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Crable: What Snow-Covered PA Looks Like From Space
Spring Is In Full Bloom At Phipps Conservatory
Sunday NewsClips
Allegheny Is River Of The Year In Pennsylvania
Luzerne Farmers Preparing For State Conservation Inspections
Wildlife Grant To Fund Farm Projects In Fishing Creek Watershed
Op-Ed: Nonpartisan Approach Best For Progress On Energy Policy
Judge Signs Peabody Bankruptcy Exit After Environmental Deal
Swift: Bill Sheds Light On Municipal Authority Sewer, Water System Purchases
Editorial: Better Use For Scranton Sewer System Sale Cash
Pennsylvania Considers Raising Cost Of Fishing Licenses
Sunday - The Feds
Trump Wants To End Chesapeake Bay Funding, Here’s Who’s Fighting Back
Hayes: Federal Funding Cuts To Environmental Programs Proposed
Column: Everyday Choices A Focus As Feds threaten Lake Erie Funding
As Coal Continues Its Slide, Kentucky Eyes Nuclear Power
Federal Court Refuses To Stop Oil In Dakota Access Pipeline
Federal Policy
Trump’s EPA Cuts Would Endanger Pennsylvanians, DEP Chief Says
McKelvey: Trump’s Budget Puts Your Water, Health At Risk
Trump EPA Cuts Could Have Bigger Trickle-Down Impact On PA, NJ
Trump Budget Kills Chesapeake Funds, Disbelief Follows
Gov. Wolf, Casey Criticize, Toomey Lauds Trump Budget Plan
Allegheny Front: How Big Cuts At EPA Will Impact PA
GASP: Cuts To EPA Will Significantly Impact Southwestern PA
Trump’s First Budget To Include Deep Cuts For EPA, Energy, Domestic Programs
Trump’s Budget Takes A Sledgehammer To The EPA
Trump’s Scorched Earth EPA Budget Draws Swift Reactions
Trump Proposes Budget To Hobble EPA
Trump’s Budget Would Cut EPA Funding By 31%, Eliminate Waterway Cleanup Programs
Trump Proposes Dramatic Cuts To EPA Funding
Trump Bid To Axe Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding Draws Fire
Trump Budget Would Eliminate Funding For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Trump’s Budget Would Torpedo Investments In Climate Change, Clean Energy
Trump Seeks To Ax Appalachia Economic Programs Causing Worry In Coal Country
With EPA Cuts, States Would Lose Help In Emergencies
AP: Winners, Losers In Trump’s First Budget
AP: Republicans Join Democrats Against Trump’s Great Lakes Cuts
Here Are The Federal Agencies, Programs Trump Wants To Eliminate
People Sending EPA Cookies And Thank-You Cards
Costello, Fitzpatrick, Meehan Sign Onto Climate Change Resolution
Trump’s Defense Secretary Calls Climate Change A National Security Risk
EPA To Reconsider Chemical Plant Safety/Terrorism Rule
Trump Signs Another Executive Order To Cut Government Waste
Coal Industry Urges Trump To Protect Fossil Fuel Research
Op-Ed: Urge Toomey, Casey To Oppose Rollback Of Methane Rule Covering Federal Lands
Casey Asks Trump For $50M For Mon River Locks & Dams
U.S. Park Service Closes 2 Locations In Philadelphia Ahead Of Cuts
Trump Announces Challenge To Obama-Era Fuel Standards
Air
Is Deep Decarbonization The Key To Solving PA’s Air Pollution?
Connecticut To Sue EPA Over PA’s Brunner Island Power Plant
Crable: Connecticut To Sue EPA Over Pollution From Brunner Island Power Plant
Budget
Trump’s EPA Cuts Would Endanger Pennsylvanians, DEP Chief Says
McKelvey: Trump’s Budget Puts Your Water, Health At Risk
Trump EPA Cuts Could Have Bigger Trickle-Down Impact On PA, NJ
Trump Budget Kills Chesapeake Funds, Disbelief Follows
Gov. Wolf, Casey Criticize, Toomey Lauds Trump Budget Plan
Allegheny Front: How Big Cuts At EPA Will Impact PA
GASP: Cuts To EPA Will Significantly Impact Southwestern PA
Trump’s First Budget To Include Deep Cuts For EPA, Energy, Domestic Programs
Trump’s Budget Takes A Sledgehammer To The EPA
Trump’s Scorched Earth EPA Budget Draws Swift Reactions
Trump Proposes Budget To Hobble EPA
Trump’s Budget Would Cut EPA Funding By 31%, Eliminate Waterway Cleanup Programs
Trump Proposes Dramatic Cuts To EPA Funding
Trump Bid To Axe Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding Draws Fire
Trump Budget Would Eliminate Funding For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Trump’s Budget Would Torpedo Investments In Climate Change, Clean Energy
Trump Seeks To Ax Appalachia Economic Programs Causing Worry In Coal Country
With EPA Cuts, States Would Lose Help In Emergencies
AP: Winners, Losers In Trump’s First Budget
AP: Republicans Join Democrats Against Trump’s Great Lakes Cuts
Here Are The Federal Agencies, Programs Trump Wants To Eliminate
People Sending EPA Cookies And Thank-You Cards
Op-Ed: Underfunded State Environmental Programs Quickly Becoming An Epidemic
Op-Ed: Keeping PA Clean When EPA Goes AWOL
Editorial: State Must Do Its Part To Correct Its Own Underfunding Of DEP
Allegheny Front: How Big Cuts At EPA Will Impact PA
Lehigh Municipalities Eye Solution To Share $300M Bill For Sewer Repairs
Delaware County Uses Drilling Impact Fees For Darby Creek Trail
Op-Ed: Preserving Farmland, Open Space Worthwhile Investment
AP: PA Republican Lawmakers Sobering To Huge Budget Deficit
Wolf’s Fight To Offer Early Retirement To 2,000 State Workers
Wolf’s Pension Tactic Has Mixed Record
Casey Asks Trump For $50M For Mon River Locks & Dams
U.S. Park Service Closes 2 Locations In Philadelphia Ahead Of Cuts
Beautification
Editorial: Philly Flower Show, Public Gardens Also Sprout Jobs
Chesapeake Bay
Trump’s EPA Cuts Would Endanger Pennsylvanians, DEP Chief Says
McKelvey: Trump’s Budget Puts Your Water, Health At Risk
Trump EPA Cuts Could Have Bigger Trickle-Down Impact On PA, NJ
Trump Bid To Axe Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding Draws Fire
Trump Budget Kills Chesapeake Funds, Disbelief Follows
Op-Ed: We Need To Recognize The Many Faces That Make Up The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
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Climate
PEC Pittsburgh Conference Envisions Deep Carbon Cuts
PEC Climate Conference To Bring Top Energy Experts To Pittsburgh
Is Deep Decarbonization The Key To Solving PA’s Air Pollution?
Op-Ed: To Tax Or Not To Tax Carbon
Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Could Cost Trillions
Farmers Keeping Close Watch On Fruit Crops, Weather
Costello, Fitzpatrick, Meehan Sign Onto Climate Change Resolution
Trump’s Defense Secretary Calls Climate Change A National Security Risk
Trump Announces Challenge To Obama-Era Fuel Standards
Op-Ed: Urge Toomey, Casey To Oppose Rollback Of Methane Rule Covering Federal Lands
IEA Finds CO2 Emissions Flat For 3rd Straight Year Even As Economy Grows
Coal Mining
DEP Staffer Behind Contested Mining Permit Had Worked For Coal Company
Editorial: DEP Internal Conflict Mangles Mining Permit Award
New Mines Bank On Need For Metallurgical Coal
Coal Industry Urges Trump To Protect Fossil Fuel Research
Delaware River
Battle Re-Emerging Over Gas Drilling In Delaware Watershed
DRBC Still Weighing Gas Drilling Rules, But No Decision On The Horizon
183 Environmental Groups: Ban Fracking Along Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper March 17 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Pittsburgh Water Authority: No Clear Leadership Hierarchy
Pittsburgh Water Authority Director To Stay For $225K
Pittsburgh Water Authority Direct To Stay For Up To A Year
Pittsburgh Authority Says Sulfur Smell In Water Not Harmful
Op-Ed: Fix Pittsburgh Authority Water System Now
Lead Found At Colfax Elementary In Springdale Prompts Bottled Water Use
Economic Development
Doing Business With Shell’s Ethane Plant
Editorial: Philly Flower Show, Public Gardens Also Sprout Jobs
Education
Trout In This York Classroom Are Growing
Students Energized By Gas Industry Learning Lab
Wake Up To Sounds Of Nature From Carnegie Museums’ New App
Energy
PUC Explores How Much Poor Families Should Pay For Heat
Connecticut To Sue EPA Over PA’s Brunner Island Power Plant
Invenergy Sought State Officials’ Support For Jessup Gas Power Plant
PSEG (NJ): Without Subsidies Nuclear Plants Could Go Dark
PJM Monitor: State Power Plant Subsidies Threaten The Foundations Of Power Markets
Westinghouse Electric Announces Management Changes
November Target Date For Decision On Philly Gas Works Rates
Editorial: Big Radioactive Pigs Overrun Fukushima Site
Energy Conservation
Trump Announces Challenge To Obama-Era Fuel Standards
Farming
Farmers Keeping Close Watch On Fruit Crops, Weather
Op-Ed: Meet The New Face Of Farming In Perry County
Op-Ed: Preserving Farmland, Open Space Worthwhile Investment
Flooding
State, Pittsburgh Suburbs Join Forces To Tackle Flooding
Forests
Philadelphia Says Farewell To Last Remaining Grove Of English Elms In The Country
Maple Festivals Offer Sweetest Taste Of Spring
Beware: Ticks Survive Through Warm Winter
Lake Erie
AP: Republicans Join Democrats Against Trump’s Great Lakes Cuts
Land Conservation
Allegheny Land Trust Adds New Life To Dead Man’s Hollow Conservation Area
Op-Ed: Preserving Farmland, Open Space Worthwhile Investment
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Great American Cleanup Of PA Underway
Volunteers Needed For Statewide Cleanup, Beautification Effort
Erie’s Spring Cleanup Program Starts April 2
Mine Reclamation
Old Forge Borehole Drains Mines For 50 Years
Oil & Gas
Battle Re-Emerging Over Gas Drilling In Delaware Watershed
DRBC Still Weighing Gas Drilling Rules, But No Decision On The Horizon
183 Environmental Groups: Ban Fracking Along Delaware River
Invenergy Sought State Officials’ Support For Jessup Gas Power Plant
Apex Energy Closer To 7 New Gas Well Pads In Penn Twp
Students Energized By Gas Industry Learning Lab
AP: Maryland’s GOP Governor Joins Dems For Ban On Fracking
Doing Business With Shell’s Ethane Plant
Safety Official Wants Ethanol Rail Cars Replaced Faster
Low Oil Prices Weigh On Pittsburgh-Area Gasoline
Delta Reaffirms Commitment To Trainer Oil Refinery
Op-Ed: Urge Toomey, Casey To Oppose Rollback Of Methane Rule Covering Federal Lands
Pipeline
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Critics Say Any Leak Could Be Catastrophic
Activists: See Something Wrong In Building Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline? Say Something
Mariner East 2 Pipelines Proceed, As Challenges Continue
Op-Ed: Why It’s Essential That PA Build Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Sunoco Rejects Twp’s Mariner East 1 Pipeline Complaint To PUC
AP: Spectra Energy To By PSEG’s Stake In $1.2B PennEast Pipeline
Federal Judge Rejects Permits Challenge To Constitution Pipeline
Radiation Protection
Editorial: Big Radioactive Pigs Overrun Fukushima Site
Recreation
O’Neill: Who Keeps River Trails Tidy? Super Volunteers
AP: Friends Of Beltzville State Park Lead Restoration Of 165-Year-Old Bridge
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
New Rail Trail Bridges To Be Installed In Cumberland County
Delaware County Uses Drilling Impact Fees For Darby Creek Trail
Snowstorm Breathes New Life Into Ski Season
U.S. Park Service Closes 2 Locations In Philadelphia Ahead Of Cuts
Recycling/Waste
Sludge-Conversation Plant Company Hosting Tour, Forum In Lehigh Valley
Renewable Energy
Ambitious Solar Project Powers Up In Homewood
Taxpayers Line Up For Money From Bankrupt Pittsburgh Battery Maker
Editorial: Battery Maker Goes Bust, Winner-Picking Failure
Septic Systems
Many Erie County Small Flow Sewage Systems Malfunction
Stormwater
Stormwater Pollution Fix To Cost Allegheny Twp Up To $50K
Water Resources
Casey Asks Trump For $50M For Mon River Locks & Dams
Wastewater Facilities
Lehigh Municipalities Eye Solution To Share $300M Bill For Sewer Repairs
Watershed Protection
Trump’s EPA Cuts Would Endanger Pennsylvanians, DEP Chief Says
McKelvey: Trump’s Budget Puts Your Water, Health At Risk
Trump EPA Cuts Could Have Bigger Trickle-Down Impact On PA, NJ
Trump Budget Kills Chesapeake Funds, Disbelief Follows
Stormwater Pollution Fix To Cost Allegheny Twp Up To $50K
Trout In This York Classroom Are Growing
Delaware RiverKeeper March 17 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Crable: Buck Harvest In PA Highest Since 2002, Up 11.2% In Lancaster County
AP: Game Commission: Largest Antlered Deer Harvest Posted Since 2002
PA Deer Hunters Had A Very Good Year
Trout In This York Classroom Are Growing
Crable: Conestoga HS Students Help Trout Find Lancaster County Streams
Nesting Bald Eagles Weather Winter Storm In Hanover
Hayes: State Wildlife Action Plan Sets Conservation Blueprint
West Nile/Zika Virus
Zika Virus Still A Threat PA Officials Remind Travelers
Beware: Ticks Survive Through Warm Winter
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