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Sunday, April 17 NewsClips
Decision On Diseased Susquehanna Bass Delayed
Scranton May Charge Rain Tax, Form Stormwater Authority
Editorial: Issue Reduces Scranton Sewer Sale Deal’s Value
Drop In Shale Drilling Puts Some Hotels On Market
Drilling Company Settles Overtime Pay Suit For $400K
Battle Against Zika Virus Is On In Lehigh Valley
How To Protect Yourself From Zika Virus
State Money Aids Goal Of Keeping Allegheny River Locks Open For Leisure
Electronics Drop-Off Day Set For April 22 In NE
Film Screening At Real Dump Part Of Philly Artists’ Residency
Simple Green Burials Create Serene Final Resting Spots
Planting 60,000 Trees In Erie And Counting
Units Battle Wildfire Atop Laurel Mountain
NE Master Gardeners Give Growing Tips
Anglers Cast Lines For Trout In Erie On Opening Day
Anglers Flood NE Streams, Lakes For Trout Season
Politics
Bernie Sanders Releases Anti-Fracking Ad
Clinton, Sanders Spar Over Fracking Ahead Of NY, PA Primaries
Air
EDF Blog: Methane Emissions Becoming Key Climate Issue
Alternative/Renewable Energy
Amid Fossil Fuel Layoffs, Dems Strategy For Clean Energy Jobs
SolarCity Moving Into Pittsburgh, Costs Falling
Editorial: Green Energy, Red Ink Nightmare
Awards, Recognition
PAEE Honors Crawford County Nature Center Educator
SEEDS Energy Conservation Program Receives Governor’s Award
Wilkes-Barre Receives Governor’s Local Govt Award For Energy Savings
Black Flies
DEP To Spray Susquehanna River For Black Flies
DEP Beings Aerial Spraying To Control Black Flies
Budget
DEP’s Quigley: Budget Cuts Hurt Effort To Monitor Pipelines
Wolf’s Next Move On Fiscal Code Bill?
PLS Reporter: Quest For On-Time Budget Begins
Dem Erie Lawmaker: Wolf Bullying Constituents
Shooting Range Fees Implemented At Start Park Range
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Reboot Worries Northumberland Conservation District
Crable: Susquehanna Named 3rd Most Endangered River
Susquehanna River Back On Watchdog Group’s Endangered List
Susquehanna Lands Back On Most Endangered Rivers List
Climate
Fracking Has Reduced Greenhouse Gases
Straight Talk: Our Common Endangered Brook Trout John Arway
EDF Blog: Methane Emissions Becoming Key Climate Issue
Why Climate Change Doubters Still Exist
Op-Ed: Prosecute Climate Deniers, Hold Those Who Mislead Accountable
Editorial: Climate Denial Goes Wobbly
Editorial: UN Watch: A Climate Chill
Compliance Action
Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant Fined For Fish Kill
York County Power Plant Penalized $25K For Fish Kill
Conservation Districts
Chesapeake Bay Reboot Worries Northumberland Conservation District
PAEE Honors Crawford County Nature Center Educator
Delaware River
$5M Federal Funding Proposals Would Aid Delaware River Basin
Drinking Water
AP: 100+ Private Water Systems In PA Topped Lead Limit
Up To 15,000 Allentown Water Lines May Be Made Of Lead
Op-Ed: Philly’s 200-Year Commitment To Clean, Safe Water
Hershey Walk For Clean Water Raises $17K For Charity
Earth Day
Lehigh Valley Earth Day Events
Penn State Students Plant 200 Trees As Earth Earth Day Present
Economic Development
American Eagle Paper Mills Tyrone Converting To Natural Gas
Education
PAEE Honors Crawford County Nature Center Educator
Students’ Project To Tell Story Of Acid Mine Treatment Ponds
Hazleton Students Release Trout They Raised In Class
4th Annual Youth Conservations Leadership Camp
Act 48 Approved Teacher Workshops At Parker Dam State Park
Energy
Will Energy Hub Save Philly Or Destroy It?
Clearing Begins On Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant Site
Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant Fined For Fish Kill
York County Power Plant Penalized $25K For Fish Kill
Coal Slump Sends Peabody Energy Into Bankruptcy
Peabody Coal Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
WSJ: Peabody Bankruptcy Puts Environmental Obligations At Risk
Op-Ed: After Bankruptcies, Coal’s Dirty Legacy Lives On
Energy Efficiency
SEEDS Energy Conservation Program Receives Governor’s Award
Wilkes-Barre Receives Governor’s Local Govt Award For Energy Savings
Amid Fossil Fuel Layoffs, Dems Strategy For Clean Energy Jobs
Energy Efficiency Keeps Electricity Affordable, Reduces Environmental Costs
Flooding
$4M In Flood Damage Prompted Susquehanna River Island Vacate Order
Forests
Volunteers Wanted For Forest Cleanups In Franklin County
Prescribed Burn Planned In Upper Dauphin County
Game Commission Uses Prescribed Burns To Clean Land For Wildlife
Green Buildings/Sustainability
After 4 Years, Forks Township Moves Into Green Building
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Hardy Volunteers Help Pick Up Trash At Presque Isle
Volunteers Needed For Harrisburg Litter Cleanup Day April 16
Jeannette Eyes Monthlong Trash Cleanup
Volunteers Wanted For Forest Cleanups In Franklin County
Letter: Flawed PA Recycling Law Creates Roadside TV Dumps
Mine Reclamation
Students’ Project To Tell Story Of Acid Mine Treatment Ponds
WSJ: Peabody Bankruptcy Puts Environmental Obligations At Risk
Op-Ed: After Bankruptcies, Coal’s Dirty Legacy Lives On
Oil & Gas
Drilling Rules Headed For Key Vote After Judge Rejects Stay
Court Denies Oil Group’s Challenge Of Drilling Rules
House, Senate Panels Reject Oil & Gas Regulations
PLS Reporter: House, Senate Committees Disapprove DEP’s Drilling Regs
Energy Committees Urge No Vote On New Drilling Rules
Oil & Gas Regulations Rejected By House, Senate Committees
Fracking Has Reduced Greenhouse Gases
EDF Blog: Methane Emissions Becoming Key Climate Issue
Panel At Wilkes U. Discusses Fracking’s Pros, Cons
Clearing Begins On Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant Site
UGI Spending Big Money To Replace Old Pipelines
PennEast Pipeline Announces Grant Recipients
PGW Execs Guaranteed Bonuses In Failed Sale Process
American Eagle Paper Mills Tyrone Converting To Natural Gas
PA At Low Risk For Earthquakes, Hopes To Keep It That Way
Conventional Oil & Gas Group Loses 40% Of Its Members
Feds To Issue Offshore Drilling Rule Industry Fought
PA Marcellus Helps Boost U.S. Natural Gas Production To Record
Rice Energy To Buy Bankrupt Alpha Gas Assets
Pipelines
DEP’s Quigley: Budget Cuts Hurt Effort To Monitor Pipelines
Sunoco Pipeline To Cross 270 Properties In Westmoreland
Speaker: Communities Need To Revolt To Stop Pipelines
Recreation
Wissahickon Volunteers Work To Maintain Trails
Philadelphia Getting More Protected Bike Lanes
PA Horticultural Society To Host Philly Pop-Up Park
10 More Waterfalls To Visit In PA
Shooting Range Fees Implemented At Start Park Range
Act 48 Approved Teacher Workshops At Parker Dam State Park
Visit A National Park Free Beginning This Weekend
Recycling/Waste
Letter: Flawed PA Recycling Law Creates Roadside TV Dumps
CRT Recycler Closed Loop Nears Collapse
DEP Investigates Mattresses Found In Erie Warehouse Fire
Stormwater
Dunmore May Allocate Sewer Money to Stormwater Projects
Susquehanna River
Crable: Susquehanna Named 3rd Most Endangered River
Susquehanna River Back On Watchdog Group’s Endangered List
Susquehanna Lands Back On Most Endangered Rivers List
$4M In Flood Damage Prompted Susquehanna River Island Vacate Order
DEP To Spray Susquehanna River For Black Flies
Wastewater Facilities
Overbrook Residents, Pittsburgh Sewer Authority Clash
Dunmore May Allocate Sewer Money to Stormwater Projects
Scranton, Dunmore Forecast May Call For Rain Tax
Scranton Authority, American Water Submit Application To PUC
Westmoreland Authority To Borrow $220M For Water Infrastructure
Watershed Protection
Crable: Susquehanna Named 3rd Most Endangered River
Susquehanna River Back On Watchdog Group’s Endangered List
Susquehanna Lands Back On Most Endangered Rivers List
Chesapeake Bay Reboot Worries Northumberland Conservation District
NE Master Watershed Steward Program On Tap
Dunmore May Allocate Sewer Money to Stormwater Projects
$5M Federal Funding Proposals Would Aid Delaware River Basin
Delaware RiverKeeper April 8 RiverWatch Video Report
PA Congressmen Call For Tougher Water Standards
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Wildlife
How You Can Save A Toad’s Life In Roxborough
Straight Talk: Our Common Endangered Brook Trout John Arway
Hazleton Students Release Trout They Raised In Class
Students Get Visit From Nescopeck Butterfly Farm
Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant Fined For Fish Kill
York County Power Plant Penalized $25K For Fish Kill
Editorial: Big Things Await NE Anglers On Opening Day
Prescribed Burn Planned In Upper Dauphin County
Game Commission Uses Prescribed Burns To Clean Land For Wildlife
Crable: As Lancaster’s Speedwell Lake Refills, Uncommon Birds Drop In
Presque Isle Bay Is For The Birds
Schneck: Hummingbirds Back In PA For Breeding Season
NW Hawk Watch Collects Data In Erie
Audubon Of Western PA: Eaglet Hatches At Harmer Nest
Hawk Injured With Arrow On The Mend In York
Northern Saw-Whet Owl Spotted At Presque Isle State Park
Newport Twp Mine Where Bats Hibernate Part Of State Game Land
PA’s Deer Harvest Increases From Previous Season
Zika Virus
CDC: Zika Definitely Causes Severe Birth Defects
Scientists: Zika Tied To Another Adult Brain Disease
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