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Sunday NewsClips
Delaware River Flood Watch To Remain In Effect Thru Sunday
Susquehanna River Basin Remains At High Risk For Flooding As Ice Melts
In Coal Country, A Flood Of Money To Build Other Businesses
Letter: From Ozone Hole To Global Warming
Winter Festival At Codorus State Park
Forest Service Withdraws Shared-Use Decision For Tracy Ridge, Allegheny National Forest
51 New Cases Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer In PA
AP-Scolforo: Republicans See Lion’s Share Of Turnover In Legislature
WITF Smart Talk: Political Roundtable: Gerrymandering Case, Redistricting
Sunday - The Feds
Nixon’s First EPA Chief: Republican Climate Change Denial A Threat To The Country
Trump Infrastructure Plan Would Greatly Reduce Oversight Of Pipelines, National Parks
Top Environmental Group Preparing To Sue Trump’s EPA
Big Green Readies Dozens Of Lawsuits As Only Antidote For Trump EPA
Op-Ed: Red States Will Be Real Losers From Trump’s Solar Tariff
Politics
AP-Levy: PA Court Throws Out Congressional Boundaries
PA Republicans Ask PA Supreme Court To Stay Its Own Gerrymandering Order
Thompson: PA Supreme Court Rejects Stay Of Its Own Redistricting Order
AP-Levy: PA’s GOP Take Gerrymandering Case To U.S. Supreme Court
Air
Developers File Appeal Of Allegheny County Asbestos Fine
EPA Redefining What Are Major Sources Of Hazardous Air Pollution
Awards & Recognition
Oil Creek State Park Volunteers To Receive Statewide Honor
Conservation Work Earns Pittsburgh National Bird Treaty Status
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Morelli: Spotted Lanternfly Threatens Chesapeake’s Crops, Hardwoods
PA Asks For More Help To Combat Spotted Lanternfly
Budget
Maykuth: Wolf Proposes To Speed Up PA Permit Review, Hike Fees
Cusick: Lawmakers Question DEP, DCNR Use Of Special Funds
Gottesman: House GOP, Wolf Administration Seek To Clear The Air On Special Funds
Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal: Conowingo, Growth, Climate May Threaten Bay Cleanup Deadline
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Climate
Can We Fight Climate Change Without Scaling Up Nuclear Energy
Op-Ed: Reversed Climate Policy Ensures Failure Across Generations, Ed Perry
Legislators Call On State To Recommit To Paris Climate Agreement Goals
Cusick: Wolf Doesn’t Recall Campaign Pledge To Join Regional Climate Initiative
Coal Mining
Deep Mine On Westmoreland/Fayette Border On Hold Pending Permit Appeal
Consol, Environmental Groups Settle Kent Run, Ryerson Station State Park Mining Appeal
Rustic Ridge Deep Mine, Environmental Group Reach Settlement In Westmoreland
Settlement Reached On Conditions Of New Coal Mine In Laurel Highlands
New Report Assesses Impact Of Coal Mining’s Decline On Appalachia
Ceremony Marks 59th Anniversary Of Knox Mine Disaster
Trump Uses Recent Bomb Cyclone To Push Coal Energy
Compliance Action
I-81 Bridge Contractor Pleads Guilty To Pollution Susquehanna, Embezzlement
Developers File Appeal Of Allegheny County Asbestos Fine
Energy Supplier Seeks To Overturn $1.8M PUC Rate-Spiking Fine
Delaware River
Kummer: Fracking Ban For Delaware Watershed Hearing Draws Crowd In Philly
Phillips: DRBC Hears Yea’s And Nay’s On Proposed Fracking Ban
Hearings On Proposed Delaware River Fracking Ban Begin This Week
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 26 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Pittsburgh Water Authority Continues To Exceed Federal Lead Threshold
Pittsburgh Water Authority Again Exceeds Federal Threshold In Latest Lead Tests
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Replace Public, Private Lead Lines
Pittsburgh Water Authority Lifts Water Advisory For Lawrenceville
Pittsburgh Mayor Forges Ahead To Restructure Pittsburgh Water Authority Leadership
City Of Pittsburgh Gets Delinquent Bill Shut-Off Warning From Pittsburgh Water Authority
Pittsburgh Water Authority Settled Lawsuit For $5M Because It Feared Losing More In Arbitration
Editorial: Pittsburgh Water Authority Oversight, New Board Promise Needed Change
Upper Macungie Residents Have Cloudy Water For Month, They’re Fed Up
Flat Rate Set For New Kensington Water Use
Education
Greenhouse Project Offers Hands-On Education
PA Horticultural Society Philadelphia Flower Show's Focus On Water Lets Visitors Dive Into Spring
Energy
Opponents To Power Line In Franklin County Organize Fight At PUC
Energy Supplier Seeks To Overturn $1.8M PUC Rate-Spiking Fine
FirstEnergy Receives Funding To Help It Convert Into Fully Regulated Utility
Can We Fight Climate Change Without Scaling Up Nuclear Energy
Op-Ed: Closing Three Mile Island Would Hurt Education, Communities
Beaver Valley Nuclear, Coal Power Plants Could Close Prematurely
Natural Gas Fueled Power Plants On Rise
New Jersey Nuclear Subsidy Bill Looks To Be Back On Fast Track
National Energy Tech Lab In Pittsburgh In Step With Trump Leaders Say
U.S. EIA Forecasts Natural Gas To Remain Primary Source For Electricity Generation
Natural Gas Will Fuel More Electricity Generation Over Next 2 Years
Trump Uses Recent Bomb Cyclone To Push Coal Energy
EIA: Wind To Beat Hydro As Leading U.S. Renewable Resource In Next 2 Years
Energy Conservation
Submit Comments On Updated State Uniform Construction Code
Environmental Heritage
Ceremony Marks 59th Anniversary Of Knox Mine Disaster
Farming
3 Key Factors Could Influence Adoption Of Cover Crops In 2018
AP: Beekeepers Employ A Variety Of Strategies In Winter
Chester Mushroom Farms Have New Vision: Growing Veggies Indoors
U.S. Secretary Of Agriculture Visits Penn State Watershed Management Facility
Editorial: Diamonds To Those Who Preserve Farmland
Flooding
AP: Residents Urged To Remain Alert Due To Ice Jam Flooding
20 Miles Of Ice Jams Remain On Allegheny River
Officials Expect More Flooding In Meadville
Ice-Choked Susquehanna Prompts Mandatory Evacuation In West Pittston
Rivers Rising In Northeast As Ice Jams Travel Downstream
Ice Jam Sends Creek Rushing Backwards Near Scranton - Video
Ice Jam Leads To Flooding Along Mill Creek In Luzerne County
Ice Jam Floods Nicholson Neighborhood In Wyoming County
Northeast No Stranger To Ice Jams
Lake Erie Ice Melting As Temperature Rises
Flood Watch Extended To Tuesday In Lancaster, York
Western PA River Watch Still On, Experts Cautiously Hopeful There Won’t Be Major Flooding
Barge Removal Under Way At Emsworth Lock, Dam On Ohio River
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
Forests
Morelli: Spotted Lanternfly Threatens Chesapeake’s Crops, Hardwoods
PA Asks For More Help To Combat Spotted Lanternfly
Geologic Hazards
Sinkhole Forces Demolition Of Home In North Catasauqua
Sinkhole In Whitehall Forces Road Detours
Lake Erie
Lake Erie Ice Melting As Temperature Rises
AP: Presque Isle Bay Ice Harvest Was Annual Ritual In Early 1900s
AP: Scientist Found Life Voyage On Brig Niagara, Lake Erie
Land Conservation
Editorial: Diamonds To Those Who Preserve Farmland
Land Recycling
Brownfields Success: Luxury Living With An Industrial Legacy In Pittsburgh
Lehigh River
Volunteers Help Protect Health Of Lehigh River Watershed
Oil & Gas
Kummer: Fracking Ban For Delaware Watershed Hearing Draws Crowd In Philly
Phillips: DRBC Hears Yea’s And Nay’s On Proposed Fracking Ban
Hearings On Proposed Delaware River Fracking Ban Begin This Week
PA Supreme Court Will Review Local Ordinance Blocking Gas Well Permit
Allegheny County Twp’s Challenge To Drilling Permit Still Alive In Court
Legere: AG Shapiro Vows Not Be Be Forced To Settle Chesapeake Energy Gas Royalty Case
Editorial: AG Shapiro Right To Support Landowners Gas Royalty Case
Range To Spend Nearly $1B On Drilling, Mostly In Southwest PA
EIA: Natural Gas Production In Pennsylvania, OH, WV Growing Faster Than Demand
Science: Engaging Over Data On Fracking And Water Quality
Scranton COLT Transit System Switching To Natural Gas Buses
Pine-Richland High School Will Close Thursday After Gas Leak Found
Philadelphia Refinery Files Chapter 11 Citing Federal Renewable Fuels Program
Philadelphia Energy Refinery Files For Bankruptcy
Maykuth: Philly’s PES Refinery Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Reuters: Small Refiners Hit EPA With Surge Of Biofuel Waiver Requests
U.S. EIA Forecasts Natural Gas To Remain Primary Source For Electricity Generation
Natural Gas Will Fuel More Electricity Generation Over Next 2 Years
Pipelines
Maykuth: PennEast Shale Gas Pipeline Gets Key U.S. Permit
PennEast Pipeline Gets Federal OK, But Some Locals Still Not Happy
Hurdle: FERC Approves PennEast Pipeline Saying It Would Supply Needed Natural Gas
Crable: Diesel Spill, Soil Runoff Events Report Along Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Route In Lancaster
AP: Columbia Nuns Appeal Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Project On Religious Grounds
Phillips/Hurdle: Texts Raise Questions On Governor’s Office Role In Mariner East 2 Pipeline Permitting
PA Supreme Court Upholds Huntingdon County Mariner East 2 Pipeline Eminent Domain Ruling
Residents Fear Threat Posed By Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Delaware County Looks Into Risk Assessment Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Feds Cite Sunoco For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Violations In Ohio
Shell Ethane Pipeline Could Travel Under A Dozen Local Waterways
If Laurel Pipeline Flow Reverses, Will Lehigh Valley Pay More For Fuel?
Permitting
Maykuth: Wolf Proposes To Speed Up PA Permit Review, Hike Fees
Radiation Protection
Op-Ed: Closing Three Miles Island Would Hurt Education, Communities
Can We Fight Climate Change Without Scaling Up Nuclear Energy
New Jersey Nuclear Subsidy Bill Looks To Be Back On Fast Track
Frazier: Study: Conventional Drilling Waste Responsible For Radioactivity Spike In Rivers
Westinghouse Stakeholders Agree On Blueprint For Settling Claims
Recreation
Oil Creek State Park Volunteers To Receive Statewide Honor
Crable: Why Some Lancaster County Residents Love To Be Outside In The Snow
Westmoreland Heritage Trail Expansion Plans To Be Unveiled
Apollo Snags $113,000 Grant To Widen Owens Park Trail
Delaware Valley Bike & Walking Trail Projects Get $7.9 Million Boost
Editorial: Nonmotorized Trail Best Option For Goat Path In Lancaster
Millcreek Reinstates Parks Department
Philly Rail Park Team Working To Bring Affordable Housing To Area
Recycling/Waste
Free Tours Of Lancaster Waste-To-Energy Plant Feb. 19
Westmoreland Cleanways Moving Recycling Center To Fmr Machine Shop
Renewable Energy
Westmoreland Authority Turning To Solar Power
Lawmaker Wants To Put Proposals Like Bethlehem’s Wind Farm To Voters
Trump Orders Tariffs On Solar Imports In Biggest Blow To Renewables Yet
Trump Issues 30 Percent Tariff On Solar Imports
Maykuth: Trump’s Solar Tariffs Cast Dark Cloud Over Local Solar Installers
Sisk: Trump Tariff Could Hurt PA Solar, But Won’t Slam The Door Shut
5 Solar Firms That Actually Stand To Gain From Trump’s Tariff
SEIA: Trump’s Decision On Solar Tariffs Means Loss Of 23,000 U.S. Jobs
Editorial: Solar Darkness
Editorial: Tariff Risks U.S. Solar Jobs
EIA: Wind To Beat Hydro As Leading U.S. Renewable Resource In Next 2 Years
Susquehanna River
Bay Journal: Conowingo, Growth, Climate May Threaten Bay Cleanup Deadline
I-81 Bridge Contractor Pleads Guilty To Pollution Susquehanna, Embezzlement
Wastewater Facilities
Ebensburg Awards Contract For Large-Scale Sewer Project
Replacing 128-Year Old Sewer Pipe In Harrisburg
Harrisburg Sewer Line Collapse Prompts Emergency Street Closure
Watershed Protection
Bay Journal: Conowingo, Growth, Climate May Threaten Bay Cleanup Deadline
Volunteers Help Protect Health Of Lehigh River Watershed
Frazier: Study: Conventional Drilling Waste Responsible For Radioactivity Spike In Rivers
U.S. Secretary Of Agriculture Visits Penn State Watershed Management Facility
Delaware RiverKeeper Jan. 26 RiverWatch Video Report
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration On Clean Water Rule
Patchwork Water Pollution Rule Takes Effect After Supreme Court Ruling
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Wildlife
Golden Eagles Chow Down For Camera At Forbes State Forest
Conservation Work Earns Pittsburgh National Bird Treaty Status
Frye: Anglers, Boaters May Face New Fees To Fund Their Sports
Volunteers Help Keep PA’s Lakes, Streams Stocked
Schneck: When Will Snow Geese Return To Middle Creek?
Schneck: What is A Pennsylvania Wild Game Dinner?
Frye: Shed (Antler) Hunting Booms In Popularity
Block: Coyote Is Greatest Challenge of All PA Animals
Eastern Cougars Are Now Officially Extinct
PA Bats: Are Some Species Headed For Extinction?
Other
PA Horticultural Society Philadelphia Flower Show's Focus On Water Lets Visitors Dive Into Spring
AP: Scientist Found Life Voyage On Brig Niagara, Lake Erie
Engineer Who Lived Modestly Donates $37 Million To Pittsburgh Foundation
Hurricanes
Puerto Ricans Divided On Privatizing Local Utility, One Third Still Without Power
Federal Policy
Op-Ed: Replacing The Federal Environmental Guardrails, Larry Schweiger
Trump Orders Tariffs On Solar Imports In Biggest Blow To Renewables Yet
Trump Issues 30 Percent Tariff On Solar Imports
Maykuth: Trump’s Solar Tariffs Cast Dark Cloud Over Local Solar Installers
Sisk: Trump Tariff Could Hurt PA Solar, But Won’t Slam The Door Shut
5 Solar Firms That Actually Stand To Gain From Trump’s Tariff
SEIA: Trump’s Decision On Solar Tariffs Means Loss Of 23,000 U.S. Jobs
Editorial: Solar Darkness
Editorial: Tariff Risks U.S. Solar Jobs
Trump Uses Recent Bomb Cyclone To Push Coal Energy
Op-Ed: Reversed Climate Policy Ensures Failure Across Generations, Ed Perry
EPA Redefining What Are Major Sources Of Hazardous Air Pollution
Reuters: Small Refiners Hit EPA With Surge Of Biofuel Waiver Requests
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Administration On Clean Water Rule
Patchwork Water Pollution Rule Takes Effect After Supreme Court Ruling
Philadelphia Refinery Files Chapter 11 Citing Federal Renewable Fuels Program
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