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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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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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