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Analysis: 10 Opportunities To Make Pennsylvania An Environmental Leader Again
AP: DEP Official’s Email Urged Groups For Pushback On Drilling Regs
Bumsted: Ex-DEP Secretary Email Mixes Profanity, Criticism Of Enviro Groups
Expletive-Ladened Email Preceded Quigley Resignation
Fmr DEP’s Secretary’s Toxic Email On Drilling Regs
Resigned DEP Secretary’s Toxic Email Full Of Taunts
Sen. Yudichak In Hot Seat Over Quigley’s Exit
Why Wolf’s DEP Secretary Had To Quit After He Hit Send
Sen. Aument Calls For Investigation Into Fmr DEP Secretary
Querulous Quigley Joins Email Hall Of Shame
Quigley’s Email And Hamlet’s Plan
What’s The (bleep)ing Problem With Caring About The Environment?
Micek: Enviros Rush To Defend Ousted DEP Boss Quigley
Letter: Environmental Protection Will Suffer With Quigley Resignation
Cartoon: Here’s Why Quigley Had To Resign
Op-Ed: Hire Another Quigley At DEP
Op-Ed: Ousted DEP Secretary Quigley Railroaded
Email That Led To Resignation Of Wolf’s Environmental Secretary
Editorial: Not Easy Being Green At Capitol
Editorial: Quigley Resigns, He Had To Go
Sunday NewsClips
Despite Price Bounce, Natural Gas Rebound Remains Far Off
Drillers Challenge Kane’s Antitrust Tactics
NE Environmental Issues Leave Residents With Questions
McNickle: Translating John Quigley
Lost Couple Cut Lock At Peach Bottom Power Plant
Op-Ed: Floods I Have Known
Swift: 1916 Susquehanna Expedition Focused On Prehistoric Past
Weis Markets Surpasses 2020 Goal Of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Tips For Reducing Risk Of Mosquito Bites
160-Year-Old Witness Tree Is Felled
Thriving Rail Trails Energize Communities
Bills Would Give Wildlife Agencies Authority To Manage Own License Fees
Alternative Fuels
Wind Turbines Proposed In Penn Forest Twp
SEPTA Approvals Deal For Hybrid Buses
Op-Ed: Replace Fossil Fuels? All Of The Above Strategy Is Best
Op-Ed: Replace Fossil Fuels? It’s Already Happening
Local Co-Op Gets Greener By Delivering By Bicycle
Solar Impulse Lands At Allentown Airport
See The Solar Impulse Close Up At Allentown Airport Saturday
Solar Impulse Flight To Allentown Airport Still On
Solar-Powered Plane’s Latest Leg: Ohio To PA
Awards & Recognition
Newsmaker: Ed Schroth Duquesne University
Fairfield Students Canoe For Environment
Hickory Student Wins Watershed Art Contest
Budget
Study Finds Support For Fracking Grows With Impact Fee
Hunting, Fishing Licenses Fees Could Go Up
Wolf: Very Different Tone In Budget Negotiations
AP: Bills To Expand Gambling To Internet, Bars, Airports Fail
Esack: Pension Reform, Internet Gaming Rolled Into Budget Talks
Chesapeake Bay
EPA Chief Calls PA’s Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Discouraging
Water Monitors Seen As Key To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
PennFuture: Demand Conservation Districts Protect Water Quality
CBF-PA: Susquehanna Watershed Education Program
Fairfield Students Canoe For Environment
Op-Ed: State Needs Farmers, Private Sector To Solve Runoff Problem, By Ron Kreider
Analysis: Bion On Kreider Farm Can’t Pay Back A $7.7M PennVEST Loan
The War Over The Chesapeake Bay
Climate
DEP Studies Leaky Abandoned Wells For Climate Threat
Dredging Delaware Has Scientists Worried About Climate Impact
Op-Ed: Carbon Pollution Might Be Unconstitutional
Compliance Action
State Drops Nearly $9 Million Fine Against Range Resources
DEP Drops Plans For $8.9 Million Penalty Against Range Resources
Report: DEP Drops $9 Million Penalty Against Range Resources
Conservation Districts
PennFuture: Demand Conservation Districts Protect Water Quality
Dam Safety
Wayne County Dam Projects Moving Slowly
Delaware River
Dredging Delaware Has Scientists Worried About Climate Impact
Deepening The Delaware: Windfall Or Boondoggle?
The Nature Conservancy Helps Restore Sturgeon To Delaware River
Drinking Water
PA Health Dept. To Launch Cancer Study Near Bucks, Montco Wells
8 More Montco, Bucks Water Wells Closed After EPA Tightens Rules
Horsham Community Meeting Focuses On Water Safety
What’s Going On With Tainted Water Near Montco Bases?
Source Of Montco Creek Pollution Revealed
Federal Health Review Calls Compounds In Dimock Water A Concern
Capital Region Water Looks To Level Playing Field On Construction Contracts
Economic Development
AP: Those Reliant On Oil & Gas Industry Wait For Rebound
Pittsburgh Riverlife Stakeholders Forge Plan For Riverfront Park
Millvale, Etna: Rediscovered River Towns
Education
CBF-PA: Susquehanna Watershed Education Program
Fairfield Students Canoe For Environment
Newsmaker: Ed Schroth Duquesne University
Hickory Student Wins Watershed Art Contest
Teaching City Kids The Value Of Green Spaces
Erie Students Transform Classroom Into Rain Forest
Phipps Conservatory, Botanical Gardens Bowtie Gala
Emergency Response
Barletta Seeks To Control Cost Of Federal Disaster Responses
Energy
Power Plant Operators See Rates Plunge
Power Auction Sets Lower Prices,, Lower Profits For Nuclear Plants
Allegheny Front: How Did Coal Fall So Far, So Fast?
Centralia, The Ghost Town, Then And Now
Utilities Quietly Turn To Herbicides To Manage Brush
News Groups Win Fight Over PPL Power Outage Records
Editorial: Court Finds The Public In PUC PPL Case
Union: Talen Energy Planning Job Cuts At 3 Power Plants
Trump: More Drilling, More Coal, Less Regulation
Environmental Heritage
Rachel Carson Board Aims To Make Homestead Sustainable
Centralia, The Ghost Town, Then And Now
Farming
Op-Ed: State Needs Farmers, Private Sector To Solve Runoff Problem
Farms In Greene, Washington Shrinking By Still Prevalent
Forests
May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Green Buildings/Sustainability
Video: Phipps Conservancy Takes Living Building Challenge
Growing Greener
PA To Invest $25 Million To Protect Water Resources
Beaver County Project Receives $180K Growing Greener Grant
Land Conservation
9-Acre Preserve Donated to Wissahickon Watershed
Litter/Illegal Dumping
Cheltenham Reports Another Illegal Dump Into Tookany Creek
Mine Reclamation
Centralia, The Ghost Town, Then And Now
Oil & Gas
Crable: Williams Pipeline Stockpiling Pipe In Lancaster Ahead Of Federal Approval
DEP Studies Leaky Abandoned Wells For Climate Threat
DEP Drops Plans For $8.9 Million Penalty Against Range Resources
Report: DEP Drops $9 Million Penalty Against Range Resources
Range Resources Sues South Strabane Over Munce Application
Ranges Resources Could Be Fined If Violations Found
DEP Rescinds $8.9M Fine Against Range Resource
Federal Health Review Calls Compounds In Dimock Water A Concern
Study Finds Support For Fracking Grows With Impact Fee
GOP Picks Fight With Shapiro Over Fracking
Hulk Actor Reenters Debate Over Drilling
Power Plant Operators See Rates Plunge
Op-Ed: Replace Fossil Fuels? All Of The Above Strategy Is Best
Op-Ed: Replace Fossil Fuels? It’s Already Happening
Trump: More Drilling, More Coal, Less Regulation
AP: Those Reliant On Oil & Gas Industry Wait For Rebound
Memorial Day Gasoline Cheapest In 11 Years
Gasoline Edges Up To $2.48/Gallon In Pittsburgh
Pipeline
Crable: Williams Pipeline Stockpiling Pipe In Lancaster Ahead Of Federal Approval
Recreation
PennDOT Bike May Useful, But More Details Needed
Pittsburgh Riverlife Stakeholders Forge Plan For Riverfront Park
Standing Stone Trail Named PA’s Trail Of The Year
Volunteers Make The Schuylkill River Trail Safer
Hikers Chase Spring On Appalachian Trail In PA
Lehigh Valley Rail Trails For Walking, Running, Biking
Catch The Value! Kayak Package & More Giveaway
Presque Isle Prepares For Start Of Summer Season
Lackawanna State Park Dedicates New Pool Complex
PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Take Five Fridays With Pam
Pittsburgh To Expand Park Ranger Program
Recycling/Waste
Tempest Over Bucks Hazardous Waste Plant, Then Delay
HBG Mayor: State Building Trash Bill Could Reduce Residential Rate
Renewable Energy
Wind Turbines Proposed In Penn Forest Twp
SEPTA Approvals Deal For Hybrid Buses
Op-Ed: Replace Fossil Fuels? All Of The Above Strategy Is Best
Op-Ed: Replace Fossil Fuels? It’s Already Happening
Local Co-Op Gets Greener By Delivering By Bicycle
Solar Impulse Lands At Allentown Airport
See The Solar Impulse Close Up At Allentown Airport Saturday
Solar Impulse Flight To Allentown Airport Still On
Solar-Powered Plane’s Latest Leg: Ohio To PA
Hellertown Woman Admits Guilt In $54M Green Energy Ponzi Scam
Wastewater Facilities
Leechburg Stormwater/Sewer Separation Projects Gets Extension
Capital Region Water Looks To Level Playing Field On Construction Contracts
Watershed Protection
EPA Chief Calls PA’s Lagging Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Discouraging
Water Monitors Seen As Key To Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
CBF-PA: Susquehanna Watershed Education Program
Hickory Student Wins Watershed Art Contest
PA To Invest $25 Million To Protect Water Resources
Delaware RiverKeeper May 20 RiverWatch Video Report
Loyalhanna Watershed Assn Moves Into Historic House
Millvale, Etna: Rediscovered River Towns
Editorial: Don’t Miss This Chance To Fix Locks
Deepening The Delaware: Windfall Or Boondoggle?
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Wildlife
Hunting, Fishing Licenses Fees Could Go Up
Catch The Value! Kayak Package & More Giveaway
Latest Generation Of Philly City Hall Peregrine Falcons
Bird-Banding Event Set At Lacawac Sanctuary
The Nature Conservancy Helps Restore Sturgeon To Delaware River
PA Hunters Seek Sunday Prey Time
May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Editorial: Help Save The Honeybee
Zika Virus
19 Confirmed Cases Of Zika In PA
Philadelphia Researchers Race To Develop Zika Vaccine
Editorial: Take Precautions To Avoid Zika Virus Exposure
Other
Children Learn About Tragedy Of Flight 93
May Is Lyme Disease Awareness Month
Teresa Heinz: Sons Will Take Turns Leading Heinz Endowments
Teresa Heinz To Turn Charity Leadership Over To 3 Sons
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