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Sunday NewsClips

Penn State Extension: Risk Of Spotted Lanternfly On Christmas Trees Slight

Helping The Environment One Tree At A Time In Pittsburgh

Jenkintown Creek Restoration Project Comes To Cheltenham In SE PA

Western PA Power Outages May Last Past Sunday

Sunoco Responds To Questions About Mariner East 2 Pipeline Safety

Monday Deadline Looms For UGI’s Response To Fatal House Explosion In Lancaster

AP: When Coal Was King: Nanty Glo Struggles To Envision Change

Mount Carmel School District Sued Over Chemistry Class Accident

Hazelwood Green Brownfield Project Moves On After Amazon HQ2

Altoona Water Authority Plans Rate Overhaul

AP: Dry Lake Inches Closer To Comeback In Crawford County

Editorial: Susquehanna County Tries To Withhold Dam Inspection Information

Erie-Area Parks To Share $862,000 In State Grants

Editorial: Old PA Pike Trail Project Would Enhance Region

Editorial: Even A Little Exercise Can Have A Big Impact

Nature Watch: 1,300 Common Loons Crowd Presque Isle Bay

Sunday - Politics

AP-Levy: Wolf’s 2nd Term Comes With Evolving Republican Identity In Capitol

Meyer: State IFO Projects PA’s Smooth Budget Year Is Coming To An End

Thompson: Who Is Bryan Cutler, And Why Should You Care?

Sunday - Wildfire

AP: Trump Tours California Wildfire Area, Calls It A Really Bad One

Trump Pledges Federal Help For California Wildfires, Delivers Blame, Death Toll Rises

AP: Trump To Visit California Wildfire Scene As Death Toll Rises

Sunday - National/International

Federal Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Save Federal Flood Insurance Program

Trump Plans To Nominate Andrew Wheeler As EPA Chief

Trump To Nominate Andrew Wheeler As EPA Administrator

Politics

Senate Republicans, Democrats Elect Same Leadership Teams, Except One

AP: Senate Republican, Democratic Leadership To Return Intact 

Meyer: Senate Republicans, Democrats Re-Elect Leaders With Little Fanfare

AP-Scolforo: House Leadership Elections Bring Change To Harrisburg

Thompson: Lancaster Republican Elected House Majority Leader

Thompson: House Democrats Revamp Leadership Team With Philly Tilt

In House, Democrats From Philly, Suburbs Gain Political Muscle

AP-Scolforo: Pension, Gambling Laws Among Legislative Session Highlights

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Air

Report: Closing Nuclear Plants Risks Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Awards & Recognition

Graham Academy Wins PA Horticultural Society’s Garden Award

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Hell-Bent On Saving The Eastern Hellbender

WITF Smart Talk: Climate Change And Loss Of Biodiversity

Budget

Hayes: New Fish & Boat Commission Director Aims To Get Agency Back On Sound Financial Footing

Sen. Yaw Announces State Investments In Local Park, Recreation Opportunities

Chester County Conservation, Recreation Project Get Funding Infusion

Independent Fiscal Office: State Faces Over $1.7 Billion Budget Deficit In FY 2019-20

Chesapeake Bay

Bay Journal: Morelli: To Save Farmland In Cumberland County, Officials Look To Lancaster

Hell-Bent On Saving The Eastern Hellbender

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Climate

WITF Smart Talk: Climate Change And Loss Of Biodiversity

Op-Ed: Threats To Nature Have Brought Residents, Native Americans, Environmental Activists Together

Report: Closing Nuclear Plants Risks Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emissions

G20 Nations Still Led By Fossil Fuel Industry, Climate Report Finds

New Study Reveals Natural Solutions Can Reduce Global Warming

Climate - Weather

Snowstorm Dumps More Than 13 Inches In Erie County

Coal Mining

Congress Spent Millions To Revive Coal Country, Did It Work? - PA Focus

PJM, States Clash Over Market Jurisdiction At NARUC Conference

DOE To Fund Coal FIRST Initiative, Critics Say It’s Political Not Practical

FERC Nominee To Seek Counsel If Coal Bailout Plan Returns

FERC Nominee Distances Himself From Trump Coal Bailout At Hearing

IEA: World Has No Capacity To Absorb New Fossil Fuel Plants

Compliance Action

EQT Production Fined For Polluting Mon River

Litvak: EQT Fined For Causing 4 Million Gallons Of Mine Water To Flow Into Mon River

Sisk: EQT Fined For Hitting Abandoned Mine Causing Leak During Pipeline Construction

Allentown Fined By Fish & Boat Commission For Allowing Polluted Stormwater Into Golf Course Creek

Delaware River

Philly Will Get 950 More Street Trees Planted This Weekend

Seaport Museum Ties Its Fortunes To The Delaware River Exhibit In Philadelphia

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 16 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Pittsburgh Water Authority Releases 12-Year Plan For Serving Customers

Maykuth: PA American Water Buys Steelton Water System For $22.5 Million

Op-Ed: If Philly Wants To Protect Kids From Lead, It Should Join Lawsuits Against Paint Companies

Report Card: PA Highway, Water, Transportation Infrastructure Is Just As Bad As it Was 4 Years Ago

Economic Development

Major Recycler CarbonLITE to Open Lehigh Valley Facility, Create 200 Jobs

EcoIslands Cleans Up Mine Drainage  With Wetlands In A Box In Blair

Education

To Bolster Academics, Philly Schools Turning To The Outdoors

Penn State Wind Energy Club Takes Home National Titles In DOE Wind Competition

Seaport Museum Ties Its Fortunes To The Delaware River Exhibit In Philadelphia

Putting The Heart Into Science: Dallas STEM Event Lets Students Outside The Box

Schneck: Is There A Massive Meteor Storm On The Horizon?

Wildlife Fled The Sky During 2017 Eclipse

Energy

Winter Weather Causes Widespread Power Outages In Western PA

Thousands Still Without Power In Midstate In Wake Of Winter Storm

PUC Reports 97,000 People In PA Without Power, Primarily In Southwest

Power For Some May Be Out For Butler County Residents Until Sunday

For Some In Western PA, Power Outages Could Linger Thru The Weekend

Cusick: New Plan Calls For 10 Percent Solar Power In PA By 2030

Legere: Report: Big Shift To Solar Power Possible In PA, With Right Policies

PA DEP Solar Plan Aims For 10% Solar Generation By 2030

Moxie Freedom Natural Gas Power Plant Now Online In Luzerne

Another Natural Gas Power Plant Proposed In Bradford County

From Coal To Solar: Former Mine Land Could Become Panel Farm

Solar, Water Sources Help Derry Twp Clan Bypass Power Grid

Cusick: Wolf Joins Governors Calling For Unified, National Power Grid

Penn State Wind Energy Club Takes Home National Titles In DOE Wind Competition

$100M Landfill Gas Refinery On Track For 2019 Completion In Throop, Lackawanna

Transource Power Line Company Plants Trees In York, Franklin Counties

PPL, GE Collaborating On Better Power Grid Management

PJM, States Clash Over Market Jurisdiction At NARUC Conference

FERC Nominee To Seek Counsel If Coal Bailout Plan Returns

FERC Nominee Distances Himself From Trump Coal Bailout At Hearing

New Study Reveals Natural Solutions Can Reduce Global Warming

Lazard: Renewables Can Challenge Existing Coal Plants On Price

Report: Closing Nuclear Plants Risks Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emissions

DOE To Fund Coal FIRST Initiative, Critics Say It’s Political Not Practical

IEA: World Has No Capacity To Absorb New Fossil Fuel Plants

Farming

Bay Journal: Morelli: To Save Farmland In Cumberland County, Officials Look To Lancaster

Crable: Experts Say Dairy Crisis Won’t End Soon, Urge Farmers To Pursue Niche Markets

Graham Academy Wins PA Horticultural Society’s Garden Award

Esack: PA’s Farming Economy Soaked By Trump Tariffs, Rain, Low Prices

Flooding

Overnight Rain Monday Triggers Flooding In Southeast PA

Quick Action Prevented Worse Flood Damage At Emmaus High School

Duncansville Engineer Recommends Applying For Flood Hazard Mitigation Money

Lackawanna River Banks Still Bear Unsightly Evidence Of Summer Floods

So You Think It Rained A Lot This Year?

Flooding - Hurricanes

Hurricane Michael Looks Even More Violent On Closer Scrutiny

USGS Report: Hurricane Florence Set At Last 28 Flood Records

Forests

Central PA Christmas Tree Auction Prices Up 30 Percent Over Last Year

Transource Power Line Company Plants Trees In York, Franklin Counties

Philly Will Get 950 More Street Trees Planted This Weekend

Nov. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Forests - Wildfires

AP: Trump Threatens To Withhold Federal Payments Saying Forest Management Is So Poor

AP: Trump To Visit California Wildfire Scene As Death Toll Rises

Editorial: California Wildfire Catastrophe

Death Toll Grows To 63, With 631 People Missing In California Wildfires

California’s Ferocious Wildfires Spark Concern Over Health Consequences

National Guard Troops Search For More California Wildfire Victims: 56 Dead

AP: California Wildfire Death Toll At 48, Hundreds Still Missing

AP: Dead In Cars, Homes: Northern California Wildfire Toll At 42

Devastation As Deadly California Blaze Tallies Grim Stats

Death Toll Rises To 31 In California Wildfires, 228 Missing

AP: Death Toll Jumps to 25 In California Wildfires, Search For More Victims Continues

AP: Deadly Fire Leveled Paradise, California In Less Than A Day

Mega-Wildfires More Frequent Because Of Climate Change, Forest Management

Worst Wildfires In California History

Green Infrastructure

Op-Ed: Clean Water Helps Create Healthy Communities - Wissahickon Creek

Philly Will Get 950 More Street Trees Planted This Weekend

Land Conservation

Sen. Yaw Announces State Investments In Local Park, Recreation Opportunities

Chester County Conservation, Recreation Project Get Funding Infusion

Bay Journal: Morelli: To Save Farmland In Cumberland County, Officials Look To Lancaster

Lower Nazareth Considers Referendum To Fund Open Space

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Kiski Watershed Assn Needs Volunteers For Parks Twp Litter Cleanup Nov. 17

Addressing Philadelphia’s Litter Problem

Mine Reclamation

Amid Black Landscape, Site Of New Wilkes-Barre High School Takes Shape

EcoIslands Cleans Up Mine Drainage  With Wetlands In A Box In Blair

Hole From Abandoned Mine Filled In Washington Twp., Berks County

From Coal To Solar: Former Mine Land Could Become Panel Farm

Allegheny Front: WV National Guard Invests $5M+ To Grow Apple Trees On Mine Site

Zinke Effect: How U.S. Interior Dept. Became A Tool Of Industry

Oil & Gas

EQT Production Fined For Polluting Mon River

Litvak: EQT Fined For Causing 4 Million Gallons Of Mine Water To Flow Into Mon River

Sisk: EQT Fined For Hitting Abandoned Mine Causing Leak During Pipeline Construction

Moxie Freedom Natural Gas Power Plant Now Online In Luzerne

Another Natural Gas Power Plant Proposed In Bradford County

Penn Twp Drilling Permit Decision Upheld In Court

Editorial: Allegheny Twp Drilling Case Has No Legs, Taxpayers Stuck With The Bill

Accident Kills Rig Worker On Shell Drilling Pad In Tioga County

Natural Gas Prices Soar 20% On Concerns About Winter Supplies

Pennsylvania’s Locally Produced Natural Gas Discount Fading As Pipelines Taking Gas Out-Of-State

Litvak: EQT Completes Split Into 2 Firms To Boost Value Of Each Business

$100M Landfill Gas Refinery On Track For 2019 Completion In Throop, Lackawanna

Pipelines

Hurdle: 12-Inch Mariner East Pipeline Passed Safety Inspections, PUC Tells Schools

PennEast Pipeline Faces Uphill Battle A Year After FERC Approval

Editorial Keystone XL Pipeline Stalls

Radiation Protection

$500M Parks Twp. Nuclear Waste Removal Is A Go In Armstrong County

PJM, States Clash Over Market Jurisdiction At NARUC Conference

FERC Nominee To Seek Counsel If Coal Bailout Plan Returns

Report: Closing Nuclear Plants Risks Rise In Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PSU: DOE Grant Aimed At Improving Process To Reduce Nuclear Fuel Waste

Recreation

Sen. Yaw Announces State Investments In Local Park, Recreation Opportunities

Chester County Conservation, Recreation Project Get Funding Infusion

Loyalhanna Trail Receives $500K Grant From State

Veterans In Crisis Embark On Odyssey At Semper Fi Outdoor Odyssey In Somerset

Allegheny Twp. Wants Trails Group To Acquire Old Rail Bridge

Nov. 16 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Surfing At Presque Isle State Park In Erie

Presque Isle State Park Lake Erie Beaches Suffer Early Erosion

PSU: Improving City Parks May Be One Path To Help Make Residents More Active

New Washington County Playground Equipment Vandalized

Safe Sidewalk Coming To Connect Lackawanna River Trail To Downtown

Archbald Bans Tobacco In Parks, Playgrounds

Snow Making Starts At Seven Springs As Wintry Weather Expected

Montage Ski Resort Dreams Of White Slopes On Black Friday

DCNR Names 3 New Managers Of State Parks In Berks, Monroe, Clinton Counties

Zinke Effect: How U.S. Interior Dept. Became A Tool Of Industry

Trump’s National Park Service Pick To Be Grilled On Whether Protesters Should Pay For Security Costs

Recycling/Waste

Major Recycler CarbonLITE to Open Lehigh Valley Facility, Create 200 Jobs

Op-Ed: How You Can Help Philly Cut Recycling Costs

$100M Landfill Gas Refinery On Track For 2019 Completion In Throop, Lackawanna

Renewable Energy

Cusick: New Plan Calls For 10 Percent Solar Power In PA By 2030

Legere: Report: Big Shift To Solar Power Possible In PA, With Right Policies

PA DEP Solar Plan Aims For 10% Solar Generation By 2030

From Coal To Solar: Former Mine Land Could Become Panel Farm

Solar, Water Sources Help Derry Twp Clan Bypass Power Grid

Penn State Wind Energy Club Takes Home National Titles In DOE Wind Competition

PJM, States Clash Over Market Jurisdiction At NARUC Conference

Lazard: Renewables Can Challenge Existing Coal Plants On Price

Wastewater Facilities

Report Card: PA Highway, Water, Transportation Infrastructure Is Just As Bad As it Was 4 Years Ago

Watershed Protection

Op-Ed: Clean Water Helps Create Healthy Communities - Wissahickon Creek

Allentown Fined By Fish & Boat Commission For Allowing Polluted Stormwater Into Golf Course Creek

Kiski Watershed Assn Needs Volunteers For Parks Twp Litter Cleanup Nov. 17

Hell-Bent On Saving The Eastern Hellbender

Seaport Museum Ties Its Fortunes To The Delaware River Exhibit In Philadelphia

Delaware RiverKeeper Nov. 16 RiverWatch Video Report

Bay Journal: Morelli: To Save Farmland In Cumberland County, Officials Look To Lancaster

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Wildlife

Hayes: New Fish & Boat Commission Director Aims To Get Agency Back On Sound Financial Footing

Hayes: 3-Species Hybrid Bird Discovered By Amateur Birder Near Altoona Baffles Experts

Schneck: Bear, Deer Hunting: 20 Things That Are Illegal

Bird Lovers Flock to Conowingo Dam For Eagle Day

Frye: Project FeederWatch Is Here And Seeking Citizen Scientists

Schneck: Hunt For Monster Catfish On Susquehanna River

Frye: Wild Brook Trout Gill Lice Parasite Controversy Taking On New Form

Wildlife Fled The Sky During 2017 Eclipse

AP: Stranger Things: Exotic Animals Only Loosely Protected

Editorial: Vanishing Wildlife: Humans Must Be Stewards For Other Creatures

Camel Seen On Route 309 During Snowstorm In Bucks County

Federal Policy

Letter: EPA Needs To Get Back To Protecting

Letter: Conservatives And Conservation

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11/19/2018