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Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more.
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Gerrymandering: How Did Pennsylvania Get This Bad?
Sunday NewsClips
Crable: Three Mile Island Installs Safety Measure In Case Of Tornado Debris
Letter: Keeping Baseload Energy Sources Will Save Customers Millions
Skiers Stuck With Ski Lift Malfunctions, 5 Injured
Wildfires
Ferocious California Wildfire Grows More Erratic, Dangerous As Winds Pick Up
Wildfire Burns Beloved Burros In South Dakota’s Custer Park
Air
Legere: DEP Releases Draft-Final Methane Permits For Shale Gas Sites
Penn State Study Shows Methane Emissions In PA Marcellus Shale Regions 0.4% Of Production
Allegheny Technologies’ Air Pollution Permit Sparks Concerns
EPA To Drop Key New Source Review Enforcement Provision
Alternative Fuels
Westmoreland Transit Fueling Growing Fleet Of Natural Gas Buses
Westmoreland Transit Natural Gas Station To Open Thursday
Awards & Recognition
10,000 Friends Commonwealth Awards To Recognize York County
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Steamtown Historic Site Hit Hard By Tree-Killing Beetle
Harveys Lake Boro Receives Grant To Eradicate Hydrilla
Budget
Haggerty Absence In Harrisburg May Have Prevented Gas Severance Debate
Editorial: Haggerty’s Absence Help Kill Severance Tax
Meyer: Wolf Admin Reports Fiscal Turnaround, Contradicts IFO Projections
Meyer: How 6 House Bills Could Change The Way PA Budgets Are Done
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Nears Record High Mark
York County Water Cleanup Projects Bag $845,000 In Growing Greener Grants
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Citizen Action
Pittsburghers Have Their First Chance To Become PA Master Naturalists
Climate
Crable: Climate Change May Bring Pros, Cons For Lancaster Farmers
Crable: PSU Study Says Methane Emissions From Livestock Not Underestimated
Legere: DEP Releases Draft-Final Methane Permits For Shale Gas Sites
Penn State Study Shows Methane Emissions In PA Marcellus Shale Regions 0.4% Of Production
Ambitious Climate Suit Pitting Teen Against Trump Faces Test
Appeals Judges Underscore High Hurdles For Trump To Avoid Climate Lawsuit
Wind Energy Is Supposed To Fight Climate Change, But Climate Change Is Fighting Back
Op-Ed: The Scientific Debate Is Over, It’s Past Time To Act On Climate Change
Follow The Money? Financial Institutions Lead The Charge On Climate Change
States Band Together To Defy Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Pullout
EPA Climate Science Debate On Hold After White House Meeting
Coal Mining
Proposed Coal Mine In Somerset Has Residents Questioning Water Quality Impact
Somerset Residents Concerned Proposed Mine Could Hurt Water Quality
Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog--
Part 1: Cost-Of-Service Retired More Coal
Part 2: Future Coal Retirements And The Grid Resiliency Proposal
Part 3: Utilities Continue Coal Retreat, Advance On Gas And Renewables
How Should Communities Cope With The End Of Coal? Advice From The Frontlines
Bill To Help Rescue New Jersey Nuclear Plants Unveiled
Germany, Others Preparing For A Soft Exit From Hard Coal
AP: Rules Protecting Coal Miners’ Dust Exposure Up For Review
Compliance Action
Chester County Environmental Firm Caught Illegally Storing Hazardous Waste
NYU Funds New Environmental Prosecutor AG Shapiro’s Office
Composting
Crable: DEP Orders Lancaster Farmer’s Composting Operation To Close
Dams
Marianna Will Move Forward With Dam Removal Project In Washington County
Delaware River
Bagenstose: Environmental Groups Ding DRBC On Public Input For Fracking Ban
Low Delaware River Forces Shortened Washington Reenactment Sunday
Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 15 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Allegheny County Lead Task Force To Push Strategies To Ensure A Lead-Safe Pittsburgh
Lead Task Force Makes Recommendations To Fight Childhood Lead Exposure
Editorial: Why Would Pittsburgh Water Authority Dig Up, Re-Cover Service Lead Lines?
AP: Cabot Oil To Court: Make Dimock Resident Pay For Disparaging The Company
Proposed Coal Mine In Somerset Has Residents Questioning Water Quality Impact
EPA Moves Toward Updating Lead Water Pipe Standards
Economic Development
Earth Conservancy To Hold Info Session On Workforce Training Program Dec. 15
Mon River Towns Can Be Mecca For Budding Artists
Education
Saint Vincent College Gets Scholarship To Promote Female STEM Enrollment
Millcreek Twp Nature Center Opens Winter Wonderland
Emergency Response
Sunoco Pipeline Will Fund ATV For Westmoreland Fire Company
Energy
Cusick: Timing Running Out To Save Three Mile Island From Early Closure
Bill To Help Rescue New Jersey Nuclear Plants Unveiled
NERC Report: Natural Gas, Renewables Will Offset Coal, Nuclear Closures
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Can’t Let The Lights Go Out On Three Mile Island
Last Remaining Nuclear Power Plant Project May Be Canceled By End Of Year
Erie Area Communities Divided Over Pursuit Of Clean Energy, Its Incentives
Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Blog-
Part 1: Cost-Of-Service Retired More Coal
Part 2: Future Coal Retirements And The Grid Resiliency Proposal
Part 3: Utilities Continue Coal Retreat, Advance On Gas And Renewables
Family-Owned 200-Year Old Farm Is In Power Line’s Path In York County
Wind Energy Is Supposed To Fight Climate Change, But Climate Change Is Fighting Back
$17.6B Plan Would Rebuild Puerto Rico’s Grid With Renewables
Republicans Drop Nuclear Credits In Final Federal Tax Bill
Energy Conservation
KEEA Energy Efficiency Case Study: Here & Now Brewing, Wayne County
$2.6M Project At Thaddeus Stevens College To Save $122K Per Year In Energy Costs
Erie Area Communities Divided Over Pursuit Of Clean Energy, Its Incentives
Farming
Crable: Climate Change May Bring Pros, Cons For Lancaster Farmers
Crable: PSU Study Says Methane Emissions From Livestock Not Underestimated
Crable: DEP Orders Lancaster Farmer’s Composting Operation To Close
Flooding
Fayette County Communities, Families Still Dealing With 2016 Flood
Forests
Northeast PA Tree Farms Well-Stocked For Holiday Season
PA Acts To Prevent Invasive Inspects From Spreading In Christmas Tree Shipments
Blair County Tree Growers Tout Good Season
Tree-Cycling Helps Provide Mulch For Community Parks
Steamtown Historic Site Hit Hard By Tree-Killing Beetle
AP: Firefighter Dies, Thousands More Take On California Wildfires
Southern California Left Dumbstruck By Week Of Wildfire Hell
Grants/Funding
York County Water Cleanup Projects Bag $845,000 In Growing Greener Grants
4 Chester County Project Benefit From Growing Greener Grants
DEP Announces Growing Greener Grants For Southwest PA
Grant Will Restore Nesquehoning Stream Banks
Centre County Groups Awarded Grants For Recreation, Environmental Projects
Crable: Enola, Warwick To Ephrata Rail Trail Get Key Grants For Missing Links
DCNR Grant Will Spur New Section Of Delaware & Lehigh Trail
DCNR Awards Grants For Delaware Canal Improvements
State Awards $426K In Grants For 3 Local Parks Projects In Montgomery
Harveys Lake Boro Receives Grant To Eradicate Hydrilla
Green Infrastructure
Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Nears Record High Mark
York County Water Cleanup Projects Bag $845,000 In Growing Greener Grants
4 Chester County Project Benefit From Growing Greener Grants
DEP Announces Growing Greener Grants For Southwest PA
Grant Will Restore Nesquehoning Stream Banks
Marianna Will Move Forward With Dam Removal Project In Washington County
Sewage Flows Into Pittsburgh’s Rivers, Is There A Fix That Won’t Break The Bank?
DCNR Grant Will Spur New Section Of Delaware & Lehigh Trail
DCNR Awards Grants For Delaware Canal Improvements
State Awards $426K In Grants For 3 Local Parks Projects In Montgomery
Harveys Lake Boro Receives Grant To Eradicate Hydrilla
Growing Greener
York County Water Cleanup Projects Bag $845,000 In Growing Greener Grants
4 Chester County Project Benefit From Growing Greener Grants
DEP Announces Growing Greener Grants For Southwest PA
Grant Will Restore Nesquehoning Stream Banks
Centre County Groups Awarded Grants For Recreation, Environmental Projects
Hazardous Waste
Chester County Environmental Firm Caught Illegally Storing Hazardous Waste
Land Conservation
Cumberland County: A Battle Between Growth, Open Space
Westmoreland County Property Sale Protects Headwaters Of Loyalhanna Creek
Land Recycling
10,000 Friends Commonwealth Awards To Recognize York County
Easton’s Black Diamond Site To Get Environmental Assessment
York City Receives $1M State Grant To Clean Up Danskin Eyesore
Land Use Planning
Cumberland County: A Battle Between Growth, Open Space
Mine Reclamation
DEP Stepping In To Stabilize Abandoned Mine Under Monroeville Businesses
Earth Conservancy To Hold Info Session On Workforce Training Program Dec. 15
Oil & Gas
AP: Cabot Oil To Court: Make Dimock Resident Pay For Disparaging The Company
Legere: DEP Releases Draft-Final Methane Permits For Shale Gas Sites
Penn State Study Shows Methane Emissions In PA Marcellus Shale Regions 0.4% Of Production
Marcellus Shale Development Doesn’t Affect Mortality Rates
Study: Low Birth Weights Linked To Fracking Sites
Marcellus Shale Coalition: 5 Key Facts On New Infant Health Study
Editorial: PA Should Study Health Implications Of Gas Drilling
Bagenstose: Environmental Groups Ding DRBC On Public Input For Fracking Ban
Plum OKs Fracking In Rural, Industrial Zones
Monroeville Approves Seismic Testing
Haggerty Absence In Harrisburg May Have Prevented Gas Severance Debate
Editorial: Haggerty’s Absence Help Kill Severance Tax
EQT To Drill 196 Shale Gas Wells In 2018
Westmoreland Transit Fueling Growing Fleet Of Natural Gas Buses
Westmoreland Transit Natural Gas Station To Open Thursday
Shell Donates Hundreds Of Gifts To Aliquippa Salvation Army
Trump Said To Have Interior Dept Open Door For East Coast Oil Drilling
Cusick: New Book Tackles Key Questions About Fracking
Pipelines
Legere: Will Pittsburghers Pay More Or Less For Gasoline If Laurel Pipeline Reversed
Maykuth: Will Consumers Benefit From PA Gasoline Pipeline Reversal?
Crable: FERC Refuses To Reconsider Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Decision
Cusick: FERC Won’t Reconsider Approval Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
East Goshen Twp Pushes For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Changes
Cong. Meehan Seeks Pipeline Risk Assessment For Mariner East 2
Sunoco Pipeline Will Fund ATV For Westmoreland Fire Company
Op-Ed: FERC Should Clear Way For Natural Gas Pipelines
Letter: Pipelines Key To Realizing PA’s Full Benefits From Natural Gas
Potomac River
Biologist Fighting Uphill Battle To Get Eelways Built On Potomac Dams
Radiation Protection
Cusick: Timing Running Out To Save Three Mile Island From Early Closure
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Can’t Let The Lights Go Out On Three Mile Island
Last Remaining Nuclear Power Plant Project May Be Canceled By End Of Year
Bill To Help Rescue New Jersey Nuclear Plants Unveiled
NERC Report: Natural Gas, Renewables Will Offset Coal, Nuclear Closures
Republicans Drop Nuclear Credits In Final Federal Tax Bill
Westinghouse Not Moving Fast Enough, Creditors Say
Recreation
DCNR Grant Will Spur New Section Of Delaware & Lehigh Trail
State Awards $426K In Grants For 3 Local Parks Projects In Montgomery
DCNR Awards Grants For Delaware Canal Improvements
Contractors Sought For Piece Of Delaware River Talking, Cycling Trail
D&H Trail Begins Capital Campaign
Centre County Groups Awarded Grants For Recreation, Environmental Projects
Crable: Enola, Warwick To Ephrata Rail Trail Get Key Grants For Missing Links
West Bethlehem Twp Creates Challenging Hiking Trail With Beautiful Vistas
Groundbreaking Held For Tacony Trail Connection
Tree-Cycling Helps Provide Mulch For Community Parks
Dec. 15 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Low Delaware River Forces Shortened Washington Reenactment Sunday
Recycling/Waste
Tree-Cycling Helps Provide Mulch For Community Parks
Regulations
Trump Pledges To Cut Regulations Down To 1960 Levels
White House: Year Of Regulatory Reform & Environmental Protection At EPA
Renewable Energy
Erie Area Communities Divided Over Pursuit Of Clean Energy, Its Incentives
Editorial: Masonic Village Taking Lead On Solar Power
Federal Renewable Energy Tax Credits Appear Safe As Tax Bill Speeds Toward Vote
Republicans Drop Nuclear Credits In Final Federal Tax Bill
NERC Report: Natural Gas, Renewables Will Offset Coal, Nuclear Closures
Wind Energy Is Supposed To Fight Climate Change, But Climate Change Is Fighting Back
$17.6B Plan Would Rebuild Puerto Rico’s Grid With Renewables
Sustainability
Sustainability: Saving The World Is Good For Business
Wastewater Facilities
DEP Needs Changes Before Approving Dallas Twp Sewer Extension
Greene Twp Residents Worried Over Sewer Cost, Excavations
Watershed Protection
Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Nears Record High Mark
York County Water Cleanup Projects Bag $845,000 In Growing Greener Grants
4 Chester County Project Benefit From Growing Greener Grants
Sewage Flows Into Pittsburgh’s Rivers, Is There A Fix That Won’t Break The Bank?
Biologist Fighting Uphill Battle To Get Eelways Built On Potomac Dams
Grant Will Restore Nesquehoning Stream Banks
Westmoreland County Property Sale Protects Headwaters Of Loyalhanna Creek
Marianna Will Move Forward With Dam Removal Project In Washington County
Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 15 RiverWatch Video Report
Mon River Towns Can Be Mecca For Budding Artists
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Wildlife
AP: PA AG, 2 Other Attorneys General Want Great Lakes Walled Off To Stop Asian Carp
Marianna Will Move Forward With Dam Removal Project In Washington County
Biologist Fighting Uphill Battle To Get Eelways Built On Potomac Dams
Crable: What Should We Do About Feral Cats, Pets That Destroy Wildlife?
Demko: Winter Months An Opportunity Northeast PA Trout Fishermen
New Eagle Cam In Pittsburgh Mounted In Love Birds’ Nest Tree
Wildfires
Southern California Wildfire Explodes In Size Sending Celebs, Thousands Fleeing
New Evacuations Ordered In California Wildfires, Winds Kind Of Squirrelly
Southern California Left Dumbstruck By Week Of Wildfire Hell
AP Coverage Of California Wildfires
Hurricanes
$17.6B Plan Would Rebuild Puerto Rico’s Grid With Renewables
Federal Policy
Trump Pledges To Cut Regulations Down To 1960 Levels
EDF: Trump Turns Back Regulatory Clock To 1960
EPA To Drop Key New Source Review Enforcement Provision
EPA Moves Toward Updating Lead Water Pipe Standards
White House: Year Of Regulatory Reform & Environmental Protection At EPA
Trump Takes Credit For Killing Hundreds Of Regs That Were Already Dead
Ambitious Climate Suit Pitting Teen Against Trump Faces Test
States Band Together To Defy Trump’s Paris Climate Agreement Pullout
EPA Climate Science Debate On Hold After White House Meeting
Op-Ed: The Scientific Debate Is Over, It’s Past Time To Act On Climate Change
Trump Said To Have Interior Dept Open Door For East Coast Oil Drilling
Republicans Drop Nuclear Credits In Final Federal Tax Bill
AP: Rules Protecting Coal Miners’ Dust Exposure Up For Review
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