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Sunday NewsClips
Crable: Feds Declare Lancaster A Disaster Area After Flash Floods In August
Editorial: FEMA’s Work Must Include Understanding
Franklin County Municipalities Deal With Stormwater Requirements, Cost
Evoke Solar Aiming For Sustainable Growth In Still-Maturing Industry
Bloomberg Visiting Pittsburgh To Spotlight Climate Program
Proposed Slate Belt Sludge Treatment Plant To Be Subject Of State Hearing
Cut Food Waste, Promote Sustainable Eating, Farming Approaches
Pittsburgh Hosts Conference Pushing Development Around Transit Facilities
Philadelphia Rail Park Expected To Generate Development, Instead A Self-Storage Facility
Fiery Fall Foliage Still Missing In Action Across The Mid-Atlantic
Ravenous Spotted Lanternflies Could Hitch A Ride On Your Christmas Tree
Elk Creek Steelhead Fishery Targeted For Improvements
Sandhill Cranes Spotted In Waterford, Songbirds On The Move
Corps Varies Kinzua Dam Water Release To Study Impacts On Mussels, Fish
Sunday - Hurricanes
Editorial: Lending A Helping Hand To Hurricane Survivors
Sunday - National/International
Intense Fight Over Colorado Oil, Gas Setbacks Could End With National Precedent
Future Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund That Pays For Parks In Limbo
Politicians Say Nothing, But U.S. Farmers Are Increasingly Terrified By Climate Change
Climate Change Is Exacerbating World Conflicts, Red Cross President
Brewers Say They’ve Got A Plan On Climate Change
Coal Mine Accident In Eastern China Leaves 22 Trapped
Politics
Frazier: Democratic Socialists Coming To Capitol, What Does It Mean For Environmental Policies?
Air
Hopey: Clairton Coke Works Fined Another $620,000 For Air Emissions
Allegheny County Health Fines U.S. Steel, Citing Coke Plant Emissions
EPA To Unveil Plans To Weaken Rule Limiting Toxic Mercury Pollution
Alternative Fuels
Electric Car Drivers Get Charge Out Of Visiting PA Parks, Forests
Caledonia, Codorus, Cowans Gap State Parks To Get Electric Car Chargers
SEPTA Is Eyeing A Big Conversion To Green Energy
Op-Ed: Should SEPTA Adopt Electric Buses To Help Philly Be Better City?
Editorial: Tree Maintenance, Taller Altoona Transit CNG Buses
Awards & Recognition
Crable: Website Sprouts Lancaster’s Largest, Oldest, Historical and Special Trees
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Midstate Growers, Researchers Work to Stop Spotted Lanternfly
Lower Macungie Residents Complain About Lanternflies, Mosquitoes
Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly Can Ride On Your Christmas Tree, Infest Your House
How You Can Identify, Combat Spotted Lanternfly - Video
Hyperalarming Study Shows Massive Insect Loss
Letter: Bethlehem Running Bamboo Law Must Be Strengthened
Budget
Monroeville Establishes Stormwater Pollution Reduction Fee
Scranton Council Urges Mayor To Convene Public Forum On Stormwater Flooding
Op-Ed: Conservation Is Never A Bad Investment, Increase Fish & Boat Commission Fees
PEC: Bill In Congress To Reauthorize Land & Water Conservation Fund Has Bipartisan Support
Sisk: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Helped Pay For A Park Near You, Now In Limbo
Chesapeake Bay
Bay Journal: Donna Morelli: Lancaster County Releases Preview Of Plan To Reduce Water Pollution
Altoona Students Help Mitigate Stormwater By Planting Trees In Mill Run
Bay Journal: Part 1-Chesapeake Bay Cleanup May Lose Race To 2025 Goal, But Presses On
Bay Journal: Part 2-New Nutrient Reduction Goals Reflect Updated Science, Data, Computer Modeling
Bay Journal: Part 3-Success Of Chesapeake Bay’s Restoration Tied To PA, Which Lags Far Behind
Bay Journal: Part 4-In Another Decade Or Two, We'll See A Different Chesapeake Bay
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Climate
WITF Smart Talk: Climate Change
So What’s The Climate Change/Asthma Connection?
Column: PA Can’t Wait Until 2023 For A Pit Bull On Climate Change, But We Might Have To
Op-Ed: PA Farmer: Prioritize Climate-Change Action On Personal, State Levels
Letter: Carbon Fee And Dividend Legislation
Letter: Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather
Letter: Everyone Should Prioritize The Environment
Editorial: U.S. Leaders Fiddle While Planet Burns
Could This New Software Mean The End Of Snow Days At Penn State?
This Year Sure To Be One Of NE PA’s Wettest Ever
Schneck: Long, Hard Winter Lies Ahead: Wildlife Weather Folklore
Famed Almanacs Offer Dramatically Different Winter Outlooks For Lehigh Valley
NOAA: Odds Favor A Mild Winter, But Maybe Not Here
Heat And Drought Could Threaten World Beer Supply
Study Finds Tornado Activity Shifting East Away From TX, OK, Kansas
From Harvey To Michael: How America’s Year Of Major Hurricanes Unfolded
Justice Dept. Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Put Youths’ Climate Change Lawsuit On Hold
Trump EPA Draws Scorn For Touting Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Climate Change Will Get Worse. These Investors Are Betting On It
AP: Trump: Climate Change Not A Hoax, May Not Be Man-Made, Will Change Back
Trump: I Have A Natural Instinct For Science When It Comes To Climate Change
Coal Mining
Report: DOE Coal, Nuclear Bailout On Hold At White House
EPA To Unveil Plans To Weaken Rule Limiting Toxic Mercury Pollution
Compliance Action
Grants From Penalty Help Flooding, Water Pollution Around Westmoreland
Crable: West Cocalico Twp. Floodplain To Be Restored In Lancaster With Pipeline Penalties
Funded By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fine, Chesco Gets $1.8M For Conservation
Sauro: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fines To Fund Blair County Projects
Hopey: Clairton Coke Works Fined Another $620,000 For Air Emissions
Allegheny County Health Fines U.S. Steel, Citing Coke Plant Emissions
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 19 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
State Awards Pittsburgh Water Authority Funding For Replacing Lead Water Lines
Pittsburgh Water Authority Secures Millions In State Money For Lead Line Replacements
Turzai Calls Plan To Fund Lead Service Line Replacements In Pittsburgh A Taxpayer Bailout
Boil Water Advisory For Some In Wilkes-Barre After Main Break
Boil Water Advisory Lifted In Wilkes-Barre
1 Man Suffers Minor Injury From Chlorine Leak At Ephrata’s Water Plant
Economic Development
Silberline Expanding In Lehigh Valley To Produce Pigments For Eco-Friendly Coatings
Editorial: Developing A Skilled Workforce A Key To Regional Vitality
Education
Altoona Students Help Mitigate Stormwater By Planting Trees In Mill Run
Grant Helps Erie School District Grow Gardening Program
Renowned Author Talks About Connecting Families To Nature At Wilkes U.
Da Vinci Unveils Master Plan For Easton Science Center
Editorial: Conner Donation Boosts Science At Asbury Woods Nature Center In Erie
Millersville U. Breaks Ground On Pre-K STEM Classroom
Emergency Management
Wolf Says FEMA Chose To Ignore Evidence In Denying Appeal For Disaster Aid
Energy
Tree Fall Cuts Power To 2,200 Customers In Lancaster County
Natural Gas Service Coming To Tunkhannock
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Is The Present And Future Of American Energy
Microsoft To Add 90 MW Of New Wind In Pennsylvania
SEPTA Is Eyeing A Big Conversion To Green Energy
Firm Plans Hydroelectric Plant Below Highland Park Bridge On Allegheny River
Transource Power Line May Cost More Than Planned In Franklin, York Counties
Editorial: Tree Maintenance, Taller Altoona Transit CNG Buses
Sources: FERC Chairman Expected To Step Down
U.S. EIA: Winter Fuels Outlook
U.S. EIA: Natural Gas Storage Likely To Enter Winter At Lowest Levels Since 2005
Report: DOE Coal, Nuclear Bailout On Hold At White House
Op-Ed: 2 Federal Courts Show State Roadmap For Saving Nuclear Power
Spotlight: 6 Key Issues Driving The Utility Sector Today
EPA To Unveil Plans To Weaken Rule Limiting Toxic Mercury Pollution
EIA: PJM Power Grid Relying More On Natural Gas-Fired Plants
U.S. EIA: Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Being Added, Used More In PJM
Energy Conservation
How Pittsburgh Stays On The Cutting Edge Of Energy Conservation
Energy-Savings Firm Completes $3.95M In Projects In Luzerne County
Keystone Edge: Green Design, Getting Passive Aggressive On Energy Efficiency
Rep. Quinn Introduces Bill To Lift Cap On Utility Efficiency Investments
Farming
Laurel: State, County Farmland Preservation Boards
Modern Farmer Highlights Lancaster’s Culton Organics As One Of America’s Most Fascinating Farmers
York Eyes Stormwater Authority To Aid Farmers
Grant Helps Erie School District Grow Gardening Program
Montco Borough Passes Ordinance Regulating Beekeeping
State, Federal Aid For Struggling Dairy Farms Won’t Cover Losses
Federal Policy
EPA Aims To Triple Pace Of Deregulation In Coming Year
Flooding
AP: Disaster Relief Approved For Lancaster, York, Areas Affected By August Storm
SBA Loans Available To Help With Disaster Recovery After Yough Valley Flooding
Grants From Penalty Help Flooding, Water Pollution Around Westmoreland
Crable: West Cocalico Twp. Floodplain To Be Restored In Lancaster With Pipeline Penalties
Flooding Prompts Plan For Unity Stream Improvement
Monroeville Establishes Stormwater Pollution Reduction Fee
This Year Sure To Be One Of NE PA’s Wettest Ever
Flooding - Hurricanes
AP: Some Florida Residents Return Home To Nothing
Unable To Stay In Hospital Or Hurricane-Damaged Home, FL Couple Take Newborn To Walmart Parking Lot
Rescuers In Florida Panhandle Search For Missing People, Bodies After Hurricane
Habitat For Humanity Houses Intact After Michael Were Saved By Low-Cost Reinforcements
Hurricane Michael’s Fury Will Have Longstanding Environmental Impacts
Flood Carries Piece Of Mountain Valley Pipeline In Virginia Into Hands Of Opposing Landowner
AP: 4 Days After Storm, Large Swath Of Florida Panhandle Suffering
Op-Ed: Hurricanes Like Michael Show Why We Can’t Ignore Climate Change
Remembering Thousands Of Hurricane Maria Victims, Marching For Accountability
From Harvey To Michael: How America’s Year Of Major Hurricanes Unfolded
Forests
Midstate Growers, Researchers Work to Stop Spotted Lanternfly
Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly Can Ride On Your Christmas Tree, Infest Your House
Lower Macungie Residents Complain About Lanternflies, Mosquitoes
How You Can Identify, Combat Spotted Lanternfly - Video
Tree Pittsburgh Opens New $2.6 Million Campus In Lawrenceville
Op-Ed: 10 Million New Trees Can Help Stem Tide Of State’s Rushing Waters
Editorial: Tree Maintenance, Taller Altoona Transit CNG Buses
Crable: Website Sprouts Lancaster’s Largest, Oldest, Historical and Special Trees
Schneck: Fall Foliage Season In PA: Will It Ever Get Here?
Northeast’s Trees Staying Green Later This Year
Poconos Peak Leaf Peeping Weeks Late
Will Colorful Fall Foliage Be A No Show This Year? Sadly, It’s Possible
6 Pocono Hikes To Catch The Foliage Before It Falls!
Forests - Wildfires
Blackouts Criticized As Utilities’ Self-Protection When California Fire Risk Is High
Green Infrastructure
Altoona Students Help Mitigate Stormwater By Planting Trees In Mill Run
Grants From Penalty Help Flooding, Water Pollution Around Westmoreland
Crable: West Cocalico Twp. Floodplain To Be Restored In Lancaster With Pipeline Penalties
Funded By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fine, Chesco Gets $1.8M For Conservation
Sauro: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fines To Fund Blair County Projects
York Eyes Stormwater Authority To Aid Farmers
Williamsport Council: Stormwater Pollution Reduction Plan Not Insurmountable
Monroeville Establishes Stormwater Pollution Reduction Fee
Scranton Council Urges Mayor To Convene Public Forum On Stormwater Flooding
Stormwater Authority Gets Complaints About Decora Dumping Sludge In Drains
Op-Ed: 10 Million New Trees Can Help Stem Tide Of State’s Rushing Waters
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Bagenstose: House Passes Rep. Stephens PFAS Funding Bill
Land Conservation
The Vowed To Save The Valley In Delaware County, And They Did
Laurel: State, County Farmland Preservation Boards
Editorial: Keeping The Wild Spaces
Sisk: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Helped Pay For A Park Near You, Now In Limbo
PEC: Bill In Congress To Reauthorize Land & Water Conservation Fund Has Bipartisan Support
Land Use
Mapping Philly’s Most Walkable Neighborhoods
Littering/Illegal Dumping
EPCAMR Will Host Litter Cleanup Effort At Centralia Site Oct. 20
Mine Subsidence
Washington County Home Abandoned After Mine Subsidence Sinkhole Found
Oil & Gas
Editorial: House Whiffs On Fair Natural Gas Royalties
Editorial: Report On Shale Industry Spending Clarion Call For Campaign Finance Reform
Editorial: Developing A Skilled Workforce A Key To Regional Vitality
Op-Ed: I Interrupted 2014 Governor Debate To Talk About Fracking, Little Has Changed
Natural Gas Service Coming To Tunkhannock
Editorial: Tree Maintenance, Taller Altoona Transit CNG Buses
Worley & Obetz Trustee: $2B Fraud Overlooked By Negligent Management
Trustee: Worley & Obetz Insiders Built Own Real-Estate Portfolios With Company Aid
U.S. EIA: Winter Fuels Outlook
U.S. EIA: Natural Gas Storage Likely To Enter Winter At Lowest Levels Since 2005
EIA: PJM Power Grid Relying More On Natural Gas-Fired Plants
U.S. EIA: Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants Being Added, Used More In PJM
Pipelines
Blanchard: Full Mariner East Pipeline Risk Assessment Report Released By Citizens Group
Blanchard: DEP Awards Water Quality Grants Funded By $12.6M Penalty Against Sunoco
Grants From Penalty Help Flooding, Water Pollution Around Westmoreland
Crable: West Cocalico Twp. Floodplain To Be Restored In Lancaster With Pipeline Penalties
Funded By Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fine, Chesco Gets $1.8M For Conservation
Sauro: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Fines To Fund Blair County Projects
Energy, Explained Podcast: How 1 Family Lost The Farm To A Failed Pipeline Project
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Now Moving Natural Gas
Hurdle: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Operation Delayed To 2020, Sunoco To Use Mariner 1, 2 Other Pipelines For Natural Gas Liquids In The Interim
Sources: FERC Chairman Expected To Step Down
Radiation Protection
Berwick Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne To Conduct Drill Tuesday
Feds Allow Emergency Planning Reduction Near Closing Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant
Report: DOE Coal, Nuclear Bailout On Hold At White House
Op-Ed: 2 Federal Courts Show State Roadmap For Saving Nuclear Power
Recreation
Lackawanna Heritage Authority Looks To Connect Trails To Rails In Scranton
Op-Ed: Prioritize Bicycle Safety In Pittsburgh To Boost Tourism
Pittsburgh Plans Townsend Parklet In Elliott Neighborhood
Here’s Why DCNR Gave Bethlehem $1 Million
Renton Park In Plum Will Be Upgraded With State Grant
Tyrone Installs All-Access Playground
Parket In Pittsburgh’s Elliott Neighborhood To See $650,000 Overhaul
Lackawanna River Heritage Trail In Scranton Receives State Grant
Funds Needed To Finish Indian Creek Valley Trail By Mountain Watershed Assn.
In Upper Bucks County Excitement Builds For Liberty Bell Trail
New Boardwalk On Schuylkill River Overlooks Water Works, Boathouse Row In Philly
The Vowed To Save The Valley In Delaware County, And They Did
Caledonia, Codorus, Cowans Gap State Parks To Get Electric Car Chargers
Oct. 19 Take Five Fridays Without Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
1 Dead In Washington County ATV Crash
Poconos Peak Leaf Peeping Weeks Late
Will Colorful Fall Foliage Be A No Show This Year? Sadly, It’s Possible
Fall Hiking Guide In Central PA
6 Pocono Hikes To Catch The Foliage Before It Falls!
Northeast’s Trees Staying Green Later This Year
Schneck: Fall Foliage Season In PA: Will It Ever Get Here?
Schneck: Long, Hard Winter Lies Ahead: Wildlife Weather Folklore
Famed Almanacs Offer Dramatically Different Winter Outlooks For Lehigh Valley
NOAA: Odds Favor A Mild Winter, But Maybe Not Here
Frye: Fit, Function Key When Choosing A First Mountain Bike
Frye: Is Mandatory Boat Registration Coming To PA?
Flight 93 Park Ranger Will Present Program On Creation Of Memorials
Sisk: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Helped Pay For A Park Near You, Now In Limbo
PEC: Bill In Congress To Reauthorize Land & Water Conservation Fund Has Bipartisan Support
Recycling/Waste
NE Communities Receive Millions In Recycling, Leaf Litter Collection Grants
Hollidaysburg Targets Recycling Scofflaws
Millcreek Twp Awarded $325,000 DEP Recycling Grant
Editorial: Allegheny County Recycling Program Leverages Truck Downtown
Market Forces Put America’s Recycling Industry In The Dumps
Where To Drop Your Unused Meds On Oct. 27 National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Crable: Proposed Trash Transfer Station In Northern Lancaster County Would Reduce Truck Traffic
Philadelphia So Dirty City Wants Residents, Businesses To Help Collect Trash
Illegally Dumped Garbage Plaguing Private Properties In Allegheny County
Renewable Energy
Microsoft To Add 90 MW Of New Wind In Pennsylvania
SEPTA Is Eyeing A Big Conversion To Green Energy
Stormwater
Grants From Penalty Help Flooding, Water Pollution Around Westmoreland
Op-Ed: 10 Million New Trees Can Help Stem Tide Of State’s Rushing Waters
Bay Journal: Donna Morelli: Lancaster County Releases Preview Of Plan To Reduce Water Pollution
York Eyes Stormwater Authority To Aid Farmers
Williamsport Council: Stormwater Pollution Reduction Plan Not Insurmountable
Monroeville Establishes Stormwater Pollution Reduction Fee
Scranton Council Urges Mayor To Convene Public Forum On Stormwater Flooding
Stormwater Authority Gets Complaints About Decora Dumping Sludge In Drains
Superfund - Federal
EPA: Lehigh Valley Superfund Sites: 1 Site Deleted, Another Improving
Sustainability
Silberline Expanding In Lehigh Valley To Produce Pigments For Eco-Friendly Coatings
Mapping Philly’s Most Walkable Neighborhoods
Wastewater Facilities
Westmoreland Authority Purchases Sewickley Twp Sewer System
Stormwater Authority Gets Complaints About Decora Dumping Sludge In Drains
Watershed Protection
Grants From Penalty Help Flooding, Water Pollution Around Westmoreland
Op-Ed: 10 Million New Trees Can Help Stem Tide Of State’s Rushing Waters
Bay Journal: Donna Morelli: Lancaster County Releases Preview Of Plan To Reduce Water Pollution
York Eyes Stormwater Authority To Aid Farmers
Altoona Students Help Mitigate Stormwater By Planting Trees In Mill Run
Williamsport Council: Stormwater Pollution Reduction Plan Not Insurmountable
Monroeville Establishes Stormwater Pollution Reduction Fee
Scranton Council Urges Mayor To Convene Public Forum On Stormwater Flooding
Bay Journal: Part 1-Chesapeake Bay Cleanup May Lose Race To 2025 Goal, But Presses On
Bay Journal: Part 2-New Nutrient Reduction Goals Reflect Updated Science, Data, Computer Modeling
Bay Journal: Part 3-Success Of Chesapeake Bay’s Restoration Tied To PA, Which Lags Far Behind
Bay Journal: Part 4-In Another Decade Or Two, We'll See A Different Chesapeake Bay
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Wildlife
Fish & Boat Commission Names Tim Schaeffer Executive Director
Hayes: Tim Schaeffer Tapped To Head Fish & Boat Commission
Op-Ed: Conservation Is Never A Bad Investment, Increase Fish & Boat Commission Fees
Fish & Boat Commission Lures New Anglers With Pilot Program
TU: PA Formally Designates 108 More Wild Trout Streams
Recap Of Fish & Boat Commission Board Of Commissioners Meeting
Possibly Rabid Gray Fox Bites Blakely Man
Crable: Township In Lancaster Cancels Special Deer Hunt After Warning From DA
Frye: Squirrel Hunting Remains Fun Despite Changes
Late Hummingbirds Were Visiting Feeders In Erie This Week
Schneck: Could PA See Major Flight Of Birds From The North This Year?
Life Of A Falconer In Philly: Buying Frozen Rats In Bulk
Game Commission To Charge Erie County Man Who Fatally Shot Bald Eagle
Frye: Is Mandatory Boat Registration Coming To PA?
White Nose Syndrome In Bats Moving West
West Nile/Zika Virus
2nd Lancaster County Death Attributed To West Nile Virus, Statewide Death Toll Rises To 5
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