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Sunday NewsClips
PA Warned About Crippling Cuts In Environmental Funding
Inside Butler School District’s Lead In Water Scandal
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline To Be Built Under Native American Burial Site
Delaware RiverKeeper March 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Erie Scientist Has View Of Life From Antarctica
Sunday - The Feds
Republican AGs Help Trump By Suing And Settling With His Administration
EPA To Reconsider Tighter Vehicle Fuel-Efficiency Standards
Keystone XL Pipeline Won’t Be Built With U.S. Stell Despite What Trump Says
Federal Policy
Trump Eyes Plan To Cut EPA Staff 20%, Cut Grants To States 30%
Here Are 42 Of Trump’s Proposed EPA Budget Cuts
Trump Takes Hatchet To EPA
Trump To Propose 24 Percent Cut In EPA Spending
Proposed EPA Cuts Could Devastate Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan
Trump To Ask For Major EPA, State Cuts To Boost Military Spending
Proposed Trump EPA Cuts Divide GOP Appropriators
Editorial: Can’t Trust Trump To Protect The Environment
EPA Chief Calls For Aggressive Rollback Of Regulations
EPA Chief Promises Swift Rollback Of Obama-Era Rules
Trump Orders Review Of Obama Rule Protecting Small Streams
Crable: Lancaster Farmers Applaud Trump For Returning Water Protection To States
EPA Withdraws Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Information Request
McKelvey: Will Trump’s EPA Let PA Off The Hook For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup?
Ryan Zinke Sworn In As 52nd Secretary Of The Interior
New Interior Secretary Arrives To Work On His Horse Tonto
New Interior Secretary Signs Orders Expanding Access To Public Lands
Trump Blocks Changes On Federal Lands Coal Mining Royalties
Pruitt: We’ll Focus Research On EPA Priorities, Not Necessarily Climate Change
USGS Hails An Early Spring, Ties It To Climate Change
Trump Said To Weigh Biofuel Plan From Icahn, Ethanol Group
Renewable Fuels Groups, Stores Protest Proposed Trump Order On RFS
Icahn’s Trump Relationship Sparks Civil War In U.S. Ethanol Industry
Oil, Biofuels Groups Urge EPA To Deny Refiner Requests To Tweak RFS Program
U.S. Senate Confirms Rick Perry As U.S. Energy Secretary
Olson: Trump Talks Infrastructure But Offers Few Details
StateImpact Fact Checks Trump’s Environmental, Energy Claims
Air
Health Industry Makes Plea To Drilling Lobby To Embrace Methane Controls
Mystery Odor Sends 31 To Hospitals In Northampton Business Park
EPA Withdraws Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Information Request
Alternative Fuels
Trump Said To Weigh Biofuel Plan From Icahn, Ethanol Group
Renewable Fuels Groups, Stores Protest Proposed Trump Order On RFS
Icahn’s Trump Relationship Sparks Civil War In U.S. Ethanol Industry
Oil, Biofuels Groups Urge EPA To Deny Refiner Requests To Tweak RFS Program
Beautification
Pittsburgh Seeks Injunction In Mount Washington Billboard Fight
Biodiversity/Invasive Plants
Phipps, Grow Pittsburgh Partner With Carnegie Library For Seed, Plant Swap
Budget
AP: Environmental Budget Cuts Get Pushback In Pennsylvania
Federal Officials: DEP Not Adequately Staffed To Carry Out Its Mission
Editorial: Lawmakers, Administration Need To Avoid Federal Takeover At DEP
DEP Proposes Fee Increase To Enforce Drinking Water Standards
DEP Proposing Fee Increase To Improve Oversight Of Drinking Water
McKelvey: PA Outlines Plan To Address EPA Safe Drinking Water Deficiencies
DCNR Owed Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Royalties For State Forest Drilling
McKelvey: Will Trump’s EPA Let PA Off The Hook For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup?
Choose Clean Water: Awareness Key To Clean Water Well Into The Future In NE
Editorial: Clean Water Worth Cost
Op-Ed: Here We Go Again On Natural Gas Severance Tax
Op-Ed: Marcellus Money And PA Legislature, Rep. Vitali
AP: Members Of Congress Ask Trump To Back Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
Here Are 42 Of Trump’s Proposed EPA Budget Cuts
Trump To Propose 24 Percent Cut In EPA Spending
Trump To Ask For Major EPA, State Cuts To Boost Military Spending
Proposed EPA Cuts Could Devastate Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan
Proposed Trump EPA Cuts Divide GOP Appropriators
AP: Members Of Congress Ask Trump To Back Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
Op-Ed: Stand Up For Clean Water
Letter: Federal Farm Bill Programs Deserve Support
Letter: Congress Should Prioritize Farm Bill Conservation Funding
Proposed EPA Cuts Could Devastate Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan
Energy Boom, Rail Hopes, Trump Order Stoke PA Steel Revival
Olson: Trump Talks Infrastructure But Offers Few Details
Chesapeake Bay
McKelvey: Will Trump’s EPA Let PA Off The Hook For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup?
AP: Members Of Congress Ask Trump To Back Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
Report: Proposed Cut To Slash EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Funds 93%
Op-Ed: Stand Up For Clean Water
Letter: Federal Farm Bill Programs Deserve Support
Letter: Congress Should Prioritize Farm Bill Conservation Funding
Proposed EPA Cuts Could Devastate Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plan
Crable: Lancaster Farmers Applaud Trump For Returning Water Protection To States
Crable: Add This Holtwood No-Till Farmer To Famous Names From Lancaster County
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Climate
Legere: DEP Chief Defends Methane Rules For Well Sites
Health Industry Makes Plea To Drilling Lobby To Embrace Methane Controls
Constituents Oppose Sen. Reschenthaler’s Bill Limiting Methane Standards
Op-Ed: Carbon Tax An Elegant Market-Based Policy
Op-Ed: Carbon Tax Would Hurt People, Economy
Pruitt: We’ll Focus Research On EPA Priorities, Not Necessarily Climate Change
EPA Withdraws Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Information Request
USGS Hails An Early Spring, Ties It To Climate Change
Record Warm Weather Sows Concern Among Fruit Growers
Montage Mountain Ski Resort Closed, Sled Derby Canceled
Severe Weather Accompanies Record-Breaking Temps In NE PA
Storm Damage Set At $7 Million In Lancaster County, No Tornado
NWS: York Damage Likely Caused By Tornado
NWS: Tornado Touched Down In Pittston Twp Saturday
Pittston Twp Seeks Tornado Cleanup Aid
Coal Mining
Letter: EHB Supercedeas Decision Jeopardizes Mining Jobs
Amid Health Care Uncertainty, Black Lung Clinic Supports Coal Miners
Coal Industry Casts Itself As A Clean Energy Player
Trump Blocks Changes On Federal Lands Coal Mining Royalties
Consol Mines The Trump Rally To Exit Coal
Compliance Action
Driller Pays $1.2 Million Following Water Contamination In Westmoreland
Delaware River
Pottsville Sewer Authority Preparing A DRBC Emergency Response Plan
Drinking Water
Editorial: Lawmakers, Administration Need To Avoid Federal Takeover At DEP
DEP Proposes Fee Increase To Enforce Drinking Water Standards
DEP Proposing Fee Increase To Improve Oversight Of Drinking Water
McKelvey: PA Outlines Plan To Address EPA Safe Drinking Water Deficiencies
Butler School Officials Resign Over Lead In Water At School
Pittsburgh Council Member, Sen. Fontana Want Fast Action On Lead In Water Issue
PUC Settlement Allows York Water To Replace Lead Service Lines
AP: Probe Of Butler School Lead Problems Suggests Misconduct
Murphy: PA Gets F For Preventing Lead In School Drinking Water
PA Does Nothing About Lead Levels In Water At Schools
Editorial: Clean Water Worth Cost
Drought
Crable: Former Lancaster Quarry Water Used To Replenish Susquehanna
Economic Development
PA’s Natural Gas Industry Could Be Poised For Rebound
Delco Community College Receives $100K Grant From Sunoco Pipelines
DCED Officials Keeping Fingers Crossed On Ohio Ethane Plant
Energy Boom, Rail Hopes, Trump Order Stoke PA Steel Revival
Op-Ed: A Pipeline To A Stronger Pennsylvania, Turzai
Emergency Response
Mystery Odor Sends 31 To Hospitals In Northampton Business Park
Energy
FirstEnergy Has No Near-Term Plans To Sell Or Deactivate Power Plants
Natural Gas Power Plant Developer Buys Former Dump Site In Jessup
Three Mile Island Accident Changed One Man’s Entire Life
AP: Man Admits Running $54M Green Energy Ponzi Scheme
U.S. Senate Confirms Rick Perry As U.S. Energy Secretary
Energy Conservation
Greensburg Salem School Buildings Much More Energy Efficient Than Expected
Environmental Heritage
Three Mile Island Accident Changed One Man’s Entire Life
Farming
Crable: Lancaster Farmers Applaud Trump For Returning Water Protection To States
Crable: Add This Holtwood No-Till Farmer To Famous Names From Lancaster County
Farmland Owners In Centre County Get Help To Preserve Land
Farm Grows In Chester City And So Does Supermarket Partnership
Record Warm Weather Sows Concern Among Fruit Growers
Marcellus Shale Development Boots PA Agriculture
Flooding
How Does Indian Rock Dam Protect York?
Forests
DCNR Owed Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Royalties For State Forest Drilling
Geologic Hazards
Editorial: Fracking Related Earthquakes Reminder Process Requires Oversight
Health
Op-Ed: PA Needs To Do More To Protect Against Health Impacts Of Fracking
Land Conservation
Farmland Owners In Centre County Get Help To Preserve Land
Mine Reclamation
EPCAMR Uncovers The Ghosts Below Thru Old Mining Maps
Trump’s Changes High On Reclamation Conference Topics
Oil & Gas
Driller Pays $1.2 Million Following Water Contamination In Westmoreland
Legere: DEP Chief Defends Methane Rules For Well Sites
Constituents Oppose Sen. Reschenthaler’s Bill Limiting Methane Standards
EPA Withdraws Oil & Gas Methane Emissions Information Request
Health Industry Makes Plea To Drilling Lobby To Embrace Methane Controls
Op-Ed: PA Needs To Do More To Protect Against Health Impacts Of Fracking
PA’s Natural Gas Industry Could Be Poised For Rebound
Marcellus Shale Development Boots PA Agriculture
Natural Gas Power Plant Developer Buys Former Dump Site In Jessup
Op-Ed: Here We Go Again On Natural Gas Severance Tax
Op-Ed: Marcellus Money And PA Legislature, Rep. Vitali
Editorial: Fracking Related Earthquakes Reminder Process Requires Oversight
Philly Gas Works Seeks 11.3% Rate Increase Due To Warm Weather
Philly Gas Works Says Global Warming Hurting Its Business
UGI Gas Customers to See Slight Rate Increase
People Gas Customers Complain About Tariff For Hooking Up To New Gas Lines
DCED Officials Keeping Fingers Crossed On Ohio Ethane Plant
Pittsburgh-Area Gasoline Prices Expected To Have Spring Rise
Energy Boom, Rail Hopes, Trump Order Stoke PA Steel Revival
Marcellus Shale Exports From Philly Jump In 2016
Pipeline
Is Atlantic Sunrise Fight On Amish Farm Next Dakota Access
British Cosmetics Firm Funds Pipeline Protest Camp In Lancaster
Delaware RiverKeeper Takes Legal Action Against DEP On PennEast Pipeline
Safety Of Laying Pipeline Across State Questioned
Delco Community College Receives $100K Grant From Sunoco Pipelines
Energy Boom, Rail Hopes, Trump Order Stoke PA Steel Revival
Rover Natural Gas Pipeline Raises Freedom Of Religion Issue In WV
Hare Krishnas, Pipeline Reach Agreement On Route In WV
Op-Ed: A Pipeline To A Stronger Pennsylvania, Turzai
After Dakota Access, Pipeline Fights Continue Around U.S.
Recreation
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Philly Mayor Plans Waterfront Park On Top Of I-95
PennDOT Commits $100M To Park Project Over I-95 In Philadelphia
East Park Reservoir To Be Open To The Public Once More In Philly
Utility Pole Art Concept OK’d For Philly Rail Park
Philly Plans Parking Protected Bike Lane For Chestnut Street
New Interior Secretary Signs Orders Expanding Access To Public Lands
Recycling/Waste
Waste Not: Philadelphia’s Route To Better Recycling
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy Growth Handcuffed By PA Policy Industry Experts Say
Washington/Greene Legislators Tackle Questions On Clean vs. Fossil Fuels
AP: Man Admits Running $54M Green Energy Ponzi Scheme
Stormwater
Stormwater Pollution Cleanup Will Cost Lebanon $1.7M Over 5 Years
Lawsuit Over Backyard Holes In Scranton Rasis Responsibility Issues
Susquehanna River
Crable: Former Lancaster Quarry Water Used To Replenish Susquehanna
Sustainability
Kraft Heinz Faces 3 Shareholder Sustainability Proposals
Wastewater Facilities
Pottsville Sewer Authority Preparing A DRBC Emergency Response Plan
Freeport Waiting On EPA Response On Sewage Control Plan
Water Resources
Crable: Former Lancaster Quarry Water Used To Replenish Susquehanna
Corps Contemplates Tearing Out Lightly Use Locks, Dams On Upper Allegheny
Watershed Protection
McKelvey: Will Trump’s EPA Let PA Off The Hook For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup?
Choose Clean Water: Awareness Key To Clean Water Well Into The Future In NE
AP: Members Of Congress Ask Trump To Back Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Effort
Report: Proposed Cut To Slash EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Funds 93%
Op-Ed: Stand Up For Clean Water
Letter: Federal Farm Bill Programs Deserve Support
Editorial: Clean Water Worth Cost
Trump Orders Review Of Obama Rule Protecting Small Streams
Crable: Former Lancaster Quarry Water Used To Replenish Susquehanna
Crable: Lancaster Farmers Applaud Trump For Returning Water Protection To States
Crable: Add This Holtwood No-Till Farmer To Famous Names From Lancaster County
Erie County Farmer’s Case Over EPA Wetlands Reg Headed For Mediation
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Wildlife
Crable: Another Sign Of Spring, Volunteers Helping To Stock Trout
AP: Agency Delays Plan For Keeping Asian Carp From Great Lakes
Crable: Lancaster County Has 6 Of Top 100 Birdwatching Spots In PA
Group Spots Rare Birds During Bird County In Wilkes-Barre
Pittsburgh Harmar Eagles Lay First Egg Of Season
Delaware Water Gap Road To Be Closed For Amphibian Migration Saturday
Westmoreland Communities Struggle To Get Geese To Relocate
Taxidermists Aim To Communication About The Animal
West Nile/Zika Virus
DEP: Too Early To Tell If Warm Weather Will Affect West Nile Threat
CDC: Birth Defects In Zika Pregnancies 20 Times Higher Than in Pre-Zika Years
Other
StateImpact PA News Site To Eliminate Website Comments Section
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