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Sunday NewsClips
Thompson: Cumberland County School District Seeks To Develop Farmland Protected By Conservation Easement
Op-Ed: Tap Federal AML Fund For Coal Country Land, Water Restoration, There Is No Excuse
Fish Commission: Fishing License Fee Increase Needed
Plans Debated For Forest Along The Susquehanna River
Green Building Standards Gaining Ground
Western PA Communities Prepare To Combat Litter In Great American Cleanup
Editorial: Keystone Landfill Gas Project Hits Sweet Spot
PSEG Canceling Nuclear Plant Spending Due To Stalled Bailout Bill
Despite Recent Improvements, Are Utilities Prepared For More Storms?
2013 PA Climate Impacts Report
Center for Rural PA: 71% Increase In Very Heavy Precipitation Events In Last 54 Years
AP: Storm Cuts Power To Almost 600,000, Kills 1 In PA
More Than 135,000 Electricity Customers Still Without Power In PA
Nor’easter Could Leave Some In Northeast Without Power For Days
Nor’easter Tore Through PA Suburbs, Thousands Remain Without Power
Thousands Left Without Power As Damaging Winds Caused Chaos In Lancaster County
Why The Storm Stopped SEPTA In Its Tracks
Multiple State Agencies Offer Support In Response To Nor’easter
Bus Passenger Stranded In Storm On I-80 Describes Experience
I-80 Travelers Stranded Overnight As Gov. Wolf Sends National Guard Troops To Poconos
Storm Causes Freight Train To Derail On Bridge, Plummets Into Susquehanna River
Landslide Cleared, Route 51 Ramps To West End Reopen
Water-Themed Philadelphia Flower Show Provides Escape From Winter
Webcam Helps Expose Secret Lives Of Harmar Eagles
Sunday - The Feds
WV Advances Bill Allowing Gas Drilling Where 75% Of Landowners Agree
Refinery Workers Push To Fix Broken Ethanol Mandate
Politics
AP: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Seeks Input For Monday Hearing On Stay
Wolf Moves To Dismiss Federal Lawsuit Over New Congressional Districts
Op-Ed: Supreme Court Blocking Congressional Map Is A Legal Long Shot
Editorial: Put Justices’ Impeachment Idea To Rest
AP: Republicans Again Lose Bid To Get PA Supreme Court To Halt District Map
Micek: PA Supreme Court Justices Grilled On Redistricting Decision At Budget Hearing
Meyer: Republican Lawmakers Confront Justices On Redistricting At Budget Hearing
AP-Levy: Petition Day Arrives With Congressional Boundaries In Doubt
AP-Levy: Republican Congressmen Hit Ground Running In Districts They Hope To Block
AP-Levy: Impeachment Talk a Sign Of Republican’s Long-Term Worry About PA Supreme Court
John Baer: The Gerrymander Mess Is Eating Your Tax Dollars $4 Million So Far
Air
Study: Pittsburgh Air Quality Remains Poor
Maykuth: Trump Tries To Broker Truce Between Oil Refiners, Ethanol Producers
Trump’s Biofuel Summit With Senators Ended Without An Agreement
AP: White House Talks To Continue On Renewable Fuel Standard
Trump To Convene White House Summit In Search Of Biofuel Deal
Farm Groups Urge Trump To Keep Federal Biofuel Mandate
USDA Secretary Seeks To Calm Farmers After Trump Biofuel Talks
Trump EPA Moves To Roll Back More Clean Air, Water Rules
Alternative Fuels
Duquesne Light, Uber Team Up To Advance Electric Vehicles In Pittsburgh
Harley Buys Piece Of Electric Vehicle Company
Awards & Recognition
Column: It Takes A Team Effort To Eliminate Waste, PRC Zero Waste Awards
Pittsburgh-Based Firms Honored By State Engineering Council
Rettew Honored For Design Of $15M Lycoming County Natural Gas Terminal
Beautification
Philadelphia’s Illegal Signs Initiative
Editorial: Filthadelphia No More, Everyone To Change our Dirty Reputation
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Spotted Lanternfly: Have You Seen This Band Bug?
State Visits Berks Building Stone Company To Demonstrate Spotted Lanternfly Safeguards
Budget
DEP To Hire 33 Staff After EPA Slammed It For Escalating Drinking Water Violations
Op-Ed: Tap Federal AML Fund For Coal Country Land, Water Restoration, There Is No Excuse
You May Receive A Stormwater Bill Soon (In The Northeast)
Op-Ed: Cheap Natural Gas Will Fuel Growth In PA, Not A Severance Tax, Pam Witmer
PA Receives $55.6 Million From Feds For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Frazier: Zinke Unveils $55 Million Toward State’s Abandoned Mine Cleanup
Trump’s Budget Threatens Erie Environmental Groups
Op-Ed: Trump Infrastructure Plan May Result In Biggest-Ever Gasoline Tax Hike
Under Pressure From U.S. Senate Democrats, EPA Restores Funding For Bay Journal
EPA Restores Funding To Chesapeake Bay Journal
February State Revenue 12.8% Above Estimates, But Due To $250M Tobacco Fund Loan, Non-Tax Revenue
Chesapeake Bay
You May Receive A Stormwater Bill Soon (In The Northeast)
Under Pressure From U.S. Senate Democrats, EPA Restores Funding For Bay Journal
EPA Restores Funding To Chesapeake Bay Journal
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Climate
Allegheny Front: Do We Even Need The EPA Clean Power Plan?
Sisk: Author Answers Hot-Button Questions On Fracking, Including Climate Impact
North Pole Surges Above Freezing In The Dead Of Winter Stunning Scientists
Harrisburg Area Scientist Fuels Buzz Behind News North Pole Temps Surged Past Freezing
A Federal Court Might Have Just Opened The Floodgates For Climate Litigation
Coal Mining
Muhlenberg College: Coal No Longer King In Public’s Mind
Pennsylvania Coal Production Seesawing
Former Coal Towns Turn To Nature Tourism As A New Economic Driver
PJM CEO Says Market Reforms Are No Bailout For Coal
PJM: Reliability Strong During January Cold Snap, But Pricing Reforms Needed
Dams
Crumbling Marianna Dam Appears To Be Breaching In Washington County
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper March 2 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
TCE Found In 6 Water Wells Near Rose Valley Lake In Lycoming County
Springdale Twp Officials Scramble To Fix 200 Falsified Water Meter Readings
Economic Development
Former Coal Towns Turn To Nature Tourism As A New Economic Driver
Pipeline Careers, Training Available In Northeast
Education
DEP Blog: Energy Literacy Workshops Help Create A Smart Energy Future For PA
Carnegie Science Center’s New Clubhouse Lets Young Scientists Play, Learn
Nature Programs And Hikes This March In Central PA
Philadelphia Flower Show Taking Deep Dive Into Water
Energy
Berks County Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Receives DEP Permits
House Panel: Russia Aimed To Disrupt U.S. Energy Markets Using Social Media
Sisk: How StateImpact Reporter’s Photo Wound Up In The Russia Investigation
Conneaut Twp Residents Worry About Lake Erie Power Line
Allegheny Front: Do We Even Need The EPA Clean Power Plan?
Duquesne Light, Uber Team Up To Advance Electric Vehicles In Pittsburgh
Power Line Company Sues 36 York County Landowners
Penelec Decreases Electric Rates
Muhlenberg College: Coal No Longer King In Public’s Mind
PA Leads Nation In Power Grid Battery Storage
PECO CEO To Retire On March 30, Successor Named
PECO’s New CEO Is A Utility Lifer With A Villanova MBA
Op-Ed: TMI Fuels Power Grid, Communities Across The Commonwealth, Rep. Mehaffie
6th Time Could Be The Charm For NJ Nuclear Power Subsidy Bill
Utilities Shaken Not Moved By Trump Energy Policies
PJM CEO Says Market Reforms Are No Bailout For Coal
PJM: Reliability Strong During January Cold Snap, But Pricing Reforms Needed
U.S. Solar Company To Lay Off Hundreds Of Workers After Trump Tariffs
U.S. Energy Industry Slams Trump’s Job-Killing Steel Tariffs
Energy Conservation
Pittsburgh A National Leader In Passive House Movement
Farming
Farmland Preservation Hits $1 Billion Mark In PA
Flooding
AP: Wolf Activates National Guard For Eastern PA Storm
Hundreds Of Thousands Of PA Residents Remain Without Power As Storm Continues
Nor’easter Slams Northeastern Pennsylvania
Wind-Driven Winter Storm Knocks Out Power In PA, Closes Highways
High Winds, Wet Ground Expected to Wreak Havoc In Western PA
Storm Roars Into Lehigh Valley, 57,000 Without Power, Trees Down
Thousands Without Power As High Winds Whip Pittsburgh Region
Restoration Time For 6,654 Without Power In Erie Unknown
More Than 20,000 Erie County Penelec Customers Without Power
Thousands Without Power As High Winds Hit York County
Presque Isle State Park Closed Due To Snow, Downed Trees
AP: Landslide Destroys Pittsburgh House, Knocks Out Power Nearby
Kilbuck Landslide Destroys One Home, Threatens Second In Pittsburgh
Landslide In Pittsburgh’s West End Could Disrupt Traffic Throughout Week
Landslide Leaves Pittsburgh Couple Homeless
Landslide Forces Closure Of Forward Avenue In Pittsburgh
Road In Allegheny County To Close Thru June To Allow For Landslide Fix
Insurance Policies Don’t Cover Homes Damaged By Landslides
With More Rain Forecast, Pittsburgh Monitoring For More Landslides
Massive Mudslide Closes Road In Armstrong County
Detours Posted Around West End Route 51 Landslide
Parts Of PA Under A Flood Watch, More Rain Forecast
Pittsburgh On Brink Of February Rainfall Record
1 Year Later, Tornado Recovery Goes On At Lake Scranton
Forests
Spotted Lanternfly: Have You Seen This Band Bug?
Hopey: Tree Canopy Loss In Allegheny County Significant
Sauro: Ticking Away: Bites Can Lead To Lyme Disease Which Can Be Difficult To Treat
See Smoke In The Mountains In Lebanon County? Could Be Prescribed Burn
Green Infrastructure
You May Receive A Stormwater Bill Soon (In The Northeast)
More Municipalities Issue Stormwater Fees To Meet EPA Regulations
Pittsburgh-Based Firms Honored By State Engineering Council
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
TCE Found In 6 Water Wells Near Rose Valley Lake In Lycoming County
Luzerne County Site Off Superfund List
Chemical Release Sends 11 Offset Workers To Hospital In Luzerne
Lake Erie
Long Cold Stretch Ends, Ice Fades On Presque Isle Bay
Trump’s Budget Threatens Erie Environmental Groups
Editorial: Great Lakes Deserve Better From Trump
Land Conservation
Farmland Preservation Hits $1 Billion Mark In PA
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Column: It Takes A Team Effort To Eliminate Waste, PRC Zero Waste Awards
Cleaning Vacant Lots Leads To Safer, Healthier Neighborhoods New Study Finds
Erie’s Spring Cleanup Program Starts April 1
Lancaster Police Seek Suspect In Dumping Over 100 Tires
Excuse Me, I Think You Dropped This. Philly Residents Confront Litterers
A Litterer’s Confession, Or The Time I Got Lowered Into A Sewer
Philadelphia’s Illegal Signs Initiative
Op-Ed: Councilmembers For Dirty Districts? Philly Should Steal This Idea And Others To Stop Litter
Mine Reclamation
Op-Ed: Tap Federal AML Fund For Coal Country Land, Water Restoration, There Is No Excuse
PA Receives $55.6 Million From Feds For Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Frazier: Zinke Unveils $55 Million Toward State’s Abandoned Mine Cleanup
Oil & Gas
House Panel: Russia Aimed To Disrupt U.S. Energy Markets Using Social Media
Sisk: How StateImpact Reporter’s Photo Wound Up In The Russia Investigation
Op-Ed: Cheap Natural Gas Will Fuel Growth In PA, Not A Severance Tax, Pam Witmer
Cusick/Sisk: Natural Gas Royalties, Why Some Strike It Rich, Other Strike Out
Berks County Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Receives DEP Permits
Shale Gas Output Ahead of Facilities
Sisk: Author Answers Hot-Button Questions On Fracking, Including Climate Impact
EQT Drilling Foundation Establishes New Record Of Charitable Giving In 2017
Allegheny Front: Do We Even Need The EPA Clean Power Plan?
Rettew Honored For Design Of $15M Lycoming County Natural Gas Terminal
XTO Exploded Gas Well In Ohio Still Venting, 2 Mile No Fly Zone Continues
Maykuth: Trump Tries To Broker Truce Between Oil Refiners, Ethanol Producers
Trump’s Biofuel Summit With Senators Ended Without An Agreement
AP: White House Talks To Continue On Renewable Fuel Standard
Trump To Convene White House Summit In Search Of Biofuel Deal
Farm Groups Urge Trump To Keep Federal Biofuel Mandate
USDA Secretary Seeks To Calm Farmers After Trump Biofuel Talks
Editorial: Watch Out Offshore Drillers, New Jersey’s No Longer A Pushover
Editorial: Get Full Value For Coastal Oil Leases
U.S. Energy Industry Slams Trump’s Job-Killing Steel Tariffs
Pipelines
Phillips: Environmental Groups Seek Injunction To Halt Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction
Maykuth: Enviro Groups Sue Again To Block Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Hopey: More Lawsuits Flow Against Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction
Environmental Groups Challenge Consent Order On Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Sunoco: Mariner East II Pipeline On Track For June Completion
House Panel: Russia Aimed To Disrupt U.S. Energy Markets Using Social Media
Sisk: How StateImpact Reporter’s Photo Wound Up In The Russia Investigation
Pipeline Careers, Training Available In Northeast
Radiation Protection
U.S. Supreme Court Ends Lawsuit Against Apollo Nuclear Fuels Plant Operator
Editorial: Lessons To Learn From Nuclear Fuels Plant Lawsuit
Op-Ed: TMI Fuels Power Grid, Communities Across The Commonwealth, Rep. Mehaffie
6th Time Could Be The Charm For NJ Nuclear Power Subsidy Bill
PJM CEO Says Market Reforms Are No Bailout For Coal
PJM: Reliability Strong During January Cold Snap, But Pricing Reforms Needed
Recreation
Sauro: Ticking Away: Bites Can Lead To Lyme Disease Which Can Be Difficult To Treat
March 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Wet Weather Spurs Request To Keep Horses Off Butler-Freeport Trail
Hopey: Historic Clarion County Baker Trail Hikes Into Court
Money Donated To Finish Bridge Along Schuylkill River Trail
Municipalities Seek Public Comment On Kingston/Forty Fort Trail
Recreation Opportunities Developing Along The Bennett Branch In Elk County
Mahanoy City Secures State Grant For Sidewalks, Signage Work Near Planned Park
Is It The End Of The Road For Manayunk Bike Race?
Op-Ed: Philly Council’s Bike Lane Bill Won’t Make Philly’s Streets Safer
Proposed Ohiopyle Pedestrian Tunnel Draws Fire
Pittsburgh-Based Firms Honored By State Engineering Council
Recycling/Waste
Column: It Takes A Team Effort To Eliminate Waste, PRC Zero Waste Awards
Cleanways Withdraws Plan For Larger Recycling Center In Westmoreland
Intermunicipal Recycling Committee Not Happy With Tyrone’s Plan
Editorial: Tyrone’s Withdraw From Recycling Program A Concern
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Keystone Landfill
Armed With Data On Philly’s Litter Problem, Mayor Prepares For Battle
Cleaning Vacant Lots Leads To Safer, Healthier Neighborhoods New Study Finds
Philly Restrictions On Collecting Garbage To Feed Pigs May Go Away
Philadelphia’s Illegal Signs Initiative
Regulations
Federal Court Tosses Challenge To Trump’s 2-for-1 Regulatory Order
Renewable Energy
Allegheny Front: Do We Even Need The EPA Clean Power Plan?
Pittsburgh A National Leader In Passive House Movement
PA Leads Nation In Power Grid Battery Storage
Trump Slammed By Industry For Embracing Solar Tariff Myth
U.S. Solar Company To Lay Off Hundreds Of Workers After Trump Tariffs
Stormwater
You May Receive A Stormwater Bill Soon (In The Northeast)
More Municipalities Issue Stormwater Fees To Meet EPA Regulations
Wastewater Facilities
Tyrone Consultant Says Sewage Digester Needs Support
Watershed Protection
Op-Ed: Tap Federal AML Fund For Coal Country Land, Water Restoration, There Is No Excuse
You May Receive A Stormwater Bill Soon (In The Northeast)
More Municipalities Issue Stormwater Fees To Meet EPA Regulations
AP: Groups Fear ORSANCO Proposal May Weaken Ohio River Water Protections
Crumbling Marianna Dam Appears To Be Breaching In Washington County
Trump’s Budget Threatens Erie Environmental Groups
Delaware RiverKeeper March 2 RiverWatch Video Report
Editorial: Great Lakes Deserve Better From Trump
Trump EPA Moves To Roll Back More Clean Air, Water Rules
Under Pressure From U.S. Senate Democrats, EPA Restores Funding For Bay Journal
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Wildlife
Schneck: Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties In New Chronic Wasting Disease Zone
Crable: Chronic Wasting Disease Quarantine Zone Created In Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon Counties
Schneck: 4th Chronic Wasting Disease Zone Coming To PA
Schneck: Deer In Forests Travel More Than Those In Suburbia, Farmland
Taking Aim At The Game Commission
Why Are Frogs Crossing The Road? Well, Uh, The Answer Is...
Schneck: PA Trout Fishing 2018, Everything You Need To Know
State’s Top Fishing Regulator to Meet With Anglers In Erie On Saturday
Schneck: 18 Signs Spring Is Arriving In Pennsylvania
Sauro: Ticking Away: Bites Can Lead To Lyme Disease Which Can Be Difficult To Treat
Frye: Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation Focus Of The Outdoors World
Harmar Bald Eagles Have First Egg Of Season
Harmar Eagles Have Second Egg To Tend To
Schneck: Hanover Bald Eagles Have 2nd Egg In Nest
Schneck: Bald Eagles With Locked Talons Rescued From Susquehanna River
Tundra Swans Are Latest Visitors To Erie Region
Crumbling Marianna Dam Appears To Be Breaching In Washington County
Outdoor Dreams Become Reality In PA For Those With Disabilities
Schneck: What Are Top Wildlife Crimes In PA?
Hurricanes
Blackout Hits Puerto Rico’s Capital Areas After 2 Power Plants Shut Down
Contractors Are Leaving Puerto Rico Where Many Still Lack Power
PPL Crews Return From Mission To Restore Power In Puerto Rico
Editorial: How Hurricane Maria Is Stressing Philadelphia
Federal Policy
Op-Ed: Tap Federal AML Fund For Coal Country Land, Water Restoration, There Is No Excuse
EPA Plan To Reorganize Environmental Science Center Raises Questions
Math On Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Off By 98%, UPenn Economists Say
Op-Ed: Trump Infrastructure Plan May Result In Biggest-Ever Gasoline Tax Hike
Trump’s Budget Threatens Erie Environmental Groups
Editorial: Great Lakes Deserve Better From Trump
Under Pressure From U.S. Senate Democrats, EPA Restores Funding For Bay Journal
Trump EPA Moves To Roll Back More Clean Air, Water Rules
Trump Slammed By Industry For Embracing Solar Tariff Myth
Maykuth: Trump Tries To Broker Truce Between Oil Refiners, Ethanol Producers
Trump’s Biofuel Summit With Senators Ended Without An Agreement
AP: White House Talks To Continue On Renewable Fuel Standard
Trump To Convene White House Summit In Search Of Biofuel Deal
Farm Groups Urge Trump To Keep Federal Biofuel Mandate
Federal Court Tosses Challenge To Trump’s 2-for-1 Regulatory Order
Utilities Shaken Not Moved By Trump Energy Policies
U.S. Energy Industry Slams Trump’s Job-Killing Steel Tariffs
PJM CEO Says Market Reforms Are No Bailout For Coal
PJM: Reliability Strong During January Cold Snap, But Pricing Reforms Needed
Editorial: Watch Out Offshore Drillers, New Jersey’s No Longer A Pushover
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