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Rift Grows Between Wolf And Environmentalists
Sunday NewsClips
EPA: States Behind In Tackling Chesapeake Bay Problems
Op-Ed: Saving Lackawanna River Requires Citizen Involvement
How Navy Bases Contaminated PA Drinking Water
Erie Water Works Bucks Trend With Low Lead Levels
Bankruptcies, Foreclosures Up As Gas, Coal Jobs Lost
Op-Ed: Helping Coal Miners Get By
PRC ReuseFest Pairs Household Castoffs With Nonprofits
Scranton May Ask Landfill To Abandon Leachate Line
Noxen Snake Roundup Tightens Father’s Day Bond
AP: Democrats Take Leap Of Faith Into Budget Talks With GOP
Swift: Budget Hangs On Betting, Smoking
Alternative Energy
Activists Rally In Capitol For Climate Action, Clean Energy
Fossil Fuels Given A Pass, Thank Or Spank Your Legislators
Wind Turbine Project Killed In Lehighton
Solar Energy Not An Option For Low-Income Families
Editorial: Stop Fighting Clean Energy
Budget
Lower Gas Prices, Less Drilling Cut Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees By 16%
AP: Counties See Less Money From Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees
Shale Gas Impact Fees Fall In Last Year
Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Falls To $188 Million
Beaver County, Municipalities Receive $645K In Impact Fees
Greene County Officials Ecstatic Over Act 13 Impact Fee Money
Drilling Slump Dents Westmoreland Municipal Fees
Alle-Kiski Valley To Receive Less Marcellus Impact Fees
Op-Ed: State Should Increase In-Lieu Of Tax Payments On Forest Land
Hunting, Fishing License Fees Increase, Sort Of
Thompson: Don’t Despair Yet On State Budget Talks
Could Pension Reform Vote Help With Budget Deal?
AP: House Votes For School, State Worker Hybrid Pension Plan
Chesapeake Bay
AP: EPA, States Behind In Tackling Chesapeake Pollution Problems
Nitrogen Pollution Reductions Lagging, EPA Warns Bay States
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Addresses Issues With Susquehanna River
Agencies Find Common Concern In Susquehanna River
Crable: Growing Greener Grant Helps Farmers In Pequea Watershed
Climate
New PA Poll: 40% Strongly Favor, 24% Somewhat Favor EPA Clean Power Climate Plan In PA
Compliance Action
DeNaples Company Fined $40K For Lackawanna River Spill
Drinking Water
Allegheny County To Use Federal Money For Lead Paint Reduction
Why Allegheny County Is Getting Lead Paint Removal Funding
Philly Water Dept’s Crockett Leaves For Private Sector
Education
Students & Community To Learn In Outdoor Classroom In Philly
Chiques Creek Watershed Expo June 22 In Lancaster
Asbury Woods Nature Center Receives Twp Funding In Erie
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Welding Program Gets Large Donation
Emergency Response
Nanticoke Amends Radiological Emergency Response Plan
Energy
Grid Reliability At Risk As Nuclear Plants Priced Out Of Market
Nanticoke Amends Radiological Emergency Response Plan
Senate OKs Wolf’s Pick For PUC, It’s Sweet
Editorial: Hold PUC Accountable For Cover-Up
Industry Salutes PECO For Quick 2015 Storm Recovery
PPL Apologizes For Role In 2011 Snowstorm Outage Episode
Peoples Wants To Adjust Natural Gas Rates To Lure Customers
Elizabeth Twp Nixes Zoning Variance For Invenergy Power Plant
Op-Ed: Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Win-Win For Western PA
Explosion At Philadelphia Energy Plant, 1 Person Hurt
Coal Miner Union Rallies With Benefits At Risk
Analytics Company Aims For More Effective Smart Meter Readings
Middleman Emerges In Complex Energy Retail Market
Energy Conservation
Op-Ed: Let’s Keep PA’s Energy Efficiency Law
Farming
Montgomery County Preserves 2 More Farms
Flooding
Flash Flooding Hits Western PA After Waves Of Storms
Forests
DCNR Increases Reward For Pocono Wildfire Info
Stories From The PHS Tree Of The Year Contest
Op-Ed: State Should Increase In-Lieu Of Tax Payments On Forest Land
Editorial: Gutting Rural PA, In Lieu Of Tax Payment
Land Conservation
PA’s Farmland Preservation Program, How’d That Work Out?
Montgomery County Preserves 2 More Farms
Video: The Nature Conservancy-PA Forest Pools Preserve In Cumberland
Litter/Illegal Dumping
AP: Ohio River Cleanups Set For This Weekend
Oil & Gas
Wolf Hails Legislature’s Approval Of New Unconventional Drilling Regs
Legislature Votes To Direct DEP To Re-Draft Conventional Drilling Rules
Legislature Puts Its Stamp On Oil & Gas Regulations
Lower Gas Prices, Less Drilling Cut Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees By 16%
AP: Counties See Less Money From Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees
Shale Gas Impact Fees Fall In Last Year
Beaver County, Municipalities Receive $645K In Impact Fees
Greene County Officials Ecstatic Over Act 13 Impact Fee Money
Drilling Slump Dents Westmoreland Municipal Fees
Alle-Kiski Valley To Receive Less Marcellus Impact Fees
Peoples Wants To Adjust Natural Gas Rates To Lure Customers
Corbett, Steelers Reeled In Shell
Much Ado About Natural Gas Ethane
Op-Ed: Energizing The Economy In Appalachian Shale Basin
Op-Ed: Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Win-Win For Western PA
Attorney Argues $4.24M Dimock Verdict Should Stand
South Fayette Battles Over Drilling Ordinance
Natural Gas Royalties Bill Made Brief Appearance At Capitol
Bradford Commissioners Launch Petition Drive For Royalty Bill
Marcellus Shale Documentary At Pittsburgh Center For The Arts
Lawsuit Accuses Range Resources, Lab Of Doctoring Water Test Results
Advisory Group Set To Ask EPA To Quantify Fracking Impact On Water Quality
EPA Bans Disposal Of Drilling Wastewater At Public Treatment Plants
LNG Projects Miss The Boat
Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Hit $2.9/Gallon
Personnel
Senate OKs Wolf’s Pick For PUC, It’s Sweet
Bill Shipley To Step Down As Shipley Energy CEO July 1
Pipelines
Crable: Lancaster Residents Blast Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Critics Call For More Study Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline In Lancaster
Federal Regulators Get Earful From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Opponents
Atlantic Sunrise Protesters, Supporters Meet Again In Annville
Luzerne Meeting On Atlantic Sunrise Sheds Light On Project
Support, Opposition To Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Voiced
Op-Ed: Pipeline Assessment Won’t Protect PA Communities
Editorial: DEP Wisely Extends Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Comment Period
Pipeline Rules Of Engagement Far From Settled
Video: What It’s Like Living Surrounded By 3 Natural Gas Compressor Stations
Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech Welding Program Gets Large Donation
UGI Gets Easements To Finish Tree Cutting For Gas Pipeline
Pipeline Safety Bill’s Reauthorization Will Give Regulators Tools
Congress Requires Tougher Standards For Great Lakes Pipelines
Recreation
Then & Now: Presque Isle State Park
Congress Members Back Sand Work At Presque Isle
AP: Erie Native Recounts Years Aboard Brig Niagara
Lackawanna State Park’s New Swim Complex Hits Snags
Record Setting Schuylkill Sojourn Highlights River’s Wild Beauty
PA’s Picturesque Route 6 Plans For Bikes (And Pedestrians)
Monroe Planning Commission Launches New Website, Contest To Promote Parks
Rachel Carson Challenge Celebrates 20th Anniversary On The Trail
1,000 Signatures Call For Better Bike Infrastructure In Philly
Op-Ed: Fairmount Park’s Legacy In Philadelphia
Hundreds Of Volunteers Descend On North Side Park
Editorial: 660 Acre Gift Gives Pittsburgh Amazing Amenity
Scenery Hill Fairy Garden Trail Sparks Creativity
Western PA Conservancy CEO Explores Great Allegheny Passage
Recycling/Waste
CBS Pittsburgh: PRC Holds ReuseFest On June 18 & Construction Junction
Nanticoke Receives DEP Grant For New Recycling Containers
Grocery Bag Recycling Project Offers Comfort To Homeless
Body Found On Conveyor Belt At Penn Waste Recycling Facility
Renewable Energy
Activists Rally In Capitol For Climate Action, Clean Energy
Fossil Fuels Given A Pass, Thank Or Spank Your Legislators
Wind Turbine Project Killed In Lehighton
Solar Energy Not An Option For Low-Income Families
Editorial: Stop Fighting Clean Energy
Sustainability
Sustainability In The Workplace, Built Environment Gains Momentum
Watershed Protection
AP: EPA, States Behind In Tackling Chesapeake Pollution Problems
Nitrogen Pollution Reductions Lagging, EPA Warns Bay States
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Addresses Issues With Susquehanna River
Agencies Find Common Concern In Susquehanna River
Crable: Festival Will Celebrate, Not Vilify, Swarms On Susquehanna Mayflies
Crable: Lights Out On Columbia Bridge In Advance Of Mayfly Hordes
Susquehanna Mayfly Hatch Imminent, Bridge Lights Shut Off
New Attempt To Move Shad Past Conowingo, Other Dams Long Term Project
June 21 Watershed Event At Wyndridge Farms In York County
Record Setting Schuylkill Sojourn Highlights River’s Wild Beauty
Get Wild About Watersheds, Urban Greening, West Philly Nature
AP: Pond Life is Good For Presque Isle Houseboat Residents
Delaware RiverKeeper June 10 RiverWatch Video Report
Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal
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Wildlife
New Attempt To Move Shad Past Conowingo, Other Dams Long Term Project
Schneck: Rare Butterfly Focus Of Tours At Fort Indiantown Gap
Firefly Festival Makes Living Light Show In NW PA
Rattlesnake Roundup Returns To Wyoming County
Video: Penns Creek, Centre County Fly-Fishing Treasure
Schneck: 6 PA Waters In Top 100 Fish & Boating Areas
Video: The Nature Conservancy-PA Forest Pools Preserve In Cumberland
Crawford’s Tamarack Center Treats Bald Eagle For Lead Poisoning
Other
LCTA Waives Bus Fares For Dump The Pump Day
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