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Esack: Capitol Newsroom Loses A Veteran: Brad Bumsted

Remembering 9/11

Gov. Ridge Relives The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Shanksville, A Tragic Lesson To Those Too Young To Remember

Flight 93 Memorial A Pilgrimage Site For Bicyclists

Flight 93 Memorial Awaits Finishing Touch

Video: Harrisburg Fire Captain’s 9/11 Memories

Editorial: America’s Response Post 9/11 A Stalemate

Esack: Shanksville Embraces Duty To Preserve Memory Of Flight 93

Flight 93: Devotion To Quiet Field

9/11 Memorial Events In Shanksville

Sunday NewsClips

New Frick Environmental Center Opens

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Awards $278,832 In Grants

Allegheny Front: What’s An Ethane Cracker?

Women Take Larger Roles In Agriculture

Philadelphia Goes Green At Eco-Friendly Festival

Mon Wharf Landing Trail Ramp Project Foiled By High Bids

Changes In Store For Pennsylvania Hunters

Thousands Of Naked Bicyclists Swarm Philadelphia

Shanksville, A Tragic Lesson To Those Too Young To Remember

Flight 93 Memorial A Pilgrimage Site For Bicyclists

Flight 93 Memorial Awaits Finishing Touch

Politics

Olson: Quinnipiac Poll Says Pennsylvania Is Back In Play

PPP Poll: Clinton, 47%, Trump 42%; McGinty 44%, Toomey 41%

CBS News PA Poll Sunday: McGinty 39%, Toomey 39%

Environmental PAC Dumps Another $1M Into Toomey/McGinty Race

Air

Kids Stage Play-In For Clean Air At Philly City Hall

Op-Ed: Why Now Is Right Time To Talk About Ethanol

Allegheny River

Hydraulic Leak Closes Lock 6 On Allegheny River

Alternative Fuels

Officials Break Ground For New CNG Fueling Station In Johnstown

Op-Ed: Why Now Is Right Time To Talk About Ethanol

Awards & Recognition

Covanta Employee Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Beautification

More Control Of Digital Billboards Needed, Lawmakers Told

Lawrence County Bathhouse To Get Spruced Up

Budget

Lawrence County Uses Drilling Fees To Improve Playground

Chesapeake Bay

Chesapeake Bay Blueprint Working, Cutting Funding Makes No Sense

Open Letter To DEP Secretary On Declaring Susquehanna River Impaired

Environmental Groups, Universities Team Up For Precision Conservation

Editorial: Meaty Debate About Food Policy And The Environment

CBF-PA’s Harry Campbell Talks Clean Water On WKOK Radio

Open Letter To DEP Secretary On Declaring Susquehanna River Impaired

Crable: Teen Dies From Bacteria After Swimming In Water From Octoraro Creek

Teen Dies From Bacteria After Swimming In Water From PA Stream

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Climate

Battered Coal Companies Court State AGs To Fight Climate Rules

Editorial: Paris Climate Agreement Non-Binding Sham

Today’s Three Mile Island Risk Is Shut Down, Not Meltdown

Coastal Zone

Coastal Cleanup Preparation Underway In Erie County

Pennsylvania Coast Day In Philadelphia Sept. 10

Compliance Action

Clarks Summit Sewage Plant Operator Charged With Clean Water Violations

Deep Mine Safety

Editorial: Not Too Late For Justice In 1968 Mine Disaster

Delaware River

Delaware County Seeks Watershed Stewards

Editorial: Help To Protect Monroe’s Water Quality

Shippensburg Prof Receives Grant To Study Delaware Watershed

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 2 Riverwatch Video Report

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 9 Riverwatch Video Report

Drought

Drought Watch Extended To 4 More PA Counties

Economic Development

NRG Next Gen Power Plant To Power Pittsburgh Uptown Corridor

Education

New Frick Environmental Center Celebrates Its Environment

Frick Environmental Center Set To Open Saturday

Preschoolers Learn About Nests At Frances Slocum State Park

State Encourages Schools To Be Litter Free

Kids Stage Play-In For Clean Air At Philly City Hall

Philadelphia GreenFest To Be Held Sept. 11

ALCOSAN’s Yearly Sewer Tour Draws Thousands

Brandywine Conservancy: Our Day Spent With Young Conservationists

University Of Scranton Launches New Program For Nonprofit Leaders

Energy

NRG Next Gen Power Plant To Power Pittsburgh Uptown Corridor

Stormy Year Causes More Outages For Regional Electric Utilities

Talen Energy HQ Decision On Hold During Acquisition

Three Mile Island Opened To Public For Annual Tour

Today’s Three Mile Island Risk Is Shut Down, Not Meltdown

Editorial: FirstEnergy Should Not Get Something For Nothing In Ohio

AP: Coal Miners’ Retirement Funds At Risk

Toomey, McGinty Turn Up Heat To Solve Coal Miner Pension Crisis

Olson: McGinty, Toomey Agree On Bill To Aid Ex-Coal Miners

Miners Rally For Bill To Protect Health, Pension Benefits

Bloomberg: Coal Rises From Grave To Become Hot Commodity

$90M Invested In 2 New Coal Mines In Appalachia

Farming

Environmental Groups, Universities Team Up For Precision Conservation

Crable: Marietta Cattle Farm Gets First-In-PA Grassfed Label

Irwin’s Faletto Farm Endures Thru Industry Decline

Editorial: Meaty Debate About Food Policy And The Environment

Flooding

Residents Hope Wolf Visit To Fayette Flood Areas Brings Aid

Video: Recovering From Flooding In Fayette County

The Run, The Other Flash Flood Point In Pittsburgh

Yudichak Credits Business Loan Program For Flood Recovery

Luzerne Loan Program For Flood Victims Lauded

Wyoming Valley Residents Still Talking Recover 5 Years After Flood

2011 Flooding Still Being Felt In Northeast

Plymouth Twp, Property Owners Offered Flood Buyouts

State Trying Flood Property Buyouts In Plymouth Twp

Forests

State Releases Updated State Forest Management Plan

From Green Beret To Bethlehem’s Urban Forester

Green Buildings/Sustainability

Allegheny Front: Frick Environmental Center Greenest City Building In The World

New Frick Environmental Center Celebrates Its Environment

Hazardous Materials

Hazmat Team Responds To Leak In Huntingdon, Westmoreland

Land Conservation

Brandywine Conservancy: Our Day Spent With Young Conservationists

Land Recycling

Pittsburgh’s Almono’s Mill 19 Transformed Into Eco-Friendly Tech Hub

Litter/Illegal Dumping

Coastal Cleanup Preparation Underway In Erie County

State Encourages Schools To Be Litter Free

Mine Reclamation

Carbondale Mine Fire Project Gets $2M From Pilot Economic Development Program

Video: Powderly Mine Fire, Lackawanna County

EPCAMR Donates Mini-Grants To Local Cleanup Groups

Op-Ed: Congress Must Take Lead On Mine Land Reclamation

Oil & Gas

Editorial: Conventional Drillers Fail To Evade Regulation

Legere: Gas Production Grows As Companies Cut Well Backlogs

Bradford Township Moves To Halt Gas Production Over Royalties

Bradford County Targets Gas Trade Group On Royalties

Pitt, PPG Awardees In $13M Federal Methane Leak Reduction Program

Junior Achievement, Marcellus Shale Coalition Form Partnership

Lawrence County Uses Drilling Fees To Improve Playground

Oklahoma Orders Shut Down Of Drilling Waste Disposal Wells After Earthquake

Only A Fraction Of Oklahoma’s Disposal Wells Shut Down After Quake

Editorial: Colorado’s Anti-Fracking Crackup

Officials Break Ground For New CNG Fueling Station In Johnstown

CamTran’s Natural Gas Vehicle Fueling Station Pilot For State

Exxon Ignores Near-Term Glut To Play LNG Long Game

Low Gasoline Prices Fuel Allegheny Port Authority Surplus

Op-Ed: Why Now Is Right Time To Talk About Ethanol

Layoffs Planned For Philadelphia Refinery

Delaware City Refinery Wants Permit To Expand Operations

Pipelines

Complaints Rise Over Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 Permits

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Pipelines Represent Prosperity

Dominion Locks Out 250 PA Pipeline Workers

PA Pension Fund Owns Shares In North Dakota Pipeline Company

Column: Money Trumps Morals When PA Invests Your Dollars

Lawmaker: PA Must Divest From Pipeline Company Shares

U.S. Suspends Construction On Part Of North Dakota Pipeline

Pipeline Operator Enbridge To Buy Spectra Energy For $28B

Recreation

Preschoolers Learn About Nests At Frances Slocum State Park

AP: Kinzua Bridge Park Visitor Center To Be Dedicated Sept. 15

Colonel Denning State Park Lake Is Leaking, To Be Drained

Route 6: Pennsylvania’s Great Road Trip Into PA Wilds

Take 5 Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Work On Schuylkill River Trail May Connect Philadelphia’s Water People

1,000s Expected For Sept. 10 Naked Philadelphia Bike Ride

44 Cited For Trespassing At The Rock On Schuylkill River

Westmoreland Park Police Given Expanded Arrest Powers

Recycling/Waste

Pittsburgh’s Junk King Finds New Homes For Unwanted Items

Crable: Lancaster County Landfill Expansion Attacked, Defended At Hearing

First Energy Yet To Decide Whether It Will Ship Coal Ash To Hatfield Landfill

Schuylkill River

Schuylkill Headwaters Receives Schuylkill River Restoration Grant

Susquehanna River

Open Letter To DEP Secretary On Declaring Susquehanna River Impaired

Crable: Teen Dies From Bacteria After Swimming In Water From Octoraro Creek

Teen Dies From Bacteria After Swimming In Water From PA Stream

Wastewater Facilities

Completion Of $32M Water Treatment Plant Reduces Overflow Risk

Harmar Authority Seeks Alternative To $1.38M PennVEST Loan

ALCOSAN’s Yearly Sewer Tour Draws Thousands

Clarks Summit Sewage Plant Operator Charged With Clean Water Violations

Editorial: PUC Judges Recommend Against Scranton Sewer Sale

Watershed Protection

Chesapeake Bay Blueprint Working, Cutting Funding Makes No Sense

Open Letter To DEP Secretary On Declaring Susquehanna River Impaired

Environmental Groups, Universities Team Up For Precision Conservation

Crable: Teen Dies From Bacteria After Swimming In Water From Octoraro Creek

Teen Dies From Bacteria After Swimming In Water From PA Stream

Delaware County Seeks Watershed Stewards

Shippensburg Prof Receives Grant To Study Delaware Watershed

Schuylkill Headwaters Receives Schuylkill River Restoration Grant

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 2 Riverwatch Video Report

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 9 Riverwatch Video Report

Completion Of $32M Water Treatment Plant Reduces Overflow Risk

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Water Resources

Drought Watch Extended To 4 More PA Counties

Wildlife

Catfish Falls From Sky In Philadelphia Hits Woman

Frye: Osprey Likely To Be Removed From Threatened Species List

Crable: Coyotes, Foxes Eating Lancaster County Residents’ Garbage

Crable: Game Commission Cancels Game Lands Tours For Lack Of Money

Schneck: Are You Violating PA’s Wildlife Feeding Laws?

West Nile/Zika Virus

AP: PA IDs Its First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Zika

First Case Of Sexually Transmitted Zika Virus Found In PA

Been In A Zika Zone? Be Sure To Practice Safe Sex

U.S. Beekeepers Fear For Livelihoods As Anti-Zika Toxin Kills 2.5M Bees

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9/12/2016