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Sunday NewsClips

DEP Proposes To Cap Radioactive Site In Cheswick

Editorial: Keystone Landfill: DEP: Drip, Drip, Drip

NYT: A Bleak Outlook For Trump’s Promises To Coal Miners

Dakota Oil Pipeline Developer Nixes Reroute

S.O.N.S. Of Lake Erie Files Another Appeal On Bayfront Walkway

Crable: Rare Tropical Kingbird In Southern Lancaster County

Swift: Pennsylvania Fiscal Problems Escalate

Challenges For Wolf Loom In 2017 And After

AP: GOP Eyes Long-Term Shift In PA After Trump’s Win

Trump Administration

Advancing An Environmental Agenda In The Trump Years

Trump Environmental Policies Causing Concern

Critics Fear More Pipelines Under Trump Administration

What Will Trump Do For, Or To The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort?

Trump’s Election Overshadows Pipeline Protests Around U.S.

Trump Seeking Quickest Way To Quit Paris Climate Agreement

Climate Scientists, Activists Wait For Trump Course On Environment

Trump Victory Casts Shadow On Global Climate Talks In Morocco

Ban Ki-moon Optimistic Trump Will Change His Mind On Climate

Trump Wants A Coal Comeback But It Probably Won’t Happen

Trump Eyes Oil Billionaire, Lawmaker For Energy Secretary

IEA Chief: Natural Gas, Renewables Will Be Big Winners

PA Politics

AP: Power Sharing Between Governor, GOP Enters New Territory

Swift: PA Political Poles Still Shifting

Swift: Democratic Lawmakers Deep Minority In PA

AP: House Republicans Pick Saylor To Chair Appropriations

Thompson: Who’s Running For PA Governor In 2018?

John Baer: Does PA Going Red Foretell Trouble For Wolf?

Can Sen. Wagner Follow Trump’s PA Win?

Air

Delaware Points Out-Of-State For Air Pollution’s Cause

AP: Maryland Joins Delaware Urging PA To Reduce Air Pollution

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Has To Offset Air Pollution

Crable: Perdue Plant To Offset Air Pollution By Using Out-Of-State Credits

Air Pollution Increased 400% During SEPTA Strike

Swift: Air Quality Engineer Testifies On Chemical Odor In Scranton

Alternative Fuels

Allegheny Port Authority Moving To Natural Gas, Electric Buses

Allegheny County Authority To Spend $23M On New Buses, Mixed Fuel Options

COLTS Transit System Moves Ahead With Natural Gas Station

Awards & Recognition

Carole Williams-Green Honored For Cobbs Creek Environmental Work

Frye: Time To Choose A River Of The Year

Vote For Allegheny River For PA River Of The Year

Budget

AP: PA Government Goes Deeper In Debt To State Treasury

AP: House Republicans Pick Saylor To Chair Appropriations

AP: PA State Government Facing More Projected Deficits

Thompson: IFO: State’s Fiscal Pictures Stays Gloomy

Report Warns Of Growing PA Budget Shortfall

Will Growing PA Budget Deficit Revive Fight Over New Taxes?

Auditor General Vows To Help PA Out Of Structural Deficit

Act 13 Gives Radnor Twp. TAP Trail $225,000

Chesapeake Bay

PA Farm Bureau Looks Forward To Working With Trump

What Will Trump Do For, Or To The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort?

Eels Returning To Susquehanna, Will Mussels, Water Quality Follow?

New USGS Study Documents Threats To Brook Trout

Bay Journal Op-Ed: Count Our Numbers, And Actions To Be Sustainable

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Climate

Study: PA Has More Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Than Expected

Study IDs Abandoned Gas Wells As Key Source Of Leaks

Study: Old Gas Wells Are Major Emitters Of Methane

Mapping Pittsburgh’s Natural Gas Leaks Via Lasers

There’s A Natural Gas Leak Every 2 Miles In Pittsburgh

New Fracking Reports Clash Over Health, Environment, Climate Change

FirstEnergy Wants State Help To Keep Coal, Nuclear Plants Going

Trump Seeking Quickest Way To Quit Paris Climate Agreement

Trump Victory Casts Shadow On Global Climate Talks In Morocco

Climate Scientists, Activists Wait For Trump Course On Environment

Ban Ki-moon Optimistic Trump Will Change His Mind On Climate

John Kerry: Market Forces Will Drive U.S. To Meet Paris Goals

Trump Wants A Coal Comeback But It Probably Won’t Happen

Wharton: Economic Costs, Benefits Of EPA’s Clean Power Plan

2016 Stacking Up To Be Hottest Year On Record

Delaware River

DRBC Weighs Emergency Action To Repel Salt Front In Delaware River

Philadelphia Considers Exempting Gardens From Stormwater Fees

$399M Berks County Natural Gas Power Plant Will Need Water

Drinking Water

Philadelphia Considering Bills To Combat Lead Poisoning

DEP Opens PFC Investigation In Bucks County

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 18 RiverWatch Video Report

Drought

Rain, Rain Where Are You? Drought Conditions Spreading

DRBC Weighs Emergency Action To Repel Salt Front In Delaware River

Drought Still A Concern For Half The State

Camp Hill Creek Disappears To Dismay Of Fisherman

Education

Carole Williams-Green Honored For Cobbs Creek Environmental Work

Susquehanna County Students Earn Cash From Cabot

EQT Provides STEM Grant To Charleroi Schools

Energy

Trump Wants A Coal Comeback But It Probably Won’t Happen

FirstEnergy Wants State Help To Keep Coal, Nuclear Plants Going

WSJ: Cheap Natural Gas Tests Trump’s Promise To Revive Coal

Energy Company Flips Switch On 2nd Natural Gas Power Plant In PA

SEPTA Approves Natural Gas Power Plant In Philadelphia

$399M Berks County Natural Gas Power Plant Will Need Water

Philadelphia Celebrates Opening Of 57 Energy Efficient Housing Units

Duquesne Light Moves Forward On Microgrid Project

PECO Provides Meaningful Economic Impact Across PA

IEA Chief: Natural Gas, Renewables Will Be Big Winners

Wharton: Economic Costs, Benefits Of EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Farming

PA Farm Bureau Looks Forward To Working With Trump

Op-Ed: Place Faith In Farmers Not Federal Regulators

For Some, Chesco Farm A Development Battlefield

Flooding

Flash Flood-Damaged Sunoco Pipeline Back In Service

O’Neill: Four Mile Run Residents Glimpse Dry Land

Forests

Planting Trees In Name Of Phillies Players Who Brought Lumber

Crews Contain 100-Acre Mountain Fire In Cumberland County

Brush Fire Damages Lehman Twp. Home

Green Infrastructure

Philadelphia Considers Exempting Gardens From Stormwater Fees

Land Bank Properties Shouldn’t Accrue Stormwater Fees

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Hazardous Sites Cleanup

DEP Opens PFC Investigation In Bucks County

Land Conservation

For Some, Chesco Farm A Development Battlefield

Lackawanna River

Editorial: River Corps Great Idea For Lackawanna

Mine Subsidence

Family Fears Backyard Hole Could Swallow Home In Schuylkill

Ohio River

Allegheny Front: Ohio River Has A Major Algae Problem Too

Oil & Gas

Study: PA Has More Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells Than Expected

Study IDs Abandoned Gas Wells As Key Source Of Leaks

Study: Old Gas Wells Are Major Emitters Of Methane

Mapping Pittsburgh’s Natural Gas Leaks Via Lasers

There’s A Natural Gas Leak Every 2 Miles In Pittsburgh

New Fracking Reports Clash Over Health, Environment, Climate Change

Energy Company Flips Switch On 2nd Natural Gas Power Plant In PA

SEPTA Approves Natural Gas Power Plant In Philadelphia

$399M Berks County Natural Gas Power Plant Will Need Water

State Court Hears Arguments In 3 Separate Drilling Cases

Act 13 Gives Radnor Twp. TAP Trail $225,000

Susquehanna County Students Earn Cash From Cabot

EQT Provides STEM Grant To Charleroi Schools

COLTS Transit System Moves Ahead With Natural Gas Station

WSJ: Cheap Natural Gas Tests Trump’s Promise To Revive Coal

Shell Ethane Plant Takes Shape In Beaver County

Even Without Ethane Cracker, Shell’s Site Is Impressive

First Look: Shell’s Ethane Cracker Project In Beaver County

Nearly 1,000 Attend Shell Ethane Plant Job Fair In Beaver County

IEA Chief: Natural Gas, Renewables Will Be Big Winners

U.S. IEA: Natural Gas Demand Will Outpace Other Fossil Fuels

U.S. Finalizes Rule To Limit Gas Flaring At Drilling Sites

Pipeline

State Lawmakers Discuss Ways To Improve Pipeline Safety

Philadelphia Residents Voice Concern About Mariner East 2 Pipeline

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Has To Offset Air Pollution

6 Months After Explosion Westmoreland Pipelines Running

Mapping Pittsburgh’s Natural Gas Leaks Via Lasers

There’s A Natural Gas Leak Every 2 Miles In Pittsburgh

Critics Fear More Pipelines Under Trump Administration

Value Of Natural Gas Pipeline Easement Issue In York Federal Trial

Flash Flood-Damaged Sunoco Pipeline Back In Service

Philadelphia Protesters Decry Dakota Pipeline Project

Trump’s Election Overshadows Pipeline Protests Around U.S.

Radon

Record High Level Of Radon Found Lehigh County Home

AP: PA Home Found With Record High Radon Reading

Recreation

If Walls Could Talk: Cattell Cabin, Big Pocono State Park

Take 5 Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Crable: Lancaster Man 75 Hikes 2,100 Mile Appalachian Trail

Rail Trail Authority Honors York City, College

Carbon County Celebrates Linking Of D&L Trail Sections

For Kids With Special Needs, A Trail Of Their Own

Editorial: Parks Should Be Routine

Frye: Time To Choose A River Of The Year

Vote For Allegheny River For PA River Of The Year

Philly Bike-Share Program Hits Major Milestone

Recycling/Waste

PA Recycled Nearly 17 Million Tons In 2014, See How Your County Did

Dallas Authority E-Waste Recycling Event Successful

DEP Cites Keystone Landfill For Violations

Hearing In Keystone Landfill Appeal Begins In Harrisburg

Developer Puts Susquehanna County Incinerator Plans On Hold

Potential New Prison Site Sold To Recycling Firm In Philadelphia

Renewable Energy

IEA Chief: Natural Gas, Renewables Will Be Big Winners

Your Cousin, New Alliances Could Help Save PA’s Environment

Wharton: Economic Costs, Benefits Of EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Trump Wants A Coal Comeback But It Probably Won’t Happen

FirstEnergy Wants State Help To Keep Coal, Nuclear Plants Going

WSJ: Cheap Natural Gas Tests Trump’s Promise To Revive Coal

Stormwater Management

Thursday Meeting In Luzerne County On Stormwater Management

O’Neill: Four Mile Run Residents Glimpse Dry Land

Philadelphia Considers Exempting Gardens From Stormwater Fees

Land Bank Properties Shouldn’t Accrue Stormwater Fees

Susquehanna River

Eels Returning To Susquehanna, Will Mussels, Water Quality Follow?

Sustainability

Philadelphia Officials: Election Won’t Change City’s Sustainability Plans

Pittsburgh Firms Continue Collaboration On Sustainable Business Practices

Bay Journal Op-Ed: Count Our Numbers, And Actions To Be Sustainable

Wastewater Facilities

Scranton Residents Sue Sewer Authority Over Belated Easements

New Limits On Johnstown Wastewater Plant Could Shut Down Dairy

Watershed Protection

What Will Trump Do For, Or To The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort?

LRCA Introduces Conservation Corps To Aid Lackawanna River

Philadelphia Considers Exempting Gardens From Stormwater Fees

PA Farm Bureau Looks Forward To Working With Trump

Op-Ed: Place Faith In Farmers Not Federal Regulators

Thursday Meeting In Luzerne County On Stormwater Management

Editorial: River Corps Great Idea For Lackawanna

Allegheny Front: Ohio River Has A Major Algae Problem Too

New USGS Study Documents Threats To Brook Trout

Camp Hill Creek Disappears To Dismay Of Fisherman

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 18 RiverWatch Video Report

Frye: Time To Choose A River Of The Year

Vote For Allegheny River For PA River Of The Year

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Wildlife

Eels Returning To Susquehanna, Will Mussels, Water Quality Follow?

Poconos Golf Course To Become Wildlife Refuge

Collisions With Deer Peak

Deer-Related Crashes Increase This Time Of Year

Schneck: Black Bear Season Starts Saturday

Smoke From Fort Indiantown Gap From Prescribed Burn

New USGS Study Documents Threats To Brook Trout

Camp Hill Creek Disappears To Dismay Of Fisherman

Regional Fish & Boat Commission Board Opening

McKelvey: Explosions Expected Around PA State Capitol… For Crows

Zika/West Nile Virus

Zika Not A Global Emergency Anymore, Yet Still A Crisis

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11/21/2016

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