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Acting DEP Secretary: Chesapeake Bay, Methane, Drilling Regs Priorities
Sunday NewsClips
Ozone Action Days Decline In Pittsburgh With Drop In Industrial Pollutants
Couple Turns From Digging Coal To Writing Code
Op-Ed: Let’s Innovate Rather Than Bicker Over Sources Of Energy
Mosquitoes Found To Carry West Nile In York
Three Rivers Regatta Shines On Sunny Day
NestWatch Program Shows A Bird In Hand Can Be Awesome
Air
Delaware Valley Planning Commission: $21M In Clean Air Transportation Projects
Letter: Shell’s Cracker Emissions Involves Legal Sleight Of Hand
Alternative Energy
Delaware Valley Planning Commission: $21M In Clean Air Transportation Projects
S’mores In A Solar-Powered Oven? You Bet
Biodiversity
Mellon Grant Will Support Research At Powdermill Reserve
Editorial: Cataloging Grant For Powdermill Reserve Welcomed
Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Spotted In Emmaus, Upper Milford
Budget
Op-Ed: New Tax Credit Will Help Reclaim Mine Lands, Sen. Yudichak
Chesapeake Bay
Contaminants Prompt New Advisories For Susquehanna River
Crable: DEP Again Refuses To List Susquehanna As Impaired Due To Bass Decline
DEP: Pollution, Invasives Threaten Susquehanna River
DEP Declares 4 Miles Of Susquehanna River Impaired For Recreation
DEP Declares Portion Of Susquehanna River Impaired
PA Declares Susquehanna Stretch Impaired For Recreation
DEP Susquehanna River Report Worries Outdoor Enthusiasts
DEP: Pollution, Invasives Threaten Susquehanna
Crable: Is It OK To Swim At Columbia Now That River Is Impaired?
DEP: Impaired Susquehanna Not Necessarily Unsafe For Swimming
Op-Ed: Charting A Course For Clean Water, Harry Campbell, CBF-PA
Editorial: PA Needs To Fix Chesapeake Bay Efforts Before Feds Do It For Them
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Citizen Action
Cleona Woman Shows Passion For The Environment
Climate
Court Dismisses PA Youths’ Climate Case
Obama Instructs FERC To Review Climate Impacts Of Pipelines
Federal Agencies Have To Consider Climate Impact Under NEPA
Records Shattered As Climate Change Plays Out Before Us
Climate Change Divide In Forefront Of Presidential Campaign
Compliance Actions
XTO Drilling To Pay $300,000 For Illegal Wastewater Discharges
Esack: Drilling Company To Pay $400K Over Wastewater Leak
AG Reaches Settlement With XTO Drilling Criminal Charges
Op-Ed: Voluntary Compliance Doesn’t Work With Oil & Gas Industry
AP: Feds, PA Settle Consol Energy Water Pollution Suit
EPA, DEP Have Settlement With Consol Over Coal Washing Facilities
Consol To Pay $3M Penalty For Mine Water Discharges
Consol Fined $3M For Contaminated Discharge From Bailey Mine
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 5 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Documents Show Regulators Criticizing Philadelphia On Water Testing
Philadelphia School District To Test For Lead In 40 City Schools
Philly School District To Retest Drinking Water In Schools For Lead
Rio vs. Philadelphia: Our Water Quality Wins By A Mile
Philadelphia Shuts Down Dumpster-Pool Craze
Pittsburgh Water Plagued With Discolored Tap Water, Lead Levels
Pittsburgh Water Authority New E.D. Steps Down
New Pittsburgh Water Authority Director Withdraws
Editorial: Pittsburgh Water Authority Director’s Job Record Smells Bad
Drought
Drought Watch In 34 Pa Counties, 1 In Drought Warning
9 Midstate Counties Under Drought Watch
Water Levels Low At Allegheny Reservoir
Economic Development
Fighting To Create Jobs In PA Coalfields Thru Mine Reclamation
Education
Students Learn About Water In Blakely
New Frick Environmental Center Opens In Pittsburgh Sept. 10
S’mores In A Solar-Powered Oven? You Bet
Op-Ed: Charting A Course For Clean Water, Harry Campbell, CBF-PA
Energy
Jessup Power Plant Construction Well Under Way
Fighting To Create Jobs In PA Coalfields Thru Mine Reclamation
Greene County Miners Facing Difficult Times
New Permit For Cheswick Generating Station Seeks Balance
PPL’s Smart Grid Technology Cutting Outage Times
Report: PA Electric Utility Reliability Improving
LED Lights Retrofit Enlightens Erie Community
Met-Ed Found Liable For Damage To Slate Belt Home
Your Neighbor Used How Much Electricity?
NY Approves Ratepayer Subsidy To Save Upstate Nukes
Farming
Montco Farmer Turned Down Millions, Saved Farm
3,000 Acres Enrolled In CREP In Westmoreland County
Celebrate Summer’s Bounty From Erie Farms
Editorial: Urban Farming Smart Use For Vacant Erie Land
Leftover Food App To Continue After DNC Success In Philly
The Future Of Vegetables Is Ugly
Lawmakers To Review Use Of Sewage Sludge As Fertilizer
Flooding
Dunmore, Scranton Seeks Disaster Aid For Storm Damage
Recovery Comes Slowly After Flash Flooding In NE
Northeast PA Sees Potentially Record-Setting Rainfall
Downpours Brought Northeast’s Rainfall Back To Normal
Minor Flooding In Western PA
Two Dead After Severe Flash Flood In Maryland
Officials ID Lebanon Woman Killed In Maryland Flash Floods
Men Form Human Chain To Save Woman Stuck In Car By Floodwaters
AP: Historic Maryland Town Faces Long Recovery After Flooding
AP: PA School District Donates Furniture To WV Schools
Washington County Volunteers Deliver Meals To WV Flood Victims
Forests
More PA Firefighters Heading West To Battle Forest Fires
PA Firefighters Battling Forest Fire In Wyoming
Forests Bouncing Back In Monroe/Pike After 2 Spring Fires
Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Spotted In Emmaus, Upper Milford
Stories From Tree Of The Year Contest: PA Horticultural Society
PA Fire Towers Regain Relevance As Guardians Of Forests
Lackawanna County Accepting Gypsy Moth Spraying Applications
Woodsmen Show Slated For This Weekend At Cherry Springs, Potter County
Geologic Hazards
Swift: Program Focuses On Seismic Activity In State
States Show They Can Sometimes Stop Earthquakes
Land Conservation
Mellon Grant Will Support Research At Powdermill Reserve
Editorial: Cataloging Grant For Powdermill Reserve Welcomed
Montco Farmer Turned Down Millions, Saved Farm
Land Recycling
Industrial History Museum Opens On Bethlehem Brownfield Site
Industrial Museum Opens In Bethlehem Shuttered Steel Plant
Former Lord Industrial Site Demolition Underway In Erie
Littering/Anti-Dumping
Video: Student’s Street Art In Norristown Holds Anti-Littering Message
Mine Reclamation
Reclamation Project Could Provide Jobs For Former Coal Miners
Fighting To Create Jobs In PA Coalfields Thru Mine Reclamation
Ehrenfeld Mine Reclamation Event Today In Cambria County
DEP Kicks Off Big Coal Reclamation Project
Cleaning Up Old Coal Mines, Vision For Coal Country
Letter: Coal Field Reclamation Should Be Priority
Editorial: Coal Communities Need Congress To Act On Reclamation Bill
Op-Ed: New Tax Credit Will Help Reclaim Mine Lands, Sen. Yudichak
AP: Feds, PA Settle Consol Energy Water Pollution Suit
EPA, DEP Have Settlement With Consol Over Coal Washing Facilities
Consol To Pay $3M Penalty For Mine Water Discharges
Consol Fined $3M For Contaminated Discharge From Bailey Mine
Oil & Gas
Shale Drillers Produce More Gas With Fewer Wells In 2015
DEP: PA Produced A Record Amount Of Natural Gas In 2015
Ramping Up Is A Different Formula For Each Driller
Rice Energy Records Loss, Ramps Up Drilling
Jessup Power Plant Construction Well Under Way
XTO Drilling To Pay $300,000 For Illegal Wastewater Discharges
Esack: Drilling Company To Pay $400K Over Wastewater Leak
AG Reaches Settlement With XTO Drilling Criminal Charges
Op-Ed: Voluntary Compliance Doesn’t Work With Oil & Gas Industry
Letter: Shell’s Cracker Emissions Involves Legal Sleight Of Hand
Activist Advises Upper Burrell On Gas Well Drilling Rights
Allegheny Front: New Pittsburgh Play Explores Fracking, Family, Faith
No Injuries In Natural Gas Leak In Wilkes-Barre
EQT Foundations Gives $1.3M In First Half Of Year
Bloomberg: One Nation, Fueled By Natural Gas
Swift: Program Focuses On Seismic Activity In State
States Show They Can Sometimes Stop Earthquakes
Allegheny Front: Aftershocks Of Gas Boom Ripple Thru NY Wine Country
Oil & Gas Jobs Down 26 Percent Nationwide Since 2014
Delta’s Philadelphia Refinery Sacrifices Profits For Lower Fuel Costs
NJ Considers Requiring Oil Train Companies To Publicize Routes
Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Fall As Oil Supply Grows
From Oil Drilling To Oil Painting In Oil City
Pipeline
Spectra Expects To Pay $100M After Westmoreland Pipeline Blast
AP: Does Pipeline Age Really Matter?
PennEast Pipeline Critics Fine-Tune Tactics To Torpedo Project
Natural Gas Exports, Pipelines Through Pennsylvania
Landowners Appeal Pipeline Eminent-Domain Decision
Federal Court Clears UGI To Condemn Land For Sunbury Pipeline
Obama Instructs FERC To Review Climate Impacts Of Pipelines
Recreation
Explore Pennsylvania’s Outdoors: PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Visitors Discover Presque Isle At Annual Festival
Regatta At Lake Arthur Showcases Beauty Of Moraine State Park
Kinzua Bridge Visitors Center Dedication Sept. 15
Take 5 Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Pittsburgh’s 3 Rivers Regatta Returns Aug. 5-7
AP: State Police Issue Warning About Schuylkill County Swimming Hole
State Police Cracking Down On Popular Schuylkill River Swimming Hole
Monessen Money For Parks Moved For Other Purposes?
Allegheny Twp Tredway Trail Extension To Begin In October
Trail Connecting York College, Downtown Set To Reopen
Erie Route 6 Bike Trail Improvements Ahead
Editorial: Scenic Roads Such As Route 6 In PA Worth The Trip
Brand New Map Of All Of Philly’s Bike Lanes
Volunteers Help Kids Build Bicycles At Heinz Field
Bill Would End Ban On Bikes In U.S. Wilderness
Complaints Continue About Stalled Ice Lakes, Laurel Lake Projects
Woodsmen Show Slated For This Weekend At Cherry Springs, Potter County
Recycling/Waste
Pennsylvania Ranks Second In Landfill Trash Per Capita
York Waste Authority Plans Ash Processing Plant
Lawmakers To Review Use Of Sewage Sludge As Fertilizer
Renewable Energy
Delaware Valley Planning Commission: $21M In Clean Air Transportation Projects
S’mores In A Solar-Powered Oven? You Bet
Schuylkill River
AP: State Police Issue Warning About Schuylkill County Swimming Hole
State Police Cracking Down On Popular Schuylkill River Swimming Hole
Susquehanna River
Contaminants Prompt New Advisories For Susquehanna River
Crable: DEP Again Refuses To List Susquehanna As Impaired Due To Bass Decline
DEP: Pollution, Invasives Threaten Susquehanna River
DEP Declares 4 Miles Of Susquehanna River Impaired For Recreation
DEP Declares Portion Of Susquehanna River Impaired
PA Declares Susquehanna Stretch Impaired For Recreation
DEP Susquehanna River Report Worries Outdoor Enthusiasts
DEP: Pollution, Invasives Threaten Susquehanna
Crable: Is It OK To Swim At Columbia Now That River Is Impaired?
DEP: Impaired Susquehanna Not Necessarily Unsafe For Swimming
Op-Ed: Charting A Course For Clean Water, Harry Campbell, CBF-PA
Editorial: PA Needs To Fix Chesapeake Bay Efforts Before Feds Do It For Them
Watershed Protection
Contaminants Prompt New Advisories For Susquehanna River
Crable: DEP Again Refuses To List Susquehanna As Impaired Due To Bass Decline
DEP: Pollution, Invasives Threaten Susquehanna River
DEP Declares 4 Miles Of Susquehanna River Impaired For Recreation
DEP Declares Portion Of Susquehanna River Impaired
PA Declares Susquehanna Stretch Impaired For Recreation
DEP Susquehanna River Report Worries Outdoor Enthusiasts
DEP: Pollution, Invasives Threaten Susquehanna
Crable: Is It OK To Swim At Columbia Now That River Is Impaired?
DEP: Impaired Susquehanna Not Necessarily Unsafe For Swimming
Op-Ed: Charting A Course For Clean Water, Harry Campbell, CBF-PA
Editorial: PA Needs To Fix Chesapeake Bay Efforts Before Feds Do It For Them
Rio vs. Philadelphia: Our Water Quality Wins By A Mile
Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 5 RiverWatch Video Report
3,000 Acres Enrolled In CREP In Westmoreland County
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Wastewater Facilities
Macungie Townships To Be Brunt Of $38M In Sewer Costs
Wildlife
AP: Game Commission Bat Survey Seeks Signs Of Life
Bat Survey Seeks Signs Of Life In Susquehanna County
Tracking Bat Species Can Get Tricky
Deadly Disease Affects PA Bats
Bat Bites A Summer Peril, But Don’t Panic
Zika/West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes In 24 PA Counties
More Zika Cases Confirmed In Pennsylvania
Erie County Searches For Zika Virus
Delco To Target Zika Mosquitoes With Additional Resources
Tips To Prevent Mosquitoes From Breeding In Your Yard
Penn State Researchers Checking Mosquitoes For Zika Virus
3 Vaccines Prevent Zika Infection In Monkeys
Zika Fear Prompts Travel Warning For Miami
14 Florida Zika Cases Likely Caused By Mosquito
Marketing Capitalizes On Zika Fears
Editorial: Political Virus Propels Zika
Other
Businesses Open Arms To Pedestrian-Friendly OpenStreetsPGH
OpenStreetsPGH Expands Route
Schneck: Amazing Images Of Pennsylvania
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