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Groundhog Day Feb. 2 Schedule Of Events In Punxsutawney [No, Not The State Budget Mess]
Sunday NewsClips
AP: Legislature’s Huge GOP Majorities Could Test A Wolf Veto
Op-Ed: Let’s Complete Trails On Both Banks Of Mon River
Editorial: Don’t Waste Scranton Sewer Sale Proceeds
Snyder County Conservation District Receives DCNR Grant
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 27 RiverWatch Video Report
Crable: Teens Prosecuted For Spray-Painting Tower At Governor Dick Park
Can Federal Ban On Lead In Ammunition, Sinkers Protect Wildlife?
Saegertown Wildlife Center Offers First Responder Class
Frye: Wild Trout To Get Attention
Western PA’s Improving Environment Attracts Growing Number Of Eagles
Crable: Trump Named For Moth, Crab After Harry Potter Heroes
The Feds - Sunday
In America’s Heartland: Discussing Climate Change Without Saying Climate Change
Farmers In Westmoreland County Wary Of Trump Trade Moves
Federal Policy
U.S. Senate Committee To Vote Next Friday On Pruitt Nomination To EPA
Casey Says Time To Focus On Infrastructure
Op-Ed: 55 Years Later, PA’s Rachel Carson’s Words Ring True Today
Franklin County Communities Want MS4 Stormwater Rules Curbed
Trump Team Plans Big Cuts At EPA
AP: Official: Trump Wants To Slash EPA Workforce, Budget
AP: Trump Administration Moving To Delay 30 Environmental Regulations
Trump Vows To Cut Regulations By 75% Or More
Advisor: Trump Might Revisit Environmental Rules Going Back Decades
Trump Issues Temporary Media Blackout At EPA, Freezes Grants
Trump Orders EPA Contract Freeze, Media Blackout
AP: Trum Orders Media Blackout At EPA
Trump Tells EPA To Freeze All Grants, Contracts
Reuters: EPA Aims To End Trump’s Freeze On Contracts, Grants Friday
EPA Science Under Scrutiny By Trump Political Staff
EPA: Political Staff Won’t Interfere With Science
Trump’s New EPA Transition Team Draws From Oil Industry Groups
What’s Up With Trump And The EPA?
Trump Environmental Review, Pipeline Memorandums
Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected By Obama
Trump Signs Orders Advancing Keystone, Dakota Pipelines
There Was Way Less To Trump’s Pipeline Order Than Anybody Thought
Oil, Gas Industry: Trump’s Position On Pipelines Is 2-Edged Sword
Trump Gives Pipeline Industry A Boost, But Leaders Warn Against Complacency
Barletta Lauds Trump’s Action On Pipelines
U.S. Senate Committee Indefinitely Delays Votes On Energy, Interior Nominees
Why The Ethanol Industry Should Fear Trump
Trump’s Regulatory Freeze Halts 4 Rules Aimed At Improving Energy Efficiency
National Park Service Apologizes For Tweets Showing Poor Inaugural Turnout
Badlands National Park Tweet On Climate In Defiance Of Trump
WSJ: Trump Aims To Reverse Obama’s Climate Agenda
Trump Backs Off Plans To Scrub Climate Pages From EPA Website
Rogue Twitter Accounts Spring Up To Fight Trump On Climate
Green Energy Features Big Among Trump’s Top 50 Infrastructure Projects
California Aims For 40% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2030
Allegheny River (River Of The Year)
Allegheny River, Montour Trail Hailed For Drawing Attention to State’s Natural Assets
Freeport Involved In Developing Kayaking Water Trail Along Allegheny River
Alternative Fuels
More Lancaster Gasoline Stations Selling Cleaner Fuel
Why The Ethanol Industry Should Fear Trump
Editorial: Perdue’s Biofuel Boondoggle
Awards/Recognition
Allegheny River, Montour Trail Hailed For Drawing Attention to State’s Natural Assets
Celebrating 60 Years Of Crawford County Conservation District
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
AP: Study: Asian Carp In Lake Erie, Michigan & Ontario
Budget
Thompson: Wolf’s Challenge: How To Balance Budget Without Broad Tax Increase
AP: Grim New Forecast Sees Nearly $3B Budget Gap In PA
Independent Report Shows PA Revenues Down Yet Again
AP: Wolf To Consolidate Health, Aging, Drug, Human Services Agencies
PA Budget Crunch: Wolf Wants To Merge 4 Departments
Murphy: Wolf To Propose Consolidating 4 Agencies Into 1
Revenue From Drilling Impact Fees Expected To Fall Again This Year
Washington County Commissioner To HBG: Keep Act 13 Impact Fee
Wolf To Push Again For Severance Tax On Natural Gas Industry
McKelvey: Harrisburg Revs Up For Natural Gas Severance Tax Fight
New Year, Another Round Of Natural Gas Severance Tax Proposals, Nothing For Environment
Editorial: Natural Gas Severance Tax A Nonstarter
Bay Journal: PA Lawmakers Proposed Water Fee To Raise Cleanup Funds
Crable: EPA Pick Says He Will Support, Enforce Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, More Funding
Trump Team Plans Big Cuts At EPA
AP: Official: Trump Wants To Slash EPA Workforce, Budget
Crable: State Parks Increase Fees For Camping, Swimming, Add Transaction Fees
Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal: PA Lawmakers Proposed Water Fee To Raise Cleanup Funds
Crable: EPA Pick Says He Will Support, Enforce Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, More Funding
Editorial: PA, Lancaster County Need To Do Their Part To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay
DCNR Awards $80K Grant To ClearWater Conservancy To Improve Water Quality
Crable: More Trees Will Be Planted Along Lancaster Streams Thanks To Grants
Video: Water Quality Of The Susquehanna River Is Everyone’s Concern
Franklin County Communities Want MS4 Stormwater Rules Curbed
Editorial: Farm Pollution And Youthfulness Of Lancaster County
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Climate
Thompson: Legislature Adds A Climate Change Caucus
PA Dems Organizing Against Attacks On Climate Interests
Delaware Estuary Scientists Fear Trump Actions Will Accelerate Sea-Level Rise
TreeVitalize Grants Help Tree Planting Projects Grow In Luzerne County
Climate Change: Is Pennsylvania The New Alabama?
Casey Calls For More Marches, Activism During Climate Speech
U.N. Ambassador Talks Climate Change At Wilkes U
WSJ: Trump Aims To Reverse Obama’s Climate Agenda
Trump Backs Off Plans To Scrub Climate Pages From EPA Website
CDC’s Canceled Climate Change Conference Back On
Rogue Twitter Accounts Spring Up To Fight Trump On Climate
Green Energy Features Big Among Trump’s Top 50 Infrastructure Projects
California Aims For 40% Reduction In Greenhouse Gases By 2030
Coal Mining
Mining Permit In Ryerson Station State Park Halted By EHB
Consol Prohibited From Mining Near Ryerson Station State Park
Wyoming Proposal Would Require Utilities To Use Fossil Fuels
Compliance Action
Twp Leaders Cite Yukon Industrial Waste Facility In Westmoreland
Conservation Districts
Celebrating 60 Years Of Crawford County Conservation District
Deep Mine Safety
Video Pays Tribute To Knox Mine Disaster Survivor
Delaware River
Delaware Basin Measures Its Progress In Protecting Water Supplies
Delaware Estuary Scientists Fear Trump Actions Will Accelerate Sea-Level Rise
Delaware Riverkeeper, PennDOT Clash Over Bridge Replacement In Bucks
Delaware River Watershed Weekly-Jan. 27
Drinking Water
Delaware Basin Measures Its Progress In Protecting Water Supplies
AP: Butler Elementary School Closed Due To Lead In Water
$500M Pittsburgh Water Authority Capital Projects Means Higher Rates
Drought
Drought: Dramatic Improvement Nationwide, Not Here
Economic Development
Letter: Natural Gas Driving Manufacturing’s Revival In PA
Report: Appalachian Region Could Support 4 More Ethane Plants
U.S. Solar Industry Employs More People Than Oil, Coal & Gas Combined
Officials Envision New Life For Riverfront Site Of SCI Pittsburgh
Rodale To Sell Properties In Emmaus, Centralize Employees
Education
EPCAMR, Schools Helping NE PA Trout Population
EPCAMR Project Provides Insight Into Wild Trout In Laurel Run
Gannon U Plans Environmental Research Center In Warren County
Emergency Response
Lawmakers Out To Reverse Decline In Number Of First Responders
Energy
Federal Heating Help Outpaces Last Year’s Need
Power Surge In Brookville Fries Computers, Appliances, Siding
Call To Shutdown Beaver Valley, Other Nuclear Plants Over Defective Parts
Wyoming Proposal Would Require Utilities To Use Fossil Fuels
Energy Conservation
Trump’s Regulatory Freeze Halts 4 Rules Aimed At Improving Energy Efficiency
Environmental Heritage
Video Pays Tribute To Knox Mine Disaster Survivor
Farming
Editorial: PA, Lancaster County Need To Do Their Part To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay
Editorial: Farm Pollution And Youthfulness Of Lancaster County
Forests
DCNR Awards $80K Grant To ClearWater Conservancy To Improve Water Quality
Crable: More Trees Will Be Planted Along Lancaster Streams Thanks To Grants
Stroud Water Research Center Awarded DCNR Tree Planting Grant
TreeVitalize Grants Help Tree Planting Projects Grow In Luzerne County
One Of Pennsylvania’s Largest Oak Trees Topples
Green Infrastructure
Philly Water Dept: Year In Review Pt. 2: Big Year For Philly Water Stewards
Land Conservation
Massive Land Deal Protects Kelley’s Run In Lancaster
Mine Reclamation
EPCAMR Project Provides Insight Into Wild Trout In Laurel Run
Oil & Gas
Revenue From Drilling Impact Fees Expected To Fall Again This Year
Washington County Commissioner To HBG: Keep Act 13 Impact Fee
Wolf To Push Again For Severance Tax On Natural Gas Industry
McKelvey: Harrisburg Revs Up For Natural Gas Severance Tax Fight
New Year, Another Round Of Natural Gas Severance Tax Proposals, Nothing For Environment
Editorial: Natural Gas Severance Tax A Nonstarter
Report: PA Drilling Companies Plan 29% Increase In New Wells Over 2016
Murrysville Reaches Consensus On Shale Drilling Rule
Editorial: Economic Cost Of Fracking
Senate Panel Approves Royalty Bills (Again)
Some Landowners See Gas Royalty Checks Diminish With Collapse In Prices
Letter: Natural Gas Driving Manufacturing’s Revival In PA
Lycoming Company: Texas Driller Reneged On $1.7 Million
Report: Appalachian Region Could Support 4 More Ethane Plants
Editorial: Ensure Full National Gas Royalty Payments
Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Fall Again
Pipelines
Crable: 32 Lancaster Landowners Holding Out On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Crable: Lancaster Farmland Trust Sues Farm Owner For Allowing Gas Pipeline
FERC Pushes Back Timeline For PennEast Pipeline Again
Federal Decision On PennEast Pipeline Delayed Again
Contentious PennEast Pipeline Hits Another Snag
Alternative Route For PennEast Pipeline Floated In Bucks County
Middletown Mariner East 2 Pipeline Critics Welcome Risk Study
Crable: Lack Of Quorum At FERC Could Delay Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Resignation At FERC Threatens To Delay Pipeline Projects
Pipeline CEO: Change Approach To Get Infrastructure Built
Op-Ed: Pipeline Buildout A Must For PA Agriculture
Trump Environmental Review, Pipeline Memorandums
Trump Revives Keystone Pipeline Rejected By Obama
Trump Signs Orders Advancing Keystone, Dakota Pipelines
There Was Way Less To Trump’s Pipeline Order Than Anybody Thought
Keystone XL Pipeline Sents New Application To Trump
Oil, Gas Industry: Trump’s Position On Pipelines Is 2-Edged Sword
Trump Gives Pipeline Industry A Boost, But Leaders Warn Against Complacency
Barletta Lauds Trump’s Action On Pipelines
Radon
Early Childhood Education/National Radon Action Month
Recreation
Allegheny River, Montour Trail Hailed For Drawing Attention to State’s Natural Assets
Mining Permit In Ryerson Station State Park Halted By EHB
Consol Prohibited From Mining Near Ryerson Station State Park
AP: Laurel Mountain Ski Resort Reopens Over A Decade
Crable: State Parks Increase Fees For Camping, Swimming, Add Transaction Fees
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Freeport Involved In Developing Kayaking Water Trail Along Allegheny River
Schuylkill River Trail Set To Reopen Following Construction
Philly Mayor, Council Clash Over Terms Of Rebuild Program
Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy Connects Trails In Allegheny County
Crowd Balks At Swamp Creek Trail Study In Montgomery County
Hearts Content National Scenic Area In Allegheny National Forest
National Park Service Apologizes For Tweets Showing Poor Inaugural Turnout
Badlands National Park Tweet On Climate In Defiance Of Trump
Recycling/Waste
Wilkes-Barre Commercial Recycling Reports Due By Feb. 17
Meeting Focuses On Trash Mgmt. In Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, Fulton Counties
Twp Leaders Cite Yukon Industrial Waste Facility In Westmoreland
Renewable Energy
Bucks Engineers Pair Wind With Water With New Turbine
Great Lakes Could Get First Offshore Wind Farm
Green Energy Features Big Among Trump’s Top 50 Infrastructure Projects
U.S. Solar Industry Employs More People Than Oil, Coal & Gas Combined
Stormwater Management
Franklin County Communities Want MS4 Stormwater Rules Curbed
Susquehanna River
Residents Share Their Favorite Memories Of Susquehanna River
Video: Water Quality Of The Susquehanna River Is Everyone’s Concern
Wastewater Facilities
Backyard Hole In Scranton Grows As Lawsuit Over It Proceeds
Some Scranton Sewer Customers Received Erroneous Bills
Alcosan Allocates $1M For Low-Income Families’ Sewer Bills
Watershed Protection
Bay Journal: PA Lawmakers Proposed Water Fee To Raise Cleanup Funds
Crable: EPA Pick Says He Will Support, Enforce Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, More Funding
Video: Water Quality Of The Susquehanna River Is Everyone’s Concern
Editorial: PA, Lancaster County Need To Do Their Part To Clean Up Chesapeake Bay
DCNR Awards $80K Grant To ClearWater Conservancy To Improve Water Quality
Crable: More Trees Will Be Planted Along Lancaster Streams Thanks To Grants
Stroud Water Research Center Awarded DCNR Tree Planting Grant
Franklin County Communities Want MS4 Stormwater Rules Curbed
Editorial: Farm Pollution And Youthfulness Of Lancaster County
EPCAMR, Schools Helping NE PA Trout Population
EPCAMR Project Provides Insight Into Wild Trout In Laurel Run
Delaware Basin Measures Its Progress In Protecting Water Supplies
Philly Water Dept: Year In Review Pt. 2: Big Year For Philly Water Stewards
Massive Land Deal Protects Kelley’s Run In Lancaster
Officials Envision New Life For Riverfront Site Of SCI Pittsburgh
Delaware River Watershed Weekly-Jan. 27
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Wildlife
AP: Study: Asian Carp In Lake Erie, Michigan & Ontario
EPCAMR, Schools Helping NE PA Trout Population
EPCAMR Project Provides Insight Into Wild Trout In Laurel Run
Sportsmen, Wildlife Benefit From Local Conservation Groups’ Fundraising
Frye: More Big Trout In More Places
Fish Commission Adds 6 Waters To Popular Keystone Select Trout Program
Residents Share Their Favorite Memories Of Susquehanna River
Video: Water Quality Of The Susquehanna River Is Everyone’s Concern
Pennsylvania’s Deer Are A Hearty Bunch
Poisoned Bald Eagle In Lancaster Lives To Fly Again
Schneck: 14 Facts About Squirrels In Pennsylvania
Schneck: Coyotes In PA: Closer Than You Think, Much Closer
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