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Sunday NewsClips
Op-Ed: 55 Years Later, PA’s Rachel Carson’s Words Ring True Today
Franklin County Communities Want MS4 Stormwater Rules Curbed
EPCAMR Project Provides Insight Into Wild Trout In Laurel Run
Editorial: Natural Gas Severance Tax A Nonstarter
Editorial: Economic Cost Of Fracking
Video Pays Tribute To Knox Mine Disaster Survivor
TreeVitalize Grants Help Tree Planting Projects Grow In Luzerne County
Pennsylvania’s Deer Are A Hearty Bunch
Schneck: 14 Facts About Squirrels In Pennsylvania
The Feds - Sunday
Franklin County Communities Want MS4 Stormwater Rules Curbed
Trump’s Regulatory Freeze Halts 4 Rules Aimed At Improving Energy Efficiency
National Park Service Apologizes For Tweets Showing Poor Inaugural Turnout
WSJ: Trump Aims To Reverse Obama’s Climate Agenda
California Aims For 40% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2030
PA Politics
Swift: Rep. Carroll Gets Environmental Platform
Federal Policy
Reuters Poll: Unlike Trump, Americans Want Strong Environmental Regulator
Trump Team Prepares Dramatic Cuts In Federal Funding
Crable: Trump’s Pick For EPA Excites Lancaster Farmers
Trump’s EPA Pick Vows to Support Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
AP: In Break With Trump, EPA Pick Says Climate Change Isn’t Hoax
EPA Nominee Acknowledges Global Warming But Wants To Restrain EPA
Nominee To Lead EPA Testifies He’ll Enforce Environmental Laws
Casey To Vote No On Trump’s EPA, Education, AG Nominees
Trump EPA Pick To Face Tough Questions Wednesday
Bipartisan EPA Alumni Urge U.S. Senate To Reject Trump EPA Pick
Trump’s EPA Nominee Has Opposed Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Trump Pick To Lead EPA Has Spotty State Environmental Record
Bloomberg: Trump’s EPA Pick Back $500M Coal Upgrade Over Wind, Gas
Trump’s EPA Nominee Swamped By Ads From Environmental Groups
NYT: What Readers Would Ask Trump’s EPA Nominee
AP: Report: Trump To Nominate Former GA Gov. Sonny Perdue For Ag Secretary
Trump To Nominate Sonny Perdue To Lead Agriculture Dept
Trump Picks Sonny Perdue For Agriculture Secretary
Trump Energy Nominee Rick Perry Says He’ll Protect Climate Research
Rick Perry Softens Stance On Climate Change
Rick Perry Disavows Trump Transition Questionnaire On Climate Change
Trump’s Energy Plan: Support Shale, Dump Climate Plan, Refocus EPA
Climate Change References Purged From White House Website
Interior Dept Told To Stop Tweeting After Unflattering Retweets About Trump
Bloomberg: Trump Aides Prepare List Of First Days Energy Changes
PA Researchers Rush To Preserve Climate Data They Believe Threatened
Another Trump Nominee Disputes Trump On Climate Change
Crable: Trump Supporters: End U.S. Support Of Climate Change, Bring Back Coal
Editorial: Trump Needs To Reverse Nation’s Attitude On Coal
USDA Analysis Says Ethanol Sharply Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Op-Ed: Can Trump’s Cabinet Save Him From Himself?
PSU Prof: Trump Worst Possible Scenario For Climate
PA Hunter Talks Trump, Drilling Politics Of Great Outdoors
Industry: What Does Trump Need To Do To Improve Pennsylvania?
Interior Nominee Zinke To Be Quizzed On Public Lands, Coal
Interior Nominee Will Review Obama Limits On Oil & Gas Drilling
Trump’s Last Vacant Cabinet Post: Agriculture
EPA Moves To Preserve Gasoline Mileage Requirements
T. Boone Pickens: How To Make America Great Again: Energy Resources
Former Govs Urge NJ To Beef Up Environmental Protection In Trump Era
Air
PA Coal Plants Pressured By Other States To Curb Air Pollution
Whiff Of Citizen Engagement In CMU’s New Air Pollution App
Montco Students Get A Charge Out Of Electric Cars
USDA Analysis Says Ethanol Sharply Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Added To Federal Endangered Species List
Budget
Shale Drilling Fees Debated Amid Hints Of Rebound
AP: Question Burns In Capitol Over How Wolf Will Handle Deficit
Thompson: Why Is PA’s Budget Out Of Whack?
Current Fiscal Year Deficit $600M, How Did We Get Here
Wolf Facing Tough Choices To Balance PA State Budget
Gambling Expansion Likely For PA In 2017 Lawmakers Say
Chesapeake Bay
Trump’s EPA Nominee Vows To Enforce Chesapeake Bay Pollution Diet
Crable: Lancaster’s Farm Bounty Not Good Thing To Ailing Chesapeake Bay
AP: Amish Farms Targeted Over Environmental Problems
Scranton Regional Effort At Stormwater Would Spur Cooperation, Fee
Editorial: Stormwater Major Issue For Scranton Region
Editorial: Conowingo Dam Woes Hurt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
USGS: Turning The Tide On The Chesapeake Bay
Crable: Fish Commission May Again Allow Bass Fishing On Lower Susquehanna
Crable: Trump’s Pick For EPA Excites Lancaster Farmers
Trump’s EPA Pick Vows to Support Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
Trump’s EPA Nominee Has Opposed Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Trump’s Last Vacant Cabinet Post: Agriculture
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Citizen Action
PHS: 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show Looks For Volunteers
Climate
PA Coal Plants Pressured By Other States To Curb Air Pollution
Put Methane In Its Place, Not The Atmosphere
Crable: Trump Supporters: End U.S. Support Of Climate Change, Bring Back Coal
Delaware Valley Green Building Council Philly 2030 Initiative To Reduce Energy Use 50%
AP: In Break With Trump, EPA Pick Says Climate Change Isn’t Hoax
EPA Nominee Acknowledges Global Warming But Wants To Restrain EPA
Trump Energy Nominee Rick Perry Says He’ll Protect Climate Research
Rick Perry Softens Stance On Climate Change
Rick Perry Disavows Trump Transition Questionnaire On Climate Change
WSJ: Trump Aims To Reverse Obama’s Climate Agenda
Climate Change References Purged From White House Website
Bloomberg: Trump Aides Prepare List Of First Days Energy Changes
Trump’s Energy Plan: Support Shale, Dump Climate Plan, Refocus EPA
PA Researchers Rush To Preserve Climate Data They Believe Threatened
PSU Prof: Trump Worst Possible Scenario For Climate
EIA: Power Sector Carbon Emissions Fall Below Transportation Sector
Philly A Bellwether For Worldwide Warming In 2016
Science Agencies Declare 2016 Hottest Year On Record
Scientists Declare 2016 The Hottest Year Yet
Coal Mining
PA Coal Plants Pressured By Other States To Curb Air Pollution
Crable: Trump Supporters: End U.S. Support Of Climate Change, Bring Back Coal
Editorial: Trump Needs To Reverse Nation’s Attitude On Coal
PA Number 3 In Coal Production In U.S. In 2016
Casey, Others Propose Competing Bills To Save Coal Miners’ Health Care
AP: McConnell Introduces Bill To Fund Coal Miner Health Plans
13 States Look To Halt Midnight Coal Mining Rule
EIA: Power Sector Carbon Emissions Fall Below Transportation Sector
Industry: What Does Trump Need To Do To Improve Pennsylvania?
Union Leaders Bank On Trump’s Promises On Steel, Coal Jobs
Delaware River
Delaware River Basin Conservation Law Resilient To Any Trump Rollbacks
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 20 RiverWatch Video Report
Year In Review-Part 1: 2016 Big Year For Philly’s Water Stewards
Schuylkill Watershed Organizations Receive County Grants
Digital Overlay Maps Planned For Upper Delaware
Bi-State Shad Tournament Set For Late April Along Delaware
Drinking Water
Lead In Pittsburgh Water Samples Down, But Still Exceed EPA Threshold
Toxic Metal In York, Adams County Water Under Scrutiny
6 Years Without Water In Butler County, Drilling Blamed By Residents
Lead-Based Plumbing Products Scarce In PA
Editorial: Get Lead Out Of Lancaster’s Day Care Centers
Drought
Delaware River Basin Lifts Drought Watch, But PA Does Not
Drought Problems Continue In PA
Despite Rain, Lehigh Valley To Remain Under Drought Warning
Economic Development
Natural Gas Industry Expects Major Growth, New Infrastructure In PA
Township Gives Final Approval For Shell Ethane Plant
Beaver County Twp Green-Lights Shell Ethane Cracker
Education
Montco Students Get A Charge Out Of Electric Cars
For Kids, A Butterfly’s Eye View At Carnegie Museum Of Natural History
Schneck: Penn State Forestry Students Make Annual Climb Of 142-Foot Tree
Art Installation Interprets Water Pollution With Sound
Energy
New Video: Behind The Scenes Of Electricity Distribution
Outlook Positive For Natural Gas Industry In PA
UGI Seeks Service Delivery Rate Increase For Gas
Construction Of Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant Well Underway
FirstEnergy Sells Off PA Natural Gas, Hydro Power Plants
2016 First Year Natural Gas Surpassed Coal As Primary Power Generation Fuel
Trump And The Philadelphia Energy Hub
Trump’s Energy Plan: Support Shale, Dump Climate Plan, Refocus EPA
T. Boone Pickens: How To Make America Great Again: Energy Resources
Energy Efficiency
Delaware Valley Green Building Council Philly 2030 Initiative To Reduce Energy Use 50%
Environmental Heritage
NYT: Photos: From Mystery To History: PA’s Bygone Lumber Industry
Farming
Crable: Lancaster’s Farm Bounty Not Good Thing To Ailing Chesapeake Bay
AP: Amish Farms Targeted Over Environmental Problems
Centre County Farmland Trust Receives 2 Conservation Easements
AP: Report: Trump To Nominate Former GA Gov. Sonny Perdue For Ag Secretary
Trump To Nominate Sonny Perdue To Lead Agriculture Dept
Trump’s Last Vacant Cabinet Post: Agriculture
Forests
AP: Ash Trees Disappear Across Pennsylvania
Schneck: Penn State Forestry Students Make Annual Climb Of 142-Foot Tree
NYT: Photos: From Mystery To History: PA’s Bygone Lumber Industry
Green Buildings
Delaware Valley Green Building Council Philly 2030 Initiative To Reduce Energy Use 50%
Green Infrastructure
Year In Review-Part 1: 2016 Big Year For Philly’s Water Stewards
Green Technology
Guardian: Trump Urged To Embrace Green Tech To Make America Great
Hazardous Materials
Toxic Metal In York, Adams County Water Under Scrutiny
AP: Report: More Work Needed On Identifying Great Lakes Toxins
Mine Reclamation
Deal Ends 17-Year Lawsuit Over Reclamation Of Abandoned PA Mines
Lake Erie
AP: Report: More Work Needed On Identifying Great Lakes Toxins
Land Conservation
Centre County Farmland Trust Receives 2 Conservation Easements
Natural Lands Trust Invites Community To Explore Nature Preserves
William Penn Grant Helps Chestnut Hill Preserve What’s Special
Litter/Illegal Dumping
MLK Service Volunteers Help To Clean Philly Rivers
Mine Subsidence
Latrobe Family Rescued From Home Buckling From Mine Subsidence
Oil & Gas
Natural Gas Industry Expects Major Growth, New Infrastructure In PA
Keep Drilling
Shale Drilling Fees Debated Amid Hints Of Rebound
Study: Fracking Has Net Financial Benefit Despite Drawbacks
Editorial: Fractured Fracking Facts: Rewriting Energy History
6 Years Without Water In Butler County, Drilling Blamed By Residents
Range Resources Gives Mon Valley Hospital $50K For ER Upgrades
Sign Up For Southwest PA Environmental Health Project
Discussion Over Gas Drilling Ordinance Continues In Murrysville
Northeast PA Counties Align To Fight Royalty Abuses
UGI Seeks Service Delivery Rate Increase For Gas
Township Gives Final Approval For Shell Ethane Plant
Beaver County Twp Green-Lights Shell Ethane Cracker
FirstEnergy Sells Off PA Natural Gas, Hydro Power Plants
Construction Of Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant Well Underway
2016 First Year Natural Gas Surpassed Coal As Primary Power Generation Fuel
USDA Analysis Says Ethanol Sharply Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions
EIA: Power Sector Carbon Emissions Fall Below Transportation Sector
Residential Oil Spill Remediation Continues 1 Year Later
Outlook Positive For Natural Gas Industry In PA
California Finishes Review Of Gas Storage Area Blowout
Judge Lets Federal Gas Flaring Rules Take Effect During Lawsuit
Gasoline Price Spike Cools Off In Pittsburgh
OPEC Acts On New Year’s Resolution, U.S. Shale Pumps Away
Industry: What Does Trump Need To Do To Improve Pennsylvania?
Pipelines
Natural Gas Industry Expects Major Growth, New Infrastructure In PA
Lancaster County Pipeline Opponents Prepare For Encampments
Natural Gas Pipeline Opponents Hold Protest In Lancaster County
Wolf Says Mariner East 2 Pipeline Permits Could Be Approved
Consultant’s Report Endorses Safety Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
PennEast Pipeline Announces Nonprofit Grant Program
Army Corps Plans Dakota Pipeline Environmental Study
Radon
Lancaster County Radon Levels Still Among Highest In PA
Recreation
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Volunteers Map Out Goals For Norristown’s Riverfront Park
Proposed Board Would Oversee Bike Lane Plans In Pittsburgh
Philly Takes Control Of Riverfront Property For Cycling/Walking Trail
Natural Lands Trust Invites Community To Explore Nature Preserves
Funding Uncertain For Sand Work On Presque Isle’s Beaches
Legislators Vow To Keep Pushing For Presque Isle Funding
National Parks Offer 10 Free Admission Days In 2017
Interior Dept Told To Stop Tweeting After Unflattering Retweets About Trump
Recycling/Waste
Lancaster Recycling Drop-Off Center Holding Open House
York Christmas Tree Recycling Continues
Stormwater
Scranton Regional Effort At Stormwater Would Spur Cooperation, Fee
Editorial: Stormwater Major Issue For Scranton Region
Year In Review-Part 1: 2016 Big Year For Philly’s Water Stewards
Watershed Protection
Trump’s EPA Nominee Vows To Enforce Chesapeake Bay Pollution Diet
Crable: Lancaster’s Farm Bounty Not Good Thing To Ailing Chesapeake Bay
AP: Amish Farms Targeted Over Environmental Problems
Scranton Regional Effort At Stormwater Would Spur Cooperation, Fee
Editorial: Conowingo Dam Woes Hurt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Editorial: Stormwater Major Issue For Scranton Region
USGS: Turning The Tide On The Chesapeake Bay
Schuylkill Watershed Organizations Receive County Grants
MLK Service Volunteers Help To Clean Philly Rivers
Art Installation Interprets Water Pollution With Sound
Crable: Trump’s Pick For EPA Excites Lancaster Farmers
Trump’s EPA Pick Vows to Support Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
Trump’s EPA Nominee Has Opposed Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Delaware River Basin Conservation Law Resilient To Any Trump Rollbacks
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 20 RiverWatch Video Report
Year In Review-Part 1: 2016 Big Year For Philly’s Water Stewards
AP: Report: More Work Needed On Identifying Great Lakes Toxins
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Wildlife
Crable: Fish Commission May Again Allow Bass Fishing On Lower Susquehanna
Bi-State Shad Tournament Set For Late April Along Delaware
Fly Fishing Program Helps Disabled Military Veterans
York Area Bald Eagles Captured On Photos, Video
Schneck: How Does Your Backyard Bird Checklist Compare?
PA Hunter Talks Trump, Drilling Politics Of Great Outdoors
For Kids, A Butterfly’s Eye View At Carnegie Museum Of Natural History
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