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Op-Ed: PA High Court Addresses Scope Of The Environmental Rights Amendment 

The Legal Intelligencer - Energy & Environmental Law Supplement July 25 

Sunday NewsClips

Editorial: Radical, Ill-Advised 3rd Party Review Of DEP Permits

House Members Prepare For Natural Gas Severance Tax Fight

Luzerne County Stormwater Plan Could Spur More Regionalization

Century-Old System Still Protecting Altoona’s Water Supply

Propane Leak Cleared In Steelton, Residents Return

UGI Continues To Battle Natural Gas Leak In Steelton, Near Harrisburg

AP: Heavy Rains Cause Widespread Flooding, Some Rescues

Rain To Send Monongahela River Above Flood Stage

Kayakers Pulled From Rain-Swollen Creek In Cumberland County

Op-Ed: Here’s How To Stay Safe When You’re Kayaking

Editorial: Fight Against Illegal Dumping Must Continue

Duncannon Council Mulls Conservancy Offer On Watershed, Timber Lands

Editorial: Lancaster Farm Conservation Easement Fitting Legacy

PA Spends 5th Most On Outdoor Recreation

Cleaning Graffiti In State Parks, Forests No Easy Task

Discover Presque Isle Brings Larger Crowds To Peninsula In Erie

Montgomery County Receives Check From PEC For Park Maintenance

Op-Ed: Bike Lane Expansion Gets Red Light In Philly

Roseate Spoonbill Makes Another Appearance In Central PA

Air

Residents Tell DEP Brunner Island Should Meet New Regs Sooner

Brunner Island Hearing Draws Concerned Residents 

Crable: DEP To Hold Hearing On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Air Permit

Emissions From PA, Other States Cited In Maryland Lawsuit

Alternative Fuels

Trump May Have To Boost Biofuel After Court Deals Blow To Oil

Op-Ed: Electrify PA Transportation System

Awards & Recognition

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Honored As Stormwater Pioneer

Pittsburgh Eco-Soap Recycler Honored As CNN Hero

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

DEP Employees Paddle With A Purpose, Joining The Fight Against Invasive Water Chestnut

Budget

Nothing In Senate $970 Million Revenue Package For The Environment, Code Bills Littered With Environmental Riders

Senate Environmental Permitting Changes Would Emasculate DEP’s Ability To Regulate Air, Water, Mining, Waste, Radiation, Oil & Gas

McKelvey: Legislative Measure Relaxes Environmental Oversight In Exchange For Severance Tax

Legere: Senate’s Severance Tax Bill Makes Major Changes To DEP Permitting

Senate Budget Measure Would Outsource Environmental Permit Review

Straight Talk: An Environmental Crippling PA Revenue Package & Rationalizing The Severance Tax

Cusick: After Years Of Debate, Severance Tax Saga Continues

Thompson: Natural Gas Takes A Starring Role In Senate’s Tax Plan

Senate Considering Tax On Natural Gas Drillers To Balance Budget

Op-Ed: Here’s An Educator’s Case For A Natural Gas Severance Tax

Op-Ed: Debate Over Natural Gas Severance Tax Explained In 2 Letters To Turzai

Op-Ed: Say No To A Natural Gas Severance Tax, It’s A Job Crusher, MSC

Op-Ed: We Need A Severance Tax? Count The Ways That’s A Bad Idea

Editorial: Support Grows In GOP For Natural Gas Severance Tax

Editorial: Make Clearer Guidelines For Use Of Drilling Impact Fees

Editorial: Convince Us Of Value Of Stormwater Fee

Mining Company In Dispute With Game Commission Over Millions Owed

PA Budget Negotiations Pause, Here’s The Lay Of The Land

Thompson: House Rs Start Review Of Senate/Wolf Budget Package

Thompson: How Some House Members See State Budget Talks

House GOP Vows To Fight Budget Plan Passed By Senate

Zwick:State Treasurer: Budget Negotiators Need To Reach Consensus And Soon

House Rs Said It’s Up To Senate, Governor To Lead On Budget, Then Went Home

AP: Republican Effort To Fund State Budget Without Taxes Stalls

Thompson: Plan B Revenue Package Hits Wall In House, Turzai Challenge Senate, Governor

House Republicans Boot Balancing Budget To Senate

Taxes, Borrowing, Gaming At Heart Of PA Budget Impasse

Senate To Return This Week After House Strikes Out In Budget Effort

How PA’s Budget Debacle May Impact You

Chesapeake Bay

Farmers, Homeowners Can Learn To Protect Water Quality At Ag Progress Days Aug. 15-17

Editorial: Convince Us Of Value Of Stormwater Fee

Casey, Smucker Introduce Bills To Create Susquehanna River National Heritage Area

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Climate

Gore Teams Up With Heinz For Symbolic Pittsburgh Climate Meeting

Op-Ed: Still Self-Evident, Still Inconvenient Truths On Climate Change

Coal Mining

AP: Anthracite Coal Mine Worker Killed By Bulldozer In Schuylkill County

Cusick: Center For Coalfield Justice Critical Of Wolf’s Decision On Mining Bill

Longwall Mining Bill Becomes Law, Angering Environmentalists

At State’s Largest Power Plant, Union Leader’s Long Fight Comes To A Head

Mining Company In Dispute With Game Commission Over Millions Owed

A Brotherhood, Living Among The Mines In Somerset County

Mountains Of Coal Waste Spur Unlikely Alliance To Cleanup Waste

Photographer John Welsh Uses Passion For Coal Fires To Heat Up Business

Quecreek Lessons Learned: Mine Nears Closure 15 Years After Near-Tragedy

For Governor’s Press Liaison, Quecreek Rescue Was A Professional Homecoming

Community Celebrates 2002 Rescue Of Quecreek Miners

Historic Marker Planned For Huber Coal Breaker Site

Coal Jobs Far Short Of Trump’s Claims

DOE Wants To Turn Coal Waste Into High Tech Components

Compliance Actions

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Gets Fined For Violations, Pipeline In VA Clears Hurdles

Deep Mine Safety

AP: Anthracite Coal Mine Worker Killed By Bulldozer In Schuylkill County

WITF Smart Talk: Gov. Mark Schweiker Remembering The Quecreek Mine Rescue 15 Years Later

Gov. Schweiker Remembers Quecreek Mine Rescue

Micek: 15 Years After Quecreek, Gov. Schweiker Reflects On The Miracle In The Mine

15 Years After Dramatic Rescue, Quecreek Mine’s Coal Reserves Are Running Out

15 Years Ago World Watched, Waited To Learn Fate Of 9 Trapped PA Miners

Quecreek Mine Rescue: It Was A Second Chance On Life

PLS Reporter Rotunda Ramblings Podcast: Remembering The 2002 Quecreek Mine Rescue

Quecreek Lessons Learned: Mine Nears Closure 15 Years After Near-Tragedy

15 Years Later: Gov. Schweiker Reflects On Quecreek Mine Rescue

Somerset Celebrates 15th Anniversary Of Dramatic Quecreek Mine Rescue

DEP Remembers Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset

For Governor’s Press Liaison, Quecreek Rescue Was A Professional Homecoming

15 Years Later, Bill Arnold Recounts Quecreek Mine Rescue

Quecreek Mine Rescue Center Still Draws Crowds

Nine For Nine Quecreek Mine Rescue Marks 15th Anniversary

Community Celebrates 2002 Rescue Of Quecreek Miners

Quecreek Mine Rescue 15th Anniversary Celebrations

Editorial: Quecreek Mine Rescue: Americans Can Do Amazing Feats

Historic Marker Planned For Huber Coal Breaker Site

Delaware River

Groups Deliver Delaware River Basin Fracking Ban Petitions To Governors, Army Corps

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Honored As Stormwater Pioneer

Delaware RiverWatch July 28 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Officials May Have Deflected Attention From Lead-Contaminated Water

Flint Lead Crisis Expert Says Pittsburgh Water A Serious Concern

Pittsburgh Pushes Forward With Lead Water Line Replacements For Authority Customers

Is Your Public Drinking Water Safe? Check Here

Indiana County Authority Receives $10M PennVEST Water System Grant

Economic Development

Some Shell Ethane Plant Parts To Be Built In Mexico

Battery Maker Aquion Pondering Whether To Remain In PA

Education

Camp Aims To Empower Girls Through Science

2 Northeast Educators Chosen To Participate In Costa Rica Rainforest Program

Philadelphia Program Connects Young People To Environmental Education

Help Fund Millbrook Marsh Nature Center’s Education Building Expansion

Ned Smith Center For Nature & Arts  Festival July 29 In Dauphin County

Energy

Panelists At DeSales University Discuss The Future Of Energy

States Ask Trump To Aid Appalachian Natural Gas Storage Hub Project

More Electricity Is Coming From Natural Gas

Op-Ed: Electrify PA Transportation System

New York Zero Emission Credit Lawsuit Dismissed By Federal Court

Federal Court Throws Out Challenge To New York Nuclear Subsidies

With Power Plants Struggling, FirstEnergy Sets Up Meeting With Creditors

Op-Ed: PA Should Ignore Nuclear Industry Pleas For Bailout

Op-Ed: Let’s Save TMI And The Jobs That Come With It

Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Wastewater Discharge Plan Moves To Jessup Council

At State’s Largest Power Plant, Union Leader’s Long Fight Comes To A Head

York Powerline Project Could Lower Bills, Disrupt Views, Spur Court Battle

A Brotherhood, Living Among The Mines In Somerset County

Dominion Energy Seeks Renewable Generation For Large Customers

Battery Maker Aquion Pondering Whether To Remain In PA

FirstEnergy Reports 2nd Quarter Profit Of $174 Million

Energy-Dominance Agenda And Regulatory Challenges

Trump Administration Seeks To Repeal Fracking Rule On Federal Land

Energy Conservation

Making Green: Getting The Most From Your Energy Upgrades

CJL Engineering In Pittsburgh Earns Energy Star Certification

Environmental Heritage

WITF Smart Talk: Gov. Mark Schweiker Remembering The Quecreek Mine Rescue 15 Years Later

Gov. Schweiker Remembers Quecreek Mine Rescue

Micek: 15 Years After Quecreek, Gov. Schweiker Reflects On The Miracle In The Mine

15 Years Later: Gov. Schweiker Reflects On Quecreek Mine Rescue

15 Years After Dramatic Rescue, Quecreek Mine’s Coal Reserves Are Running Out

15 Years Ago World Watched, Waited To Learn Fate Of 9 Trapped PA Miners

Quecreek Mine Rescue: It Was A Second Chance On Life

DEP Remembers Quecreek Mine Rescue In Somerset

Somerset Celebrates 15th Anniversary Of Dramatic Quecreek Mine Rescue

Quecreek Lessons Learned: Mine Nears Closure 15 Years After Near-Tragedy

For Governor’s Press Liaison, Quecreek Rescue Was A Professional Homecoming

15 Years Later, Bill Arnold Recounts Quecreek Mine Rescue

Nine For Nine Quecreek Mine Rescue Marks 15th Anniversary

Community Celebrates 2002 Rescue Of Quecreek Miners

Quecreek Mine Rescue 15th Anniversary Celebrations

Editorial: Quecreek Mine Rescue: Americans Can Do Amazing Feats

Historic Marker Planned For Huber Coal Breaker Site

Erosion & Sedimentation

Novel Process Aids In Erosion Control At Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Site

Farming

Farmers, Homeowners Can Learn To Protect Water Quality At Ag Progress Days Aug. 15-17

Crable: Family Donates Largest Ever Conservation Easement To Lancaster Farmland Trust

Schneck: Amazing Diversity Of Pollinators Swarming Flowers Across PA

Flooding

Wilkes-Barre Installs Flood Gates After Solomon Creek Rises

Wilkes-Barre Mayor: Flood Authority Was No Help With Solomon Creek Flooding

Wilkes-Barre Mayor Still Unsatisfied With Official’s Response To High Water

War Of Words Over Flood Protection Continues In Wilkes-Barre

Storm Fells Trees, Closes Roads In Northeast

Flooding Hits Southern Fayette, Motorists Rescued

Severe Storms, Flooding Hit York County In 2017

Lehigh Valley Storm Topples Trees, Floods Streams, Funnel Cloud Spotted

Cleanup Continues From Flooding In Hershey, Middletown

Flooding Reported In Dauphin, Lebanon, York Counties

Westmoreland, Fayette Communities Clean Up After Sunday Flooding

Green Infrastructure

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Honored As Stormwater Pioneer

Monroeville Urges Residents To Help Control Stormwater Runoff

Other Western PA Towns Devising Stormwater Pollution Reduction Plans

Upper Gwynedd, North Penn Mark Completion Of Pennbrook Basins

Editorial: Convince Us Of Value Of Stormwater Fee

Farmers, Homeowners Can Learn To Protect Water Quality At Ag Progress Days Aug. 15-17

Hazardous Site Cleanup

Philly Congressmen Address Water Contamination Thru Military Spending Bill

$70 Million In Fed Budget Cold Go To Water Cleanup Near Military Bases

Duquesne Light: Oil Leak At Manchester-Chateau Area Not Hazardous

Land Conservation

Crable: Family Donates Largest Ever Conservation Easement To Lancaster Farmland Trust

Couple Continues Efforts To Preserve Mickley Farm In Lehigh Valley

Northampton County Council Backs Conservation, Geotourism Projects

Todd Nature Reserve Celebrates 75 Years Of Unspoiled Beauty

Sustainability Planner Works To Make Lancaster Greener, Cleaner

Op-Ed: Meeting Land Conservation Needs

Lake Erie

37 Things To Do At Discover Presque Isle Days

Litter/Illegal Dumping

The Debate About Plastic Bags: Fee, Ban Or Status Quo

Mine Reclamation

Mountains Of Coal Waste Spur Unlikely Alliance To Cleanup Waste

Photographer John Welsh Uses Passion For Coal Fires To Heat Up Business

Mine Subsidence

Cusick: Center For Coalfield Justice Critical Of Wolf’s Decision On Mining Bill

Longwall Mining Bill Becomes Law, Angering Environmentalists

Oil & Gas

Thompson: Natural Gas Takes A Starring Role In Senate’s Tax Plan

Senate Considering Tax On Natural Gas Drillers To Balance Budget

Op-Ed: Here’s An Educator’s Case For A Natural Gas Severance Tax

Op-Ed: Say No To A Natural Gas Severance Tax, It’s A Job Crusher, MSC

Op-Ed: We Need A Severance Tax? Count The Ways That’s A Bad Idea

Editorial: Support Grows In GOP For Natural Gas Severance Tax

Editorial: Make Clearer Guidelines For Use Of Drilling Impact Fees

Groups Deliver Delaware River Basin Fracking Ban Petitions To Governors, Army Corps

EPA Permit Hearing Draws About 200 Against Injection Well In Allegheny County

Public Hearing On Allegheny County Drilling Waste Injection Well Set For July 26

Petitions Call On PA, NJ, NY, DE To Permanently Ban Fracking In Delaware Watershed

Penn State Study: Invasive Plant Species Colonizing Drilling Well Pads

States Ask Trump To Aid Appalachian Natural Gas Storage Hub Project

Invenergy Natural Gas Power Plant Wastewater Discharge Plan Moves To Jessup Council

Worker’s Leg Partially Amputated In Accident A Washington County Well Pad

Novel Process Aids In Erosion Control At Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Site

Some Shell Ethane Plant Parts To Be Built In Mexico

Butler County 3rd In State For Natural Gas Production

EQT Makes Case For Pending Acquisition Of Rice Energy

Gas Drillers Race To Unleash Wells In Response To Price Increases

Gasoline Prices Increase In Pittsburgh, First Time In 3 Months

Energy-Dominance Agenda And Regulatory Challenges

Trump Administration Seeks To Repeal Fracking Rule On Federal Land

Permitting

McKelvey: Legislative Measure Relaxes Environmental Oversight In Exchange For Severance Tax

Legere: Senate’s Severance Tax Bill Makes Major Changes To DEP Permitting

Senate Budget Measure Would Outsource Environmental Permit Review

Straight Talk: An Environmentally Crippling PA Revenue Package & Rationalizing The Severance Tax

Pipelines

EHB Judge Halts All Drilling On Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction

Legere: EHB Judge Halts Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Drilling For 2 Weeks

Kummer: EHB Judge Temporarily Halts Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling Construction

EHB Judge Puts Hold On Statewide Sunoco Pipeline Drilling

EHB Judge Halts Drilling On Mariner East 2 Pipeline

Well Owners Affected By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Offered Money

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Money Offer Gets Mixed Reviews

Middle Creek Wildlife Area Impacted By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Spills

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling Spills Impact Bush Recreation Area In Westmoreland

PUC Judge Temporarily Blocks Work On Mariner East 2 Pipeline In West Goshen

PUC Judge Halts Mariner East 2 Pipeline Work In Chester County

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Gets Fined For Violations, Pipeline In VA Clears Hurdles

2014 PUC Decision Confounds Foes Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline

Delco’s Middletown Fires Sunoco Pipeline Contractor Because Of Conflict

Crable: DEP To Hold Hearing On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Air Permit

Could Pipeline Construction Ruin York County Water Wells?

NPR: Environmentalists Provoke Pipeline Workers To Speak Up

AP: West Virginia Orders Halt To Rover Pipeline Construction

3 State Natural Gas Pipeline Project Would Impact Environment Regulators Say

Developer Might Not Build XL Pipeline

Radiation Protection

Op-Ed: PA Should Ignore Nuclear Industry Pleas For Bailout

Op-Ed: Let’s Save TMI And The Jobs That Come With It

New York Zero Emission Credit Lawsuit Dismissed By Federal Court

Federal Court Throws Out Challenge To New York Nuclear Subsidies

With Power Plants Struggling, FirstEnergy Sets Up Meeting With Creditors

Westinghouse Needs More Time In Crafting Bankruptcy Plan

Recreation

Casey, Smucker Introduce Bills To Create Susquehanna River National Heritage Area

37 Things To Do At Discover Presque Isle Days

July 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Editorial: Timely Study Of State Park System

Eddystone Pushes Completion Of Circuit Trails By 2025

Hampton Music, Pool Event To Raise Money For New Trail

Car-Free Schuylkill Bridges Connect Happy Trails Havens

Couple Works To Save Energy, Restore Landscape At 5 Western PA National Parks

Schneck: Mill Creek Falls A Cool Respite In Southern York County

Editorial: Community Pools Struggle, But Still Worthwhile

Recycling/Waste

PRC: PA’s Recycling Law- Act 101- Turns 19 Years Old

PRC Makes Recycling Easy In Allegheny County July 29

Pittsburgh Eco-Soap Recycler Honored As CNN Hero

Penn State Project Tackles Mega-Trash From Sporting Events

The Debate About Plastic Bags: Fee, Ban Or Status Quo

PennDOT Trying Out Recycled Asphalt

Local Cows Love Their Herr’s Potato Chips

Crable: Discarded Plastics Filling Up Landfills Around U.S.

New Scranton Sewer System Owner Allows Use Of Keystone Landfill Leachate Line

Regulations

Trump Administration Says It’s Eliminating Lots Of Regulations, It’s Not That Simple

Energy-Dominance Agenda And Regulatory Challenges

Trump Administration Seeks To Repeal Fracking Rule On Federal Land

Renewable Energy

Panelists At DeSales University Discuss The Future Of Energy

Paradise Energy Rises To 138th Largest Solar Contractor

Dominion Energy Seeks Renewable Generation For Large Customers

Battery Maker Aquion Pondering Whether To Remain In PA

Stormwater

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Honored As Stormwater Pioneer

Upper Gwynedd, North Penn Mark Completion Of Pennbrook Basins

Novel Process Aids In Erosion Control At Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Site

Editorial: Convince Us Of Value Of Stormwater Fee

Susquehanna River

Casey, Smucker Introduce Bills To Create Susquehanna River National Heritage Area

Sustainability

Sustainability Planner Works To Make Lancaster Greener, Cleaner

Wastewater Facilities

Hollidaysburg Sewer Project Staying On Course

New Scranton Sewer System Owner Allows Use Of Keystone Landfill Leachate Line

Watershed Protection

Farmers, Homeowners Can Learn To Protect Water Quality At Ag Progress Days Aug. 15-17

Casey, Smucker Introduce Bills To Create Susquehanna River National Heritage Area

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Honored As Stormwater Pioneer

Monroeville Urges Residents To Help Control Stormwater Runoff

Other Western PA Towns Devising Stormwater Pollution Reduction Plans

Upper Gwynedd, North Penn Mark Completion Of Pennbrook Basins

Editorial: Convince Us Of Value Of Stormwater Fee

Sustainability Planner Works To Make Lancaster Greener, Cleaner

Novel Process Aids In Erosion Control At Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Site

Crable: Manheim Man Seeks Support For Hammer Creek Wild Trout In Lancaster

Nittany Valley Water Coalition Fights To Keep Watershed Undeveloped

Toby’s Creek Gets Face Lift By Luzerne Merchants Association

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West Nile/Zika Virus

Westmoreland Workshop To Help Residents Cut Down On Mosquitoes

New Lyme Disease Test Developed At East Stroudsburg University

Wildlife

Middle Creek Wildlife Area Impacted By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Spills

Crable: Manheim Man Seeks Support For Hammer Creek Wild Trout In Lancaster

Piping Plovers Nest At Presque Isle, A First In 50 Years

Nature Watch: Piping Plovers Nest At Gull Point

Nale: Diseased Deer Found In Clearfield County

Venesky: Program On Deer Farms Helps Combat Chronic Wasting Disease

Mining Company In Dispute With Game Commission Over Millions Owed

Ned Smith Center For Nature & Arts  Festival July 29 In Dauphin County

Schneck: Amazing Diversity Of Pollinators Swarming Flowers Across PA

Schneck: Wildflower Drives, Like Leaf-Peeping Drives, Only Now

Schneck: What’s That Buzz Ringing Across Pennsylvania?

Venesky: Time To Shed Light On Game Commission Appointment Process

Other

Chester County Advocates Accuse Developer Of Trying To Muzzle Free Speech

Federal Policy

EPA Budget Cuts: Welcome Change Or Cause For Concern?

Repeal Of EPA’s Waters Of U.S. Rule Hits Federal Register Thursday

Trump Administration Says It’s Eliminating Lots Of Regulations, It’s Not That Simple

Energy-Dominance Agenda And Regulatory Challenges

3 State Natural Gas Pipeline Project Would Impact Environment Regulators Say

Coal Jobs Far Short Of Trump’s Claims

DOE Wants To Turn Coal Waste Into High Tech Components

Gore Teams Up With Heinz For Symbolic Pittsburgh Climate Meeting

Trump May Have To Boost Biofuel After Court Deals Blow To Oil

Activists To Cong. Meehan: Stand Up To Trump On Environment

U.S. Senate Confirms Controversial Interior Appointee

Trump Administration Seeks To Repeal Fracking Rule On Federal Land

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7/31/2017