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In Memoriam: Robert F. Jondreau, Executive Director, PA Resources Council
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Pittsburgh Water Authority Touts Cheaper Lead Line Replacements
Sunday NewsClips
11-Member Municipal Stormwater Committee Receives MS4 Permit In Blair
Goats Pare Back Poison Ivy At Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve
Game Commission Turns Of Hanover Eagle Cam After Tumultuous Season
Hurricanes
Op-Ed: Hurricane Maria Evacuees In PA Need More Than Agencies Are Giving
Op-Ed: We Remain Frustrated By Federal Response For Puerto Rican Evacuees
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Rare Hellbender Catch Has Scientists Eyeing The Kiski River
Politics
AP-Levy: Wagner As Governor Spurs Questions Of Business Conflicts
Esack: Wagner’s Zero-Based Budgets May Not Add Up For Governing
Gubernatorial Candidate Mango Meets With LNP Editorial Board
Republican Mango Running Hard For Governor
Republican Candidate For Governor Ellsworth Sits Down With LNP Editorial Board
Republican Ellsworth Runs Her First TV Ad For Governor
Murphy: Candidates For Governor Spent $15.6 Million So Far
Air
Kummer: EPA: Philadelphia Fails To Meet Smog Standards
Hopey: Western PA Meets Smog Standard, Barely
More Money From Allegheny County’s Clean Air Fund Goes To Office Renovation
Hopey: Race, Gender, Location Disparities Found In Allegheny County Study Of Death Rates
Rep. Gainey, Advocates Call For Fleet Of Electric Buses In Pittsburgh Area
PA Should Transition To Electric Buses, Advocacy Group Says
PA, 16 Other States Sue Over Plan To Scrap Federal Car Emission Standards
EPA Ozone Designations Raise Concerns Of Political Influence
Op-Ed: State Officials Need To Protect PA From Trump’s EPA, Joe Minott, Clean Air Council
Alternative Fuels
PA School District Wins Environmental Award For Propane Buses
Rep. Gainey, Advocates Call For Fleet Of Electric Buses In Pittsburgh Area
PA Should Transition To Electric Buses, Advocacy Group Says
Sisk: As Transit Agencies Inch Toward Electric Buses, Environmental Groups Want More
Awards & Recognition
Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Receives Governor’s Award
Loyalhanna Watershed Assn Lauded For Children’s Outdoor Education
PA School District Wins Environmental Award For Propane Buses
Pittsburgh Mayor To Celebrate Frick Environmental Center Living Building Certification
Waterways Conservation Officers Receive Awards
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Rare Hellbender Catch Has Scientists Eyeing The Kiski River
9-Year Old Nazareth Boy Creates Pollinator Garden App To Help Environment
Budget
AP: Wolf Backs New Natural Gas Severance Tax Bill [Nothing For The Environment]
Wolf, Bipartisan Legislators Proposed Natural Gas Severance Tax
Micek: Is 4th Time The Charm For Wolf On Natural Gas Severance Tax?
Meyer: Permit Disagreements In Severance Tax Argument Still Seem Irreconcilable
Governor, Legislators Unveil Bipartisan Severance Tax Proposal
Gov. Wolf Continues To Push For New Tax On Companies Who Drill For Gas In PA
Sisk: Wolf Again Pitches Severance Tax On Natural Gas
Op-Ed: Just Say No To Wolf’s Latest Severance Tax Push
Editorial: Gov. Wolf, Sen. Killion Pitch Marcellus Shale Tax [Nothing For The Environment]
Esack: Pennsylvania’s Revenue Picture Looking Up
Wage Growth Boosts Pennsylvania Finances
April State Revenues Exceed Estimates By $33.3 Million, For The Fiscal Year Still Up $164.1 Million
Chesapeake Bay
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Rare Hellbender Catch Has Scientists Eyeing The Kiski River
One Tree Planted, Another 10 Million To Go As PA Initiative Begins
Op-Ed: Partnership’s New Tree-tment Helps PA Streams, Streets Tackle Runoff Ills
Crable: Bill Would Place Limits On Fertilizer On Lawns, Golf Courses, Schools
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Ag Conservation Programs Await Details Of Federal Farm Bill
Bay Journal: Maryland Orders Exelon To Shoulder Conowingo Dam Pollution Reductions Or Pay
Volunteers Plant Trees In Dover Twp Conservation Area
500 Trees Planted On Delmar Twp Farm In Tioga County
Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Receives Governor’s Award
Businesses For Chesapeake Bay Members Continue To Grow Their Impact
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Citizen Action
Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Receives Governor’s Award
A Thirst For Clean Water Flowing From Berks County
Climate
Bill To Adopt 2018 Energy Saving Building Code Moves Forward In Philadelphia
This Pittsburgh Program Is Tackling Climate Change One Light Bulb At A Time
Op-Ed: If We Walk Away From The Clean Power Plan, We Walk Away From The Future
PA, 16 Other States Sue Over Plan To Scrap Federal Car Emission Standards
Op-Ed: Gasoline Vehicle Standards Won’t Fix Climate Change
Penn State Researchers Join International Effort To Study Antarctic Doomsday Glacier
Coal Mining
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Modernize America’s Coal Power Plant Fleet
Production Cost Of Renewable Energy Now Lower Than Fossil Fuels
Frazier: PJM Will Study Fuel Security Of Electric Grid As Natural Gas Use Rises
PJM Grid Operator Throws Cold Water On Trump Nuclear, Coal Bailout
PJM Will Test U.S. Mid Atlantic/Midwest Power Grid For Resiliency
PJM: Closing FirstEnergy Reactors Will Not Destabilize Grid, Launches Probe Into Fuel Security
New York Grid Operator Floats Carbon Pricing Proposal
Compliance Action
Crable: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fined $355K For Spills In Lancaster, 8 Other Counties
Phillips: DEP Hits Mariner East 2 Pipeline With Another Fine
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Hit With $355K Fine For Clean Streams Violations
Legere: DEP Halts CNX Pipeline Work In Indiana County Citing Muddy Discharges
DEP Finds 8 Violations At IESI Bethlehem Landfill
Delaware River
Philadelphia-Owned Mussel Hatchery Employs Bivalves In Battle To Improve Water Quality
Delaware Rowers See Urban River In A Different Light
A Thirst For Clean Water Flowing From Berks County
May 4 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Could Your Home Have A Lead Water Line? Pittsburgh Water Authority Has A Map For That
Bradford: Officials Highlights Importance Of Drinking Water
Bagenstose: PA Water Authority Mulls Suit Against Fire-Form Makers
Boil Water Advisory In Effect In Steelton After Water Main Break
Earth Day
SHINE Students Mark Earth Day With Cleanup In Luzerne County
Economic Development
Earth Conservancy: Fmr Coal Land Attracting Commercial Projects
Editorial: The Way It’s Supposed To Work, Reusing Industrial Site
Education
Pittsburgh Mayor To Celebrate Frick Environmental Center Living Building Certification
Loyalhanna Watershed Assn Lauded For Children’s Outdoor Education
High School Rowers Pull Together For Inaugural Boat Prom
Teacher, Wildlife Biologist Propose Wetland At Lewisburg School
Trash Becomes Student’s Recycled Art Treasure
SHINE Students Mark Earth Day With Cleanup In Luzerne County
Crable: Lancaster Sierra Club Awards Grants For Eco-Friendly Projects
Schneck: PA’s Darkest Sky Launches Stargazing Program In Cherry Springs State Park
Doylestown Library Opens New Outdoor Extension
Martins Creek Environmental Preserve Sold To Lower Mount Bethel Twp
9-Year Old Nazareth Boy Creates Pollinator Garden App To Help Environment
Emergency Response
Strong Winds Cause Damage In Erie Region
Op-Ed: Townships Talk Volunteer Crisis, Costly Mandates On Local Government
Oil Spill Reported In Macungie’s Swabia Creek
Energy
2 Northeast PA Natural Gas Power Plants Totaling 1,805 MW To Go Operational By June 1
Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot West Penn Power Employees, Students
Don’t Get Snookered Into Switching Electric Suppliers
No Rate Change For National Fuel Residential Customers
Prices Unchanged For Erie Natural Gas Customers
PPL Electric Rates Dropping, A Little
98% Of New U.S. Electrical Generation In Jan, Feb Came From Wind, Solar
Production Cost Of Renewable Energy Now Lower Than Fossil Fuels
Crable: Are Nuclear Power Plants Needed For Long-Term Grid Security?
FirstEnergy Disputes Report Grid Won’t Be Affected By Nuclear Plant Closures
Illinois Energy Law Revives Renewables While Aiding Nuclear
Storage Plan For Spent Fuel Adds To U.S. Nuclear Debate
Frazier: PJM Will Study Fuel Security Of Electric Grid As Natural Gas Use Rises
PJM Grid Operator Throws Cold Water On Trump Nuclear, Coal Bailout
PJM Will Test U.S. Mid Atlantic/Midwest Power Grid For Resiliency
PJM: Closing FirstEnergy Reactors Will Not Destabilize Grid, Launches Probe Into Fuel Security
New York Grid Operator Floats Carbon Pricing Proposal
Energy Conservation
Bill To Adopt 2018 Energy Saving Building Code Moves Forward In Philadelphia
This Pittsburgh Program Is Tackling Climate Change One Light Bulb At A Time
PA, 16 Other States Sue Over Plan To Scrap Federal Car Emission Standards
Op-Ed: Gasoline Vehicle Standards Won’t Fix Climate Change
Environmental Justice
Op-Ed: King’s Legacy Also Tied To Environmental Justice Movement
Farming
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Ag Conservation Programs Await Details Of Federal Farm Bill
Crable: PA Ag Officials Reach Out To Public For Ideas, Set Hearings On Dairy Crisis
Editorial: Resolving Lancaster Farm Dairy Crisis Won’t Be Easy, But Must Be Done
Crable: State, Lancaster County Preserve 3 Farms
Editorial: Philly’s Urban Gardeners Deserve A Thank You, Not An Eviction Notice
9-Year Old Nazareth Boy Creates Pollinator Garden App To Help Environment
Flooding
State Officials Deliver $1.4 Million More For Solomon Creek Flood Project
No Update On West Pittston Inflatable Flood Protection Dam
Forests
Volunteers Plant Trees In Dover Twp Conservation Area
Blair County Area At High Risk For Wildfires
Homeowner Burned Escaping Brush Fire In Ligonier Twp
CDC: Diseases Spread By Ticks, Mosquitoes And Fleas Have Tripled In U.S.
Warmer Temps, Sunshine Could Bring Out Mosquitoes By Weekend
Bay Journal: Retired PA Forester’s 37-Year Career With Trees Bore Much Fruit
Geologic Hazards
Pittsburgh Wants To Build $1 Million Landslide Toolbox
Green Infrastructure
One Tree Planted, Another 10 Million To Go As PA Initiative Begins
Volunteers Plant Trees In Dover Twp Conservation Area
500 Trees Planted On Delmar Twp Farm In Tioga County
A Thirst For Clean Water Flowing From Berks County
Op-Ed: Partnership’s New Tree-tment Helps PA Streams, Streets Tackle Runoff Ills
Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Receives Governor’s Award
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Ag Conservation Programs Await Details Of Federal Farm Bill
Bay Journal: Maryland Orders Exelon To Shoulder Conowingo Dam Pollution Reductions Or Pay
Businesses For Chesapeake Bay Members Continue To Grow Their Impact
9-Year Old Nazareth Boy Creates Pollinator Garden App To Help Environment
Hazardous Site Cleanup
Bagenstose: PA Water Authority Mulls Suit Against Fire-Form Makers
Lake Erie
Great Lakes Researcher To Talk Perils Of Plastic In Erie
Land Conservation
Crable: State, Lancaster County Preserve 3 Farms
North Branch Land Trust Focus Is The Future
Martins Creek Environmental Preserve Sold To Lower Mount Bethel Twp
Lower Macungie Twp. Votes Thursday On Biggest Land Preservation Move Yet
Land Recycling
Editorial: The Way It’s Supposed To Work, Reusing Industrial Site
Litter/Illegal Dumping
SHINE Students Mark Earth Day With Cleanup In Luzerne County
Annual Allegheny Reservoir Cleanup Set For May 12
Erie Hosts Tire, Electronics Collection Saturday
Mountain Of Refuse Piled Up In Monongahela Park After Misdirected Spring Cleanup
Mine Reclamation
Earth Conservancy: Fmr Coal Land Attracting Commercial Projects
Earth Conservancy Working Toward Goal Of Repurposing Former Mine Land
Oil & Gas
Cusick: House Panel OKs Bill To Gut Environmental Standards For Conventional Drillers
Legere: House Advances Bill To Ease Rules For Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers
Op-Ed: York County Lawmakers Want To Loosen Fracking Rules
2 Northeast PA Natural Gas Power Plants Totaling 1,805 MW To Go Operational By June 1
Cabot Ramping Up Gas Production In Susquehanna County
No Rate Change For National Fuel Residential Customers
Prices Unchanged For Erie Natural Gas Customers
AP: Wolf Backs New Natural Gas Severance Tax Bill [Nothing For The Environment]
Wolf, Bipartisan Legislators Proposed Natural Gas Severance Tax
Micek: Is 4th Time The Charm For Wolf On Natural Gas Severance Tax?
Meyer: Permit Disagreements In Severance Tax Argument Still Seem Irreconcilable
Governor, Legislators Unveil Bipartisan Severance Tax Proposal
Gov. Wolf Continues To Push For New Tax On Companies Who Drill For Gas In PA
Sisk: Wolf Again Pitches Severance Tax On Natural Gas
Op-Ed: Just Say No To Wolf’s Latest Severance Tax Push
Editorial: Gov. Wolf, Sen. Killion Pitch Marcellus Shale Tax [Nothing For The Environment]
Sisk: Gasoline Reached $3/Gallon In PA, Why So Expensive?
AP: Get Ready For The Most Expensive Driving Season In Years
Op-Ed: Gasoline Vehicle Standards Won’t Fix Climate Change
Barletta: Government Regulation Killing Refineries
West Virginia Grappling With Cost, Benefit Of Natural Gas Industry
Permitting
House Passes Bills Changing Regulation, Permit Process In Ways That Puts Politics Ahead Of Science, Adds More Bureaucracy
Meyer: Permit Disagreements In Severance Tax Argument Still Seem Irreconcilable
Pipelines
Maykuth: With Sinkholes Repaired, PUC Allow Mariner East 1 Pipeline To Restart
Legere: Mariner East 1 Pipeline Gets PUC OK To Flow Again
AP: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fined, Mariner East 1 Pipeline Restarted
Mariner East 1 Pipeline To Reopen, Mariner East 2 Slapped With Another Fine
Hurdle: PUC Safety Officials Recommend Restart Of Mariner East 1 Pipeline
Crable: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fined $355K For Spills In Lancaster, 8 Other Counties
Phillips: DEP Hits Mariner East 2 Pipeline With Another Fine
Mariner East 2 Pipeline Hit With $355K Fine For Clean Streams Violations
Hurdle: Residents, Unions Offer Comments On Mariner East 2 Pipeline Changes
Sunoco Wins Eminent Domain Challenge To Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Legere: DEP Halts CNX Pipeline Work In Indiana County Citing Muddy Discharges
PA Emergency Responders, Schools, Townships Among Sunrise Pipeline Grant Recipients
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Gives Grants To Lancaster Parks, Libraries, Fire Companies
Luzerne Groups Receiving Grant Money From Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
ATF Reduces Agents Investigating Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Dynamite Theft
Op-Ed: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Is Safe & Essential
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Constitution Pipeline Challenge To New York Permit Rejection
Radiation Protection
Crable: Are Nuclear Power Plants Needed For Long-Term Grid Security?
FirstEnergy Disputes Report Grid Won’t Be Affected By Nuclear Plant Closures
Illinois Energy Law Revives Renewables While Aiding Nuclear
Storage Plan For Spent Fuel Adds To U.S. Nuclear Debate
Frazier: PJM Will Study Fuel Security Of Electric Grid As Natural Gas Use Rises
PJM Grid Operator Throws Cold Water On Trump Nuclear, Coal Bailout
PJM Will Test U.S. Mid Atlantic/Midwest Power Grid For Resiliency
PJM: Closing FirstEnergy Reactors Will Not Destabilize Grid, Launches Probe Into Fuel Security
New York Grid Operator Floats Carbon Pricing Proposal
Recreation
Schneck: PA’s Darkest Sky Launches Stargazing Program In Cherry Springs State Park
Keystone State Park Youth & Family Outdoor Show Sunday
Outdoorsman Puts Elbow Grease To Hiking Trails, Forests
Op-Ed: Presque Isle Offers Needed Change Of Pace
Editorial: Delaware & Lehigh Trail Project Worthy Of Diamonds
Sheepskin Trail Construction To Begin Connecting Fayette County, WV Trails
Delaware Rowers See Urban River In A Different Light
High School Rowers Pull Together For Inaugural Boat Prom
Corps Of Engineers Renews Focus On Boating Safety
Free Boat Safety Inspections In Pittsburgh
Frye: Choosing A Canoe A Matter Of Fit And Function
CDC: Diseases Spread By Ticks, Mosquitoes And Fleas Have Tripled In U.S.
Warmer Temps, Sunshine Could Bring Out Mosquitoes By Weekend
Recycling/Waste
Trash Becomes Student’s Recycled Art Treasure
DEP Finds 8 Violations At IESI Bethlehem Landfill
Regulations
House Passes Bills Changing Regulation, Permit Process In Ways That Puts Politics Ahead Of Science, Adds More Bureaucracy
Renewable Energy
98% Of New U.S. Electrical Generation In Jan, Feb Came From Wind, Solar
Production Cost Of Renewable Energy Now Lower Than Fossil Fuels
Crable: Are Nuclear Power Plants Needed For Long-Term Grid Security?
Illinois Energy Law Revives Renewables While Aiding Nuclear
Susquehanna River
Frye: Susquehanna River Smallmouth Bass Disease Identified, Scientists Worry It May Spread
Sustainability
Pittsburgh Mayor To Celebrate Frick Environmental Center Living Building Certification
Wastewater Facilities
PA American Water Buys Chesco Sewer Systems For $9.25 Million
Watershed Protection
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Rare Hellbender Catch Has Scientists Eyeing The Kiski River
One Tree Planted, Another 10 Million To Go As PA Initiative Begins
Op-Ed: Partnership’s New Tree-tment Helps PA Streams, Streets Tackle Runoff Ills
Volunteers Plant Trees In Dover Twp Conservation Area
500 Trees Planted On Delmar Twp Farm In Tioga County
Teacher, Wildlife Biologist Propose Wetland At Lewisburg School
Mehoopany Creek Watershed Assn Requests Wyoming County Funding For Stream Work
Penn State Master Watershed Steward Program Receives Governor’s Award
Crable: Bill Would Place Limits On Fertilizer On Lawns, Golf Courses, Schools
Philadelphia-Owned Mussel Hatchery Employs Bivalves In Battle To Improve Water Quality
Loyalhanna Watershed Assn Lauded For Children’s Outdoor Education
Bay Journal: Maryland Orders Exelon To Shoulder Conowingo Dam Pollution Reductions Or Pay
Bay Journal: Chesapeake Bay Ag Conservation Programs Await Details Of Federal Farm Bill
Businesses For Chesapeake Bay Members Continue To Grow Their Impact
Great Lakes Researcher To Talk Perils Of Plastic In Erie
Delaware Rowers See Urban River In A Different Light
A Thirst For Clean Water Flowing From Berks County
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Wildlife
Waterways Conservation Officers Receive Awards
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Rare Hellbender Catch Has Scientists Eyeing The Kiski River
Outdoorsman Puts Elbow Grease To Hiking Trails, Forests
Peregrine Falcons To Be Removed From Downtown Pittsburgh Building
AP: Developer Seeks To Relocate Young Falcons From Downtown Nest
Schneck: That’s All Folks From Hanover Bald Eagle Nestcam
Schneck: Mange Epidemic In PA Bears Under Attack By Research Team
Philadelphia-Owned Mussel Hatchery Employs Bivalves In Battle To Improve Water Quality
Schneck: Families Can Learn To Fish At Fish & Boat Commission Festivals
Frye: Susquehanna River Smallmouth Bass Disease Identified, Scientists Worry It May Spread
Shad Can Run, But They’re Still Being Caught In The Delaware
In-Season Trout Stockings Still Going Strong, Wild Trout Offer A Change Of Pace
Fishing Regulations Lifted On York County’s Lake Williams
Frye: Choosing A Canoe A Matter Of Fit And Function
It’s Bear Season: Bruin Spotted At Bird Feeder In Richland
Schneck: 29 Dangerous Creatures And Plants In PA
West Nile/Zika Virus
CDC: Diseases Spread By Ticks, Mosquitoes And Fleas Have Tripled In U.S.
Warmer Temps, Sunshine Could Bring Out Mosquitoes By Weekend
Federal Policy
EPA’s Pruitt Seeks To Divert Blame For His Ethics Woes
Editorial: EPA’s Pruitt Seems Bent On Harming The Environment
EPA Ozone Designations Raise Concerns Of Political Influence
PA, 16 Other States Sue Over Plan To Scrap Federal Car Emission Standards
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