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In Memoriam: Dr. Douglas Ayers, Lifelong Active Conservationist In Northeast PA

Man Behind The Lands, Doug Ayers, Succumbs To Leukemia At 56

Obituary: Dr. Douglas Ayers Noted Conservationist In Northeast

Editorial: Dr. Douglas Ayers Left A Legacy For Us All 

Bucks County Attorneys Speak On Future Of Environmental Rights In PA

Sunday NewsClips

AP: PA’s Ugly Budget Fight Gets Personal And Regional

Stroud Water Research Center To Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Crable: Expansion of Lancaster Landfill Will Begin Despite Permit Appeal

Farm Aid Spotlights Appalachian Farms To Shun Development

Think Rural Areas Are Falling Behind? Thing Again

Tree Giveaway Planning In Pittsburgh

Study: Genetic Diversity Low In Pittsburgh’s Urban Forest

Air

Op-Ed: The Constant Risk From The Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Plant

Alternative Fuels

Op-Ed: Reforming Renewable Fuel Standard Will Save Refinery Jobs In PA: Corbett, Rendell

Op-Ed: Taxpayers Shouldn’t Subsidize Teslas

Awards & Recognition

Renowned Unity Sheep Farm Lauded For Conservation-Friendly Grazing

Trailblazer Sue Nasrani Honored For Hazleton Rail Trail

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Ash Tree Species Pushed To Brink Of Extinction By Beetle

DEP Staff Teams Up With TTF Watershed Group To Tackle Invasive Porcelain Berry

Budget

AP: PA’s Ugly Budget Fight Gets Personal And Regional

Kummer: PA Agency Leaders Protest GOP Plan To Divert Environmental Funds

Op-Ed: Cumberland County Commissioners Object To Budget Funding Proposal

Clearfield Conservation District Concerned About House Proposal To Slash Funds

Legere: PA Could Finally Have A Severance Tax, In Name Only

Cusick: House Panel Rebrands Impact Fee Calling It Severance Tax

Rep. Christiana: Severance Tax Would Be Horrendous Public Policy

Editorial: System Rigged For Gas Drillers

Requests For Luzerne County Impact Fee Recreation Funding Exceed Available Amount

AP: PA Delays $1.7 Billion In Medicaid, School Payments Amid Budget Stalemate

Esack: Wolf Postpones More Than $1 Billion In Medical, Pension Payments

With Budget Impasse, Gov. Wolf Delays More Than $1B In Medicaid Payments

Delco Legislators Split Mostly Along Party Lines On PA Budget Fix 

AP: House GOP OKs Borrowing, No New Taxes Plan To Plug Deficit

Thompson: House Passes $2.2B Special Funds Transfers, Borrowing Plan To Fill Budget Hole

House Passes Budget Plan Gov. Wolf Calls Irresponsible

House Cobbles Together New Budget Plan, Light On Recurring Dollars

Meyer: House Narrowly Passes A Tax-Free Budget Funding Plan

Murphy: How The House Would Raise $2.2 Billion To Balance The Budget

PA Budget Limbo Has Everybody On Edge: 5 Things To Know Today

Esack: PA Lacks Money To Pay Bills Due Friday Officials Warn

AP: House Returns With Fight Over $2.2 Billion Revenue Plan Unresolved

Thompson: Budget Talks Reopen At Capitol After A Summer Pause

Esack: House To Vote On Bill To Plug $2.4 Billion Deficit

Sen. Alloway Warns House GOP To Leave Transportation Money Alone

Pittsburgh Transit Would Slash Routes Under House GOP Budget Proposal

Pittsburgh Transit Urges Legislators To Spare Public Transit From Cuts

Editorial: Pittsburgh Transit Cuts From State? Not This Again

U.S. House Passes EPA, Interior Spending Bill

Chesapeake Bay

CBF-PA: Canoeing To Teach Value Of Water Quality In PA

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Climate

GM, Disney, Shell, 1,200 Other companies Take Steps To Fight Climate Change

Trump Officials Eying Replacement For Clean Power Plan Rule

Editorial: Harvey, Irma Sent A Clear Message About Climate Change

Coal Mining

Consol Proposed New Method For Dealing With Streams Damaged By Mining

Consol Halts Mining While Waiting For New Stream Plan Response

Consol Furloughs 300 Workers At Bailey Mine Complex

PA Coal Production Up By 20 Percent From 2016

Op-Ed: The War On Coal Communities: Strip Mining

Op-Ed: The Constant Risk From The Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Plant

After Generations Working In Coal, Young W. Virginians Are Finding Jobs In Solar

EPA Will Reconsider Safeguards On Coal Waste

Compliance Action

Drilling Company Fulfills Agreement, Ending Federal Lawsuit Over Wastewater Spill

Conservation Districts

Renowned Unity Sheep Farm Lauded For Conservation-Friendly Grazing

Clearfield Conservation District Concerned About House Proposal To Slash Funds

Delaware River

Kummer: DRBC Puts Fracking Ban On Agenda This Week

AP: Delaware River Basin Commission To Vote On Fracking Ban Resolution

DRBC Confirms It Will Consider Banning Fracking In Delaware Watershed

Twist In Proposed DRBC Fracking Ban Angers Environmentalists

Kummer: 35 Groups Get $17M From William Penn Foundation For Delaware Watershed Protection

Protecting Delaware Valley Waterways By Being Active, Having Fun

U.S. House Approves Funding For Delaware River Restoration Program

Drinking Water

American Water Dam Facelift Nears Completion In NE

Pressure Growing On Feds To Do PFC Health Study

Casey, Toomey Propose Health Screenings Near Bases With Tainted Water

Economic Development

Hyliion Develops Tractor-Trailer Braking Tech That Reduces Fuel Consumption

Op-Ed: Boosting PA With Energy, Forge The Future

Education

CBF-PA: Canoeing To Teach Value Of Water Quality In PA

Penn State Students Install Solar Energy System On Cheyenne Reservation In Montana

Video: Weed Walks With Willa

Emergency Response

Emergency Planners In PA In Watch, Wait Mode As Irma Approaches

Hundreds From Philadelphia Region Heading To Florida To Help Restore Power

PA Deploys Team To Help With Cleanup In Irma-Battered Florida

Duquesne Light Crews Head To Florida To Assist In Irma Power Restoration

Philly Area Utilities Flood Florida With Workers For Irma Recovery

Saving Lives With Meteorologists At AccuWeather

Casey, Toomey Work To Provide Aid To Fallen First Responder Children

Energy

Three Mile Island Fights Once Again For Its Nuclear Survival

Op-Ed: Limerick Nuclear Power Plant Is A Reliable Source Of Energy, Jobs

Op-Ed: Keep Nuclear Power Online

Op-Ed: For A Low-Carbon Future, Nuclear Energy Must Be Part Of The Mix

Visitors Flock To TMI Open House, Will It Be The Last?

Cambria County Natural Gas Power Plant Project Ahead Of Schedule

Op-Ed: The Constant Risk From The Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Plant

PPL Transmission Line Rebuild Subject Of Open House In Lehigh County

Duquesne Light Crews Head To Florida To Assist In Irma Power Restoration

Philly Area Utilities Flood Florida With Workers For Irma Recovery

PPL’s Worst Power Outages Of All Time Ranked

Energy Industry Writes To Support DOE Grid Reliability Report

Energy Conservation

Hyliion Develops Tractor-Trailer Braking Tech That Reduces Fuel Consumption

Luzerne County Approves New Borrowing For Energy Project

AP: PA, Other States Sue Trump Administration Over Fuel Economy

Environmental Heritage

We Remember Sept. 11, 2001 - DEP Responds To A National Tragedy

AP: Pence: Flight 93 Passengers Might Have Saved My Life On 9/11

Flight 93 Passengers Might Have Saved His Life On 9/11

Little-By-Little 1,300-Mile Trail Connecting 9/11 Sites

AP: VP Pence To Speak At 9/11 Remembrance At Flight 93 Crash Site

On The Anniversary Of 9/11, Remembering United Flight 93

Tower Of Voices Will Rise At Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset County

Sept. 11 Marks Tragedy Beyond Terrorist Attacks Of 16 Years Ago

Erie Native Commemorates 9/11 Aboard Ship

Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Recalls 9/11, Mission To NYC

Schneck: Craighead House In  Cumberland County Celebrates Famous Naturalist Brothers

Farming

Renowned Unity Sheep Farm Lauded For Conservation-Friendly Grazing

Robbing Agriculture Funds No Way To Balance State Budget

AP: Historic Revolutionary War Farm Gets Protection In Chester County

Lehigh Valley Farms Seek New Markets As Big Retailers Cash In On Buy Local Trend

Flooding

10 Things To Have Ready In Case Of Storm Emergency

Op-Ed: How Philly Needs To Prepare For Future Hurricane Seasons

Editorial: Time To Learn The Lessons Of Floods Past

Forests

Western PA Fall Foliage Expected To Be Exceptionally Vibrant

Schneck: Fall Foliage Peak Arriving Early This Year In PA

Cusick: PA Expected To Have Great Foliage This Fall

Kummer: Cheer Up, It Looks To Be An Amazing Year For Leaf Peeping

Rules Set On Logging In Fawn To Deal With Erosion Concerns

Ash Tree Species Pushed To Brink Of Extinction By Beetle

Green Infrastructure

Lancaster City Plans 2 Green Infrastructure Projects To Cut Pollution

Allentown Schools, Churches Could Be Slapped With Proposed Stormwater Fee

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

Casey, Toomey Propose Health Screenings Near Bases With Tainted Water

Pressure Growing On Feds To Do PFC Health Study

Land Conservation

AP: Historic Revolutionary War Farm Gets Protection In Chester County

Editorial: Value Of Green Space In New Kensington

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Hundreds Help Cleanup French Creek Watershed In Crawford County

Mine Reclamation

EPCAMR Receives $390 DEP Grant For Water Quality Assessments

Op-Ed: The War On Coal Communities: Strip Mining

Oil & Gas

Legere: PA Could Finally Have A Severance Tax, In Name Only

Cusick: House Panel Rebrands Impact Fee Calling It Severance Tax

Rep. Christiana: Severance Tax Would Be Horrendous Public Policy

Christiana: Severance Tax Would Have Negative Impact On PA’s Ethane Advantage

Editorial: System Rigged For Gas Drillers

DRBC Approves Resolution To Ban Fracking In Delaware Watershed

AP: DRBC Takes Step To Ban Fracking In Delaware Watershed

DRBC Takes A Step Toward Banning Fracking In Northeast PA

Controversy Swirls Around Fracking Ban Proposal For Delaware River Watershed

Kummer: DRBC Puts Fracking Ban On Agenda This Week

AP: Delaware River Basin Commission To Vote On Fracking Ban Resolution

DRBC Confirms It Will Consider Banning Fracking In Delaware Watershed

Twist In Proposed DRBC Fracking Ban Angers Environmentalists

Cusick: Landowners: Wolf Suggested Opening Delaware Watershed To Drilling In 2015

Requests For Luzerne County Impact Fee Recreation Funding Exceed Available Amount

Cambria County Natural Gas Power Plant Project Ahead Of Schedule

Drilling Company Fulfills Agreement, Ending Federal Lawsuit Over Wastewater Spill

Penn Hills Reverses Course, Allows Seismic Tests For Drilling

Monroeville Approves Seismic Testing Ordinance

Hedge Fund Pressures EQT To Split Drilling, Pipeline Assets

After Spike, Gasoline Prices Hold Steady In Pittsburgh

Op-Ed: After Irma, America Should Scrap The Jones Act On Shipping Petroleum Products

Pipelines

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Gets OK To Construct From FERC

Using Ground-Penetrating Radar To Find Natural Gas Pipelines

Op-Ed: Trump Plan To Use Only U.S. Steel In Pipelines Will Raise Prices, Cause Layoffs

FERC Overrules New York In Blocking Valley Lateral Pipeline Project

Public Participation

Sen. Farnese Again Pushing Anti-SLAPP Suit Legislation

Radiation Protection

Three Mile Island Fights Once Again For Its Nuclear Survival

Op-Ed: Limerick Nuclear Power Plant Is A Reliable Source Of Energy, Jobs

Op-Ed: Keep Nuclear Power Online

Op-Ed: For A Low-Carbon Future, Nuclear Energy Must Be Part Of The Mix

Visitors Flock To TMI Open House, Will It Be The Last?

Recreation

Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Trailblazer Sue Nasrani Honored For Hazleton Rail Trail

Western PA Fall Foliage Expected To Be Exceptionally Vibrant

Schneck: Fall Foliage Peak Arriving Early This Year In PA

Cusick: PA Expected To Have Great Foliage This Fall

Kummer: Cheer Up, It Looks To Be An Amazing Year For Leaf Peeping

Little-By-Little 1,300-Mile Trail Connecting 9/11 Sites

Editorial: Value Of Green Space In New Kensington

AP: Bikers In The Buff Ride Through Philadelphia’s Streets

Philly Naked Bike Ride Streaks Thru Philadelphia For 9th Year

Regulations

Quigley Wants To Develop Next Generation Of Environmental Regulations

Renewable Energy

After Generations Working In Coal, Young W. Virginians Are Finding Jobs In Solar

Op-Ed: Boosting PA With Energy, Forge The Future

Penn State Students Install Solar Energy System On Cheyenne Reservation In Montana

Stormwater

Allentown Schools, Churches Could Be Slapped With Proposed Stormwater Fee

Susquehanna River

CBF-PA: Canoeing To Teach Value Of Water Quality In PA

Power Company Backs Redevelopment Plans For Susquehanna River Islands

Watershed Protection

Renowned Unity Sheep Farm Lauded For Conservation-Friendly Grazing

CBF-PA: Canoeing To Teach Value Of Water Quality In PA

Allentown Schools, Churches Could Be Slapped With Proposed Stormwater Fee

Hundreds Help Cleanup French Creek Watershed In Crawford County

DEP Staff Teams Up With TTF Watershed Group To Tackle Invasive Porcelain Berry

Kummer: 35 Groups Get $17M From William Penn Foundation For Delaware Watershed Protection

Protecting Delaware Valley Waterways By Being Active, Having Fun

U.S. House Approves Funding For Delaware River Restoration Program

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Wildlife

Schneck: Elk Viewing In PA Hits Fall Peak; Webcam Running

Game Commission Stepping Up Efforts to Battle CWD

Op-Ed: Here’s What You Need To Know About Chronic Wasting Disease

Editorial: Bald Eagle Deaths From Lead Should Spur Action

Carp Are Dying Off In Pymatuning Lake

Schneck: Craighead House In  Cumberland County Celebrates Famous Naturalist Brothers

Swarm Of Gnats Creating Buzz In Philadelphia

Schneck: Dark-Winged Fungus Gnats Found On PA Driveway - Video

Ant Swarms: The Insect Singles Bars

Crable: Study: Why Wildlife Is Scared Of Humans From Birth

Schneck: PA Wildlife Park Adds Museum Of Its Founder

Other

Report: Fiscal Decay Has Accelerated In PA Municipalities

Report: PA Towns Hurting, Ill-Equipped To Meet Residents’ Needs

Municipal Distress Getting Worse In PA New Data Show

Almanacs Disagree On Erie’s Winter Forecast

Jose

Hurricane Jose Downgraded, Effect On PA Expected To Be Minimal

Hurricane Jose Should Remain Off The East Coast

10 Things To Have Ready In Case Of Storm Emergency

PPL’s Worst Power Outages Of All Time Ranked

Irma

Emergency Planners In PA In Watch, Wait Mode As Irma Approaches

Hurricane Irma Also Affecting Natives Of Wyoming Valley

PA National Guard Sends Crew, Helicopters To Aid In Irma Response

West Penn Power Employees Help With Hurricane Irma Recovery

Luzerne Schools Partner To Raise Money For Students Impacted By Hurricanes

Editorial: One Bullet Dodged, Gun Still Loaded

Irma Causes One Of The Largest Disaster Power Outages In The Nation

Price-Gouging Complaints Balloon In Florida

Harvey

FEMA Insurance Chief: Harvey Losses Could Top $11 Billion

Flood-Weary Houston Neighborhoods Wonder If Rebuilding Is Worth It

Op-Ed: After Irma, America Should Scrap The Jones Act On Shipping Petroleum Products

Lehigh Valley Group Headed To Texas To Help Hurricane Harvey Recovery

Op-Ed: Why Does It Take A Disaster Like Harvey To Unite Us?

Editorial: Weathering The Storm: Citizens Step Up

Editorial: Harvey, Irma Sent A Clear Message About Climate Change

Federal Policy

U.S. House Passes EPA, Interior Spending Bill

U.S. House Approves Funding For Delaware River Restoration Program

EPA Will Reconsider Safeguards On Coal Waste

Op-Ed: The War On Coal Communities: Strip Mining

Op-Ed: Trump Plan To Use Only U.S. Steel In Pipelines Will Raise Prices, Cause Layoffs

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9/18/2017

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