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Sunday NewsClips

Lancaster County Pipeline Protester Cited 3 Times

Court Reinstates Wayne County Lawsuit Over Fracking In Delaware Watershed

4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction

Editorial: Mandate Lead Testing For Schools

Sen. Yudichak Fulfills Hike Promise

Sen. Yudichak Confident D&L Trail To Wilkes-Barre Will Be A Reality

Bids Sought To Put Walking Trail Around Freeport’s Park

Water Pump Expected To Help Keep Water In Southern Delaware Canal

AP: Archaeologists Come To Eckley Mining Community To Study Our Past

Mosquito Eradicators, Tick Sprays Flying Off Shelves In Northeast

Fish & Boat Commission Increases Permit Fees To Cover Costs, Hopeful Of Licence Fee Hike

Hayes: PA Anglers Asked To Pitch In To Raise Revenues

Marbled Godwit Spotted At Presque Isle, Rare For PA

Philadelphia Pianist To Romance The Butterfly At Insectarium

Air

Groups Sue Allegheny County Over Use Of Clean Air Funds For Building Renovations 

Environmental Groups Pressure Allegheny County To Crack Down Harder On Polluters

Editorial: Keep Drilling For Accurate Methane Emissions Data

How Polluted Is The Air In PA?  A New Report Breaks It Down

Bagenstose: Lower Bucks Has A Smog Problem, This Spring Was The Worst In A Decade

Report: Air Pollution Reached Dangerous Levels In Lackawanna County In 2016

Watchdog Group Pushing For Lower Air Pollution Thresholds

Report: PA Air Quality Suffering

States Got $3 Billion In VW Scandal Settlement, Here’s How They’ll Spend It

Allegheny River

Op-Ed: Rachel Carson, A Child Of The Allegheny

Alternative Fuels

Scranton Transit Natural Gas Station Delayed

EPA Scraps Detailed Plan To Force U.S. Refiners To Blend More Biofuels

States Got $3 Billion In VW Scandal Settlement, Here’s How They’ll Spend It

Awards & Recognition

PennDOT Honored For Shared Ride, Environmental Initiatives

Search For Big Trees In Lancaster County Found 2 Champions

PEC Podcast: How The Philadelphia Eagles Became The Greenest Team In Pro Sports

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Sauro: Giant Hogweed Can Cause Severe 2nd-Degree Burns

State: No Resurgence Of Giant Hogweed In PA

Monarch Butterfly Waystations Can Preserve Species For Generations

PennDOT Honored For Shared Ride, Environmental Initiatives

Against The Current: How The Eel Returned To The Susquehanna River

Allegheny County Officials Pleased By Successful Boyce Park Meadow

Dauphin County Residents Have 6 Weeks Left To Register For Gypsy Moth Spraying Next Year

Luzerne County, Municipal Officials Plan For Next Gypsy Moth Invasion

Budget

Sen. Laughlin: Drill On State Land To Fund School Safety

How Gas Well Impact Fees Pay Off For Delaware County

Fish & Boat Commission Avoids Nuclear Option That Would Have Cut Stocked Trout

Op-Ed: A Carbon Tax That Could Put Money In Your Pocket

Why Does It Take So Long To Upgrade Philly’s Water Infrastructure?

Editorial: State, Feds Need To Put More Money Into Water Infrastructure

Auditor General: State Failed To Spend Federal Energy Assistance Funds

Groups Sue Allegheny County Over Use Of Clean Air Funds For Building Renovations

Chesapeake Bay

Bay Journal: Midpoint Assessment: Only 40% Of Nitrogen Goal Met For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

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Climate

Editorial: Keep Drilling For Accurate Methane Emissions Data

Op-Ed: A Carbon Tax That Could Put Money In Your Pocket

AP: Trump Replacement For EPA Clean Power Plan Moves Forward

Coal Mining

Pioneer Mine Tunnel’s New Tour To Show Inspection Routine

Op-Ed: A Carbon Tax That Could Put Money In Your Pocket

Letter: Rightly Valuing Baseload Power Must Include Risks To Health

$4 Billion A Year Is Cheap If It Saves Coal Plants, Says Coal Group

AP: Trump Replacement For EPA Clean Power Plan Moves Forward

Compliance Action

CNX Paid $250,000 To Settle Indiana County Pipeline Violations

Deep Mine Safety

Thai Rescue Triggers Memories Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

Thailand Rescue Stirs Memories For Quecreek Miner, Fmr. Gov. Schweiker

Editorial: Celebrating A Thai Soccer Team’s Biggest Victory

Editorial: World Rallies To Rescue A Trapped Team Of Boys In Thailand

Delaware River

Volunteers Sought To Help Cleanup Upper Delaware River July 16-17

July 13 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Court Papers: Butler Residents Get $159K To Settle Shale Impacted Water Well Claims

Frazier: Rex Energy Pays $159K To Settle Water Contamination Claims In Butler County

Bagenstose: DEP Eyes Tire Fire As Potential Cause Of Bucks County Water Contamination

Who Will Control Pittsburgh Water Authority?  Hearing July 18

Aftermath Of Philly Center City Water Main Break, Months Of Work Ahead

Why Does It Take So Long To Upgrade Philly’s Water Infrastructure?

Maykuth: Philadelphia Rate Board Gives Water Customers Some Relief

McKelvey: Steelton Plans Meetings On Water Privatization Question

Editorial: State, Feds Need To Put More Money Into Water Infrastructure

Free Lead Painting Testing, Repairs Available To Homeowners, Renters In Allegheny County

Economic Development

PA Outdoor Corps Teens Help Spruce Up French Creek State Park

Armstrong County Class Offers Pipeline Career Training For Free

Erie’s Plastics Industry Could Be Helped By Shell Cracker

Could Underground Mine Fire Affect Sale Of Pittsburgh Glass Plant?

Pittsburgh Fishing Tech Startup Anglr Reels In $3.3M In Funding

Education

Pioneer Mine Tunnel’s New Tour To Show Inspection Routine

Neighborhood & Nature Converge At The Frick Environmental Center

Kids Get Lesson On Birds Of Prey At Carbon County EE Center

PA Outdoor Corps Teens Help Spruce Up French Creek State Park

Emergency Response

Wolf Appeals Federal Disaster Relief Denial

Wolf To Appeal FEMA Denial Of Disaster Aid For Western PA

Energy

Study Looks At Boosting Solar Energy’s Future In PA

Tyrone Wind Farm May Expand

Letter: Rightly Valuing Baseload Power Must Include Risks To Health

Exelon Bids $140 Million On FirstEnergy’s Retail Electric Business

Exelon Testing Muddy Run Pumped Hydro Facility Emergency System Thursday

Low-Income Households Pay A Higher Percentage Of Income For Utilities

York, Franklin County Power Line Developer Wants Eminent Domain

PUC Hearing Raises Questions About Proposed Power Line In Franklin, York

Erie’s Plastics Industry Could Be Helped By Shell Cracker

Op-Ed: A Carbon Tax That Could Put Money In Your Pocket

PSU Study: Closing Three Mile Island Wouldn’t Cause Electricity Price Jump

Talen: Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Meets Required Upgrades

$4 Billion A Year Is Cheap If It Saves Coal Plants, Says Coal Group

Despite Renewables Gains, Natural Gas Leads New U.S. Electric Generation

U.S.EIA: Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Expected To Be Near Summer Record

AP: Trump Replacement For EPA Clean Power Plan Moves Forward

Energy Conservation

Auditor General: State Failed To Spend Federal Energy Assistance Funds

Environmental History

Op-Ed: Rachel Carson, A Child Of The Allegheny

Thai Rescue Triggers Memories Of Quecreek Mine Rescue

Thailand Rescue Stirs Memories For Quecreek Miner, Fmr. Gov. Schweiker

Editorial: Celebrating A Thai Soccer Team’s Biggest Victory

Editorial: World Rallies To Rescue A Trapped Team Of Boys In Thailand

AP: Remaining Wreckage Of Flight 93 Is Buried At Memorial

Flight 93 Memorial Nears Completion In Somerset County

Flight 93 Speaker Series Will Focus On Media Coverage Of Crash

Environmental Justice

DEP Appoints Environmental Justice Director

Farming

Lehigh Valley Farmers See Soybean Prices Dive As China Imposes Tariffs

Like Your Organic Food? PA’s Young Farmers Are Growing It

Community Gardens Grow So Much More Than Food

Flooding

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects Could Help Control Flooding In Pittsburgh

Army Corps Plans Workshops For Flood Proofing, Floodplain Management In Western PA

Slow-Moving Storms To Blame For Recent Flooding In Western PA

Millvale Community Cleaning Up Following Flood

Bridgeville Continues Flood Cleanup, Residents Want Solutions

Blair County Seeks Information On July 2 Flood Damage

Wolf Appeals Federal Disaster Relief Denial

Wolf To Appeal FEMA Denial Of Disaster Aid For Western PA

Forests

Sen. Laughlin: Drill On State Land To Fund School Safety

Search For Big Trees In Lancaster County Found 2 Champions

Dauphin County Residents Have 6 Weeks Left To Register For Gypsy Moth Spraying Next Year

Luzerne County, Municipal Officials Plan For Next Gypsy Moth Invasion

Tips For Preventing Lyme Disease In Dogs (Video)

Green Infrastructure

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects Could Help Control Flooding In Pittsburgh

Multi-Municipality Group To Focus On Funding Stormwater Committee In Blair

Bay Journal: Midpoint Assessment: Only 40% Of Nitrogen Goal Met For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Allegheny County Officials Pleased By Successful Boyce Park Meadow

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

Bagenstose: DEP Eyes Tire Fire As Potential Cause Of Bucks County Water Contamination

Land Conservation/Planning

Crable: In Historic Mount Gretna, A Push To Keep Overdevelopment At Bay Comes To A Head

Allegheny County Officials Pleased By Successful Boyce Park Meadow

Land Recycling

Could Underground Mine Fire Affect Sale Of Pittsburgh Glass Plant?

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Editorial: New Litter Law’s Punishment Fits The Crime

Editorial: Embrace, Enforce New Anti-Litter Law

Volunteers Sought To Help Cleanup Upper Delaware River July 16-17

Mine Reclamation

Lowber Field Aug. 4 Highlights Outdoors, Sewickley Creek Cleanup

Plan Is Aimed At Stopping Bradenville Mine Subsidence

DEP Will Fill Small Depression In Export Left By Abandoned Mine Cave-In

Could Underground Mine Fire Affect Sale Of Pittsburgh Glass Plant?

Oil & Gas

Court Papers: Butler Residents Get $159K To Settle Shale Impacted Water Well Claims

Frazier: Rex Energy Pays $159K To Settle Water Contamination Claims In Butler County

Legere: Southwestern Energy Asks High Court To Restore Rule Of Capture For Shale Drilling

Sen. Laughlin: Drill On State Land To Fund School Safety

How Gas Well Impact Fees Pay Off For Delaware County

Erie’s Plastics Industry Could Be Helped By Shell Cracker

Editorial: Keep Drilling For Accurate Methane Emissions Data

Scranton Transit Natural Gas Station Delayed

Why Orphan Oil & Gas Wells Are A Growing Problem For States

Despite Renewables Gains, Natural Gas Leads New U.S. Electric Generation

U.S.EIA: Natural Gas-Fired Electric Generation Expected To Be Near Summer Record

EPA Scraps Detailed Plan To Force U.S. Refiners To Blend More Biofuels

Pipelines

CNX Paid $250,000 To Settle Indiana County Pipeline Violations

Maykuth: PUC Rejects Laurel Pipeline’s Request To Cut Philadelphia Refiners Off From Pittsburgh

Legere: PUC Rejects Pitch To Change Laurel Pipeline Flow To Western PA

PUC Rejects Buckeye Partners’ Plan To Reverse Laurel Pipeline Flow

AP: PUC Reject Bid To Reverse Flow On Laurel Pipeline

Cusick: No Wake Zone On Raystown Lake Will Accomodate Mariner East 2 Pipeline Work

Cusick: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Spill In Raystown Lake In December

Hurdle: Pipeline Sunoco Wants As Stand-In For Mariner East 2 Leaked Into Darby Creek

Hurdle: Constitution Pipeline Contractor Cut Trees Without Approval, Landowners Seek Compensation

Landslide Caused TransCanada Natural Gas Pipeline In West Virginia To Explode

Dominion Prepares For Pipeline Replacement Project Along Murrysville-Plum Border

Editorial: Put Reforms In Pipeline

Phillips: Federal Court Dismisses FERC Pipeline Case Charging Bias

Armstrong County Class Offers Pipeline Career Training For Free

Radiation Protection

Op-Ed: A Carbon Tax That Could Put Money In Your Pocket

Letter: Rightly Valuing Baseload Power Must Include Risks To Health

PSU Study: Closing Three Mile Island Wouldn’t Cause Electricity Price Jump

Talen: Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Meets Required Upgrades

U.S. Nuclear Industry Faces Collapse, Experts Warn

AP: Trump Replacement For EPA Clean Power Plan Moves Forward

Recreation

PA Outdoor Corps Teens Help Spruce Up French Creek State Park

Kummer: Independence Park’s Rose Garden Loses Its Bloom As Weeds Take Over

July 13 Take Five Friday With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Allegheny County Officials Pleased By Successful Boyce Park Meadow

Township Supervisors Upset With Lack Of Progress Ice Pond Dam Project

Making Downtown Wilkes-Barre Bike/Pedestrian Friendly Focus Of New Study

Vandalism At Cumberland County Park

Councilman Wants To Improve River Common’s Appearance In Wilkes-Barre

Work To Begin On Lower Nazareth Community Park

Riverbend Land Eyed For Lackawanna County Park Needs Enviro Cleanup

Altoona Council Votes To Restore Playground Equipment

Blazing A Future Trail For Hazleton Rail Trail

New Trail Planned For Hills Along Susquehanna River In York, Lancaster Counties

Pioneer Mine Tunnel’s New Tour To Show Inspection Routine

Nay Aug Gorge Still Beautifully Treacherous

Editorial: Enforcement Key At Nay Aug Gorge

Schneck: Little-Known Facts From Our State Parks, Forests

AP: Erie’s Presque Isle Lighthouse Draws Crowds

Angler’s Death Prompts Concern About EMS Response At Prince Gallitzin State Park

Editorial: State Park System Real Diamond

Editorial: Public Spaces Can Help Heal Philly, Maybe The Country

AP: Remaining Wreckage Of Flight 93 Is Buried At Memorial

Tips For Preventing Lyme Disease In Dogs (Video)

Recycling/Waste

Crable: What Happens After You Put Out Those Green Bins For Recycling?

Penn Waste Blames China For Recycling Changes

Scranton Accepting Electronics For Recycling

Increased Costs Put East Deer Recycling Program In Jeopardy

AP: Man Rescued From Pit At Reading Recycling Plant

Lancaster Resolution Would Encourage Shops, Shoppers To Forgo Plastic Bags

Could A Plastic Bag Ban Be Coming To Some Central PA Stores?

Bagenstose: DEP Eyes Tire Fire As Potential Cause Of Bucks County Water Contamination

Senate Committee To Hold Northampton County Hearing On Quarry Dumping Monday

Looking To Cut Plastics Pollution In The Ocean? Start Upstream

Renewable Energy

Lancaster Hotel Will Soon Be Powered Entirely By Solar Energy

Study Looks At Boosting Solar Energy’s Future In PA

Pennsylvania Draft Plan Calls For 11 GW In-State Solar Electric Generation

Tyrone Wind Farm May Expand

Despite Renewables Gains, Natural Gas Leads New U.S. Electric Generation

PEC Podcast: How The Philadelphia Eagles Became The Greenest Team In Pro Sports

Storage Tanks

Cleanup Of Pence Family Gas Stations Cost Indiana Taxpayers $20 Million+

Stormwater

Lancaster Borrows $112M For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects Could Help Control Flooding In Pittsburgh

Multi-Municipality Group To Focus On Funding Stormwater Committee In Blair

Susquehanna River

Against The Current: How The Eel Returned To The Susquehanna River

Crable: Clingy Mayflies Again Swarm Columbia Area From Susquehanna River

Sustainability

PEC Podcast: How The Philadelphia Eagles Became The Greenest Team In Pro Sports

Wastewater Facilities

Lancaster Borrows $112M For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects

Maykuth: PUC OKs Aqua’s $75M Sewer System Purchase In Montgomery County

Judge Issues Temporary Injunction In Canonsburg-Houston Sewer Authority Rate Increase

Editorial: State, Feds Need To Put More Money Into Water Infrastructure

Watershed Protection

Bay Journal: Midpoint Assessment: Only 40% Of Nitrogen Goal Met For Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Lancaster Borrows $112M For Water, Sewer, Stormwater Projects

Crable: Clingy Mayflies Again Swarm Columbia Area From Susquehanna River

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Projects Could Help Control Flooding In Pittsburgh

Multi-Municipality Group To Focus On Funding Stormwater Committee In Blair

Lowber Field Aug. 4 Highlights Outdoors, Sewickley Creek Cleanup

Blair County Supports Lake, Brush Run Stream Restoration

July 13 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report

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Wildlife

Fish & Boat Commission Avoids Nuclear Option That Would Have Cut Stocked Trout

Schneck: Here’s How Many Rattlesnakes Have Been Spotted In Each PA County

Rattlesnakes Spotted In York County

Roxborough Man Wants To Catch PA’s Biggest Fish, Anywhere, Anytime

Pittsburgh Fishing Tech Startup Anglr Reels In $3.3M In Funding

Kids Get Lesson On Birds Of Prey At Carbon County EE Center

Hurdle/Jaramillo: Delaware Estuary’s Ospreys Recover As Fish Contaminants Decline

Piping Plovers Nest Again On Presque Isle State Park

Editorial: Piping Plover Comeback Hard-Won, Vital

Whimbrels Find Way To Gull Point At Presque Isle Erie

Crable: Clingy Mayflies Again Swarm Columbia Area From Susquehanna River

Against The Current: How The Eel Returned To The Susquehanna River

Monarch Butterfly Waystations Can Preserve Species For Generations

AP: PA Man Charged With Trafficking Over 3,500 Turtles

PennDOT Honored For Shared Ride, Environmental Initiatives

West Nile/Zika Virus

WITF Smart Talk: Fighting West Nile Virus (31:00)

State Funds Boost Fight Against Tick, Mosquito-Borne Diseases

July 18 Westmoreland Seminar Offers Tips On Preventing Mosquito, Tick Infections

Crable: First Mosquitoes With West Nile Virus Found In Lancaster County

Tips For Preventing Lyme Disease In Dogs (Video)

Other

DEP Plans Information Booth At Monday Market In Wilkes-Barre

Hurricanes

FEMA Report Acknowledges Failures In Puerto Rico Disaster Response

Pittsburgh To Puerto Rico: Mounds Of Aid Sent To Island Post-Hurricanes

Wildfires

Crews Battle Destructive Wildfires Raging In Western U.S.

Federal Policy

AP: New EPA Acting Chief Signals More Inclusive Approach

Pruitt’s Sole Act Of Service At EPA

Editorial: The Next EPA Head Should Respect Its Mission To Protect

Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Could Reinterpret Environmental Law

Cleanup Of Pence Family Gas Stations Cost Indiana Taxpayers $20 Million+

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7/16/2018