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Sunday NewsClips
Happy Birthday Dr. Ruth Patrick! Fresh Water Research Pioneer
Schneck: Snow Likely To Be Not Help To Hunters Monday
Fawn-Frazer Authority Waiting On Permit To Change Water Treatment Levels
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
The Feds
Western PA Officials Analyze Trump Promise To Bring Back Coal Jobs
Op-Ed: Press Needs To Get Over It, Trump Will Do It His Way
TVA To Move Away From Coal Even Under Trump
WSJ: U.S. Now Net Exporter Of Natural Gas
Op-Ed: Trump Administration Could Bring Real Relief To Coal Communities
Op-Ed: A Chance To Make Coal Cleaner
Editorial: Trump Talks Out Of Both Sides Of His Mouth On Climate Change
What Does Trump Mean For Western Public Lands?
PA Politics
Challenges For Wolf Loom In 2017 And After
State Green Party Earns Party Status For First Time Since 2004
Stein Has Raised Enough Money For Recounts In PA, WI And MI
The Feds
WSJ: Donald Trump’s Environmental Reset
The Economist: What Happens If Trump Tears Up Environmental Laws
Regulations Trump Administration Can Repeal
Video: Trump Promises Action On Trade, Energy Regulation
Names Floated For Trump’s Cabinet Positions, EPA
Outgoing EPA Chief Maintains Optimism
Trump Will Have A Hard Time Gutting EPA
Op-Ed: EPA Needs New Director, Approach
Op-Ed: Reform EPA, Don’t Destroy It
WSJ: A Trump U.S. Energy Boom
AP: Trump’s Vow To Revive Coal Country Is Met With Measured Hope
Coal’s Decline May Continue Even Under Trump
Report: Trump Taps Former Sago Coal Mine Owner As Commerce Secretary
Trump Wants To Lift Restrictions On Clean Coal, Whatever That Is
Trump Says He Has Open Mind On Climate Change Accord
Do Trump’s Climate Comments Mean U.S. Will Remain In Paris Accord?
The Economist: Climate Change In The Era Of Trump
NYT: Trump Has Options For Undoing Obama’s Climate Legacy
What Businesses Want Trump To Know About Climate Change
PA Academics Find Inspiration At U.N. Climate Conference
What A Trump Presidency May Mean For Climate-Change Education
Editorial: Paris Climate Accord Will Be First Flashpoint
Forbes: Trump Presidency: Outlook For Energy And Environmental Industries
Trump Eyes Oil, Natural Gas Regulations For Repeal
AP: Trump’s Ownership Of Sunoco/Dakota Pipeline Stock Raises Concerns
Bloomberg: Economics Will Keep Wind, Solar Energy Thriving Under Trump
Trump Impact On U.S. Electric Power Sector Still Unclear
Why Would Trump Want Harold Hamm At Energy?
Editorial: Trump Doesn’t Have To Choose Between Economy, Environment
Air
Allegheny Front: Report Terrible Air In Pittsburgh With New App
Monessen Coal Coking Plant Site Of Fire
Allegheny Ludlum Pollution Permit Criticized
New Methane Rules Coming For PA’s Oil And Gas Industry
Alternative Fuels
EPA Boosts Refiners’ 2017 Biofuel Quotas To Record Levels
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Cooperative Extension Provides Update On Mean Weeds
Budget
Swift: Pennsylvania Fiscal Problems Escalate
Climate
Trump Says He Has Open Mind On Climate Change Accord
FactCheck: Trump On Climate Change
Do Trump’s Climate Comments Mean U.S. Will Remain In Paris Accord?
NYT: Trump Has Options For Undoing Obama’s Climate Legacy
What Businesses Want Trump To Know About Climate Change
PA Academics Find Inspiration At U.N. Climate Conference
What A Trump Presidency May Mean For Climate-Change Education
Editorial: Trump Keeps Changing His Tune, This Time On Climate
Editorial: Paris Climate Accord Will Be First Flashpoint
The Economist: What Happens If Trump Tears Up Environmental Laws
New Methane Rules Coming For PA’s Oil And Gas Industry
Cities, States Poised To Take On New Role In Climate Diplomacy
What Businesses Want Trump To Know About Climate Change
AP: Trump’s Vow To Revive Coal Country Is Met With Measured Hope
Coal’s Decline May Continue Even Under Trump
Canada To Phase Out Coal-Fired Electricity By 2030
U.S. Direct Action Carbon Reduction Policy Running Out Of Steam
Delaware River
Drought Watch For Entire Delaware River Basin
Drinking Water
Drought Watch For Entire Delaware River Basin
Wayne County Water Well Study Discussed
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Get The Lead Out Of Philadelphia Schools
Pittsburgh’s New Ordinance On Reporting Energy Efficiency, Water Usage
Drought
Drought Watch For Entire Delaware River Basin
Education
York: Trout In The Classroom
Allentown’s Da Vinci Science Center Pitches $130M Aquarium Complex
Philanthropists : $5M Gift For Carnegie Museum Of Natural History
Energy
PUC’s Powelson Takes Help Of National Utility Regulatory Group
Columbia Gas Rates To Rise In December
Utility Poles Under Natural Duress
WSJ: A Trump U.S. Energy Boom
NYT: A Bleak Outlook For Trump’s Promises To Coal Miners
AP: Trump’s Vow To Revive Coal Country Is Met With Measured Hope
Coal’s Decline May Continue Even Under Trump
Report: Trump Taps Sago Coal Mine Owner As Commerce Secretary
Canada To Phase Out Coal-Fired Electricity By 2030
Trump Impact On U.S. Electric Power Sector Still Unclear
Coal May Outpace Natural Gas Electric Power Generation Nationally This Winter
Exelon’s Legislative Effort To Save Illinois Nuclear Plants Moves Forward
Bill To Save Exelon Nuclear Plants Proposes Vast Rewrite Of Illinois Law
Energy Conservation
Pittsburgh’s New Ordinance On Reporting Energy Efficiency, Water Usage
Environmental Heritage
Environmental Historian, Author Douglas Brinkley Speaks In Pittsburgh
Farming
Not-So-Bountiful Harvest For Some Lehigh Valley Farmers
Forests
Why Is This Fall Such A Busy Wildfire Season?
Crable: Dry Conditions, Wind Touch Off 30 Brush Fires In Lancaster
AP: DCNR Officials Say Reading Forest Fire Was Arson
Crews Battle Mountain Fire In Reading
Forest Fire In Reading Now Under Control
Wind Hampers Efforts To Contain Fulton County Forest Fire
Logging Effort In Lower Burrell A Labor Of Love
Growing Greener
Applications Sought For Growing Greener Plus Grants
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
DEP Proposes To Cap Radioactive Site In Cheswick
Update On Water Contamination In Philly Suburbs
Land Conservation
Deal Struck To Save Delaware County Open Space In Concord
Deal Reached To Preserve Prized Delaware County Tract
Erie Land Bank Plan Moves Forward
Land Recycling
ArcelorMittal Donates 2 Buildings To Coatesville’s Steel Museum
Oil & Gas
New Methane Rules Coming For PA’s Oil And Gas Industry
Letter: DEP Overstepped Its Authority On Marcellus Drilling Regs
Oil And Gas Jobs Down Sharply In Pennsylvania
EPA OKs 2 Warren County Wastewater Injection Wells
Allegheny Front: PA Doctors Pushing For Fracking Moratorium
Columbia Gas Rates To Rise In December
Gasoline Prices Dip In Pittsburgh Region
What’s Next For EQT’s CEO David Porges?
Forbes: Trump Presidency: Outlook For Energy And Environmental Industries
Trump Eyes Oil, Natural Gas Regulations For Repeal
DOE: Natural Gas, Renewables to Expand Market Share Thru 2050
Pipelines
AP: Sunoco Logistics Buys Company At Center Of Dakota Pipeline Issues
Sunoco Pipeline Merges With Dakota Pipeline Company
Sunoco Logistics To Acquire Dakota Pipeline Firm
Dakota Oil Pipeline Developer Nixes Reroute
AP: Trump’s Ownership Of Sunoco/Dakota Pipeline Stock Raises Concerns
Op-Ed: Pipelines Safest Way To Transport Energy, Getting Safer
Op-Ed: Pipelines Safely Efficiently Transport Oil, Gas
Radiation Protection
DEP Proposes To Cap Radioactive Site In Cheswick
Recreation
AP: Philadelphia Turning Railroad Ruins Into Elevated Park
AP: William Penn Foundation Provides $100M To Philadelphia For Parks, Libraries
New D&L Trailhead Opens In Lehighton
Editorial: Philadelphia Must Spend Wisely On Rec Center, Parks, Libraries
Recycling/Waste
Another Leachate Spill At Keystone Landfill Probed
Editorial: Keystone Landfill: DEP: Drip, Drip, Drip
$20M Plainfield Twp. Plant To Turn Sludge Into Reusable Products
Can King Of Prussia Firm Help Save The Planet?
Renewable
Wind Turbine Will Be Replaced In Bear Creek Twp
DOE: Natural Gas, Renewables to Expand Market Share Thru 2050
Bloomberg: Economics Will Keep Wind, Solar Energy Thriving Under Trump
Sustainability
Pittsburgh’s New Ordinance On Reporting Energy Efficiency, Water Usage
What Businesses Want Trump To Know About Climate Change
Wastewater Plants
$20M Plainfield Twp. Plant To Turn Sludge Into Reusable Products
Watershed Protection
Applications Sought For Growing Greener Plus Grants
Monocacy Creek Restoration To Create More Inviting Habitat
York: Trout In The Classroom
Get The Scoop On Poop At Jennings Environmental Center
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Wildlife
S.O.N.S. Of Lake Erie Files Another Appeal On Bayfront Walkway
York: Trout In The Classroom
Crable: Rare Tropical Kingbird In Southern Lancaster County
New Falcon At Tarentum Bridge Raises Hopes
The Battle Is On: Capitol Police v. The Crows
New Law Allows Use Of Semi-Automatics To Hunt
Bucks Town Wants To Ban Fox Hunting
AP: Preliminary Figures Point To Lower Bear Harvest
Other
Wind May Have Derailed Train Over The Susquehanna
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