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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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