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AccuWeather’s Winter Forecast: When Will Cold Weather Dig In its Heels?
Sunday NewsClips
Carnegie Residents By Chartiers Creek Losing Backyards To Flooding
Bethlehem Township Sinkhole Swallows SUV
Friends Of Flight 93 Expand Education Outreach Efforts At National Memorial
Emergency Response Teamwork Leads To Rescue Man From Centre County Cave
Lancaster Conservation Group Preserves Nearly 1,000 Acres In York County
Bloomberg: America Isn’t Ready For The Lanternfly Invasion
EHD Disease Raises Concern For Farmed Deer
Sunday - National/International
Trump’s Coal Bailout Moves To The Back Burner
Air
Grant From VW Settlement Helps Fund Greener School Buses In Lancaster County
Air Pollution Reaches Unhealthy Levels In Pittsburgh
Unhealthy Air Tuesday Was In Beaver County Not Pittsburgh
Researchers Offer All-School Asthma Screening To Help Kids Stay Healthy In Clairton
Op-Ed: EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rules Is Neither -- PUC Commissioner Andrew Place
Trump Administration Preparing To Weaken Mercury Rule
EPA Rewrites Mercury Rules Using New Cost-Benefit Approach To Curtail Future Regs
Alternative Fuels
PA State Parks To Host Electric Car Charging Stations
Erie’s Presque Isle To Get Electric Car Charging Station
Grant From VW Settlement Helps Fund Greener School Buses In Lancaster County
Harrisburg Biofuels Firm Exec Pleads Guilty In $4.1M Federal Tax Fraud
Awards & Recognition
Ligonier Coal Company Honored For Mine Reclamation
Beautification
Controversial Billboard Near Ben Franklin Bridge Debated In Philadelphia
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
PA Urges Lancaster Business Operating In NY To Get Training On Spotted Lanternflies
Budget
Scranton Still Evaluating Stormwater Management Plan Fee
September State Revenues 6.4 Percent Over Estimates, Up $209.8 Million For Fiscal Year
Allegheny Front: Dozens Of Programs At Risk If Federal Farm Bill Expires
Congress Debates Fix After Land & Water Conservation Fund Lapses
Letter: Protect The Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund
Editorial: Revive, Fully Fund Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
Editorial: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Deserves To Remain
Chesapeake Bay
Crable: Lancaster County Presents Bold New Plan To Reduce Water Pollution, Asks More Of All Sectors
DEP Tours Wyoming County Farms
Scranton Still Evaluating Stormwater Management Plan Fee
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Climate
ER Nurses Seeking More Health Issues Linked To Climate Change
Changing Weather Will Influence Erie-Area Bird Migration
Op-Ed: The Economic And Environmental Benefits Of A Carbon Swap For PA Families
Op-Ed: EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rules Is Neither -- PUC Commissioner Andrew Place
Editorial: More Trees In Philadelphia Can Help With Climate Change
Trump’s NHTSA Sees 7-Degree Rise In Global Temps In 82 Years
DOE Moves To Slash Cost Of Carbon Capture For Coal-Fired Power Plants
Trump Administration Preparing To Weaken Mercury Rule
EPA Rewrites Mercury Rules Using New Cost-Benefit Approach To Curtail Future Regs
Coal Mining
CONSOL Energy, Komatsu Mining To Receive 2018 NIOSH Mine Safety Award
PJM: FirstEnergy Can Shut 4 Gigawatts Of Fossil Plants Without Harming Reliability
Op-Ed: EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rules Is Neither -- PUC Commissioner Andrew Place
Trump Administration Preparing To Weaken Mercury Rule
EPA Rewrites Mercury Rules Using New Cost-Benefit Approach To Curtail Future Regs
DOE Moves To Slash Cost Of Carbon Capture For Coal-Fired Power Plants
Trump Nominates Coal, Nuclear Bailout Support To FERC
Trump Nominates DOE’s McNamee To FERC
Compliance Action
UGI Faces $2M Penalty For 2017 House Explosion In Lancaster County
PUC Seeks $2.1 Million Fine In Fatal 2017 UGI Gas Explosion In Lancaster
UGI Facing $2 Million Fine For Fatal Gas Blast In Lancaster County
Harrisburg Biofuels Firm Exec Pleads Guilty In $4.1M Federal Tax Fraud
Deep Mine Safety
CONSOL Energy, Komatsu Mining To Receive 2018 NIOSH Mine Safety Award
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 5 RiverWatch Video Report
Editorial: Power Vested In DRBC To Protect Watershed From Fracking
Drinking Water
Lehigh County Demands Paint Industry Help With Lead Abatement
State Doesn’t Pay Local Lead Poisoning Home Inspectors, Medicaid Insurers Now Paid
Carr: Monroeville Authority Switching To Chlorine To Disinfect Drinking Water
Maykuth: Aqua America Now Surpasses Million-Customer Mark With Illinois Acquisition
Federal Court Opens Door To More Suits Over PFAS Contaminations In Bucks, Montgomery
Economic Development
Study: Economic Benefits Of Great Lakes Restoration Benefit Erie
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Driving Force Behind PA Manufacturing Growth
Education
Beveridge: Floating Student Science Lab Docks In Monongahela
Buffalo Creek Watershed Assn. Holds Oct. 11 Meet Reptiles, Amphibians In Washington County
EPCAMR Grant Will Help Wilkes-Barre Area Students Grow
STEAM Education Program Expanding In Scranton Schools
Agreement Between Easton, Da Vinci Science City Expected Next Month
With Opening Of The Discovery Center, Public Can Explore Hidden Reservoir In East Fairmount Park
Emergency Response
Blair Group Reboots Hazmat Emergency Planning
Energy
Murphy: Nuclear Safety Advocates Call Attention To Waste Nuclear Plants Leave Behind
PSEG Affirms It Will Shut Down Nuclear Plants In NJ Unless It Gets Subsidy
Op-Ed: The Economic And Environmental Benefits Of A Carbon Swap For PA Families
Editorial: PUC Deserves Credit For Action Against Vortex Power Distributors
Nazareth Plans On Making Utility Companies Pay For Half Of Road Repairs
PJM Renewables Future Includes Significant Chunk Of Corporate Procurement
PJM: FirstEnergy Can Shut 4 Gigawatts Of Fossil Plants Without Harming Reliability
PJM Recasts Capacity Repricing In Market Reform Filing At FERC
Ahead Of FERC Storage Order Deadline, New Rules Begin To Take Shape At PJM
Op-Ed: When PJM’s Capacity Market Stops Working For Consumers Is It Time To Leave?
DOE Moves To Slash Cost Of Carbon Capture For Coal-Fired Power Plants
Op-Ed: EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rules Is Neither -- PUC Commissioner Andrew Place
Op-Ed: The Inevitable Policy Response Theory On Climate Change - Christina Simone, Kleinman Center For Energy Policy
Trump Nominates Coal, Nuclear Bailout Support To FERC
Trump Nominates DOE’s McNamee To FERC
Energy Conservation
Carbondale To Replace 900+ Street Lights With Energy Efficient LEDs
C-PACE Alliance Tapped To Help Design C-PACE Program For Local Governments In PA
Farming
Crable: Lancaster County Presents Bold New Plan To Reduce Water Pollution, Asks More Of All Sectors
Lower Macungie Buys 190 Acres Of Farmland For Preservation
Upper Macungie Agrees To See Farmland Rights To 25 Acres To County
PA Supreme Court Declines To Step Into Smelly Dispute Over Pig Farm
Crable: Are Meat Goats Antidote For Struggling Lancaster County Dairy Farmers?
Gardening Is Contagious: Philly Neighbors Bring Beauty, Bounty To Their Alley
In Hatfield, Suburban Neighbors In Dispute Over Backyard Beekeeping
Hatfield Delays Decision On Backyard Bees
Allegheny Front: Dozens Of Programs At Risk If Federal Farm Bill Expires
Federal Policy
Trump Touts Environmental Deregulation In Philadelphia
Flooding/Severe Weather
Flash Flooding Closes Roads In Allegheny County, Some Rescued In Pittsburgh
Flooding Closes Brentwood Schools Near Pittsburgh, Power Outage Delays Start At Shaler High
10 Tornadoes Confirmed Across PA During Tuesday Storms
Thanking First Responders For Help During Flooding In Schuylkill County
Work On Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project Begins In W-B
Prep Work For Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project To Begin Monday
24-day Gloom Streak Ends, September Joins Top 5 Rainiest In Philadelphia
EF-2 Tornado Tears Through Conneautville, Crawford County
Conneautville Elder-Care Community Hit By Tornado
Flooding - Hurricanes
PA Task Force 1 Members Return Home After Helping Hurricane-Devastated Carolinas
Despite Post-Hurricane Harvey Promise, Trump Has Not Replaced Flood Building Standards
Barranquitas, Puerto Rico Rebuilt After Maria But Not Ready For Another Storm
Forests
Schneck: Beautiful PA: Farmlands Offer Early Color Ahead Of Fall Foliage
Schneck: Fall Foliage Season In PA: Wait For It
Fall Colors Expected To Be Later, Duller Than Usual
Official: Warm, Wet Temps Dim Fall Glow
PA Fall Road Trip: 10 Scenic Towns You Should Visit This Season
11 Breathtaking Overlooks You Can Drive To In PA For Fall Foliage
PA Urges Lancaster Business Operating In NY To Get Training On Spotted Lanternflies
Editorial: More Trees In Philadelphia Can Help With Climate Change
Forests - Wildfires
Fire Ecologists Say More Fires Should Be Left To Burn, So Why Aren’t They?
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Closes Washington County Road In Same Area Previous Slides Damaged Homes
Green Infrastructure
Crable: Lancaster County Presents Bold New Plan To Reduce Water Pollution, Asks More Of All Sectors
DEP Tours Wyoming County Farms
Health
ER Nurses Seeking More Health Issues Linked To Climate Change
Lake Erie
Study: Economic Benefits Of Great Lakes Restoration Benefit Erie
Rep. Sonney Re-Elected To Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus
Land Conservation
More Than 1,600 Acres Of Forest Protected In Perry County
Crable: Nearly 1,000 Wooded Acres Along Susquehanna River Will Be Preserved In Lancaster
Lower Macungie Buys 190 Acres Of Farmland For Preservation
Upper Macungie Agrees To See Farmland Rights To 25 Acres To County
Koval: Hike In The Thomas Darling Nature Preserve Near Wilkes-Barre
Barnes’ Dream: Lower Merion Garden Entrusted To St. Joe’s University
Congress Debates Fix After Land & Water Conservation Fund Lapses
Letter: Protect The Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund
Editorial: Revive, Fully Fund Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
Editorial: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Deserves To Remain
Land Recycling
Hazelwood Green Site May Try Spec Building
Tech Firm To Take Space In Hazelwood Green Brownfield Redevelopment
Redevelopment Of Hazelwood Green Mill Site Moves Forward
Green Space To Buffer Brownfield Development In Jeannette, Hearing Wednesday
Editorial: Brownfields Boost? Hopefully History Will Repeat In Williamsport
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Lackawanna County Hosting Tire Recycling Events Oct. 6, 13
Clinton County CleanScapes To Host Forestland Beautification
With No Cash For Trash, Philadelphia Mulls Partnerships With Private Groups
Kummer: Litter Detectives Stymied By Illegal Dumping On Philly’s River Banks
Op-Ed: Philly’s Litter Problem No Mystery. Why Won’t City Hall Step Up And Solve It?
Mine Reclamation
Ligonier Coal Company Honored For Mine Reclamation
Wilkes-Barre School District Looking To Build School On Old Mine Site
EPCAMR Grant Will Help Wilkes-Barre Area Students Grow
Ohio River
AP: Ohio River Agency Holds Off Vote On Dropping Pollution Rules
Editorial: ORSANCO Scheme To Deregulate Ohio River Cannot Be Justified
Oil & Gas
Editorial: Power Vested In DRBC To Protect Watershed From Fracking
Allegheny Front: Ohio Residents Fed Up With PA Fracking Wastewater
Hopey: Plum Residents Upset Over Proposed Drilling Waste Disposal Well In Their Town
Frazier: Proposed Drilling Waste Injection Well Gets A Hearing Near Pittsburgh
House Environment Committee Set To Meet Oct. 9 On Natural Gas Royalty Bill
Cusick: House Panel To Take Up Gas Royalty Bill, But Not The One Advocates Hoped For
5 New Gas Wells Coming To Upper Burrell Drilling Site
UGI Faces $2M Penalty For 2017 House Explosion In Lancaster County
PUC Seeks $2.1 Million Fine In Fatal 2017 UGI Gas Explosion In Lancaster
UGI Facing $2 Million Fine For Fatal Gas Blast In Lancaster County
Fire Erupts After Contractor Hits Natural Gas Line In Bethel Park
Worley & Obetz Bankruptcy Trustee Eyes Assets Of Obetz Family, Others
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Driving Force Behind PA Manufacturing Growth
U.S. Natural Gas Exports For 2018 More Than Double For 2017
Zinke Talks Natural Gas Exports, Pipeline Constraints In PA Visit
Pipelines
Crable: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Gets Green Light To Operate Starting Saturday
Cusick: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Goes Into Full Operation This Weekend
Hurdle: Numerous Unresolved PUC, DEP Regulatory Issues Delay Opening Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Phillips: Mariner East 2 Pipeline: What Are Natural Gas Liquids And What Happens If they Leak?
Trump Administration Tackles Pipeline Cybersecurity
Trump Nominates Coal, Nuclear Bailout Support To FERC
Trump Nominates DOE’s McNamee To FERC
Zinke Talks Natural Gas Exports, Pipeline Constraints In PA Visit
Williams Pipeline CEO Compliments PA’s Regulatory Climate
Radiation Protection
Murphy: Nuclear Safety Advocates Call Attention To Waste Nuclear Plants Leave Behind
PSEG Affirms It Will Shut Down Nuclear Plants In NJ Unless It Gets Subsidy
Sisk: Russian Military Targeted PA Nuclear Power Company In Hacking Scheme
Westinghouse Among Targets Of Alleged Russian Cyber Spies
Russian Hackers Indicted For Targeting Nuclear Firm Westinghouse Electric
Trump Nominates Coal, Nuclear Bailout Support To FERC
Trump Nominates DOE’s McNamee To FERC
Trump’s EPA Moving To Loosen Radiation Limits, Experts Say
Recreation
Schneck: Beautiful PA: Farmlands Offer Early Color Ahead Of Fall Foliage
Schneck: Fall Foliage Season In PA: Wait For It
Official: Warm, Wet Temps Dim Fall Glow
Fall Colors Expected To Be Later, Duller Than Usual
Seven Super Autumn Hikes In Eastern PA
Slow Start To Fall Foliage In Erie, Crawford Counties
Sunday Walks Will Explore Penn’s Woods
Koval: Hike In The Thomas Darling Nature Preserve Near Wilkes-Barre
Erie County Master Gardeners Grow Pumpkin Walk
Philadelphia Is About To Get More Bike Friendly
What Does It Take To Build A Bike Lane In Philadelphia
PA Fall Road Trip: 10 Scenic Towns You Should Visit This Season
11 Breathtaking Overlooks You Can Drive To In PA For Fall Foliage
Frye: Homemade Fire Starters Can Really Help Get That Campfire Going
Final Phase Of Wilkes-Barre Levee Trail Repairs Start Wednesday
Oil Region Alliance Acquires Standard Oil Mansion In Titusville
Oct. 5 Take Five Friday Without Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Missing Young Man’s Body Found In Linn Run State Park
Congress Debates Fix After Land & Water Conservation Fund Lapses
Letter: Protect The Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund
Editorial: Revive, Fully Fund Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund
Recycling/Waste
Lackawanna County Hosting Tire Recycling Events Oct. 6, 13
Renewable Energy
Western PA Solar Tour Oct. 6 Features Stops In Washington County
C-PACE Alliance Tapped To Help Design C-PACE Program For Local Governments In PA
PJM Renewables Future Includes Significant Chunk Of Corporate Procurement
Stormwater
Scranton Still Evaluating Stormwater Management Plan Fee
Wastewater Facilities
Monroeville Authority In Line For Nearly $395K In Grants For Sewer Lining Projects
Watershed Protection
Crable: Lancaster County Presents Bold New Plan To Reduce Water Pollution, Asks More Of All Sectors
DEP Tours Wyoming County Farms
Scranton Still Evaluating Stormwater Management Plan Fee
Editorial: ORSANCO Scheme To Deregulate Ohio River Cannot Be Justified
AP: Ohio River Agency Holds Off Vote On Dropping Pollution Rules
Study: Economic Benefits Of Great Lakes Restoration Benefit Erie
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 5 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Officials Plan To Vaccinate Raccoons In Pittsburgh Neighborhoods
AP: 2 More Rabid Raccoons Found In Pittsburgh Area
Changing Weather Will Influence Erie-Area Bird Migration
Philadelphia’s Glass Skyline Is Killing Birds, New Fairmount Park Building Has A Solution
Fishing Line Around Blue Heron’s Leg Has McDade Park Staff, Guests Concerned
3 Bat Species Could Be Listed As Endangered
Crable: Jesse Rothacker Works To Improve The Reputation Of Reptiles
Schneck: What Do Rattlesnakes, Other Reptiles Do In The Fall?
Buffalo Creek Watershed Assn. Holds Oct. 11 Meet Reptiles, Amphibians In Washington County
With Opening Of The Discovery Center, Public Can Explore Hidden Reservoir In East Fairmount Park
West Nile/Zika Virus
Why It Could Be Worst-Ever Year For West Nile Virus In PA, What You Can Do
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