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Litvak: Constitutional Weapon: Environmental Rights Reimagined In PA
Litvak: Will The Environmental Rights Amendment Broaden Our Horizons?
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Sunday NewsClips
Volunteers Plant Trees In Dover Twp Conservation Area
Earth Conservancy Working Toward Goal Of Repurposing Former Mine Land
Bagenstose: PA Water Authority Mulls Suit Against Fire-Form Makers
Trash Becomes Student’s Recycled Art Treasure
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot West Penn Power Employees, Students
Sisk: Gasoline Reached $3/Gallon In PA, Why So Expensive?
Op-Ed: Gasoline Vehicle Standards Won’t Fix Climate Change
Corps Of Engineers Renews Focus On Boating Safety
Editorial: Delaware & Lehigh Trail Project Worthy Of Diamonds
Politics
AP-Levy: Wagner As Governor Spurs Questions Of Business Conflicts
Esack: Wagner’s Zero-Based Budgets May Not Add Up For Governing
Sunday - The Feds
Barletta: Government Regulation Killing Refineries
EPA’s Pruitt Seeks To Divert Blame For His Ethics Woes
98% Of New U.S. Electrical Generation In Jan, Feb Came From Wind, Solar
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Air
Legere: Pittsburgh’s Cleaner, Pricier Summer Gasoline Blend On Its Way Out
Senators Ask Wolf To Press For Relief From Pittsburgh Summer Gasoline Mandate
Study: Just Breathing In Downtown Pittsburgh Can Be Like Smoking A Cigarette
Clean Air Run Celebrates Earth Day In Philadelphia
Editorial: Erie County Makes Grade For Clean Air
Allentown Among 100 Most Challenging Places To Live With Allergies
MPLX Pipeline Pays $610,000 Penalty to DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations
MPLX Pipeline To Pay $610,000 Penalty To DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations
Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Must Face Charges Of $50M Subsidy Fraud
Letter: Reducing Ethanol In Gasoline Will Help The Environment
Pruitt: EPA Will Seek Comprehensive Rule To Alter Air Quality New Source Review
Alternative Fuels
Retailers Roll Out Electric Charging Stations
Maykuth: Malvern Start-Up Recharges Electric Vehicles Wirelessly
Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Must Face Charges Of $50M Subsidy Fraud
Letter: Reducing Ethanol In Gasoline Will Help The Environment
Lehigh Valley Gasoline Prices May Hit $3 This Week
Blair Gasoline Prices Briefly Top $3 Before Dropping Back
Sisk: PA Gasoline Prices Creep Toward $3/Gallon Ahead Of Summer Travel Season
Awards & Recognition
Cusick: Wolf Joins Donor At Sixers Game, Skips Environmental Awards Ceremony
AP: Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn Wins Western PA Environmental Award
Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn To Receive Western PA Environmental Award
Profile: Delaware RiverKeeper Maya Van Rossum Honored
Biodiversity, Invasive Species
Celebrate Spring At Central PA Native Plant Festival, Sale In Boalsburg, Centre County
Native Plants Soon Available To Public At Western PA Audubon’s Beechwood Farms
Budget
Fish & Boat Commission Board: If General Assembly Does Not Act On License Fees, $2 Million Will Be Cut
Frye: Trout Hatchery Closing, Other Cuts Still On Table With Fish & Boat Commission
Proposed PA Severance Tax Likely Offset By State Corporate Tax Cut, Says Analysis
Editorial: Corporations Can Fill Giving Gap
Chesapeake Bay
Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm
Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways
Morelli: PA Partnership Sets Tree-Mendous Goal Of 10 Million Plantings
New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA
10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA
Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water
Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties
Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]
New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail
Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County
Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area
Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams
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Climate
Laurel Ridge Braces For Climate Change
Op-Ed: Weather Is A Moment, Climate Is Lasting, Joseph Minott
AP: Federal Appeals Court Sides With States Over Fuel Economy Standards
Op-Ed: Keep Federal Vehicle Fuel Standards In Place, DEP Secretary McDonnell
Coal Mining
Clinic Aims To Shed Light On Black Lung, Get Coal Miners Help
Coal Exports From PA Have Bright Future, CEO Says
U.S. Coal Bailout Review Slows After Trump Faces Pushback
Compliance Actions
Sisk: Following Spills, DEP Stops Mariner East 2 Pipeline Work In Delaware County
MPLX Pipeline Pays $610,000 Penalty to DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations
MPLX Pipeline To Pay $610,000 Penalty To DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations
Delaware River
Profile: Delaware RiverKeeper Maya Van Rossum Honored
April 27 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Pittsburgh Water Authority Encourages Homeowners To Sign Up For Free Water Line Replacement
Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Midyear Budget Increase As PUC Oversight Begins
A Step To Overhaul Pittsburgh Water Authority On The Table Stalls
Struggling Lehigh County Authority Eyes Raising Allentown Rates
Boil Water Advisory Lifted For East Mountain
Op-Ed: 4 Changes That Can Protect Thousands Of Philly Kids From Lead Poisoning
New Philly-Based Fund Helps U.S. Landlords Boost Green Power, Water
Earth Day
Video: Celebrating Earth Day At The Governor’s Residence
Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area
Groups Combine To Cleanup Exeter For Earth Day
Activist Group Holds Earth Day Rally In Wilkes-Barre Square
Van Zandt Celebrates Earth Day
Volunteers Mark Earth Day By Cleaning Harrison Hills Park
Volunteers Plant Trees, Pick Up Debris At Jacobsburg Park For Earth Day
Volunteers Hit Streets, Parks In Wilkes-Barre For Great American Cleanup
Bag Lady At Go Green In York Earth Day Celebration
Clean Air Run Celebrates Earth Day In Philadelphia
Earth Day Celebration At Marketplace In Scranton
Chesterbrook Students Release 9K Aphid-Eating Beetles To Mark Earth Day
Learning To Protect The Earth
Op-Ed: Today Is Earth Day, Here’s Why You Should Care
Economic Development
Petrochemical Conference To Focus On Ethane Plants
Education
Schneck: Join The Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Chicks For Breakfast
Chesterbrook Students Release 9K Aphid-Eating Beetles To Mark Earth Day
Frye: Memories Of Exploring Nature Close To Home
Villanova U: Sustainability On Campus: A Conversation
Emergency Response
Oil Spill Stretches About 2 Miles In Lancaster County On Route 322
Editorial: Lawmakers Need to Fix First Responders Shortage
Energy
Legere: Report: Nuclear Plant Retirements Would Erase Decades Of Clean Energy Progress
Crable: As State Help Fades For 2 Nuclear Plants, Will Trump Attempt Rescue?
Frazier: As Nuclear Power Loses Ground To Natural Gas, Environmentalists Are Torn
Editorial: No Energy Emergency On Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
Geisinger’s New Cogeneration Plant To Provide Clean Energy
Cheswick Coal Power Plant Hearing Draws Scrutiny Over Water Pollution
NRG’s Springdale Power Plant Discharges Debated At Hearing
New Philly-Based Fund Helps U.S. Landlords Boost Green Power, Water
Proposed York Power Line To Lower Costs But Would Eat Prime Land
Op-Ed: How PA Can Prepare For The Next Big Power Outage
FirstEnergy Reaches Agreement With Creditors On Bankrupt Subsidiaries
Cutting Loose Generation Lifts Earnings For FirstEnergy
Op-Ed: FirstEnergy Emergency Order Request A Bigger Deal Than You Think, NRDC
FERC Approves PJM Proposal To Implement Energy Efficiency Market Restrictions
Energy Conservation
AP: Federal Appeals Court Sides With States Over Fuel Economy Standards
Op-Ed: Keep Federal Vehicle Fuel Standards In Place, DEP Secretary McDonnell
Op-Ed: Training Nuclear Engineers For Jobs That Don’t Exist
FERC Approves PJM Proposal To Implement Energy Efficiency Market Restrictions
Farming
Stress Curdles Idyllic PA Farm Life, Especially For Dairy Farmers
Schneck: Surprising Diversity Of Bees Coming To Your Backyard
Get Funding, Support From Pittsburgh Community Garden Sustainability Fund
Flooding
Landslide Prompts Evacuation Of Millvale Home, Threatens Nearby Properties
Repair Work Scheduled To Begin Next Week Along Route 11/15
Cleanup Of Ice Jam Debris Underway At River Common Fishing Pier In Wilkes-Barre
Forests
Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm
Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways
New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA
10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA
Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water
Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties
Chesapeake Bay Group Chasing Ambitious Buffer Goal
A Record Arbor Day Tree Planting In Lancaster
Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]
New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail
Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County
Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area
Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams
Crable: New Attempt To Keep Log Of Lancaster County’s Notable Trees
Firefighters Extinguish Brush Fire In Erie County
Brush Fires Keep Crews Busy Sunday In Armstrong, Westmoreland Counties
Lyme Disease Is Not The Only Game In Town
Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter
Officials Concerned Rare Tick Now Established Near Bucks County
Helicopter To Spray Schuylkill River For Black Fly Larvae
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Prompts Evacuation Of Millvale Home, Threatens Nearby Properties
Repair Work Scheduled To Begin Next Week Along Route 11/15
Green Infrastructure
Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm
Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways
Morelli: PA Partnership Sets Tree-Mendous Goal Of 10 Million Plantings
New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA
10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA
Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water
Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties
Chesapeake Bay Group Chasing Ambitious Buffer Goal
A Record Arbor Day Tree Planting In Lancaster
Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]
New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail
Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County
Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area
Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams
Lake Erie
Lawmakers Push For Erosion-Control Funding For Presque Isle
Land Conservation
AP: After Years Of Talks, Fmr Girl Scout Camp Given To Delaware Water Gap
Fmr Girl Scout Camp Added to Delaware Water Gap
Land Recycling
Norristown Receives $300K EPA Brownfields Grant
Littering, Illegal Dumping
Pennsylvania Cleanup Events Touch Urban, Rural Areas
Phoenixville Uses Student Art To Fight Littering, Protect Waterways
Ligonier Twp To Accept Appliances, Tires Saturday
Volunteers Hit Streets, Parks In Wilkes-Barre For Great American Cleanup
Groups Combine To Cleanup Exeter For Earth Day
Volunteers Mark Earth Day By Cleaning Harrison Hills Park
Cleanup Of Ice Jam Debris Underway At River Common Fishing Pier In Wilkes-Barre
Op-Ed: Litterers Bug All Of Us
Editorial: Litter, Litter Everywhere And Some Folks Just Don’t Care
Mine Reclamation
Walking Trail Planned At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment System
Mine Subsidence
Frazier: EHB OKs Consol Plan To Mine Beneath Greene County Stream
Noncoal Mining
Concerns Over Dry Stretches of Bushkill Creek Near Northampton Quarry
Oil & Gas
Proposed PA Severance Tax Likely Offset By State Corporate Tax Cut, Says Analysis
Cheswick Coal Power Plant Hearing Draws Scrutiny Over Water Pollution
NRG’s Springdale Power Plant Discharges Debated At Hearing
Frazier: As Nuclear Power Loses Ground To Natural Gas, Environmentalists Are Torn
Residents Express Concerns About Drilling Wastewater Disposal Well In Allegheny County
Freeport Delays Vote To Allow 5 New XTO Natural Gas Wells
Washington, Greene Lead State’s Surge To No. 2 Gas Producer
EQT Drilling Keeps Eyes On Marcellus Shale
Petrochemical Conference To Focus On Ethane Plants
Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Must Face Charges Of $50M Subsidy Fraud
Legere: Pittsburgh’s Cleaner, Pricier Summer Gasoline Blend On Its Way Out
Senators Ask Wolf To Press For Relief From Pittsburgh Summer Gasoline Mandate
Gasoline Prices Continue To Rise As Outlook Remains Ominous Analyst Says
Gasoline Prices Hit $3/Gallon In PA, Highest In 3 Years
Lehigh Valley Gasoline Prices May Hit $3 This Week
Blair Gasoline Prices Briefly Top $3 Before Dropping Back
Sisk: PA Gasoline Prices Creep Toward $3/Gallon Ahead Of Summer Travel Season
Editorial: ANWR Open For Drilling On Earth Day
Pipelines
Cusick: Sen. Dinniman Files Complaint Asking PUC to Halt Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction
Senate Committee Approves Sen. Dinniman’s Pipeline Safety Bills
Sisk: Following Spills, DEP Stops Mariner East 2 Pipeline Work In Delaware County
Hurdle: PUC Asks Mariner East 1 Pipeline To Do More To Stabilize Land At Chester County Site
MPLX Pipeline Pays $610,000 Penalty to DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations
MPLX Pipeline To Pay $610,000 Penalty To DEP, EPA For Air Pollution Violations
ATF Increasingly Confident Explosives Stolen From Pipeline Site Have Been Recovered
ATF Believes All Explosives Stolen From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Site Recovered
Editorial: Loss Of Explosives From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Site Inexplicable
FERC Called Rubber Stamp By Critics, Begins Review Of Pipeline Approval Process
Natural Gas Industry A Boon For Jobs, Report Says
Radiation Protection
Legere: Report: Nuclear Plant Retirements Would Erase Decades Of Clean Energy Progress
Crable: As State Help Fades For 2 Nuclear Plants, Will Trump Attempt Rescue?
Frazier: As Nuclear Power Loses Ground To Natural Gas, Environmentalists Are Torn
Locals Reflect On Three Mile Island Disaster, Closure
Op-Ed: Training Nuclear Engineers For Jobs That Don’t Exist
Op-Ed: FirstEnergy Emergency Order Request A Bigger Deal Than You Think, NRDC
Editorial: No Energy Emergency On Coal, Nuclear Power Plants
FirstEnergy Reaches Agreement With Creditors On Bankrupt Subsidiaries
Cutting Loose Generation Lifts Earnings For FirstEnergy
Recreation
Sen. Yudichak Takes A Hike On Delaware & Lehigh Trail Starting May 8
Pymatuning State Park Projects Prepare For Picnic, Camping Season
Midstate Susquehanna Heritage Area Moves Closer To National Designation
Presque Isle Beaches Evaluated For Erosion
Presque Isle Looking For More Lifeguards
O’Neill: Pittsburgh Living Proof Of City Beautiful Movement
Hike This Nature Preserve In York County Along The Mason-Dixon Trail
Volunteers Hit Streets, Parks In Wilkes-Barre For Great American Cleanup
Volunteers Mark Earth Day By Cleaning Harrison Hills Park
Scranton, No Money To Fix Popular Nay Aug Park Treehouse Close A Year Ago
Pollinator Garden Will Brighten Schuylkill River Trail
7 Parks Near Lancaster To Check Out During National Parks Week
Hopey: Penn State: Misuse Of Alcohol Contributed To Curbing Outdoor Clubs Activities
Editorial: Distress Plain In Scranton Park Issue
HBG Riverwalk Repairs Coming Soon To Replace Cratered Concrete Along Susquehanna River
Walking Trail Planned At Lowber Mine Drainage Treatment System
After Industry, Railroads, Columbia, Lancaster County Is Refocusing On River Recreation
Laurel Ridge Braces For Climate Change
Lyme Disease Is Not The Only Game In Town
Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter
Officials Concerned Rare Tick Now Established Near Bucks County
Helicopter To Spray Schuylkill River For Black Fly Larvae
Army Corps Considers New Master Plan For Raystown Lake
AP: After Years Of Talks, Fmr Girl Scout Camp Given To Delaware Water Gap
Fmr Girl Scout Camp Added to Delaware Water Gap
Frye: Memories Of Exploring Nature Close To Home
Recycling/Waste
What Happens After Recyclables Are Picked Up In Wilkes-Barre
Lackawanna County Plans Electronics Recycling Program
Ligonier Twp To Accept Appliances, Tires Saturday
Public Tours Of Waste-To-Energy Plant In Lancaster Offered
Phoenixville Uses Student Art To Fight Littering, Protect Waterways
Medication Disposal Event Planned At Courthouse In Wilkes-Barre
Western PA Police, Pharmacies, Hospitals Participate In Drug Take Back Day
Op-Ed: It’s Earth Day, Now About The Mt Trashmore Outside By Door
Op-Ed: Litterers Bug All Of Us
Renewable Energy
Legere: Game Commission Says No To Wind Turbines On Game Lands
Game Commission Declares Moratorium On Wind Turbines
Legere: Report: Nuclear Plant Retirements Would Erase Decades Of Clean Energy Progress
Fuel Cell Tech’s Next Frontier: Homes Of Pittsburgh-Area Peoples’ Customers
Geisinger’s New Cogeneration Plant To Provide Clean Energy
Letter: Neighboring States Set Higher Targets For Renewable Energy
Op-Ed: FirstEnergy Emergency Order Request A Bigger Deal Than You Think, NRDC
Schuylkill River
Editorial: It’s Past Time To Dredge The Schuylkill River In Philly
Susquehanna River
HBG Riverwalk Repairs Coming Soon To Replace Cratered Concrete Along Susquehanna River
Sustainability
Villanova U: Sustainability On Campus: A Conversation
Wastewater Facilities
Freeport Get Low-Interest Loan From State To Help Upgrade Sewer Lines
Watershed Protection
Crable: Statewide 10 Million Tree Restoration Effort Launches On Lancaster County Farm
Kummer: PA Is Planting 10 Million Trees To Curb Pollution In Waterways
Morelli: PA Partnership Sets Tree-Mendous Goal Of 10 Million Plantings
New Statewide Partnership Launches Effort To Plant 10 Million Trees Across PA
10 Million Trees Could Be Planted Over Next 7 Years In PA
Planting 10 Million Trees In Pennsylvania For Clean Water
Tree-Planting Effort Focuses On Midstate Counties
Chesapeake Bay Group Chasing Ambitious Buffer Goal
A Record Arbor Day Tree Planting In Lancaster
Editorial: We Speak For The Trees [Scroll Down]
New Trees Plants Along Wilkes-Barre River Trail
Tree Planting Slated For April 27 At Griggs Farm, Tioga County
Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area
Sen. Alloway’s Army Plants Deep (Tree) Roots In Shippensburg
Letter: Communities Benefit From Clean Streams
AP: Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn Wins Western PA Environmental Award
Edinboro Lake Watershed Assn To Receive Western PA Environmental Award
Letter: Thanks For The Plastic Pellet Cleanup In Pocono Creek
May 3 Conference To Highlight State Of Brandywine-Christina Watershed
Editorial: Keep The Kiski River Watershed Clean
Editorial: It’s Past Time To Dredge The Schuylkill River In Philly
Sen. Alloway’s Army, CBF-PA Plant Trees In Shippensburg Area
Concerns Over Dry Stretches of Bushkill Creek Near Northampton Quarry
Lawmakers Push For Erosion-Control Funding For Presque Isle
April 27 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Fish & Boat Commission Board: If General Assembly Does Not Act On License Fees, $2 Million Will Be Cut
Frye: Trout Hatchery Closing, Other Cuts Still On Table With Fish & Boat Commission
PA Responsible For More Than Half Of Progress Toward Fish Passage Goal In VA
Bagenstose: Shads’ Return To Delaware River Ensures Spring Has Arrived
2018 Family Fishing Festivals Set For May And June
Somerset Lake Project Moving Forward, Construction Expected In 2019
Highlights From April 24 Game Commission Board Meeting
Schneck: Game Commission Increases Doe Hunting Licenses By 34,000
Frye: Hunting Seasons, Bag Limits And Potential Sunday Opening For Deer Season
Schneck: Join The Harrisburg Peregrine Falcon Chicks For Breakfast
Game Commission Declares Moratorium On Wind Turbines
Legere: Game Commission Says No To Wind Turbines On Game Lands
Scientists Mobilize To Figure Out Rise In Mange Among PA Bears
AP: Police Corral Coyote For 2nd Time This Week In Philadelphia
Schneck: Surprising Diversity Of Bees Coming To Your Backyard
Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter
Frye: Memories Of Exploring Nature Close To Home
West Nile/Zika Virus
Lyme Disease Is Not The Only Game In Town
Ticks Survived Erie County’s Nasty Winter
Officials Concerned Rare Tick Now Established Near Bucks County
Helicopter To Spray Schuylkill River For Black Fly Larvae
Federal Policy
Pruitt Unveils Transparency Rules Limiting EPA’s Use Of Secret Science
Pruitt: EPA Will Seek Comprehensive Rule To Alter Air Quality New Source Review
AP: Lobbyist Tied To EPA’s Pruitt, Condo Met On Chesapeake Bay Issues
U.S. Coal Bailout Review Slows After Trump Faces Pushback
AP: Federal Appeals Court Sides With States Over Fuel Economy Standards
Op-Ed: Keep Federal Vehicle Fuel Standards In Place, DEP Secretary McDonnell
Editorial: ANWR Open For Drilling On Earth Day
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