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AP-Levy: Full Of Optimism, Gov. Wolf Prepares For Re-Election

Op-Ed: Why Does Wolf’s 2018 Agenda Turn A Blind Eye To Environmental Protection

AP: Judges Rule Pennsylvania Can Keep Congressional Map

AP: Plaintiffs Appeal Federal Court Ruling On Gerrymandering To Supreme Court

History Of Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil

Sunday NewsClips

Flood Watch Issued For Areas Along Susquehanna River Due To Ice Movement

Flooding May Cause Detours For Steelers Game In Pittsburgh

2 Rescued From Flooded Cars In Downtown Pittsburgh

Meadville, Erie Region Roads Remain Flooded

Study: Road Salt Has Long-Term Effect On Rivers

Fmr Lancaster YMCA’s Transformation Into Green Space Begins Soon

Editorial: Allegheny County Takes Smart Approach On Air Pollution Rules

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Should Promote Energy Efficient Homes

Single Stream Recycling Posing Problems

Can Philadelphia Solve Its Pollution Problems Without The Feds?

Edinboro Couple Opens Market For Local Food Producers

PA Horticultural Society President Explains Group’s Mission

The Rodale Effect: How 2 Guys From New York Shaped A Small Town

Hayes: Trespass Laws Favor Landowners, Trout Waters

Op-Ed: PA Budget Follies Set To Resume

Sunday - The Feds

Cong. Smucker Seeks More Federal Aid To Stop Spotted Lanternfly

Air

Allegheny County Health Board Makes Polluting More Expensive 

EDF: National Clean Air Protections In Jeopardy, But PA Can Be Protected

Air Products Buys Shell’s Coal Gasification Business

Awards & Recognition

Loyalsock Creek Named 2018 PA River Of The Year

Schneck: Loyalsock Creek 2018 PA River Of The Year

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Northeast PA On Alert For Another Invasive Pest: Spotted Lanternfly

Agriculture Faces Sticky Situation With Honey Bee Decline

Budget

Legere: Commonwealth Court: It Will Not Rule On Proper Use Of Royalties From State Forest Drilling

Bradford County Evaluates Projects For Drilling Impact Fee Funding

Blair County Earmarks Drilling Impact Fee For Farmland Preservation

EPA Staffing Falls To Reagan Era Levels

Chesapeake Bay

CBF-PA’s Harry Campbell Talks About Chesapeake Bay Health, Cleanup

Latest From The Chesapeake Bay Journal

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Climate

Op-Ed: Nurses Must Fight Climate Change

Letter: Erie Should Join Cities Fighting Climate Change

EDF: National Clean Air Protections In Jeopardy, But PA Can Be Protected

With Proposal To Join RGGI, Virginia Would Be First Southern State To Cap Carbon

Maryland Will Join Alliance Of States Supporting Paris Climate Agreement

Governor Announces MD  Will Join State Coalition To Fight Climate Change

AP: New York City Sues Oil Companies Over Climate Change

EPA Provides Details On New Listening Session For Clean Power Plan Repeal

NOAA: 2017 Was Third Warmest Year On Record

U.S. Hits Record For Costly Weather Disasters In 2017: $306 Billion

Coal Mining

Legere: After FERC Grid Rule Crumbles, Battle To Save Nuclear Plants Returns To PA

TMI Loses Another Avenue To Help Avert Shutdown

Frazier: Settlement Requires Coal-Fired Power Plants To Get Updated Water Permits

Wolf Announces Funding To Repurpose UMW Mine Workers Retraining Center

State Putting $3 Million Toward Retraining Centers For Coal Mine Workers

Program Celebrates Anthracite History Month With Look At Coal Mining Art

U.S. EIA: Low Natural Gas Prices Set To Drive Decline In Coal Generation

Frazier: FERC Kills Trump’s Plan To Save Coal Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan, Kicks Resilience Issue To Grid Operators

AP: FERC Rejects Trump Bid To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power

FERC Kills DOE Proposal To Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan To Help Coal, Nuclear Plants

Trump-Appointed Regulators Reject Plan To Rescue Coal, Nuclear Plants

Reuters: Murray Coal Blasts FERC For Rejecting Subsidies

Consumer Groups Applaud Decision By FERC On Coal, Nuclear

Editorial: FERC Unplugs Energy Politics

NPR: Coal’s Uncertain Future

AP: Coal Executive’s Wish List Finds Success Under Trump

Coal Production Drops The Most Since Trump Inauguration

AP: Fire In Ductwork At Bruce Mansfield Coal-Fired Power Plant

U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Coal Company Appeal Of EPA Coal Jobs Report

Op-Ed: PA’s Competitive Electricity Markets Are Good For Business

Air Products Buys Shell’s Coal Gasification Business

Utilities Cutting Costs For Ratepayers, Cite Benefits Of Federal Tax Reform

Compliance Action

AP: PA Woman Sentenced To Prison, Fine For Setting Wyoming Wildfires

Delaware River

DVRPC: Municipal Actions To Protect, Improve Water Quality In Delaware River Watershed

Study: Delaware, Schuylkill Rivers Getting Saltier

Op-Ed: Resolve To Do Your Best To Advance Clean Water In 2018

Op-Ed: Reverse Delaware River Watershed Fracking Ban

Freezing Temps Leave More Than 100 In Trailer Park Without Water

2018 Year Of Water At Schuylkill Environmental Ed Center

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 12 RiverWatch Video Report

Lehigh Valley Hearing Added By DRBC On Proposed Fracking Ban

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority Lead Levels Likely To Exceed Federal Limit Again

Pittsburgh Water Authority Lead Levels Could Exceed Federal Limit

Pittsburgh Water Authority Offers Free Lead Testing

Allegheny County: Free Lead Testing For Uninsured Children

Hurdle: Water Study Finds Some PA Radium Levels Exceed CA Standard

Water Treatment Plant Construction Progressing In New Beaver

Philly Water Main Break Keeps Philly Workers Scrambling

Economic Development

Adidas, Patagonia Headed To Industrial Park On Reclaimed Mine Site

Wolf Announces Funding To Repurpose UMW Mine Workers Retraining Center

State Putting $3 Million Toward Retraining Centers For Coal Mine Workers

Crable: Rare Bird Pumps Up Local Economy In Berks County

Pittsburgh Presbytery Opposes Beaver County Ethane Plant

Education

2018 Year Of Water At Schuylkill Environmental Ed Center

Emergency Response

Snow A Bitter Blow For Erie Area Tornado Victims

U.S. Hits Record For Costly Weather Disasters In 2017: $306 Billion

Energy

Legere: After FERC Grid Rule Crumbles, Battle To Save Nuclear Plants Returns To PA

TMI Loses Another Avenue To Help Avert Shutdown

Crable: Cold Snap Set 3 Top-10 Records For Electricity Demand

Frazier: Settlement Requires Coal-Fired Power Plants To Get Updated Water Permits

Op-Ed: Bill On Local Electric Companies Raises Moral, Legal Questions

Editorial: Lawmaker’s Feud With Local Electric Company Should Stay That Way

U.S. EIA: Low Natural Gas Prices Set To Drive Decline In Coal Generation

Frazier: FERC Kills Trump’s Plan To Save Coal Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan, Kicks Resilience Issue To Grid Operators

AP: FERC Rejects Trump Bid To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power

FERC Kills DOE Proposal To Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan To Help Coal, Nuclear Plants

Trump-Appointed Regulators Reject Plan To Rescue Coal, Nuclear Plants

Reuters: Murray Coal Blasts FERC For Rejecting Subsidies

Consumer Groups Applaud Decision By FERC On Coal, Nuclear

Editorial: FERC Unplugs Energy Politics

NPR: Coal’s Uncertain Future

AP: Coal Executive’s Wish List Finds Success Under Trump

Coal Production Drops The Most Since Trump Inauguration

AP: Fire In Ductwork At Bruce Mansfield Coal-Fired Power Plant

Op-Ed: PA’s Competitive Electricity Markets Are Good For Business

Maykuth: NJ Utility Passes Along $280M Federal Tax Cut, But Still Boosts Rates

Utilities Cutting Costs For Ratepayers, Cite Benefits Of Federal Tax Reform

U.S. Power Companies Will Reap Millions With Tax Cuts, Will Consumers Benefit?

Air Products Buys Shell’s Coal Gasification Business

Corporations Deepen Clean Energy Commitments

Environmental Heritage

Program Celebrates Anthracite History Month With Look At Coal Mining Art

Farming

PA Farm Show: A Farmer Is Important

PA Road Map For Agriculture’s Future Comes At Critical Intersection For Industry

Editorial: Good Time To Remember How Food Gets To Our Table

Agriculture Faces Sticky Situation With Honey Bee Decline

Blair County Earmarks Drilling Impact Fee For Farmland Preservation

Flooding

Record Rain, Melting Snow Cause Flooding, Evacuations In Southwest PA

Crable: Official Wary Of Susquehanna River Ice Jams With Friday Rain, High Temps

Rain Ahead Of Winter Storm Leads To Flood Watch

First Flooding, Then Ice, The Snow

Flood Watch Issued, Ice Jams Could Affect Northeast PA

Army Corps Of Engineers Closely Monitoring Frozen Rivers, Water Levels

Minor Flooding Possible In Erie Region

Road Salt Washes Into Lehigh Valley Waterways

Suds Overtake Black Creek, Road Near Hazleton

Wilkes-Barre Approves Additional Costs For Solomon Creek Flood Project

Forests

Northeast PA On Alert For Another Invasive Pest: Spotted Lanternfly

Editorial: A Call-Out To Christmas Tree Dumpers

PA Horticultural Society: Sign Up For Jan. 20 & 27 Tree Tenders Training

AP: PA Woman Sentenced To Prison, Fine For Setting Wyoming Wildfires

Death Toll Hits 17 In California Mudslides In Wildfire Areas, 13 Missing

AP: 13 Dead In Southern California As Rain Triggers Mudslides In Wildfire Areas

Green Infrastructure

DVRPC: Municipal Actions To Protect, Improve Water Quality In Delaware River Watershed

Land Conservation

Blair County Earmarks Drilling Impact Fee For Farmland Preservation

Bay Journal: Wilderness Connected: The Case For An Eastern Wildway

Land Recycling

Adidas, Patagonia Headed To Industrial Park On Reclaimed Mine Site

Mine Reclamation

Adidas, Patagonia Headed To Industrial Park On Reclaimed Mine Site

Oil & Gas

Fractracker: Pennsylvania’s Energy Landscape In 2045

Legere: Commonwealth Court: It Will Not Rule On Proper Use Of Royalties From State Forest Drilling

Lehigh Valley Hearing Added By DRBC On Proposed Fracking Ban

Legere: Attorneys Fighting Drilling Wastewater Disposal Well Sanctioned

Frazier: Judge Fines Environmental Attorneys $52,000 For Frivolous Injection Well Suit

Jessup Hires Law Firm To Review Invenergy Discharge Plan

Pittsburgh Presbytery Opposes Beaver County Ethane Plant

Blair County Earmarks Drilling Impact Fee For Farmland Preservation

Bradford County Evaluates Projects For Drilling Impact Fee Funding

Monroeville Eyes Restrictions On Natural Gas Operations

Op-Ed: Reverse Delaware River Watershed Fracking Ban

U.S. EIA: Low Natural Gas Prices Set To Drive Decline In Coal Generation

As Temps Fell, Gasoline Prices Rose In Central Appalachian Region

Delaware Threatens Legal Action Against Trump Offshore Drilling Plan

Trump Administration: Now No Oil Drilling Off Florida Coast

Big Oil Finding Hurdles In Federal Tax Reform Plan

Pipelines

Phillips: Despite DEP Order To Halt Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction, Some Work Allowed

Meyer Podcast: Mariner East 2 Frozen Pipeline Construction

Don’t Buy Hype On Mariner East 2 Shutdown, PA Is Still In Back Pocket Of Big Oil, Gas

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Will Generate Over $9 Billion In Economic Impacts In PA

Phillips: Report: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Could Have $9B Financial Impact

Report: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Will Be A Boon To Region’s Economy

Maykuth: Activists Dismiss Report Mariner East 2 Pipeline $9.1B Bonanza

For Those Living Along The Mariner East 2 Pipeline, A Human Chain Of Frustration

Sporadic Blasting Occurring As Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Construction Continues

Op-Ed: Laurel Pipeline Reversal, Energy Policies That Benefit Consumers

FERC Won’t Override NY’s Constitution Pipeline Water Quality Certification Denial

Radiation Protection

Legere: After FERC Grid Rule Crumbles, Battle To Save Nuclear Plants Returns To PA

TMI Loses Another Avenue To Help Avert Shutdown

U.S. EIA: Low Natural Gas Prices Set To Drive Decline In Coal Generation

Frazier: FERC Kills Trump’s Plan To Save Coal Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan, Kicks Resilience Issue To Grid Operators

AP: FERC Rejects Trump Bid To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power

FERC Kills DOE Proposal To Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan To Help Coal, Nuclear Plants

Trump-Appointed Regulators Reject Plan To Rescue Coal, Nuclear Plants

Reuters: Murray Coal Blasts FERC For Rejecting Subsidies

Consumer Groups Applaud Decision By FERC On Coal, Nuclear

Editorial: FERC Unplugs Energy Politics

Op-Ed: PA’s Competitive Electricity Markets Are Good For Business

Utilities Cutting Costs For Ratepayers, Cite Benefits Of Federal Tax Reform

History’s Verdict: You Can’t Be Sure If It’s Westinghouse

Recreation

Loyalsock Creek Named 2018 PA River Of The Year

Schneck: Loyalsock Creek 2018 PA River Of The Year

Schneck: Blizzard Of Outdoor Fun In PA State Parks, Forests

Jan. 12 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Allegheny County Parks Celebrate 90 Years Of The Great Outdoors

Philly Looking To Boost Bike Share Program With New Technology

Rep. Gillespie: Talen Should Reopen Brunner Island To Public

Recycling/Waste

Covanta, Lancaster Waste Authority Extend Operating Agreement Partnership

Lancaster Authority Extends Operation Of HBG Incinerator By 15 Years

Crable: Lancaster Waste Authority Signs New Operating Contracts For Lancaster, Harrisburg Trash-To-Energy Facilities

Recycle Your Electronics, More Saturday In Erie County

PA Town That Garbage Built To Be On Premiere Of Strange Inheritance

Waste Management To Pay Tax Reform Bonuses To Hourly, Other Employees

Renewable Energy

Sisk: A Surge, Then A Fade For Pennsylvania’s Wind Industry

Corporations Deepen Clean Energy Commitments

Schuylkill River

Study: Delaware, Schuylkill Rivers Getting Saltier

Stormwater

DVRPC: Municipal Actions To Protect, Improve Water Quality In Delaware River Watershed

Susquehanna River

Crable: Official Wary Of Susquehanna River Ice Jams With Friday Rain, High Temps

Rain Ahead Of Winter Storm Leads To Flood Watch

Officials: Susquehanna River Ice Not Safe To Walk On

Wastewater Facilities

Moving Wastewater Plant Operations Into The Digital Age

New Owner Of Scranton Sewer System Seeks Key Pair Of Missing Easements

No Word On Review Of Scranton Sewer Sale By Attorney General

Court: Amish Family Must Connect To Public Sewer, Use Electricity

Watershed Protection

Loyalsock Creek Named 2018 PA River Of The Year

Schneck: Loyalsock Creek 2018 PA River Of The Year

CBF-PA’s Harry Campbell Talks About Chesapeake Bay Health, Cleanup

DVRPC: Municipal Actions To Protect, Improve Water Quality In Delaware River Watershed

Op-Ed: Resolve To Do Your Best To Advance Clean Water In 2018

Record Rain, Melting Snow Cause Flooding, Evacuations In Southwest PA

Study: Delaware, Schuylkill Rivers Getting Saltier

Road Salt Washes Into Lehigh Valley Waterways

Suds Overtake Black Creek, Road Near Hazleton

2018 Year Of Water At Schuylkill Environmental Ed Center

Frazier: Settlement Requires Coal-Fired Power Plants To Get Updated Water Permits

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 12 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Crable: Rare Bird Pumps Up Local Economy In Berks County

Crable: Popular Eagle Cam Now Online For A 3rd Season

Scientists Hope UV Light Provides Solutions To White-Nose Syndrome In Bats

Bay Journal: Wilderness Connected: The Case For An Eastern Wildway

Bay Journal: PA Fishing Fee Politics Could Close Shad Hatchery On The Juniata

Frye: Study To Look At Elk Pregnancy Rates

AP: Baby Sloth Ready For Visitors At Pittsburgh National Aviary

Rep. Gillespie: Talen Should Reopen Brunner Island To Public

Crable: Game Commission Field Officers Now Called Game Wardens

Other

PA Resources Council Launches New Green Initiative

Wildfires

Death Toll Hits 17 In California Mudslides In Wildfire Areas, 13 Missing

AP: 13 Dead In Southern California As Rain Triggers Mudslides In Wildfire Areas

Largest Wildfire On Record In California Finally Contained

Hurricanes

Hurricane Maria Migration To Lebanon May Be Permanent

Family Fleeing Hurricane Maria Forced To Find New Life In Lancaster

Lights Coming Back On In Virgin Islands After Hurricanes

Federal Policy

EPA Staffing Falls To Reagan Era Levels

Utilities Cutting Costs For Ratepayers, Cite Benefits Of Federal Tax Reform

Maykuth: NJ Utility Passes Along $280M Federal Tax Cut, But Still Boosts Rates

U.S. Power Companies Will Reap Millions With Tax Cuts, Will Consumers Benefit?

AP: Coal Executive’s Wish List Finds Success Under Trump

Frazier: FERC Kills Trump’s Plan To Save Coal Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan, Kicks Resilience Issue To Grid Operators

AP: FERC Rejects Trump Bid To Boost Coal, Nuclear Power

FERC Kills DOE Proposal To Prop Up Coal, Nuclear Power Plants

FERC Rejects DOE Plan To Help Coal, Nuclear Plants

Trump-Appointed Regulators Reject Plan To Rescue Coal, Nuclear Plants

Reuters: Murray Coal Blasts FERC For Rejecting Subsidies

Consumer Groups Applaud Decision By FERC On Coal, Nuclear

Editorial: FERC Unplugs Energy Politics

Editorial: Renew Tax For Federal Oil Spill Fund

Trump Administration: Now No Oil Drilling Off Florida Coast

Big Oil Finding Hurdles In Federal Tax Reform Plan

EDF: National Clean Air Protections In Jeopardy, But PA Can Be Protected

Letter: Fight Trump On Environmental Issues

U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Hear Coal Company Appeal Of EPA Coal Jobs Report

U.S. Dept. Interior Undertakes Largest Reorganization In It History

 

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