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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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