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Sunday NewsClips

AP: Budget Fight Of Cuts vs. Taxes Heads To PA Senate

Swift: State’s Fiscal Problems Take Toll

Op-Ed: Protect Citizens, Demand Safe Solutions For Celotex Site

Giving Up Trash Cans For Lent

Fewer Farms In U.S. Erie Region Grow More Food Than Ever

Geologists Search For Former Lead Mines

Consultant: Erie Urban Farming Plan Must Engage Community

Beautification Project Set For Plains Twp Intersection

Flood Insurance Costs A Shock To Fawn Twp Residents

Western PA Conservancy Acquires More Land Along French Creek

Once Nearly Devoid Of Life, Roaring Run Stocked With Trout

Schneck: PA Fly Fishing Museum Expands Into New Carlisle Home

Sunday The Feds

Op-Ed: Trump Needs To Face It, Coal Jobs Aren’t Coming Back

Federal Policy

Fox News: EPA’s Pruitt Says States Have The Resources To Do The Job

EPA Union Fights Back On Trump’s Planned Budget Cuts

Ex-NJ Governors Urge Members Of Congress to Oppose Cuts At EPA

PA Officials Push To Save Heating Assistance Program

Week Ahead: U.S. House Eyes More Help For Coal Country- RECLAIM Proposal

Time Running Out For Congress To Approve Coal Miners Protection Act

New York, Other States Take On Trump Over Energy Efficiency

Op-Ed: Trump Executive Orders Fail On Jobs And Environment

EPA Chief: There Is Climate Warming, How Much Do We Contribute To It?

Fox’s Chris Wallace Destroyed EPA Chief Over Climate Change

EPA Head Says Paris Climate Agreement Is A Bad Deal

U.S. Coal Companies Ask Trump To Stick With Paris Climate Deal

Trump Ends War On Coal, But Utilities Aren’t Listening

Pruitt’s Claim That Clean Coal Helped Reduce Carbon Emissions

Trump Pushes Rollback Of Obama-Era Climate Rules

EPA Shutting Down Climate Adaptation Program

Pittsburgh Libraries Join Initiative To Protect Climate Data

Op-Ed: GOP Climate Resolution Deserves Wider Support

Op-Ed: Trump Should Stop Keeping Hope Alive That Coal Jobs Will Come Back

Op-Ed: Trump Cannot Turn Back Time For Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants

Editorial: Trump’s Reckless Climate Reversal

Editorial: Nonpartisan Air, Climate Change

Crable: PA Resisting Fed Efforts To End Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Climate Change Pollution

PA DEP Joins Other States In Challenging Trump Over Energy Efficiency

Editorial: Trump Has Scientists Mad Enough To March On Earth Day

Trump Donates 1st Salary Check To National Park Service, After Proposing To Cut Interior’s Budget By 12%

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Pause Waters Of The U.S. Rule

Trump’s Failure To Fill FERC Posts Is Stalling Pipeline Projects

Air

Philadelphia’s Air Among Smoggiest In Northeast Study Says

Study Links PA Coal Power Plant Emissions To Impacts On Babies In NJ

Trump’s EPA May Seek To Repeal Ozone Pollution Rule

Trump’s EPA Wants To Delay Court Case On Smog Rule

Alternative Fuels

Philly Council Pulls Plug On Electric Vehicle Program In Contested Vote

Philly Electric Car Owners To Lose Parking Perk

Killing Exclusive Electric Car Parking Spots A Bait-And-Switch

Crawford County Transit Constructing CNG Refueling Station

Beautification

Digital Billboard Along Harrisburg Interchange Has To Go

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Northern Cricket Frog May Affect Repairs To Ice Lakes Dam

Editorial: Save A Frog, Save Yourself

AP: Bethlehem Council Backs Banning Bamboo

Free Butterfly Garden Starter Kit From National Wildlife Federation

Budget

Cusick: EPA Cuts Would Leave States With More Work, Less Money

Fox News: EPA’s Pruitt Says States Have The Resources To Do The Job

Trump Budget Cuts Said To Raise Terror Threat To Water Infrastructure

Editorial: Markets Will Support Natural Gas Severance Tax To Address Deficit

PA Officials Push To Save Heating Assistance Program

AP: Wolf Administrations Sees 1,500 State Job Cuts In House GOP Budget

IFO Report Says Wolf’s Budget Would Raise Some Revenue, Lose Some Jobs

Trump Budget Cuts Said To Raise Terror Threat To Water Infrastructure

Ex-NJ Governors Urge Members Of Congress to Oppose Cuts At EPA

AP: Divided House Votes To Advance Republican Budget Proposal

Thompson: House Basses Trimmed-Back State Budget

House GOP Pass Cuts-Heavy Budget Proposal

County Officials, Dems Object, But House GOP Pushes Budget Bill Thru

Rep. Vitali: DEP Cuts In House Republican Budget Make Little Sense, Put Public At Risk

Q/A With Former GOP EPA Administrator Whitman On Trump’s Budget Cuts

Chesapeake Bay

Crable: PA Resisting Fed Efforts To End Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Climate Change Pollution

100 Volunteers Help Pull 2 Tons Of Trash From Lancaster Streams

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Climate

Crable: PA Resisting Fed Efforts To End Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Climate Change Pollution

Academy Of Natural Sciences Speaks Out On Climate Change, Water, Biodiversity

Pittsburgh Libraries Join Initiative To Protect Climate Data

University Of Scranton: Climate Policy In The Age Of Trump

Op-Ed: A Scranton Native’s Take On Trump’s Commitment To Coal

EPA Chief: There Is Climate Warming, How Much Do We Contribute To It?

Fox’s Chris Wallace Destroyed EPA Chief Over Climate Change

EPA Head Says Paris Climate Agreement Is A Bad Deal

U.S. Coal Companies Ask Trump To Stick With Paris Climate Deal

Trump Ends War On Coal, But Utilities Aren’t Listening

Pruitt’s Claim That Clean Coal Helped Reduce Carbon Emissions

Trump Pushes Rollback Of Obama-Era Climate Rules

EPA Shutting Down Climate Adaptation Program

Op-Ed: GOP Climate Resolution Deserves Wider Support

Op-Ed: Trump Should Stop Keeping Hope Alive That Coal Jobs Will Come Back

Op-Ed: Trump Cannot Turn Back Time For Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants

Editorial: Trump’s Reckless Climate Reversal

Editorial: Nonpartisan Air, Climate Change

Coal Mining

Kummer: Trump Or Not, PA Coal Plants Have Long Been On The Way Out

DEP Seeks Sanctions Against Former Huber Coal Breaker Owner

Study Links PA Coal Power Plant Emissions To Impacts On Babies In NJ

Pitt, Chatham Students Press For Divestment Of Fossil Fuels

King’s College Unveils Names On Miners Memorial Wall Of Honor

Editorial: King’s College Is Right To Honor Coal Miners

Time Running Out For Congress To Approve Coal Miners Protection Act

Coal Country Advocates Push Aide For Jobless Miners

Black Lung Benefit Bills Introduced In Congress

U.S. Coal Companies Ask Trump To Stick With Paris Climate Deal

Trump Ends War On Coal, But Utilities Aren’t Listening

Pruitt’s Claim That Clean Coal Helped Reduce Carbon Emissions

Op-Ed: Trump Should Stop Keeping Hope Alive That Coal Jobs Will Come Back

Op-Ed: Trump Cannot Turn Back Time For Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants

Coal Movements By Rail Soar 19% In March, But It’s All Relative

Kentucky Coal Mining Museum Switches To Solar Power

Compliance Action

DEP Seeks Sanctions Against Former Huber Coal Breaker Owner

Same Outcome In Court For 2 Drilling Companies, Dead Salamanders

Outrageous: Dimock Plaintiff Reacts To Judge Voiding $4.24M Award

Composting

Crable: Beginner Composting Workshops In Lancaster County

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper April 7 RiverWatch Video Report

Op-Ed: Remaking Philly’s Delaware Waterfront

Drinking Water

All Pittsburgh Residents Eligible For Free Lead Water Testing, Filters

Thousands In Pittsburgh Left Out Of Water Line Lead Tests

Pittsburgh Water Authority Tables Director’s Contract

Editorial: Tough Choices For Pittsburgh Water Authority

Insurers Claim No Responsibility In Butler Schools Lead-Tainted Water Case

Laureldale Residents With Lead Contaminated Soil Asked To Contact EPA

New EPA Study Shows High Levels Of Lead In Laureldale, Near Reading

How The EPA Lead Study Was Done

Nestle, Crayola Team Up to Put Kids’ Designs On Water Bottles

Drinking Water Wells

Angst Builds In Cumberland County As Wells Near Quarry Run Dry

AP: Legionnaires’ Bacteria Found In Chester County School Water

Drought

Rain Is Over, Drought Watch Isn’t

Earth Day

Environmental Victories Since The First Earth Day

Economic Development

Energy, Manufacturing Make 2016 Banner Year In Pittsburgh Region

Op-Ed: Why The Energy Industry In PA Has No Time To Lose

Op-Ed: Trump Executive Orders Fail On Jobs And Environment

Education

April 21-29 Philly Science Fest Highlights STEM - Water Relationship

AP: Carcasses In PA Park Are For Environmental Study

Foundation Expands Grant Program For Presque Isle Field Trips

Pitt, Chatham Students Press For Divestment Of Fossil Fuels

Economic Development

Op-Ed: Your Health vs Ethane Plant Jobs

Editorial: Cons, Pros Of A Big Petrochemical Plant

Emergency Response

Casey Urges Trump To Approve NE Blizzard Cleanup Aid

Lackawanna County Seeks Emergency Funding For Storm Cleanup

Blizzard Of 2017 Doesn’t Qualify For Federal Aid

Wilkes-Barre To Make Another Attempt At Storm Reimbursements

Erie County Outfits Hazardous Materials Equipment Trailers

Energy

Kummer: Trump Or Not, PA Coal Plants Have Long Been On The Way Out

Proposed Greene County Power Plants Have Natural Gas In Common

FirstEnergy Sells Part Of Former Hatfield Power Plant To Gas Developer

Trump Ends War On Coal, But Utilities Aren’t Listening

Op-Ed: Trump Cannot Turn Back Time For Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants

Swift: Nuclear Energy Caucus Faces Challenging Times

Natural Gas Boom Threatens Viability Of Nuclear Power

Struggling Nuclear Industry Turns To Harrisburg For Help

Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Subsidies Can Protect The Environment

Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Plants Need To Be Part Of PA Energy Mix

Ohio Lawmakers Taking Up Nuclear Plant Subsidies For FirstEnergy

Study Links PA Coal Power Plant Emissions To Impacts On Babies In NJ

PUC Launches Review Of Low-Income Utility Programs

PUC To Scrutinize PPL’s Low-Income Program

How Much Electric Companies In PA Forgive Overdue Bills

Man Losing Battle With PPL To Keep Electricity His Sick Wife Needs

Strong 2016 Boosts PPL CEO’s Compensation To $15.5M

New York, Other States Take On Trump Over Energy Efficiency

Op-Ed: Why The Energy Industry In PA Has No Time To Lose

Op-Ed: Trump Executive Orders Fail On Jobs And Environment

Trump Takes Steps To Keep Chinese Away From Westinghouse

Casey Says Chinese Purchase Of Westinghouse Would Undermine Security

Pittsburgh Firm Envisions Nuclear-Waste Moat For Trump’s Border Wall

Energy Conservation

PA Officials Push To Save Heating Assistance Program

PA DEP Joins Other States In Challenging Trump Over Energy Efficiency

FedEx CEO Backed By Generals Try To Nudge Trump On Fuel Efficiency Rules

Environmental Justice

Heads Up PA Farmers, Rockey Environmental Justice Hearings Ahead

Environmental History

King’s College Unveils Names On Miners Memorial Wall Of Honor

Farming

Erie Council Expected To OK Hearing On Urban Farming

Flooding

Ex-Residents Of Town Destroyed By 1977 Floodplain Reunion

Forests

DCNR Employees, Volunteers Gear Up For Wildfire Season-Part 1

PA’s Wildfire Fighting Program Takes Flight-Part 2

PA Is Lyme Disease Leader, Worst Year Could Be Ahead

PA To Lead In Lyme Disease Cases In 2017

Crews Respond To Major Brush Fire In Lancaster County

Green Infrastructure

Smucker Bill To Help Lancaster, Other Cities Afford Wastewater Regulations

Hazardous Materials

Laureldale Residents With Lead Contaminated Soil Asked To Contact EPA

Findings Of Soil Lead Study Show More Information Needed

Sen. Schwank Calls For Review Of Laureldale Lead Cleanup

Land Conservation

Where Wilderness Preservation Began: Writings Of Howard Zahniser

Land Recycling

Dauphin County To Receive $400K EPA Brownfields Grant

Litter/Illegal Dumping

100 Volunteers Help Pull 2 Tons Of Trash From Lancaster Streams

Crable: Waterway Cleanup Projects Forming Around Lancaster County

Mine Reclamation

DEP Works To Extinguish Longtime Underground Coal Mine Fire In Plum

Week Ahead: U.S. House Eyes More Help For Coal Country- RECLAIM Proposal

Noncoal Mining

Angst Builds In Cumberland County As Wells Near Quarry Run Dry

Oil & Gas

Editorial: Markets Will Support Natural Gas Severance Tax To Address Deficit

IFO Issues Report On Gov. Wolf’s Budget Proposal, Minimum Wage Hike

Outrageous: Dimock Plaintiff Reacts To Judge Voiding $4.24M Award

Long Fight Over Fracking Still Divides Dimock

Wayne County Landowners Lawsuit Against DRBC Headed To Appeal

Upper Burrell’s Gas And Oil Development Ordinance Being Challenged

Upper Burrell Natural Gas Well Pad Decision Delayed

Federal Judge: Grant Twp Fracking Waste Ban Unconstitutional

Same Outcome In Court For 2 Drilling Companies, Dead Salamanders

Natural Gas Boom Threatens Viability Of Nuclear Power

Proposed Greene County Power Plants Have Natural Gas In Common

FirstEnergy Sells Part Of Former Hatfield Power Plant To Gas Developer

Trump Ends War On Coal, But Utilities Aren’t Listening

Op-Ed: Why The Energy Industry In PA Has No Time To Lose

Op-Ed: Your Health vs Ethane Plant Jobs

Editorial: Cons, Pros Of A Big Petrochemical Plant

Crawford County Transit Constructing CNG Refueling Station

Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Up Slightly Last Week

AP: Maryland Governor Signs Fracking Ban Into Law

Maryland Becomes Third State To Ban Fracking

Pipelines

AP: FERC Says PennEast Pipeline Effect Would Be Limited

FERC Says PennEast Pipeline Would Have Less Than Significant Impact

PennEast Pipeline Clears A Big Regulatory Hurdle

PA One Call Defends Costs For Safe Digging

School Officials Seek Answers On Safety Of Mariner East 2 Pipelines

Study: PA Could See $2-3 Billion Boost From Mariner 2, 2X Pipelines

Editorial: 2 Billion Reasons To Support Mariner 2 East Pipelines

PennEast Pipeline Files For NJ Water Permits As FERC Deadline Looms

Trump’s Failure To Fill FERC Posts Is Stalling Pipeline Projects

North Dakota Pipeline Fight A Blueprint For More Protests

Editorial: Pipelines And Property Rights

Editorial: Keystone XL Pipeline: Progress At Last

Radiation Protection

Swift: Nuclear Energy Caucus Faces Challenging Times

Natural Gas Boom Threatens Viability Of Nuclear Power

Struggling Nuclear Industry Turns To Harrisburg For Help

Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Subsidies Can Protect The Environment

Ohio Lawmakers Taking Up Nuclear Plant Subsidies For FirstEnergy

Trump Takes Steps To Keep Chinese Away From Westinghouse

Casey Says Chinese Purchase Of Westinghouse Would Undermine Security

Pittsburgh Firm Envisions Nuclear-Waste Moat For Trump’s Border Wall

Recreation

Groundbreaking For Pedestrian Bridge In Jim Thorpe

PA Is Lyme Disease Leader, Worst Year Could Be Ahead

Foundation Expands Grant Program For Presque Isle Field Trips

Erie’s Brig Niagara Crew Prepares For Expanded Public Sail Season

AP: Carcasses In PA Park Are For Environmental Study

Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Expanded Bike-Share Program In Scranton Kicks Off Today

10 Breathtaking PA Waterfalls To Visit This Year

Alle-Kiski-Connie Rivers Sojourn Offers Paddlers Slice Of Small-Town America

More Benches Coming To Back Mountain Trail In Luzerne

Where Wilderness Preservation Began: Writings Of PA Native Howard Zahniser

Trump Donates 1st Salary Check To National Park Service, After Proposing To Cut Interior’s Budget By 12%

Recycling/Waste

Crable: Beginner Composting Workshops In Lancaster County

Renewable Energy

Lake Erie Wind Project Faces Lawsuit From Birding Groups

Stormwater

Vandergrift Looking At $2.5M Bill To Comply With Stormwater Regulations

Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Freeport Studies Construction Of Its Own Sewage Plant

Watershed Protection

Crable: PA Resisting Fed Efforts To End Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, Climate Change Pollution

U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Pause Waters Of The U.S. Rule

Smucker Bill To Help Lancaster, Other Cities Afford Wastewater Regulations

100 Volunteers Help Pull 2 Tons Of Trash From Lancaster Streams

Crable: Waterway Cleanup Projects Forming Around Lancaster County

Vandergrift Looking At $2.5M Bill To Comply With Stormwater Regulations

Delaware RiverKeeper April 7 RiverWatch Video Report

Op-Ed: Remaking Philly’s Delaware Waterfront

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Wildlife

Crable: Vets Find Peace On The Water

Schneck: Trout Opener About Average Across Central PA

Rain Gives Fish Upper Hand At Trout Season Opener

Crable: Gill Lice Parasite Found In Lancaster County Trout

Crable: Migrating Toad Alert In Manheim Twp, Lancaster County

Lake Erie Wind Project Faces Lawsuit From Birding Groups

2nd Bald Eagle Egg Hatches In Pittsburgh

Schneck: Bald Eagle Chick Misses Family Meal In Hanover Nest

Crable: Lancaster County Hunting Camp Kills 10 Bears Twice In 4 Years

Free Butterfly Garden Starter Kit From National Wildlife Federation

West Nile/Zika Virus/Lyme Disease

PA Is Lyme Disease Leader, Worst Year Could Be Ahead

PA To Lead In Lyme Disease Cases In 2017

York Has Zika Kits, Not Zika

CDC: Zika Virus Poses Greater Risk For Birth Defects

Other

Crable: Master Gardeners Standing By For Your Gardening Questions

2017 Collingswood Green Festival Is April 8

Nestle, Crayola Team Up to Put Kids’ Designs On Water Bottles

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4/10/2017

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