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Sunday NewsClips
Op-Ed: Wolf, Wagner Shortchanging PA With One And Only Debate
Grant From VW Settlement Helps Fund Greener School Buses In Lancaster County
Editorial: PUC Deserves Credit For Action Against Vortex Power Distributors
Prep Work For Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project To Begin Monday
24-day Gloom Streak Ends, September Joins Top 5 Rainiest In Philadelphia
Rep. Sonney Re-Elected To Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus
Oil Region Alliance Acquires Standard Oil Mansion In Titusville
Official: Warm, Wet Temps Dim Fall Glow
11 Breathtaking Overlooks You Can Drive To In PA For Fall Foliage
Changing Weather Will Influence Erie-Area Bird Migration
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Sunday - Hurricanes
PA Task Force 1 Members Return Home After Helping Hurricane-Devastated Carolinas
Barranquitas, Puerto Rico Rebuilt After Maria But Not Ready For Another Storm
Sunday - National/International
Allegheny Front: Dozens Of Programs At Risk If Federal Farm Bill Expires
Letter: Protect The Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund
Zinke Talks Natural Gas Exports, Pipeline Constraints In PA Visit
Williams Pipeline CEO Compliments PA’s Regulatory Climate
Air
Northampton County Railroad Gets Volkswagen Settlement Money To Reduce Air Pollution
Pittsburgh Leaders, Citizens Attack Trump’s Proposal Clean Vehicle Emissions Rollback
AP: California Urges Trump To Drop Plan For Weaker Fuel Mileage Standard
Alternative Fuels
Pittsburgh Leaders, Citizens Attack Trump’s Proposal Clean Vehicle Emissions Rollback
Op-Ed: Can America’s Power Grid Support All Those Electric Cars?
Utilities, Carmakers Launch Campaign To Cut U.S. Transportation Energy Use 50% By 2050
Awards & Recognition
25 Years, 25 Green Buildings In Western PA, See Them All Here
Phipps Conservatory Is Nationally Recognized Leader In Sustainability
Sen. Fontana Receives Clean Water Action Award For Environmental Work
Bradford Woods Recognized As Certified Gold Sustainable Municipality
Memorial Honoring Coal Miners To Be Unveiled Next Month In Scranton
Dr. Robert Wolensky, Anthracite Mining Historian, Wins National Honor
Editorial: Great Lakes Researcher Earns Honor
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
With First Spotting Of Spotted Lanternfly Eggs, Let Eradication Begin
Crable: Spotted Lanternflies March Through Lancaster, Feds Make County Battleground
Budget
Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
Chesapeake Bay
What This Summer’s Rainfall Could Mean For The Chesapeake Bay
Williamsport Approves Joint Water Pollution Reduction Plan With Township
Williamsport Puts Hold On Proposed Joint Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan
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Climate
Crable: Study: Earlier Springs From Climate Change May Harm Migrating Birds
Op-Ed: Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Running Vital To Meeting Climate Goals
We’re Moving To Higher Ground: America’s Era Of Climate Mass Migration Is Here
Meet The Climate Refugees Who Already Had to Leave Their Homes
Where Should You Move To Save Yourself From Climate Change?
What Happens When You Buy A House In A Disaster Zone And No One Told You?
Climate Gentrification: The Rich Can Afford To Move, What About The Poor?
AP: California Urges Trump To Drop Plan For Weaker Fuel Mileage Standard
Utilities, Carmakers Launch Campaign To Cut U.S. Transportation Energy Use 50% By 2050
World Nowhere Near On Track To Avoid Warming Beyond 1.5C Target
Coal Mining
Beaver County Residents Face Uncertain Future As Little Blue Run Coal Burning Waste Landfill Closes
Shamokin Dam 400 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant To Be Demolished
Memorial Honoring Coal Miners To Be Unveiled Next Month In Scranton
Dr. Robert Wolensky, Anthracite Mining Historian, Wins National Honor
Coal CEO Murray Reflects On Trump’s Impact On The Coal Industry
WV’s Largest Coal Operator Fighting Back Against Growing Natural Gas Industry
Appeals Court Hears WV Coal Miners’ Black Lung Lawsuit
Delaware River
Wide Range Of Groups Gather To Talk About Protecting Delaware Watershed
Delaware RiverKeeper Sept. 28 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Experts Tell Officials To Be Cautious About Buying Pittsburgh Water Authority
Pittsburgh Water Authority To Begin Adding Lead Reduction Chemical By February
10 Things To Know About Orthophosphate Coming To Pittsburgh Drinking Water Treatment
Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs $158 Million In System Improvements
Pittsburgh Water Authority Will Continue Moratorium On Winter Shutoffs
Court: Allentown Water Rate Hike Can Move Forward
Boil Water Advisory Continues Through Thursday In Parts Of Beaver County
#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs
Economic Development
AP: Rainfall Dampens Summer For Pocono River Rental Companies
Lancaster County Businesses Committed To Promoting STEM-Related Careers
#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs
Education
Phipps Conservatory Is Nationally Recognized Leader In Sustainability
Point Park U. Watershed Documentary To Premiere On WQED Oct. 11
Discovery Center Brings Nature Trail, Exhibits, Zip Lines To Fairmount Park Reservoir
General McLane Student Finishes 3rd In National Welding Competition
Lancaster County Businesses Committed To Promoting STEM-Related Careers
Energy
PUC Sharpens Focus On Cybersecurity Threats
Sisk: Lawmakers Consider Tougher Penalties For Vandalizing Pipelines, Power Plants
#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs
Shamokin Dam 400 MW Coal-Fired Power Plant To Be Demolished
Op-Ed: Can America’s Power Grid Support All Those Electric Cars?
State Lawmakers Asked To Take Action On Potential Nuclear Plant Closures
Employees, Officials Rally Lawmakers To Save Three Mile Island
Three Mile Island: One Group Asks To Save Plant, Another Calls This A Bailout
Op-Ed: Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Running Vital To Meeting Climate Goals
Federal Court Again Upholds State Nuclear Subsidies, This Time In NY
Altoona Authority Considers Energy Generating Potential Of Sewage Plants
U.S. Chamber Official Talks Energy Regulation Reform In Reading
PUC Urges Philadelphia To Get Rid Of Duplicative Gas Commission
PPL Trims Technology Jobs Amid Restructuring Moves
Op-Ed: How FERC Can Protect Customers, Respect State Energy Authority In Its PJM Capacity Market Proceeding
WV’s Largest Coal Operator Fighting Back Against Growing Natural Gas Industry
Energy Conservation
Penn State: Smart Systems To Improve Efficiency, Resilience, Performance Of Buildings
Environmental Heritage
PHMC: Johnny Appleseed Ran A Nursery Near Warren
Dr. Robert Wolensky, Anthracite Mining Historian, Wins National Honor
Farming
Dairy Farmers See Low Profit From Milk, Face Rising Costs
Editorial: State Must Support Farmers to Ensure The Health Of All
Oct. 10 Pittsburgh Workshop Will Cover Farmland Preservation Strategies
Farm-To-Table Dinner Highlights Erie Region’s Bounty
Crable: Spotted Lanternflies March Through Lancaster, Feds Make County Battleground
With First Spotting Of Spotted Lanternfly Eggs, Let Eradication Begin
Flooding
Heavy Rain Causes Flash Flooding, Water Rescues In Southeast
Chanceford Twp Family Facing Bankruptcy After Flood Damage
Planning: $1M First Step Toward Levee Recertification In Lycoming County
Southwestern Energy Helps Flood Victims In Bradford County
Editorial: Occupancy In Flood Zone Shows Insurance Need
Solomon Creek Project Gets OK To Use Prefabricated Flood Wall In Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia Already Has Had A Year’s Worth Of Rain
September Closing In As One Of Wettest On Record For Pittsburgh
Hurricanes
PA National Guard Unit Ready, Locked, Loaded To Support Victims Of Florence
Luzerne County Group Sending Relief To Victims Of Hurricane Florence
Puerto Rico’s Eroding Beaches Spell Trouble For Coastal Dwellers
AP: New Florence, South Carolina Flooding Forecasts Are Good News
Florences’ Slow-Motion Havoc Continues To Leave 1,000s Of Evacuees In Limbo
It’s Been More Than A Week Since Florence, Rivers Are Still Rising In The Carolinas
Thousands Of Dead Fish Add To Unique Devastation By Hurricane Florence
We’re Moving To Higher Ground: America’s Era Of Climate Mass Migration Is Here
Meet The Climate Refugees Who Already Had to Leave Their Homes
Where Should You Move To Save Yourself From Climate Change?
Forests
Get Ready Leaf Peepers: PA’s Fall Foliage Reports Start Today
Prime Locations To See Fall Colors In The Lehigh Valley
Despite Rain, Fungi, Fall Foliage In PA Should Be ‘Awesome’
How To Track Progress On PA’s Fall Foliage
Online Fall Foliage Maps Track Seasonal Leaf Change
Rains, Warmth Threaten Autumn Colors, But Fall Won’t Be A Washout
Make Most Of Erie Area’s Fall Spendor Outdoors
With First Spotting Of Spotted Lanternfly Eggs, Let Eradication Begin
Crable: Spotted Lanternflies March Through Lancaster, Feds Make County Battleground
Get A Free Tree If You Live In Allegheny County
Your Street, Park Could Get Free Trees Thanks To $1.1M Expansion In Philly Program
Op-Ed: As Philly Development Booms, What Happens To All Our Trees?
Maple Syrup Producers Receive A Sweet Lesson In Northeast
Op-Ed: Nearly 200-Year-Old Tree Falls In The City Of Erie
Wildfires
Wyoming Wildfire Destroys 40+ Homes, Highway Closed
Geologic Hazards
Sinkhole Shuts Down Mechanicsburg H.S. Tennis Courts
Green Buildings
25 Years, 25 Green Buildings In Western PA, See Them All Here
Penn State: Smart Systems To Improve Efficiency, Resilience, Performance Of Buildings
Green Infrastructure
Greene Twp, Franklin County To Improve Conococheague Creek
Your Street, Park Could Get Free Trees Thanks To $1.1M Expansion In Philly Program
Op-Ed: As Philly Development Booms, What Happens To All Our Trees?
Lake Erie
Great Lakes Conference Explores Adapting To Warmer Climate
Editorial: Great Lakes Researcher Earns Honor
Land Conservation
Crable: Historic Soldiers Field In Mount Gretna Purchased By Group To Prevent Development
Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
Land Recycling
Lycoming County Accepts $800,000 EPA Brownfields Grant
Litter/Illegal Dumping
Pittsburgh Volunteers Found 29 TVs, Fridge During Garbage Olympics
Schuylkill River Dumpsite Cleanup In Philadelphia
1,000s And 1,000s Of Tires Are Being Dumped Along Philadelphia’s Rivers
Cumberland County Ready To Collect Your Old Tires Sept. 29
Pittsburgh Has An Anti-Litter Specialist Opening
Oil & Gas
Legere: General Assembly Advances Bills On Conventional Drilling, Pipeline Vandalism
Litvak-Legere: Gas Driller Expects To Push Idle Well-Plugging Liabilities Decades Into The Future
Natural Gas Accidentally Released From Washington County Well Site At Safe Level
State Senators Again Seek To Intervene To Support Wayne County Landowner Lawsuit Over Delaware Watershed Fracking Ban
WV’s Largest Coal Operator Fighting Back Against Growing Natural Gas Industry
Op-Ed: Bill Just Cash Pipeline For Gas Companies
Proposed Allegheny County Ordinance Would Create Oil & Gas Lease Registry
Allegheny County Councilwoman Proposes Registry Of Natural Gas Drilling
UGI Gets Conditional OK To Merge 3 Natural Gas Companies
Acting EPA Administrator To Speak At 2018 SHALE INSIGHT Conference
AP: California Urges Trump To Drop Plan For Weaker Fuel Mileage Standard
Pipelines
Legere: General Assembly Advances Bills On Conventional Drilling, Pipeline Vandalism
Sisk: Lawmakers Consider Tougher Penalties For Vandalizing Pipelines, Power Plants
Sen. Dinniman: Efforts Underway To Silence Pipeline Critics
Hurdle: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Incidents, Fines, Shutdowns Fuel Residents’ Safety Concerns
Sisk: First Responders Near Mariner East 2 Pipeline Prep For Unlikely One Hell Of A Boom
Cusick: Wired To Be Wary Of Certain Things: Why Pipelines Are Among Them
Frazier: In PA, No Oversight Of Where Some Pipelines Can Be Built
Op-Ed: Pipeline Construction Moratorium Would Make PA Less Safe
Allegheny Front: Want To Know If There Are Pipelines Near You? Good Luck With That
Op-Ed: How PA Leaders Can Help Prevent Another Major Gas Pipeline Explosion - Andrew Williams, Environmental Defense Fund
Editorial: Map Natural Gas Pipelines
Editorial: Answers Needed In Removal Of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Stormwater Basin, Flooding
Radiation Protection
Three Mile Island Closure Looms, Prompting Rally To Save Jobs, Protect Clean Energy
Employees, Officials Rally Lawmakers To Save Three Mile Island
State Lawmakers Asked To Take Action On Potential Nuclear Plant Closures
Three Mile Island: One Group Asks To Save Plant, Another Calls This A Bailout
Op-Ed: Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Running Vital To Meeting Climate Goals
Fuel Removed, Stored At From Shuttered Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant In NJ
Federal Court Again Upholds State Nuclear Subsidies, This Time In NY
Exelon On Federal Court Upholding New York’s Zero Emissions Credits Program
Army Corps Lifts Stop-Order On $350M Contract For Nuclear Waste Cleanup In Westmoreland
Recreation
Get Ready Leaf Peepers: PA’s Fall Foliage Reports Start Today
Prime Locations To See Fall Colors In The Lehigh Valley
Despite Rain, Fungi, Fall Foliage In PA Should Be ‘Awesome’
Canal Boat Back On The Water After Canal Closure In Easton
Court: Cyclist Can’t Sue City, County Over Crash On Recreational Trail
Sept. 28 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Sauro: Governor’s Panel Backs Raystown Plan Critics Opposing Development Of Hawn’s Peninsula
AP: Rainfall Dampens Summer For Pocono River Rental Companies
Schneck: Legends Of The Appalachian Trail: 70 Years Of 2,000 Milers
Army Corps Warns Of Lower Water Levels On Allegheny River
Lakemont Park To Reopen Memorial Day 2019 In Hollidaysburg After Renovations
Scranton Hopes For Spring 2020 Opening Of Pocket Park
What 3 Centre County Outdoor Parks Are Doing To Improve
Altoona Foots Bill To Equip Playgrounds
Your Street, Park Could Get Free Trees Thanks To $1.1M Expansion In Philly Program
Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
Recycling/Waste
Allegheny County Hires Uber-Like Haulers To Pick Up Recycling
Millcreek Twp Curbside Recycling Remains Unchanged
Lackawanna County Tire Recycling Returns Sept. 26
Household Hazardous Waste Difficult To Dispose Of In Lehigh Valley
Column: Don’t Take Away Our Trash Cans In Philly, No Need For Study
Stormwater
Blair Regional Stormwater Body To Keep 1 Vote Per Member
Williamsport Approves Joint Water Pollution Reduction Plan With Township
Sustainability
Bradford Woods Recognized As Certified Gold Sustainable Municipality
Phipps Conservatory Is Nationally Recognized Leader In Sustainability
Waste Facilities
Beaver County Residents Face Uncertain Future As Little Blue Run Coal Burning Waste Landfill Closes
Employees Of Wheelabrator Falls Facility Smuggled Pills To Drug Dealers
Wastewater Facilities
Upper Allegheny Expects To Meet Deadline For Long-Term Sewage Plans
Altoona Authority Considers Energy Generating Potential Of Sewage Plants
Penn Hills To Get $530K Grant For Sewer, Water Infrastructure
#UtilityCareers Initiative Aims To Draw Attention To Utility Sector Jobs
Tentative Agreement To Release Sewer Sale Money To Scranton Pensions
Watershed Protection
Point Park U. Watershed Documentary to Premiere On WQED Oct. 11
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf, Please Help Clean Up The Ohio River
Op-Ed: Designations Serve To Protect Our Streams In The Poconos
Greene Twp, Franklin County To Improve Conococheague Creek
Blair Regional Stormwater Body To Keep 1 Vote Per Member
Williamsport Approves Joint Water Pollution Reduction Plan With Township
Williamsport Puts Hold On Proposed Joint Chesapeake Bay Pollution Reduction Plan
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Wildlife
Bats Gain Protection After Being Nearly Wiped Out In PA
Hayes: Endangered Status Proposed For 3 Pennsylvania Bats
Discovery Center Brings Nature Trail, Exhibits, Zip Lines To Fairmount Park Reservoir
Sportsmen, Conservation Groups To Discuss Common Issues In Lebanon County Oct. 5
Bassmaster: Fish & Boat Commission Getting Habitat Work Done
Crable: Is It Okay To Stock Hatchery Brook Trout Over Wild Trout? No Clear Answers
Few Hatchery Brook Trout Genes Found In Wild Fish
Bay Journal: PA Officials Delay Plan To Shut Largest Shad Hatchery In Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Crable: Fish Kill In Columbia Traced To Firefighter Training
2nd Rabid Raccoon Found In Mt. Lebanon
Pennsylvania Sounding The Alarm On Chronic Wasting Disease
Lab Results Confirm EHD Cause Of Deer Deaths In Berks, Chester
EHC Cause Of Deer Deaths In Berks, Chester Counties
Young: Pennsylvania’s Elk Herd Presents A Special Treat
DCNR Blog: National Observance Salutes Those Who Hunt And Fish
Hunting And Fishing Day At Middle Creek Wildlife Area A Success
Sen. Laughlin’s Case For Sunday Hunting
Sauro: Governor’s Panel Backs Raystown Plan Critics Opposing Development Of Hawn’s Peninsula
Crable: Why Removal Of Cougars, Wolves From PA Means More Lyme Disease
Schneck: Where Are Susquehanna Twp Rattlesnakes Coming From?
Not The First Time A Wallaby Has Run Wild In York County
Monarch Mania: Fans Of Popular Butterfly Work To Help Them Survive In Lancaster
Crable: Study: Earlier Springs From Climate Change May Harm Migrating Birds
Letter: PA Wildlife, Parks Depend On Reauthorization Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
West Nile/Zika Virus
Murphy: Report: West Nile Virus Blamed For 2 Human Deaths In PA
2 People Died Of West Nile Virus In Central PA This Year
Allegheny County Reports 3rd Human Case Of West Nile Virus
West Nile Virus Cases Rise In Erie County
Mosquito Spraying Planned For Blair Bedford Counties
Editorial: Take Easy Steps To Help Reduce Threat Of West Nile Virus
Perry County Community Buzzing About Plague Of Flies
Other
Michael DiBerardinis To Step Down As Philly’s Managing Director, Accepts Penn Fels Post
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