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Sunday NewsClips

Clean Water Part Of The Bottom Line

DEP Secretary: PA House Republican Budget Puts Public Health At Risk

Sauro: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Facilities Planned In Blair County

Sorting Options On Keystone Landfill Expansion Plan

Silent Killer Radon Is Still Home Threat

8 Lancaster Locations Being Monitored For Mosquitoes With Zika Virus

Philly School’s First Outdoor Learning Environment Focused On STEM Education

Gypsy Moths Munching Forest At Higher Rate

Somerset Corner Recalls Work After Flight 93 Tragedy

Schneck: First Look At Newest Park In Central PA

Hayes: Fish Habitats Placed At Pymatuning Lake

Frye: Officials Survey PA Waters In Search of Blue Catfish

Kernan: Relishing All Things Rattlesnake At Noxen Roundup

Sunday - The Feds

Solar Power Gaining Ground

Air

Xpress Natural Gas Takes Heat For Building Compressor Station Without DEP Permit 

Homer City Power Plant Out Of Bankruptcy, Still Needs Overhaul 

Philadelphia Air Agency Argues Against Proposed Reg On Tire Cutting 

Code Orange Air Quality Alert In Effect For Tuesday In Southeast

Philly Schools Closing At Noon Today Due To Heat

EPA Moves To Halt Oil & Gas Methane Rule For 2 Years

Trump Delays Rules Limiting Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations

Industry Cheers Methane Rules Pause Despite New Uncertainty

EPA Expected To Unveil Renewable Fuel Plan As Early As This Week

Alternative Fuels

CNG Fueling Stations Grow In Pittsburgh Region, Still Hard To Find

EPA Expected To Unveil Renewable Fuel Plan As Early As This Week

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Opinions Differ On Spraying Gypsy Moth Infestations

Goats, Donkey May Help Clear Invasive Species From Allegheny County Park

Budget

Agriculture: House Republican Budget Bill Would Cut Vital Services 

Crable: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Governors Push For Continued Funding 

AP: PA Gas Drilling Fee Revenue Falls For Third Year

Impact Fees Shrink While Natural Gas Production Swells

Impact Fees Down Again, But Washington County Top Recipient

Westmoreland Drilling Impact Fees Drop For Fourth Year

Beaver County Bucks Trend, Will Get Increased Drilling Impact Fee Money

Dems, Labor Push Natural Gas Severance Tax, GOP Balks

Op-Ed: Leaving Money On The Table, Natural Gas Severance Tax

Corman: Gaming Bill Next Week, Budget Spend Number About Same As House

PA’s So Low On Cash, It Could Have To Borrow From Outside Lenders

Bumsted: House Republicans Consider Leasing State Assets To Reduce Deficit

GOP, Democratic Lawmakers Vow To Stop EPA Cuts

Trump’s EPA Budget Cuts Hit Strong Opposition At U.S. House Panel

Nation’s Water Officials Converge On Philly To Press Their Case For More Support

Casey Urges White House To Restore Funding For Lock-And-Dam, Infrastructure Improvements

AP: Finding Released From Appalachian Agency Targeted For Elimination

Week Ahead: it’s Perry’s (DOE) Turn In The Budget-Defense Barrel

Chesapeake Bay

Crable: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Governors Push For Continued Funding

Agriculture: House Republican Budget Bill Would Cut Vital Services

Most Municipalities Signing Up For Wyoming Valley MS4 Stormwater Plan

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Regional Approach To MS4 Stormwater Plans

Pittston Council OKs Deal To Separate Stormwater, Sewage Lines

Duryea To Join Huge Project To Clean Up Susquehanna River

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Climate

Wolf Criticizes Trump’s Paris Accord Decision, Supports Energy Jobs

Op-Ed: Anyone Using Pittsburgh As An Excuse To Go Soft On Environment Knows Nothing About Pittsburgh

Op-Ed: After Trump’s Paris Exit, Wolf Needs To Step Up On Climate Change

Op-Ed: There Is No Acceptable Alternative To Paris Climate Accords

Erie Candidate For Mayor Vows To Sign Climate Accord Pledge

Answer 6 Questions And Predict How Much CO2 You Could Offset

Citizen Lobbyists Make Progress With DC Republicans On Climate

PUC’s Sweet: Climate Change May Require Subsidized Cooling

Philly Schools Closing At Noon Today Due To Heat

AP: PA Denied Federal Snowstorm Cleanup Aid Again

Trump Wages Battle Against Regulations, Not Climate Change

Trump Administration Abstains From G7 Climate Change Pledge

Tillerson Maintains Support For Paris Climate Accord Despite Trump Decision

Letter: Trump’s Climate Decision Is On Us

Letter: It’s Time To Cool Down The Climate Rhetoric

Letter: Climate Change Already Affecting Americans’ Health

Utility Sector’s Business Case For Deep Decarbonization

Apple Issues $1 Billion Green Bond To Fund Clean Energy, Environmental Projects

Wind, Solar Produce 10% Of U.S. Electricity For First Time

Solar Power Will Kill Coal Sooner Than You Think

EPA Moves To Halt Oil & Gas Methane Rule For 2 Years

Trump Delays Rules Limiting Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations

Industry Cheers Methane Rules Pause Despite New Uncertainty

Coal Mining

Consol Energy Aims To Expand Coal Mining In Greene County

Homer City Power Plant Out Of Bankruptcy, Still Needs Overhaul

Trump Reignites Coal Sector, But It Is Projected To Burn Out In The Long Run

Solar Power Will Kill Coal Sooner Than You Think

Op-Ed: Anyone Using Pittsburgh As An Excuse To Go Soft On Environment Knows Nothing About Pittsburgh

AP: Finding Released From Appalachian Agency Targeted For Elimination

Pumped Hydro: Old Coal Mines Could Play A Role In Renewable Energy

Compliance Action

Xpress Natural Gas Takes Heat For Building Compressor Station Without DEP Permit

Delaware River

Activists To Delaware River Basin Commission: Ban Drilling And Fracking

NJ Candidate For Governor Calls For Delaware River Basin Fracking Ban

Delaware RiverKeeper June 16 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority Customers Could Get Help For Lead Line Replacement

Editorial: State Oversight Of Pittsburgh Water Authority Justified

Federal Court: Insurers Must Defend Butler School In Tainted Water Suit

Judge Says Insurers Must Cover Lead Exposure Claims At Butler School

Butler School District Escapes Parents’ Suit Over Lead, Copper In Water

Westmoreland Water Conservation For 100K Could Have Been Much Worse

Bala Cynwyd Man Sentenced To Prison For Hacking Water Utilities

Nation’s Water Officials Converge On Philly To Press Their Case For More Support

Economic Development

Ethane Cracker Tops PA’s Top Construction Projects By Far

Grant Awarded To Remove Rare Earth Elements From Jeddo Anthracite Mine Site

Education

Students Launch Underwater Drone With Philadelphia Water Dept.

Op-Ed: Why Kids Need Green Time

Emergency Response

AP: PA Denied Federal Snowstorm Cleanup Aid Again

Energy

Wolf Criticizes Trump’s Paris Accord Decision, Supports Energy Jobs

PUC’s Sweet: Climate Change May Require Subsidized Cooling

Op-Ed: Anyone Using Pittsburgh As An Excuse To Go Soft On Environment Knows Nothing About Pittsburgh

Berwick Nuclear Power Plant Back Online

How Retiring Nuclear Power Plants May Undercut U.S. Climate Goals

Three Mile Island Latest Nuclear Power Plant To Announce Retirement Plans

Groups Say TMI’s Charitable Efforts Will Be Hard To Replace

Editorial: Let Market Forces Dictate TMI Future

Editorial: Nuclear Plants, Energy Politics.  How About Realistic Policy?

NRC Begins Reviewing Three Mile Island Waste Storage Extension Request

Extension Sought For Storing TMI Accident Debris In Idaho

Allen Grad Overcomes Troubled Childhood To Found Uber Of Energy

Austrian Firm Positions Itself To Buy Aquion Battery For $2.8M

Talen Energy Says Berwick Nuclear Plant Back In Operation

Natural Gas Power Plant Project In Luzerne County On Schedule

Homer City Power Plant Out Of Bankruptcy, Still Needs Overhaul

Consol Energy Aims To Expand Coal Mining In Greene County

Plans Again For Beech Hollow Electric Generation Plant In Washington County

Pumped Hydro: Old Coal Mines Could Play A Role In Renewable Energy

Wind, Solar Produce 10% Of U.S. Electricity For First Time

Solar Power Will Kill Coal Sooner Than You Think

PPL Readies Distribution System To Withstand Summer Stresses

PUC Blocks Utility From Using Herbicides Near Home

Deadline For Comments To U.S. Energy Dept. On Regulatory Reform July 14

Energy Conservation

Olson: Cartwright School Energy Efficiency Bill Passes U.S. House

LED Lights Taking Over Households At Meteoric Rate

What Is LED Home Certification?

Apple Issues $1 Billion Green Bond To Fund Clean Energy, Environmental Projects

Environmental Heritage

Letter: Hometown Hero Rachel Carson Would Be Appalled By Trump

Farming

Agriculture: House Republican Budget Bill Would Cut Vital Services

Crable: Salmonella Case Rise As Backyard Poultry Hobby Surges In PA

AP: Galliker’s Dairy Lays Off 11 Farms Because Of Milk Surplus

Milk Surplus Fallout Begins To Hit Western PA

Dairy Farmers Survive By Thinking Outside The Barn

AP: Annual Farm Aid Benefit Concert Returning To PA

Flooding

Business Owners Brace For More Flooding, Storm Damage In Western PA

Forests

Decades-Long American Chestnut Restoration Efforts Show Progress

Opinions Differ On Spraying Gypsy Moth Infestations

Brush Fire Erupts On Blue Mountain In Lehigh County

Geologic Hazards

Home In Middle Of Harrisburg Sinkhole Block Hits Tax Sale

Editorial: Harrisburg Schools Should Forgive Taxes For Sinkhole Homes

Green Infrastructure

Robust Stormwater Management In Pittsburgh Region- Pilot Study

Most Municipalities Signing Up For Wyoming Valley MS4 Stormwater Plan

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Regional Approach To MS4 Stormwater Plans

Pittston Council OKs Deal To Separate Stormwater, Sewage Lines

Duryea To Join Huge Project To Clean Up Susquehanna River

Students Launch Underwater Drone With Philadelphia Water Dept.

Mine Reclamation

Grant Awarded To Remove Rare Earth Elements From Jeddo Anthracite Mine Site

Plans Again For Beech Hollow Electric Generation Plant In Washington County

Pumped Hydro: Old Coal Mines Could Play A Role In Renewable Energy

Oil & Gas

PA Court Refuses To Stop Drilling Under United Refinery’s Huge Gasoline Tank

Crable: Panel Says Fracking Impacts Stretch Down Susquehanna To Lancaster

Allegheny Front: On Health Effects, Blame The Trucks, Not Fracking?

AP: PA Gas Drilling Fee Revenue Falls For Third Year

Impact Fees Shrink While Natural Gas Production Swells

Impact Fees Down Again, But Washington County Top Recipient

Westmoreland Drilling Impact Fees Drop For Fourth Year

Beaver County Bucks Trend, Will Get Increased Drilling Impact Fee Money

Dems, Labor Push Natural Gas Severance Tax, GOP Balks

Op-Ed: Leaving Money On The Table, Natural Gas Severance Tax

Xpress Natural Gas Takes Heat For Building Compressor Station Without DEP Permit

Shell Paid $10 Million In Taxes, Other Payments To PA Last Year

Natural Gas Power Plant Project In Luzerne County On Schedule

Range Resources Drills Record-Setting 3-Mile Lateral Wells In Washington County

Seismic Testing For Drilling Coming To Monroeville

Activists To Delaware River Basin Commission: Ban Drilling And Fracking

NJ Candidate For Governor Calls For Delaware River Basin Fracking Ban

Hunting For Caverns To Store Ethane,  Propane, Butane

Ethane Cracker Tops PA’s Top Construction Projects By Far

Carr: Gas Company Says Long-Term Noise Problem To Be Solved At Penn Hills Station

CNG Fueling Stations Grow In Pittsburgh Region, Still Hard To Find

U.S. World’s Top Oil, Natural Gas Producer For 5th Straight Year

Shale Drillers May Be Diffing Own Hole As Oil Flirts With $40

Pittsburgh’s Gasoline Prices Fall For 7th Straight Week

EPA Moves To Halt Oil & Gas Methane Rule For 2 Years

Trump Delays Rules Limiting Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations

Industry Cheers Methane Rules Pause Despite New Uncertainty

Pipelines

Cusick: DEP Holds Hearings On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Permits

Crable: Workers, Businesses That Benefit From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Swarm Hearing

Locals Attend Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Hearing In Tunkhannock

Proposed Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Through PA Debated

DEP Hears Testimony On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project Permits In Wyoming County

Sunoco Seeks Injunction Against Huntingdon Family Opposed To Mariner 2 East Pipeline

Washington County Monitors Bentonite Spill From Pipeline Project

Experts: Pipelines Needed To Get Gas To Market

Letter: Laurel Pipeline Reversal Would Be Good For Consumers

Letter: Wolf’s Energy Agenda Perilous

Shavertown Homes Evacuated As Precaution After Crews Hit Natural Gas Line

Assisted Living Residents Evacuated Over Suspected Gas Leak

Court Can’t Review Trump Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Lawyers Argue

Court Finds Trump Approval Of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated The Law

Radiation Protection

Talen Energy Says Berwick Nuclear Plant Back In Operation

Berwick Nuclear Power Plant Back Online

Groups Say TMI’s Charitable Efforts Will Be Hard To Replace

Editorial: Let Market Forces Dictate TMI Future

Editorial: Nuclear Plants, Energy Politics.  How About Realistic Policy?

How Retiring Nuclear Power Plants May Undercut U.S. Climate Goals

Three Mile Island Latest Nuclear Power Plant To Announce Retirement Plans

Secrecy, Lack Of Records Vex Armstrong County Nuclear Waste Cleanup

Is Missing Radioactive Material Still Buried In Parks Twp, Armstrong County?

Nuclear Material Doled Out Like Candy 50 Years Ago

What’s The Link Between Chernobyl And TMI Studies?

NRC Begins Reviewing Three Mile Island Waste Storage Extension Request

Extension Sought For Storing TMI Accident Debris In Idaho

Toshiba To Pay $3.68 Billion for Westinghouse Reactors In U.S.

Recreation

Crable: Tragedies Inspire Fmr Lancaster County Man To Hike Appalachian Trail

Op-Ed: Why Kids Need Green Time

Goats, Donkey May Help Clear Invasive Species From Allegheny County Park

Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Recycling/Waste

Wolf Weighs Bill To Block Municipal Plastic Bag Bans, Fees

Thompson: Bill Prohibiting Local Plastic Bag Bans, Fees Heads To Wolf

Zwick: Senate OK’s Bill That Protects Plastic Bags

Legislature Moves To Protect Plastic Bags From Local Governments

Senate Sends Bill To Wolf Prohibiting Local Bans, Fees On Plastic Bags

Editorial: Wolf Should Veto Bill Protecting Plastic Bags

Recycling Efforts Pay Off In Elk, McKean, Potter Counties

Letter: Thoughtless People Ruined Erie Area Recycling Center

Lancaster Offers Free Collection For Tires June 24

Wilkes-Barre To Hold Curbside Collection Of Old Tires June 19-23

Get Ready For Entire Concert Inspired By Blowing Trash In Philly

Lycoming County Dues Dillsburg Firm Over Worthless Landfill Leachate Tank

Regulations

Senate Passes Bill To Give Legislature Power To Kill Costly Regulations

Bill To Give Legislature Extra Regulatory Power Moves Forward

Bill To Give Legislature Extra Regulatory Power Moves Forward

Renewable Energy

Pumped Hydro: Old Coal Mines Could Play A Role In Renewable Energy

Apple Issues $1 Billion Green Bond To Fund Clean Energy, Environmental Projects

Wind, Solar Produce 10% Of U.S. Electricity For First Time

Solar Power Will Kill Coal Sooner Than You Think

Stormwater

Robust Stormwater Management In Pittsburgh Region- Pilot Study

Most Municipalities Signing Up For Wyoming Valley MS4 Stormwater Plan

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Regional Approach To MS4 Stormwater Plans

Pittston Council OKs Deal To Separate Stormwater, Sewage Lines

Duryea To Join Huge Project To Clean Up Susquehanna River

Wastewater Facilities

Pittston Council OKs Deal To Separate Stormwater, Sewage Lines

Duryea To Join Huge Project To Clean Up Susquehanna River

Dunmore To Add Request For AG To Review Sewer Sale

Editorial: Scranton Sewer System Deal Review Chorus Grows

PUC OKs $29.5M Privatization Of Chesco Sewer System

Watershed Protection

Crable: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Governors Push For Continued Funding

Robust Stormwater Management In Pittsburgh Region- Pilot Study

Most Municipalities Signing Up For Wyoming Valley MS4 Stormwater Plan

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Regional Approach To MS4 Stormwater Plans

Pittston Council OKs Deal To Separate Stormwater, Sewage Lines

Duryea To Join Huge Project To Clean Up Susquehanna River

Crable: A Journey To Find The Source Of The Conestoga River

Crable: A Retrospective Of The Conestoga River

Delaware RiverKeeper June 16 RiverWatch Video Report

Nation’s Water Officials Converge On Philly To Press Their Case For More Support

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Wildlife

Frye: Young Fly Anglers To Compete On The World Stage

Schneck: Bass In PA, Living, Thriving Far Beyond Nature’s Plan

Schneck: Beautiful PA: Beaver Run Pond, Elk County (Video)

Schneck: They’re Back! Mayfly Season Under Way In Central PA

Dramatic Breeding Season Ends Well For Pittsburgh Bald Eagles

Hays Bald Eagle Fledgling Takes First Fight

Hays Eaglet Takes Flight Near Pittsburgh

Schneck: What’s A Kids Pit? And Other Scenes From A Rattlesnake Hunt

Schneck: Firefly Season Spreading Across PA

West Nile/Zika Virus

Mosquito In Scranton Tests Positive For West Nile Virus

Other

Campaign To Raise Funds For Johnstown Inclined Plane Makeover

Federal Policy

Week Ahead: it’s Perry’s (DOE) Turn In The Budget-Defense Barrel

GOP, Democratic Lawmakers Vow To Stop EPA Cuts

Trump’s EPA Budget Cuts Hit Strong Opposition At U.S. House Panel

Casey Urges White House To Restore Funding For Lock-And-Dam, Infrastructure Improvements

Wolf Criticizes Trump’s Paris Accord Decision, Supports Energy Jobs

Op-Ed: Anyone Using Pittsburgh As An Excuse To Go Soft On Environment Knows Nothing About Pittsburgh

Op-Ed: After Trump’s Paris Exit, Wolf Needs To Step Up On Climate Change

Op-Ed: There Is No Acceptable Alternative To Paris Climate Accords

Court Can’t Review Trump Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Lawyers Argue

Court Finds Trump Approval Of Dakota Access Pipeline Violated The Law

Trump Reignites Coal Sector, But It Is Projected To Burn Out In The Long Run

Trump Wages Battle Against Regulations, Not Climate Change

Trump Administration Abstains From G7 Climate Change Pledge

Tillerson Maintains Support For Paris Climate Accord Despite Trump Decision

Erie Candidate For Mayor Vows To Sign Climate Accord Pledge

Citizen Lobbyists Make Progress With DC Republicans On Climate

EPA Moves To Halt Oil & Gas Methane Rule For 2 Years

Trump Delays Rules Limiting Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations

Industry Cheers Methane Rules Pause Despite New Uncertainty

EPA Expected To Unveil Renewable Fuel Plan As Early As This Week

PA Among 11 States Suing Trump Administration On Energy Efficiency Rules

Apple Issues $1 Billion Green Bond To Fund Clean Energy, Environmental Projects

Op-Ed: Beware Of EPA’s Scientific Integrity Officer Behind The Curtain

Deadline For Comments To U.S. Energy Dept. On Regulatory Reform July 14

AP: Finding Released From Appalachian Agency Targeted For Elimination

Letter: Hometown Hero Rachel Carson Would Be Appalled By Trump

What Has Trump Done To The Environment So Far?  A Quick Rundown

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6/19/2017