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Hayes: Legislators: No Funding Until Arway Is Out: Online Poll, What Do You Think?

Lawmakers Want To Oust Agency Head Over Dispute Over Stocking Trout Streams 

Op-Ed: In Harrisburg Politics, Revenge Is Power And Sometimes Policy.  This Hit Job Is About More Than Fishing Fees

Fish Commission: Fishing License Fee Increase Needed

Sunday NewsClips

Mariner East 2 Protesters Rally At Scene Of Chester County Sinkholes

DEP Seeks Update Plan From Sunoco For Mariner East 2 Pipeline

5 People Arrested During Protest Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline In Lancaster

Merits Of Laurel Pipeline Fuel Flow Reversal Debated

StateImpact Reporters To Talk Shale Gas Development At March 21 Pittsburgh Event

PECO: 8,700 Customers Still Without Electricity

Op-Ed: Privatization Not The Answer For Pittsburgh Water Authority

Editorial: Are We Getting Best Use Out Of Wilkes-Barre River Area?

Volunteers Create, Maintain Bike Trails At Moon Lake Park

Editorial: Cats Are Key To Easing Rabies Problem In Lancaster County

Air

Hopey: Environmental Group Will Sue Over Inactivity On Allegheny County Air Pollution Permits

Cusick: Yellow Smoke, Health Complaints Prompt DEP Investigation Into Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant

GE In Erie Works On Hybrid Locomotive

Allegheny River

8-Year Study Finds Fish Thriving In The Allegheny River

Alternative Fuels

Breath of Fresh Air: Compressed Natural Gas Fleet Grows In Williamsport

Westmoreland CNG Project Lauded By Engineers

GE In Erie Works On Hybrid Locomotive

U.S. Refinery Workers Head To D.C. To Urge Biofuels Reform

Refinery Workers Push To Fix Broken Ethanol Mandate

Awards & Recognition

Philadelphia Elementary School Wins National Recycling Competition

Keystone Oaks Junior Takes First Place In One Earth Film Festival

Schneck: Appalachian Trail Museum Announces 2018 Inductees To Hall Of Fame

Westmoreland CNG Project Lauded By Engineers

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Spotted Lanternfly Spreads Beyond PA Farms, Orchids Into Backyards

WITF Smart Talk: Invasive Insects Invade PA/Chesapeake Bay Update

Budget

Hayes: Legislators: No Funding Until Arway Is Out: Online Poll, What Do You Think?

Lawmakers Want To Oust Agency Head Over Dispute Over Stocking Trout Streams

Op-Ed: In Harrisburg Politics, Revenge Is Power And Sometimes Policy.  This Hit Job Is About More Than Fishing Fees

Fish Commission: Fishing License Fee Increase Needed

Can PA’s Environmental Rights Amendment Protect Pennsylvanians From EPA Cuts?

Chesapeake Bay

Bay Journal: Congress Faces Deadline For Chesapeake Bay Funding, EPA Authority Decisions

WITF Smart Talk: Invasive Insects Invade PA/Chesapeake Bay Update

Crable: 100,000 Gallon Manure Spill Causes Fish Kill In Lancaster County

Crable: 2nd Manure Spill, 2,000 Gallons, Kills Fish In Lancaster County

5 Remarkable Women With Ties To The Chesapeake Bay Region

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Climate

Teenagers Defeat Trump’s Move To Kill Climate Change Lawsuit

U.S. Utilities Want Carbon Pricing, Stable Policy, That’s Bad News For Trump’s Agenda

Coal Mining

Sauro: DEP Outlines Appeal Process For Rosebud Mining Permits

OSHA Fines FirstEnergy, Enerfab For Deadly Accident

Frazier: Fatal Gas Leak At FirstEnergy Power Plant Draws OSHA Fines

Frazier: At Greene Coal County Mine, Dwindling Production Means 370 Lost Jobs

Pennsylvania Coal Production Holds Steady

Coal Emissions Legislation Ignites Debate Between 2 Pittsburgh Congressmen

House Republicans Say Weakening Coal Regulations Good For The Environment

Coal Industry Mired In Decline Despite Trump Pledges

Trump’s Steel Tariff Unlikely To Boost Coal Sector

DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Power Plant Development

PJM: New Coal, Nuclear Generation Would Have Lost Money Last Year

Powelson: States Enacting Energy Policies Without Enough Regard For Grid Reliability

Compliance Action

DEP Fines Eurofins Lab In Montgomery County $600,000 For Falsifying Test Results

Crable: 100,000 Gallon Manure Spill Causes Fish Kill In Lancaster County

DEP Levies $25.000 Fine For Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge, Fish Kill

Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant Fined $25,000 For 2016 Fish Kill

Delaware River

Areas Of Wissahickon Park Closing For Stormwater Project

Delaware RiverKeeper March 9 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

McKelvey: Steelton Water Plant Completes Upgrades, Mulls Privatization

New Map Shows Lead’s Poisonous Path In Philadelphia

Editorial: To Falsified Water-Meter Readings

Economic Development

Crable: Why Asian Visitors Flock To Middle Creek To See Snow Geese Spectacle

Pittsburgh Commission Acts On Riverfront Plans That Impact Development For Years

Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network Advances Holistic Approach To Business

Elliott Company Plans To Build Facility At Old Jeannette Glass Site

Education

Philadelphia Elementary School Wins National Recycling Competition

Keystone Oaks Junior Takes First Place In One Earth Film Festival

Teenagers Defeat Trump’s Move To Kill Climate Change Lawsuit

Students Compete In Northeast Science Olympiad

Water-Themed Philadelphia Flower Show Provides Escape From Winter

Phipps Conservatory Offers Tasty, Sustainable Waste Not Dinner

Frederick: Earth Matters: Late Geography Professor Made A Lasting Impact

Emergency Response

Low-Interest Loans Being Sought By Governor For Uniontown Tornado Victims

Energy

AP: More Than 110,000 Without Power In Pennsylvania After Storm

Cusick: Yellow Smoke, Health Complaints Prompt DEP Investigation Into Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant

Editorial: Keystone Landfill Gas Project Hits Sweet Spot

Power Line Company Takes 24 Franklin County Property Owners To Court

DEP Levies $25.000 Fine For Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge, Fish Kill

Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant Fined $25,000 For 2016 Fish Kill

Maykuth: Would Underground Power Lines In Philly Prevent Storm Blackouts?

Pittsburgh Airport Wants Its Own Electric Supply To Avoid Blackouts

Frazier: Fatal Gas Leak At FirstEnergy Power Plant Draws OSHA Fines

OSHA Fines FirstEnergy, Enerfab For Deadly Accident

Forgotten Hydropower Plots A Comeback In Trump Era

OSHA Fines FirstEnergy, Enerfab For Deadly Accident

Coal Industry Mired In Decline Despite Trump Pledges

DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Power Plant Development

Trump’s Steel Tariff Unlikely To Boost Coal Sector

Saving FirstEnergy Power Plants Before Trump, FERC Again

PJM: New Coal, Nuclear Generation Would Have Lost Money Last Year

PSEG Canceling Nuclear Plant Spending Due To Stalled Bailout Bill

Powelson: States Enacting Energy Policies Without Enough Regard For Grid Reliability

U.S. Utilities Want Carbon Pricing, Stable Policy, That’s Bad News For Trump’s Agenda

Environmental Heritage

5 Remarkable Women With Ties To The Chesapeake Bay Region

Farming

Thompson: Cumberland County School District Seeks To Develop Farmland Protected By Conservation Easement

School Board Urged Not To Break Trust By Taking Preserved Farmland

DEP Blog: Franklin County Farm Adopts Unique Tech To More Precisely Apply Manure Nutrients

Crable: 100,000 Gallon Manure Spill Causes Fish Kill In Lancaster County

Crable: 2nd Manure Spill, 2,000 Gallons, Kill Fish In Lancaster County

Crable: Lancaster Dairy Farmers Told Their Milk No Longer Wanted

Washington County Agribusiness Wants To Sell Fruits, Vegetables, Moonshine

Central PA Dairy Families Fear Losing Farms As Milk Demand Drops

Kummer: PA Farmers Worried Trump Tariff Could Hurt Business

Flooding

AP: 20,000 Still Without Power In Pennsylvania After Storms

Crews Making Headway With Power Outages

AP: More Than 110,000 Without Power In Pennsylvania After Storm

Gov. Wolf Announces Disaster Emergency, Turnpike Widens Its Ban

Storm Closes Capitol Complex, Other State Offices Wednesday

Maykuth: Would Underground Power Lines In Philly Prevent Storm Blackouts?

Maykuth: PECO Customers May Benefit From Back-To-Back Storms

Some Pittsburgh Floodgates Aren’t Working

Upper Burrell Using Various Funding Sources To Deal With Landslides

Lower Burrell Works To Fix Kinloch Flash Flooding, Stormwater Woes

AP: 113,000 Still Without Power In PA As Another Storm Looms

PPL, Met-Ed Hustle To Restore Power In PA Following Nor’easter

Reeling And In The Dark, Eastern PA Braces For More Snow

Maykuth: Why It Takes PECO So Long To Restore Your Power After A Storm

SEPTA, PECO Slowly Resolving Nor’easter Complications

Food Buried In Snow, Living With Inlaws, Philadelphia Area Residents Cope Without Power

Why Do Many Trees Came Down During Recent Storm

Mount Airy Casino Sheltered 150 Travelers Stranded By Nor’easter

AP: Storm Cuts Power To Almost 600,000, Kills 1 In PA

Schools Close, Storm Frustration Grows As 99,000 Still Without Power In Southeast

One Of The Worst Storms In PECO’s History Complicates Utility Reponse

Maykuth: Why It Takes PECO So Long To Restore Your Power After A Storm

Storm Triggers Scramble To Restore Power, Transit, Schools

2 Days And Counting For Nor’easter Power Victims

Mon Wharf In Pittsburgh To Remain Closed Monday For Cleanup

More Than 135,000 Electricity Customers Still Without Power In PA

PECO Brings In Out-Of-State Crews To Help Restore Power To 125,000

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

AP: Train Cars Carrying Pipe Blown Off Tracks In PA During Storm

Storm Causes Freight Train To Derail On Bridge, Plummets Into Susquehanna River

Landslide Cleared, Route 51 Ramps To West End Reopen

Forests

Flight 93 Memorial Seeks 400 Volunteers To Plant Trees In Somerset

Spotted Lanternfly Spreads Beyond PA Farms, Orchids Into Backyards

WITF Smart Talk: Invasive Insects Invade PA/Chesapeake Bay Update

Plans Debated For Forest Along The Susquehanna River

Schneck: Maple Sugaring Events, Science, Recipes And More

Geological Hazards/Resources

Editorial: Wind Cave Needs To Remain Open In Lancaster County

Green Buildings

Green Building Standards Gaining Ground

Hazardous Materials

Train Collides With Tanker Carrying Hydrochloric Acid In Washington County

AP: People Evacuated After Train Hits Truck Carrying Acid

Governor Responds To Acid Spill After Train Strikes Truck In Washington County

Federal Investigation Launched Into Train, Truck Crash In Washington County

AP: Road Reopens After Train-Truck Crash, Acid Spill

Laboratories

DEP Fines Eurofins Lab In Montgomery County $600,000 For Falsifying Test Results

Lake Erie

AP: EPA Plan Seeks Cuts In Pollution That Causes Lake Erie Algae

2 Years Later, Erie County Still Waiting For Marine Sanctuary Designation

Great Lakes Advocates To Ask Congress For Water Protections

Land Conservation

Thompson: Cumberland County School District Seeks To Develop Farmland Protected By Conservation Easement

Land Recycling

Elliott Company Plans To Build Facility At Old Jeannette Glass Site

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Western PA Communities Prepare To Combat Litter In Great American Cleanup

Philly Region’s Trashy Highways Have PennDOT Spending Half Its Cleanup Budget In 5 Counties

PRC, Allegheny CleanWays Film Festival Aims To Boost Environmental Activism

Mine Reclamation

Op-Ed: Tap Fund For Coal Country Land, Water Restoration

DEP: Jeansville Mine Fire On Track To Being Fully Extinguished In Coming Months

PA Receives $55.6 Million From Feds For Abandoned Mine Reclamation

Frazier: Zinke Unveils $55 Million Toward State’s Abandoned Mine Cleanup

Oil & Gas

Cusick: Yellow Smoke, Health Complaints Prompt DEP Investigation Into Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant

Some In Jessup Worried About Natural Gas Power Plant Emissions Impacts

Legere: Feds OK Drilling Wastewater Disposal Well In Plum

Plum Drilling Wastewater Injection Well Will Get EPA Permit

Breath of Fresh Air: Compressed Natural Gas Fleet Grows In Williamsport

$597,000 Maintenance Agreement Inked For Allegheny Twp Marcellus Well

Cusick/Sisk: Why Some Striking It Rich In The Gas Patch, Others Strike Out

Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Meet March 21 On Abandoned Wells, Other Issues

Quarterly Report Shows Increase Of 9+ Percent In Natural Gas Production

Washington, Greene Counties Among Natural Gas Production Leaders In State

Trump Rattles Pipeline Industry By Going Rogue With Steel Imports Tariff

U.S. Refinery Workers Head To D.C. To Urge Biofuels Reform

Refinery Workers Push To Fix Broken Ethanol Mandate

WV Advances Bill Allowing Gas Drilling Where 75% Of Landowners Agree

Pipelines

Maykuth: PUC Orders Shutdown Of Mariner East 1 Pipeline After Sinkholes Expose Bare Pipeline Near Exton

Hurdle: PUC Shuts Down Mariner East 1 Pipeline Citing Public Safety Concerns Raised By Sinkholes

AP: PA Shuts Down Mariner East 1 Pipeline Over Sinkhole

Hurdle: Sinkholes, Sunoco’s Pipeline Inspection Stir Safety Fears In Chester County

Hurdle: Sinkholes In Chester County Prompt PUC To Ask For Mariner East 1 Pipeline Shutdown

Sinkholes Prompt PUC To Move To Stop Gas Flow On Sunoco Pipeline

West Whiteland Twp Chester County Battles Sinkholes Related To Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction

Chester County Residents Blame Sinkholes On Mariner East 2 Pipeline

DEP Schedules Hearings For Shell’s Falcon Pipeline In Early April

Frazier: DEP Announces Public Hearings For Shell Ethane Pipeline

Radiation Protection

Crable: Three Mile Island, Peach Bottom Plants Get Good Grades For 2017

Saving FirstEnergy Power Plants Before Trump, FERC Again

PSEG Canceling Nuclear Plant Spending Due To Stalled Bailout Bill

PJM: New Coal, Nuclear Generation Would Have Lost Money Last Year

Radon

Crable: High Radon Levels Prompt State To Offer Free Tests In 2 Lancaster Townships

DEP Offers Free Radon Tests To 10,000 Central PA Residents In High Radon Areas

Recreation

Flight 93 Memorial Seeks 400 Volunteers To Plant Trees

Schneck: Appalachian Trail Museum Announces 2018 Inductees To Hall Of Fame

Sen. Yudichak To Make Good On Pledge To Walk All 165 Miles Of D&L Trail

Schuylkill River Trail Receives $12M In Federal Funding For Completion

Schuylkill River Tail Gets $12M Grant For New Section

Schuylkill River Greenways Unveils Pedestrian Bridge Project In Berks County

Study Funded For New ATV Trail In Armstrong County

Retaining Wall Work Will Close Five Star Trail Section Next Week

Philly: Too Soon To Say If Soda Tax Shortfall Will Hit Parks & Rec Makeover

Kummer: Wissahickon Park Trees, Trails Took Big Storm Hit, More On The Way

South Greensburg Raising Money For Playground Upgrade

Gun Club Is Fighting Eviction From Black Moshannon State Park

Erie’s Presque Isle Featured In National Geographic Guide

Crable: How Lancaster County’s Natural Landmarks Are Managed For Safety

Editorial: Wind Cave Needs To Remain Open In Lancaster County

Land Donation Brings Historic Trail Closer To Downtown Wilkes-Barre

Allentown To Consider Banning Swimming In Creeks Due To Near Drownings

AP: Jury Awards Bicyclists $3.2 Million In Philadelphia Sinkhole Lawsuit

Recycling/Waste

Philadelphia Elementary School Wins National Recycling Competition

Unity Supervisors Consider Day To Collect TVs, Household Hazardous Waste

Blair Municipalities Try Food Waste Project

Editorial: Keystone Landfill Gas Project Hits Sweet Spot

Renewable Energy

Sisk: PA Tackles Problem Of How To Get More Electricity From The Sun

Powelson: States Enacting Energy Policies Without Enough Regard For Grid Reliability

Stormwater

ALCOSAN Getting $65 Million Sewage Fix Project In Cheswick, Harmar, Springdale

Areas Of Wissahickon Park Closing For Stormwater Project

Lower Burrell Residents Urged To Attend Thursday Session On Stormwater

Susquehanna River

Plans Debated For Forest Along The Susquehanna River

Deal Struck To End Fight Between Township, Susquehanna River Islander

DEP Levies $25.000 Fine For Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge, Fish Kill

Sustainability

Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network Advances Holistic Approach To Business

Wastewater Facilities

ALCOSAN Getting $65 Million Sewage Fix Project In Cheswick, Harmar, Springdale

Watershed Protection

ALCOSAN Getting $65 Million Sewage Fix Project In Cheswick, Harmar, Springdale

DEP Blog: Franklin County Farm Adopts Unique Tech To More Precisely Apply Manure Nutrients

WITF Smart Talk: Invasive Insects Invade PA/Chesapeake Bay Update

Bay Journal: Congress Faces Deadline For Chesapeake Bay Funding, EPA Authority Decisions

Op-Ed: Why We Need To Do More To Protect Water Quality In The Philadelphia Region

Areas Of Wissahickon Park Closing For Stormwater Project

Lower Burrell Residents Urged To Attend Thursday Session On Stormwater

Plans Debated For Forest Along The Susquehanna River

Governor Releases Funds For Children’s Lake Repairs In Boiling Springs

Crable: 100,000 Gallon Manure Spill Causes Fish Kill In Lancaster County

DEP Levies $25.000 Fine For Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge, Fish Kill

Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant Fined $25,000 For 2016 Fish Kill

2 Years Later, Erie County Still Waiting For Marine Sanctuary Designation

8-Year Study Finds Fish Thriving In The Allegheny River

Salt Boosts Safety During Storms, But Poses A Threat To Fresh Water

Delaware RiverKeeper March 9 RiverWatch Video Report

Pittsburgh Commission Acts On Riverfront Plans That Impact Development For Years

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Wildlife

Hayes: Legislators: No Funding Until Arway Is Out: Online Poll, What Do You Think?

Lawmakers Want To Oust Agency Head Over Dispute Over Stocking Trout Streams

Op-Ed: In Harrisburg Politics, Revenge Is Power And Sometimes Policy.  This Hit Job Is About More Than Fishing Fees

Fish Commission: Fishing License Fee Increase Needed

Crable: 100,000 Gallon Manure Spill Causes Fish Kill In Lancaster County

DEP Levies $25.000 Fine For Brunner Island Power Plant Discharge, Fish Kill

Crable: Brunner Island Power Plant Fined $25,000 For 2016 Fish Kill

Frye: Shenango River Pollution Investigation To Continue As Changes Occur

Northmoreland Park Lake Stocked With Truckload Of Trout, Other Stocking Dates

Frye: Upper Delaware River Wild Trout To Get A Closer Look

8-Year Study Finds Fish Thriving In The Allegheny River

Crable: Why Asian Visitors Flock To Middle Creek To See Snow Geese Spectacle

Record Snow Geese Flocking To Middle Creek

Snowy Owls Calling Philadelphia Airport Their Winter Home

Audubon PA: Birding In Philadelphia’s Forgotten Habitats

Harrisburg Falcons Are On Egg Watch!

2nd Pair Of Peregrine Falcons Making Themselves At Home In Delaware Water Gap

Schneck: Golden Eagles Migrating North Thru Skies Over PA, Here’s Where To See Them

Webcam Helps Expose Secret Lives Of Harmar Eagles

Frye: Massasauga Rattlesnake Responds To Habitat Work

Schneck: Hunters Prepare For New Attempt To Expand Sunday Hunting

Crable: Lancaster County Leads State With 19 Rabies Cases In 2017

Frye: Hunters Ignore Warnings, Eat Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease

Schneck: First Pennsylvania Wildflowers You’re About To See

Other

PRC, Allegheny CleanWays Film Festival Aims To Boost Environmental Activism

GE In Erie Works On Hybrid Locomotive

Editorial: A Clean Start On Pittsburgh Transit

Federal Policy

EDF: Trump’s Budget Office Reports Regulations Brought Billions In Benefits

Op-Ed: Scott Pruitt Is Leading EPA Toward Greatness

AP: EPA Plan Seeks Cuts In Pollution That Causes Lake Erie Algae

Great Lakes Advocates To Ask Congress For Water Protections

Powelson: States Enacting Energy Policies Without Enough Regard For Grid Reliability

Forgotten Hydropower Plots A Comeback In Trump Era

DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Power Plant Development

Trump’s Steel Tariff Unlikely To Boost Coal Sector

Trump Rattles Pipeline Industry By Going Rogue With Steel Imports Tariff

Kummer: PA Farmers Worried Trump Tariff Could Hurt Business

Saving FirstEnergy Power Plants Before Trump, FERC Again

Teenagers Defeat Trump’s Move To Kill Climate Change Lawsuit

Refinery Workers Push To Fix Broken Ethanol Mandate

AP: Trump EPA Appointee Gets OK To Consult For Outside Clients

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