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Sunday NewsClips
Crews Prepare Jessup Power Plant Site For 1st Turbine’s Arrival
Thousands Of Landlords Can Now Join PGW Liens Lawsuit
Editorial: EPA Fracks Own Report
Dumpster Divers Arrested, Even Though They Were Donating To Charity
Why The Sharp Decline Among The Hunting Fraternity?
Surprisingly, Bear Season Disappoints In Pennsylvania
Wolf Evaluates 2nd Year, Progress On Schools, Jobs, Reforms
Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Can Count On Me To Fight Them, Wolf
The Feds
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: Political Opportunities, Policy Perils
Editorial: Infrastructure Plan Even A Conservative Could Love
Op-Ed: How Trump Saves The World From Global Warming Alarmists
AP: Green Party Drops State Recount Case, Will Go To Federal Court
The Feds NewsClips
PUC Member Sees Opportunity For Infrastructure Innovation Under Trump
Former GOP EPA Administrator Expects Agency To Starve Under Trump
Trump Meets With Prospects For EPA Job
Trump’s Energy, Environment Policy Team Includes Climate Skeptic
Report: Texas Officials Considered By Trump For EPA, USDA
Can Democrats Block Trump’s EPA Nominee?
Trump Picks Former Sago Mine Owner For Commerce Secretary
Trump To Name Former Sago Mine Owner Commerce Secretary
Trump Team Considering WV Sen. Manchin For Energy Secretary
Here’s How The Green Economy Should Deal With Trump
National Environmental Leaders: Hope, Progress In Trump’s America
The Feds - Energy
The Future Of Philadelphia’s Energy Hub Plans Under Trump
Sen. Casey Pushes Trump To Make Good On Coal Promises
Western PA Officials Analyze Trump Promise To Bring Back Coal Jobs
Forbes/CRS: What Trump Can Undo On Day One
Op-Ed: Press Needs To Get Over It, Trump Will Do It His Way
Outgoing EPA Chief: Markets Moving To Clean Energy
TVA To Move Away From Coal Even Under Trump
NYT: Trump’s Promises Will Be Hard To Keep, But Coal Country Has Faith
Why Will Trump Struggle To Save The Coal Industry? Look At Michigan
Thousands Of Coal Miners Could Lose Benefits Unless Congress Acts
Op-Ed: Help Retired Coal Workers Now
Thousands Of Coal Miners Could Lose Benefits Unless Congress Acts
Op-Ed: Help Retired Coal Workers Now
AP: Report: Bill To Protect Miners’ Benefits Would Save Money
U.S. Senate Pushes To Pass Stalled Miners Protection Act
Trump Wants To Help Miners, But Does Congress?
Op-Ed: Trump Administration Could Bring Real Relief To Coal Communities
Bloomberg: Ready For Some Good Environment News? It’s About Coal
Op-Ed: A Chance To Make Coal Cleaner
Resources For The Future: Trump Administration Energy Policy
Was Election Boon Or Bad Omen For PA Oil & Gas Industry
Trump Team Says He Backs Dakota Oil Pipeline
Op-Ed: The Huge Costs Of Trump Energy Plans
Op-Ed: Boost Economy With Smart Energy Policies, API
NRC OKs Berwick Nuclear Plant Transfer From Talen To Riverstone
The Feds - Climate
U.S. Businesses Push Trump On Climate Change
NYT: Trump’s Climate Policies May Work Out In Planet’s Favor
Outgoing EPA Chief: Markets Moving To Clean Energy
Over 2,000 Scientists Urge Trump To Respect Scientific Integrity
Ivanka Trump To Focus On Climate Change
Op-Ed: How Trump Should Handle Climate Policy
Editorial: Trump Talks Out Of Both Sides Of His Mouth On Climate Change
Despite Climate Change Vow, China Pushes To Dig More Coal
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Takes Aim At Opponents Of Climate Objective Truths
The Feds - Other
EPA Proposes Financial Responsibility Rules For Hardrock Mining Industry
What Does Trump Mean For Western Public Lands?
Which Business Sectors Might Thrive In The Trump Rally
Pope: Never Been Such A Clear Need For Science To Protect The Planet
The Feds - Promises
Forbes/CRS: What Trump Can Undo On Day One
Trump’s First 100 Days: Climate And Energy
282 Of Donald Trump’s Campaign Promises
Air
Editorial: End The Ethanol Fuel Ruse
Bloomberg: Ready For Some Good Environment News? It’s About Coal
Allegheny River
Allegheny River Nominated For PA River Of The Year
Alternative Fuels
UPS, PECO Open Philly Region’s 15th CNG Fueling Station
Editorial: End The Ethanol Fuel Ruse
Tesla To Install Electric Car Charging Stations At Montage
Awards & Recognition
Allegheny River Nominated For PA River Of The Year
Editorial: Calling All Green Advocates
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Lanternfly Now In Bethlehem, 24 More Municipalities
Lanternfly Discovery Is Cause For Vigilance, Not Alarm To Vineyards
Budget
November State Revenue $79.7M Below Estimates, $122.2M Below For Fiscal Year
Stormwater Fees More Popular In PA As EPA Regs. Loom
Deer Lakes Park Boasts $2.2M Upgrade From Fracking Revenue
McKelvey: PA’s Budget Hole Is Getting Incrementally Deeper
Swift: Demographic Shifts Affect State Budget
Editorial: State Budget Deficit Roots Deeper Than Election Cycle
Thousands Of Coal Miners Could Lose Benefits Unless Congress Acts
Op-Ed: Help Retired Coal Workers Now
Thousands Of Coal Miners Could Lose Benefits Unless Congress Acts
Op-Ed: Help Retired Coal Workers Now
AP: Report: Bill To Protect Miners’ Benefits Would Save Money
U.S. Senate Pushes To Pass Stalled Miners Protection Act
Trump Wants To Help Miners, But Does Congress?
Chesapeake Bay
Stormwater Fees More Popular In PA As EPA Regs. Loom
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Climate
Natural Gas Prices And Coal Under The Clean Power Plan
U.S. Businesses Push Trump On Climate Change
Ivanka Trump To Focus On Climate Change
NYT: Trump’s Climate Policies May Work Out In Planet’s Favor
Outgoing EPA Chief: Markets Moving To Clean Energy
Editorial: Trump Talks Out Of Both Sides Of His Mouth On Climate Change
Op-Ed: How Trump Should Handle Climate Policy
Over 2,000 Scientists Urge Trump To Respect Scientific Integrity
Neil DeGrasse Tyson Takes Aim At Opponents Of Climate Objective Truths
Despite Climate Change Vow, China Pushes To Dig More Coal
Delaware River
DRBC Steps Up Efforts To Repel Salt Front In Delaware River
Delaware Urges Residents To Conserve Water, Prepare For Potential Drought
Delaware Drought Concerns Won’t Stop George Washington Reenactment
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Drought Takes Toll On Lehigh Valley Streams. Is Emergency Pending?
Chambersburg, Other Pitch In To Help Carlisle In Water Emergency
Why Many Pittsburgh-Area Schools Not Testing For Lead, Radon
Pittsburgh Water Authority Rates To Increase In 2017, 2018
Fawn-Frazer Authority Waiting On Permit To Change Water Treatment Levels
PA National Guard Armories Test Free Of Lead Contamination
Drought
Lehigh Valley Remains In Drought Warning Despite Rainfall
More Rain, But Not Enough To Beat Back Drought Conditions
Delaware Urges Residents To Conserve Water, Prepare For Potential Drought
DRBC Steps Up Efforts To Repel Salt Front In Delaware River
Delaware Drought Concerns Won’t Stop George Washington Reenactment
Drought Takes Toll On Lehigh Valley Streams. Is Emergency Pending?
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
Economic Development
Choke Point: High Cost Of Aging Ohio River Lock
Here’s How The Green Economy Should Deal With Trump
Education
Editorial: Targeted Boost To Carnegie Museum Of Natural History
Energy
Sen. Casey Pushes Trump To Make Good On Coal Promises
Western PA Officials Analyze Trump Promise To Bring Back Coal Jobs
NYT: Trump’s Promises Will Be Hard To Keep, But Coal Country Has Faith
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
Why Will Trump Struggle To Save The Coal Industry? Look At Michigan
Op-Ed: Trump Administration Could Bring Real Relief To Coal Communities
Bloomberg: Ready For Some Good Environment News? It’s About Coal
Op-Ed: A Chance To Make Coal Cleaner
Natural Gas Prices And Coal Under The Clean Power Plan
Was Election Boon Or Bad Omen For PA Oil & Gas Industry
The Future Of Philadelphia’s Energy Hub Plans Under Trump
Gas Power Plants Face $97,000 In Fines For Water Use
Panda Power Agrees To Pay $97K In Penalties For Water Misuse
Op-Ed: The Huge Costs Of Trump Energy Plans
Op-Ed: Boost Economy With Smart Energy Policies, API
Op-Ed: Press Needs To Get Over It, Trump Will Do It His Way
Resources For The Future: Trump Administration Energy Policy
Trump Team Considering WV Sen. Manchin For Energy Secretary
SmartTalk: 2 Decades Of Competitive Electricity In Pennsylvania
FirstEnergy Finds New Site For Bruce Mansfield Ash Disposal
Help With Heating Bills Available Through LIHEAP
Exelon Wins Its Nuke Bailout In Biggest Energy Bill In 20 Years In Illinois
Editorial: Rescue 2 Illinois Nukes? Springfield Shouldn’t Pick Winners, Losers
Wikileaks: Three Mile Island Worried Governments’ Response To Partial Meltdown
NRC OKs Berwick Nuclear Plant Transfer From Talen To Riverstone
Energy Conservation
Meadville Groups, Businesses Plan Special Light Up Night Events
Environmental Heritage
Happy Birthday Dr. Ruth Patrick! Fresh Water Research Pioneer
Rachel Carson Homestead Association Holds Fundraiser
Farming
Remote Sensing Project Multiplies Evidence Of Farm Conservation
Flooding
AP: PA Counties Hit By Flooding To Get Federal Aid
Forests
Selling Holiday Trees Good For Western PA Family Business
Lanternfly Now In Bethlehem, 24 More Municipalities
Lanternfly Discovery Is Cause For Vigilance, Not Alarm To Vineyards
Green Infrastructure
Pittsburgh Report Backs Green First Stormwater Approach
Stormwater Fees More Popular In PA As EPA Regs. Loom
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Radioactive Contamination In Cheswick No Threat, DEP Says
Land Conservation
County, Town Put Up Funding For Delco Open Space
Land Trust Adds 153 Acres To Bear Creek Preserve
Land Use Planning
Editorial: Difficult Decisions Ahead To Ward off Sprawl In Lancaster
Mining
EPA Proposes Financial Responsibility Rules For Hardrock Mining Industry
Mine Reclamation
Why Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines Is Important, Difficult
FirstEnergy Finds New Site For Bruce Mansfield Ash Disposal
Oil & Gas
After Marcellus Boom, Tioga County Resumes Quieter Life
Natural Gas Workers Navigate Energy’s Boom And Bust
Preparing For A Different Boom Around Shell Ethane Plant
Deer Lakes Park Boasts $2.2M Upgrade From Fracking Revenue
PECO Extends Gas Lines To Customers Who Long For Service
UPS, PECO Open Philly Region’s 15th CNG Fueling Station
Gas Power Plants Face $97,000 In Fines For Water Use
Panda Power Agrees To Pay $97K In Penalties For Water Misuse
Rates Drop For UGI Natural Gas Users
The Future Of Philadelphia’s Energy Hub Plans Under Trump
Chemical Spill Report At Westmoreland County Drilling Pad
WSJ: U.S. Now Net Exporter Of Natural Gas
EPA’s Last Minute Changes To Fracking Report Downplayed Risks
Oklahoma: After New Regulations, Earthquakes Calm Down A Bit
Natural Gas Prices And Coal Under The Clean Power Plan
EPA’s Last Minute Changes To Fracking Report Downplayed Risks
Op-Ed: Japan Wants Our Natural Gas
OPEC Agrees To Cut Output To Push Up Oil Price
AP: OPEC Cuts Will Have Muted Effect On Consumers
Report: Delta Plans To Sell Gas, Diesel For Autos
Gasoline Prices In Pittsburgh Region Steady
EPA To Keep Strict Gas Mileage Standards In Place
Pipelines
FracTracker: Updated Pipeline Incident Analysis
Date Changed For Release Of PennEast Pipeline Environmental Study
Lebanon Judge: Challenge To Sunoco Pipeline Pump Station Can Continue
Shell Secures 11 Land Parcels In Beaver County For Ethane Pipeline
Erie Men Joining Dakota Pipeline Protest
Trump Team Says He Backs Dakota Oil Pipeline
Trump Backs Dakota Pipeline Based On Policy, Not Investments
Radiation Protection
Radioactive Contamination In Cheswick No Threat, DEP Says
DEP Says Greene County Streams Poses No Radiation Concern
DEP Report: No Radioactivity Danger In 10 Mile Creek
Radon
Why Many Pittsburgh-Area Schools Not Testing For Lead, Radon
Recreation
Ricketts Glen Waterfalls: Breathtaking Natural Wonder In PA
Designer Hopes You’ll Wear Love Of State Parks On Your Sleeve
Take 5 Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Deer Lakes Park Boasts $2.2M Upgrade From Fracking Revenue
Bikers Challenge 13 Steep Hills Around Pittsburgh
Officials Put Brakes On Proposed Bucks Rail To Trail Project
GameTime Grant Pays Part Of Cost For Millcreek Playground
Westmoreland Parks To Allow Goose Hunting
Recycling/Waste
York County E-Cycling Program Extended Through 2017
Op-Ed: Do’s And Don’ts Of Philadelphia Recycling
FirstEnergy Finds New Site For Bruce Mansfield Ash Disposal
Renewable Energy
Court: PUC Doesn’t Have Authority To Decide Disputes Involving AEPS
Got A Clean Energy Idea? Philly Wants To Hear From You
Natural Gas Prices And Coal Under The Clean Power Plan
Outgoing EPA Chief: Markets Moving To Clean Energy
Sustainability
Here’s How The Green Economy Should Deal With Trump
Stormwater Management
Pittsburgh Report Backs Green First Stormwater Approach
Stormwater Fees More Popular In PA As EPA Regs. Loom
Susquehanna River
Gas Power Plants Face $97,000 In Fines For Water Use
Panda Power Agrees To Pay $97K In Penalties For Water Misuse
Wastewater Facilities
DEP Approves Scranton Sewer Authority Wastewater Permit
Watershed Protection
Pittsburgh Report Backs Green First Stormwater Approach
Allegheny River Nominated For PA River Of The Year
Stormwater Fees More Popular In PA As EPA Regs. Loom
Remote Sensing Project Multiplies Evidence Of Farm Conservation
DEP: Deer Lake Dam Reconstruction Fouling Trout Stream
Radioactive Contamination In Cheswick No Threat, DEP Says
DEP Says Greene County Streams Poses No Radiation Concern
DEP Report: No Radioactivity Danger In 10 Mile Creek
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
Choke Point: High Cost Of Aging Ohio River Lock
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Wildlife
PA Deer Season Set To Draw More Than 500,000
Schneck: Grandmother, 86, Shoots Her 68th Deer
Deer Season Opens Today In PA
Schneck: Snow Likely To Be Not Help To Hunters Monday
Game Commission Develops Rules On Using Semi-Automatic Weapons
Westmoreland Parks To Allow Goose Hunting
AP: Campus Critters Are Nuts For Penn State’s Squirrel Girl
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