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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Sunday NewsClips

AP-Scolforo: Governor, Lawmakers Aren’t Panicking As Budget Push Nears

PA Researchers Trying To Grow Hemp In Coal Waste Using Mine Water

Editorial: Natural Gas Companies Should Work With EPA To Reduce Leaks

Editorial: State Has Proven It Can Go Without Shale Tax For Now

Nuclear Power Plants Hope Not To Close

Wilkes-Barre Offers Free Lead Testing To Residents With Children

White: Allentown Water, Sewer Lease Still Right Move

Tumultuous Dairy Industry Contributes To Tough Choices

Crable: Rain Dampens Farmers’ Bounty Of Some Crops Like Strawberries

Luzerne County Official Examining Gypsy Moth Spraying Options

Presque Isle Prepares For Start Of Swimming Season

Black-Crowned Night Herons, Whimbrels Spotted On Presque Isle

Air

Jaramillo: Jobs, Economy v. Environment At Air Permit Hearing For Marcus Hook Energy Hub 

Op-Ed: Danger! Jobs! Sunoco Arguments Go Round And Round On Marcus Hook Facility

Op-Ed: Air Pollution Widens Gap Between The Two Pittsburghs

Op-Ed: Shale Industry Letting An Important Resource Go Up In Smoke

Why PA’s Dirt Roads Might Be Dustier This Summer

Crable: Feds Refuse Connecticut’s Request To Force Brunner Island Power Plant To Cut Smog Emissions

Alternative Fuels

PA Offers Funding For Alternative Fuels, Vehicles

Trillium Opens 3rd CNG Station In PA: New Castle

Utilities Pressure Trump To Spur Sales Of Electric Vehicles

EIA: Electric Cars Not Catching On With U.S. Buying Public

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Wright Twp Residents Team Up To Battle Gypsy Moths

Hopey: Forest Study Targeting Ash Borer Tree Infestation In Allegheny National Forest

NYT: Lanternflies Eat Everything In Sight, The U.S. Is Looking Delicious

Budget

Compliance With Stormwater Requirements To Top $6.2M Over 5 Years In Blair

Easton Facing $7-8M Cost To Help Clean Up Impaired Lehigh River

North Lebanon Twp Supervisors Set Stormwater Management Fee

Allentown Airport To Sue City Over Stormwater Fee

Op-Ed: Don’t Let Severance Tax Distract From Real Environmental Issues

Op-Ed: A Natural Gas Tax Will Work In Pennsylvania

Editorial: Natural Gas Industry Is Healthier, But Be Careful With Tax

Op-Ed: Congress Has To Find Long-Term Fix For National Park Repairs

Chesapeake Bay

Compliance With Stormwater Requirements To Top $6.2M Over 5 Years In Blair

North Lebanon Twp Supervisors Set Stormwater Management Fee

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Citizen Action

Letter: StreamKeepers Work To Protect Our Local Creeks

Group Collects Water Samples To Check Darby Creek Water Quality

Climate

Pittsburgh Aims To Cut Water, Energy Use Under Latest Climate Plan

PennFuture Applauds Pittsburgh Leadership On Clean Energy, Efficiency

Easton Goes Green With Commitment To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Op-Ed: Shale Industry Letting An Important Resource Go Up In Smoke

Divided FERC Restricts Climate Impacts In Pipeline Reviews

Coal Mining

Crable: Feds Refuse Connecticut’s Request To Force Brunner Island Power Plant To Cut Smog Emissions

Dozen Coal Barges Break Loose On Monongahela River Spilling Coal (Video)

Bridges Reopen After Barges Break Loose On Monongahela River

Homestead, Rankin Bridges Reopen As Crews Clear Barges

250th Anniversary Of Anthracite Salute To Miners

Anthracite 250: A Civil War That Led To The Discovery Of PA Anthracite

How Can Existing Coal Plants Run Better?  DOE Wants To Know

New Studies Confirm A Surge In Coal Miners’ Black Lung Disease

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper May 25 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

AP: Pittsburgh Will Add Chemical To Water to Reduce Lead Risk

Additive To Pittsburgh Water Authority Water Could Reduce Lead Levels Within Months’

Peoples Gas Still Pursuing Pittsburgh Water Authority

Lehigh Water Authority Hikes Rates Despite Outcry

Philly Water Plan To Stop Water Shut-Offs Sputters As Rate Hike Looms

Shedding Light On The State Of U.S. Water Infrastructure

Economic Development

Shell Ethane Plant Looking To Hire Military Veterans

Want A Job At The Shell Ethane Plant?  The Chance Is Finally Here

Op-Ed: PA Can’t Afford To Lose Nuclear Power Plants And Their Jobs

Jaramillo: Jobs, Economy v. Environment At Air Permit Hearing For Marcus Hook Energy Hub

Op-Ed: Danger! Jobs! Sunoco Arguments Go Round And Round On Marcus Hook Facility

Education

Elementary School Students Work To Protect Stream That Runs By School

STEAM Day Sends Optimistic Message To Latrobe Students

Columbia Gas Introduces Girls To Engineering Careers

Hitting The Pittsburgh Garden Trail In 1 Whirlwind Day

Energy

Conservatives Join Forces, Seek A Voice In Energy Issues Debate

Pittsburgh Aims To Cut Water, Energy Use Under Latest Climate Plan

Editorial: PUC Cuts In Consumers On Utility Tax Cuts

TMI Fails To Sell Its Power For 4th Year, Premature Closing Date Approaches

Cusick: Three Mile Island’s Future Looks Bleaker As It Fails At Power Auction

Crable: Three Mile Island Again Fails To Sell Electricity At Power Auction

Op-Ed: PA Can’t Afford To Lose Nuclear Power Plants And Their Jobs

Op-Ed: It’s Time To Recognize Nuclear As A Clean Energy Source

Crable: Feds Refuse Connecticut’s Request To Force Brunner Island Power Plant To Cut Smog Emissions

How Can Existing Coal Plants Run Better?  DOE Wants To Know

New PA Conservative Energy Forum Seeks Diversified Energy Portfolio

Utilities Pressure Trump To Spur Sales Of Electric Vehicles

EIA: Electric Cars Not Catching On With U.S. Buying Public

NJ OKs $300M Annually To Rescue Nuclear Industry

NJ Governor OKs $300 Million Annual Bailout From Ratepayers For Nuclear Plants

PJM Capacity Auction Will Not Stop Nuclear Power Plants From Retiring: Analysts

Energy Conservation

Pittsburgh Aims To Cut Water, Energy Use Under Latest Climate Plan

PennFuture Applauds Pittsburgh Leadership On Clean Energy, Efficiency

State Awards $1.7M Energy Grant For Corl Street School Renovation In State College

Villanova Gets $955K State Grant For Energy Use Reduction Project

New PA Conservative Energy Forum Seeks Diversified Energy Portfolio

Environmental History

250th Anniversary Of Anthracite Salute To Miners

Anthracite 250: A Civil War That Led To The Discovery Of PA Anthracite

Farming

Saving Farms, Downtowns Requires Lancaster’s 60 Municipalities To Work Together

Thompson: Cumberland Valley Schools Unveils Plans For McCormick Farm Site

Residents Speak Out Against Cumberland Valley Plan To Take Farm

PA Dairy Farmers Struggling To Find Greener Pastures In Tough Milk Market

3-Year Old Boy Rescued From Manure Pit In Chester County

NYT: Lanternflies Eat Everything In Sight, The U.S. Is Looking Delicious

Hitting The Pittsburgh Garden Trail In 1 Whirlwind Day

Op-Ed: Would Rachel Carson Eat Organic?

Flooding

Penn Twp Hopes To Fund Flood Project With Mariner East 2 Pipeline Penalties

Wilkes-Barre Selects Contractor For Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project

Rainfall HIts 50% Higher Than Normal In Pittsburgh Area For Year

Op-Ed: A Conservative Fix To National Flood Insurance Is Needed, But Time Is Running Out

Forests

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Celebrating 125 Years Of State Parks, Forests (Video)

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: 125 Years of Stewardship & Conservation

Wright Twp Residents Team Up To Battle Gypsy Moths

Hopey: Forest Study Targeting Ash Borer Tree Infestation In Allegheny National Forest

Op-Ed: Ticks, Mosquitoes Bringing More Diseases. What Can We Do?

NYT: Lanternflies Eat Everything In Sight, The U.S. Is Looking Delicious

Green Infrastructure

Pittsburgh Bioswale Project Helps Reduce Stormwater And Is Beautiful

Letter: Go Green, Not Gray With Sewer Infrastructure

Compliance With Stormwater Requirements To Top $6.2M Over 5 Years In Blair

Easton Facing $7-8M Cost To Help Clean Up Impaired Lehigh River

North Lebanon Twp Supervisors Set Stormwater Management Fee

Allentown Airport To Sue City Over Stormwater Fee

Elementary School Students Work To Protect Stream That Runs By School

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

Hurdle: 13 U.S. Lawmakers Call On EPA To Release Toxic Chemical Study At Military Sites

Hurdle: EPA Will Weigh Regulation Of Chemicals Contaminating Military Sites

EPA Releases Remediation Plan For Foster Wheeler Site In Luzerne

Land Conservation

500 Acres Of Lehigh River Headwaters Opened To Public

90-Acre Tract With Wildflower Field, Pond, Walking Path Preserved In Northampton

Saving Farms, Downtowns Requires Lancaster’s 60 Municipalities To Work Together

Thompson: Cumberland Valley Schools Unveils Plans For McCormick Farm Site

Residents Speak Out Against Cumberland Valley Plan To Take Farm

Oil & Gas

Frazier: Wolf’s Fracking Health Record Hammered By New Industry Opposition Group

Hopey: DEP Revokes Permission To Dump Brine On Dirt Roads

Ruling Hasn’t Changed Hold On Brine Use On Dirt Roads

Why PA’s Dirt Roads Might Be Dustier This Summer

Kiski Schools Hope Natural Gas Lease Can Help With Budget Crunch

UGI’s Residential Natural Gas Rate To Drop 12.1% By Year End

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Should Say No To Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Bill

Op-Ed: Don’t Let Severance Tax Distract From Real Environmental Issues

Op-Ed: A Natural Gas Tax Will Work In Pennsylvania

Editorial: Natural Gas Industry Is Healthier, But Be Careful With Tax

Op-Ed: Shale Industry Letting An Important Resource Go Up In Smoke

Trillium Opens 3rd CNG Station In PA: New Castle

Shell Ethane Plant Looking To Hire Military Veterans

Want A Job At The Shell Ethane Plant?  The Chance Is Finally Here

Jaramillo: Jobs, Economy v. Environment At Air Permit Hearing For Marcus Hook Energy Hub

Drilling Services Company Weathers Financial Storm

Conference On Appalachian Gas Storage Hub To Be Held In PA June 7

No Evidence Of Natural Gas From Fracking In Ohio Drinking Water

ExxonMobil, Employees Contribute $2.8+M To PA Colleges, Universities

Pipelines

Sunoco To Ask Full PUC To Review Mariner East 1, 2, 2x Shutdown Order

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Drilling To Resume In Lebanon County

Hurdle: Mariner East 1, 2 Pipelines Shutdown Again In Chester County

AP-Scolforo: PUC Judge Shuts Down Work On Sunoco Mariner Pipeline, Cites Danger

Maykuth: PUC Judge Halts Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipelines, Yet Again

PUC Judge Orders Mariner East 1, 2 Pipelines Shutdown Again As A Result Of Petition By Sen. Dinniman

Cusick: Why Are So Many Natural Gas Pipelines Being Built (Video)

Penn Twp Hopes To Fund Flood Project With Mariner East 2 Pipeline Penalties

Divided FERC Restricts Climate Impacts In Pipeline Reviews

Hurdle: NJ Asks Appeals Court To Review FERC’s PennEast Pipeline Approval

Trump’s Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Has Its Day In Court

Radiation Protection

TMI Fails To Sell Its Power For 4th Year, Premature Closing Date Approaches

Cusick: Three Mile Island’s Future Looks Bleaker As It Fails At Power Auction

Crable: Three Mile Island Again Fails To Sell Electricity At Power Auction

Op-Ed: PA Can’t Afford To Lose Nuclear Power Plants And Their Jobs

Op-Ed: It’s Time To Recognize Nuclear As A Clean Energy Source

Philadelphia Emergency Office: How To Survive A Nuclear Attack Or Accident

NJ OKs $300M Annually To Rescue Nuclear Industry

NJ Governor OKs $300 Million Annual Bailout From Ratepayers For Nuclear Plants

PJM Capacity Auction Will Not Stop Nuclear Power Plants From Retiring: Analysts

Recreation

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Celebrating 125 Years Of State Parks, Forests (Video)

PA Parks & Forests Foundation: 125 Years of Stewardship & Conservation

May 25 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Thompson: PA Expands Number Of Smoke-Free Beaches In State Parks

Erie: Shark-Free, Fun And Open For Tourism

Wet Trail Run Doesn’t Dampen Spirits At Frances Slocum State Park

Ground Broken On Back Mountain Trail Loop

In Focus: East Coast Greenway, Clean Air Run (Video)

Susquehanna Warrior Trail Gets A Boost

Editorial: Sensible Sewer Line, Trail Project

Clearing Up History Of Westmoreland County Coke Ovens

Route Revealed For Northampton County’s Northern Tier Trail

Philadelphia Gains Ground In National Park Ranking

Perfect River Level Thrills Paddlers At Stonycreek Rendezvous (Video)

Canoeing On High Water In The Poconos

Frye: Float Plans Key To Making Sure On-The-Water Emergencies End Well

6 Stuck On Lehigh River In Inner Tubes Are Rescued

Rainfall Hits 50% Higher Than Normal In Pittsburgh Area For Year

New Garden, Artwork Installed At Pottstown Riverfront Park

Flight 93 Tower Of Voices Taking Shape In Somerset County

NYT: Lanternflies Eat Everything In Sight, The U.S. Is Looking Delicious

Op-Ed: Ticks, Mosquitoes Bringing More Diseases. What Can We Do?

AP: Woman Taking Photos On Top Of State Park Waterfall Injured In Fall

Philly Hits Pause On Digital Billboard In Fairmount Park

Op-Ed: Bikes v. Cars v. Pedestrians: How Philly Can Win Transportation War

Op-Ed: Temporary Bike Grids In Philly, Ideas We Should Steal

Editorial: Philly Council: Quit Stalling On Funds To Fix Parks, Rec Centers, Libraries

Op-Ed: Congress Has To Find Long-Term Fix For National Park Repairs

Recycling/Waste

O’Neill: Blue Bags Begone: Recycle It All In A Big Blue Bin

Recycling Materials Market Has Collapsed, Cities, Waste Companies Ponder Next Steps

Thompson: State, City Launch Lawsuit Against Financial Advisors, Law Firms, Engineers In Harrisburg Incinerator Debt

AP-Scolforo: Firms Sued Over Incinerator Financial Deal That Left Harrisburg Broke

Wolf Sues Bankers, Lawyers, Engineers, Advisor For Harrisburg City Bond Losses

Scranton Pharmacy Accepting Unused, Expired Medicine

Renewable Energy

New PA Conservative Energy Forum Seeks Diversified Energy Portfolio

Philadelphia Introduces Affordable Route To Rooftop Solar

Windmill Catches Fire At Locust Ridge Wind Farm In Schuylkill County

Stormwater

Pittsburgh Bioswale Project Helps Reduce Stormwater And Is Beautiful

Compliance With Stormwater Requirements To Top $6.2M Over 5 Years In Blair

Easton Facing $7-8M Cost To Help Clean Up Impaired Lehigh River

North Lebanon Twp Supervisors Set Stormwater Management Fee

Allentown Airport To Sue City Over Stormwater Fee

Hopey: DEP Revokes Permission To Dump Brine On Dirt Roads

Ruling Hasn’t Changed Hold On Brine Use On Dirt Roads

Why PA’s Dirt Roads Might Be Dustier This Summer

Wastewater Facilities

Letter: Go Green, Not Gray With Sewer Infrastructure

Editorial: ALCOSAN Plant Expansion Good First Step

Editorial: Sensible Sewer Line, Trail Project

Court Says Hegins, Hubley Joint Sewage Plan Can Move Forward

Shedding Light On The State Of U.S. Water Infrastructure

Watershed Protection

Compliance With Stormwater Requirements To Top $6.2M Over 5 Years In Blair

Easton Facing $7-8M Cost To Help Clean Up Impaired Lehigh River

North Lebanon Twp Supervisors Set Stormwater Management Fee

Allentown Airport To Sue City Over Stormwater Fee

Elementary School Students Work To Protect Stream That Runs By School

Letter: Go Green, Not Gray With Sewer Infrastructure

Letter: StreamKeepers Work To Protect Our Local Creeks

Group Collects Water Samples To Check Darby Creek Water Quality

Hopey: DEP Revokes Permission To Dump Brine On Dirt Roads

Ruling Hasn’t Changed Hold On Brine Use On Dirt Roads

Why PA’s Dirt Roads Might Be Dustier This Summer

Delaware RiverKeeper May 25 RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Venesky: Fish Commission Boss Offers Grim Financial Outlook During Luzerne Visit

Crable: Lancaster County’s Bill Nolan Takes Vets Fly-Fishing For Therapy

Tiny Snapping Turtle Thrills Southmoreland Middle School Students

Phillips: Spring Birdsong Could Change With A Changing Climate

Powdermill Research Center Working To Make Cities More Flight-Friendly For Birds

Hybrid Warblers Spotted Across Erie County

House Rejects Bill Legalizing Hedgehogs, Sugar Gliders As Pets

Editorial: Don’t Lawmakers Have More Important Things To Worry About Than Hedgehogs, Sugar Gliders?

Reilly: PA Hunters Barred From Bringing Deer Back From Other States Due To CWD

State Trying To Give Massasauga Rattlesnake More Space

Nale: What To Watch For Outdoors As Seasons Transition

Warmer Weather Increases Odds of Snake Encounters

Answer For Controlling Stink Bug Population May Rest With Other Pests

West Nile/Zika Virus

Op-Ed: Ticks, Mosquitoes Bringing More Diseases. What Can We Do?

Other

SLAPP Suit Bill Would Protect Groups From Lawsuit-Happy Developers

Wildfires

Judge: Teen Must Repay $37 Million For Starting Oregon Wildfire

Hurricanes

Puerto Rico Officials Say They’re Ready For Hurricane Season, But Worries Mount

Corps Of Engineers To Leave Puerto Rico With Hurricane Recovery Unfinished

Federal Policy

U.S. Senate Report: EPA’s Losing Litigation Record So Far

Crable: Feds Refuse Connecticut’s Request To Force Brunner Island Power Plant To Cut Smog Emissions

How Can Existing Coal Plants Run Better?  DOE Wants To Know

Utilities Pressure Trump To Spur Sales Of Electric Vehicles

Op-Ed: Why EPA’s Secret Science Proposal Alarms Public Health Experts

Op-Ed: A Conservative Fix To National Flood Insurance Is Needed, But Time Is Running Out

EPA’s Aggressive Rollback Campaign Hits Speed Bump

EPA Blocks AP, CNN From Water Contamination Summit, Then Reverses Course

Op-Ed: Congress Has To Find Long-Term Fix For National Park Repairs

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5/28/2018