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Sunday NewsClips
Communities Defend Expenditures From Gas Well Impact Fees
Citizens Group Says Jessup Power Plant Needed More Expert Advice
Scranton $96M Sewer System Sale Cash Largest Windfall For City
Solomon Creek Flood Wall Collapses In South Wilkes-Barre
Crable: Susquehanna’s Bass Numbers Rise, But Agency Still Pushes Sick River Status
Editorial: LifeCycles Provides Invaluable Service In Lancaster
Venesky: More Women Are Hunting In Pennsylvania
Sunday The Feds
Bloomberg: Trump Memo Hints A Big Shake-Up Of Energy Policy
Is Trump Seeking To Save Nuclear Power Plants?
WSJ: Exxon’s Rex Tillerson Is Top Candidate For Secretary Of State
NYT: Tillerson, Exxon Chief, Expected To Be Secretary Of State Pick
Reuters: Trump Likely To Name Exxon CEO Secretary Of State
PA Politics
Gov. Wolf: 2016 In Review, Top 11 Accomplishments
Wolf Evaluates 2nd Year, Progress On Schools, Jobs, Reforms
John Baer: Again Falls In Ranking Of Best-Run States
Wolf Aide Married To Gas Industry Lobbyist May Violate PA Ethics Law
The Feds
Trump Nominates Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt As EPA Administrator
Crable: How Will The Environment Fare Under Trump?
What You Need To Know About Trump’s EPA Pick, From Oklahoma
NYT: Trump Picks Pruitt, Ally Of Fossil Fuel Industry, To Lead EPA
Post: Trump To Name Pruitt, OK AG Suing EPA On Climate Change, To Head EPA
AP: Trump To Tap Oklahoma AG Pruitt To Head EPA
Trump Taps Oklahoma AG To Lead EPA
Trump’s Pick Of EPA Foe To Lead Agency May Spark Senate Fight
EPA Fears Unprecedented Disaster For Environment Over Pruitt Pick
4 Things To Know About Incoming EPA Chief Scott Pruitt
Trump’s EPA Pick Skeptical Of More Than Just Climate Change
Interior Department
WSJ: Trump Expected to Pick Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers to Run Interior
Trump To Pick McMorris Rodgers For Interior Department
Trump To Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers For Interior Secretary
Reuters: Trump Expected To Pick Drilling Advocate To Run Interior
Trump Expected To Pick Oil Drilling Advocate To Run Interior Dept.
Clean Energy Moving Forward Despite Trump’s EPA Pick
Column: Trump To Planet Earth: Drop Dead
5 EPA Regs Could Be The First In Trump’s Crosshairs
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: Political Opportunities, Policy Perils
Editorial: Infrastructure Plan Even A Conservative Could Love
Three Reasons Trump Doesn’t Matter To Energy Policy
In Louisiana, Trump Says He Will End Energy Regulations
Op-Ed: How Trump Saves The World From Global Warming Alarmists
Dakota Victory Brings Powerful Message For Trump Resistance
Army Blocks Drilling Of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline
Trump Not Saying What He’ll Do About Dakota Pipeline
Bloomberg: EPA: No Effect On Pipelines Despite Pause On Dakota Project
Sunoco Is Deeply Invested In Contentious Dakota Pipeline
Trump Team’s Asking For Ways To Keep Nuclear Power Alive
Trump Transition Seeks List Of DOE Workers Working On Climate Issues
BBC: Al Gore Meets Donald Trump And Ivanka For Climate Talks
Reuters: Trump, Gore Meet, Discuss Climate Policy
NYT: Trump’s Meeting With Gore Gives Activists Hope
Fake News Tries To Blame Human-Caused Global Warming On El Nino
What To Expect From PennFuture In The Trump Era
Trump Supports Clean Coal, But Does It Really Have A Future?
Rep. Snyder Invites Trump To Visit Coal Miners In Greene County
AP: U.S. Senate Pushes To Avert Govt Shutdown Over Miners’ Benefits
Olson: Casey Opposed Spending Bill Over Miners’ Benefits
Casey Calls GOP Proposal On Coal Miners’ Benefits Slap In The Face
Coal-State Dems Threaten Govt. Shutdown Over Aid For Miners
GOP Tells Coal-State Dems To Accept 4-Month Deal For Miners
Showdown In DC Over Coal Miner Benefits Enters Final Days
AP: Congressional Dems Say Fix For Miners’ Health Care Inadequate
Track Federal Appointments
Air
DEP Unveils Permit Requirements To Curb Methane Pollution At Natural Gas Sites
DEP Unveils Methane Controls For Shale Gas Sites
Residents Near A Fracking Site Test Their Air Quality
VW Diesel Buyback Program Has Rocky Start
Alternative Fuels
Editorial: Zero Emission Vehicles, Driving A Market Perversion
Awards/Recognition
Millvale Honored At State Level For Sustainability
Lancaster Wins 2 Honors For Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
Energy Swing Windows In Murrysville Snags BBB Ethics Award
Budget
Swift: DePasquale Calls For Stronger Drilling Impact Fee Oversight
Auditor General: Flaws In Drilling Impact Fee Law Allowed Misspending
Audit Criticizes Local Government Use Of Drilling Impact Fee Revenue
McKelvey: Natural Gas Impact Fees Used To Pay American Idol Performance?
AP: Auditor Says Clearer Rules Needed For Drilling Impact Fee Use
Act 13 Impact Fee Program Questioned By State Auditor General
Auditor General: Some Drilling Impact Fee Money Spent Improperly
Editorial: Replace Drilling Impact Fee With Fair Tax
Rice Energy Fined $3.5 Million For Wellsite, Pipeline Violations
Rice Energy Subsidiaries Fined $3.5 Million By DEP
Op-Ed: Time To Get DEP Off Its Subsistence Diet
AP: U.S. Senate Pushes To Avert Govt Shutdown Over Miners’ Benefits
Olson: Casey Opposed Spending Bill Over Miners’ Benefits
Casey Calls GOP Proposal On Coal Miners’ Benefits Slap In The Face
Coal-State Dems Threaten Govt. Shutdown Over Aid For Miners
GOP Tells Coal-State Dems To Accept 4-Month Deal For Miners
Showdown In DC Over Coal Miner Benefits Enters Final Days
AP: Congressional Dems Say Fix For Miners’ Health Care Inadequate
State Tax On Gasoline Going Up 8 Cents/Gallon, Diesel 10.7 Cents/Gallon January 1
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland Senator Sees Fights Ahead To Protect Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Progress
Chester County Presents 2016 Agricultural Awards
Op-Ed: Get Real When Considering A Christmas Tree
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Climate
DEP Unveils Permit Requirements To Curb Methane Pollution At Natural Gas Sites
DEP Unveils Methane Controls For Shale Gas Sites
EDF Sets Out To Map The Nation’s Methane Leaks
Editorial: State, Google Target Methane Leaks
Op-Ed: How Trump Saves The World From Global Warming Alarmists
Fake News Tries To Blame Human-Caused Global Warming On El Nino
Trump Supports Clean Coal, But Does It Really Have A Future?
Post: Trump To Name Pruitt, OK AG Suing EPA On Climate Change, To Head EPA
Trump Team’s Asking For Ways To Keep Nuclear Power Alive
Trump Transition Seeks List Of DOE Workers Working On Climate Issues
BBC: Al Gore Meets Donald Trump And Ivanka For Climate Talks
Reuters: Trump, Gore Meet, Discuss Climate Policy
NYT: Trump’s Meeting With Gore Gives Activists Hope
Editorial: Send Paris Climate Accord To U.S. Senate
Shell Oil Ties Executive Bonuses To Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
Compliance Action
Rice Energy Fined $3.5 Million For Wellsite, Pipeline Violations
Rice Energy Subsidiaries Fined $3.5 Million By DEP
DEP Investigation Into Rice Energy Ends With $3.5M Fine
Compost
Why Your Yard Debris Is Compost Gold For Pittsburgh
Delaware River
Health Of Susquehanna, Delaware Discussed At Bucknell Conference
Delaware Riverkeeper Dec. 2 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware Riverkeeper Dec. 9 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Accidents Along Ohio River Have Led To Stronger Protection For Drinking Water
Mandatory Conservation Remains In Effect For Carlisle Water Customers
West Philly High School’s Water Safety In Doubt
Economic Development
Condition Of Locks & Dams Threatens Economic Growth
Solar Company Plans Expansion Of PA Workforce
Education
Health Of Susquehanna, Delaware Discussed At Bucknell Conference
Energy
PA Consumers Have Power To Shop For Electricity, Deregulation At 20
Should Low-Income PPL Customers Be Allowed To Shop For Power?
PUC Net Metering Rules Face A Challenge
Crews Prepare Jessup Power Plant Site For 1st Turbine’s Arrival
Archbald Planning Commission OKs Power Plant Plans
Panda Patriot Natural Gas Power Plant Powers Up In Lycoming County
FirstEnergy Finds Buyer For 4 Natural Gas Power Plants In Western PA
Talen Energy Delays Coal-Conversion Plans At Montour Plant
New, Less Transparent Chapter Opens For Talen Energy
Trump Team’s Asking For Ways To Keep Nuclear Power Alive
In Louisiana, Trump Says He Will End Energy Regulations
Homer City Power Plant Battles Its Biggest Supplier, Consol
CONSOL Wins Over Wall Street By Turning From Coal To Natural Gas
Rep. Snyder Invites Trump To Visit Coal Miners In Greene County
PA Teachers Want Their Pension Dollars Out Of Fossil Fuels
Philadelphia Energy Hub Vision Challenged By Rinaldi’s Departure
Fossil Phil Rinaldi To Retire As Philadelphia Refinery CEO
Bloomberg: Can U.S. Become Energy Superpower In 2017?
Natural Gas Rises To Nearly 2-Year High
Three Reasons Trump Doesn’t Matter To Energy Policy
Duquesne Light Will Spray Herbicides
Energy Conservation/Efficiency
Gateway School Allocates Lighting, Water Conservation Upgrades
Energy Swing Windows In Murrysville Snags BBB Ethics Award
Environmental Heritage
Bethlehem Advances In Bid To Be World Heritage Site
Editorial: Diamonds, Not Coal To Historic Eckley Miner’s Village
Farming
Chester County Presents 2016 Agricultural Awards
Vertical Farming Takes Root In Philadelphia
Advocates Pitch Vertical Farming To Philadelphia Council
Forests
Tuscarora State Forest Fire Suspected Arson
Crable: Artificial, Real Christmas Tree? The Debate Continues
Op-Ed: Get Real When Considering A Christmas Tree
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Green Infrastructure
Chester County Presents 2016 Agricultural Awards
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: Political Opportunities, Policy Perils
Editorial: Infrastructure Plan Even A Conservative Could Love
Land Conservation
Neighbors Donate 24 Acres of Loyalhanna Headwaters
AP: Westmoreland Neighbors Donate Headwaters Land To Preservation Group
Trump Expected To Pick Oil Drilling Advocate To Run Interior Dept.
Land Use Planning
Despite Urban Renaissance, Suburbs Continue To Dominate
Land Recycling
URA To Address Possible Contamination At Former Civic Arena Site
Ferlo: Pull The Plug On Penguins’ Arena Site Redevelopment
Litter/Illegal Dumping
Cigarette Butts Still Tops Among Lake Erie Cleanup Trash
Mine Reclamation
Hope Dimming For Congressional Action On RECLAIM Bill
KY Groups Collect Nearly 10K Names Supporting RECLAIM Mines Initiative
Ohio River
Accidents Along Ohio River Have Led To Stronger Protection For Drinking Water
Oil & Gas
DEP Appeals Court’s Hold On Sections Of New Drilling Regs
DEP Unveils Permit Requirements To Curb Methane Pollution At Natural Gas Sites
DEP Unveils Methane Controls For Shale Gas Sites
Residents Near A Fracking Site Test Their Air Quality
Wolf Aide Married To Gas Industry Lobbyist May Violate PA Ethics Law
Swift: DePasquale Calls For Stronger Drilling Impact Fee Oversight
Auditor General: Flaws In Drilling Impact Fee Law Allowed Misspending
Audit Criticizes Local Government Use Of Drilling Impact Fee Revenue
McKelvey: Natural Gas Impact Fees Used To Pay American Idol Performance?
AP: Auditor Says Clearer Rules Needed For Drilling Impact Fee Use
Act 13 Impact Fee Program Questioned By State Auditor General
Auditor General: Some Drilling Impact Fee Money Spent Improperly
Editorial: Replace Drilling Impact Fee With Fair Tax
Rice Energy Fined $3.5 Million For Wellsite, Pipeline Violations
Rice Energy Subsidiaries Fined $3.5 Million By DEP
DEP Investigation Into Rice Energy Ends With $3.5M Fine
Crews Prepare Jessup Power Plant Site For 1st Turbine’s Arrival
Panda Patriot Natural Gas Power Plant Powers Up In Lycoming County
Archbald Planning Commission OKs Power Plant Plans
Talen Energy Delays Coal-Conversion Plans At Montour Plant
CONSOL Wins Over Wall Street By Turning From Coal To Natural Gas
Thousands Of Landlords Can Now Join PGW Liens Lawsuit
Marcellus Shale Coalition: Gas Industry Will Thrive Again
Managing Seismicity From Drilling Wastewater Wells In PA
Natural Gas Rises To Nearly 2-Year High
Pittsburgh-Area Gasoline Prices Remain Relatively Calm
Fossil Phil Rinaldi To Retire As Philadelphia Refinery CEO
Editorial: EPA Fracks Own Report
Bloomberg: Can U.S. Become Energy Superpower In 2017?
Permitting
Endangered Species Adds To Cost Of Ice Lakes Project In NE
Pipelines
Landowners: PennEast Pipeline Project Threatens Historical Home
EDF Sets Out To Map The Nation’s Methane Leaks
Editorial: State, Google Target Methane Leaks
Survey: PA Residents Strongly Support Building Pipelines
Survey: Pennsylvania Strongly Support Pipeline Development
Op-Ed: Pipelines Deliver Energy Savings
Dakota Victory Brings Powerful Message For Trump Resistance
Army Blocks Drilling Of Dakota Access Oil Pipeline
Reuters: With Dakota Pipeline In Limbo, More Bakken Crude To Move On Trains
Trump Not Saying What He’ll Do About Dakota Pipeline
Bloomberg: EPA: No Effect On Pipelines Despite Pause On Dakota Project
Sunoco Is Deeply Invested In Contentious Dakota Pipeline
Dakota Pipeline Battle Takes A Turn For The Better
Recreation
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PA Supreme Court Weighs Legality Of Towns Selling Parkland
Presque Isle Seeking Bids For Boat Tour Concession
Pedestrian Bike Trestle Proposed To Link Easton, Phillipsburg
Construction Begins On Bike, Pedestrian Ramp To Mon Wharf
Recycling/Waste
Why Your Yard Debris Is Compost Gold For Pittsburgh
Swift: Keystone Landfill Addresses Leachate Issues
Dumpster Divers Arrested, Even Though They Were Donating To Charity
Renewable Energy
Solar Company Plans Expansion Of PA Workforce
Three Reasons Trump Doesn’t Matter To Energy Policy
Stormwater Management
Meters Will Track Stormwater Flow In Apollo Sewers
Susquehanna River
Health Of Susquehanna, Delaware Discussed At Bucknell Conference
Sustainability
Millvale Honored At State Level For Sustainability
Wastewater Facilities
Lancaster Wins 2 Honors For Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations
Watershed Protection
Chester County Presents 2016 Agricultural Awards
Neighbors Donate 24 Acres of Loyalhanna Headwaters
AP: Westmoreland Neighbors Donate Headwaters Land To Preservation Group
Upper Allegheny Watershed Assn. Receives Grant
Meters Will Track Stormwater Flow In Apollo Sewers
Capital Region Water To Sweep Harrisburg Streets
Accidents Along Ohio River Have Led To Stronger Protection For Drinking Water
Health Of Susquehanna, Delaware Discussed At Bucknell Conference
Delaware Riverkeeper Dec. 2 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 9 RiverWatch Video Report
Condition Of Locks & Dams Threatens Economic Growth
American Steel Amendment Stripped From Federal Water Resources Bill
Video: Towboat Deckhands, The Ohio River’s Unsung Heroes
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Wildlife
Why The Sharp Decline Among The Hunting Fraternity?
Surprisingly, Bear Season Disappoints In Pennsylvania
Erie-Area Birders Plan For Annual Christmas Count
For Smart, Social Crows, PA Is A Warm Winter Oasis
Endangered Species Adds To Cost Of Ice Lakes Project In NE
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