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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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