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Sunday NewsClips
Thompson: Wolf To Let $31.5 Billion Spending Plan To Become Law
AP: Wolf To Let Budget Bill Become Law Despite Funding Questions
Couloumbis: Wolf To Let $31.5B Spending Plan Become Law
AP: Big Budget Decisions On Tap As Lawmakers Return
Mining Company Bankruptcies Jeopardizes Money For Reclamation
Simpler Water Test For Lead Draws Accuracy Questions
States Petition EPA To Limit Brunner Island Emissions
PUC Judges Recommend $5M Penalty Against Power Supplier
Carbon Market Expectations Meet Low Prices, Muddled Policy
Geologists Provide New Answers To Johnstown Flood
Lessons Sprout From Soil, Water, Hard Work
July 16 Anthracite Heritage Day In PA
Celebrate National Park Service’s Centennial Near Erie
Schneck: Video: Fireflies Flash Through The Summer Night Air
Air
Bill Would Limit PA’s Ability To Regulate Methane
Alternative Energy
Once A Leader, PA’s Clean Energy Progress Has Been Slow
State Net Metering Rules Turned Down By IRRC 2nd Time
Local Fishing Group Raising Fund For Solar Lights In Nesbitt Park
Op-Ed: Can’t Have Renewable Energy Without Shale Gas
Awards & Recognition
Covanta Employee Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
Covanta’s John Waffenschmidt Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
New Invasive Plant With Toxic Sap In WI To PA
Gypsy Moths Return To Dine On New England Trees
Cong. Boyle Proposal On Endangered Species Reform
Budget
Thompson: Wolf To Let $31.5 Billion Spending Plan To Become Law
AP: Wolf To Let Budget Bill Become Law Despite Funding Questions
Couloumbis: Wolf To Let $31.5B Spending Plan Become Law
AP: Big Budget Decisions On Tap As Lawmakers Return
AP: PA Budget Talks Enter Weekend As Decision Looms
No Budget Deal Yet, But House To Reconvene
Editorial: Time To Revisit Natural Gas Severance Fee
AP: Clock Ticks Down To Another Budget Decision Day For Wolf
AP: Budget Talks Enter New Week With No News On Deal
Swift: Pennsylvania Back In Budget Limbo
Swift: Audit Of Fish License Fees Spurs Debate
House Rs, Ds Locked On PA Budget Funding
Analysis: Still No Budget, But At Least They Had Fireworks
Crable: Pennsylvania Lags On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Peters Twp Gets State Gas Impact Fees
Elk County Awards 2 Student Scholarships With Drilling Fees
Chesapeake Bay
Crable: Pennsylvania Lags On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Spring Brook Authority Looks To Wetland To Meet Mandates
Op-Ed: Trade Your Bad Habits For Better Water, CBF-PA
Teachers Learn Clean Water Lessons
Climate
Bill Would Limit PA’s Ability To Regulate Methane
Allegheny Front: Hunt For Methane Leaks Goes High-Tech
Study: CO2 Emissions From Coal Mine Drainage Higher Than Expected
Op-Ed: Coal Country Hit By A Changing Climate
Editorial: The Great CO2 Divide, Nuts vs. Nuts
Editorial: Ozone Hole Disappearing
Coastal Zone Management
Mid-Atlantic States Draft Regional Plan For Coastal Waters
Compliance Action
Ex-Chesco Official Pleads Guilty To Illegal Dumping
Delaware River
NJ Nuclear Power Plans Get OK For Delaware River Withdrawals
Delaware RiverKeeper July 8 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Philadelphia Water To Change Lead Testing Process
Grassroots Fight Over Rising Water Bills
Wonderful World Of Water Student Camp In Lackawanna County
Education
Teachers Learn Clean Water Lessons
Students Take Advantage Of Pocono Environmental Ed Center Opportunities
Wonderful World Of Water Student Camp In Lackawanna County
Water Camp Offered In The Midvalley
Clay Delancey: New Visions For An Ag Future
Fundraising Ends For Asbury Woods Environmental Ed Center
Elk County Awards 2 Student Scholarships With Drilling Fees
Energy
PA Industrial Power Users Push For Relief From Conservation Mandates
When Storms Hit, Chesco Microgrid Would Keep Lights On
State Net Metering Rules Turned Down By IRRC 2nd Time
Natural Gas Fills Gap As Coal Drops Out Of U.S. Power Market
2 Gas-Fueled Power Plants Soon To Be Operational In PA
PA To Get Power From Shale Gas
Murray Coal Working To Avoid Bankruptcy
Mining Company Surrenders PA Coal Reserves To Nonprofits
Model Plant For Clean Coal Runs Off The Tracks
Op-Ed: Coal Country Hit By A Changing Climate
Op-Ed: Can’t Have Renewable Energy Without Shale Gas
Op-Ed: The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels
Hot Weather Expected To Strain Electric Providers
Covanta’s John Waffenschmidt Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
Accused Peach Bottom Trespasser Heading To Trial
NJ Nuclear Power Plans Get OK For Delaware River Withdrawals
Crable: Muddy Run Warning Sirens To Be Tested July 14 In Lancaster
Energy Conservation
PA Industrial Power Users Push For Relief From Conservation Mandates
IEA: Middle East Oil Dependence Driving Down Energy Efficiency
Environmental Heritage
As Fire Burns On, Centralia Residents Remember Hometown
Farming
Clay Delancey: New Visions For An Ag Future
Forests
Montco Brush Fire Causes SEPTA Train Delays
Gypsy Moths Return To Dine On New England Trees
Land Conservation
Lake Erie Region Conservancy Protects Natural Areas
Grants To Improve Green Space In Erie County
Abandoned Pittsburgh Incline Faces New Future As Greenspace
Nature Unfolds At Backyard Sanctuary In Lehman Twp
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Environmental Group Maps Schlock On Schuylkill River
Ex-Chesco Official Pleads Guilty To Illegal Dumping
Mine Reclamation
AP: Environmentalists, Coal Refuse Site Operator Reach 1-Year Pact
Study: CO2 Emissions From Coal Mine Drainage Higher Than Expected
As Fire Burns On, Centralia Residents Remember Hometown
Oil & Gas
Bill Would Limit PA’s Ability To Regulate Methane
Allegheny Front: Hunt For Methane Leaks Goes High-Tech
Peters Twp Gets State Gas Impact Fees
Elk County Awards 2 Student Scholarships With Drilling Fees
Editorial: Time To Revisit Natural Gas Severance Fee
Group Intervenes In Lawsuit To Defend Delaware Watershed Drilling Moratorium
Wyoming County Keeps Eyes Focused On Marcellus
Remember Shell Picked PA For Ethane Plant
Natural Gas Fills Gap As Coal Drops Out Of U.S. Power Market
PA To Get Power From Shale Gas
2 Gas-Fueled Power Plants Soon To Be Operational In PA
Op-Ed: Can’t Have Renewable Energy Without Shale Gas
Op-Ed: The Moral Case For Fossil Fuels
Chesapeake Energy $10B Mortgage Raises Eyebrows
WSJ: The Shale Boom’s New Winner: Propane
DOE Secretary Sees Oil Market Coming Into Balance
IEA: Middle East Oil Dependence Driving Down Energy Efficiency
Reuters: Philadelphia Refinery Cuts Gasoline Output As Margins Sink
Gasoline Prices Likely To Keep Falling In Western PA
Pipelines
DEP Plans Public Hearings For Sunoco’s Mariner 2 Pipeline
DEP Sets 5 Hearings For Mariner East Pipeline
DEP Sets Hearing In Westmoreland On Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Crable: EPA Critical Of Environmental Review For Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Editorial: Hope For Lancaster Fight Against Gas Pipeline
EPA Calls For Rethinking Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Route
Allegheny Front: Explosion Heats Up Concerns Over Gas Pipelines
Millcreek/Erie: Residents Allowed To Return After Natural Gas Well Pipeline Leak
Some Peoples Gas Customers To Get New Service Lines
Recreation
Swift: Green Groups Upend Parks Bill
Chesapeake Bay Journal: PA Parks Development Bill Not Dead Yet
Frye: Stewards Of Penn’s Woods Wage War On Graffiti In Parks
120,000 Visit Presque Isle State Park For July 4th
Discover Outdoor Summer Adventures Around The Erie Region
Fun, Adventure Of PA’s State Parks
Take 5 Fridays, PA Parks & Forests Foundation- July 8
Swift: Effort Underway To Repeal Authorization For Poconos Parkway
Abandoned Pittsburgh Incline Faces New Future As Greenspace
Dauphin County’s Wildwood Park Art In The Wild Photo Gallery
Connecting The Southeast’s Trails System Is Forging Community
Reading Using Bicycling As Revitalization Tool
Op-Ed: Delaware & Lehigh Trail Nearing Completion
Op-Ed: Rethink Limiting Access To National Parks
Op-Ed: Sometimes Limits Necessary In National Parks
Recycling/Waste
Covanta Employee Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
Covanta’s John Waffenschmidt Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
Renewable Energy
Once A Leader, PA’s Clean Energy Progress Has Been Slow
State Net Metering Rules Turned Down By IRRC 2nd Time
Ben Franklin Clients Named Sustainable Energy Competition Finalist
Local Fishing Group Raising Fund For Solar Lights In Nesbitt Park
Covanta Employee Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
Covanta’s John Waffenschmidt Honored By Chester Environmental Partnership
Op-Ed: Can’t Have Renewable Energy Without Shale Gas
Schuylkill River
Bartram’s Garden Using Historic Mission For New Work On Schuylkill
Environmental Group Maps Schlock On Schuylkill River
Invisible River’s Aerial Performance Returns To The Schuylkill
Susquehanna River
Video: Sunrise To Sunset Paddle On The Susquehanna
Stunt To Icon: Lady Liberty On Susquehanna River
Water Monitoring
Yough Is Getting Cleaner, But Its Tributaries Are Warmer
New Tool Delivers Water Quality Alerts On 3 Rivers
StreamWatcher Training Available In Pike County
Watershed Protection
Crable: Pennsylvania Lags On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Op-Ed: Trade Your Bad Habits For Better Water, CBF-PA
Teachers Learn Clean Water Lessons
Yough Is Getting Cleaner, But Its Tributaries Are Warmer
Lawrence County Adopts Clean Water Resolution
Spring Brook Authority Looks To Wetland To Meet Mandates
StreamWatcher Training Available In Pike County
Delaware RiverKeeper July 8 RiverWatch Video Report
Invisible River’s Aerial Performance Returns To The Schuylkill
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Wildlife
Swift: Audit Of Fish License Fees Spurs Debate
Local Fishing Group Raising Fund For Solar Lights In Nesbitt Park
Behrend Prof Studies Purple Martins, Bacteria
Let’s Talk About Birds: Cotingas
Insects All Around Us Live Complicated Lives
Mayflies Are Baaaack Coating Houses, Picnic Tables
Game Commission NE Shooting Ranges To Undergo Maintenance
Zika Virus
PA Taking Steps To Prevent Zika Outbreak
Video: DEP, Health Facebook Town Hall Meeting On Zika Virus
No Zika Virus Awareness Signs At Erie Airport
Other
Professor Gathers Infrastructure Solutions From U.S. Cities
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