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Sunday NewsClips
Chesapeake Bay Boosters Sound Alarm Over Federal Funding
Study: Health Of Lake Erie’s Ecosystem Poor, Deteriorating
Philly Ward Residents Want City, Others To Protect Kids From Lead In Soil
Op-Ed: Getting The Lead Out Of Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water
Residents Fight To Keep Water Flowing To Community Garden In Altoona
Temp’s Rising On PPL To Support Shareholder Resolution On Climate Change
Op-Ed: Here’s A Conservative Argument For Containing Methane Emissions
Op-Ed: The Appalling Delusion Of 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Going Outside Adds Popularity To Environmental Charter School
Schneck: Fort Indiantown Gap Home To Last Colony Of Regal Fritillaries In Eastern U.S.
Op-Ed: A History Of Sharing The Road - Vehicles, Bikes
Op-Ed: For Sake Of Boaters, Anglers, Pass Senate Bill 30, John Arway
Editorial: Penalties Needed On Legislators For Late Budget
Sunday - The Feds
Week Ahead: G-20 Summit Among International Environmental Events
Climate Science Fight Mulled By Trump Administration
Op-Ed: It’s Time For War To End On Coal, Cong. Rothfus
Counseled By Industry, Not Staff, EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Off To A Blazing Start
Air
Crable: Lancaster Soybean Plant Hearing Completion Amid Appeal, Air Credits Hearing
Awards & Recognition
PA Boy’s Award-Winning App Is The Bee’s Knees For Pollinators
Budget
AP: Wolf Gets $32B Budget Package, Awaits Plan To Pay For it
Esack: Legislature OKs $32B Budget, But No Way To Pay For It
Legislature Approves Budget Package, But Funding Piece Is Missing
Bipartisan State Budget Goes To Governor’s Desk
Murphy: Could Racehorses Come In Last In Finalizing State Budget?
Murphy: Wolf’s Early Retirement Offer To Some State Workers Still Being Pushed
House, Senate, Governor Agree On $31.996B Spending Plan, Fail To Address ANY Environmental Funding Shortfalls
Op-Ed: Staffing, State Funding Cuts Put PA Water Quality At Risk, DEP Secretary McDonnell
Op-Ed: Harrisburg Punts On Environmental Protection In The State Budget (Again)
Op-Ed: 3 Commonsense Steps Would Close PA Budget Hole, Rep. Dean
Op-Ed: PA Can’t Wait Any Longer On A Severance Tax, Dennis Davin
Editorial: Establish A Fair Natural Gas Extraction Tax
Editorial: Get Over It. Pass A Shale Tax, Already
Editorial: Trump’s Energy Dominance Can Help Fix State Budget
Washington County Is Top Recipient Of Natural Gas Impact Fee
AP: Lawmakers Vote Friday On General Fund Budget, Await Plan To Pay For It
AP: $32 Billion Budget Would Send More To Schools, Pensions, Disabled
Thompson: Lawmakers Start Chewing Into $32 Billion Budget Proposal
Legislature Decides How Much To Spend, Later How To Pay For It
Senate Reveals Spending Bill, But No Revenue Plan In Sight
AP: Highlights Of $31.996 Billion Budget Agreement
15 Highlights Of What’s In $32 Billion State Budget
Thompson: State Budget Talks Stuck, Video Gaming Terminals The Dam
House, Senate Republicans Clashing Over Gaming In Budget Negotiations
AP: Budget Deadline Looms As PA Lawmakers Eye Deficit
Lawmakers Eye Gambling Revenue, Borrowing To Balance Budget
Thompson: Cigarettes, Gambling, Jobs, What You Need To Know On PA State Budget
Esack: Budget Deadline Looms With No Clear Way To Bridge $3B Deficit
Editorial: Hide Your Valuables, PA Legislature Needs Money
EPA Chief Gets Earful On Trump’s Downright Offensive Budget Plan
Trump’s Budget Cuts Wide, Deep Swath Through Chesapeake Bay-Related Programs
Letter: EPA Budget Cuts Bad For PA
U.S. House Committee Approves RECLAIM Bill To Benefit Coal Country
Federal Bill To Increase Mine Reclamation Spending Advances
Chesapeake Bay
York County Stormwater Projects Get $613K From State
Trump’s Budget Cuts Wide, Deep Swath Through Chesapeake Bay-Related Programs
Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones Fading, But Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten Success
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Climate
Lawmakers Urge Wolf To Join Interstate Effort To Meet Paris Climate Goals
Op-Ed: Clean Energy Is Future, Ed Perry
Op-Ed: PA Voters Must Hold Elected Officials Accountable On Climate Protection, Joseph Minott
Trump’s Agenda Faces Climate Deep State
Forbes: How Will Courts Rule On Clean Power Plan? Does It Matter?
Under Trump, Local Governments Become Activists
EPA To Launch Initiative To Critique Climate Science
Are Cities Ignoring The No.1 Contributor To Climate Change? Cars
California Natural Gas Power Plants Struggle Under Zero-Carbon Alternatives
PJM: FirstEnergy’s Ohio Nuclear Plants Not Necessary For Grid Reliability
Trump: Nuclear Power Policy Review, Building Oversees Coal Power Plants
Wind Industry Tacks As Trump Shifts Political Climate
Op-Ed: Jerry Brown, A CO2 Kind Of Guy
Coal Mining
Activists Fight Bailey Underground Coal Mine In Greene County
White: Coal, A Four Letter Word?
Want A Coal Job? Better Work On Those PlayStation Skills
U.S. EIA: Future Coal Production Depends On Resources, Technology Not Just Policy Choices
This Isn’t Clean Coal News Trump Wanted During Energy Week
Southern Suspends Work On Kemper Clean Coal Gasification Units
Compliance Actions
EQT Appeals $1.1 Million EHB Penalty Over The Way It Is Calculated
Deep Mine Safety
15 Years Later, Memory Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Remains Preserved
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper June 30 RiverKeeper Video Report
Drinking Water
Allegheny County Council To Take Vote On Lead Testing July 5
Economic Development
Coal Creek Commerce Center Built On Abandoned Coal Mine
Natural Gas Industry A Boon For Jobs, Reports Says
Education
23 Environmental Ed Centers Join Forces To Educate Public About Delaware River
RiverFest In Wilkes-Barre Provides Environmental Education Along Susquehanna
Program Shows Kids The Great Outdoors, Right In Philly
PA Boy’s Award-Winning App Is The Bee’s Knees For Pollinators
Emergency Response
Fire Companies Offer Training Incentives To Community Colleges To Attract Younger Members
Op-Ed: Federal Chemical Disaster Rule Delayed, Joseph Minott
Energy
Crable: Exelon Notifies 2 Agencies Three Mile Island Intends To Close
AP: Three Mile Island Notifies Regulators Of Intent To Close
Pumped Hydroelectric Plant Proposed For Shenandoah Strip Mine Pit
Dominion Energy Scouting For Pumped Hydro Power Plant Sites In Virginia
Mohegan Sun Casino Opens $3M Cogeneration Plant
Power Line Plan Under Lake Erie Moves Ahead
PPL Smart Meter Installations Coming To Lancaster County
PPL, Lehigh Unviersity Join In Diversity, Inclusion Initiative
PPL To Help Customers Switch Phone, TV, Internet To New Address
Lehigh Valley Schools, Agencies, Share In PPL Foundation Grants
PPL Foundation Gives $51K In Grants To Lancaster Nonprofits
UGI Touts Growth, Shale Gas Benefits, Customers Bills 40% Lower Than 9 Years Ago
California Natural Gas Power Plants Struggle Under Zero-Carbon Alternatives
Natural Gas Exports Centerpiece Of Trump’s Energy Plan
President Trump Unleashes America’s Energy Potential
U.S. House Bill Cancels Most Of Trump’s Clean Energy Cuts
PA Gets No Seat At The Table During White House Energy Week Panel
Trump Isn’t Budging On Market-Friendly Energy Plans
Western PA Included In Trump’s Energy Revolution
Coal, Nuclear Vie For Supremacy In Key DOE Study
Trump’s Plans For Nuclear Power Revival Begin With A Study
PJM: FirstEnergy’s Ohio Nuclear Plants Not Necessary For Grid Reliability
Editorial: Trump’s Energy Dominance Can Help Fix State Budget
U.S. EIA: Future Coal Production Depends On Resources, Technology Not Just Policy Choices
Energy Conservation
McKelvey: PA Housing Finance Agency Building First Platinum LEED In State
York-Area House Receives LEED Certification
PA Leans On LEED Certification To Promote Quality Affordable Housing
Environmental Heritage
15 Years Later, Memory Of Quecreek Mine Rescue Remains Preserved
Visitors Remember Their Roots At Irish Festival In Eckley Miners’ Village
Coal Mine Tour Trip Into Region’s Past
White: Coal Mine Boy Tended Mules Underground
Farming
PA Boy’s Award-Winning App Is The Bee’s Knees For Pollinators
Forests
Remembering Paul Lyskava: Made A Difference
Prescribed Burns Planned For Fields In Delaware Water Gap Park
Geologic Hazards
U.S. EIA: Earthquakes In Oklahoma, Other States Likely Related To Drilling Wastewater Injection
Green Infrastructure
York County Stormwater Projects Get $613K From State
Highland Park’s First Green Stormwater System Completed
Lancaster, EPA Nearing Agreement On Sewer Overflow Green Infrastructure Plan
Littering/Illegal Dumping
AP: Huntingdon Couple Fights Litter By Patrolling Highway
Mine Reclamation
Coal Creek Commerce Center Built On Abandoned Coal Mine
Pumped Hydroelectric Plant Proposed For Shenandoah Strip Mine Pit
U.S. House Committee Approves RECLAIM Bill To Benefit Coal Country
Federal Bill To Increase Mine Reclamation Spending Advances
Lobbying Fight Erupts Over RECLAIM Coal Reclamation Initiative, Now Opposed By Coal Companies
RECLAIM Is A Real Chance To Help Coal Communities, If We Fight For It
Land Conservation
Prescribed Burns Planned For Fields In Delaware Water Gap Park
Land Recycling
Admiring Washington’s Landing’s Transition From Wasteland To Wonder
Coal Creek Commerce Center Built On Abandoned Coal Mine
Oil & Gas
EQT Appeals $1.1 Million EHB Penalty Over The Way It Is Calculated
Op-Ed: 3 Commonsense Steps Would Close PA Budget Hole, Rep. Dean
Op-Ed: PA Can’t Wait Any Longer On A Severance Tax, Dennis Davin
Editorial: Establish A Fair Natural Gas Extraction Tax
Editorial: Get Over It. Pass A Shale Tax, Already
Washington County Is Top Recipient Of Natural Gas Impact Fee
More Information On Natural Gas Wells Available On Fractracker
UGI Touts Growth, Shale Gas Benefits, Customers Bills 40% Lower Than 9 Years Ago
Natural Gas Industry A Boon For Jobs, Reports Says
Mohegan Sun Casino Opens $3M Cogeneration Plant
EQT Moves To Next Phase Of Shale Gas Strategy
California Natural Gas Power Plants Struggle Under Zero-Carbon Alternatives
Pittsburgh Area Gasoline Prices Fall To $2.57/Gallon
Coal, Nuclear Vie For Supremacy In Key DOE Study
Trump: Nuclear Power Policy Review, Building Oversees Coal Power Plants
U.S. EIA: Earthquakes In Oklahoma, Other States Likely Related To Drilling Wastewater Injection
Pipelines
Crable: Groups Urge Wolf, DEP To Deny Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Sunoco Scores 2 Wins Against Pipeline Eminent Domain Lawsuits
County Judge Delays Decision On Mariner Pipeline Due To Environmental Rights Ruling
Tree Sitters Seek To Block Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Huntingdon County Judge Rules Against Mariner East 2 Pipeline Activists
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Protesters Face Arrest, Charges On Their Own Land
Crable: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Begins In Lancaster County
New Jersey Again Blocks PennEast Pipeline Water Permit, Company To Reapply
AP: Application For PennEast Pipeline Closed Over Deficiencies In NJ
Forbes: Northeast Natural Gas Pipeline Buildout Is Coming
Colette Honorable Steps Down From Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Radiation Protection
Crable: Exelon Notifies 2 Agencies Three Mile Island Intends To Close
AP: Three Mile Island Notifies Regulators Of Intent To Close
Report: Cyberattacks Unsuccessfully Targeted U.S. Nuclear Power Plants This Year
Trump’s Plans For Nuclear Power Revival Begin With A Study
Coal, Nuclear Vie For Supremacy In Key DOE Study
PJM: FirstEnergy’s Ohio Nuclear Plants Not Necessary For Grid Reliability
Trump: Nuclear Power Policy Review, Building Oversees Coal Power Plants
U.S. House Panel Votes To Advance Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Project
Court Rules Against Westinghouse In Nuclear Acquisition Deal
Recreation
Beautiful PA: Millersburg Ferry Crosses Susquehanna River
Over 55 Rescued On Susquehanna In Lancaster After Getting Stranded At Tubing Event
Editorial: Near Disaster In Susquehanna Should Serve As A Warning
June 30 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
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)
Bike Share Program Launches Friday In York
Repairs Underway On Delaware Canal Blowout In Tinicum
Prescribed Burns Planned For Fields In Delaware Water Gap Park
Recycling/Waste
Wolf Cites Environmental Rights Amendment In Vetoing Plastic Bag Bill
AP: Wolf Vetoes Bill To Outlaw Local Plastic Bag Bans, Fees
McKelvey: Wolf Sandbags The Ban On Plastic Bag Bans
TVs, Electronics Pile Up In Donation Bins In Greensburg
Jermyn Using Recycling Road Millings For Road, Alley Repair
AP: Huntingdon Couple Fights Litter By Patrolling Highway
DEP Investigating Chemical Reaction At Covanta Waste Recovery Plant Near Lebanon
AP: Lehigh County Salvage Yard Destroyed In Fire
Regulations
Op-Ed: PA Needs Stronger Regulation Of The Regulators, Sen. DiSanto
Editorial: Regulations Save Lives
Renewable Energy
Wind Industry Tacks As Trump Shifts Political Climate
Op-Ed: Clean Energy Is Future, Ed Perry
Resource Recovery Facilities
York County Waste-To-Energy Facility Operated By Covanta Gets A Makeover
Stormwater
York County Stormwater Projects Get $613K From State
Susquehanna River
RiverFest In Wilkes-Barre Provides Environmental Education Along Susquehanna
Beautiful PA: Millersburg Ferry Crosses Susquehanna River
Over 55 Rescued On Susquehanna In Lancaster After Getting Stranded At Tubing Event
Editorial: Near Disaster In Susquehanna Should Serve As A Warning
Sustainability
Under Trump, Local Governments Become Activists
Wastewater Facilities
Lancaster, EPA Nearing Agreement On Sewer Overflow Green Infrastructure Plan
No AG Decision Yet On Reviewing Scranton Sewer System Sale
Editorial: Scranton Sewer Deal Murky As Ever
Watershed Protection
York County Stormwater Projects Get $613K From State
Highland Park’s First Green Stormwater System Completed
Lancaster, EPA Nearing Agreement On Sewer Overflow Green Infrastructure Plan
4 Mile Run Project To Redirect Water, Prevent Erosion Resumes
Bristol Borough Marsh Nature Preserve Joins Alliance To Protect Waterways
RiverFest In Wilkes-Barre Provides Environmental Education Along Susquehanna
Schneck: Pennsylvania’s Most Beautiful Lakes
Delaware RiverKeeper June 30 RiverKeeper Video Report
Trump’s Budget Cuts Wide, Deep Swath Through Chesapeake Bay-Related Programs
Chesapeake Bay Dead Zones Fading, But Proposed EPA Cuts Threaten Success
McKelvey: Repealing Waters Of U.S. Rule Could Cause Confusion In PA
EPA Moves To Rescind Contested Waters Of The U.S. Regulation
EPA To Propose Repealing Waters Of The U.S. Rule
EPA Moves To Repeal Waters Of The U.S. Rule
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Wildlife
New Youth Fishing Opportunities Offered in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Juniata College Students Use Technology To Track Trout
Crable: Getting Hooked On Flathead Catfish Craze
AP: Ohio Politicians Call For Release Of Great Lakes Asian Carp Study
Schneck: Bears On The Move Across PA, Backyards Included
Hunt For Bigfoot Hits PA, This Thing Was Not A Bear
Rare Bird Species Settles In Upper St. Clair, Washington County
Summertime Brings More Snake Sightings As Outdoor Activities Ramp Up
PA Boy’s Award-Winning App Is The Bee’s Knees For Pollinators
Federal Policy
EPA Chief Gets Earful On Trump’s Downright Offensive Budget Plan
Trump’s Budget Cuts Wide, Deep Swath Through Chesapeake Bay-Related Programs
Letter: EPA Budget Cuts Bad For PA
Lobbying Fight Erupts Over RECLAIM Coal Reclamation Initiative, Now Opposed By Coal Companies
RECLAIM Is A Real Chance To Help Coal Communities, If We Fight For It
U.S. EIA: Future Coal Production Depends On Resources, Technology Not Just Policy Choices
PA Gets No Seat At The Table During White House Energy Week Panel
Natural Gas Exports Centerpiece Of Trump’s Energy Plan
President Trump Unleashes America’s Energy Potential
Western PA Included In Trump’s Energy Revolution
U.S. House Bill Cancels Most Of Trump’s Clean Energy Cuts
Trump Isn’t Budging On Market-Friendly Energy Plans
Editorial: Trump’s Energy Dominance Can Help Fix State Budget
Trump’s Plans For Nuclear Power Revival Begin With A Study
U.S. House Panel Votes To Advance Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Project
This Isn’t Clean Coal News Trump Wanted During Energy Week
Southern Suspends Work On Kemper Clean Coal Gasification Units
Lawmakers Urge Wolf To Join Interstate Effort To Meet Paris Climate Goals
Trump’s Agenda Faces Climate Deep State
EPA To Launch Initiative To Critique Climate Science
Forbes: How Will Courts Rule On Clean Power Plan? Does It Matter?
Under Trump, Local Governments Become Activists
Op-Ed: Federal Chemical Disaster Rule Delayed, Joseph Minott
McKelvey: Repealing Waters Of U.S. Rule Could Cause Confusion In PA
EPA Moves To Rescind Contested Waters Of The U.S. Regulation
EPA To Propose Repealing Waters Of The U.S. Rule
EPA Moves To Repeal Waters Of The U.S. Rule
Colette Honorable Steps Down From Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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