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Sunday NewsClips

Pennsylvania’s Disaster Funding Unclear

DEP: No Need For Do Not Drink Notice For Saegertown Schools

Conservation Practices Of Westmoreland Tree Farm On Display

White: Brothers Paddled Down Polluted River In A Kayak Made Of Plastic Bottles

Op-Ed: Here’s What You Need To Know About Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction

Editorial: State Inertia Crushes Cities

How I-95 Broke Philly’s Waterfront, And What The City Is Doing To Fix It

No Clowning Around With Pollution: Philly Says Don’t Do It

Erie In For Earlier, More Vibrant Fall Foliage Season

Kingston Native Finishes Appalachian Trail Hike

Virus Causing Carp Deaths At Pymatuning Reservoir

Air

Asthma Is An Epidemic Among Pittsburgh Schoolchildren. How Can Communities Breathe Easier?

Crable: Perdue To Open Soybean Processing Plant In Lancaster After Long Fight

50 Years Ago: Smog Blankets Throop, Dickson City

Awards & Recognition

Fort Indiantown Gap Environmental Program Wins 2016 Army Environmental Award For Sustainability

Sustainable Business Network: How Philly Businesses Are Getting On Board For Good

Stroud Water Research Center To Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Spotted Lanternfly Encounters A Writer’s Shoe 

Allentown Council Votes To Limit Pesky Bamboo Plant

Budget

Clean Water Advocates Fighting House GOP Budget Proposal

Op-Ed: Vote No On HB 453 (House GOP Budget Plan), Northumberland Conservation District

Op-Ed: Conservation Funding In State Budget Crosshairs, Ronald Rohall

Letter: State Can’t Raid County Conservation District Funds, Blair County District

Sen. Yudichak Wants DEP Permitting Delays Reviewed

Editorial: RECLAIM Act Would Aid Coal Country

McNickle: Severance Tax No Panacea For PA

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Severance Tax Crucial, Rep. DiGirolamo

Crable: $6.4M Aimed At Helping Lancaster Farmers Stop Pollution Of Chesapeake Bay

Meyer: PA Can Make September Payments, But After That, It’s Unclear

AP: Budget Fight, Deficit Earn Pennsylvania Credit Rating Downgrade

Thompson: Senate Rejects House Revenue Package, Sets Up Next Play By House

Senate Rejects No-Tax House Budget Bill, Proposes Conference

Meyer: Senate Hits Restart On Budget Negotiations

Thompson: Budget Stalemate Costs PA A Credit Downgrade

Meyer: Senate Won’t Concur On Conservative House GOP Budget Plan

AP: Wolf Says Time Running Out On Budget Deal Before Downgrade

AP: Senate GOP Confronts No-Tax Package In 80-Day Budget Fight

Thompson: Engagement Is Theme Of Day On Getting To State Budget Agreement

John Baer: Yo, Harrisburg, Snap Out Of It And Pass A Real Budget!

Reading Latino Group Protests EPA Budget Cuts

U.S. House Moves To Cut Millions From Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding

Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Testifies On Keeping Flooding Funding In Congress

Chesapeake Bay

Crable: $6.4M Aimed At Helping Lancaster Farmers Stop Pollution Of Chesapeake Bay

Groundwork Needed To Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

U.S. House Moves To Cut Millions From Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding

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Climate

Can SW PA  Dams, Reservoirs Withstand The Effects Of Climate Change

Climate Change Simulation Opens Eyes On Daily Choices

PEC PA Legacies Podcast: Carbon Capture, Storage: An Opportunity For PA?

Legere: Federal Health Agency Shows Ways To Cut Pollution Risks From Pipelines

EPA’s Pruitt vs. The Legal Maze To Clean Power And Water

Environmentalists Get Win In Coal-Climate Change Lawsuit

State Governors At UN Assembly: You Have Allies On Climate Change

Tillerson: Trump Open To Paris Climate Deal Under Right Conditions

Top Trump Officials Signal U.S. Could Stay In Paris Climate Agreement

White House Says No Change In Position On Paris Climate Agreement

Editorial: Embrace And Fund Science To Understand Climate

Green, Industry Groups File Appeal Of Court Ruling To Save EPA’s HFC Reg

Coal Mining

Consol Energy Announces Update On Bailey Mine Permit

Larksville Official Wants Borough To Better Honor Coal Mining Heritage

Editorial: Use EPA To Prop Up Big Coal

Pennsylvania Companies Mining More Coal

Coal Will Be King Again- For A While

Coastal Zone

Radnor Middle Schoolers Host Watershed Exhibit At PA Coast Day

Conservation Districts

Op-Ed: Vote No On HB 453 (House GOP Budget Plan), Northumberland Conservation District

Op-Ed: Conservation Funding In State Budget Crosshairs, Ronald Rohall

Letter: State Can’t Raid County Conservation District Funds, Blair County District

Delaware River

Delaware Watershed: It’s Healthy, But Significant Threats Are Looming

Radnor Middle Schoolers Host Watershed Exhibit At PA Coast Day

Editorial: Don’t Mess With Delaware Watershed Water Supply

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 22 RiverWatch Video Report

Economic Development

DEP, Local Officials Tour Progress Of Brownfield Redevelopment At Former Glass Plant

Education

Signs Educate Public On Acid Mine Drainage In Luzerne

Radnor Middle Schoolers Host Watershed Exhibit At PA Coast Day

Berks Nature Cuts Ribbon At The Nature Place At Angelica Park

Emergency Response

PA Task Force One Members Now Helping With Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico

Energy

Crable: Three Mile Island Shuts Down For Refueling, Maybe Its Last

What Could Be Three Mile Island’s Last Refueling Outage Begins

Three Mile Island Shuts Down For Fueling For What Could Be Last Time

Editorial: Bailout For Nukes?  Not In This Lifetime

Franklin County Opponents Of Power Line Plan More Meetings

Pittsburgh Battery Maker Aquion Leaving, Employees Are Staying

PJM Task Force Heads Into Next Stage Of Capacity Market Redesign

Solar Panel Prices Fell 30% In First Quarter Of 2017: NREL Report

Pennsylvania Companies Mining More Coal

Coal Will Be King Again- For A While

Energy Conservation

Using Technology To Save Energy, Money At Geisinger

Environmental Heritage

Larksville Official Wants Borough To Better Honor Coal Mining Heritage

50 Years Ago: Smog Blankets Throop, Dickson City

Farming

Donor Helps Hillside Farms Fulfill Founder Lake Doug Ayers Dream

ClearWater Conservancy Reaches Goal To Preserve Iconic Centre County Farmland

Counting Heartier Chicks At Bell & Evans’ Certified Organic Hatchery

Crable: Perdue To Open Soybean Processing Plant In Lancaster After Long Fight

Farm Aid Spotlights Appalachian Farms To Shun Development

Think Rural Areas Are Falling Behind? Thing Again

Flooding

Can SW PA  Dams, Reservoirs Withstand The Effects Of Climate Change

Short-Term Fix For Green Ridge Subsidence

Editorial: As Flooding Rises, Federal Insurance Must Adjust

9 Signs The Car You Want To Buy Has Been Damaged In A Flood

Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Testifies On Keeping Flooding Funding In Congress

PA Task Force One Members Now Helping With Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico

NJ Republicans Bristle At Proposal To Wind Down Federal Flood Insurance

Op-Ed: Federal Flood Insurance Program Is Broken, Here’s How To Fix It

Forests

Schneck: Fall Foliage Already Halfway To Peak In Some Spots In Northern PA

Awesome Spots To View Fall Foliage In PA

Leaves Are Changing Colors Earlier This Year Thanks To Unusual Events

Wet Spring, Cool Summer Will Affect Fall Foliage

PEC PA Legacies Podcast: True Colors, Fall Expected To Be Spectacular

Crable: Paddle Lancaster’s Octoraro Reservoir For Autumn Splendor

Tree Giveaway Planning In Pittsburgh

Study: Genetic Diversity Low In Pittsburgh’s Urban Forest

Spotted Lanternfly Encounters A Writer’s Shoe

See Smoke From Game Lands?  Could Be A Controlled Burn

Bad Year For Lyme Disease, With Threat Remaining Well Past Summer

Geology

State Can’t Easily Change The Name Of Negro Mountain In Somerset County

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

AP: Bedford County Rail Derailment Cleanup Shows Progress

Land Conservation

ClearWater Conservancy Reaches Goal To Preserve Iconic Centre County Farmland

Nature Conservancy’s Cove Mountain Preserve Ready To Explore This Weekend

Land Recycling

DEP, Local Officials Tour Progress Of Brownfield Redevelopment At Former Glass Plant

Mine Reclamation

Signs Educate Public On Acid Mine Drainage In Luzerne

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Awards $364,193 In Watershed Grants

Editorial: RECLAIM Act Would Aid Coal Country

Oil & Gas

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Severance Tax Crucial, Rep. DiGirolamo

McNickle: Severance Tax No Panacea For PA

Editorial: Don’t Mess With Delaware Watershed Water Supply

Editorial: No Windfall From Gas Lease For Westmoreland Authority Ratepayers

Washington County Natural Gas Processing Plant Gets Go-Ahead

Carr: Plum Residents, Experts Debate Safety Of Drilling Waste Injection Well

Range Resources Looks To Drill Additional Wells In Findlay

Gasoline Prices Fall To $2.87/Gallon In Pittsburgh

Federal Appeals Court Sidesteps Decision On Federal Fracking Regulations

Permitting

Sen. Yudichak Wants DEP Permitting Delays Reviewed

Pipelines

Compressor Facility Marks Start Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Construction

Construction Begins On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project

Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Construction, Truck Traffic To Ramp Up Soon

Cusick: Construction Begins On Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Gets Green Light From FERC To Start Digging

Delco Residents Ask Court To Halt Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction

Cusick: Conflicting Decisions On Pipelines Frustrate Industry, Landowners

Cusick: Federal Pipeline Agency Fails To Explain How It Assesses Risk, Prioritizes Inspections

AP: Ohio Increases Fine To $2.3M For Rover Pipeline

Legere: Federal Health Agency Shows Ways To Cut Pollution Risks From Pipelines

U.S. Senate Panel OKs 2 More Trump FERC Nominees

Radiation Protection

Crable: Three Mile Island Shuts Down For Refueling, Maybe Its Last

What Could Be Three Mile Island’s Last Refueling Outage Begins

Three Mile Island Shuts Down For Fueling For What Could Be Last Time

Editorial: Bailout For Nukes?  Not In This Lifetime

Apollo Residents Ask Federal Court To Reconsider Nuclear Site Lawsuit

Recreation

Schneck: Fall Foliage Already Halfway To Peak In Some Spots In Northern PA

Awesome Spots To View Fall Foliage In PA

PEC PA Legacies Podcast: True Colors, Fall Expected To Be Spectacular

Leaves Are Changing Colors Earlier This Year Thanks To Unusual Events

Wet Spring, Cool Summer Will Affect Fall Foliage

Schneck: Poe Valley State Park A Cozy Jewel In The Wild

Crable: Paddle Lancaster’s Octoraro Reservoir For Autumn Splendor

Sept. 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Work Begins Monday On Bike Lanes Thru 4 Pittsburgh Neighborhoods

Crable: Groups Step In To Prevent Development Along Lancaster County Trail

Proposed 30-Mile Hiking Trail System From Portland To Walnutport In Lehigh Valley

Boat Launches Added In Blairsville

Berks Nature Cuts Ribbon At The Nature Place At Angelica Park

Frye: Embarking On An Outdoor Odyssey, Are You Spending Enough Time Outdoors?

Biologists Investigating Fish Kill At Pymatuning State Park

Bicycle Deaths On The Rise Nationally, Study Finds

Recycling/Waste

Rep. McGinnis Calls For End Of Recycling Mandate In Blair County

Letter: Rep. McGinnis’ Views On Recycling Are Off

PSU Trying To Stop Tailgaters From Putting Garbage In Recycling Bags

Crable: Expansion of Lancaster Landfill Will Begin Despite Permit Appeal

Keystone Landfill: Environmental Issues Addressed

Leftover Painkillers Driving Opioid Crisis, Penn Researcher Says

Renewable Energy

Philadelphia Works To Bring Solar Energy Costs Down To Earth

Pittsburgh Battery Maker Aquion Leaving, Employees Are Staying

Pittsburgh Battery Maker To Move To China, Close Westmoreland Plant

PJM Task Force Heads Into Next Stage Of Capacity Market Redesign

Solar Industry Gets Boost From PECO Donation, Proposed Legislation

Solar Panel Prices Fell 30% In First Quarter Of 2017: NREL Report

Federal Trade Agency Rules Against Imported Solar Panels

Schuylkill River

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Awards $364,193 In Watershed Grants

Stormwater

Lehigh Valley Municipalities Reject Sharing Sewer Fix Costs

Short-Term Fix For Green Ridge Subsidence

Sustainability

Fort Indiantown Gap Environmental Program Wins 2016 Army Environmental Award For Sustainability

Sustainable Business Network: How Philly Businesses Are Getting On Board For Good

Watershed Protection

Crable: $6.4M Aimed At Helping Lancaster Farmers Stop Pollution Of Chesapeake Bay

Groundwork Needed To Meet Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Goals

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Awards $364,193 In Watershed Grants

Editorial: RECLAIM Act Would Aid Coal Country

Signs Educate Public On Acid Mine Drainage In Luzerne

Delaware Watershed: It’s Healthy, But Significant Threats Are Looming

Radnor Middle Schoolers Host Watershed Exhibit At PA Coast Day

Editorial: Don’t Mess With Delaware Watershed Water Supply

Clean Water Advocates Fighting House GOP Budget Proposal

Op-Ed: Vote No On HB 453 (House GOP Budget Plan), Northumberland Conservation District

Stroud Water Research Center To Celebrate 50th Anniversary

Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 22 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wastewater Facilities

Editorial: No Windfall From Gas Lease For Westmoreland Authority Ratepayers

Lehigh Valley Municipalities Reject Sharing Sewer Fix Costs

Editorial: Attorney General Should Examine Sale Of Scranton Sewer Authority

Wildlife

Chronic Wasting Disease Found In Franklin County Captive Deer

Op-Ed: What Hunters Can To Do Combat CWD, Rep. Gillespie

EHD Virus Killing Hundreds Of Deer In Southwest PA

Frye: Embarking On An Outdoor Odyssey, Are You Spending Enough Time Outdoors?

Biologists Investigating Fish Kill At Pymatuning State Park

Schneck: Largest Birdwatching, Bird-Feeding Expo Moves To PA

Winning Photos Of Robins Announced By Lancaster Bird Club

See Smoke From Game Lands?  Could Be A Controlled Burn

West Nile/Zika Virus/Lyme Disease

Bad Year For Lyme Disease, With Threat Remaining Well Past Summer

West Nile Virus Spreads To Lehigh, Northampton Counties

Other

Farmer’s Almanac Winter Weather Predictions

Expectations For Mild Winter In Western PA

Maria

Jose Expected To Miss PA But Maria Forms As New Threat

With Maria On The Way, Hurricane Responses Offer Painful Lessons

Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Testifies On Keeping Flooding Funding In Congress

PA Task Force One Members Now Helping With Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico

Harvey

Lancaster Bible College Students, Staff Head To Houston To Help With Harvey Recovery

Federal Policy

Reading Latino Group Protests EPA Budget Cuts

U.S. House Moves To Cut Millions From Chesapeake Bay Restoration Funding

Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Testifies On Keeping Flooding Funding In Congress

EPA’s Pruitt vs. The Legal Maze To Clean Power And Water

Environmentalists Get Win In Coal-Climate Change Lawsuit

State Governors At UN Assembly: You Have Allies On Climate Change

Tillerson: Trump Open To Paris Climate Deal Under Right Conditions

Top Trump Officials Signal U.S. Could Stay In Paris Climate Agreement

White House Says No Change In Position On Paris Climate Agreement

Green, Industry Groups File Appeal Of Court Ruling To Save EPA’s HFC Reg

NJ Republicans Bristle At Proposal To Wind Down Federal Flood Insurance

Op-Ed: Federal Flood Insurance Program Is Broken, Here’s How To Fix It

U.S. Senate Panel OKs 2 More Trump FERC Nominees

Federal Appeals Court Sidesteps Decision On Federal Fracking Regulations

Editorial: Use EPA To Prop Up Big Coal

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9/25/2017

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