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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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