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PA Supreme Court Rules State Forest Gas Royalty Transfers Unconstitutional
AP: Environmentalists Win In Court On Use Of Oil & Gas Lease Fund Monies
PA Supreme Court Upholds Broad Interpretation Of Environmental Rights Amendment
Split PA Supreme Court Curtails State’s Use Of Oil & Gas Lease Fund Monies
Editorial: Environmental Rights Decision, It’s Your Environment After All
Op-Ed: Bill On General Assembly Voting On Regulations Illegitimate Power Grab
Sunday NewsClips
RiverFest In Wilkes-Barre Provides Environmental Education Along Susquehanna
Over 55 Rescued On Susquehanna In Lancaster After Getting Stranded At Tubing Event
Editorial: Scranton Sewer Deal Murky As Ever
Beautiful PA: Millersburg Ferry Crosses Susquehanna River
Visitors Remember Their Roots At Irish Festival In Eckley Miners’ Village
Coal Mine Tour Trip Into Region’s Past
Op-Ed: Tourism Vital Economic Engine, Let’s Keep It Rolling (Fallingwater)
Lawmakers Eye Gambling Revenue, Borrowing To Balance Budget
Thompson: Cigarettes, Gambling, Jobs, What You Need To Know On PA State Budget
Sunday - The Feds
Letter: EPA Budget Cuts Bad For PA
Air
Lawsuit Filed Against DEP Over Cheswick Power Plant’s Expired Permit
Alternative Fuels
Pittsburgh To Buy First Batch Of Electric Vehicles
Awards & Recognition
Business Leaders Want Pittsburgh To Be Leader In Sustainability
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Gypsy Moths Munching Forest At Higher Rate
Black Flies
Helicopter Sprays Length Of Schuylkill River To Control Black Flies
Budget
PA Supreme Court Rules State Forest Gas Royalty Transfers Unconstitutional
AP: Environmentalists Win In Court On Use Of Oil & Gas Lease Fund Monies
PA Supreme Court Upholds Broad Interpretation Of Environmental Rights Amendment
Split PA Supreme Court Curtails State’s Use Of Oil & Gas Lease Fund Monies
Court Ruling Raises $100M Question: How Can PA Spend Drilling Riches?
Editorial: Environmental Rights Decision, It’s Your Environment After All
Op-Ed: Use Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Our Infrastructure Needs
Op-Ed: Will The Case For A Drilling Tax Finally Sink In This Year?
Op-Ed: PA Should Just Say No To Tax On Gas Drillers, Marcellus Shale Coalition
Associated Press Calls DEP Wracked By Years Of Budget Cuts
Clean Water Part Of The Bottom Line
DEP Secretary: PA House Republican Budget Puts Public Health At Risk
PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Speaking On Behalf Of Clean Water, Parks & Forests
Budget Cuts Threaten Forests’ Roads, Hunting, Fishing
Crable: Fracking Money Pays For Bridge Repairs, Saving Farmland
Deer Lakes Park Upgrades In Allegheny County, Thanks To Drilling Impact Fees
Why Cut $73 Million A From Chesapeake Bay Program That Provides Billions In Benefits?
Electronic Bidding Helps DEP Lower Cost Of Construction Contracting
Pittsburgh To Spend $5M To Simplify Building Permit Approval Process
Trying To Make Pittsburgh Friendly To Small Businesses
AP: Wolf Takes Dim View Of GOP’s Budget-Balancing Strategies
Days From The Deadline, Budget Indecision In PA
Lawmakers Appear Far From Consensus On Paying For Budget
Lawmakers Considering Borrowing Money To Balance Budget
State Badly Needs New Revenue Top Senate Dem Says
Top Senate Democrat Says Budget Probably Won’t Be Balanced
John Baer: PA Lawmakers Are Masters Of The Budget Puniverse
Op-Ed: It’s Time For PA To Stop Papering Over Its Budget Holes, Rep. Dermody
Op-Ed: No More Excuses, Time To Finish Up State Budget
Editorial: PA’s GOP-Controlled Legislature Is Stuck In Budget La La Land
Editorial: Budget Crunch Time In PA: Better Ideas
Editorial: Budget By Microwave Does PA No Good
PLS Reporter: House Republicans Float Proposal To Keep Local Share Of Casino Taxes
EPA Plans To Buy Out 1,200+ Employees By End Of Summer
Federal Workers Protest Trump Budget In Philadelphia
DOE’s Perry Tells Senators He Did Not Write Trump Energy Budget
Zinke Defends Trumps’ Sharp Cuts At Interior
Chesapeake Bay
MD, VA On Track With Chesapeake Cleanup Goals, PA Lags
What’s Next As PA Enters Chesapeake Bay Phase 3 Cleanup?
3 Back Mountain Municipalities Teaming Up For Own Stormwater Plan
Editorial: Wyoming Valley Offers Collective Approach To Clean Water
Op-Ed: Science Is The Source Of Solutions
Why Cut $73 Million A From Chesapeake Bay Program That Provides Billions In Benefits?
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Climate
Ending Pittsburgh’s Fossil Fuel Pension Investments Won’t Be Easy
Pittsburgh To Buy First Batch Of Electric Vehicles
French Kids Thank Pittsburgh Officials For Climate Stand
Business Leaders Want Pittsburgh To Be Leader In Sustainability
Pittsburgh To Host Conference On Improving Mass Transit
Philly Commits To 100% Renewable Energy By 2035
Philly Joins List Of Cities Pledging To Fight Climate Change
How One Philadelphia Neighborhood Battles Rising Tides
Big Oil Steps Up Support For Carbon Tax
Letter: Carbon Fee Would Help Environment
McKelvey: Exelon Notifies NRC It Will Close TMI In September 2019
DOE’s Perry Questions Role Of Carbon Dioxide In Climate Change
EU Ministers Back Climate Pact, Regret Trump Withdrawal
EU Rejects Trump’s Demands To Renegotiate Paris Climate Pact
Letter: Leaving Paris Climate Accord Gives U.S. A Black Eye
Column: Make Planet Earth Great Again!
First-Of-Its-Kind Clean Coal Plant May Not Burn Coal At All
Coal Mining
Can Coal Be King Again Through Rare Earth Elements?
Anthracite Coal Mining Operation Has A Future
First-Of-Its-Kind Clean Coal Plant May Not Burn Coal At All
Coal County Targeted For $30 Million In Community Initiative Grants
Compliance Action
Salvage Yard Owner Must Stay In Prison For Refusing To Clean Up His Mess
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper June 23 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
PA Supreme Court Upholds DEP Authority To Regulated Impact Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells On Public Resources
Senate Passes Plan To Fund Lead Water Line Replacement (No Funding)
Philadelphia Water Unveiling Income-Based Water Bills
In Booming Philly Wards, Lead-Poisoned Soil Is Resurfacing
Philly Health Commissioner Pushes Back On Lead Dangers Story
Philly Mayor Wants Pre-1978 Housing Owners To Prove They Are Safe From Lead
Editorial: Philly Should Take The Lead In Protecting Children From Lead
Allegheny County Council To Discuss Lead Testing For Children
E. Coli Found In Public Water Supply In Cumberland County
Economic Development
Allegheny Front: Abundant Shale Gas Could Lead To More Chemical Plants
Shell Ethane Plant Granted Water Discharge Permit By DEP
Shell Manager Says Ethane Plant Will Change Pittsburgh Forever
Shell: Safety Of Workers, Contractors At Forefront Of Ethane Plant Project
Shell, CCBC Discuss Workforce Development At Pittsburgh Conference
Coal County Targeted For $30 Million In Community Initiative Grants
Education
Toads, Turtles, Snakes Delight At ALCOSAN Summer Camp
PECO Grant Allows Pottstown Students To Be Powered By Nature
Philly School’s First Outdoor Learning Environment Focused On STEM Education
Greenhouses Offer Hands-On Learning For Dunmore Students
Chesapeake Bay Journal: Take A Pollinator To Lunch: Plant A Native Garden
In June, Bartram’s Garden Springs To Life
Energy
McKelvey: Exelon Notifies NRC It Will Close TMI In September 2019
Spate Of Nuclear Power Plant Closures Could Be Start Of Full-Fledged Crisis
More Than Half Of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Losing Money
Natural Gas Industry Blasts Nuclear Power With Fake News
Op-Ed: Say No To Bailing Out Three Mile Island
Editorial: Account For Nuclear Power Plant Waste
Letter: Carbon Fee Would Help Environment
Sauro: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Facilities Planned In Blair County
Ellwood City Electric Bills Spur Move To Restrict Municipal Power Company Spending
PPL Customers Can Opt To Hook Up To Multiple Utilities When Moving
New PJM White Papers Aim To Integrate State Power Policies Into Wholesale Markets
Op-Ed: Better Leadership On Energy Needed In D.C.
First-Of-Its-Kind Clean Coal Plant May Not Burn Coal At All
Energy Conservation
Philly Nonprofit ECA Losing Its Founder After Whistleblowers Complain
Environmental Heritage
Somerset Corner Recalls Work After Flight 93 Tragedy
1972 Tropical Storm Agnes, A 5-Day Dance Of Havoc
Hurricane Agnes 45 Years Later
Farming
Erie Council OKs Urban Farming Zoning Changes
Rodale Considering Sale Of Whole Company
If Rodale Is Sold, Emmaus Could See Devastating Impact
Rodale And Lehigh Valley, A Timeline
An Organic Truth: Publisher Rodale Is For Sale
Chesapeake Bay Journal: Take A Pollinator To Lunch: Plant A Native Garden
Flooding
AP: Indiana County Flash Flood Takes Man’s Life, Derails Empty Tanker Cars
Flooding Causes Evacuations In Fayette County
New Susquehanna River Flood Maps Nearing Release
New Susquehanna Flood Maps Could Reveal Changes
How One Philadelphia Neighborhood Battles Rising Tides
Crews Work To Remove Debris In Allegheny County’s Flood-Prone Creeks
Broken Wires, Burning Gas Line Trap Residents In O’Hara
Storm Floods Road, Drops Trees In Erie Region
Flood Insurance Facts And Fiction
Hurricane Agnes 45 Years Later
1972 Tropical Storm Agnes, A 5-Day Dance Of Havoc
Remembering Hurricane Agnes
Op-Ed: Hurricane Agnes: Memories Of Mud And Stink
Loyalhanna Dams 75th Anniversary Highlighted By Tours, Activities
Forests
Gypsy Moths Munching Forest At Higher Rate
Tick Whose Bite Can Trigger Meat Allergy Spreads To PA
Geologic Hazards
Scranton Eyeing Temporary Fix For Backyard Sinkholes
Study Of Texas Drilling Finds Pollution, Connections To Earthquakes
Green Infrastructure
Kingston Twp Doesn’t Plan To Join Wyoming Valley Authority Stormwater Program
3 Back Mountain Municipalities Teaming Up For Own Stormwater Plan
Editorial: Wyoming Valley Offers Collective Approach To Clean Water
Why Cut $73 Million A From Chesapeake Bay Program That Provides Billions In Benefits?
Hazardous Sites
In Booming Philly Wards, Lead-Poisoned Soil Is Resurfacing
Mine Reclamation
Can Coal Be King Again Through Rare Earth Elements?
Zinke Defends Trumps’ Sharp Cuts At Interior
Oil & Gas
PA Supreme Court Upholds DEP Authority To Regulated Impact Of Conventional Oil & Gas Wells On Public Resources
PA Supreme Court Rules State Forest Gas Royalty Transfers Unconstitutional
AP: Environmentalists Win In Court On Use Of Oil & Gas Lease Fund Monies
PA Supreme Court Upholds Broad Interpretation Of Environmental Rights Amendment
Split PA Supreme Court Curtails State’s Use Of Oil & Gas Lease Fund Monies
Court Ruling Raises $100M Question: How Can PA Spend Drilling Riches?
Editorial: Environmental Rights Decision, It’s Your Environment After All
Op-Ed: Use Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Our Infrastructure Needs
Op-Ed: Will The Case For A Drilling Tax Finally Sink In This Year?
Op-Ed: PA Should Just Say No To Tax On Gas Drillers, Marcellus Shale Coalition
Natural Gas Industry Blasts Nuclear Power With Fake News
Crable: Fracking Money Pays For Bridge Repairs, Saving Farmland
Deer Lakes Park Upgrades In Allegheny County, Thanks To Drilling Impact Fees
Allegheny Front: Abundant Shale Gas Could Lead To More Chemical Plants
Shell Ethane Plant Granted Water Discharge Permit By DEP
Shell Manager Says Ethane Plant Will Change Pittsburgh Forever
Shell: Safety Of Workers, Contractors At Forefront Of Ethane Plant Project
Shell, CCBC Discuss Workforce Development At Pittsburgh Conference
Two Pittsburgh Conventions Targets Of Fracking Protesters
Study Of Texas Drilling Finds Pollution, Connections To Earthquakes
EQT Drilling To Buy Rice Energy For $6.7 Billion
EQT To Become Largest Gas Driller With Rice Acquisition
Gasoline Prices Likely To Remain Low This Summer
Pittsburgh-Area Gasoline Prices Fall To $2.60 A Gallon
Gasoline Prices, Will They Keep Falling?
Oil’s Slide To Lowest Price Of The Year Pulls Stocks Lower
Pipelines
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Owner Made Plans To Protect Fake Lancaster Cemetery
Crable: 7 Lancaster Property Owners Still Refuse To Give Up Land For Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Sunoco Appeals Decision Allow Trial On Mariner East 2 Pipeline Challenge
Blair County Residents Plan Mariner East 2 Pipeline Protest
SEPTA Approves Easements For Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Enters New Phase
Radiation Protection
Spate Of Nuclear Power Plant Closures Could Be Start Of Full-Fledged Crisis
More Than Half Of U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Losing Money
Natural Gas Industry Blasts Nuclear Power With Fake News
Op-Ed: Say No To Bailing Out Three Mile Island
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Facility Funding A Bright Spot In Trump’s Budget
Editorial: Account For Nuclear Power Plant Waste
Radon
Silent Killer Radon Is Still Home Threat
Recreation
PA Becomes 25th State To Partner On U.S. Bicycle Route 50
Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Schneck: First Look At Newest Park In Central PA
One Of PA’s Most Beautiful Bike Trails: Pine Creek Rail Trail
Philly Officials Celebrate 6 New Playgrounds, More To Come
Schuylkill River Trail Construction In Pottstown Progressing Smoothly
Public’s Input Sought On Three Rivers Heritage Trail Improvements
Op-Ed: How Citizens In Philly Won The Fight To Cover I-95
Column: Woman On Quest To Walk Every Pittsburgh Street
Deer Lakes Park Upgrades In Allegheny County, Thanks To Drilling Impact Fees
West Side Trail In Luzerne Prompts Concern
Budget Cuts Threaten Forests’ Roads, Hunting, Fishing
Zinke Defends Trumps’ Sharp Cuts At Interior
Recycling/Waste
Thompson: Wolf To Veto Bill Banning Local Plastic Bag Bans, Fees
Wolf To Veto Plastic Bag Bill Despite Bipartisan Support
Cities, Municipalities Will Keep Control Of Plastic Bag Bans
Crable: No Plans To Ban Glass From Recyclables In Lancaster As Harrisburg Did
Sorting Options On Keystone Landfill Expansion Plan
Editorial: Keystone Landfill Plan Isn’t About NE PA Trash
Salvage Yard Owner Must Stay In Prison For Refusing To Clean Up His Mess
Regulations
Op-Ed: Bill On General Assembly Voting On Regulations Illegitimate Power Grab
Renewable Energy
Philly Commits To 100% Renewable Energy By 2035
Philly Joins List Of Cities Pledging To Fight Climate Change
Philly Neighborhoods With The Most Solar Energy, How To Add More
Solar Power Gaining Ground
Bridgeville-Based Solar Maid Battles Squirrels, Pigeons And Moss On Its Panels
Juline-Titans Wins Auction For Pittsburgh Aquion Energy Assets
Aquion Energy Assets Likely To Be Exiting PA After Auction
Trump Attacks Wind Power In A State That Gets Nearly One-Third Of Its Power From Wind
Study: Wind, Solar Energy Have Not Harmed U.S. Power Grid
Stormwater
Kingston Twp Doesn’t Plan To Join Wyoming Valley Authority Stormwater Program
3 Back Mountain Municipalities Teaming Up For Own Stormwater Plan
Editorial: Wyoming Valley Offers Collective Approach To Clean Water
Susquehanna River
New Susquehanna River Flood Maps Nearing Release
Sustainability
Business Leaders Want Pittsburgh To Be Leader In Sustainability
Wastewater Facilities
Open Records Office Gets Unredacted Scranton Sewer-Sale Invoices
Scranton Sewer Authority Again Rejects Call For Auditor General Review
Watershed Protection
What’s Next As PA Enters Chesapeake Bay Phase 3 Cleanup?
MD, VA On Track With Chesapeake Cleanup Goals, PA Lags
Editorial: Wyoming Valley Offers Collective Approach To Clean Water
Kingston Twp Doesn’t Plan To Join Wyoming Valley Authority Stormwater Program
3 Back Mountain Municipalities Teaming Up For Own Stormwater Plan
Why Cut $73 Million A From Chesapeake Bay Program That Provides Billions In Benefits?
Toads, Turtles, Snakes Delight At ALCOSAN Summer Camp
Op-Ed: Science Is The Source Of Solutions
50 Years Of Fresh Water, Stroud Water Research Center Builds Clean Water Legacy
Delaware RiverKeeper June 23 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
July 4 Marks PA’s Second Fish-For-Free Day
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
Budget Cuts Threaten Forests’ Roads, Hunting, Fishing
Toads, Turtles, Snakes Delight At ALCOSAN Summer Camp
Schneck: Waterfowl In PA, Beginning Life With A 50-Foot Fall
Peregrine Falcon Killed After Flying Into Window In Pittsburgh
Hayes: National Geographic Will Feature Live Wildlife Shots From SW PA
Schneck: See Rare Regal Fritillary Butterflies At Fort Indiantown Gap, Lebanon County
Crable: 550-Pound Black Bear Caught In Lancaster, Relocated
Zinke Defends Trumps’ Sharp Cuts At Interior
West Nile/Zika Virus
8 Lancaster Locations Being Monitored For Mosquitoes With Zika Virus
Tick Whose Bite Can Trigger Meat Allergy Spreads To PA
Other
New Tri-State Infrastructure Council Studies Gaps In Western PA Infrastructure
Pittsburgh To Host Conference On Improving Mass Transit
Disincorporation Not Only Targeted To Allegheny County’s Smallest Municipalities
31 Things You Didn’t Know Were In Pennsylvania
Federal Policy
EPA Plans To Buy Out 1,200+ Employees By End Of Summer
Zinke Defends Trumps’ Sharp Cuts At Interior
DOE’s Perry Questions Role Of Carbon Dioxide In Climate Change
DOE’s Perry Tells Senators He Did Not Write Trump Energy Budget
EU Ministers Back Climate Pact, Regret Trump Withdrawal
EU Rejects Trump’s Demands To Renegotiate Paris Climate Pact
Letter: Leaving Paris Climate Accord Gives U.S. A Black Eye
Column: Make Planet Earth Great Again!
Trump Attacks Wind Power In A State That Gets Nearly One-Third Of Its Power From Wind
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Facility Funding A Bright Spot In Trump’s Budget
Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Enters New Phase
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