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Sunday NewsClips

Wolf To Reaffirm Commitment To Education, Skills Training In New Budget

Pittsburgh Water Authority Could Sever Water Subsidy For 2 Neighborhoods

Editorial: Landfill Gas Plant At Keystone Can’t Justify Dump Growth

Anthracite Coal Marks 250th Anniversary: Hard Coal Still Has Modern Uses

Exelon To Close New Jersey Nuclear Plant A Year Ahead of Schedule

Franklin County Groups Question Transource Power Line Project

PennDOT, DCNR Project To Revamp Ohiopyle Rankles Some Residents, Businesses

Presque Isle Snow Day Celebrates Winter At State Park

Pottstown’s Pollock Park To Get Environmental Cleanup

Frye: State Forest Wild Areas Offer Beauty, Solitude And Quiet

Juniata Valley Audubon Uses Tech To Count Birds In Annual Bird Count

Research: Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer May Pose Risk To Humans

CEO Of Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh Stepping Down

Sunday - The Feds

Trump To Pull Nomination Of Top Environmental Advisor

Politics

Cusick: Environmentalists Want More Action From Gov. Wolf 

Cusick: Wolf’s Campaign Website Has Misleading Claims About His Environmental Record

AP-Scolforo: Republicans See Lion’s Share Of Turnover In Legislature

Sen. Scarnati Defies PA Supreme Court Order To Turn Over Map Data In Gerrymandering Case

AP-Scolforo: Republicans Accuse Justices Of Bias In Bid To Save 2011 Election May

Scarnati: Wecht, Donohoe Biased In PA Supreme Court Gerrymandering Case

WITF Smart Talk: Political Roundtable: Gerrymandering Case, Redistricting

John Baer: The Emerging Story Behind The Story Of PA Gerrymandering

Meyer: Dems Hope To Capitalize On GOP Exits From Legislature

AP-Scolforo: Republicans See Lion’s Share Of Turnover In Legislature

Thompson: Can PA Democrats Turn Anti-Trump Momentum Into Actual Votes?

Air

Residents Worried Jessup Gas Power Plant Credits Won’t Improve Air Quality

Crable: EHB Rejects Challenge To Air Permit For Lancaster Perdue Soybean Plant

South Philadelphia Refinery In Bankruptcy Proceedings, Neighbors See An Opportunity For Cleaner Air

Alternative Fuels

Westmoreland Transit Authority To Grow Its Fleet Of Natural Gas Buses

Awards & Recognition

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture Award Recipients Named

Natural Lands, Twp. Officials Growing Greener Awards Calling For Nominations In Chester County

Budget

Wolf To Reaffirm Commitment To Education, Skills Training In New Budget

Cusick: Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Expected To Rise This Year

Legere: Gas Impact Fee Revenue To Rise $46 Million This Year, IFO Reports

Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Expected To Be Up This Year

Legere: Senators Push For More Gas Leasing In State Forests

EPA Watchdog Sounds Alarm Over Budget Cuts

Chesapeake Bay

Changing Land Use Could Tilt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Milestones

Hazleton Sewer Authority Receives $11.4M PennVEST Funding

Extreme Trump Proposal To Gut Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program Raises Alarm

Pruitt Says EPA Reconsidering Chesapeake Bay Journal Grant Decision

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Climate

PPL Goal: Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions 70 Percent By 2050

Letter: From Ozone Hole To Global Warming

Editorial: More Cause For Climate Skepticism

Penn State Students View Launch Of 350.org’s Fossil Free Campaign

Nixon’s First EPA Chief: Republican Climate Change Denial A Threat To The Country

Coal Mining

PPL Goal: Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions 70 Percent By 2050

In Coal Country, A Flood Of Money To Build Other Businesses

Op-Ed: Bring Back The Coal Miners Stamp

Trump Declares The War On Beautiful Coal Over

Trump: We Have To End The War On American Energy

Trump Previews Infrastructure Fix, Touts Energy Boom

ARC Grants Available To Communities Hurt By Coal Downturn

Delaware River

New NJ Governor Joins Neighbors In Opposing Fracking In Delaware Watershed

Op-Ed: Delaware River Basin Commission Should Embrace Fracking, Not Ban It

Point Pleasant Pump Supplying Water To Delaware Canal

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 2 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Hopey: Pittsburgh Water Authority Will Pay For Public, Private Water Line Replacement

Pittsburgh Water Authority Issues Water Shut-Off Notices

Economic Development

In Coal Country, A Flood Of Money To Build Other Businesses

Education

Central PA Expected To Get Good Look At Partial Super Blue Moon Eclipse

Emergency Response

Lawmakers Look To Update PA’s Disaster Response Law

Energy

A Day At The PA Public Utility Commission

Bill Would Cut Off Revenue To Midstate Boroughs

$100 Million Project In Throop Would Convert Landfill Gas

Presentation Planned On Throop Landfill Gas Project

Penn State Students View Launch Of 350.org’s Fossil Free Campaign

Trump Declares The War On Beautiful Coal Over

Trump: We Have To End The War On American Energy

Trump Previews Infrastructure Fix, Touts Energy Boom

Sisk: Trump’s Speech Light On Energy Specifics, Here’s The Lowdown

Energy Conservation

2 Smart Energy Homes In State College Hit Market

Columbia Gas Customers Advised On Energy Efficiency

DOE: Eagles Stadium Considered One Of The Greenest Stadiums In The World

Farming

PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture Award Recipients Named

Crable: Large Numbers Of Dairy Farmers May Sell Cows Within 6 Months

Flooding

Roller Coaster Temps Cause Ice Jam In Mill Cove, Tioga County

Delaware River Flood Watch To Remain In Effect Thru Sunday

Susquehanna River Basin Remains At High Risk For Flooding As Ice Melts

Appeals Court Sets 1-Year Limit For Flood Insurance Claim Lawsuits

Forests

Legere: Senators Push For More Gas Leasing In State Forests

Schneck: Have Bitter Temperatures Killed Ticks In PA?

Green Infrastructure

Changing Land Use Could Tilt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Milestones

Land Conservation

Natural Lands, Twp. Officials Growing Greener Awards Calling For Nominations In Chester County

Conservancy Official Joins Westmoreland Land Trust

Mitigation

Trump White House Quietly Undercut Environmental Harm Mitigation Rules

Oil & Gas

Legere: Senators Push For More Gas Leasing In State Forests

DEP Pushes Program To Help Landowners Plug Abandoned Oil, Gas Wells

Letter: Promotion Of Natural Gas Ignores Shale Field Sacrifices

New NJ Governor Joins Neighbors In Opposing Fracking In Delaware Watershed

Op-Ed: Delaware River Basin Commission Should Embrace Fracking, Not Ban It

Cusick: Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Expected To Rise This Year

Legere: Gas Impact Fee Revenue To Rise $46 Million This Year, IFO Reports

Drilling Impact Fee Revenue Expected To Be Up This Year

Editorial: Company Offers Up-Close Looks At Fracking For The Public

Residents Worried Jessup Gas Power Plant Credits Won’t Improve Air Quality

UGI Revises Liquefied Natural Gas Project Planned For Bethlehem

National Fuel Drop Prices For Natural Gas Customers In Erie Area

Columbia Gas Customers Advised On Energy Efficiency

Westmoreland Transit Authority To Grow Its Fleet Of Natural Gas Buses

CNX Resources Sees Profit Rise In 2017, Gets Boost From Federal Tax Law

EPA Chief: Philadelphia Refinery Bankruptcy Shows Need For Biofuel Reform

South Philadelphia Refinery In Bankruptcy Proceedings, Neighbors See An Opportunity For Cleaner Air

Gasoline Prices Highest Since Hurricane Harvey

Editorial: Stop Offshore Drilling By Making NJ, DE Ugly For Oil

Onlot Septic Systems

PennVEST Wants Lower Burrell Residents To Know About Septic System Loan Program

Permitting

Editorial: Wolf Oil & Gas Permit Plan Better Serves All Parties

Pipelines

Study Highlights Concerns Over Planned Route Of Shell Ethane Pipeline

Frazier: Activist Groups Want More Time To Review Shell Ethane Pipeline Permits

Shell Is Building A Pipeline One Landowner At A Time

Carr: Shell’s Ethane Pipeline Will Cross 9 Municipalities

Shell Ethane Pipeline Application Under Review By DEP

Shell Ethane Pipeline Route Goes Within Few 100 Feet Of Homes

Op-Ed: Pipelines Remain Critical Infrastructure That Deserves Support

Ambridge Water Authority Opposes Planned Shell Ethane Pipeline Route

PennEast Pipeline Gives Holdout Landowners Until Feb. 5 To Accept Final Offer

Landowners Tear Up PennEast Pipeline Leases As NJ Shelves Permit Application

Trump Infrastructure Plan Would Greatly Reduce Oversight Of Pipelines, National Parks

Aide: Trump Infrastructure Plan Does Not Plan To Gut Environmental Laws

Trump Previews Infrastructure Fix, Touts Energy Boom

Radiation Protection

Creditors Claim Westinghouse Owes Them $111 Billion, Company: Closer To $9 Billion

Recreation

Hikers Get Nod Over Bikers In Allegheny National Forest Area

Forest Service Withdraws Shared-Use Decision For Tracy Ridge, Allegheny National Forest

Feb. 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

New Section Of Schuylkill River Trail Open In Philadelphia

Schuylkill Banks Trail South To Christian Is Open

Winter Festival At Codorus State Park

18 Things You Can Do At Presque Isle In February

Point Pleasant Pump Supplying Water To Delaware Canal

Aide: Trump Infrastructure Plan Does Not Plan To Gut Environmental Laws

Trump Infrastructure Plan Would Greatly Reduce Oversight Of Pipelines, National Parks

Interior Rolls Back Oil Drilling Policies For Federal Land

Recycling/Waste

State, Federal Officials Discuss Keystone Landfill Health Assessment Report

Emmaus Trash Hauler Responds To Complaints About Recycling

$100 Million Project In Throop Would Convert Landfill Gas

Presentation Planned On Throop Landfill Gas Project

Renewable Energy

NRDC Blog: PA’s Renewable Energy Goals Are Not In The Super Bowl

DOE: Eagles Stadium Considered One Of The Greenest Stadiums In The World

Penn State Students View Launch Of 350.org’s Fossil Free Campaign

Trump Tariff Won’t Hit Philly’s Growing Solar Industry

What Trump’s Tariff On Solar Panels Means For PA

Op-Ed: Red States Will Be Real Losers From Trump’s Solar Tariff

White House Seeks 72% Cut To Clean Energy Research, Focus On Fossil Fuels

Sustainability

Kummer: Green Smackdown: Eagles Stadium vs. Patriots

Philadelphia Sustainability Report A Magazine About Neighborhood Life

Wastewater Facilities

Hazleton Sewer Authority Receives $11.4M PennVEST Funding

Hazleton Sewer Rate Increase May Be Scaled Back Thanks To PennVEST Funding

Watershed Protection

Changing Land Use Could Tilt Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Milestones

Learn How To Be Master Watershed Steward In Berks County Feb. 6

Settlers Cabin Park Snags $318,000 Grant To Clean Up Pinkerton Run

PennDOT Monitoring Use Of Road Salt Amid Environmental Concerns

Help Wanted: Watershed Advocacy Campaign Manager

Extreme Trump Proposal To Gut Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program Raises Alarm

EPA Suspends Waters Of The U.S. Rule Ahead Of Developing Its Own Version

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 2 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

51 New Cases Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer In PA

30  Deer To Be Shot In Franklin County For Chronic Wasting Disease Testing

Schneck: 15 Things You Don’t Know About Groundhogs In PA

Groundhog Day 2018: Punxsutawney Phil Facts

Animals Stolen From Schuylkill Center For Environmental Ed Wildlife Clinic In Dispute

Op-Ed: Erie Bird-Banding Program Could Fly Again

Frye: Sunday Hunting Fight To Take On New Form

Schneck: Eastern Mountain Lion Officially Declared Extinct

Endangered Species Law In Trump’s Crosshairs

Op-Ed: Threats To Wildlife, Environment Have Never Been Greater

West Nile/Zika Virus

Schneck: Have Bitter Temperatures Killed Ticks In PA?

Other

Op-Ed: Lawsuits To Limit Public Participation Can Impact Free Speech, Sen. Farnese

Hurricanes

PECO Sends Crews To Help Restore Power In Puerto Rico

FEMA To End Food, Water Aid For Puerto Rico

FEMA Now Says It Won’t End Puerto Rico Food, Water Distribution

Federal Policy

EPA Watchdog Sounds Alarm Over Budget Cuts

Extreme Trump Proposal To Gut Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program Raises Alarm

Pruitt Says EPA Reconsidering Chesapeake Bay Journal Grant Decision

Dems  Go On The Attack During EPA Chief’s Hearing

Trump White House Quietly Undercut Environmental Harm Mitigation Rules

EPA Chief: Philadelphia Refinery Bankruptcy Shows Need For Biofuel Reform

Trump Declares The War On Beautiful Coal Over

Trump: We Have To End The War On American Energy

Trump Previews Infrastructure Fix, Touts Energy Boom

Sisk: Trump’s Speech Light On Energy Specifics, Here’s The Lowdown

Nixon’s First EPA Chief: Republican Climate Change Denial A Threat To The Country

Top Environmental Group Preparing To Sue Trump’s EPA

Big Green Readies Dozens Of Lawsuits As Only Antidote For Trump EPA

Trump Infrastructure Plan Would Greatly Reduce Oversight Of Pipelines, National Parks

Aide: Trump Infrastructure Plan Does Not Plan To Gut Environmental Laws

Editorial: Federal Infrastructure Plan With Potholes

Interior Rolls Back Oil Drilling Policies For Federal Land

What Trump’s Tariff On Solar Panels Means For PA

Trump Tariff Won’t Hit Philly’s Growing Solar Industry

Op-Ed: Red States Will Be Real Losers From Trump’s Solar Tariff

EPA Suspends Waters Of The U.S. Rule Ahead Of Developing Its Own Version

Endangered Species Law In Trump’s Crosshairs

Op-Ed: Threats To Wildlife, Environment Have Never Been Greater

Council Of State Governments Reports On Top 5 Issues For States In 2018

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2/5/2018