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Sunday NewsClips
Volunteers Needed April 15 To Help Clean Plastic Pellets From Pocono Creek In Tannersville
Video: It Takes A Village To Clean Up Plastic Pellets In Pocono Creek, You Can Get Involved
Wolf Announces $25M For Mining Site Cleanup, Including 4 Projects In Luzerne
Hopey: Drilling Company Ends Involvement With Potter County Water Treatment Plant
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Need To Level The Playing Field For PA’s Electric Driving Future
AP: Collapsing Hillside Prompts Road Closure, Evacuations In Pittsburgh
Route 30 Collapses In East Pittsburgh Landslide, Will Be Closed For Months
Sudden Collapse Of Route 30 Prompts Evacuations, Closes Highway For Months
Video: Route 30 Collapse In Pittsburgh
Dropping Off Recycling In Erie? Don’t Bag It
Laurel Highlands Shelter Project Gets $5,000 Grant In Somerset
Outdoors: Young Anglers Can Fish For Trout This Weekend
Fledgling Erie Bird Observatory Leaves Nest
Wildlife Rescuers Face Tricky Situation In Catching Mallard In York County
Sunday - The Feds
Editorial: Prevent Power Hacks
Politics
AP: Wolf Fundraising Leaves Him With $14.7 Million Cash On Hand
AP-Levy: Wolf Extends Fundraising Lead Over 3 Republicans In Primary
John Baer: Laura Ellsworth: A Different Voice For Republicans
Editorial: Fracking And The Environment Should Not Be Afterthoughts In PA Governor’s Race
Letter: Why Voting Matters
Air
DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards
EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules
Editorial: Trump’s EPA Rollback Of Vehicle Clean Air Standards Means Dirtier Air
Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law
Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement
Alternative Fuels
Federal Grant Will Fund 4 New Natural Gas-Fueled Buses For Luzerne Transit
PA Continues To Push, Look At Long-Term Effects Of Electric Vehicles
Harley-Davidson Master Plan To Attract Millennials Includes An Electric Bike
Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law
Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement
Awards & Recognition
Casselman River Watershed Association Receives Award
Laurel Highlands Shelter Restoration Project Wins Environmental Award
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Latin American Scientists To Study Powdermill Nature Ecosystems
Budget
Schneck: Harrisburg Hassles Aside, First-Day Anglers Lean In Favor Of License Hike
Letter: Fish & Boat Executive Director John Arway Deserves Public’s Support
Elk County Approves Projects With Funding From Act 13 Drilling Fees
Rubber Duck Race In Westmoreland Benefits Local Conservation
Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
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Citizen Action
Will Land Bank Save North Philly Nuns’ Community Garden?
Climate
Sisk: Poll: Climate Change Causing Problems For Significant Number Of Pennsylvanians
DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards
EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules
Editorial: Trump’s EPA Rollback Of Vehicle Clean Air Standards Means Dirtier Air
Lackawanna State Park To Host Global Warming Talk With Aquatic Biologist Ed Perry April 12
Steyer Climate Alliance Hits PA Roadblock After Trump Ditched Paris Accord
Federal Judge Stays Methane Rule Litigation While Government Reconsiders Rule
Coal Mining
Trump Says Emergency Aid Sought By FirstEnergy Generation To Be Examined
Trump Says He’s Trying To Save Coal, Nuclear Power Plants With Emergency Powers
Moody’s: Let FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Close
Bankruptcy Of FirstEnergy Generation Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact
Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy
AP: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
Frazier: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
Murray Coal Fears FirstEnergy Generation Bankruptcy Could Have Ripple Effect
Bay Journal: Brunner Island Power Plant To Convent From Coal To Natural Gas
PA Bituminous Coal Production Nearly Even With 2017
Compliance Action
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Faulted For Unauthorized Form Of Drilling, Spill In Lebanon County
Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek
Delaware River
Kummer: William Penn Foundation Gives $42M To Protect Delaware River Watershed
Groups Receive Funding To Restore Northern Delaware Water Quality
Energy Industry Slams DRBC On Proposed Fracking Moratorium
EPA Gives Lehigh Authority 120 Days To Devise Allentown Sewage Plant Repair Plan
Shad About To March Up Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper April 6 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Reserve Twp Finds High Levels Of Lead In Water Supplied By Pittsburgh Water Authority
Pittsburgh Residents File First Pittsburgh Water Authority Complaints
Landslide, Water Main Break Force Evacuations In East Pittsburgh
Residents Urged To Get Water Well Testing Done Near New Drilling Waste Injection Well
Economic Development
Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy
Potential Raystown Development Pits Ecology Against Economy
Will Shell Ethane Plant Bring Benefits To Clarion County?
Shell Ethane Plant Construction Scales Up, More Skilled Workers Need To Be Trained
Harley-Davidson Master Plan To Attract Millennials Includes An Electric Bike
Education
Latin American Scientists To Study Powdermill Nature Ecosystems
Ready To Paddle 44 Miles On Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn?
Emergency Response
AP: Some Fayette County Tornado Victims Struggle With Uninhabitable Homes
Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Huntingdon County
Huntingdon County Train Derailment Cleanup, Repairs Could Take Months
Norfolk Southern Multi-State Train Safety Tour Underway
Plastic Pellet Spill In Poconos Creating Extremely Challenging Cleanup In Stream
Energy
Trump Says Emergency Aid Sought By FirstEnergy Generation To Be Examined
Trump Says He’s Trying To Save Coal, Nuclear Power Plants With Emergency Powers
Moody’s: Let FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Close
Bankruptcy Of FirstEnergy Generation Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact
Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy
AP: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
Frazier: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy Just Before Midnight Saturday
FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
AP: FirstEnergy Generation Says Power Plants Will Stay Open During Bankruptcy
Murray Coal Fears FirstEnergy Generation Bankruptcy Could Have Ripple Effect
Editorial: Much At Stake In Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant
Bay Journal: Brunner Island Power Plant To Convent From Coal To Natural Gas
Solar Power Could Be Headed To Hazleton Industrial Park
PA Continues To Push, Look At Long-Term Effects Of Electric Vehicles
Thousands Without Power In Western PA As High Wind Advisory Persists
State Extends Deadline To Apply For Home Heating Aid Extended To April 13
Energy At Heart Of Penn State Professor’s Research, Writing
U.S. EIA: 2017 U.S. Electricity Sales Fell By Greatest Amount Since Recession Due To Milder Weather
Energy Conservation
Allegheny Community College South Campus Saves $235,000 On Energy Use
DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards
EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules
Farming
Ag Secretary: Milk Marketing Board To Consider Reforms In Milk Downturn
PA Dairy Farms Roiled By Dean Foods Pullout
Editorial: Local Dairy Producers Deserve State Aid, Action
Philadelphia Failing To Deliver On Community Garden Promises
Master Gardener To Offer Tips On Growing Plants From Seeds April 7
Will Land Bank Save North Philly Nuns’ Community Garden?
Flooding
West Pittston Hears Proposal On $800,000 Inflatable Flood Dam
Study Will Examine West Pittston Flood Protection Options
Editorial: Shoring Up Flood Protection The Right Move In Luzerne County
Jermyn Officials Frustrated With Rushbrook Creek Flood Project Status
FEMA: Flood Insurance Premiums To Rise This Year
Lane Opens On Route 65 In Pittsburgh After Landslide
Forests
Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Warmth Of Early Spring Creates Brush Fire Concerns
Editorial: Caution Urged During Brush Fire Season
Green Infrastructure
Kummer: William Penn Foundation Gives $42M To Protect Delaware River Watershed
Groups Receive Funding To Restore Northern Delaware Water Quality
Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
LandStudies Shares Expertise With Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network
Mine Reclamation
Turtle Creek Pollution May Impact Trout Stocking
Land Conservation
Chester County Fmr Insane Asylum At Center Of An Open Space Feud
Will Land Bank Save North Philly Nuns’ Community Garden?
Latin American Scientists To Study Powdermill Nature Ecosystems
Land Use Planning
Suburban Rail Stations Lift Value Of Houses Nearby, Says SEPTA Report
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Arnold Cleanup Day Set For April 21
Student Volunteers Cleanup Harrisburg City Island
Carr: Penn Hills Groups In Allegheny County Rally to Pick Up Litter Through April
Erie’s Spring Cleanup Program Starts April 1
Op-Ed: Many Opportunities To Cleanup Garbage Of Winter In Erie Area
Oil & Gas
Legere: PA Superior Court Defines Some Fracking As Trespassing
Susquehanna County Fracking Suit Could Have Statewide Impact
PA Superior Court Rules Fracking Natural Gas From A Neighboring Property Is Trespassing
PA Superior Court Opens Door To Trespass Claims Against Drilling Companies
Court Ruling Sets Course To End Uncompensated Natural Gas Extraction In State
Energy Industry Slams DRBC On Proposed Fracking Moratorium
Op-Ed: Wolf’s Policies Don’t Match His Rhetoric On Natural Gas, Marcellus Shale Coalition
Federal Grant Will Fund 4 New Natural Gas-Fueled Buses For Luzerne Transit
Frazier: Poll: Public Concern Grows Over Natural Gas Industry’s Environmental Impact
Editorial: Fracking And The Environment Should Not Be Afterthoughts In PA Governor’s Race
Letter: Why Voting Matters
Residents Urged To Get Water Well Testing Done Near New Drilling Waste Injection Well
Bay Journal: Brunner Island Power Plant To Convent From Coal To Natural Gas
Sisk: While Legislation Stalls In PA, West Virginia Acts On Natural Gas Royalties
West Virginia Makes Changes To Protect Natural Gas Royalties
Editorial: PA Should Emulate West Virginia And Gas Royalty Reform
Carr: Monroeville Asks Court To Halt Company’s Seismic Testing
Elk County Approves Projects With Funding From Act 13 Drilling Fees
Will Shell Ethane Plant Bring Benefits To Clarion County?
Shell Ethane Plant Construction Scales Up, More Skilled Workers Need To Be Trained
Natural Gas Coming To Homes, Businesses In Tunkhannock
Frazier: Author Discusses Shale Gas Development Across The World
Gasoline Prices On The Rise In Pennsylvania
Federal Judge Stays Methane Rule Litigation While Government Reconsiders Rule
Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law
Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement
Mariner East 1 Pipeline Shutdown Piles On Propane Price Pressure
Onlot Septic Systems
DEP Extends Deadline For Comments On Guidance To Implement Act 26 On Alternative Onlot Septic Systems To May 8
Pipelines
Hurdle: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Offers To Relocate Residents Affected By Its Construction In Chester County
Maykuth: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Offers To Temporarily Relocate Residents Affected By Sinkholes
AP: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Offers To Relocate Residents Affected By Sinkholes Near Philly
Maykuth: How Sunoco’s Drilling Methods May Be Causing Mariner East 2 Pipeline’s Problems
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Faulted For Unauthorized Form Of Drilling, Spill In Lebanon County
Hurdle: Sunoco: Vandals Damage Mariner East 2 Pipeline Equipment In Chester County
FracTracker: Shell Pipeline, Not Quite The Good Neighbor
Energy Transfer Partners/Sunoco Pipeline Data System Hit With Cyber Attack
Maykuth: Laurel Pipeline Operator Will Move To Cut Philly Refiners’ Access To Pittsburgh, Imperiling Jobs
Legere: After Setback, Laurel Pipeline Company Plans 2-Way Flow
Nearly 100 People Attend Public Hearing On Proposed Shell Pipeline
Most Residents At Monaca Hearing Question Shell’s Planned Pipeline
Residents Ask Whether The Proposed Shell Ethane Pipeline Is An Acceptable Risk
Mariner East 1 Pipeline Shutdown Piles On Propane Price Pressure
Radiation Protection
Trump Says Emergency Aid Sought By FirstEnergy Generation To Be Examined
Trump Says He’s Trying To Save Coal, Nuclear Power Plants With Emergency Powers
Moody’s: Let FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Close
Bankruptcy Of FirstEnergy Generation Could Have Wide-Ranging Impact
Op-Ed: Nuclear Plant Shutdowns Will Cause Ripples Across PA Economy
AP: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
Frazier: FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy Just Before Midnight Saturday
FirstEnergy Generation Files For Bankruptcy
AP: FirstEnergy Generation Says Power Plants Will Stay Open During Bankruptcy
Editorial: Much At Stake In Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant
Recreation
Laurel Highlands Shelter Restoration Project Wins Environmental Award
Gun Club Wins Temporary Reprieve From Eviction From Black Moshannon State Park
April 6 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Potential Raystown Development Pits Ecology Against Economy
Lackawanna State Park To Host Global Warming Talk With Aquatic Biologist Ed Perry April 12
Registration Now Open For Susquehanna River Sojourns
Bicyclists Welcome to Join Ride To Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset
Bike Lane Change To Improve Safety In Philadelphia
Heritage Region Names New Water Trail Branch Managers
Worley & Obetz Donates $9,300 To Proposed Veterans Park In Lititz
Column: Pittsburgh Parks Rolling In Green, But Need Maintenance
Greensburg Plans Nearly $500,000 For Five Star Trail Improvements
Rubber Duck Race In Westmoreland Benefits Local Conservation
Letter: Tracy Ridge, Allegheny National Forest
Ready To Paddle 44 Miles On Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn?
Recycling/Waste
Crable: What Happens To All The Stuff You Put Out For Recycling In Lancaster?
Centre County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event April 27-28
Frederick: Earth Matters: Dwell On The Details When It Comes To Recycling
Public Meeting On Synagro Biosolids Plant Deals With Lots Of Issues
Regulations
Challengers Of Trump’s 2-for - Order On Regulations Seek To Revive Federal Suit
Renewable Energy
Solar Power Could Be Headed To Hazleton Industrial Park
Sustainability
LandStudies Shares Expertise With Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network
Wastewater Facilities
EPA Gives Lehigh Authority 120 Days To Devise Allentown Sewage Plant Repair Plan
Watershed Protection
Kummer: William Penn Foundation Gives $42M To Protect Delaware River Watershed
Groups Receive Funding To Restore Northern Delaware Water Quality
Delaware RiverKeeper April 6 RiverWatch Video Report
Bay Journal: States Lagging Badly In Planting Streamside Trees In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
EPA Gives Lehigh Authority 120 Days To Devise Allentown Sewage Plant Repair Plan
Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek
Plastic Pellet Spill In Poconos Creating Extremely Challenging Cleanup In Stream
Plastic Problem In Pocono Stream
Ready To Paddle 44 Miles On Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn?
LandStudies Shares Expertise With Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network
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Wildlife
Fishing License Sales Slump In PA
In PA, Fishing Licenses Lag, Boat Permits Soar
Schneck: Harrisburg Hassles Aside, First-Day Anglers Lean In Favor Of License Hike
Letter: Fish & Boat Executive Director John Arway Deserves Public’s Support
Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek
Plastic Problem In Pocono Stream
Plastic Pellet Spill In Poconos Creating Extremely Challenging Cleanup In Stream
Turtle Creek Pollution May Impact Trout Stocking
Frye: Tips For Attracting Backyard Wildlife, Getting Kids Interested In Nature
Saturday Marks PA’s Second Mentored Youth Trout Day
Kids Get First Chance For Trout On April 7 Youth Day
Hayes: Teaching Today’s Children To Fish Far From Child’s Play
Celebrating Funds For Save The Lake In Boiling Springs
Young Angler Hits Gold 4 Times In An Hour On Mentored Youth Trout Day
Schneck: Trout Anglers Crows Streams, Lakes For Opening Day
Crable: Anglers Take To Lancaster Waterways For Regional First Day Of Trout Season
Trout Season Opens In Most Of The Midstate
Annual Rite Of Spring: Helping Fish & Boat Agency Stock Trout
Some Of State’s Biggest Fish Caught In 2017 Were In Southwest PA
Truck Crash Dumps 49,000 Pounds Of Plastic Pellets Into Pocono Creek
Shad About To March Up Delaware River
Frye: Opening Day Of PA Deer Season Under A Microscope
Crable: Concerns Over Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer Draw 250 In Lancaster, Berks, Lebanon
State Warns Deer Hunters About Chronic Wasting Disease In Lancaster
Central PA Taxidermists, Butchers Worry Chronic Wasting Disease Will Hurt Business
Letter: Deer Invasion In Mt. Lebanon Is Out Of Control
Is Illegal Hunting Taking Place At Lower Saucon Preserve?
Harmar Bald Eagles Have Second Chick Hatch
Birds Of Prey Migrating Through Erie Region
Editorial: Presque Isle Is Swimming In Ducks
National Aviary’s Andean Condors Are Expecting In Pittsburgh
Schneck: PA Bluebirders Will Meet In Lancaster April 6-7
Other
Suburban Rail Stations Lift Value Of Houses Nearby, Says SEPTA Report
PennDOT Crews Rescue Goats Stranded On Beaver County Bridge Beam
Hurricanes
San Juan Mayor: Trump Has Forsaken Puerto Rico
San Juan Mayor Aims To Rebuild A New Modern Grid In Puerto Rico
AP: FEMA: Puerto Rico Running Out Of Time As Storm Season Nears
AccuWeather: Another Active Hurricane Season Ahead
Federal Policy
FEMA: Flood Insurance Premiums To Rise This Year
White House Looking At EPA’s Scott Pruitt’s Activities After Condo Report
EPA Moves To Weaken Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Rules
DEP Joins Other States To Oppose Rollback Of Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards
Editorial: Trump’s EPA Rollback Of Vehicle Clean Air Standards Means Dirtier Air
Ethanol Groups Bristle As EPA Frees 25 Small Refineries From Biofuels Law
Court Clears Philadelphia Refinery For Chapter 11 EPA Ethanol Settlement
Challengers Of Trump’s 2-for - Order On Regulations Seek To Revive Federal Suit
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