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Sunday NewsClips:

Residents, Gas Firm Shift Focus To Recovery After Pipeline Explosion

AP: Pipelines Drained, Feds Investigating Cause Of Explosion

No Cause Found Yet In Westmoreland Gas Explosion

Crable: Natural Gas Pipeline That Exploded Runs Thru Lancaster

FERC OKs Gas Pipeline To Serve New Shamokin Dam Power Plant

Plymouth Residents Participates In Great American Cleanup Of PA

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Held In Luzerne County

PA Has Been Abnormally Dry This Year

Pennsylvania: Get Ready For Loud, Large Cicadas

Editorial: Foundations Helped Rebuild Pittsburgh After Industrial Collapse

Poconos Sixteen Mile Fire Almost Completely Contained

Hikers Protest Holtwood Dam Land Closure In Lancaster

Rallying To Save Kelly’s Run And Holtwood Park

Agriculture Department: Leafminer Reported In Lancaster County

Swimming Up The Susquehanna With American Shad

Summary Of Election Results

-- PA Presidential Primary - Trump, Clinton Win

-- PA U.S. Senate Primaries - Toomey vs. McGinty

-- Race For Attorney General - Shapiro vs. Rafferty

-- Results In Senate, House, Congressional Races We’re Watching

Map: How Trump Won Pennsylvania

Map: How Clinton Won Pennsylvania

Exit Poll: Voters Choose Trump, Clinton On Issues

Air

DEP Plans To Expand Monitoring Of Fine Particles

DEP To Expand Air Quality Monitoring For Natural Gas Sites

Health Concerns Prompt Plans To Expand DEP Air Monitoring

More Airborne Particulate Monitoring To Marcellus Areas

Sensors To Aid Air Monitoring Near Natural Gas Compressors

State Installing Air Monitors In Drilling Areas

There’s Something In The Air: Tree Pollen Is Off The Charts

Alternative Fuel

Elizabethtown College Dedicates Solar Array

Bloomberg: Republicans Warming Up To Renewable Energy

Awards & Recognition

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Arbor Day Foundation Award Winner

Landscapers Earn Phipps Approval For Sustainable Practices

SEPTA Wins Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence

Budget

GOP May Seek New Money For Next Budget, But Not Broad Tax Increase

DePasquale Warns Of Costs Of Stalemate

Climate

How Climate Change Could Rob PA Of 2 State Symbols

AP: Climate Change Means Threat To Species In PA

Bill Gates: Carbon Tax Not Right For The U.S.

Delaware River

DRBC Will Hold Its Own Hearings On PennEast Pipeline

Reservoirs Dumping More Water Into Delaware This Weekend

Delaware RiverKeeper Riverwatch April 22 Video Report

Drinking Water

DEP Secretary: Pittsburgh Water Authority Must Follow The Rules

DEP Says Pittsburgh Authority Violated Drinking Water Law

Pittsburgh Authority Under Fire For Swapping Lead Prevention Chemicals

DEP Requires Lead Testing Of Pittsburgh Authority Water Supply

Lehigh Authority Will Offer Water Testing For Lead

Editorial: Did Criminal Neglect Cause Flint Water Crisis?

Capital Region Water OKs $9M DeHart Dam Watershed Conservation Proposal

Earth Day

Erie Teen Spearheads Environmental Projects At Local Schools

Scouts To Clean Up Near Popular Butler-Freeport Trail

Earth Day In Full Swing In Harvey’s Lake Borough

WPC: Hundreds Of Eastern Redbuds Take Root In Pittsburgh

Conservation Successes Celebrated At Monroe County Earth Day

5,000+ Go Green At York Street Fair

Economic Development

Shell Advancing Plans For Western PA Ethane Plant

Beaver Valley Mall May Lease Part Of Parking Lot To Shell

Fiscal Code Bill Gives Natural Gas Projects $12M Boost

New Drill For PA, Fewer Gas Rigs Operate

National Parks Boost Pennsylvania Economy

National Parks Have Big Economic Impact

Education

Students Share Waterways Research At Allegheny College

Trinity Middle School Students Plant Trees For Arbor Day

Emergency Response

Philadelphia Disaster Plan First To Protect Historic Buildings

Energy

Questions Raised About Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant Near Nemacolin

Crable: Landmark Agreement Reached To Restore Shad To Susquehanna

Bay Journal: Deal Reached On Fish, Eel Passage At Conowingo Dam

New Agreement Encourages Shad In Susquehanna

Crable: Talen Closes Park, Land Used By Public Near Holtwood Dam

Westinghouse Facility Restored As One-Stop Shop For Power Plants

Harmar-Based H-Quest Refines Plan To Liquefy Coal

Op-Ed: PA Coal Industry Crushed By Needless Regulation

National Fuel Drops Natural Gas Prices 6.4% In NW

FirstEnergy Requests 17.1 Percent Rate Hike

FirstEnergy Faces Federal Review Of Ohio Power Contracts

FirstEnergy Seeks 10.5% Electric Rate Increase

FirstEnergy Seeks Rate Increases For Electric Customers

Met-Ed Wants Nearly 14% Increase From Ratepayers

Some PECO Commercial Customers to Pay For Power By The Hour

SEPTA Wins Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence

150 People Who Made Scranton Great: George & Selden Scranton

Farming

Lackawanna Hears About State Clean & Green Program

Philadelphia Council Encourages Vertical Farming

Flooding

Grant Approved For Flood Prevention In NE

Forests

Wildfire Season In Pennsylvania

State Hoping Rain Will Aid Fighting Brush Fire In Poconos

Rain To The Rescue In 2nd Biggest Forest Fire In 26 Years

8,000 Acres Destroyed In Poconos Fire, 90% Contained

Pocono Forest Fire Destroys More Than 8,000 Acres

Pike County Brush Fire Growing, But More Contained

Reward Being Offered On Who Set Pike/Monroe Brush Fires

Massive Poconos Brush Fire Forces Evacuations In Poconos

Brush Fire Burns 3,600+ Acres In Monroe, Pike Counties

Crews Still Battle Brush Fire Affecting 1,000s Of Acres In Monroe

Massive Poconos Brush Fires Intentionally Set

Crews Battle Massive Brush Fire In Pike County

Wildfire In Fayette State Forest Burns Nearly 400 Acres

Brush Fire Stops Train Traffic In Dauphin County

5-Acre Mountain Fire Suppressed Hours After It Ignited

Fire In The Poconos, Forest Fires Of Pennsylvania, Michael Klimkos

Editorial: Burning Up Resources All Around

Natural Lands Trust: Prescribed Fire Progress

Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA Arbor Day Foundation Award Winner

WPC: Hundreds Of Eastern Redbuds Take Root In Pittsburgh

Arbor Day Seedling Giveaway Friday In Pittsburgh

Trinity Middle School Students Plant Trees For Arbor Day

Trees Planted At West Scranton High School

Gypsy Moth Spraying Scheduled For Luzerne County

Allium Leafminer Latest Pest To Land In Lehigh County

Green Buildings

More Pittsburgh Buildings Participate In Energy Savings Efforts

Land Conservation

North Branch Land Trust Planning For Annual Dinner

Capital Region Water OKs $9M DeHart Dam Watershed Conservation Proposal

Mine Reclamation

3 Acid Mine Drainage Sources To Be Addressed in Northumberland

EPCAMR Finishes Trompe At Espy Run Treatment System

Oil & Gas

AP: Huge Fireball In Gas Explosion Burns Homes, Fleeing Man

AP: Firm Says Pipeline In Fire Was Fine In 2012

Man Burned In Westmoreland Gas Line Explosion

View Incredible Damage After Pipeline Explodes In Westmoreland

Man Injured After Pipeline Explodes Near His Home In Western PA

Video: WTAE Natural Gas Explosion In Salem Township

Video: WPXI Gas Pipeline Explosion In Westmoreland County

Hilcorp Halts Fracking At PA Drilling Site Near Earthquake

DEP Investigating Quakes Near Fracking Operations

State Studying Link Between Fracking, Lawrence County Earthquakes

Pennsylvania Probes Possible Link Between Drilling, Quakes

AP: PA Probes Possible Link Between Quakes, Fracking

Small Quakes Shuts Down Fracking In Lawrence County

Health Officials Seek More Protections From Fracking

Mystery Of Sick Foals, Was Fracking to Blame In Bradford?

Op-Ed: Can Liberals Be Fine With Fracking-- Yes, Here’s Why

Questions Raised About Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant Near Nemacolin

Tiny Town’s Resistance To Shale Gas Is Put To Test

Letter: Range Resources’ Bossert Has Exemplary Record Of Service, Gov. Ridge

Fiscal Code Bill Gives Natural Gas Projects $12M Boost

DEP Plans To Expand Monitoring Of Fine Particles

DEP To Expand Air Quality Monitoring For Natural Gas Sites

Health Concerns Prompt Plans To Expand DEP Air Monitoring

More Airborne Particulate Monitoring To Marcellus Areas

Sensors To Aid Air Monitoring Near Natural Gas Compressors

State Installing Air Monitors In Drilling Areas

Philadelphia Gas Works Must Explain Secret Bonuses By Friday

Shell Advancing Plans For Western PA Ethane Plant

Beaver Valley Mall May Lease Part Of Parking Lot To Shell

Consol Swings To Loss In First Quarter

Cabot Earnings Swing To $51 Million Loss

Radnor-Based Oil & Gas Producer Tells SEC Bankruptcy Likely

Range Resources Posts $92M Income Loss

Profit Down At EQT On Low Natural Gas Prices

Ruling Protects Bidder For Alpha’s Gas Assets

New Drill For PA, Fewer Gas Rigs Operate

National Fuel Drops Natural Gas Prices 6.4% In NW

Pittsburgh Gasoline Up To $2.30/Gallon

Pipelines

AP: Huge Fireball In Gas Explosion Burns Homes, Fleeing Man

AP: Firm Says Pipeline In Fire Was Fine In 2012

Man Burned In Westmoreland Gas Line Explosion

View Incredible Damage After Pipeline Explodes In Westmoreland

Man Injured After Pipeline Explodes Near His Home In Western PA

Video: WTAE Natural Gas Explosion In Salem Township

Video: WPXI Gas Pipeline Explosion In Westmoreland County

Western PA Pipeline Explosion Another Wake-Up Call

DRBC Will Hold Its Own Hearings On PennEast Pipeline

Constitution Pipeline Developers To Fight NY Permit Rejection

Unions Critical Of NY’s Action To Reject Constitution Pipeline

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Needs More Pipelines

Recreation

Crable: Talen Closes Park, Land Used By Public Near Holtwood Dam

Talen Closes Park Near Holtwood, Governor Asked To Intervene

Rushing Water Is Spring’s Soundtrack At Kings Gap EE Center

Donations Sought For Brides Along Heritage Trail

National Parks Boost Pennsylvania Economy

National Parks Have Big Economic Impact

Recycling/Waste

Feds Hold Nationwide Prescription Drug Collection Saturday

Get Rid Of Old Prescription Drugs Saturday

Editorial: Safely Discard Pills On Drug Take-Back Day

Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day May 7 In York County

Scranton Discusses Future Of High-Cost Garbage Fee

Renewable Energy

Bloomberg: Republicans Warming Up To Renewable Energy

Susquehanna River

Swift: Report: Drilling Had Minor Impact On Susquehanna Basin Resources

Sustainability

Landscapers Earn Phipps Approval For Sustainable Practices

Wastewater Facilities

Freeport Sewage Bills Could Double

Water Quantity

Swift: Report: Drilling Had Minor Impact On Susquehanna Basin Resources

Watershed Protection

Editorial: Lackawanna River Corridor Assn. Expands Reach

Du Pont Heir Supported Art, Conservation

Students Share Waterways Research At Allegheny College

Delaware RiverKeeper Riverwatch April 22 Video Report

Swift: Report: Drilling Had Minor Impact On Susquehanna Basin Resources

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Wildlife

Crable: Landmark Agreement Reached To Restore Shad To Susquehanna

Bay Journal: Deal Reached On Fish, Eel Passage At Conowingo Dam

New Agreement Encourages Shad In Susquehanna

How Climate Change Could Rob PA Of 2 State Symbols

AP: Climate Change Means Threat To Species In PA

Reservoirs Dumping More Water Into Delaware This Weekend

Watch Pittsburgh’s Bald Eagles Feed Cat To Eaglets

Zika Virus

2nd Zika Virus Case Confirmed In Allegheny County

New Discovery Means More U.S. States Will Face Risk From Zika

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5/2/2016