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After Century-Long Absence, Freshwater Mussel Found In Kiski River By Westmoreland Conservation District Watershed Specialist

Sunday NewsClips

Frazier: Study: Conventional Drilling Waste Responsible For Radioactivity Spike In Rivers

Maykuth: PennEast Shale Gas Pipeline Gets Key U.S. Permit

AP: Columbia Nuns Appeal Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project On Religious Grounds

AP: Scientist Found Life Voyage On Brig Niagara, Lake Erie

Allegheny River Ice Melting Slowly, Alleviating Flooding Concerns

Flood Watch In York County Extended Through Monday

Officials Monitor Meadville Flood Stage, Ice Jam Amid Warmup

Sinkhole In Whitehall Forces Road Detours

Opponents To Power Line In Franklin County Organize Fight At PUC

Free Tours Of Lancaster Waste-To-Energy Plant Feb. 19

Westinghouse Stakeholders Agree On Blueprint For Settling Claims

Block: Coyote is Greatest Challenge of All PA Animals

Air

Editorial: Allegheny County Takes Smart Approach On Air Pollution Rules

Malfunction At Glatfelter Paper In York County Causes Noxious Odor

Editorial: Ethanol’s Wrong Mix For Boaters

PA Among States Suing EPA Over Air Pollution Drift

Philadelphia Refiner’s Woes Pose Test For U.S. Biofuel Policy

Editorial: Ethanol’s Wrong Mix For Boaters

Alternative Fuels

Maykuth: Philly Panel Recommends Scrapping Electric Vehicle Parking Program 

Philadelphia Refiner’s Woes Pose Test For U.S. Biofuel Policy

Editorial: Ethanol’s Wrong Mix For Boaters

Awards & Recognition

Awards To Honor Western PA Environmental Initiatives

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Cong. Smucker Seeks More Federal Aid To Stop Spotted Lanternfly

Crable: Cong. Smucker: Spotted Lanternfly Pest Could Devastate PA Economy

Budget

Cusick: House Hearing Will Scrutinize Use Of Money In Environmental Special Funds 

Op-Ed: Here’s Why We Think A Severance Tax Is Still A Bad Idea

Op-Ed: PA Budget Follies Set To Resume

Lycoming County Considers Using Drilling Impact Fee For Police Academy

Robert Swift: Lawmakers Hear State Tax Reform Proposals

Chesapeake Bay

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Climate

Letter: Candidates For Murphy’s Congressional Seat Should Commit To Finding Climate Solutions

AP: EPA Official Speaks On Risk Of Climate Change To Toxic Sites

Even Without El Nino Last Year, Earth Keeps On Warming

Coal Mining

Frazier: Consol Will Not Mine Under Stream Thru Ryerson Station State Park, Drops Appeal

FirstEnergy: Fire Damaged Critical Equipment At Bruce Mansfield Power Plant

More Than Half Of All Coal Power Plants Are Or Will Be Shuttered, Sites For Sale All Over U.S.

FERC Rejects FirstEnergy Attempt To Move WV Coal Plant Into Cost Recovery

PJM To Submit Electric Capacity Repricing Proposal On State Subsidized Generation To FERC

Appalachia’s Communities Turning From Coal To Frame New Tourist Economy

Bob Murray, The Coal Baron With The President’s Ear

Most U.S. States Lost Coal Mining Jobs In 2017; PA Gained 96

Convicted Ex-Coal CEO Opens Republican U.S. Senate Bid In West Virginia

Dominion To Put 9 Coal/Gas Power Plants In Cold Reserve, 1% Of Its Generation

Compliance Action

Sisk: DEP Fines Drilling Company $1.7 Million For Violations

Shale Gas Driller Penalized

WV Company Fined $1.7 Million For Violations At 14 Wells Sites In Greene, Clearfield Counties

Delaware River

Ice Jam On Delaware Threatens Flooding In Bucks County, Trenton

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 19 RiverWatch Report

Drinking Water

Snowshoe Residents Get Temporary Relief From Water Crisis

PUC Adopts Plan To Oversee Troubled Pittsburgh Water Authority

PUC Adopts Preliminary Plan For Overseeing Pittsburgh Water Authority

Calls For Water Main Breaks Overwhelm Philly Water Department

Trump’s Challenge To Philly’s Environmental Justice Movement

Economic Development

Appalachia’s Communities Turning From Coal To Frame New Tourist Economy

Shell Ethane Plant Construction Ahead Of Schedule In Beaver County

Beaver County Eyes Economic Possibilities Of Shell Ethane Plant

WVU, Pitt, Shell National Energy Tech Lab Partner On Research Into Marketable Products From Gas

EPA Names Beaver County Superfund Site As Promising For Redevelopment

4 Philly Area Superfund Sites Among Top In Nation For Development Potential

Education

Easton’s Da Vinci Education Center Swaps Aquarium For Nature Dome

Northampton County’s $10M For Da Vinci Science City In Easton Now In Question

Trump’s Challenge To Philly’s Environmental Justice Movement

Emergency Response

Biohazard-Tainted Letter Sent To State Trooper In Carlisle Spurs Federal Investigation

PEMA: Hawaii-Type False Missile Warning Unlikely In PA

Energy

UGI Restoring Gas In 400 Homes In Allentown After All-Day Outage

FirstEnergy: Fire Damaged Critical Equipment At Bruce Mansfield Power Plant

Penelec Proposal Pushes Customers To Shop For Electricity Supplier

WITF Smart Talk: The Future Of Three Mile Island

PUC Stands By Decision To Punish PGW For Lien Practices

Power Line Reps Allegedly Harassed Landowners In York County

More Than Half Of All Coal Power Plants Are Or Will Be Shuttered, Sites For Sale All Over U.S.

PJM To Submit Electric Capacity Repricing Proposal On State Subsidized Generation To FERC

FERC Rejects FirstEnergy Attempt To Move WV Coal Plant Into Cost Recovery

Appalachia’s Communities Turning From Coal To Frame New Tourist Economy

Federal Tax Cut Could Mean Lower Power Bills In Delaware

Dominion To Put 9 Coal/Gas Power Plants In Cold Reserve, 1% Of Its Generation

Editorial: Federal Tariff Risks U.S. Solar Jobs

Energy Conservation

Pittsburgh Church Uses Tech To Reduce Energy, Carbon Footprint

Phipps Conservatory Announces Big Plans For Pittsburgh’s Coolest, Greenest Building

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Should Promote Energy Efficient Homes

Environmental Justice

Trump’s Challenge To Philly’s Environmental Justice Movement

Farming

Edinboro Couple Opens Market For Local Food Producers

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

Flooding

Allegheny River Ice Melting Slowly, Alleviating Flooding Concerns

Flood Watch In York County Extended Through Monday

Officials Monitor Meadville Flood Stage, Ice Jam Amid Warmup

Allegheny, Kiski River Ice Jams Cause For Concern For Residents

Voluntary Evacuations Issued For Gilpin As Kiski River Rises

Threat Of Flooding Depends On Allegheny River Ice Jams, Weekend Weather

Allegheny County Monitoring Possible Flooding This Weekend As Temps Rise

Warmer Temps, Rain Could Cause More Flooding In Meadville

Flood Watch Issued Due To Ice Jams For Lancaster, York Counties Thru Saturday

More Ice Jams, Flooding A Concern With Higher Temps In The Forecast

Emergency Officials Keep Eye On Ice Jams On Allegheny, Kiski Rivers

French Creek Drops Below Flood Stage In  Meadville

Ice Jam Breaks Up Freeing 600 Stranded By Flooding In Union County

Efforts Start To Break Up Ice Jam Stranding 600 In Union County

Environmental Groups Warn Of Road Salt Impact On Waterways, PennDOT Study Underway

Additional Crawford County Roadways Reopen As Flooding Continues

Video Tour Of Susquehanna River Ice Flow In York County

Ice Jam On Delaware Threatens Flooding In Bucks County, Trenton

Video Of Deer Crossing Frozen Delaware River Near Trenton

Calls For Water Main Breaks Overwhelm Philly Water Department

Pittsburgh’s Bathtub Has Been Complicated Flooding Concern For Decades

Meadville Crews Scraping Up Ice As Flooding Issues Persist

Susquehanna River Crests Below Flood Stage In Wilkes Barre

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

2 Barges Still Missing, Several Submerged At Emsworth Dam In Pittsburgh

Meadville, Erie Region Roads Remain Flooded

Forests

DCNR Blog: Will A Harsh Winter Kill Ticks?

Law Would Make Schools Notify Parents When Tick Removed

Crable: Cong. Smucker: Spotted Lanternfly Pest Could Devastate PA Economy

Cong. Smucker Seeks More Federal Aid To Stop Spotted Lanternfly

Geologic Hazards

AP:  Sinkhole Prompts Evacuation Of Homes In Philadelphia

Sinkhole Opens Up Under Townhouses In Bethlehem, Building Condemned

Green Buildings

Phipps Conservatory Announces Big Plans For Pittsburgh’s Coolest, Greenest Building

Green Infrastructure

Celebrating Stream Restoration Results At Sportsmen’s Forum

Streamside Forest Buffers Are Important For Water, Wildlife

Fmr Lancaster YMCA’s Transformation Into Green Space Begins Soon

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

EPA Names Beaver County Superfund Site As Promising For Redevelopment

4 Philly Area Superfund Sites Among Top In Nation For Development Potential

AP: EPA Official Speaks On Risk Of Climate Change To Toxic Sites

Lake Erie

Bitter Cold Has Lake Erie 90 Percent Frozen

Land Recycling

From Pittsburgh’s Last Major Brownfield, A New Neighborhood Emerges

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Philly Cemetery Warns Dumpers They Will Be Haunted By The Interred

Mine Reclamation

Coal Waste Mountain In Swoyersville To Be Removed

Some Swoyersville Residents Concerned About Culm-Bank Removal

Proposal Would Eliminate Huge Waste Coal Pile In Swoyersville

Swoyersville Mayor Clarifies What He Wants After Culm Bank Is Removed

Harry E. Coal Breaker Was Ahead Of Its Time

Mine Subsidence

Frazier: Consol Will Not Mine Under Stream Thru Ryerson Station State Park, Drops Appeal

Noncoal Mining

Some Plains Twp Residents Upset With Quarry Blasting

Oil & Gas

Frazier: Study: Conventional Drilling Waste Responsible For Radioactivity Spike In Rivers

Oil & Gas Companies Are Super-Sizing Their Well Pads

Sisk: DEP Fines Drilling Company $1.7 Million For Violations

Shale Gas Driller Penalized

WV Company Fined $1.7 Million For Violations At 14 Wells Sites In Greene, Clearfield Counties

Maykuth: PECO’s Gas Customers Set New Records With Frigid Weather

UGI Restoring Gas In 400 Homes In Allentown After All-Day Outage

Peoples Natural Gas Fined $50,000 For Gas Leaks

Shell Ethane Plant Construction Ahead Of Schedule In Beaver County

Beaver County Eyes Economic Possibilities Of Shell Ethane Plant

Range Resources Initiates Good Neighbors Fund At WCCF In Washington County

Lycoming County Considers Using Drilling Impact Fee For Police Academy

Op-Ed: Here’s Why We Think A Severance Tax Is Still A Bad Idea

Philadelphia Refiner’s Woes Pose Test For U.S. Biofuel Policy

Editorial: Ethanol’s Wrong Mix For Boaters

Appalachia Region Expected To Lead Nation In Natural Gas Production

WVU, Pitt, Shell National Energy Tech Lab Partner On Research Into Marketable Products From Gas

Maykuth: Oil Drillers Want Another Crack At NJ’s Atlantic Coast, Trump Wants To Help

Bipartisan Opposition To Offshore Drilling Grows In Maryland

PJM To Submit Electric Capacity Repricing Proposal On State Subsidized Generation To FERC

Pipelines

FERC Approves PA-NJ PennEast Natural Gas Pipeline Late Friday

FERC Approves PennEast Natural Gas Pipeline

Public Can Comment On 60-Mile Pipeline For Shell Ethane Plant In Beaver

Arguments About Mariner East 2 Pipeline Rage On

Report Forecasts Thousands Of Jobs From Mariner East 2 Pipeline, Critics Skeptical

Kummer: Nuns Came To Philly To Fight Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline, Have Tough Time

Kummer: Nuns: We Deserve Religious Freedom Trial To Protect Our Land From Pipeline

Crable: Nuns To Argue In Federal Court Sunrise Pipeline Violated Their Religious Freedom

AP: Nuns Appeal Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project On Religious Grounds

Hurdle: Nuns Want Court To Hear Their Religious Objections To Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Maykuth: Adelphia Gateway Discloses Plans To Convert Pipeline To Gas

Hurdle: Constitution Pipeline Says It Will Fight FERC Order After New Setback

TransCanada Has Enough Customers To Proceed With Keystone XL Pipeline

Radiation Protection

WITF Smart Talk: The Future Of Three Mile Island

Radium Again Found In Allegheny River And Tributaries

Recreation

Frazier: Consol Will Not Mine Under Stream Thru Ryerson Station State Park, Drops Appeal

Hikers Enjoy 7-Mile Jaunt On Susquehanna Warrior Trail

Share Your Favorite Places For A Winter Hike With LancasterOnline

Jan. 19 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Op-Ed: Dockless Bike Share is Next Transportation Trend Philly Should Embrace

Majority Of National Park Service Advisory Board Resigns Amid Protest

Recycling/Waste

Colleges Challenged To Recycle In RecycleMania 2018

A Look Inside Pittsburgh’s Blue Bag Recycling System

Hauler Blames Weather For Throwing Away Emmaus Recyclables

Single Stream Recycling Posing Problems

Editorial: Get Definitive Data On Mass Recycling

Regulations

Gottesman: House Republicans Introduce Regulatory Reform Report, Bill Package

House Republicans Proposed Plan To Begin Re-Examining State Regulations

PA House Committee Targeting Government Regulation

Renewable Energy

PJM To Submit Electric Capacity Repricing Proposal On State Subsidized Generation To FERC

Frye: Game Commission Says No Windmills

Editorial: Federal Tariff Risks U.S. Solar Jobs

Stormwater

Officials: Kiski Valley’s Sewer/Stormwater Pipe Separation Is Working

Sustainability

Phipps Conservatory Announces Big Plans For Pittsburgh’s Coolest, Greenest Building

Wastewater Facilities

Officials: Kiski Valley’s Sewer/Stormwater Pipe Separation Is Working

Watershed Protection

After Century-Long Absence, Freshwater Mussel Found In Kiski River By Westmoreland Conservation District Watershed Specialist

DEP: Westmoreland County Streams Need Help

Radium Again Found In Allegheny River And Tributaries

Officials: Kiski Valley’s Sewer/Stormwater Pipe Separation Is Working

Celebrating Stream Restoration Results At Sportsmen’s Forum

Streamside Forest Buffers Are Important For Water, Wildlife

Environmental Groups Warn Of Road Salt Impact On Waterways, PennDOT Study Underway

Study: Road Salt Has Long-Term Effect On Rivers

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 19 RiverWatch Report

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Wildlife

After Century-Long Absence, Freshwater Mussel Found In Kiski River By Westmoreland Conservation District Watershed Specialist

Incidence Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer Doubles In PA

Video Of Deer Crossing Frozen Delaware River Near Trenton

Hayes: Trespass Laws Favor Landowners, Trout Waters

Environmental Groups Warn Of Road Salt Impact On Waterways, PennDOT Study Underway

Frye: Game Commission Says No Windmills

Christmas Bird Count Results In Sightings Of Rare Species In Pittsburgh

Birds Of Prey Populate University Of Pennsylvania Campus

Schneck: Supercharge Your Backyard Bird Feeding With These 16 Tips

Schneck: How To Beat Squirrels At Your Backyard Bird Feeders

National Aviary Shows Off Chicks For Penguin Awareness Day In Pittsburgh

Sauro: Bats Return To Huntingdon County Caverns

West Nile/Zika Virus

DCNR Blog: Will A Harsh Winter Kill Ticks?

Law Would Make Schools Notify Parents When Tick Removed

Other

PA Horticultural Society Presidents Explains Group’s Mission

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

Federal Policy

Op-Ed: Trump’s Assault On The Environment, A Year In Review, Rep. Vitali

Inside The EPA’s Regulatory Rollback Machine

Study: White House Abandoning Science Advice At Unprecedented Levels

House Republican To Bring Bill Nye The Science Guy to Trump’s State Of The Union

Trump’s Challenge To Philly’s Environmental Justice Movement

Can Philadelphia Solve Its Pollution Problems Without The Feds?

AP: EPA Official Speaks On Risk Of Climate Change To Toxic Sites

Letter: Candidates For Murphy’s Congressional Seat Should Commit To Finding Climate Solutions

PA Among States Suing EPA Over Air Pollution Drift

Federal Tax Cut Could Mean Lower Power Bills In Delaware

Toyota Says It Won’t Partner With EPA On Management Review

Maykuth: Oil Drillers Want Another Crack At NJ’s Atlantic Coast, Trump Wants To Help

Bob Murray, The Coal Baron With The President’s Ear

Majority Of National Park Service Advisory Board Resigns Amid Protest

Sisk: EPA Employees Spend Uneasy Friday Bracing For Government Shutdown

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