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Sunday NewsClips
Outdoors Notebook: Susquehanna River Cleanup Stalled
Does Pipeline Age Really Matter?
Conservationists Test Soil For Lead In Pittsburgh Area
Crable: Manor Twp. Officials Want Landfill Control
Mining Region Observes First Anthracite Heritage Day
Former Miner Raises Flag At Miners’ Memorial Park
Vulture Returns To National Aviary
Air
DEP Air Monitoring Study Of Shale Gas Sites In Limbo
DEP Issues Updated Air Quality Plan For Jessup Gas Power Plant
Pittsburgh Group Recruits Bicyclists To Help Monitor Air Quality
States Petition EPA To Limit Brunner Island Emissions
Delaware Files Court Petition Against PA On Brunner Island Power Plant
York Coal Plant Blamed For Delaware Air Pollution
Alternative Fuels
Report: Clean Energy Jobs Growing In PA
Report Claims Clean Energy Jobs Grew 15.7% In PA
Pittsburgh Firm Hopes To Capitalize On Wind Farms
Big Solar Leaves Rooftop Panels In The Dust
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Forward Thinking Creates Beckets Run Wild Plant Sanctuary
Budget
Shale Gas Impact Fees Expected To Drop Again In PA
Shale Gas Impact Fee Predicted To Fall In 2016
Mining Company Bankruptcies Jeopardizes Money For Reclamation
Cumberland Twp Supports Police With Drilling Fees
Schuylkill County Receives Greenways, Trails Grants From Impact Fees
Bradford County Invests Impact Fees In Bridge Fund
Op-Ed: Here’s How PA Can Get Smarter About Cleaning Up Our Streams, Rep. Everett
AP: Wolf Secures Budget Peace, For Now, If Not Campaign Promises
Bumsted: Budget Deal Shows PA Requires More Sunshine
Swift: Wolf Signs Tax Bill Completing State Budget
Bumsted: House, Senate Approve New Higher Taxes In $1.3B Deal
AP: PA Lawmakers Pass $1.3 Billion Budget Bailout Package
AP: Highlights Of $1.3B Revenue Plan
Murphy: How Would Revenue Package Impact Your Wallet?
Chesapeake Bay
Op-Ed: Here’s How PA Can Get Smarter About Cleaning Up Our Streams, Rep. Everett
Maryland’s Governor Calls For Ideas To Address Conowingo Dam
Maryland Governor Holds First Conowingo Dam Summit
U.S. House Votes To Restrict EPA Oversight Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Climate
Future Of Natural Gas Hinges On Stanching Methane Leaks
Carbon Market Expectations Meet Low Prices, Muddled Policy
PA Cities Headed For Danger Days As Temperatures Climb
Editorial: The Climate Debate, Malleable Proofs
Compliance Action
PUC Judges Recommend $5M Penalty Against Power Supplier
DEP Imposes $19,250 Penalty For Illegal Dump Fire In Washington County
Deep Mine Safety
Drill Bit Used In 2002 Mine Rescue Returning To Quecreek
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Challenges Nuclear Plant Water Withdrawal Approval
Easton Workers Remove Delaware River Riparian Buffer, Again
Delaware RiverKeeper July 15 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Philadelphia Water Will Update Lead-Testing Methods
Pittsburgh Authority Ordered To Replace Lead Water Lines
Lead Levels In Pittsburgh Drinking Water Exceed EPA Action Threshold
Allegheny Front: DEP Says Pittsburgh Must Do More To Get The Lead Out
Allegheny County Weighing Lead-Level Testing For Kids
Lancaster Adds Day Cares To Lead Hazard Ordinance
Simpler Water Test For Lead Draws Accuracy Questions
Editorial: Mandatory Lead Testing For Children No-Brainer
Superior Water Gets Permission For Well Water Withdrawal
PA To Kick In $10M For Willow Grove Water Cleanup
Navy Won’t Pay For Blood Testing Near Willow Grove
Economic Development
Report Claims Clean Energy Jobs Grew 15.7% In PA
Report: Clean Energy Jobs Growing In PA
Education
ECO Camp Helps Nurture Young Nature Lovers
Lessons Sprout From Soil, Water, Hard Work
Geologists Provide New Answers To Johnstown Flood
Energy
Report: Clean Energy Jobs Growing In PA
States Petition EPA To Limit Brunner Island Emissions
Zoning Changes On Agenda For Archbald Gas Power Plant
DEP Issues Updated Air Quality Plan For Jessup Gas Power Plant
Op-Ed: Democrats’ Vision Of Fossil Fuels Is Pure Fantasy
PUC Judges Recommend $5M Penalty Against Power Supplier
Delaware RiverKeeper Challenges Nuclear Plant Water Withdrawal Approval
Op-Ed: Another Nuke Meltdown Costly
PECO Finds New Ways To Reach Its Customers Online
Energy Conservation
Findlay To Replace Lighting With Energy-Saving Alternative
PUC Critical Of PGW’s Attempt To Curb Conservation Program
Environmental Heritage
Drill Bit Used In 2002 Mine Rescue Returning To Quecreek
July 16 Anthracite Heritage Day In PA
Geologists Provide New Answers To Johnstown Flood
Farming
Lessons Sprout From Soil, Water, Hard Work
Flooding
Torrential Rain Sparks Major Flooding In Lancaster County
FEMA Forcing Couple Out Of Their Dream Home In York
Geologists Provide New Answers To Johnstown Flood
Editorial: Geologists Fix Blame For Johnstown Flood
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
PA To Kick In $10M For Willow Grove Water Cleanup
Navy Won’t Pay For Blood Testing Near Willow Grove
Lakes
First Step Taken To Improve Conneaut Lake Water Quality
Land Conservation
Forward Thinking Creates Beckets Run Wild Plant Sanctuary
Land Recycling
Pittsburgh Reinventing An Old Industrial Site
LTV Coke Works Site Redevelopment Gets Later Start
Land Use Planning
Wolf Directs Planning Board To Consider Policies To Help Older Cities
Litter/Illegal Dumping
DEP Imposes $19,250 Penalty For Illegal Dump Fire In Washington County
A Wet & Wild Cleanup Is Coming July 18-19 In Delaware Water Gap
Mine Reclamation
AP: Regulators, Coal Industry Say Money Secure For Mine Cleanup
Mining Company Bankruptcies Jeopardizes Money For Reclamation
$30M In Federal Funding To Help Clean Up PA Abandoned Mines
Mine Reclamation Grants Could Lead To More Drinkable Water
Oil & Gas
Senate Approves Bill Weakening Drilling Regs, Wolf Will Veto
Wolf Vows To Veto Bill Blunting Marcellus Drilling Rules
Senate OKs Bill Trimming New Fracking Regulations
Op-Ed: Legislature Doing Its Work On Drilling Regs In Darkness
Conventional Drillers Still Saying No Need For New DEP Regulations
Future Of Natural Gas Hinges On Stanching Methane Leaks
DEP Air Monitoring Study Of Shale Gas Sites In Limbo
Zoning Changes On Agenda For Archbald Gas Power Plant
Shale Gas Impact Fees Expected To Drop Again In PA
Shale Gas Impact Fee Predicted To Fall In 2016
Cumberland Twp Supports Police With Drilling Fees
Bradford County Invests Impact Fees In Bridge Fund
Schuylkill County Receives Greenways, Trails Grants From Impact Fees
South Fayette Drilling Restricted To Industrial Property
PLS Reporter: Rep. Everett Talks About Minimum Royalty Bill
Fracking Foes Put Fake Feces Under DNC Donkey Art Displays
Southern Expands Gas Footprint With $1.5B Kinder Deal
Feds Proposed New Safety Rules For Oil Trains
Editorial: Implement Oil Train Rules
Unsafe Rail Tankers Could Remain In Service Despite Crashes
$10 Million Loss At Delco Refinery Is Cyclical
Gasoline Down 4 Cents In Pittsburgh Area
Pipeline
Court Hands Landowners Defeat In Sunoco Pipeline Eminent Domain Case
Court Upholds Eminent Domain In Sunoco Pipeline Case
Court Sides With Sunoco Pipeline On Utility Status
Court: Sunoco Can Take Private Property For Pipeline
Appeals Court Won’t Axe Sunoco Pipeline Condemnation
AP: Sunoco Clears 1 Legal Hurdle After Pipeline Ruling
Crable: 2nd Federal Agency Expresses Concern Over Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Columbia Gas Opens Training Center In Beaver County
$10 Million Loss At Delco Refinery Is Cyclical
Court Told NY Can’t Veto FERC’s Constitution Pipeline OK
Recreation
Crable: Lancaster Man Seizes Last Chance To Hike Appalachian Trail
6 Philadelphia Area Hikes For Beginners
Take A Hike: How To Stay Safe On Trails This Summer
Crable: Holtwood Park, Kelly’s Run Trailhead To Re-Open In Lancaster
Op-Ed: A Busman’s Holiday On PA Trails, Davitt Woodwell, PEC
Schuylkill County Receives Greenways, Trails Grants From Impact Fees
Schuylkill River National Heritage Area Plan Open To Public Comments
More Sand Work Likely On Presque Isle Beaches
Editorial: Presque Isle Turns To Plan B For Beaches
Celebrate National Park Service’s Centennial Near Erie
Visitors Leave Tons of Trash At Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area
Paoli Battlefield Step Closer To Becoming National Landmark
Recycling/Waste
Crable: Plan To Stack Waste At Lancaster Landfill Under Microscope
Anti-Incinerator Group Meeting In Susquehanna County
Neighborhood Group Threatens To Sue Over Keystone Landfill Leachate
Environmental Groups, Utilities Eye Richmond Coal Ash Trial
Visitors Leave Tons of Trash At Delaware Water Gap Recreation Area
Cong. Cartwright Wants State Control Of Out-Of-State Trash Imports
Renewable Energy
Report Claims Clean Energy Jobs Grew 15.7% In PA
Report: Clean Energy Jobs Growing In PA
Pittsburgh Firm Hopes To Capitalize On Wind Farms
Big Solar Leaves Rooftop Panels In The Dust
Schuylkill River
Report: Clean Energy Jobs Growing In PA
Cultivating Philadelphia’s Connection With The River
Dancing Over Philly’s Hidden Schuylkill River
Stormwater
Chambersburg OKs Plan For First Green Street In Borough
Luzerne County Townships Receive Stormwater Grants
Wastewater Facilities
Cost For Fixing Sewer Overflows In Lehigh $200M
Lehigh Ratepayers To Shoulder Cost Of Sewer Improvements
28K Pittsburgh Water Authority Customers To Be Billed For Sewer Services
Water Quality Monitoring
Volunteers Wanted For Senior Environment Corps
Water Quantity
Delaware RiverKeeper Challenges Nuclear Plant Water Withdrawal Approval
Watershed Protection
Op-Ed: Here’s How PA Can Get Smarter About Cleaning Up Our Streams, Rep. Everett
Maryland’s Governor Calls For Ideas To Address Conowingo Dam
Maryland Governor Holds First Conowingo Dam Summit
Cost For Fixing Sewer Overflows In Lehigh $200M
Chambersburg OKs Plan For First Green Street In Borough
Luzerne County Townships Receive Stormwater Grants
Easton Workers Remove Delaware River Riparian Buffer, Again
First Step Taken To Improve Conneaut Lake Water Quality
Cultivating Philadelphia’s Connection With The River
Dancing Over Philly’s Hidden Schuylkill River
Delaware RiverKeeper July 15 RiverWatch Video Report
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West Nile/Zika Virus
State’s Free Zika Virus Kits Pushing Protection
PA Distributes Zika Virus Kits
PA Giving Out Zika Prevention Kits For Pregnant Women
CDC: Female To Male Zika Virus Transmission
West Nile Virus Surfaces In Lehigh County
Cumberland County Mosquito Hunter Searches For West Nile
Wildlife
Timber Rattlesnake No Longer A Candidate For Protected Status In PA
PA Takes Timber Rattlesnake Off Species Watch List
Crable: For First Time, Eagle Nests Decline In Pennsylvania
Monitored Eaglets In Allegheny County Have All Fledged
Endangered Vulture Escapes From National Aviary In Pittsburgh
National Aviary Plays Waiting Game With Vulture
Vulture Returns To National Aviary
Snyder: Proposed PA Deer Bill A Disaster (HB 2083)
Frye: Fishing To Meet Penn State Football This Fall
Butterflies Are On The Wing In Erie Region
Schneck: Video: Fireflies Flash Through The Summer Night Air
Other
Letter: Sen. Yudichak Has Been Environmental Ally
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