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John E. Childe, PEDF: PA Supreme Court Has Saved Our State Forests And Parks!
John Dernbach: Taking The Public Trust Seriously: The PA Supreme Court's Landmark Decision in PEDF v. Commonwealth
Op-Ed: Court Ruling’s Impact On Environment
PEDF Petitions Court To Declare 2017-18 General Fund Budget Bill Unconstitutional
Sunday NewsClips
Thompson: State Budget Talks Continue With Apparent Break In Gambling Impasse
AP: PA Budget Talks Hanging On Deal On Gambling Bill
Another Down-To-The-Wire Push For Budget Agreement
Sunoco Resumes Drilling Mariner East 2 Pipeline In Chester County
Cong. Fitzpatrick Seeks Health Study Of Military Base Contamination
Editorial: Climate Commitment
Editorial: Environmental Threat Posed By Plastic Bags Real
A Story Of Place: Bringing The Susquehanna River Into Focus
Ridership Increases On Transit Trips To Frances Slocum State Park
Nale: PA Needs To Raise Hunting, Fishing License Fees
Sunday - The Feds
U.S. Faults Russian Government In Energy Firm Hackings
Air
State Court Rules On Single Source Rule Covering Natural Gas Facilities
U.S. Steel Sued Over Former Donora Zinc Works In Washington County
Editorial: Project Makes Air Monitoring A Public Effort
Op-Ed: Up To Gov. Wolf To Stand Up To Trump’s Damaging Environmental Policies
Trump’s EPA Asks Court To Hold Off Enforcing Its Decision On Oil & Gas Methane Rule
Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Delay Of Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Federal Court Blocks Trump EPA On Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Court Rejects Trump Move To Delay Oil & Gas Methane Regulation
Court Blocks EPA’s Effort To Suspend Oil & Gas Methane Rule
Carnegie Mellon Scientists Use App To Track Foul Odors In Pittsburgh
EPA Proposes Cutting Biofuels Mandate For 2018
Alternative Fuels
Editorial: Legislators Must Lay Groundwork To Deal With Electric Vehicles
EPA Proposes Cutting Biofuels Mandate For 2018
Trump’s Renewable Fuel Goals Favor Ethanol Industry
Awards & Recognition
Mercersburg Farm Receives National Recognition For Sustainability, Stewardship
Hazle Engineer Honored For Green Water Project
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
PA Wine Production Threatened By Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
Budget
Court To Decide If Nearly $400M In Oil & Gas Lease Funds Should Be Used For Conservation
Advocate Seeks Budget Declared Unconstitutional Based On Environmental Rights Amendment Case
Lawmakers Call For Natural Gas Severance Tax (Nothing For Environment)
Op-Ed: For Sake Of Boaters, Anglers, Pass Senate Bill 30, John Arway
Op-Ed: Without License Hike, PA Fish Programs To Be Slashed
Editorial: House Should Approve Bill To Increase Fishing Licenses
PA Lawmakers To Work Into The Weekend To Resolve Budget
AP: PA Budget Negotiations Stuck On Gambling Expansion
PA Lawmakers To Work Into The Weekend To Resolve Budget
Thompson: PA State Budget Needs A Payment Plan
Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa Talks Budget
House Majority Leader: No Agreements On How To Pay For PA Budget
Nearly A Week Into Stalemate, No Agreements On Budget Revenue
AP: Deficit-Ridden Pennsylvania Warned Of Another Hit To Credit
AP: PA Budget Talks Drag Into Day 5 Of Fiscal Year
AP: PA Budget Talks Continue, Stalemate Enters Day 5, No Disruptions Until July 10
AP: Click Ticking On $2 Billion Search To Balance PA Budget
Editorial: Penalties Needed On Legislators For Late Budget
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Boosters Sound Alarm Over Federal Funding
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding Likely to Be Restored
Jackson Twp Joins Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority MS4 Stormwater Plan
Crable: 6 Lancaster County Municipalities Get Stormwater Grants Amid Crackdown
Mercersburg Farm Receives National Recognition For Sustainability, Stewardship
New Battle Looming Over Permitting Hog Farm In Fulton County
The Conowingo Dam Could Derail The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
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Climate
Op-Ed: Up To Gov. Wolf To Stand Up To Trump’s Damaging Environmental Policies
Trump’s EPA Asks Court To Hold Off Enforcing Its Decision On Oil & Gas Methane Rule
Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Delay Of Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Federal Court Blocks Trump EPA On Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Court Rejects Trump Move To Delay Oil & Gas Methane Regulation
Court Blocks EPA’s Effort To Suspend Oil & Gas Methane Rule
Op-Ed: Here’s A Conservative Argument For Containing Methane Emissions
Op-Ed: Levy A Tax On Carbon To Level The Playing Field
Temp’s Rising On PPL To Support Shareholder Resolution On Climate Change
Climate Science Fight Mulled By Trump Administration
As Beijing Joins Climate Fight, Chinese Building 700 New Coal Power Plants
Southern Company’s Advanced Coal Plant Rescued By Natural Gas
Stephen Hawking: Trump Pushing Earth’s Climate Over The Brink
Study: Climate Change Will Increase Inequality In U.S.
Jerry Brown To Announce Climate Summit Meeting In California
Coal Mining
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Must Veto Bill Retroactively Removing Stream Protections From Mining
New Use For Anthracite Coal: Rare Earth Metals
Op-Ed: It’s Time For War To End On Coal, Cong. Rothfus
Southern Company’s Advanced Coal Plant Rescued By Natural Gas
Compliance Action
DEP Seeks To Enforce Cleanup Of Erie Mattress Warehouse
Dam Safety
For Some Chester County Residents, Loss Of Reservoir A Dam Shame
Deep Mine Safety
Celebration Planned For 15th Quecreek Mine Rescue Anniversary
Remembering The Quecreek Mine Rescue
Marking A Miracle: Quecreek To Hose 15th Anniversary Event
Delaware River
I-95 Overhaul In Philadelphia Includes Green Infrastructure To Reduce River Pollution
Delaware RiverKeeper July 7 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Op-Ed: Getting The Lead Out Of Pittsburgh’s Drinking Water
Allegheny County Council OKs Lead Testing Requirement For Children
Residents Fight To Keep Water Flowing To Community Garden In Altoona
Capital Region Water Says It Can Give Break To School On $86K Hookup Charge
Philly Ward Residents Want City, Others To Protect Kids From Lead In Soil
PA American Water Awards Environmental Grants
Tainted Water, Bigger Bills For Residents Near Contaminated Bases
Editorial: Military Must Cleanup Sites It Polluted
Economic Development
Op-Ed: When You Think Energy Efficiency, Think Jobs
PA Wine Production Threatened By Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
Pittsburgh Entrepreneur Will Sell His Eco-Friendly Bike Lubricant At Walmart
Education
Local Students Extend Education With Summer Camps In Warren
Going Outside Adds Popularity To Environmental Charter School
Squirm Factor Rising At Hershey Gardens Butterfly Atrium’s New BugZone
Emergency Response
Hempfield Receives StormReady Designation From National Weather Service
Energy
Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant No Longer Plans Discharge Into Creek
Temp’s Rising On PPL To Support Shareholder Resolution On Climate Change
Will Three Mile Island Get Bailed Out By Pennsylvania?
Center Of The Storm: PJM CEO On Power Market Reforms, Nuclear Subsidies
U.S. EIA: Monthly Renewable Electricity Generation Passes Nuclear For 1st Time Since 1984
Coal, Nuclear On The Losing End Of Power Shift
DOE Secretary Touring Coal-Fired Power Plant Near Morgantown
Southern Company’s Advanced Coal Plant Rescued By Natural Gas
O’Neill: This Power (Line) Trip Is Not For Everyone
Hackers Targeted U.S. Nuclear Facilities, Russia Is Top Suspect
U.S. Officials Aware Of Possible New Hacking Attempts At Nuclear Facilities
Energy Conservation
Op-Ed: When You Think Energy Efficiency, Think Jobs
Environmental Heritage
Celebration Planned For 15th Quecreek Mine Rescue Anniversary
Remembering The Quecreek Mine Rescue
Marking A Miracle: Quecreek To Hose 15th Anniversary Event
Environmental Justice
Allegheny Front: Is Fracking An Environmental Justice Issue?
Explosives
A Pennsylvanian’s Guide To Home Fireworks
Editorial: 79-Year-Old Fireworks Law Meant To Serve Public Safety
Editorial: Bill Would Allow Class C Fireworks
Farming
Mercersburg Farm Receives National Recognition For Sustainability, Stewardship
New Battle Looming Over Permitting Hog Farm In Fulton County
Study: Pesticides Harming Bees, But Not Everywhere
Philly Seniors, Teens Farm Together In Urban Fishtown
Flooding
Hempfield Receives StormReady Designation From National Weather Service
Forests
Court To Decide If Nearly $400M In Oil & Gas Lease Funds Should Be Used For Conservation
Southeast County Officials See Uptick In Lyme Disease Cases
PA Wine Production Threatened By Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
Green Infrastructure
Jackson Twp Joins Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority MS4 Stormwater Plan
I-95 Overhaul In Philadelphia Includes Green Infrastructure To Reduce River Pollution
Crable: 6 Lancaster County Municipalities Get Stormwater Grants Amid Crackdown
Hazle Engineer Honored For Green Water Project
Green Technology
Pittsburgh Entrepreneur Will Sell His Eco-Friendly Bike Lubricant At Walmart
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Tainted Water, Bigger Bills For Residents Near Contaminated Bases
Editorial: Military Must Cleanup Sites It Polluted
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Police Seek Illegal Dumper At Cumberland County Recycling Center
Lake Erie
Study: Health Of Lake Erie’s Ecosystem Poor, Deteriorating
Land Conservation
REI Encourages Customers To Challenge Trump Administration On Public Lands
Land Recycling
EPA Awards Western PA Communities $1.8M In Brownfield Grants
Lawrenceville Breaks Ground On Community Land Trust
Mine Subsidence
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Must Veto Bill Retroactively Removing Stream Protections From Mining
Oil & Gas
Court To Decide If Nearly $400M In Oil & Gas Lease Funds Should Be Used For Conservation
Advocate Seeks Budget Declared Unconstitutional Based On Environmental Rights Amendment Case
Lawmakers Call For Natural Gas Severance Tax (Nothing For Environment)
State Court Rules On Single Source Rule Covering Natural Gas Facilities
Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Delay Of Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Federal Court Blocks Trump EPA On Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Court Rejects Trump Move To Delay Oil & Gas Methane Regulation
Court Blocks EPA’s Effort To Suspend Oil & Gas Methane Rule
Op-Ed: Here’s A Conservative Argument For Containing Methane Emissions
Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant No Longer Plans Discharge Into Creek
Westmoreland Judge To Decide Drilling Issue In Upper Burrell Twp
Company: Harvard Study Of Old Gas Storage Areas In Westmoreland Wrong
Underground Gas Storage Wells, An Invisible Risk In Natural Gas Supply Chain
Harvard Study: Many U.S. Underground Natural Gas Storage Wells At Risk For Leaks
Fake Harvard Study Generates Fake News re Natural Gas Storage
Allegheny Front: Is Fracking An Environmental Justice Issue?
AP: After Dismal 2016, Shale Gas Drillers Begin To Turn A Corner
Philadelphia Refinery Workers Want Cut Benefits Restored
Gas Utility Restoration Boom Triggers Trench Warfare
AP: House Explosion In PA Kills UGI Worker, Injuries 2 In Lancaster County
Home Explosion In Lancaster Could Have Been A Lot Worse
NTSB Heading Investigation Into Fatal Natural Gas Explosion
5 Significant Natural Gas Explosions In PA In Past Decade
Southern Company’s Advanced Coal Plant Rescued By Natural Gas
Hedge Fund, Atlas Wants To Foil EQT-Rice Shale Deal
EPA Proposes Cutting Biofuels Mandate For 2018
Trump’s Renewable Fuel Goals Favor Ethanol Industry
Does Offshore Drilling Have A Future Off The Jersey Coast?
Pipelines
Crable: Outdoor Chapel Built In Way Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline In Lancaster County
Outdoor Chapel Built In Path Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Judge Declines To Give Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builders Immediate Possession Of Nuns’ Land
Water Contamination Complaints Force Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Suspension In Chester County
Chester County Homes Hit With Water Problems Near Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction
Court Dismisses Another Eminent Domain Challenge To Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Despite Order To Vacate, Tree Sitters Are Staying Put In Mariner East 2 Pipeline Protest
What To Expect During Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction In Lebanon County
Sunoco Mariner East 2 Pipeline PR Firm Aims To Neutralize Opposition
Proposed Bills Would Limit Right To Protest Pipelines, Critical Infrastructure
AP: Residents On Michigan Lake Fear Rover Pipeline Will Endanger Lives
Public Participation
Proposed Bills Would Limit Right To Protest Pipelines, Critical Infrastructure
Crable: Hearing Set On New Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge Permit
Crable: Brunner Island Water Intakes Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Fish
Radiation Protection
Will Three Mile Island Get Bailed Out By Pennsylvania?
Center Of The Storm: PJM CEO On Power Market Reforms, Nuclear Subsidies
U.S. EIA: Monthly Renewable Electricity Generation Passes Nuclear For 1st Time Since 1984
Hackers Targeted U.S. Nuclear Facilities, Russia Is Top Suspect
U.S. Officials Aware Of Possible New Hacking Attempts At Nuclear Facilities
Recreation
Sweeping Plans Announced On Presque Isle State Park Improvements
Couple Helps Make Happy Campers At Keystone State Park
Legislator Forming Task Force To Tackle Crowded State Parks In NE
July 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Schneck: PA Appalachian Trail Museum Tells Tale Of America’s Trail
Meet Appalachian Trail Hikers Halfway Thru 2,200 Mile Journey
Luzerne County Seeking Applicants For Recreation Funding
10 Summer Hikes In Laurel Highlands Worth A Day Trip
Portion Of Lake Scranton Trail To Reopen Wednesday
Allegheny Valley Trail Named As Part Of Three Rivers Heritage Trail
Southeast County Officials See Uptick In Lyme Disease Cases
AP: Kayaker On Swatara Creek Dies After Getting Stranded From Group
BikeFest Welcomes Thousands Of Riders To Erie For Next Week
Law Firm Holds Bicycle Helmet Giveaway In Wilkes-Barre
Wildflowers Will Sprout As Part Of Boyce Park Project
Op-Ed: A History Of Sharing The Road - Vehicles, Bikes
RiverLife’s Art Project Brings Whimsy To Social Experiment In Pittsburgh
National Park Service Offers A Senior Pass: $10 For A Lifetime Of Fun
REI Encourages Customers To Challenge Trump Administration On Public Lands
The Economic Juggernaut That is Independence National Historical Park
Recycling/Waste
Police Seek Illegal Dumper At Cumberland County Recycling Center
DEP Seeks To Enforce Cleanup Of Erie Mattress Warehouse
Neighborhood Group Files Lawsuit Over Keystone Landfill Leachate Line
Renewable Energy
U.S. EIA: Monthly Renewable Electricity Generation Passes Nuclear For 1st Time Since 1984
Crews Repairing Wind Turbine Damaged By Fire In Luzerne County
Op-Ed: The Appalling Delusion Of 100 Percent Renewable Energy
Wastewater Facilities
Scranton Sewer Authority Condemnation Case Questions Transfer Of Sale Proceeds
Watershed Protection
Chesapeake Bay Boosters Sound Alarm Over Federal Funding
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding Likely to Be Restored
The Conowingo Dam Could Derail The Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Jackson Twp Joins Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority MS4 Stormwater Plan
Mercersburg Farm Receives National Recognition For Sustainability, Stewardship
I-95 Overhaul In Philadelphia Includes Green Infrastructure To Reduce River Pollution
Crable: 6 Lancaster County Municipalities Get Stormwater Grants Amid Crackdown
Crable: Hearing Set On New Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge Permit
Crable: Brunner Island Water Intakes Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Fish
PA American Water Awards Environmental Grants
Study: Health Of Lake Erie’s Ecosystem Poor, Deteriorating
New Battle Looming Over Permitting Hog Farm In Fulton County
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Must Veto Bill Retroactively Removing Stream Protections From Mining
For Some Chester County Residents, Loss Of Reservoir A Dam Shame
Editorial: EPA’s New Leader Confirms Fears By Abandoning Water Quality Rule
Editorial: EPA Ditching Clean Water
Delaware RiverKeeper July 7 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Op-Ed: For Sake Of Boaters, Anglers, Pass Senate Bill 30, John Arway
Op-Ed: Without License Hike, PA Fish Programs To Be Slashed
Editorial: House Should Approve Bill To Increase Fishing Licenses
Crable: Hearing Set On New Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge Permit
Crable: Brunner Island Water Intakes Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Fish
Schneck: Fort Indiantown Gap Home To Last Colony Of Regal Fritillaries In Eastern U.S.
Schneck: Visit To A Pennsylvania Rattlesnake Den
Schneck: Hanover Bald Eagle NestCam In Final Days For 2017
Crable: No Hunting-Related Shooting Deaths In PA In 2016
Schneck: Why Are We Seeing So Many Fireflies This Summer?
Squirm Factor Rising At Hershey Gardens Butterfly Atrium’s New BugZone
CBF: U.S. Funds For Wildlife Programs Should Not Be Cut
Federal Policy
How Trump Is (Accidentally) Making America Green Again
Chesapeake Bay Boosters Sound Alarm Over Federal Funding
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding Likely to Be Restored
CBF: U.S. Funds For Wildlife Programs Should Not Be Cut
Editorial: EPA’s New Leader Confirms Fears By Abandoning Water Quality Rule
Editorial: EPA Ditching Clean Water
Op-Ed: Up To Gov. Wolf To Stand Up To Trump’s Damaging Environmental Policies
Trump’s EPA Asks Court To Hold Off Enforcing Its Decision On Oil & Gas Methane Rule
Federal Court Rejects Trump’s Delay Of Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Federal Court Blocks Trump EPA On Oil & Gas Methane Reduction Rule
Court Rejects Trump Move To Delay Oil & Gas Methane Regulation
Court Blocks EPA’s Effort To Suspend Oil & Gas Methane Rule
Trump’s Environmental Rollback: What’s Been Scrapped So Far
Climate Science Fight Mulled By Trump Administration
Stephen Hawking: Trump Pushing Earth’s Climate Over The Brink
Study: Climate Change Will Increase Inequality In U.S.
DOE Secretary Touring Coal-Fired Power Plant Near Morgantown
Jerry Brown To Announce Climate Summit Meeting In California
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
Tallying Trump’s Legal Wins And Losses
EPA Proposes Cutting Biofuels Mandate For 2018
Trump’s Renewable Fuel Goals Favor Ethanol Industry
Does Offshore Drilling Have A Future Off The Jersey Coast?
Petroleum Institute Lawyer Picked For EPA Legal Counsel
REI Encourages Customers To Challenge Trump Administration On Public Lands
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