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Sunday NewsClips
A Beautiful Day For Some Fishing
Legislative Deadlock Looms Over PA Trout Season
Kiski, Conemaugh Mine Runoff Treatment Systems Clogged With Sediment
Editorial: Severance Tax Shibboleths
Champions Of The PA Wilds Award Winners Announced
So Big, So Green: Traveling The Wilds Of Pennsylvania
Facts Matter Cry Ralliers In Bethlehem’s March For Science
Op-Ed: Gas And Water(front) Don’t Mix Along Delaware
Public Invited To Lewisburg Tree Planting April 19
Landslides A Common Annoyance In Western PA, Blame Weather, Geology
Editorial: Pool Resources To Address Regional Landslides
Storm Expected Sunday Night, Warnings Of Flash Floods, Landslides In Western PA
Potentially Flooding Rains Expected For Central PA
Downed Power Line Ignites Major Armstrong County Brush Fire
Duquesne Light Rate Increase Would Hike Residential Bills By Nearly 9 Percent
PPL Enters Uncertain World Of Ratemaking In United Kingdom
Water Dance Erie Events Unites Artists, Conservationists
Tredway Trail To Add New Sights, With 1.5 Mile Expansion
Ground Breaks For Philly Greenway Along Fmr Conrail Heroin Hotspot
Sunday - The Feds
Op-Ed: Trump, Pruitt Waging War On Fuel Standards
Op-Ed: Trump’s Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks Are A Wrong Turn For PA
Editorial: Standards For Gas Efficiency Area Good For Business
Politics
Esack: House Republicans Booed For Gutting Bill Creating Redistricting Commission
AP-Scolforo: House Republicans Back Plan To Give Majority More Redistricting Power
Air
EPA Threatens PA With Sanctions For Failing To Reduce Soot Pollution In Allegheny County
Environmental Defense Fund Launching Own Satellite To Measure Oil & Gas Methane Leaks
EPA Biofuel Waivers Undercut Trump’s Pledge To Farmers
Trump Orders Faster Issuance Of EPA Air Pollution Permits
Alternative Fuels
Compressed Natural Gas Station Opens In Allentown To Serve LANTA Buses
Council Advances Bill To Kill Philadelphia’s Electric Vehicle Parking Program
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Need To Level The Playing Field For PA’s Electric Driving Future
Awards & Recognition
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Receives Governor’s Award For Excellence
Harrisburg Makes National Geographic Greenest Small City In The Country List
Laurel Highlands Shelter Project Gets $5,000 Grant In Somerset
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Schneck: 15 Best Wildflower Spots In Pennsylvania
Budget
PA Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Natural Gas Impact Fees For Stripper Wells
Wolf Announces Affordable Housing Funding Supported By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees
Officials Worry Shortage of Game Wardens Could Lead To More Wildlife Crimes
John Arway Meets With PennLive.com Editorial Board
Editorial: Fish & Boat Boss Right To Press For Higher License Fees
Interior Reverses Proposal To Raise Some National Park Entry Fees
Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal: States Collaborate On Implementation Plan For Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna
Bay Journal: States Will Have To Account For Climate Change In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
Crable: Lancaster County Leaders To Take Charge Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts
Op-Ed: What Does The Chesapeake Bay TMDL Midpoint Assessment Mean To You?
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Citizen Action
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
Climate
Ed Perry, Retired Biologist, Delivers Global Warming Warning
EPA Issues First License Key To Climate-Friendly Coal Plants
Environmental Defense Fund Launching Own Satellite To Measure Oil & Gas Methane Leaks
Coal Mining
PJM Asks Feds To Address Utility Subsidy Requests For Aging Coal, Nuclear Plants
PJM Files Competing Capacity Market Reforms At FERC
DOE’s Perry Voices Doubt About FirstEnergy Generation’s Plea To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants
DOE May Not Declare A Power Grid Emergency After All To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants
Environmentalists Split On Letting Carbon-Free Nuclear Power Die
Op-Ed: Electricity Customers Want Competition
EPA Issues First License Key To Climate-Friendly Coal Plants
New Jersey Takes A Big Step Toward Renewable Energy, And Nuclear Gets Help
New Jersey Passes $300M-A-Year Rescue Of Nuclear Industry, Could Raise Electric Bills $41/Year
New Jersey Passes Bills With Nuclear Subsidies, 50% RPS, 2 GW Storage Target
New Jersey Lawmakers Finally Pass Nuclear Subsidy Bill
New Jersey Passes $300 Million-A-Year Rescue Of Nuclear Industry
Saving New Jersey’s Nuclear Plants Came At A Hefty Price
API: New Jersey Governor Should Say No To Nuclear Bailout, Protect Consumers
Frazier: FirstEnergy: If Feds Don’t Help Us, More Power Plants Will Close
Power Plant Owners Press Trump To Reject Bailout For Coal, Nuclear
Coal Exec Bob Murray On Big Oil: They’re Prostitutes
Compliance Action
Five Questions Likely To Flow From Water-To-Water Cases, Including EQT In PA
Delaware River
Delaware River Watershed Initiative Builds On Conservation Successes
Area Groups Partner To Protect Water Quality In Chester County
Delaware RiverKeeper April 13 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Crable: DEP Orders Do Not Drink The Water Signs At Lancaster Church/Day Care Center
Earth Day
Films, Forums, Festivals: Guide To Penn State’s 2018 Earth Days
Earth Day 2018 In The Lehigh Valley
Economic Development
Energy Investors To Pittsburgh: To Save The Environment, Think About How To Make Money
Pennsylvania Cherry Will Invest $15M+ To Open New Hardwood Facility In Franklin County
Wolf Announces Grant To Pennsylvania Cherry To Create 42 New Jobs In Franklin County
U.S. House Hearing On Proposed Susquehanna National Heritage Area
Education
Frye: Brook Trout Trail Program To Examine Fisheries, Communication About Special Places
STEM Symposium Aims To Put Girls On Path To Success
Editorial: Engineering STEM Interest In Girls
Cabot Oil & Gas Completes Endowment Commitment To Lackawanna College
Riverlife President And CEO Stepping Down
Editorial: Vital Search For Leader of Carnegie Museums Of Pittsburgh
Emergency Response
Avoid Damage To Utilities When You Call Before You Dig
Irwin Considers Tax Incentives For Firefighters
Energy
Energy Investors To Pittsburgh: To Save The Environment, Think About How To Make Money
New Westmoreland Natural Gas Power Plant Tries To Hire Local
New Jersey Takes A Big Step Toward Renewable Energy, And Nuclear Gets Help
New Jersey Passes $300M-A-Year Rescue Of Nuclear Industry, Could Raise Electric Bills $41/Year
New Jersey Lawmakers Finally Pass Nuclear Subsidy Bill
New Jersey Passes $300 Million-A-Year Rescue Of Nuclear Industry
New Jersey Passes Bills With Nuclear Subsidies, 50% RPS, 2 GW Storage Target
Saving New Jersey’s Nuclear Plants Came At A Hefty Price
API: New Jersey Governor Should Say No To Nuclear Bailout, Protect Consumers
Frazier: FirstEnergy: If Feds Don’t Help Us, More Power Plants Will Close
Power Plant Owners Press Trump To Reject Bailout For Coal, Nuclear
Peoples Gas Seeking Rate Decrease, Cites Marcellus Shale Supply
PJM Asks Feds To Address Utility Subsidy Requests For Aging Coal, Nuclear Plants
PJM Files Competing Capacity Market Reforms At FERC
DOE’s Perry Voices Doubt About FirstEnergy Generation’s Plea To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants
DOE May Not Declare A Power Grid Emergency After All To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants
Environmentalists Split On Letting Carbon-Free Nuclear Power Die
Op-Ed: Electricity Customers Want Competition
New PJM Settlements Program Provides Members Better Market Signals
EPA Issues First License Key To Climate-Friendly Coal Plants
Editorial: Prevent Power Hacks
Energy Conservation
Energy Investors To Pittsburgh: To Save The Environment, Think About How To Make Money
LED Streetlights Coming To Philadelphia, Will They Mess With Our Sleep?
Farming
Penn State Extension: Threat Of Incidental Transfer Of Manure To Streams
Lehigh Valley Farmers Worry About Trade War, Weather
Bradford County Farmers Hit The Road To Reach Shoppers Before Amazon Does
PA Distributors Rescue Some Dairy Farms, Others Face Uncertain Future
Flooding
Crable: 1904 Ice Floe Swallowed Up Lancaster County Town Along Susquehanna
Forests
Pennsylvania Cherry Will Invest $15M+ To Open New Hardwood Facility In Franklin County
Wolf Announces Grant To Pennsylvania Cherry To Create 42 New Jobs In Franklin County
Bethlehem Residents Livid Over PennDOT’s Route 378 Tree Removal Project
Geologic Hazards
Officials Seek Emergency Funding For Route 30 Landslide In East Pittsburgh
Gov. Wolf Calls Route 30 Landslide Devastating In Pittsburgh
Displaced Neighbors Lament Loss From Landslide In Pittsburgh
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
Pittsburgh Dealing With Record Year Of Landslides, 5 Times Over Budget
Editorial: A Closer Look At Route 30 Collapse In Pittsburgh
Green Infrastructure
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Receives Governor’s Award For Excellence
Bay Journal: States Will Have To Account For Climate Change In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
History - Environmental
Crable: 1904 Ice Floe Swallowed Up Lancaster County Town Along Susquehanna
Land Conservation
Esack: Lehigh Valley Senators Want Review Of Clean And Green Law
Conservation Groups: Cumberland Valley School District Effort To Take Over Farm Ethically, Legally Suspect
Kummer: You Can Watch As Valley Forge Burns 150 Acres Of Meadow
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Northumberland Conservation District Collects 2,400+ Waste Tires
PennDOT; Helpers Welcome At Great American Cleanup Events In Wayne, Pike Counties
Erie’s Spring Cleanup Collectors A Welcome Sight
Editorial: Picking Up After Others
Mine Reclamation
Wolf Announces $25M For Mining Site Cleanup, Including 4 Projects In Luzerne
Weatherly Gets $3M Grant For Mine Reclamation Project
DEP To Fund Filling Mine Voids Under Lackawanna College Building In Scranton
Frazier: DEP Announces $25M To Clean Up A Dozen Abandoned Coal Mine Sites
Pittsburgh Glass Works Launches Website On Coal Mine Fire Under Site
Editorial: Mine Subsidence One Of Northeast’s Grim Legacies From Coal Mining
Pollution From Abandoned Mine Kills Turtle Creek Trout Stocking Plans
Frye: Turtle Creek Won’t Get Stocked Trout, But Montour Run Will
Oil & Gas
PA Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Natural Gas Impact Fees For Stripper Wells
Wolf Announces Affordable Housing Funding Supported By Act 13 Drilling Impact Fees
Cusick: Bill Would Weaken Environmental Standards On Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers
Frazier: Penn Twp Fracking Dispute Heads To Court On Environmental Rights Amendment
Hopey: Drilling Company Ends Involvement With Potter County Water Treatment Plant
Hopey: Drilling Wastewater Treatment Proposal Along Allegheny Appears To Be Dead
Clearfield Commissioners To Facilitate Public Meeting On Drilling Wastewater Injection Well
Coudersport Authority Revokes Permits On Drilling Wastewater Plant In Potter County
DEP Report: 2014 Data Shows Low Number Of Natural Gas Well Migration, Leak Issues
Company Searches For Stolen Seismic Testing Geophones In Monroeville
New Westmoreland Natural Gas Power Plant Tries To Hire Local
Cabot Oil & Gas Completes Endowment Commitment To Lackawanna College
Compressed Natural Gas Station Opens In Allentown To Serve LANTA Buses
Peoples Gas Seeking Rate Decrease, Cites Marcellus Shale Supply
Harrisburg Rally Demands End To Natural Gas Fracking In PA
Environmental Defense Fund Launching Own Satellite To Measure Oil & Gas Methane Leaks
EPA Biofuel Waivers Undercut Trump’s Pledge To Farmers
Coal Exec Bob Murray On Big Oil: They’re Prostitutes
Permitting
FERC, Interior, EPA, DOE Other Agencies Agree To Faster Infrastructure Permitting
Pipelines
Mariner East 1 Pipeline To Remain Out Of Service Until Late April
Phillips: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Opponents Offer $10K Reward For Info On Vandalism
Hopey: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Protesters’ Trees Cut In Huntingdon County
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Should Stop Cozying Up To Sunoco On Mariner East 2 Pipeline
PA School Employee Retirement Fund Cuts Buckeye Pipeline Holdings
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Work To Resume In Dorrance In May
Trump Push To Shorten Gas Pipeline Reviews May Limit Public Input
Natural Gas Industry Urges Trump To Limit Clean Water Act Authority Of States Over Pipelines
Editorial: Prevent Power Hacks
Radiation Protection
New Jersey Takes A Big Step Toward Renewable Energy, And Nuclear Gets Help
New Jersey Passes $300M-A-Year Rescue Of Nuclear Industry, Could Raise Electric Bills $41/Year
New Jersey Lawmakers Finally Pass Nuclear Subsidy Bill
New Jersey Passes $300 Million-A-Year Rescue Of Nuclear Industry
Saving New Jersey’s Nuclear Plants Came At A Hefty Price
API: New Jersey Governor Should Say No To Nuclear Bailout, Protect Consumers
Frazier: FirstEnergy: If Feds Don’t Help Us, More Power Plants Will Close
Power Plant Owners Press Trump To Reject Bailout For Coal, Nuclear
PJM Asks Feds To Address Utility Subsidy Requests For Aging Coal, Nuclear Plants
PJM Files Competing Capacity Market Reforms At FERC
DOE’s Perry Voices Doubt About FirstEnergy Generation’s Plea To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants
DOE May Not Declare A Power Grid Emergency After All To Save Coal, Nuclear Plants
Environmentalists Split On Letting Carbon-Free Nuclear Power Die
Op-Ed: Electricity Customers Want Competition
Recreation
Laurel Highlands Shelter Project Gets $5,000 Grant In Somerset
2 Lehigh & Delaware Canal Charities Receive $180K Grant From William Penn Foundation
Butler-Freeport Trail Council Pitches In $2,500 For Better Gates
Kummer: Clogged With Muck, Shallow Schuylkill River Is Putting Rowing, Regattas At Risk
Hampton Park Sports Court Renovations To Be Completed By June
Pittsburgh Bike Share Program Expanding With New Stations
Public Meetings Planned On Raystown Lake Development
Flames Engulf Railroad Bridge On Enola Low Grade Trail In Lancaster County
Kummer: You Can Watch As Valley Forge Burns 150 Acres Of Meadow
Crable: How Lancaster Man Became One Of The Best Ultrathon Runners On Earth
Officials Pitch Ripley’s Aquarium In Poconos
National Park Service Plans Controlled Burns Saturday At Gettysburg Battlefield
Interior Reverses Proposal To Raise Some National Park Entry Fees
U.S. House Hearing On Proposed Susquehanna National Heritage Area
Recycling/Waste
Dropping Off Recycling In Erie? Don’t Bag It
Renewable Energy
New Jersey Passes Bills With Nuclear Subsidies, 50% RPS, 2 GW Storage Target
Schuylkill River
Kummer: Clogged With Muck, Shallow Schuylkill River Is Putting Rowing, Regattas At Risk
Stormwater
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Receives Governor’s Award For Excellence
Allentown Crew Plucks Ducks From Storm Drain
Susquehanna River
U.S. House Hearing On Proposed Susquehanna National Heritage Area
Crable: 1904 Ice Floe Swallowed Up Lancaster County Town Along Susquehanna
Watershed Protection
Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Receives Governor’s Award For Excellence
Bay Journal: States Collaborate On Implementation Plan For Conowingo Dam On Susquehanna
Bay Journal: States Will Have To Account For Climate Change In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Plans
Crable: Lancaster County Leaders To Take Charge Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Efforts
Op-Ed: What Does The Chesapeake Bay TMDL Midpoint Assessment Mean To You?
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
Penn State Extension: Threat Of Incidental Transfer Of Manure To Streams
Kummer: Clogged With Muck, Shallow Schuylkill River Is Putting Rowing, Regattas At Risk
Area Groups Partner To Protect Water Quality In Chester County
Delaware River Watershed Initiative Builds On Conservation Successes
Delaware RiverKeeper April 13 RiverWatch Video Report
WITF Smart Talk: Is PA Water Clean?
John Arway Meets With PennLive.com Editorial Board
Allentown Crew Plucks Ducks From Storm Drain
Crable: 1904 Ice Floe Swallowed Up Lancaster County Town Along Susquehanna
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Wildlife
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
Officials Worry Shortage of Game Wardens Could Lead To More Wildlife Crimes
John Arway Meets With PennLive.com Editorial Board
Editorial: Fish & Boat Boss Right To Press For Higher License Fees
Ed Perry, Retired Biologist, Delivers Global Warming Warning
WITF Smart Talk: Is PA Water Clean?
PA Statewide Opening Day Of Trout Season Kicks Off April 14
Outdoors: Young Anglers Can Fish For Trout This Weekend
News Angling Experience Awaits Veterans In Wyoming County
Huba: Outlook Awesome For Opening Of Trout Season Saturday
Frye: Brook Trout Trail Program To Examine Fisheries, Communication About Special Places
Frye: Memories Of Last Camping Season Stir Desire To Begin Another
Hayes: When Trout Season Opens, Anglers Cast A Line For Eco-Friendly Dinners
Schneck: PA Fly Fishing Museum Open House April 20-21
Pollution From Abandoned Mine Kills Turtle Creek Trout Stocking Plans
Frye: Turtle Creek Won’t Get Stocked Trout, But Montour Run Will
Schneck: What Was The Biggest Fish Caught In PA In 2017?
Schneck: Bald Eagle Soap Opera Heats Up At Hanover Nest
Osprey Nest Toppled In Wind At Lake Wallenpaupack, New One Planned
Fledgling Erie Bird Observatory Leaves Nest
Allentown Crew Plucks Ducks From Storm Drain
Wildlife Rescuers Face Tricky Situation In Catching Mallard In York County
Schneck: Will Heinz Wildlife Refuge In Philadelphia Open For Deer Hunting
Trump Officially Clipped The Wings Of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Other
Avoid Damage To Utilities When You Call Before You Dig
Hurricanes
Federal Agencies Prepare To Wind Down Puerto Rico Power Restoration In May
Large Power Outage Affects 870,000 Customers Across Puerto Rico
Federal Policy
FERC, Interior, EPA, DOE Other Agencies Agree To Faster Infrastructure Permitting
Editorial: Prevent Power Hacks
Lehigh Valley Farmers Worry About Trade War, Weather
Trump Orders Faster Issuance Of EPA Air Pollution Permits
Risks Are Seen For Pruitt In Rush To Kill EPA Regulations
Top Government Ethics Official Demands EPA Investigate Pruitt’s Controversies
EPA Documents Question Justification For Pruitt’s Security Detail
Op-Ed: Demanding Duty Protecting EPA’s Pruitt At Disneyland
Interior Reverses Proposal To Raise Some National Park Entry Fees
Trump Officially Clipped The Wings Of Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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