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Former DEP Secretaries Criticize Bill Changing DEP Permitting
Pittsburgh Activists Demand Gov. Wolf Keep Promise To Protect Water, Air Quality
Sunday NewsClips
AP: What Will House Republicans Do? It’s PA’s $2 Billion Question
Lawmakers To Return To Session In 2 Weeks, Address Budget
Philly Schools Win National Green Ribbon Honors For Environmental Efforts
Don’t Sell Solar Power Short
Letter: Reversing Laurel Pipeline Would Bring Cheaper Fuel To PA
Funding Finalized For Delaware River Deepening Project
Sen. Yudichak To Speak At Huber Coal Breaker Historic Marker Dedication
Biosolids Alternative Would Use Altoona Water Authority Equipment
Scranton Sewer Sale Cost-Shift Of Long Term Upgrades $26M Lower Than Asserted
Butler-Freeport Recreational Trail Not Alone In Seeking Maintenance Money
Mushroom Club Seeks To Identify New Species In Westmoreland
Crable: Study Finds Different Hormones Determine Whether Fish Bite Your Lure
Hayes: Deer Disease Spreads Weeks Before Early Archery Season
Hayes: New Research Sheds Light On Lunar Phase Impact On Deer
Air
Erie Coal Coking Plant Permit Hearing Oct. 11
Allergy Alert: Ragweed is Surging
Reuters: Refiner Valero’s Secret Campaign Against U.S. Biofuels Mandates
Alternative Fuels
Philadelphia Task Force Charged With Promoting Electric Car Ownership
Reuters: Refiner Valero’s Secret Campaign Against U.S. Biofuels Mandates
How To Buy An Electric 2017 Nissan Leaf For Half Price
Awards & Recognition
Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space
Bucks County’s Largest Water Treatment Plant Receives Industry Award
Budget
Thompson: House Republicans Still Striving For Consensus On Budget Plan
AP: What Will House Republicans Do? It’s PA’s $2 Billion Question
Lawmakers To Return To Session In 2 Weeks, Address Budget
WITF Katie Meyer Podcast: Stack’s Snacks, Budget Stays Stalled
Former DEP Secretaries Criticize Bill Changing DEP Permitting
Meyer: DEP Speeds Up Training For Safe Drinking Water Program Staff
Behind The Slide In PA’s Shale Gas Impact Fee
Sen. McIlhinney Takes Flak From Pro-Environment Conservation Group
Report: Trump’s Proposed Cuts To EPA Could Cost Philadelphia Millions
EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future
Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding
AP: State Repays Treasurer $750M Credit Line, But More Cash Problems Loom
AP: Pennsylvania Running Out Of Options For Cash To Pay Bills
Wolf To House Republicans: Get Your Act Together
Murphy: Wolf Calls On House To Enact Senate Revenue Plan
AP: House GOP Must Get Act Together On Budget, Governor Says
Meyer: Wolf Planning Spending Freeze If Budget Isn’t Passed
AP: Sen. Scarnati: PA Must Start Freezing Spending
Murphy: House GOP Making Progress On Counter-Proposal To Senate’s Package
Chesapeake Bay
Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River
Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy
Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans
EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future
Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding
Ad Crable Revisits The Source Of The Conestoga River In Berks, Chester, Lancaster
Op-Ed: If EPA Is Prevented From Enforcing Clean Water Laws, States Must Step Up
Crable: Casey Comes To Lancaster To Field Wish List For New Federal Farm Bill
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Climate
Trump Disbands Advisory Committee On Climate Change
Environmentalists Win Huge Climate Victory Over Federal Pipeline Approvals
Study: Earth’s Temperature Record Broken 3 Years In A Row
RGGI States, Boosted By Trump’s Paris Withdrawal, To Make Deeper Carbon Cuts
9 States Seek 30% More In CO2 Cuts As Trump Pushes Coal
Study Finds Climate Change Costs Will Hit Trump Country Hardest
Coal Mining
PA Coal Company To Open Second Mine Since Trump Took Office
King Coal Show In Carmichaels Looks Back At Industry’s History
Fracking Jobs Are Elusive For Coal Miners Looking To Switch
Consol Faces Another Lawsuit Over Retiree Health Care Cuts
DOE Releases Grid Study Which Faults Natural Gas For Baseload Plant Retirements
Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables
Federal Electricity Study Hints At Future Support For Coal
Energy Dept’s Recommendations Would Bolster Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
DOE Report Aims To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power Generation
Trump Administration Halts Research On Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Coal CEO Murray: Trump Has Broken A Promise On Coal
Court Grants EPA Request To Put Power Plant Wastewater Rule On Hold Pending Review
AP: Meaning Of Clean Coal Mentioned By Trump Unclear
Compliance Actions
Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans
Composting
Harrisburg Mayor Takes Compost Facility Pitch To Susquehanna Township
Delaware River
NYC Reservoir Release Plan Would Cut Flows In Delaware River
New York City Decision On Delaware Water Releases Could Be Catastrophic For Aquatic Life
Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Meyer: DEP Speeds Up Training For Safe Drinking Water Program Staff
Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Struggles To Fix Its Lead Water Line Problem
Maryland Firm To Present Report On Pittsburgh Water Authority Operations
Brackenridge’s Water Violated Standards In July
Education
DCNR: Engaging Young Minds For The Future Of Conservation
Science Returns To Nature In Cherry Valley In Monroe County
Inaugural Watershed Fellowship Summit Held At John Heinz Refuge
Creek Stomp Explores What’s In The Water In Chiques Creek
Philadelphia Students Producing Fresh Fruit For Their Neighborhoods
New Tour Explores Fairmount Water Works Before Scenic Boat Ride On Schuylkill
EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future
Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding
Emergency Response
AP: Feds Say Brake Problems Preceded Train Derailment In Bedford County
Braking Systems Behind Train Derailment In Bedford County
Will Shortage Of Volunteer Firefighters Give You A Higher Tax Bill?
Jessup Weighs Tax Credits For Volunteer Firefighters, EMTs
Energy
Editorial: Enough Is Enough With Power Lines In York County
Contractor Layoffs Set For TMI After Exelon Switched Vendors
Crable: TMI, Peach Bottom Nuclear Plants To Switch Vendors
Thompson: TMI, Peach Bottom Layoff Notices Don’t Mean Real Cuts
FirstEnergy Power Plant Bailouts Rebuffed By State, Federal Leaders
Ohio Governor Not Backing Bailout For State’s Nuclear Plants
New FERC Chair: Baseload Electric Generators Should Be Properly Compensated For Grid Value
DOE Releases Grid Study Which Faults Natural Gas For Baseload Plant Retirements
Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables
Federal Electricity Study Hints At Future Support For Coal
Energy Dept’s Recommendations Would Bolster Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
DOE Report Aims To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power Generation
DOE Grid Report Says Shale Gas To Blame For Coal Plant Closures
Report: Natural Gas Rise Led To Coal’s Fall
DOE Electric Reliability Study: Everything’s Okay, For Now
DOE Report Suggests Making It Quicker, Cheaper To Operate Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
Energy Conservation
Lock Haven Hears About More Energy Savings
Environmental Heritage
Frye: Documentary Explores Life Of Famed Artist Ned Smith
Farming
Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy
Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans
Philadelphia Students Producing Fresh Fruit For Their Neighborhoods
Urban Farm Planned For Former Housing Site In Allegheny County
Crable: Casey Comes To Lancaster To Field Wish List For New Federal Farm Bill
Flooding
Johnstown Then And Now, Embracing The History Of Flood City
Forests
PA Is No. 1 In Bug-Bite Illnesses
Green Buildings
Pittsburgh: Leading Green Building Hub?
Green Infrastructure
Biking Tour Of Pittsburgh’s Green Infrastructure Rolls Thur City Saturday
Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River
Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy
Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Judge Throws Out Developer’s SLAPP Suit Against Environmental Group
Lake Erie
Algae Blooms Found In Several More Bodies Of Water Around Erie
Mine Reclamation
State May Fund Millers Run Abandoned Mine Drainage Cleanup
Oil & Gas
Legere: Bill Might Make It Harder For Landowners To Get Better Deal For Their Oil
Behind The Slide In PA’s Shale Gas Impact Fee
Editorial: System Rigged For Drillers
Fracking Jobs Are Elusive For Coal Miners Looking To Switch
DOE Grid Report Says Shale Gas To Blame For Coal Plant Closures
Report: Natural Gas Rise Led To Coal’s Fall
Permitting
Former DEP Secretaries Criticize Bill Changing DEP Permitting
Pipelines
Chester County Twp Plan Would Give Municipalities More Control Over Pipelines
Lawmaker Asks AG To Investigate Pro-Pipeline Emails From People Who Said They Didn’t Send Them
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builder Hopes To Begin This Fall, Opponents Prepare For Civil Disobedience
Crable: Judge Gives Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builder Possession Of Last Holdout Properties In Lancaster
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Builder Granted Rights To 5 Remaining Properties
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Strikes Out In Early Bid For Nuns’ Land
Crable: International Media Mines Lancaster County’s Opposition To Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Op-Ed: Reversal Of Laurel Pipeline A Win For Pennsylvania
Op-Ed: No Case For Laurel Pipeline’s Reversal
Pipeline Company Sues Greenpeace, Claims It Incites Eco-Terrorism
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Builder Sues North Dakota Pipeline Protesters
Sunoco Pipelines To Dismiss 94 Employees At Former Delco HQ
Cusick: Federal Court Ruling On Southeast Pipelines Could Delay Major Projects
Federal Court Rejects FERC EIS On Southeast Natural Gas Pipeline Projects
Environmentalists Win Huge Climate Victory Over Federal Pipeline Approvals
Public Participation
Thompson: Sen. Martin’s Bill Could Impose Response Costs On Protesters
Meyer: Senate Bill Would Force Convicted Protesters To Pay Response Costs
Judge Throws Out Developer’s SLAPP Suit Against Environmental Group
SLAPP Lawsuit Against Delaware RiverKeeper Dismissed
EPA To Host 10 Hearings/Webinars On Waters Of U.S. Rule Rewrite
Radiation Protection
Contractor Layoffs Set For TMI After Exelon Switched Vendors
Crable: TMI, Peach Bottom Nuclear Plants To Switch Vendors
Thompson: TMI, Peach Bottom Layoff Notices Don’t Mean Real Cuts
Court: Nuclear Power Plant Guard Deemed Unfit Can’t Sue Over Firing
Federal Court Rejects Bid To Revive Cases Against Babcock & Wilcox Apollo Nuclear Facility
FirstEnergy Power Plant Bailouts Rebuffed By State, Federal Leaders
New FERC Chair: Baseload Electric Generators Should Be Properly Compensated For Grid Value
Recreation
New Projects To Improve, Expand Lackawanna River Heritage Trail
Fall Fitness Challenge: Trek Across All The Wissahickon’s Trails
2 Land Lease Deals Pave Way To Expand Greater Hazleton Rail Trails
Lincoln Avenue Trail And Greenway Transformed Latrobe
New ADA Compliant Kayak Launch In Carbon County State Park
PA Is No. 1 In Bug-Bite Illnesses
2 Die In ATV Crash In Chester, Delaware County
Here’s When Fall Leaves Will Peak In Lancaster County, Other Parts Of U.S.
Transportation Services, Zagster Bring Bike Share To Penn State Main Campus
Bicycle Fatalities Up Nationally, But Philly Does Better
Interior Recommends Shrinking Some National Monuments
Recycling/Waste
Philadelphia: How To Recycle And Get Rewarded For It
Renewable Energy
Kennett Square’s Mayor Supports 100% Clean Energy Initiative
Coming Soon To Comcast Cable Customers: Solar Electric Panels
U.S. Grid Untroubled By Total Eclipse Despite Plunge In Solar Output
Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables
Stormwater
Stormwater Management Crucial For Susquehanna River
Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space
Susquehanna River
Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River
Sustainability
Pittsburgh: Leading Green Building Hub?
Waste Facilities
Harrisburg Mayor Takes Compost Facility Pitch To Susquehanna Township
Wastewater Facilities
Bucks County’s Largest Water Treatment Plant Receives Industry Award
Hollidaysburg Sewer Project Will Require Extensive Homeowner Repairs
Watershed Protection
Stormwater Management Crucial for Susquehanna River
Children’s Hospital Uses Recycled Rainwater For Award-Winning Green Space
Lancaster Farming: Buffers Make Stream Restoration Easy
Crable: About Half Lancaster Farmers Inspected Didn’t Have Conservation Plans
EPA Cuts Funding For Chesapeake Bay Journal, Threatening Publication’s Future
Chesapeake Bay Journal To Lose EPA Funding
Ad Crable Revisits The Source Of The Conestoga River In Berks, Chester, Lancaster
New Tour Explores Fairmount Water Works Before Scenic Boat Ride On Schuylkill
EPA To Host 10 Hearings/Webinars On Waters Of U.S. Rule Rewrite
Op-Ed: If EPA Is Prevented From Enforcing Clean Water Laws, States Must Step Up
PCB Levels In Fish Prompt Advisory For Shenango River In NW PA
PA Officials: Do Not Eat Fish Caught In Shenango River
Algae Blooms Found In Several More Bodies Of Water Around Erie
NYC Reservoir Release Plan Would Cut Flows In Delaware River
New York City Decision On Delaware Water Releases Could Be Catastrophic For Aquatic Life
DCNR: Engaging Young Minds For The Future Of Conservation
Science Returns To Nature In Cherry Valley In Monroe County
Inaugural Watershed Fellowship Summit Held At John Heinz Refuge
Creek Stomp Explores What’s In The Water In Chiques Creek
Trump Administration Halts Research On Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
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West Nile/Zika Virus
PA Is No. 1 In Bug-Bite Illnesses
MedExpress Sees Surge In Lyme, Tick Cases In PA
Mosquitoes With West Nile In 4 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods
4 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods On County’s List For Mosquito Control
Wildlife
PCB Levels In Fish Prompt Advisory For Shenango River In NW PA
PA Officials: Do Not Eat Fish Caught In Shenango River
Game Commission Concerned About Chronic Wasting Disease, Elk Population
Crable: Elk Shot In Clearfield County After It Wanders Into Area With Infected Deer
Hayes: Game Commission Investigating Fatal Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Outbreak In SW
Frye: EHD Outbreak Killing Deer Across Western PA
Kiski Dies, The Bald Eagle Who Aided Recovery Of Species In PA
Injured Eagle Named Sam Not Ready For Wild
Endangered Sedge Wren Spotted At Montgomery County Preserve
Allentown Skunk Found With Rabies, Pet Vaccinations Urged
Court: Random Boat Inspections Deemed Unconstitutional
Fish Kill In Stream Investigated After Lebanon County Saw Mill Fire
Hayes: U.S. Youth Fly Fishing Team Adapts To Conditions Brings Home Bronze
Frye: Documentary Explores Life Of Famed Artist Ned Smith
300 Pound Black Bear Removed From Tree In Kingston
Schneck: Young Red Fox On The Move Across PA
Schneck: What About Pennsylvania’s Dragons?
Other
St. Vincent Monk Spent Decades Working With Plants
AP: Tiny Rocks Spreading Joy In Somerset
Federal Policy
DOE Releases Grid Study Which Faults Natural Gas For Baseload Plant Retirements
Grid Study: Natural Gas Leading Cause For Decline Of Coal, Not Renewables
Federal Electricity Study Hints At Future Support For Coal
Energy Dept’s Recommendations Would Bolster Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
DOE Report Aims To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power Generation
DOE Grid Report Says Shale Gas To Blame For Coal Plant Closures
Report: Natural Gas Rise Led To Coal’s Fall
DOE Electric Reliability Study: Everything’s Okay, For Now
DOE Report Suggests Making It Quicker, Cheaper To Operate Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
New FERC Chair: Baseload Electric Generators Should Be Properly Compensated For Grid Value
Trump Disbands Advisory Committee On Climate Change
Trump Administration Halts Research On Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
Court Grants EPA Request To Put Power Plant Wastewater Rule On Hold Pending Review
AP: Meaning Of Clean Coal Mentioned By Trump Unclear
EPA To Host 10 Hearings/Webinars On Waters Of U.S. Rule Rewrite
Crable: Casey Comes To Lancaster To Field Wish List For New Federal Farm Bill
Interior Recommends Shrinking Some National Monuments
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