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Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more.
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Bagenstose: DEP Secretary Talks Water Contamination, Fracking, Funding
Transition
In Memoriam: Robert F. Jondreau, Executive Director, PA Resources Council
Sunday NewsClips
Climate, Pipelines, Severance Tax: Where Republican Candidates For Governor Stand
Fawn Twp Wants To Crack Down On People Dumping Trash
PEC Video: Susquehanna County Illegal Dumpsite Cleanup
Letter: Let’s Clean Up Westmoreland County
Philly Councilman Seeks Fairmount Park Rezone For Billboard
Scout’s Project Resurfaces Kirby Park Track In Wilkes-Barre
PEC: Plotting A Course On Pennsylvania’s River Sojourns
Editorial: Trail Projects Build Progress
Pittsburgh Falcon Chicks Banded, Mom Gets Ruffled (Video)
Editorial: Piping Plovers A Welcome Sight In Erie
Sunday - The Feds
Op-Ed: Trump Is Greener Than You Think
Air
AP-Scolforo: PA Funds Clean Air Grant/Rebate Program With VW Settlement
Sisk: Volkswagen Settlement Money To Go To Cleaner Vehicles, Engines
VW Diesel Settlement To Fund Grant Program For School Bus, Truck Operators
Hopey: Shenango Coke (Coal) Works Smokestacks Coming Down
Residents Unhappy With Notice For Shenango Coke Works Smokestack Implosion
Frazier: Sierra Club To Sue Cheswick Coal Power Plant Over Air Pollution
EDF Blog: Why And How We’re Zeroing In On Methane In Pennsylvania
Late Spring, Rain Propel A Rise In Pollen, Allergies
Pollen Counts In Central PA Among Highest In The Nation
Vog Warning For Hawaii Reminiscent Of 1948 Donora Fog Disaster
Editorial: Take A Drag Of Western PA’s Outside Fresh Air
AP: U.S. Senators: Trump Wants Year-Round Sales Of High-Ethanol Gasoline
U.S. Refiners Reap Big Rewards From EPA Biofuel Waivers
Alternative Fuels
AP-Scolforo: PA Funds Clean Air Grant/Rebate Program With VW Settlement
Sisk: Volkswagen Settlement Money To Go To Cleaner Vehicles, Engines
VW Diesel Settlement To Fund Grant Program For School Bus, Truck Operators
More Than Half Of Williamsport Transit’s 33 Buses Run On CNG
Awards & Recognition
League Of Women Voters Presents Environmental Awards In Indiana County
Penn State Forest Resources Alumni Group Names Outstanding Alumni For 2018
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Bay Journal-Morelli: Ground Around Natural Gas Drilling Producing More Than Gas
Schneck: Invasive Plants Are Swallowing Pennsylvania
Budget
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Motion To Protect $383 Million In State Forest Drilling Payments
Chesapeake Bay
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Centre County 7th Graders Learn About Water Quality In Their Own Backyards
Crable: Dirt & Gravel Roads In Lancaster Focus Of Initiative To Protect Streams
Crable: Why Are There Still Dirt Roads In Lancaster County?
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Citizen Action
League Of Women Voters Presents Environmental Awards In Indiana County
Sacred Heart Academy In Bryn Mawr Gets New Native Trees Planted
Mercer County Conservation District Series Offers Kayaking, Stream Monitoring, More
Climate
EDF Blog: Why And How We’re Zeroing In On Methane In Pennsylvania
Coal Mining
Frazier: Sierra Club To Sue Cheswick Coal Power Plant Over Air Pollution
Coal Demand Abroad Pulls Consol’s Coal Across 5 Continents
Natural Gas, Renewables Groups Urge DOE To Reject FirstEnergy Emergency Request
FERC Chair Links Fuel Security Questions With Resilience Proceeding
Trump Officials Seek Ideas On Coal Power Plants Of The Future
Delaware River
Celebrating The Success And Future Of The Brandywine-Christina Watershed
Delaware RiverKeeper May 11 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Pittsburgh Water Authority Touts Cheaper Lead Line Replacements
Pittsburgh Council Plans Changes To Pittsburgh Water Authority Restructuring
Pittsburgh Council Member Thinks North Side Landslide Caused By Water Leak
Water Service Restored To Most Of Evans City, Boil Water Advisory In Effect
Water Lines To Be Placed Under Kiski River Using Gas Drilling Technology
Fmr Maintenance Director Charged In Elementary School Lead In Water Scandal
Economic Development
Editorial: Unlocking The Potential Of McKees Rocks, River Towns
Education
Centre County 7th Graders Learn About Water Quality In Their Own Backyards
New Public Garden Opens Sunday On Fmr Haas Estate In Villanova
Emergency Response
PA Suburbs Desperately Need More Volunteer Firefighters, But Lack Incentives
Energy
AP-Scolforo: DEP Setting Up Driving PA Forward With $118M Volkswagen Settlement
Closing TMI Nuclear Plant Won’t Eliminate Hazards
Lamb Joins Effort To Keep Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Open
Pennsylvania PUC Opens Future Of Utility Rates Proceeding
Frazier: Sierra Club To Sue Cheswick Coal Power Plant Over Air Pollution
Court: PPL Can Prevent Some Low-Income Customers From Shopping For Electricity
Hearing: Transource Power Line Would Mar York County Landscape
Judge: No Extensive Studies By Transource For Power Line Route Allowed On Properties
Seeking To Raise Capital, PPL Offers 55 Million Shares Of Stock
West Penn Power Trimming Trees
PJM Stakeholders Pan Capacity Market Reforms In FERC Comments
Natural Gas, Renewables Groups Urge DOE To Reject FirstEnergy Emergency Request
FERC Chair Links Fuel Security Questions With Resilience Proceeding
Environmental Group: Nuclear Power Key To Cutting Carbon Emissions
DOE Looking Very Closely At Cold War-Era Law To Boost Coal, Nuclear Production
Opponents Of Nuclear Industry Subsidy Urge NJ Governor To Veto Bill
Editorial: Blow To Nuclear Power Plants
U.S.EIA: Natural Gas Contributing More To U.S. Electrical Power
California Becomes First State To Mandate Solar Panels On All New Homes
Connecticut Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Energy Bill
Flooding
$41M Green Infrastructure Solution To Stormwater/Flooding In Pittsburgh
Forests
Sacred Heart Academy In Bryn Mawr Gets New Native Trees Planted
Penn State Forest Resources Alumni Group Names Outstanding Alumni For 2018
Schneck: Invasive Plants Are Swallowing Pennsylvania
Lyme Disease Sufferer, Advocate: You Have To Fight This
PA Leader In Lyme Disease: Expert Gives Tick Prevention Tips
West Penn Power Trimming Trees
Geologic Hazards
Historic Rains Drown Western PA In Landslides
Pittsburgh Council Member Thinks North Side Landslide Caused By Water Leak
Green Infrastructure
$41M Green Infrastructure Solution To Stormwater/Flooding In Pittsburgh
Westmoreland Conservation District Seeks Applicants For DEP Water Quality Grants
Sacred Heart Academy In Bryn Mawr Gets New Native Trees Planted
Lower Burrell Stormwater Committee Meetings Shift To Kinloch
Land Conservation
Cumberland Valley School District Responds to Efforts To Block Farm Condemnation
Restrictions Will Keep Barnes Foundation Chester County Estate Free From Development
Nature Conservancy Buys Key Piece Of Land For Thomas Darling Preserve In Monroe
Concerns About Preserving Lands In Monroe County
Finding Natural Lands In The Suburbs With Opening Of Main Line Garden
Lower Merion’s New Public Garden Threatened By Middle School Plan
Lehigh Valley Candidates Sling Mud At Clean & Green Law’s Tax Breaks
Goats Pare Back Poison Ivy At Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve
Land Recycling
Long-Forgotten Tullytown Landfill In Bucks County Eyed For Homes
Environmental Assessment To Clear Fmr Glass Plant Site For Redevelopment
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Bill For Removing Tires, TVs From Monongahela Park Expected To Be $6,500
Erie Collects 1,857 Tons During Spring Cleanup
Mine Reclamation
Frazier: Abandoned Mines Across PA To Get $55M In Federal Cleanup Money
Abandoned Mine Work Slated For Western PA
Dirty, Cloudy Creeks Causing Public To Worry About Water’s Safety
League Of Women Voters Presents Environmental Awards In Indiana County
Oil & Gas
PA Environmental Defense Foundation Files Motion To Protect $383 Million In State Forest Drilling Payments
EDF Blog: Why And How We’re Zeroing In On Methane In Pennsylvania
AP: Laurence County Classes Build, Demonstrate Natural Gas, Oil Rig
Fracking Riles Residents In Pittsburgh’s Northeastern Suburbs
Bay Journal-Morelli: Ground Around Natural Gas Drilling Producing More Than Gas
Water Lines To Be Placed Under Kiski River Using Gas Drilling Technology
More Than Half Of Williamsport Transit’s 33 Buses Run On CNG
National Fuel Plans To Step Up Its Drilling In PA
Rule Of Capture PA Court Decision To Be Appealed
Cusick: PA Wants To Audit Drilling Companies’ Hiring Of Women, Minorities
Thompson: Wolf Deputy Chief Of Staff Being Investigated For Possible Ethics Violation
Cusick: Ethics Investigation Of Wolf Aide Advances Alleging Gas Industry Conflict
BNA-Pappas: Frackers Feeling Shaken Up By PA Court Decision
PJM Stakeholders Pan Capacity Market Reforms In FERC Comments
Natural Gas, Renewables Groups Urge DOE To Reject FirstEnergy Emergency Request
FERC Chair Links Fuel Security Questions With Resilience Proceeding
U.S.EIA: Natural Gas Contributing More To U.S. Electrical Power
AP: U.S. Senators: Trump Wants Year-Round Sales Of High-Ethanol Gasoline
U.S. Refiners Reap Big Rewards From EPA Biofuel Waivers
Pipelines
Commonwealth Court To Hear Mariner East 2 Pipeline Case Challenging Eminent Domain On Environmental Rights Amendment Grounds
Hurdle: Sunoco: No Alternative To Building Mariner East 2 In Chester County
Battle Against Mariner East 2 Pipeline Is David v. Goliath, Lawmaker Says
Radiation Protection
Closing TMI Nuclear Plant Won’t Eliminate Hazards
Lamb Joins Effort To Keep Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Open
Opponents Of Nuclear Industry Subsidy Urge NJ Governor To Veto Bill
PJM Stakeholders Pan Capacity Market Reforms In FERC Comments
Editorial: Blow To Nuclear Power Plants
C2ES Report: Solutions For Maintaining The Existing Nuclear Generating Fleet
Environmental Group: Nuclear Power Key To Cutting Carbon Emissions
DOE Looking Very Closely At Cold War-Era Law To Boost Coal, Nuclear Production
Recreation
Why This State Senator Is Tackling The 165-Mile D&L Trail (Hint: Eagles)
$1 Million Grant For Trail Project In Derry, Salem Townships
Trail Project Will Connect Somerset Borough To Major 9/11 Memorials
Missing Link In Great Allegheny Passage Trail Nearing Completion
Fayette County Gets $906K To Extend Trail Along Cheat River
LHVA Opens 1.4 Miles Stretch Of Trail In Upvalley
Editorial: Community Can See The Future With Park Improvements
Officials Bet Big On Elevated Park In Pittsburgh
Rachel Carson Challenge Hike Filled
Mercer County Conservation District Series Offers Kayaking, Stream Monitoring, More
Crable: Railroad Trestle Rehab Project Gets Funding To Link Low Grade Rail Trail In Lancaster
Editorial: Unlocking The Potential Of McKees Rocks, River Towns
Crable: Bungled Penn State Decision To Ground Outing Club After 98 Deserved Derision
Lyme Disease Sufferer, Advocate: You Have To Fight This
PA Leader In Lyme Disease: Expert Gives Tick Prevention Tips
Lawrence County Man Killed In ATV Crash
Schneck: Boating Safety Tips In PA: Use Life Jackets, What To Avoid
Fatal Boat Accident On The Susquehanna River: What We Know
Latest Boating Accident Raising Concerns About Harrisburg’s Dock Street Dam
Learn How To Lock Through The Allegheny River At Lockfest May 12
Recycling/Waste
Penn State Behrend Students Hope To Turn Trash To Treasure
Watch 10th Annual Give & Take Event Video In Monroe County
Television Recycling Hits A Wall In Franklin County
Long-Forgotten Tullytown Landfill In Bucks County Eyed For Homes
Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Challenging Keystone Landfill Expansion
Editorial: Citizens To Get Day In Court On Keystone Landfill
Renewable Energy
Pennsylvania PUC Opens Future Of Utility Rates Proceeding
Solar Panels To Power 85% Of Mennonite Central Committee Facility In Ephrata
Once In Shadows, Solar Energy Has Sunnier Outlook
Community Solar Conquers Pittsburgh Shade
California Becomes First State To Mandate Solar Panels On All New Homes
Connecticut Lawmakers Pass Sweeping Energy Bill
Stormwater
$41M Green Infrastructure Solution To Stormwater/Flooding In Pittsburgh
11-Member Municipal Stormwater Committee Receives MS4 Permit In Blair
Lower Burrell Stormwater Committee Meetings Shift To Kinloch
Susquehanna River
Crable: Dirt & Gravel Roads In Lancaster Focus Of Initiative To Protect Streams
Crable: Why Are There Still Dirt Roads In Lancaster County?
Schneck: Night Fishing On The Susquehanna? More Than You Imagine
Watershed Protection
Sacred Heart Academy In Bryn Mawr Gets New Native Trees Planted
Crable: Dirt & Gravel Roads In Lancaster Focus Of Initiative To Protect Streams
Crable: Why Are There Still Dirt Roads In Lancaster County?
$41M Green Infrastructure Solution To Stormwater/Flooding In Pittsburgh
Westmoreland Conservation District Seeks Applicants For DEP Water Quality Grants
Centre County 7th Graders Learn About Water Quality In Their Own Backyards
11-Member Municipal Stormwater Committee Receives MS4 Permit In Blair
Mercer County Conservation District Series Offers Kayaking, Stream Monitoring, More
Lower Burrell Stormwater Committee Meetings Shift To Kinloch
Celebrating The Success And Future Of The Brandywine-Christina Watershed
Delaware RiverKeeper May 11 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Avid Angler Reels In Hellbender In The Kiski River (Video)
Frye: How Best To Manage Penns Creek’s Wild Brown Trout Under Discussion
Schneck: Night Fishing On The Susquehanna? More Than You Imagine
Fresh Supply Of Trout Being Released In Western PA
Work Continues On Tamarack Lake’s Dams In Crawford
AP: Illinois Seeks Talks On Keeping Asian Carp From Great Lakes
Game Commission Turns Of Hanover Eagle Cam After Tumultuous Season
Schneck: Rare Birds Return To Presque Isle Beach For Nesting Season In Erie
Peregrine Falcon Chicks Removed From Pittsburgh Building
Murrysville Firm’s Wildlife Cams Expand To Fox Den, Osprey
Prescribed Burning Of The Forest To Protect Golden-Winged Warblers
What To Do If You See A Coyote
Schneck: Infectious Agents Causing Chronic Wasting Disease Found In Soil, Water
Demko: Volunteer Group Pushing For Sunday Hunting In PA
Auditor General Auditing Game Commission
Venesky: PA’s Wildlife Loses An Ally: PGC Biologist Tom Hardisky
West Nile/Zika Virus
Lyme Disease Sufferer, Advocate: You Have To Fight This
PA Leader In Lyme Disease: Expert Gives Tick Prevention Tips
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
Federal Policy
Concerns About Preserving Lands In Monroe County
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