Bay TMDL Page
Volunteer Linkes Of Leechburg Honored For Conservation Efforts
Harrison Native Brings Rain Barrels Full Of Education
Chesapeake Bay Journal At 25: We’re Just Getting Started
Codorus Concept Recaptures The Waterfront In York
Delaware RiverKeeper March 25 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Fish And Boat Commission Celebrates 150 Years
Crable: Volunteers Needed To Escort Migrating Toads In Lancaster
Toad Migration Gets Helping Hand From Lancaster Residents
Lawmakers Might Put Hunting, Fishing License Bills On Fast Track
Crable: First Hanover Eagle Cam Egg Hatches During The Night
Hanover Eaglet Dies After Hatching
3rd Eagle Egg In Pittsburgh Nest Unlikely To Hatch
Unattended Eagles Nest Troubling, Biologists Says
100s Of Baby Bald Eagles Alive, Well In Nests Across PA
Schneck: Video: Youth Trout Anglers, What’s Best About Fishing?
Schneck: Article: Link Between Earthquakes, Oil & Gas Production
Fish Commission Designates 99 More Wild Trout Streams
Fish Commission Drains Ponds At 84 Lakes Looking For Asian Carp
Turnpike Expansion Worries Trout Lovers
Federal Oil, Gas Leases Stall Over Bird Concerns In West
Eastern Coyotes Made Pittsburgh Their Home
Monarch Butterflies Are Roaming In Mayfair, Philadelphia
Prescribed Burn Slated For State Game Land In Cumberland
Prescribed Burns Planned For Acres Of State Game Lands
Jacobsburg, Delaware Water Gap Announce Controlled Burns
John Heinz Refuge Gets Increase In Funding
Zika Virus
PA Reports 3 More Cases Of Zika Virus
Zika Virus Confirmed In Allegheny County
Could This Mosquito Bring Zika Virus To Philadelphia?
Other
Editorial: EPA v. Hawkes: Restore Due Process
Claims On Wayward Army Blimp Exceed $1.5 Million
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