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DEP Secretary Talks Moving Forward, Air Quality, Gas Drilling In Williamsport
Franklin & Marshall Poll Gives Wolf, Casey Comfortable Leads In Race For Governor, U.S. Senate
Olson: Morning Call/Muhlenberg Poll: Wolf 58% To Wagner 37%; Casey 54% To Barletta 40%
Sunday NewsClips
High Lead Levels In Braddock Water Supply Linked To Private Supply Lines
AP: Straight Line Winds Blamed For Storm Damage In PA
Lehigh Valley Cleaning Up After Torrential Rains, High Winds
Floodwater Closes Emmaus High School Monday
Flooded Roads, Structure Collapse Reported In Central PA
Hundreds Show Up To Clean East End Ball Field In Altoona
Westmoreland Farmers’ Profits Washed Away By Rains
8 Months After Water System’s Critical Failure, Mountaintop Residents Face Challenges
Natural Lands: Be A Force Of Nature, Volunteer Training
Raystown Lake Boating Survey Forms To Be Issued
Snow Bunting, American Tree Sparrows Arrive In Erie
Market Is Huger For Exotic Animals, Laws Only Loosely Protect Them
Sunday - National/International
Stop Biodiversity Loss Or We Could Face Our Own Extinction UN Study Warns
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Block Young People’s Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government
Op-Ed: It’s Not Rocket Science, Climate Change Was Behind This Summer’s Extreme Weather
Air
Trump Climate Plan Will Break Law By Worsening Pollution, States Say
Alternative Fuels
Phillips: Toomey Raises Alarms About Trump’s New Ethanol Policy
Op-Ed: Trump’s Decision On Ethanol Hurts Consumers
GM Calls For National Electric Vehicle Sales Program
Awards & Recognition
Somerset Conservation District Earns National Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Award
Bristol Borough, Bucks County Dock Project Honored With National Award
PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Nominations For 2019 Land Conservation Leadership Awards
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Seeding The Future: Range Resources Driller Habitat Enhancement
Penn State Class Of 2019 Gift Pollinators Garden Entry Gate At Arboretum
Budget
Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll
Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee
Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs
Chesapeake Bay
Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll
Restoring North America’s Largest Salamander: Eastern Hellbender
Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee
Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs
Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects
Op-Ed: State Pollution Permitting Must Be Reformed To Adapt To Climate Change
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Citizen Action
Volunteers Removing Graffiti At Buzzards Rock In Michaux State Forest (Video)
Climate
Trump Climate Plan Will Break Law By Worsening Pollution, States Say
Trump Admin Promises To Encourage Tree Burning For Energy As Carbon Neutral
Op-Ed: State Pollution Permitting Must Be Reformed To Adapt To Climate Change
U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables
Virginia Advances Stricter Carbon Emissions Cap Rule For Power Plants, May Join RGGI
Michael’s Damage Spotlights Military’s Decision Not To Track Climate-Change Costs
Climate Change: Unseen Driver Behind Migrant Caravan
New Research Finds Larger Buildup Of Heat In Oceans Than Scientists Realized
Op-Ed: $1 Billion Donation Over 10 Years For The Planet
Editorial: Government Balks On Climate Change, So Kids Sue
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Kids’ Climate Lawsuit To Proceed
Coal Mining
Legere: Power Plant Closures Squeeze Drywall Makers Who Turn Coal Waste Into Wallboard
PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s
Report: PJM Electric Grid Can Deal With Extreme Winter Stress Despite Power Plant Closures
Frazier: Study: No Electric Grid Emergency, At Least For Next 5 Years
PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures
IEEFA: U.S. On Pace For Record Coal-Fired Power Plant Retirements In 2018, Led By PA
Washington Could Become 1st State To Charge For Carbon Emissions
The Myth Of Trump’s Beautiful Clean Coal
Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation
Facing Trump Coal, Nuclear Push, FERC Chair Swears Off Politics
FERC Member Raises Bailout Concerns Over Resilience, Fuel Security Dockets
Op-Ed: PJM’s Market Proposal Bad For Customers, States, Fight Against Climate Change
U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables
Coastal Management
Erie Agencies Receive $182,000 In Coastal Resources Management Grants
Compliance Action
Hopey: MPLX LP Natural Gas Processor Pays Nearly $7M Penalty To Settle Violations In PA, Other States
Conservation Districts
Heather Manzo Joins Allegheny Conservation District As Executive Director
Delaware River
Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects
Army Corps Hires VA Firm For $13.5M Delaware Dredging Project
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 2 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Lehigh Valley Customers Have Say In Aqua Pennsylvania $71.8M Proposed Rate Hikes
Economic Development
Hanover 9 Mine Reclamation Project Brings $209M Commercial Project To Luzerne County
Can Shale Gas Rebuild Western PA’s Manufacturing Base?
Education
Northeast Educators: Preparing Students For Future With STEM Ecosystem
Emergency Response
Column: Price Gouging During A Natural Disaster
UGI Plans Compressor Station Work, Gives Wyoming County Fire Company Grant
Energy
Legere: Power Plant Closures Squeeze Drywall Makers Who Turn Coal Waste Into Wallboard
IEEFA: U.S. On Pace For Record Coal-Fired Power Plant Retirements In 2018, Led By PA
PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s
Report: PJM Electric Grid Can Deal With Extreme Winter Stress Despite Power Plant Closures
Frazier: Study: No Electric Grid Emergency, At Least For Next 5 Years
PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures
Kummer: City Of Philadelphia Set To Get Nearly One-Quarter Of Its Power From New Solar Farm
Phillips: Philadelphia Plans Massive Solar Power Plant In Adams County
Families Can Start Applying For Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Nov. 1
Home Heating Assistance Application Window Opens This Week
State Program That Helps With Heating Bills Accepting Applications Nov. 1
State Agencies Encourage Early Application For Heating Program
UGI Encourages Eligible Customers To Apply For Energy Assistance Program
Power Surge Causes Thousands Of Dollars Of Damage In Blair
AP: 2 Hurt In Greene County Natural Gas House Explosion
Washington Could Become 1st State To Charge For Carbon Emissions
Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Unit Goes Offline For Refueling
Talen Energy Affiliate, Others Sue PPL For $733M Over Montana Generating Assets
PPL CEO Fires Back At Talen Energy Over Lawsuit
PPL Cuts Electricity Rate For Some Customers, Hikes It For Others
Maykuth: Advocate Doubts Profits Will Gush From PGW’s New Energy Venture
The Myth Of Trump’s Beautiful Clean Coal
Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation
Facing Trump Coal, Nuclear Push, FERC Chair Swears Off Politics
FERC Watchers See More Focused, Less Political Chairman
FERC Member Raises Bailout Concerns Over Resilience, Fuel Security Dockets
Op-Ed: PJM’s Market Proposal Bad For Customers, States, Fight Against Climate Change
U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables
4 State Ballot Initiatives On Energy, Utilities Tuesday
Energy Conservation
State Program That Helps With Heating Bills Accepting Applications Nov. 1
State Agencies Encourage Early Application For Heating Program
Kummer: Does Setting Clocks Back An Hour This Weekend Really Save Energy?
Farming
Penn State Class Of 2019 Gift Pollinators Garden Entry Gate At Arboretum
Penn State To Hire New Research To Fight Mushroom Flies
Erie County Farmers Stung By Chinese Tariff On Soybeans
Flooding
Rain To Begin Soaking PA As Weekend Approaches
Flood Watch Issued For Erie, Crawford Counties
Williamsport Mayor Hands Out Flood Survey In City Door-To-Door
Flood Protection Review Ongoing In West Pittston
Philly To Survey Land In Flood-Prone Eastwick Before Soliciting Developer Bids
Flooding - Hurricanes
Hurricane Michael Survivors In Florida Panhandle Lack Health Care Basics
Farmers Fear It Will Take Years To Recover From Hurricane Michael’s Strike
Michael’s Damage Spotlights Military’s Decision Not To Track Climate-Change Costs
Puerto Rico’s Lawyer Says Hurricane Response Plan Does Not Exist
Forests
Editorial: Help Defend Against Spotted Lanternfly
Fall Color Explodes In Lehigh Valley
Get Out To See Last Of Fall Color Around Erie
Lancaster County Showing Its Best Autumn Colors This Week, But Will Fade Soon
Forecaster: Leaves Turning Later Than Usual, But Still Time
Erie Launches Program To Preserve Urban Forests
Aspinwall Seeks Volunteers For Tree Planting In Allegheny County Nov. 10
Resurrection Of The American Chestnut Tree
PA/NJ Chapter The American Chestnut Foundation
Geologic Hazards
Tremors, Loud Bangs Around Bellefonte Prompts Questions
Scientists Explain Thursday’s Seismic Events In Bellefonte
Green Infrastructure
Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll
Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee
Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Dozens Hit Philly’s Kensington Ave. For First Large-Scale Cleanup
Land Conservation
PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Nominations For 2019 Land Conservation Leadership Awards
Land Recycling
Tax Sale Of Duryea Site Postponed Due To Environmental Issues In Luzerne
Land Use Planning
SEPTA To Begin Charging For Parking At All Regional Rail Lots
Editorial: Lancaster’s Places2040 Land Use Guidelines Should Be Followed By Municipal Officials
Mine Reclamation
Somerset Conservation District Earns National Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Award
Hanover 9 Mine Reclamation Project Brings $209M Commercial Project To Luzerne County
Warehouse Construction Begins On Former Mine Site In Wilkes-Barre
Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll
Noncoal Mining
Lower Milford Twp Zoners Deny Quarry Application
Oil & Gas
Frazier: Investigators Suspect Methane Migration From Gas Well Or Coal Operations Caused Greene County Home To Explode
Hopey: MPLX LP Natural Gas Processor Pays Nearly $7M Penalty To Settle Violations In PA, Other States
Commonwealth Court Upholds Local Zoning Ordinance Allowing Drilling In All Districts
State Court Upholds Allegheny Township’s Approval Of Fracking Wells
2017 PA Environmental Rights Amendment Case Spawns New Drilling Lawsuits
Pitt Gets Funds For Study On Reducing Fracking Wastewater
Editorial: Mussel Study Validates Drilling Wastewater Regulation
AP: 2 Hurt In Greene County Natural Gas House Explosion
Natural Gas Leak Closes 2 Bucks County Schools
UGI Plans Compressor Station Work, Gives Wyoming County Fire Company Grant
National Fuel Passes Along 2% Hike In Higher Gas Costs
Maykuth: Advocate Doubts Profits Will Gush From PGW’s New Energy Venture
Can Shale Gas Rebuild Western PA’s Manufacturing Base?
Seeding The Future: Range Resources Driller Habitat Enhancement
How Housing In Bakken Shale Play Evolved With The Oil Boom
Phillips: Toomey Raises Alarms About Trump’s New Ethanol Policy
Op-Ed: Trump’s Decision On Ethanol Hurts Consumers
Personnel
Heather Manzo Joins Allegheny Conservation District As Executive Director
Pipelines
Litvak: DEP Orders Stop To Work On Revolution Pipeline That Exploded In Beaver County Due To Violations
DEP Inspections Found Unreported Landslides On Right-Of-Way Of Newly Constructed Revolution Pipeline In Western PA, Compliance Order Issued
Frazier: DEP Orders ETP To Fix Revolution Pipeline Erosion Problems
Crable: Main Contractor On Atlantic Sunrise, Mariner East Pipelines Declares Bankruptcy
AP-Litvak: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Ruptures Brings New Scrutiny To PA Geology
Federal Court: Transco’s Access To PA Properties For Natural Gas Pipeline Upgrade Legal
FERC Watchers See More Focused, Less Political Chairman
Radiation Protection
Report: PJM Electric Grid Can Deal With Extreme Winter Stress Despite Power Plant Closures
PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s
Frazier: Study: No Electric Grid Emergency, At Least For Next 5 Years
PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures
Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant Unit Goes Offline For Refueling
Washington Could Become 1st State To Charge For Carbon Emissions
Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation
Facing Trump Coal, Nuclear Push, FERC Chair Swears Off Politics
FERC Watchers See More Focused, Less Political Chairman
FERC Member Raises Bailout Concerns Over Resilience, Fuel Security Dockets
Op-Ed: PJM’s Market Proposal Bad For Customers, States, Fight Against Climate Change
U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables
Recreation
Fall Color Explodes In Lehigh Valley
Get Out To See Last Of Fall Color Around Erie
Lancaster County Showing Its Best Autumn Colors This Week, But Will Fade Soon
Forecaster: Leaves Turning Later Than Usual, But Still Time
Volunteers Removing Graffiti At Buzzards Rock In Michaux State Forest (Video)
Nov. 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation: https://goo.gl/SDqgKU
Volunteers To Clean Up Park Vandalism In Altoona
New Partnership To LINK Lehigh Valley Trails
Muhlenberg College Starts Bike Share Program
What’s In Allegheny County’s South Park? Take A Leisurely Walk To Find Out
Proposal To Turn Abandoned Section Of Turnpike Into Recreation Destination Draws Concerns In Blair
DCNR: Whitewater Release To Tohickon Creek In Bucks County Planned This Weekend
Philly Ballot Question Asks Voters For $180M Bond For Park, Recreation, Other Capital Projects
Food Truck Entrepreneurs Work To Rescue South Philly Park
Frye: Cross Country Skiing Essentials Start With The Feet
Bristol Borough, Bucks County Dock Project Honored With National Award
Corps Of Engineers Begin Seasonal Removal Warning Buoys From Western PA River
Recycling/Waste
Legere: Power Plant Closures Squeeze Drywall Makers Who Turn Coal Waste Into Wallboard
Recycling, E-Waste, HHW Collection Event Saturday In Lower Burrell, Westmoreland
How Jim Warner Helped Build An Integrated Waste Management System In Lancaster County
Susquehanna U. To Rid Itself Of Plastic Straws By 2020
Where Does Recycled Plastic Go? Perhaps Into Future U.S. Highways
Renewable Energy
Kummer: City Of Philadelphia Set To Get Nearly One-Quarter Of Its Power From New Solar Farm
Phillips: Philadelphia Plans Massive Solar Power Plant In Adams County
PJM CEO Pans Coal, Nuclear Bailout, But Says Plant Payments Needed In Mid-2020s
PJM Grid Operator Dismisses Threat Of Coal, Nuclear Plant Closures
Study: Natural Gas, Wind, Solar Cheapest Power Generation
U.S. EIA: CO2 Emissions From U.S. Power Sector Drop 28% Since 2005 Due To Slower Electricity Demand, Coal Plant Closures, Natural Gas, Renewables
Schuylkill River
Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects
Stormwater
Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee
Lower Paxton Twp, Dauphin County Proposes $128 Stormwater Fee For Residents
Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs
Wastewater Facilities
New Partnership Will Protect 475K Philly Homeowners From Sewer Snafus
Water Resources
Army Corps Hires VA Firm For $13.5M Delaware Dredging Project
Watershed Protection
Hayes: Hunters, Anglers Support License Fee Increases In Poll
Restoring North America’s Largest Salamander: Eastern Hellbender
Schuylkill River Greenways Contributes $378K For Water Quality Projects
Lower Paxton Twp Mulls Imposing Stormwater Fee
Lower Paxton Twp, Dauphin County Proposes $128 Stormwater Fee For Residents
Editorial: Stormwater Management Move To Williamsport Authority Won’t Come Without Costs
Erie Agencies Receive $182,000 In Coastal Resources Management Grants
Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 2 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Bristol Borough, Bucks County Dock Project Honored With National Award
Mandatory Life Jacket Requirement Begins Nov. 1
State Police Warn Hunters Against Parking Along Highways
Crable: Now Is Most Likely Time Lancaster County Motorists Will Hit A Deer
487 Crashes Involved Deer In Lancaster County In Last 5 Years
Crable: After DA Warning, Special Deer Hunt Back On In Pequea Twp, Lancaster
Hayes: New Regulation Expands Role Of ‘Public’ Hunting For Suburban Deer
Crable: Mother Furious 4-Foot Alligator Sold To Teen At Reptile Show In Hamburg
Op-Ed: Confessions Of A Reformed Hunter
Editorial: Mussel Study Validates Drilling Wastewater Regulation
Steelhead Fishing Picks Up In Erie, But Will It Last?
Warblers, Moving Late In Season, Pass By Presque Isle
Audubon Offers Art, 2 Talks, Chance To Meet Live Birds Nov. 5 In Pittsburgh
New Report: Humanity Has Wiped Out 60% Of Animals Since 1970
5 Countries Hold 70% Of World’s Last Wilderness, Map Reveals
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