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AP-Scolforo: PA Supreme Court Throws Out Welfare Law Over How Bill Was Enacted
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Sunday NewsClips
A Beautiful Mess: Trees Necessary For Health Of Creeks, Streams [Youth Conservation Corps]
Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Plan
Woodward Twp OKs Needed Review Of Stormwater Ordinance
Letter: Keep Funding Watershed Conservation Efforts
Grazierville Under Boil Water Notice
As Pipelines Are Completed, More Efficient Movement Of Gas to Market Will Boost Industry
Op-Ed: Marcellus Shale Impact Fee Benefits Projects Statewide
Hopey: Survey Finds Hundreds Of Illegal Dumps In Allegheny County
Yukon Landfill Owner Plans Expansion In Westmoreland
Harmar Quashes Plan To Offer Free Garbage Collection To Residents
We Are Tired Of Accepting The Worst From Our Leaders, Young Marchers Push For Climate Action
Young People Rally In Pittsburgh For Climate Protections
Pitt’s Latest Weed Eaters Are Quiet, And Adorable Too
Greene Township Volunteers Rebuild Playground
Volunteers In Centre County Preparing For Next Water Rescue Emergency
Sunday- The Feds
Editorial: Wildlife At Risk From Trump Administration
Barletta Urges U.S. Senate To Act On His Disaster Mitigation Bill
Air
Legere: DEP’s Overdue Marcellus Shale Air Study Finds Few Health Risks
O’Neill: Pittsburgh’s Version Of Trump’s Wall Will Keep Out The Dirty Air
Allegheny County Defends Air Quality Efforts, Plans Stricter Coke (Coal) Plant Rules
Hopey: Air Advocates Read Scroll Of Smells At Allegheny County Health Board Meeting
Pittsburgh Is No Longer The Smoky City, But It Doesn’t Mean It Has Cleaned Up Its Act
Editorial: Dirty Air Requires Clean Policy
2 More Admit Roles In Tampering With Truck Emission Systems In PA
Delaware Protests EPA Decision On Good Neighbor Air Pollution
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Should Move Forward With Methane Regulations, Rep. Vitali
Study: National Parks Get Fewer Visits When Air Pollution Rises
Alternative Fuels
Cities, States, Business Push For More Electric Vehicles
Amtran Happy With CNG Buses In Blair County
Awards & Recognition
Carmichaels PA Envirothon Champion Team Gets Warm Send-Off To National Competition
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Boyce Park’s Indian Meadow Wows With Flowers, Color
Federal Endangered Species Act Stripped Of Key Provision In Trump Proposal
Budget
Venesky: Fish & Boat Commission Defers Cuts, Holds Out Hope For License Fee Hike
Fish & Boat Commission Increases Permit Fees To Cover Costs, Hopeful Of Licence Fee Hike
4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction
Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fee Unique To Pennsylvania
Chesapeake Bay
U.S House Again Votes To Restrict Federal Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Measure To Weaken EPA Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Is Up For Vote, Again
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Climate
Sisk: How Young Activists In PA Hope To Make Climate Change A Political Priority
Rising Seas, Storms Could Cause Problems For Internet Infrastructure
Wagner Asked By Teen About Climate Change: “You’re A Little Young And Naive”
Wagner Calls Climate Advocate ‘Young And Naive’ At Town Hall Meeting
Wagner Needs To Know Climate Science 18-Year-Old Says
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Should Move Forward With Methane Regulations, Rep. Vitali
Songbird Nesting Habits May Indicate Severity Of Hurricane Season In Delaware
FERC Pipeline Climate Policy Faces New Challenge In Federal Court
Earliest New York Will Have Carbon Price Is Q2 In 2021, NYISO Says
Coal Mining
EPA Eases Rules On How Coal Ash Waste Is Stored [PA Does Not]
Frazier: Trump Admin. Rolls Back Coal Ash Rules Aimed At Groundwater Protection
Report: DOE Bailout For Coal, Nuclear Plants Could Cost $34 Billion
Study: Trump’s Coal Bailout Could Cost $17.2 Billion Per Year
Black Lung Rate Hits 25-Year High In Appalachian Coal Mining States
Compliance Action
2 More Admit Roles In Tampering With Truck Emission Systems In PA
Old Order Amish Widow Wins Some, Loses Some In Warren Court Fight Over Outhouse
Delaware River
Federal Judge Questions DRBC’s Ability To Fight Fracking
Court Reinstates Wayne County Lawsuit Over Fracking In Delaware Watershed
Annual Delaware River Cleanup In The Poconos Attracts 100+ Volunteers
Volunteers Clean Delaware River, Find Less Trash Every Year
100 Tires And Counting From Delaware River Cleanup
Kummer: NJ Finds PFAS In Lower Delaware River Watershed
Hurdle: NJ Issues First Fish Consumption Advisories On PFAS Chemicals
Delaware RiverKeeper July 20 RiverWatch Video Report
Dream Of Owning An Island In The Delaware River? One’s For Sale Near Easton
Drinking Water
Speakers Urge Public Ownership For Pittsburgh Water Authority At Hearing
East Stroudsburg U. Student Research Helps Ensure Clean Drinking Water
Editorial: Mandate Lead Testing For Schools
Middletown Water Compromised, Boil Water Advisory In Effect
Boil Water Advisory In Middletown Is Lifted
Boil Water Advisory Issued For PA American Water System In Mountain Top
McKelvey: After 7 Years, Butler County Residents Have No Water Due To Gas Drilling
Penn State Extension: Wilson College Students Learn How Land Use, Groundwater, Wells Interconnect
Hurdle: NJ Issues First Fish Consumption Advisories On PFAS Chemicals
Kummer: NJ Finds PFAS In Lower Delaware River Watershed
Watchdog: After Flint, EPA Must Strengthen Oversight Of State Drinking Water Programs
Economic Development
Union: Shell Actively Pursuing Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Workers For Ethane Plant
Education
Carmichaels PA Envirothon Champion Team Gets Warm Send-Off To National Competition
East Stroudsburg U. Student Research Helps Ensure Clean Drinking Water
Penn State Extension: Wilson College Students Learn How Land Use, Groundwater, Wells Interconnect
Letter: McKinley Elementary Projects Restore Our Local Stream (Montgomery County)
New Kensington YMCA Garden Program Grows Young Men Into Leaders
Philadelphia Pianist To Romance The Butterfly At Insectarium
Bed Of Ringing Rocks In Bucks County Make Music With The Help Of A Hammer
Emergency Response
Protecting Against A Hazardous Chemical Spill In York County
Energy
Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies
Maykuth: PUC Cites Philly Nonprofit For Improper Use Of PECO Customer Funds
U.S. Appeals Court Tosses Out Philadelphia Gas Works Landlord Liens Lawsuit
Exelon Considering Battery Storage At its Nuclear Power Plants
Union: Shell Actively Pursuing Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Workers For Ethane Plant
Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland Will Stabilize Water Rates, Officials Say
Westmoreland County Tenaska’s Natural Gas-Fueled Power Plant Set To Open In December
Dominion Aims To Sell Bucks County, VA Natural Gas Power Plants
Study: Trump’s Coal Bailout Could Cost $17.2 Billion Per Year
FERC Approves Gas Pipelines As Powelson Eyes Exit
Powelson Says No Idle Threat To Step Down Early From FERC
Why FERC’s PJM Capacity Market Order Could Herald Carbon Pricing
PJM Will Respond To FERC Capacity Market Order Within 60 Days
Has FERC’s Landmark Transmission Planning Effort Made Transmission Building Harder?
Earliest New York Will Have Carbon Price Is Q2 In 2021, NYISO Says
Energy Conservation
Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies
Environmental Heritage
AP: Archaeologists Come To Eckley Mining Community To Study Our Past
Environmental Justice
Cusick: With Proposed Policy Change Nearly ⅓ Of Pennsylvanians Live In Environmental Justice Areas
Farming
State Helps Couple Buy Lancaster Farm In $948,000 Project
New Kensington YMCA Garden Program Grows Young Men Into Leaders
Flooding
Bridgeville Flood Relief Center Open Through July 21
Solomon Creek Flood Wall Contractor Terminated, Project Delayed In WB
Wilkes-Barre Officials Bicker As Contract For Solomon Flood Wall Terminated
Williamsport Mayor Suggests Giving Levee Control To Water Authority
Lycoming Commissioner: Turning Levee Over To Authority Won’t Solve Core Problems
Grafius Run Survey Of Flood Damage To Begin Today In Lycoming
Levee Trail Report Project To Cost Less Than Expected In Luzerne
Terminated Flood Wall Contractor Faces Criticism Over Previous Project
Songbird Nesting Habits May Indicate Severity Of Hurricane Season In Delaware
Geologic Hazards
Feds To Reimburse State $9 Million For Route 30 Landslide Emergency Repairs
North Huntingdon Landslide Repairs Could Cost $500,000
Displaced Homeowners Seek Quicker Solution In Wake Of Landslide In Washington County
Bed Of Ringing Rocks In Bucks County Make Music With The Help Of A Hammer
Green Infrastructure
Letter: McKinley Elementary Projects Restore Our Local Stream (Montgomery County)
Latrobe Authority Says Stormwater Project Should Alleviate Sewage Woes
4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction
Land Conservation
Is Stoneleigh Preserved Land Safe From School District Eminent Domain?
Greening Vacant Lots Improves Mental Health In Philly Communities
Bagenstose: Summer Fellows Seeking Support For Bristol Marsh In Bucks County
Allegheny Land Trust Gains 12-Acres, Preserves Vital Green Space
Op-Ed: Mountain Bikers vs. Hikers In Proposed Tracy Ridge Wilderness Area
Littering/Illegal Dumping
White: Yes, Smokers, Cigarette Butts Are Litter
Annual Delaware River Cleanup In The Poconos Attracts 100+ Volunteers
Volunteers Clean Delaware River, Find Less Trash Every Year
100 Tires And Counting From Delaware River Cleanup
Mine Reclamation
Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Conservation Plan
Oil & Gas
Legere: DEP’s Overdue Marcellus Shale Air Study Finds Few Health Risks
Hopey: DEP Environmental Justice Panel To Examine Drilling Impacts On Poor Communities
Court Reinstates Wayne County Lawsuit Over Fracking In Delaware Watershed
Federal Judge Questions DRBC’s Ability To Fight Fracking
McKelvey: After 7 Years, Butler County Residents Have No Water Due To Gas Drilling
Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fee Unique To Pennsylvania
Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland Will Stabilize Water Rates, Officials Say
Westmoreland County Tenaska’s Natural Gas-Fueled Power Plant Set To Open In December
Chambersburg Awarded CFA Grant To Fund Natural Gas Service Extension
Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies
Amtran Happy With CNG Buses In Blair County
Worley & Obetz CEO Accused Of Gaining $1 Million In Massive Fraud
Loss On Worley & Obetz Loan Cuts Fulton Profits By 22.6%
Dominion Aims To Sell Bucks County, VA Natural Gas Power Plants
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Should Move Forward With Methane Regulations, Rep. Vitali
Highest Summer Gasoline Prices In 4 Years In Lehigh Valley
Op-Ed: Trump Can Save Philadelphia’s Refineries, Rob Wonderling
Pipelines
Hurdle: New Mariner East 2 Spill In Western PA
Hurdle: Exposed Pipeline In Chester County NOT Mariner East 1
Hurdle: Independent Study Examining Public Safety Risks Of Mariner East Pipelines
Desperate For Answers, Groups Bankroll 2-County Study Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Reuters: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Racks Up 65th Violation From DEP
Mama Bears’ Arrests Signal New Frustration Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Protesters
Lancaster County Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protester Cited 3 Times
Williams: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Going Online In August
Maykuth: Laurel Pipeline Bidirectional Plan Advances At Expense Of Philly Producers
Export, PA Pipe Producer Benefiting From Trump Trade Policies
FERC Approves Gas Pipelines As Powelson Eyes Exit
Powelson Says No Idle Threat To Step Down Early From FERC
LaFleur: FERC Unlikely To Act On Pipeline Review Before Powelson Exit
FERC Pipeline Climate Policy Faces New Challenge In Federal Court
Radiation Protection
Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies
Exelon Considering Battery Storage At its Nuclear Power Plants
Union: Shell Actively Pursuing Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Workers For Ethane Plant
Hope For The Nuclear Industry? NuVision’s Brian Beley’s Got It
Recreation
Sen. Yudichak Fulfills Hike Promise
Sen. Yudichak Confident D&L Trail To Wilkes-Barre Will Be A Reality
Editorial: A Few Weeds Don’t Mar Beauty Of River Common In Luzerne
Upper Bucks County Park Tour Highlights Recreation Partnerships
Bids Sought To Put Walking Trail Around Freeport’s Park
Levee Trail Report Project To Cost Less Than Expected In Luzerne
Erie County Trail Network Highlighted
Residents Work To Save Tresckow Playground In Carbon County
Bikeshare Has Equity Problem, Philadelphia Is Tackling It
Op-Ed: With Philly Soda Tax Fight Won, Time To Right By Libraries, Rec Centers
Keystone Edge: 7 Unique Spots For Your Pennsylvania Staycation
Editorial: Open-Water Swimming Should Be Safe As Well As Enjoyable
Bed Of Ringing Rocks In Bucks County Make Music With The Help Of A Hammer
Boyce Park’s Indian Meadow Wows With Flowers, Color
Millcreek Woman Enjoys Biking More After Losing 170 Pounds
Op-Ed: Mountain Bikers vs. Hikers In Proposed Tracy Ridge Wilderness Area
Desperate Schuylkill Rowers Turn To Universities For Money To Dredge River
Water Pump Expected To Help Keep Water In Southern Delaware Canal
Coast Guard Warns Of Debris Hazards On Pittsburgh-Area Rivers
Family Of Kayaker Swept Over Dashields Dam Sues Corps Of Engineers
AP: Swimmer Beware: Pennsylvania Drownings Highlight River Risks
Allentown Parks & Rec Director Ousted As Mayor Shapes Team
Study: National Parks Get Fewer Visits When Air Pollution Rises
Recycling/Waste
Crable: Lancaster Waste Authority Trims Recycling Program To Big 4, Cites Market Collapse
Here Are Recent Changes To Single-Stream Recycling In Lancaster County
Quick Video Tour Of Penn Waste’s Recycling Center
Lehigh County Collects 20K+ Pounds Of Unwanted Drugs, Destroyed In Covanta Chester Plant
Editorial: PCBs In Quarry Fill? PA Needs Tougher Standards
Column: Plastic Straw Bans Are Last Straw, Let’s Get Rid Of Litterbugs Instead
EPA Eases Rules On How Coal Ash Waste Is Stored [PA Does Not]
Frazier: Trump Admin. Rolls Back Coal Ash Rules Aimed At Groundwater Protection
Renewable Energy
Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies
Schuylkill River
Desperate Schuylkill Rowers Turn To Universities For Money To Dredge River
Stormwater
Latrobe Authority Says Stormwater Project Should Alleviate Sewage Woes
4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction
Sustainability
Homewood, India Grow Sustainable Communities Idea
Wastewater Facilities
Speakers Urge Public Ownership For Pittsburgh Water Authority At Hearing
Kiski Valley Sewage Treatment Customers To Pay Flat Rate
Old Order Amish Widow Wins Some, Loses Some In Warren Court Fight Over Outhouse
Watershed Protection
East Stroudsburg U. Student Research Helps Ensure Clean Drinking Water
Letter: McKinley Elementary Projects Restore Our Local Stream (Montgomery County)
Latrobe Authority Says Stormwater Project Should Alleviate Sewage Woes
4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction
Editorial: Open-Water Swimming Should Be Safe As Well As Enjoyable
Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Conservation Plan
Penn State Extension: Wilson College Students Learn How Land Use, Groundwater, Wells Interconnect
Desperate Schuylkill Rowers Turn To Universities For Money To Dredge River
Bagenstose: Summer Fellows Seeking Support For Bristol Marsh In Bucks County
Delaware RiverKeeper July 20 RiverWatch Video Report
U.S House Again Votes To Restrict Federal Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Measure To Weaken EPA Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Is Up For Vote, Again
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Wildlife
Venesky: Fish & Boat Commission Defers Cuts, Holds Out Hope For License Fee Hike
Fish & Boat Commission Increases Permit Fees To Cover Costs, Hopeful Of Licence Fee Hike
Hayes: PA Anglers Asked To Pitch In To Raise Revenues
Kummer: NJ Finds PFAS In Lower Delaware River Watershed
Hurdle: NJ Issues First Fish Consumption Advisories On PFAS Chemicals
Crable: Dreaded Frankenfish Arrives In Lancaster County
Cellar-Dwelling Fish Are Mystery In South Philadelphia’s Navy Yard
Songbird Nesting Habits May Indicate Severity Of Hurricane Season In Delaware
Marbled Godwit Spotted At Presque Isle, Rare For PA
Frye: Better Definition Of Public Hunting Goal Of New Rules Likely Coming To PA
Reilly: Middle Creek Wildlife Area Plans Special Bowhunt For Deer This Fall
Schneck: Rattlesnakes Really Want To Be Left Along, Go Undetected (Video)
Bower: Reflections In Nature: Eggs vs. Live Young
Philadelphia Pianist To Romance The Butterfly At Insectarium
Federal Endangered Species Act Stripped Of Key Provision In Trump Proposal
West Nile/Zika Virus
Mosquito Eradicators, Tick Sprays Flying Off Shelves In Northeast
Mosquito Spraying Planned In Harborcreek Township
Accuweather: Above-Average Rainfall Boosts Mosquito Populations Across Eastern U.S.
Hurricanes
Puerto Ricans Return To Power Grid, But Fear For Long Term
Rising Seas, Storms Could Cause Problems For Internet Infrastructure
Wildfires
DCNR Dispatches 2 Fire Crews To Nevada To Help With Wildfires
Deadly Fire Shuts Down Key Route to Yosemite National Park
Growing Oregon Wildfire Crushes Hopes Of Wheat Farmers During Harvest
Federal Policy
Hopey: Acting EPA Administrator Wants To Depoliticize Environmental Issues
Measure To Weaken EPA Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Is Up For Vote, Again
Report: DOE Bailout For Coal, Nuclear Plants Could Cost $34 Billion
EPA Eases Rules On How Coal Ash Waste Is Stored [PA Does Not]
Why FERC’s PJM Capacity Market Order Could Herald Carbon Pricing
Earliest New York Will Have Carbon Price Is Q2 In 2021, NYISO Says
Federal Endangered Species Act Stripped Of Key Provision In Trump Proposal
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