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Energy, Explained Podcast: Environmental Rights In PA, New Life For A Forgotten Amendment

PA Supreme Court Environmental Rights Amendment Ruling Wild Card For Energy Developers

Sunday NewsClips

AP-Litvak: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Ruptures Brings New Scrutiny To PA Geology

Seeding The Future: Range Resources Driller Habitat Enhancement

Can Shale Gas Rebuild Western PA’s Manufacturing Base?

Editorial: Mussel Study Validates Drilling Wastewater Regulation

Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Unit Goes Offline For Refueling

Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects

Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee

Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs

Muhlenberg College Starts Bike Share Program

Hayes: New Regulation Expands Role Of ‘Public’ Hunting For Suburban Deer

Warblers, Moving Late In Season, Pass By Presque Isle

Sunday - National/International

Erie County Farmers Stung By Chinese Tariff On Soybeans

Politics

Cusick: Climate Change: A Crisis For Humanity, Not A Big Deal In Governor’s Race 

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Is Being Left Behind, Need Natural Gas Infrastructure - Jeff Bartos

Op-Ed: Opioid Crisis, Natural Gas Tax Among Key Issues - John Fetterman

Op-Ed: I’m A Puerto Rican Refugee From Hurricane Maria, Why I Care About PA Midterms

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Industry Already Pays Its Fair Share In Taxes - PA Chamber

Letter: PennLive Editorial On Shale Gas Political Contributions Doesn’t Tell Whole Story

Op-Ed: Everyone Can Vote For The Green Ticket - Burpee CEO

Air

Erie Coal Coking Plant Still Operating After Sister Plant Closes

Op-Ed: Cleaner Air Legacy Of Donora Smog

GM Honda Join California In Criticizing EPA Roll Back Of Clean Vehicle Plan

Awards & Recognition

PRC Lens On Litter Photo Contest Entries Due Oct. 31

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Ravenous Spotted Lanternflies Could Hitch A Ride On Your Christmas Tree

Editorial: Vanishing Insects Are A Silent Threat

Budget

Franklin County Municipalities Deal With Stormwater Requirements, Cost

Williamsport Authority Stormwater Takeover Could Mean Added Fees

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Industry Already Pays Its Fair Share In Taxes - PA Chamber

Editorial: Fair Natural Gas Tax Closer To Reality

Exelon CEO: Carbon Price Preferable To Band-Aid Nuclear Plant Subsidies

Future Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund That Pays For Parks In Limbo

Op-Ed: PA’s Outdoor Spaces At Risk Over Failure To Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

NAWC Applauds Signing Of Federal Water Infrastructure Bill

Citizen Action

Lifelong Dedication To Volunteering Gives Steve Beals Pride (Chair, Friends Of Prince Gallitzin State Park)

Chesapeake Bay

Op-Ed: The Chesapeake Bay’s Environmental Success Story Is In Danger - CBF

Lancaster Schools To Enhance Science Programming Thanks To Chesapeake Bay Watershed Grant

State: Progress With Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Bay Journal-Morelli: Brunner Island Power Plant Accused Of Illegal Discharges

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Climate

AP: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 2 Other Cities Win Bloomberg Support For Plans To Curb Climate Change

Bloomberg, Pittsburgh Mayor Talk Climate Change Fight In Pittsburgh

Bloomberg Announces $2.5 Million Award To Help Pittsburgh’s Environment

Kummer: Philly Wins $2M From Bloomberg For Climate Efforts

Philadelphia Wins Major Bloomberg Grant For Environmental Work

Sisk: Bloomberg Announces $2.5M Gifts To Tackle Climate Change In Pittsburgh, Philly

Bloomberg Visiting Pittsburgh To Spotlight Climate Program

Editorial: Pittsburgh Shows Leadership In Climate Change

Cusick: Climate Change: A Crisis For Humanity, Not A Big Deal In Governor’s Race

Scientists Urge Crash Program To Scrub Carbon From The Air To Slow Climate Change

Climate Change: 5 Cheap Ways To Remove CO2 From The Atmosphere

Politicians Say Nothing, But U.S. Farmers Are Increasingly Terrified By Climate Change

Climate Change Is Exacerbating World Conflicts, Red Cross President

What Migrants Displaced By The Dust Bowl And Climate Events Can Teach Us

Brewers Say They’ve Got A Plan On Climate Change

U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Kids’ Climate Change Suit Before Trial

Exelon CEO: Carbon Price Preferable To Band-Aid Nuclear Plant Subsidies

U.S. Supreme Court Pauses Kids’ Climate Case In Win For Trump

Op-Ed: What Trump’s EPA Chief Won’t Tell You At Shale Conference In Pittsburgh

GM Honda Join California In Criticizing EPA Roll Back Of Clean Vehicle Plan

Coal Mining

McConnell Hints At Action To Preserve Tax Supporting Black Lung Fund

Pennsylvania Coal Miners Still Await A Comeback

Coal Mine Accident In Eastern China Leaves 22 Trapped

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper Files Lawsuit To Protect Tinicum Creek In Bucks County

DRBC Participates In Announcement Of Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants

Delaware RiverKeeper Oct 26 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs $10.5M For Lead Service Line Replacement

High Levels Of Lead Reported In Braddock Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Winter Water Shutoff Moratorium

Peoples Gas To Be Acquired By Aqua America Water Company In $4.2 Billion Deal

Litvak: Old Pipes In The Ground Helped Fuel Aqua’s $4.2B Deal For Peoples Gas

Maykuth: Aqua America To Buy Peoples Gas For $4.3 Billion

State Aid For Lead Line Replacements Could Temper Pittsburgh Water Authority Debt

Op-Ed: Pittsburgh’s Water Authority Must Stay Under Public Control

AP: North Carolina Water/Sewer Authority Hit By Ransomware Attack After Hurricane

NAWC Applauds Signing Of Federal Water Infrastructure Bill

Education

Frye: Be An Outdoor Mentor To Promote Appreciation For Nature, Wildlife, Adventure

Lancaster Schools To Enhance Science Programming Thanks To Chesapeake Bay Watershed Grant

Emergency Response

DEP: Truck Fire Leads To Anti-Freeze Spill, Turns Creek Green

Energy

Cusick: PA So Far Not Joining Rush To Support Struggling Nuclear Plants

Op-Ed: Legislature, Take Action To Save Three Mile Island

Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland Starts Testing To Go Online In December

Evoke Solar Aiming For Sustainable Growth In Still-Maturing Industry

Pennsylvanians Speak Out Against Energy Pollution

Bay Journal-Morelli: Brunner Island Power Plant Accused Of Illegal Discharges

Op-Ed: What Trump’s EPA Chief Won’t Tell You At Shale Conference In Pittsburgh

U.S. DOE Secretary Stumps For All Of The Above Energy In Philadelphia

Massachusetts Town Struck By Gas Explosions Still Without Heat As Winter Nears

Trump Names Chatterjee FERC Chair

Ailing FERC Chair Prompts Trump To Reshuffle Key Energy Commission

GM Honda Join California In Criticizing EPA Roll Back Of Clean Vehicle Plan

Energy Conservation

Legislators, Industry Leaders Tour Energy Efficient HQ Of Aerzen In Chester County

Environmental History

Op-Ed: Cleaner Air Legacy Of Donora Smog

Environmental Policy

Stitcher:Interview With Josh McNeil, Conservation Voters Of PA

Farming

Lancaster County Adopts Plan To Stop Sprawl, Save Farms This Time Pledging Action

Lancaster Farming: Good Pasture Starts With Soil

Penn State Class Of 2019 Chooses Pollinator Garden Entry Gate As Class Gift

Cut Food Waste, Promote  Sustainable Eating, Farming Approaches

Rainy 2018 Yielded  Soggy Fall Harvest, Philly Growers Say

Flooding

Lehigh Valley Utilities Prepped For First Coastal Storm Of The Season

Nor’easter With Rain From Hurricane Willa To Soak PA This Weekend

Flood Watch For Shore: Heavy Rain, Gale-Force Guts, Power Outages

Crable: Feds Declare Lancaster A Disaster Area After Flash Floods In August

York Flooding: Federal Aid Available

Williamsport Falls Short Of $5M Goal For Grafius Run Flood Mitigation Project

Grafius Run Flood Damage Surveys Considered Critical For Mitigation Study

Residents Question Harmar Flood Prevention Project

Lansdale Gets Look At Impact Of Stormwater

Editorial: Restructure Flood Insurance

Editorial: FEMA’s Work Must Include Understanding

Flooding - Hurricanes

Luzerne County Natives Rode Out Hurricane Michael In Florida Panhandle

Crowdsourcing To Find Survivors Of Hurricane Michael

No Power, No Water, No Internet: Life In Post-Michael Florida

Some Hurricane Hit Florida Residents Worry Officials Will Be In Too Great A Hurry To Move On

Editorial: Lending A Helping Hand To Hurricane Survivors

U.S. Mariana Islands Brace For Being Without Electricity For Months After Super Typhoon

Puerto Ricans Still Fighting For Insurance Money A Year After Mari

Op-Ed: I’m A Puerto Rican Refugee From Hurricane Maria, Why I Care About PA Midterms

Hurricane Willa Becomes Category 5 Storm Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Hurricane Willa Makes Landfill On Mexico’s Pacific Coast As Category 3 Storm

Eastern Pacific Ocean Has Seen Its Most Active Hurricane Season On Record

Forests

Ravenous Spotted Lanternflies Could Hitch A Ride On Your Christmas Tree

Schneck: 15 Things You Don’t Know About Nut Trees In PA

Leaf Colors Fall Flat

Fiery Fall Foliage Still Missing In Action Across The Mid-Atlantic

Geologic Hazards

Elliott, Mount Washington See Road Improvements After Landslides

Green Infrastructure

Franklin County Municipalities Deal With Stormwater Requirements, Cost

Lansdale Gets Look At Impact Of Stormwater

Williamsport Authority Stormwater Takeover Could Mean Added Fees

Lancaster Farming: Good Pasture Starts With Soil

Land Conservation

Future Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund That Pays For Parks In Limbo

Op-Ed: PA’s Outdoor Spaces At Risk Over Failure To Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

Land Use Planning

Lancaster County Adopts Plan To Stop Sprawl, Save Farms This Time Pledging Action

Pittsburgh Hosts Conference Pushing Development Around Transit Facilities

Littering/Illegal Dumping

PRC Lens On Litter Photo Contest Entries Due Oct. 31

Trash Talk: Bigger Fines, Free Neighborhood Trash Cans In Philly

Oil & Gas

Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland Starts Testing To Go Online In December

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Industry Already Pays Its Fair Share In Taxes - PA Chamber

Letter: PennLive Editorial On Shale Gas Political Contributions Doesn’t Tell Whole Story

Editorial: Fair Natural Gas Tax Closer To Reality

Editorial: Fair Natural Gas Tax Is Closer To Reality

Peoples Gas To Be Acquired By Aqua America Water Company In $4.2 Billion Deal

Litvak: Old Pipes In The Ground Helped Fuel Aqua’s $4.2B Deal For Peoples Gas

Maykuth: Aqua America To Buy Peoples Gas For $4.3 Billion

UGI Gets More Time To Respond To Fatal House Explosion In Lancaster

Litvak: Trump EPA Chief To Oil & Gas Industry: New EPA Will Remove Barriers

Acting EPA Administrator Praises Reduced Regulation At Pittsburgh Shale Gas Conference

Frazier: EPA Head Says Rollbacks Will Keep Environment Clean, Economy Up

This Is What Indigenous Resistance To Fracking Looks Like In PA

Hopey: Water Ceremony Kicks Off Protest Against Shale Gas, Petrochemical Industries

EQT Drilling Shakes Up Executive, Board Leadership Posts

Massachusetts Town Struck By Gas Explosions Still Without Heat As Winter Nears

Intense Fight Over Colorado Oil, Gas Setbacks Could End With National Precedent

Op-Ed: What Trump’s EPA Chief Won’t Tell You At Shale Conference In Pittsburgh

Pipelines

Litvak: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Ruptures, Problems Bring New Scrutiny To PA’s Pockmarked Geology

Litvak-Legere: Lessons Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction

A Pipeline, A Protest, And The Battle For Pennsylvania’s Political Soul

PA Order Of Nuns Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Uphold Religious Rights In Pipeline Dispute

Sunoco Expects Mariner East 2 Pipeline To Enter Service In 4th Quarter

Trump Names Chatterjee FERC Chair

Ailing FERC Chair Prompts Trump To Reshuffle Key Energy Commission

Radiation Protection

Cusick: PA So Far Not Joining Rush To Support Struggling Nuclear Plants

Op-Ed: Legislature, Take Action To Save Three Mile Island

Exelon CEO: Carbon Price Preferable To Band-Aid Nuclear Plant Subsidies

Recreation

Leaf Colors Fall Flat

Fiery Fall Foliage Still Missing In Action Across The Mid-Atlantic

6 Gorgeous Philly-Area Hikes Near Breweries

Mountain Areas In Westmoreland, Somerset See First Sign Of Winter

Lifelong Dedication To Volunteering Gives Steve Beals Pride (Chair, Friends Of Prince Gallitzin State Park)

Money From Keystone Fund Went To Many Lycoming County Improvements

Oct. 26 Take Five Fridays With Pam (She’s Back!), PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Allegheny Commons Park Restoration Digs Up Surprises

Muncy Boat Launch Project Funding Announced

Discovering The Locks, Canals Of The Hidden River- Schuylkill River

Philadelphia Rail Park Expected To Generate Development, Instead A Self-Storage Facility

Column: Behind Opposition, Support Grows For Dirt Bikes In Philly

Op-Ed: Let ‘em Ride!  Philly Needs A Bike Park

More Improvements Set For Presque Isle Lighthouse In Erie

Flight 93 Friends Meeting Nov. 3 To Cover Latest Improvements To Memorial

Future Of Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund That Pays For Parks In Limbo

Op-Ed: PA’s Outdoor Spaces At Risk Over Failure To Reauthorize Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund

Recycling/Waste

Some Of Philly’s Recyclables Are Being Burned, Not Reused

Trash Talk: Bigger Fines, Free Neighborhood Trash Cans In Philly

Lackawanna Recycling Center Charging Municipalities For Yard Waste

Lackawanna Yard Waste Fees For Municipalities Halted

Editorial: Re-Examine Lackawanna County Recycling Center Contract

Pennsylvanians Encouraged To Participate In National Drug Take Back Day

Cut Food Waste, Promote  Sustainable Eating, Farming Approaches

Proposed Slate Belt Sludge Treatment Plant To Be Subject Of State Hearing

Scranton Reviews Trash-Fee Structure

Renewable Energy

Northampton Community College To Power 2 Campuses With Wind Energy

Maykuth: DOE Awards Philly $1.25 Million Solar Workforce Grant

Sheep, Solar Panels Keeping Susquehanna University Green

Maykuth: Solar Panel Fight Ends In Triumph For Chester County Man

Evoke Solar Aiming For Sustainable Growth In Still-Maturing Industry

Advocates Warn New Jersey Solar Market Could Collapse Again

Schuylkill River

DRBC Participates In Announcement Of Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Grants

Stormwater

Franklin County Municipalities Deal With Stormwater Requirements, Cost

Williamsport Authority Stormwater Takeover Could Mean Added Fees

Lansdale Gets Look At Impact Of Stormwater

State: Progress With Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Sustainability

Sustainable Pittsburgh Names New Executive Director: Joylette Portlock

Wastewater Facilities

AP: North Carolina Water/Sewer Authority Hit By Ransomware Attack After Hurricane

Watershed Protection

State: Progress With Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Op-Ed: The Chesapeake Bay’s Environmental Success Story Is In Danger - CBF

Franklin County Municipalities Deal With Stormwater Requirements, Cost

Williamsport Authority Stormwater Takeover Could Mean Added Fees

Lancaster Schools To Enhance Science Programming Thanks To Chesapeake Bay Watershed Grant

Bay Journal-Morelli: Brunner Island Power Plant Accused Of Illegal Discharges

Lansdale Gets Look At Impact Of Stormwater

Delaware RiverKeeper Files Lawsuit To Protect Tinicum Creek In Bucks County

Delaware RiverKeeper Oct 26 RiverWatch Video Report

Kummer: Group Sues To Block Replacement Of 206-Year Old Bridge In Bucks County

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Wildlife

Frye: Be An Outdoor Mentor To Promote Appreciation For Nature, Wildlife, Adventure

Venesky: Luzerne A Dangerous Place For Injured, Sick Deer

Motorists Cautioned Deer Are More Active

Jet Hits Deer Aborts Takeoff At Williamsport Airport

Game Commission Chronic Wasting Disease Drop Off Locations In Berks County

Schneck: Bald Eagle Nest Cam Likely To Continue Without Game Commission

Steelhead Fisheries Lure Anglers To Erie County

Elk Creek Steelhead Fishery Targeted For Improvements

Fall Trout Making Appearances In Western PA Waters

Fish & Boat Commission Hatchery Trout Spawning In Cumberland County

Frye: Perhaps A State Record Smallmouth Bass

Muncy Boat Launch Project Funding Announced

Sandhill Cranes Spotted In Waterford, Songbirds On The Move

Corps Varies Kinzua Dam Water Release To Study Impacts On Mussels, Fish

Penn State Class Of 2019 Chooses Pollinator Garden Entry Gate As Class Gift

West Nile/Zika Virus

Crable: West Nile Virus Concerns Prompt Free Tire Collection In Lancaster City

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10/29/2018