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Sunday NewsClips
AP: House GOP To Test Budget-Balancing Plan In Growing Stalemate
White: House GOP Budget Proposal Is No Miracle
Renowned Unity Sheep Farm Lauded For Conservation-Friendly Grazing
Robbing Agriculture Funds No Way To Balance State Budget
Lehigh Valley Farms Seek New Markets As Big Retailers Cash In On Buy Local Trend
Editorial: Time To Learn The Lessons Of Floods Past
Visitors Flock To TMI Open House, Will It Be The Last?
Op-Ed: Boosting PA With Energy, Forge The Future
Pressure Growing On Feds To Do PFC Health Study
Saving Lives With Meteorologists At AccuWeather
Casey, Toomey Work To Provide Aid To Fallen First Responder Children
AP: Bikers In The Buff Ride Through Philadelphia’s Streets
Philly Naked Bike Ride Streaks Thru Philadelphia For 9th Year
Carp Are Dying Off In Pymatuning Lake
Schneck: Craighead House In Cumberland County Celebrates Famous Naturalist Brothers
Video: Weed Walks With Willa
Irma
Emergency Planners In PA In Watch, Wait Mode As Irma Approaches
Price-Gouging Complaints Balloon In Florida
The Feds
Op-Ed: The War On Coal Communities: Strip Mining
Air
Crable: DEP Approves Air Pollution Plan For Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline In Lancaster
Study Finds High Levels Of Asthma, Pollution Exposure In Children In Pittsburgh
Alternative Fuels
Electric Car Chargers Popping Up In Western PA
AEP Ohio Proposes $10M Electric Vehicle Program
Budget
AP: House GOP To Test Budget-Balancing Plan In Growing Stalemate
Meyer: House GOP Contends With Intra-Caucus Disputes Over Budget Fix
Meyer: Agency Heads Voice Concern Over House GOP Budget Proposal
White: House GOP Budget Proposal Is No Miracle
House Republicans Propose Taking Over $450M From Environmental Funds, The Largest Cut In PA History
PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Environmental Funds Proposed To Be Raided By House GOP Are NOT Surplus
Act Now: Save Trail Funding In Pennsylvania
Dept. Of Agriculture: House GOP Budget Plan Threatens Agriculture, Reneges On Promises To Farmers, Counties
Pittsburgh Transit Could Lose $80 Million If House GOP Plan Prevails
SEPTA Warns House GOP Budget Proposal Could Gut Public Transit
PennDOT Warns Lawmakers Raiding Funds Jeopardizes Transit, Infrastructure Projects
AP: Wolf: Pennsylvanians Will Get Hurt If Budget Isn’t Funded
House GOP Budget Met With Skepticism From Democrats, Senate, Wolf
Shale Tax, 3rd Party Permit Reviews Tucked Into PA Budget Bill
Op-Ed: A Severance Tax Won’t Cure The State’s Budget Woes
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Severance Tax Will Deflate PA’s Economy
Op-Ed: PA Needs To Get Serious About Its Drinking Water Crisis, Jim Sandoe, DEP CAC
Op-Ed: GOP Budget Stopgap Would Hurt Lancaster County Farms
Op-Ed: Raiding Preservation Funding No Solution To State Budget Deficit
AP: Wolf Says House GOP’s Budget-Balancing Plan Is Nonsense
Esack: Is The Budget Pain Coming For Pennsylvania?
Editorial: Why House Republicans Aren’t Serious About PA’s Budget Deficit
Editorial: Spreading Insolvency Isn’t A Budget
EPA Under Trump Shrinks To Near Reagan-Era Staffing Levels
U.S. House Keeps Most EPA Cuts, Rejects Bids To Reverse Riders
U.S. House Moves To Keep EPA From Enforcing Bay Pollution Diet
Cartwright Concerned Federal Budget Cuts May Impact Local Rivers
Chesapeake Bay
Inspectors Find Most Farms Are Complying With Environmental Rules
Morelli: Report Highlights Farm Manure Pollution In 4 PA Counties
EPA Cuts Funding To Chesapeake Bay Journal Reporting On It
U.S. House Keeps Most EPA Cuts, Rejects Bids To Reverse Riders
U.S. House Moves To Keep EPA From Enforcing Bay Pollution Diet
VA Gubernatorial Hopefuls Vow To Stay Course On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
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Climate
Will Future Storms Be Worse Than Harvey? Debate Over Climate And Hurricanes
Kummer: 5 Reasons We’re Seeing These Monster Hurricanes
Op-Ed: We Can’t Ignore The Role Of Climate Change Behind Hurricane Harvey
Op-Ed: Here’s What Harvey Taught Us About Risk, Climate And Resilience
PJM Mulls Capacity Repricing Strategies To Tackle State Subsidy Programs
Little Evidence Trump Will Delay Major U.S. Climate Report
EPA: Clean Power Plan Rule Repeal Announcement Likely This Fall
Bush EPA Director: Trump Sets Deeply Troubling Precedent In Burying Climate Data
Coal Mining
Huber Breaker Historical Marker, Revitalization Plan Unveiled In Ashley
Trump’s FERC Nominees Assure Senators They Won’t Prop Up Coal
Fmr Consol Exec Tapped To Lead Federal Fossil Fuel Office
Compliance Action
DEP Says Sunoco Violated EHB Agreement On Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling
DEP To Inspect Burned-Out Erie Warehouse
Deep Mine Safety
Trump Names Fmr Coal Exec To Top Mine Safety Position
Delaware River
AP: Source: Permanent Delaware River Watershed Drilling Ban In Works
DRBC Planning To Propose Permanent Fracking Ban
Delaware River Flows Dropping Dramatically As NYC Reverts To Old Agreement
Cartwright Concerned Federal Budget Cuts May Impact Local Rivers
Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 8 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Pittsburgh Water Authority Lifts Boil Water Advisory For Millvale
Water Advisory Sheds Light On What We Take For Granted
Pittsburgh Water Authority Director Disputes Consultant On Staffing
Op-Ed: PA Needs To Get Serious About Its Drinking Water Crisis, Jim Sandoe, DEP CAC
Pittsburgh Faces Hurdles In Removing Lead From Drinking Water
Despite Greater Scrutiny, Depth Of Schools’ Lead In Water Problem Unclear
Editorial: Children In PA Need To Be Tested For Lead Poisoning
Report: Fixing America’s Lead Problem Could Yield Billions More In Benefits
Economic Development
Clean Energy Jobs On The Rise In Allegheny County
Chinese Solar Company New Tenant In Philadelphia
Op-Ed: Shale Gas Is Working Toward PA’s Energy, Economic Future
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Severance Tax Will Deflate PA’s Economy
Western PA Pipe Producers Asks Trump To Crack Down On Imported Steel
Emergency Response
200+ Pennsylvanians Deploy To Fight Wildfires In Western U.S., The Other Natural Disaster
DCNR/PEMA Sending 9 Member Team To Staging Area In NJ To Prepare For Hurricane Irma; PA Responds To 3rd Natural Disaster
80 Large Wildfires Burn In Western U.S., Destroying Homes, Prompting Evacuations
Ash Covers Oregon Cities, Wildfire Smoke Chokes American West
If Hurricane Irma Hits PA, Are We Prepared?
PA National Guard Troops Deployed For Hurricane Harvey Recovery
Energy
Help Keep TMI Open Lancaster Commissioners Tell State Officials
FirstEnergy Drops Price Of 4 PA Gas, Hydro Power Plants To Push Their Sale
20,000+ Without Power In Midstate After Storms
PJM Mulls Capacity Repricing Strategies To Tackle State Subsidy Programs
Energy Conservation
PA Restores Grants To Help The Poor With Heating Bills
Environmental Heritage
VP Pence To Speak At 9/11 Ceremony Honoring Flight 93 Victims
Huber Breaker Historical Marker, Revitalization Plan Unveiled In Ashley
Farming
Inspectors Find Most Farms Are Complying With Environmental Rules
Morelli: Report Highlights Farm Manure Pollution In 4 PA Counties
Op-Ed: GOP Budget Stopgap Would Hurt Lancaster County Farms
Erie Residents, Organizations Make Urban Farming Plans
MOM’s Organic Market Opens New Store In Philly
Flooding
What You Need To Know About Flood Insurance
Private Coverage Urged In PA In Flood Insurance Reauthorization
Editorial: Require Flood Insurance In Mapped Areas
If Hurricane Irma Hits PA, Are We Prepared?
An Unseen Health Risk That Might Arise If Your House Floods
Dauphin County Has $4 Billion Worth Of Property Value In Floodplains
300+ Property Buyouts Tallied On Anniversary Of Record Susquehanna Flood In Luzerne
Editorial: How Philly Can Avoid Flooding Like Houston’s After Harvey
Harvey Flooding May Cause Rethinking Of Flood Risk Areas
Booming Houston Built Over Land Meant For Flood Projects
Will Future Storms Be Worse Than Harvey? Debate Over Climate And Hurricanes
Kummer: 5 Reasons We’re Seeing These Monster Hurricanes
Op-Ed: Here’s What Harvey Taught Us About Risk Climate And Resilience
Op-Ed: Here’s What Harvey Has To Teach About The Next Disaster
Editorial: Infrastructure Of Disaster
Trump Seeks $7.85 Billion For Harvey, Action On Debt Limit
Dems Ask Trump To Reinstate Flood Standard After Harvey
Costliest Natural Disasters In U.S. Since 1980
AP: Most Florida Flood Zone Property Not Insured
Forests
200+ Pennsylvanians Deploy To Fight Wildfires In Western U.S., The Other Natural Disaster
DCNR/PEMA Sending 9 Member Team To Staging Area In NJ To Prepare For Hurricane Irma; PA Responds To 3rd Natural Disaster
80 Large Wildfires Burn In Western U.S., Destroying Homes, Prompting Evacuations
Ash Covers Oregon Cities, Wildfire Smoke Chokes American West
Wildfire-Weary Western U.S. Coughs Through Late-Season Surge
AP: Billions Of Dead Trees Force U.S. Forest Fire Crews To Shift Tactics
Schneck: What Can Pennsylvania Expect In Fall Foliage This Year?
Schneck: Your Video Guide To Colors Of Fall Foliage In PA
Geology
Murphy: Mexico’s Earthquake Rattled Water In Juniata County Observation Well
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
AP: Superfund Sites Flooded In Houston Area, EPA Not On Scene
EPA Finds 13 Superfund Sites Flooded, Possibly Damaged After Harvey
Texas Expects EPA To Get On Top Of Flooded Superfund Site Risk
AP Pushes Back Against EPA’s Criticism Of Flooded Superfund Sites
Land Conservation
Op-Ed: Raiding Preservation Funding No Solution To State Budget Deficit
Oil & Gas
AP: Source: Permanent Delaware River Watershed Drilling Ban In Works
DRBC Planning To Propose Permanent Fracking Ban
Shale Tax, 3rd Party Permit Reviews Tucked Into PA Budget Bill
AP: New Tests In Dimock Revive Old Drilling Debate About Contaminated Wells
Op-Ed: A Severance Tax Won’t Cure The State’s Budget Woes
Op-Ed: Shale Gas Is Working Toward PA’s Energy, Economic Future
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Severance Tax Will Deflate PA’s Economy
UGI Launches New Billing System
Sean Spicer To Speak At Pittsburgh Marcellus Shale Conference
Fuel Prices Nudge Up, But National Gasoline Crisis May Be Nearing End
Cusick: Gasoline Price Spikes Caused By Harvey On Par With Katrina
Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Spike In Wake Of Harvey
Gasoline Price Hike Highest Since Katrina In 2005
Harvey Pushes Lancaster Gasoline Prices Up 33 Cents
Op-Ed: Oil Companies’ Greed Shows During Harvey
Pipelines
DEP Says Sunoco Violated EHB Agreement On Mariner East 2 Pipeline Drilling
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Challenges Delaware County Residents Presence In Right-Of-Way
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Builder Has Another Spill In Lebanon County
Crable: DEP Approves Air Pollution Plan For Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline In Lancaster
PA OKs Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline, VA Agency Questions Another
Western PA Pipe Producers Asks Trump To Crack Down On Imported Steel
FERC Pipeline Agenda Takes A Hit With Court Ruling
Radiation Protection
Help Keep TMI Open Lancaster Commissioners Tell State Officials
PJM Mulls Capacity Repricing Strategies To Tackle State Subsidy Programs
Recreation
Schneck: What Can Pennsylvania Expect In Fall Foliage This Year?
Schneck: Your Video Guide To Colors Of Fall Foliage In PA
Susquehanna Greenway: Great Places To Explore Along The Susquehanna
Sept. 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
More Than 76,000 Visit Presque Isle During Labor Day Weekend
Foresters Working To Eradicate Ailanthus Trees Along Roaring Run Trail
Trail Extension Work Underway At Presque Isle
Man Rescued From Hillside After Falling Off Trail At Cedar Creek Park
Three Rivers Heritage Trail Leader Moves On To Head 9/11 National Trail
AP: Was PA Kayaker’s Drowning Preventable In Swatara Creek?
Luzerne Officials Hear Complaints About River Common Upkeep
How Kids On Bikes Are Taking Over Philly Streets
Op-Ed: Philly’s Newest Bike Lane Isn’t Good Enough
Fallingwater Director Lynda Waggoner To Retire In 2018
Recycling/Waste
DEP Approves IESI Landfill Expansion In Northampton
Crable: Artist, Opponents Appeal Vertical Expansion Of Frey Landfill In Lancaster
Renewable Energy
Clean Energy Jobs On The Rise In Allegheny County
Pittsburgh is Going Green, But Who Is Getting Left Behind?
Chinese Solar Company New Tenant In Philadelphia
Sustainability
Pittsburgh is Going Green, But Who Is Getting Left Behind?
Wastewater Facilities
EHB Dismisses Allentown Sewage Blending Appeal
New Freeport Sewage Plant May Triple Customers’ Bills
Watershed Protection
Morelli: Report Highlights Farm Manure Pollution In 4 PA Counties
Inspectors Find Most Farms Are Complying With Environmental Rules
Delaware River Flows Dropping Dramatically As NYC Reverts To Old Agreement
Cartwright Concerned Federal Budget Cuts May Impact Local Rivers
Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 8 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Nale: Centre County Hosts State’s First Wild Trout Summit
Hayes: Wild Trout Reveal Presence Of Clean Water, Should Anglers Pay For That Assessment?
Crable: Concerns Remain, But There Have Never Been So Many Big Bass In Lower Susquehanna
Delaware River Flows Dropping Dramatically As NYC Reverts To Old Agreement
Sportsmen Rally To Preserve Health Twp Fish Hatchery
Frye: September Will Reveal Worst Of EHD Outbreak Among Deer
Crable: 30-Year Old Eagle That Lead Comeback In PA Dies From Lead Poisoning
Other
Money-Saving Concrete Process In Erie Replaces Traditional Bridge Work
Harvey
Fuel Prices Nudge Up, But National Gasoline Crisis May Be Nearing End
Cusick: Gasoline Price Spikes Caused By Harvey On Par With Katrina
Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Spike In Wake Of Harvey
Gasoline Price Hike Highest Since Katrina In 2005
Harvey Pushes Lancaster Gasoline Prices Up 33 Cents
Op-Ed: Oil Companies’ Greed Shows During Harvey
Harvey-Like Storm In Pittsburgh Would Put Downtown Under 25 Feet Of Water
PA National Guard Troops Deployed For Hurricane Harvey Recovery
Erie-Area Natives Battle Hurricane Harvey
Erie Stepping Up For Hurricane Victims
Editorial: How Philly Can Avoid Flooding Like Houston’s After Harvey
AP: Superfund Sites Flooded In Houston Area, EPA Not On Scene
EPA Finds 13 Superfund Sites Flooded, Possibly Damaged After Harvey
Texas Expects EPA To Get On Top Of Flooded Superfund Site Risk
AP Pushes Back Against EPA’s Criticism Of Flooded Superfund Sites
Booming Houston Built Over Land Meant For Flood Projects
Will Future Storms Be Worse Than Harvey? Debate Over Climate And Hurricanes
Kummer: 5 Reasons We’re Seeing These Monster Hurricanes
Op-Ed: We Can’t Ignore The Role Of Climate Change Behind Hurricane Harvey
Trump Seeks $7.85 Billion For Harvey, Action On Debt Limit
Insurer: Property Loses From Harvey Could Hit $75 Billion
Dems Ask Trump To Reinstate Flood Standard After Harvey
Harvey Flooding May Cause Rethinking Of Flood Risk Areas
Op-Ed: Here’s What Harvey Taught Us About Risk, Climate And Resilience
Op-Ed: Here’s What Harvey Has To Teach About The Next Disaster
Editorial: Infrastructure Of Disaster
Costliest Natural Disasters In U.S. Since 1980
Rising Gasoline Prices After Harvey Threaten Trump Economy
Mexico Earthquake
Murphy: Mexico’s Earthquake Rattled Water In Juniata County Observation Well
Irma
Hurricane Irma’s Track: Latest Predictions, What We Know
A Hurricane Looms, Lackawanna Community Steps Up
Lehigh Valley Agencies Gearing Up To Help With Irma Relief
DCNR/PEMA Sending 9 Member Team To Staging Area In NJ To Prepare For Hurricane Irma; PA Responds To 3rd Natural Disaster
DCNR Emergency Response Team Sent To NJ To Aid With Hurricane Irma Relief
AP: Teams From PA Headed Out To Help With Hurricane Irma
Philly First Responders To Help In Hurricane Irma Recovery Efforts
Hurricane Irma Could Drive Gas Prices Even Higher
Florida Families With Western PA Ties Prepare For Irma
PA Natives Turn To Charter Flights To Escape Irma
Irma Evacuees Land In Philly As Powerful Hurricane Nears Florida
If Hurricane Irma Hits PA, Are We Prepared?
Gasoline Trucks U-Turn Amid Irma Fears As Shortage Shifts From TX To Florida
AP: Most Florida Flood Zone Property Not Insured
Western U.S. Wildfires
200+ Pennsylvanians Deploy To Fight Wildfires In Western U.S., The Other Natural Disaster
DCNR/PEMA Sending 9 Member Team To Staging Area In NJ To Prepare For Hurricane Irma; PA Responds To 3rd Natural Disaster
Wildfire Season Among Worst In U.S. History: Here’s Why
80 Large Wildfires Burn In Western U.S., Destroying Homes, Prompting Evacuations
Ash Covers Oregon Cities, Wildfire Smoke Chokes American West
Wildfire-Weary Western U.S. Coughs Through Late-Season Surge
AP: Billions Of Dead Trees Force U.S. Forest Fire Crews To Shift Tactics
Federal Policy
EPA Under Trump Shrinks To Near Reagan-Era Staffing Levels
Cartwright Concerned Federal Budget Cuts May Impact Local Rivers
FERC Pipeline Agenda Takes A Hit With Court Ruling
Trump’s FERC Nominees Assure Senators They Won’t Prop Up Coal
Little Evidence Trump Will Delay Major U.S. Climate Report
Bush EPA Director: Trump Sets Deeply Troubling Precedent In Burying Climate Data
EPA: Clean Power Plan Rule Repeal Announcement Likely This Fall
EPA Now Requires Political Aide’s Sign-Off For Agency Awards, Grants
Fmr Consol Exec Tapped To Lead Federal Fossil Fuel Office
EPA Cuts Funding To Chesapeake Bay Journal Reporting On It
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