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Sunday NewsClips

New Map Reveals State Of Litter In Philadelphia Block By Block

Parks Township Nuclear Dump Cleanup Delayed Again

Hurdle: Chester County Twp Adds To Local Challenges To Mariner East II Pipeline

McKees Rocks Fracking Sand Barge Facility Receives State Grant

Letter: Laurel Pipeline Reversal Good For PA Consumers

Carr: Ohio River In Pittsburgh Still Under Flood Advisory, Region Recovers From Deluge

Yough River Towns Quite Wet As River Crests At Nearly 23 Feet

Teen Boy Rescued From Lancaster County Cave

Landslide Closes Road In Mount Washington

Schneck: Pennsylvanians Reported 2,233 Times In Continuing Great Backyard Bird Count

Crable: What The Discovery Of Chronic Wasting Disease Means For Lancaster County

AP: Hunters Split On Use Of Semi-Automatic Rifles

USDA To Cull 150 Saw Creek Deer

Nolan: Despite Sightings, Feds Declare Eastern Cougar Extinct In PA

Sunday - The Feds

Court Rules In Favor Of AG Shapiro In DOE Energy Efficiency Case

Op-Ed: Federal Leadership Lacking On Reducing Oil & Gas Industry Emissions

Op-Ed: Let Market Forces Reduce Oil & Gas Industry Emissions

Penn Law Students Urge Trump Not To Repeal Clean Power Plan

Op-Ed: Unburden Refiners From Job-Killing Regulation

Interior To Hold Largest Oil And Gas Lease Sale In U.S. History

AP: Sen. Casey Wants To Bolster Research Of Organic Agriculture

Politics

House Environmental Majority Chair Rep. John Maher Won’t Seek Re-Election 

AP: PA Republicans Endorse Candidates Identified With Trump

Murphy: Republicans Throw Backing To Wagner-Bartos In Governor’s Race

Thompson: Democrats Coronate Wolf, Casey, Leave Lt. Governor’s Race Open

Barletta Wins State Republicans Endorsement For U.S. Senate

AP-Levy: Ideas To Redraw Maps Beat Deadline In Gerrymandering Case

Thompson: PA Congressional Redistricting In The Court’s Hands Now

AP-Levy: Court To Seek New Map In PA Gerrymandering Case

How Difficult Is It To Redistrict PA?  Not Very Say Philly Area 8th Graders

AP: GOP Leaders Defend Redistricting Map, Threaten Federal Lawsuit

Wolf: Still A Gerrymander, Rejects Republican Congressional Districts Map

AP: Analysis Finds Republican Map Skewed In Congressional Districts Plan

Gov. Wolf Rejects "Partisan Gerrymandered" Congressional Districts Map

AP-Levy: Open Or Contorted Congressional Districts May See Biggest Changes

PA Republicans Drew A New Map Just As Gerrymandered As The Old One

AP-Scolforo, Levy: Democrats See Partisanship In Republican Voting Districts Map 

Auditor General To Audit Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commissions

Air

Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant To Phase Out Coal In Settlement With Environmental Group

York Haven’s Brunner Island Agrees To Stop Burning Coal

Energy Efficiency Can Clean The Air We Breathe (Pittsburgh)

NWF: Ethanol Mandate is Not A Model Worth Emulating

Kummer: Group: Oil & Gas Methane Emissions 5 Times Higher Than Reported

Frazier: Group: Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Higher Than PA Thinks

Methane Gets A Fresh Look As Trump Scraps Rules

Trump Proposes To Repeal Most Of Oil & Gas Methane Regulation

Alternative Fuels

NWF: Ethanol Mandate is Not A Model Worth Emulating

Awards & Recognition

Laurel Hill State Park Volunteer Recognized

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Hopey: Feds, State Invest Millions In Fight Against Invasive Insects

PA Officials Start Plan To Control The Spotted Lanternfly

Budget

Luzerne County Support Urged For Federal Mine Reclamation Funding Boost

Op-Ed: Wolf’s Budget Missed The Chance To Stand Up For The Environment

Op-Ed: Heat Your Home With Gas? You’ll Pay For Wolf’s Severance Tax

Op-Ed: PA At A Crossroads: To Impose A Severance Tax On Drillers Or Not

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Out Of Excuses: Pass The Severance Tax

Editorial: Battle Lines Drawn Over Natural Gas Severance Tax

Editorial: Shale Gas Tax Must Be Part Of PA Budget Fix

Hayes: Fish & Boat Commission Fishing For Funding Advice

Frye: Anglers And Boaters Invited To Sportsmen’s Forum

Editorial: John Arway Rightly Presses Lawmakers On Fishing Fees

Editorial: PA Politics Of Stagnation

The Feds - 2019 Budget

EDF: Trump Budget Means More Pollution, Serious Threats To Health

Trump’s Proposed Cut To EPA Would Reduce It To 1990 Level

Trump Budget Seeks 23% Cut At EPA, Would Eliminate Dozens Of Programs

Water Infrastructure Among Few EPA Winners In Trump Budget Plan

Trump, Citing Redundancies, Again Proposes Steep Cuts To EPA

Bay Journal: Trump Proposes Slashing EPA Chesapeake Bay Funding 90%

AP: Trump Budget Again Targets Regional Water Cleanup Like Chesapeake Bay

AP: Trump Budget Again Targets Regional Water Cleanup Like Chesapeake Bay

Great Lakes Cleanup Programs Targeted In Trump Budget

Trump Proposes New Funding Options For Superfund, Brownfields

White House Proposes 25 Percent Cut To EPA Funding

EPA Release On FY 2019 Federal Budget Request

Trump Budget Cuts Renewable Energy Office, Ups Nuclear Weapons Spending

Trump Budget Would Slash Funding For EPA, DOE Renewables Office

DOE Beefs Up Nuclear Weapons Spending Over Renewables In FY 2019 Budget

Trump Budget Contains $120M To Restart Licensing Of Yucca Mountain Radioactive Waste Site

Trump Seeks Cuts To DOE Loan, Research Programs

Trump Again Proposes To Eliminate Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

DOE Release On FY 2019 Federal Budget Request

Agency-By-Agency Spending Levels Under Trump’s 2019 Budget

How Many Employees Would Agencies Lose (Or Gain) Under Trump’s Budget?

Allegheny River Lock, Dam Repairs Funded Under Trump’s Budget Plan

The Feds - Infrastructure Plan

Trump Unveils Long-Promised Plan For Upgrading U.S. Infrastructure

White House Releases 55-Page, $1.5 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

Trump Aims To Speed Environmental Reviews In Infrastructure Plan

Trump’s $1.5T Infrastructure Plan Kicks Most Of Cost To States, Cities

Trump’s Plan To Rebuild U.S. Road Relies On Local Dollars

EPA Release On Trump Infrastructure Plan

Environmental Not A Winner In Trump’s New Infrastructure Plan

Trump Budget Would Fund Interior Projects By Selling Energy On Public Lands

Trump Infrastructure Plan Includes Push To Sell Federal Airports, Power Assets, More

Allegheny River Lock, Dam Repairs Funded Under Trump’s Budget Plan

Philadelphia Official Calls Trump’s Infrastructure Proposal Negligent

Trump Surprises Lawmakers With Support For Gasoline Tax Hike

Trump Proposes Sweeping Changes To National Environmental Policy Act Reviews

Editorial: Trump Infrastructure Plan On The Wrong Course

Editorial: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Betrays Places In Need

Chesapeake Bay

AP: Trump Budget Again Targets Regional Water Cleanup Like Chesapeake Bay

Bay Journal: Trump Proposes Slashing EPA Chesapeake Bay Funding 90%

AP: Trump Budget Again Targets Regional Water Cleanup Like Chesapeake Bay

Great Lakes Cleanup Programs Targeted In Trump Budget

Op-Ed: Other Actions Needed Before Rushing To Address Climate’s Effect On Nutrient In Chesapeake Bay

Wastewater Bills To More Than Double Over 10 Years For Harrisburg Residents

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Climate

Op-Ed: Other Actions Needed Before Rushing To Address Climate’s Effect On Nutrient In Chesapeake Bay

Kummer: Group: Oil & Gas Methane Emissions 5 Times Higher Than Reported

Frazier: Group: Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Higher Than PA Thinks

Methane Gets A Fresh Look As Trump Scraps Rules

Trump Proposes To Repeal Most Of Oil & Gas Methane Regulation

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Break With Trump Over Climate Threats

Even With Pledges To Fight Global Warming Pledges, Brace For More Extreme Weather

Coal Mining

Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant To Phase Out Coal In Settlement With Environmental Group

Sisk: Agreement: Brunner Island Power Plant Will Move From Coal To Natural Gas

York Haven’s Brunner Island Agrees To Stop Burning Coal

170 Attend Workshop On Grants For Coal Communities

PA Coal Production Still Behind 2017

Powelson: Input From PJM, ISO-NE State Critical To FERC Resilience Docket

ISO-NE Grid Operator Presses FERC To Approve Capacity Market Reform, PJM To Submit Plan

Compliance Action

Man Charged With Dumping Cyanide In Bucks County Storm Drain

Chemist Accused Of Stealing Potassium Cyanide To Poison Rodents

Conservation Districts

Crable: Orders Open For Lancaster Conservation District’s Annual Tree Seedling Sale

Delaware River

Auditor General To Audit Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commissions

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 16 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Yudichak, Baker Host Roundtable On Lead Exposure And Testing

Officials Call For Changes In Lead Testing Procedures

Economic Development

PUC Chairman Anticipates Significant Job Growth In Utilities Field

Maykuth: PA  Utilities Send A Message To Students: We’re Hiring

Editorial: Thaddeus Stevens College Deserves A Raise

Op-Ed: PA Economic Development Policy Contrast On Shale Gas, Amazon

Education

DCNR Offers Free 6-Day Environmental Career Camp To HS Students

Camp Cadet Applications Available For Students In Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, McKean, Indiana Counties

Longwood Gardens, Delaware Valley University Pathway To Horticulture Degree

Nature Night Out For Valentines

Lancaster Students Compete In STEM Contests At Tech Conference

Philly Schools Ditch Styrofoam Trays, Embrace A Greener Lunch Option

5 Ways National Aviary In Pittsburgh Will Warm Up Winter

Northampton County Pulls $10 Million For Proposed DaVinci Science Center

Emergency Response

Water Rescuers Train To Save Lives

Energy

With Solar-Friendly Policies, State Solar Jobs Rise 26 Percent

Op-Ed: The Outlook Is Sunny For Solar Jobs In Pennsylvania

Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant To Phase Out Coal In Settlement With Environmental Group

York Haven’s Brunner Island Agrees To Stop Burning Coal

Residents Question Throop Facility To Convert Landfill Gas To Fuel

PUC Chairman Anticipates Significant Job Growth In Utilities Field

Sisk: 13,500 PA Homes Still Without Safe Heating Source This Winter

Powelson: Input From PJM, ISO-NE State Critical To FERC Resilience Docket

ISO-NE Grid Operator Presses FERC To Approve Capacity Market Reform, PJM To Submit Plan

DOE Forming Cyber Protection Unit For Power Grids

High-Voltage Transmission Line Gets PUC OK In Bedford, Somerset

Hearing On Penelec Plan For Customers Who Do Not Shop For Electricity

FERC Previews Major Issues: Resilience, Pipelines & PURPA

FERC Opens Power Markets To Energy Storage With New Rule

Energy Conservation

Energy Efficiency Can Clean The Air We Breathe (Pittsburgh)

Environmental Rights

Crable: PA Supreme Court Ruling May Place New Obligation On Lancaster Officials To Protect Environment

Farming

Report: Fertilizer, Manure Top Lake Erie Phosphorus Sources

Flooding

Casey Asks Trump For Solomon Creek Wall Funding

Street Closing For Solomon Creek Wall Project In Wilkes-Barre

Moderate Flooding Expected Along Monongahela River

Heavy Rain Closes Westmoreland Roadways, Flood Basements

AP: Weather Service To Inspect Damage For Signs Of Tornado In Fayette County

Flood Watch: Philly Area Could See A Whole Month’s Worth Of Rain

Editorial: Blair County Hazard Mitigation Planning Can’t Be Minimized

Forests

Hopey: Feds, State Invest Millions In Fight Against Invasive Insects

PA Officials Start Plan To Control The Spotted Lanternfly

Crable: Orders Open For Lancaster Conservation District’s Annual Tree Seedling Sale

Green Infrastructure

Draft Capital Region Water’s Plan To Improve HBG Water Infrastructure Out For Comment

Wastewater Bills To More Than Double Over 10 Years For Harrisburg Residents

Hazardous Substances

Yudichak, Baker Host Roundtable On Lead Exposure And Testing

Officials Call For Changes In Lead Testing Procedures

Man Charged With Dumping Cyanide In Bucks County Storm Drain

Chemist Accused Of Stealing Potassium Cyanide To Poison Rodents

Lake Erie

Report: Fertilizer, Manure Top Lake Erie Phosphorus Sources

Lake Erie Is 89 Percent Frozen

Great Lakes Cleanup Programs Targeted In Trump Budget

Land Conservancy

Natural Lands Announces Completion Of 2 Significant Preservation Steps

Litter & Illegal Dumping

Great American Cleanup Of PA Registration Now Open

Mine Reclamation

Luzerne County Support Urged For Federal Mine Reclamation Funding Boost

State No Longer Owns Centralia’s Graffiti Highway, Who Does?

Barletta Bill Would Add Incentives To Clean Up Coal Waste

Oil & Gas

Legere: DEP: Shale Well Fee Increase Needed To Fix Dire Funding Picture

Kummer: Group: Oil & Gas Methane Emissions 5 Times Higher Than Reported

Frazier: Group: Oil & Gas Methane Pollution Higher Than PA Thinks

Op-Ed: Heat Your Home With Gas? You’ll Pay For Wolf’s Severance Tax

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Out Of Excuses: Pass The Severance Tax

Op-Ed: PA At A Crossroads: To Impose A Severance Tax On Drillers Or Not

Editorial: Battle Lines Drawn Over Natural Gas Severance Tax

Editorial: Shale Gas Tax Must Be Part Of PA Budget Fix

Czebiniak/Carr: Natural Gas Driller Shakes Things Up With The Trib - Seismic Testing

Drilling Sites Don’t Allow Beards, Pack Shaving Kits

Legere: Researchers Find Fracking Spurs Bigger Quakes At Different Depths

Report: PA Sitting On Nearly 63 Trillion Cubic Feet Of Natural Gas

Drilling Remains Steady In Marcellus, Utica Regions

Op-Ed: PA Economic Development Policy Contrast On Shale Gas, Amazon

EQT Drilling Nearing Decision On Possible Split

Report: Is Rex Energy Preparing To File For Bankruptcy?

Methane Gets A Fresh Look As Trump Scraps Rules

Phillips: Opponents Of Offshore Drilling Gear Up For A Fight In New Jersey

Will Gasoline Prices Continue To Fall?

Price Of Gasoline Drops For 1st Time In 2018 In Lancaster

API Urges EPA Not To Exempt Small Refiners From Biofuel Mandate

Powelson: Input From PJM, ISO-NE State Critical To FERC Resilience Docket

ISO-NE Grid Operator Presses FERC To Approve Capacity Market Reform, PJM To Submit Plan

Pipelines

Hurdle: What Will Sunoco Mariner East II Penalty Be Spent On?

Hurdle: Sunoco Can Resume Mariner East II Pipeline Drilling In Chester County

Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Path Thru Lancaster: 70 Road, 67 Stream Crossings

Hurdle: Pipeline Showdown: PennEast Files Eminent Domain Against 130 Landowners

Conservation Groups Challenge FERC Certification Of PennEast Pipeline

DEP Extends Comment Period On Shell Ethane Pipeline

FERC Previews Major Issues: Resilience, Pipelines & PURPA

Radiation Protection

A TMI Survivors Group Is Growing, Plagued By Disease, Ridiculed For Their Explanation

Recreation

Laurel Hill State Park Volunteer Recognized

Grant To Fund Snowmobile Trail Upgrade At Pinchot State Forest

Frye: Nest Boxes Prove Valuable In State Parks

Presque Isle Seeking Food Concession Bids

Feb. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PennDOT Seeks Public Input On Bicycle, Pedestrian Access

PA’s Keystone Fund Helps Make Olympic Dreams Come True

Recycling/Waste

Residents Question Throop Facility To Convert Landfill Gas To Fuel

Philly Schools Ditch Styrofoam Trays, Embrace A Greener Lunch Option

Renewable Energy

With Solar-Friendly Policies, State Solar Jobs Rise 26 Percent

Op-Ed: The Outlook Is Sunny For Solar Jobs In Pennsylvania

Nestle Turns To Wind Energy To Power Lehigh Valley Facilities

Energy Efficiency Can Clean The Air We Breathe (Pittsburgh)

Powelson: Input From PJM, ISO-NE State Critical To FERC Resilience Docket

ISO-NE Grid Operator Presses FERC To Approve Capacity Market Reform, PJM To Submit Plan

FERC Previews Major Issues: Resilience, Pipelines & PURPA

Trump Seeks Cuts To DOE Loan, Research Programs

FERC Opens Power Markets To Energy Storage With New Rule

Susquehanna River

Auditor General To Audit Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commissions

Twp. Pulls Office Of Open Records Into Legal Battle With Susquehanna River Islander

Wastewater Facilities

Draft Capital Region Water’s Plan To Improve HBG Water Infrastructure Out For Comment

Wastewater Bills To More Than Double Over 10 Years For Harrisburg Residents

Watershed Protection

AP: Trump Budget Again Targets Regional Water Cleanup Like Chesapeake Bay

Op-Ed: Other Actions Needed Before Rushing To Address Climate’s Effect On Nutrient In Chesapeake Bay

Draft Capital Region Water’s Plan To Improve HBG Water Infrastructure Out For Comment

Report: Fertilizer, Manure Top Lake Erie Phosphorus Sources

Pike County’s Groundwater Generally Meets Standards

Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 16 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Hayes: Fish & Boat Commission Fishing For Funding Advice

Editorial: John Arway Rightly Presses Lawmakers On Fishing Fees

Frye: Anglers And Boaters Invited To Sportsmen’s Forum

Pittsburgh’s Hays Bald Eagle Lays First Egg

Bald Eagles Welcome 2nd Egg To Pittsburgh Nest

Pittsburgh: Hays, Harmar Bald Eagles On Deck For Egg-Laying Season In Hi-Def

Schneck: No Eggs Yet In Hanover Bald Eagle Nest

Thousands Of Snow Geese Return To Middle Creek During Annual Migration

Frye: Nest Boxes Prove Valuable In State Parks

Frye: Audubon Backyard Bird Count Set To Begin Soon

Take Part In The Great Backyard Bird Count

Audubon Family Workshop Explores Neighborhood Wildlife In Wayne County

Natural Lands: Butt-Breathing And Other Winter Wildlife Survival Tips

Water Rescuers Train To Save Lives

Demko: Number Of PA Deer Infested With Chronic Wasting Disease Continues To Grow

First Case Of Chronic Wasting Disease Found In Lancaster County

Chronic Wasting Disease Found In 2 More PA Deer Farms

Huba: Chronic Wasting Disease Infects 2 More Captive Deer

Frye: Link Between Antler Restrictions, Chronic Wasting Disease More Myth Than Fact

Schneck: Coyotes In PA: Latest Information, Research

Other

Hearst Cuts More Rodale Jobs In The Lehigh Valley

Hurricanes

Blackout Hits Northern Puerto Rico Following Fire, Explosion

Hurricane Refugees In Philly Now Getting Their FEMA Aid Cut Off

Federal Policy

API Urges EPA Not To Exempt Small Refiners From Biofuel Mandate

Methane Gets A Fresh Look As Trump Scraps Rules

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Break With Trump Over Climate Threats

Even With Pledges To Fight Global Warming Pledges, Brace For More Extreme Weather

Trump Energy Adviser Quits Over Denied Security Clearance

DOE Forming Cyber Protection Unit For Power Grids

First-Class Travel Distinguishes Scott Pruitt’s EPA Tenure

Pruitt: I’m Not Involved In First-Class Travel Decisions

EPA Chief Blames Security Concerns As Reason For Flying First Class

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2/19/2018