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Sunday NewsClips

Hurdle: PUC Investigators Sees Statewide Concern With Mariner East 1 Pipeline Corrosion

Editorial: Time For Congress To Act On Federal RECLAIM Act To Fund Mine Reclamation

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority: Homeowners Installing Stormwater Measures Can Reduce Fee 30%

Bagenstose: Frustrations Continue At Military Meeting On PFAS Cleanup

St. Francis U. Students Working To Get Lead Out With Testing, Remediation Efforts

Erie Sewer Upgrades Carry Multimillion-Dollar Price Tag

Survey: Allegheny County Residents Praise Quality Of Life, Worry About Air, Drinking Water Quality

Sisk: Penn State Researchers Push For Answers On Carbon Capture

Op-Ed: Will PA Heed Scientific Warnings And Continue Reducing Methane?

Tough Year For Recycling Industry To Continue As China Holds Fast On Tougher Rules

Tips On Keeping Holiday Season From Overwhelming Recycling Centers

Very Deep Sinkhole Detours Traffic In Columbia, Lancaster County

Archeological Digs In Luzerne Shed Light On Mining, Immigrant History

Allegheny Front: Turning To Forests For Better Health

Editorial: Walkability Sensible Goal For Downtown Scranton

Bear Attack In Lycoming County Caused By Dog, Cubs Encounter

Woman Punches Bear To Survive Attack, Credits Dog With Saving Her Life

Schneck: Backyard Bears In PA: What To Do, Not To Do

Sunday - National/International

Judge: PennEast Pipeline Can Use Eminent Domain In New Jersey

Interior Secretary Zinke Resigning Cites Vicious Attacks

AP: Nations At UN Climate Talks Back Universal Emissions Rules

Editorial: Concession To Rioters In France Subverts Paris Climate Accord

Politics

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Air

Draft DEP Proposal To Cut Gas Well Methane Emissions Exempts Most Conventional Gas Wells Accounting For 50% Or More Of Methane Pollution

Legere: DEP Drafts New Limits On Methane Pollution From Gas Wells As Feds Reconsider Rules

Sisk: DEP Unveils Proposal To Reduce Emissions From Existing Oil, Gas Wells

AP-Levy: PA Moves To Curb Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Operations

Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant Emissions Steam, Water DEP Says

Allegheny Front: Struggle To Clean Up Clairton Coal Coke Works

Allegheny Front: Fighting Air Pollution With Stories, Friendship

DEP Wants To Know What The Horrible Smell Was In Lehigh Valley Tuesday

DEP Smell-Checks Roseto Near Lehigh Valley Landfill

Awards & Recognition

Bob & Jane Slagter Of Warren County Recognized As Outstanding PA Tree Farmers Of The Year

Kummer: Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field Awarded Gold LEED Certification For Energy Use

U.S. Postal Service 2019 Forever Stamp Series Features PA’s Clarion River

Western PA Conservancy Conserve Magazine Celebrates 125th Anniversary Of State Parks & Forests

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Are False Fears About Spotted Lanternfly Hurting Christmas Tree Sales?

Kummer: Businesses Must Get Trained, Permitted For Spotted Lanternfly Or Face Fines

Bog Turtles, Public Menace In Northampton County

DCNR Blog: Understanding Climate Change In Pennsylvania

Budget

Thompson: Good News, Bad News Picture Of PA State Finances At Halfway Point

Esack: PA Tax Collections Up, Subject To Cost Overruns, A Possible Deficit

Meyer: Lawmakers Offer Positive Budget Update, But Opinions Differ On What’s Ahead

Murphy: Wolf’s 2nd Term Will Begin With A New Budget Secretary Jen Swails

Wyoming Valley Property Owners Receive New Stormwater Fee Notices

Wyoming Sanitary Authority Hosts Info Session On  Stormwater Fee

Back Mountain Communities Paying More For Stormwater Mandate

500 York County Residents Sign Petition Opposing Stormwater Authority

Crable: New Federal Farm Bill Will Have Big Impact On Lancaster County Farmers

Compromise Federal Farm Bill Makes More Funds Available For Chesapeake Bay

AP: Congress Approves $400B For Ag Subsidies, Conservation, Food Aid

What’s In The New Federal Farm Bill- More Organic Farming Help, Dairy Lifeline

How PA Congressional Delegation Voted On New Federal Farm Bill

Chesapeake Bay Advocates Raise Concerns About Changes To Waters Of U.S. Rule

Chesapeake Bay

High School Students Determined To Continue Efforts To Have PA Recognize Eastern Hellbenders

Bay Journal: EPA Names New Leader For Chesapeake Bay Program Office

Lancaster Farming: Conservation Taking Back Seat To Dairy Farm Survival

Study: Westmoreland Could Help Save Chesapeake Bay By Absorbing More Cattle, Manure

Franklin County Farmers Agree To Manage Manure After Visit From Regulators

Wyoming Sanitary Authority Hosts Info Session On  Stormwater Fee

Compromise Federal Farm Bill Makes More Funds Available For Chesapeake Bay

Crable: New Federal Farm Bill Will Have Big Impact On Lancaster County Farmers

AP: Congress Approves $400B For Ag Subsidies, Conservation, Food Aid

What’s In The New Federal Farm Bill- More Organic Farming Help, Dairy Lifeline

How PA Congressional Delegation Voted On New Federal Farm Bill

Bay Journal: Feds Announced Proposed Rollback Of Some Waterway, Wetlands Protections

Chesapeake Bay Advocates Raise Concerns About Changes To Waters Of U.S. Rule

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Citizen Action

Volunteers Work To Clean Up Flood Debris Along Otter Creek In York County

Climate

Draft DEP Proposal To Cut Gas Well Methane Emissions Exempts Most Conventional Gas Wells Accounting For 50% Or More Of Methane Pollution

Legere: DEP Drafts New Limits On Methane Pollution From Gas Wells As Feds Reconsider Rules

Sisk: DEP Unveils Proposal To Reduce Emissions From Existing Oil, Gas Wells

AP-Levy: PA Moves To Curb Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Operations

National Geographic Premieres Paris To Pittsburgh Environmental Documentary

DCNR Blog: Understanding Climate Change In Pennsylvania

Op-Ed: Climate Change - It’s Real, It’s Now And It’s Us

Crable: After Wettest Year, Lancaster County May Be In The Longest Dry Spell

Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Debate Future Of Nuclear Energy In PA

Pittsburgh Mayor Represents U.S. Mayors At Climate Conference In Poland

New Governors Plan Aggressive Climate Steps

UN Report: Cities Are Key Implementers’ Of Climate Policies

World Climate Talks At Risk Of Failure With U.S. Leaving Leadership Void

U.S. Pushes Fossil Fuels At Climate Conference, Protesters Howl, Allies Emerge

U.S., Russia, Saudi Arabia Resist Global Climate Efforts At Home, Overseas

U.S. DOE Issues RFP For Coal Plants Of The Future

Letter: Learn About Proposed Federal Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act

Coal Mining

A New Anthracite Coal Mine Is Opening In PA, Is Trump To Thank?

Indiana County Commissioners Receive Sustainability Report Urging Actions On Renewable Energy, Environmental Restoration

WITF Smart Talk: PA’s Nuclear Dilemma: Should The State Bail Out Plants?

U.S. DOE Issues RFP For Coal Plants Of The Future

Compliance Action

PUC Enforcement Bureau Proposes $225,000 Penalty For 2017 Ethane/Propane Leak From Mariner East 1 Pipeline In Berks County

KPB: Two Men Cited In Crackdown On Illegal Dumping In Westmoreland County

Delaware River

Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 14 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Op-Ed: Government Shouldn’t Pay To Solve Toxic Lead Problem

Erie Water Works Employees Sue AFSCME Over Contract

Economic Development

New Report: Outdoor Recreation Is A Bigger Economic Powerhouse Than Construction In PA

Allegheny Front: For Struggling Ohio Town Haz. Waste Incinerator Brought Jobs, Now It’s Happening Again

Indiana County Commissioners Receive Sustainability Report Urging Actions On Renewable Energy, Environmental Restoration

Education

High School Students Determined To Continue Efforts To Have PA Recognize Eastern Hellbenders

Yudichak, Barletta Team Up On We Saved The Bees Children’s Book

Barletta Looks To The Future At Charity Book Reading

Emergency Response

4 Hurt In Natural Gas Plant Explosion In Washington County

AP: Several Injured After Explosion At Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County

2 Natural Gas Processing Plant Workers Injured After Explosion In Washington County

AP: Rescue Of 3 People From WV Abandoned Coal Mines Shows Dangers

3 Found Alive Inside Abandoned West Virginia Coal Mine

Energy

PA’s State Parks Are Recharging Themselves, Environmentally

Indiana County Commissioners Receive Sustainability Report Urging Actions On Renewable Energy, Environmental Restoration

WITF Smart Talk: PA’s Nuclear Dilemma: Should The State Bail Out Plants?

WITF Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s Solar Future

Op-Ed: Conservatives Should Lead The Way On Clean Energy, It Means Jobs, Prosperity

Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Debate Future Of Nuclear Energy In PA

Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant Emissions Steam, Water DEP Says

U.S. DOE Issues RFP For Coal Plants Of The Future

U.S. Senate Democrats: To Get Infrastructure Deal, Make Renewable Tax Credits Permanent

Energy Conservation

Kummer: Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field Awarded Gold LEED Certification For Energy Use

Environmental Justice

In Memoriam: John Waffenschmidt, Covanta, Leader On Environmental Justice Issues

Philly Council Hears Concerns Over Impact Of Pollutants In At-Risk Neighborhoods

Farming

Lancaster Farming: Conservation Taking Back Seat To Dairy Farm Survival

Crable: Are Lancaster’s Largest Dairy Farms Escaping The Dairy Crisis?

Study: Westmoreland Could Help Save Chesapeake Bay By Absorbing More Cattle, Manure

Franklin County Farmers Agree To Manage Manure After Visit From Regulators

Pennsylvania Acts To Preserve 28 More Farms, Nearly 2,000 Acres

Berks County Seeks New Criteria For Farmland Preservation Easements

Crable: After Wettest Year, Lancaster County May Be In The Longest Dry Spell

Yudichak, Barletta Team Up On We Saved The Bees Children’s Book

Barletta Looks To The Future At Charity Book Reading
Crable: New Federal Farm Bill Will Have Big Impact On Lancaster County Farmers

Compromise Federal Farm Bill Makes More Funds Available For Chesapeake Bay

AP: Congress Approves $400B For Ag Subsidies, Conservation, Food Aid

What’s In The New Federal Farm Bill- More Organic Farming Help, Dairy Lifeline

How PA Congressional Delegation Voted On New Federal Farm Bill

Flooding

PEMA To Instruct Municipalities On How To Claim Federal Flood Relief In Lackawanna

Volunteers Work To Clean Up Flood Debris Along Otter Creek In York County

Sen. Yaw, State Agencies Tour Flood Areas In Lycoming County

Forests

Bob & Jane Slagter Of Warren County Recognized As Outstanding PA Tree Farmers Of The Year

Foundation For Sustainable Forests’ Loving The Land Series - Carmen & Kathy Testi, Erie County

Christmas Tree Shortage Not Affecting Erie

Are False Fears About Spotted Lanternfly Hurting Christmas Tree Sales?

Kummer: Businesses Must Get Trained, Permitted For Spotted Lanternfly Or Face Fines

Foundation For Sustainable Forests, French Creek Valley Conservancy Host Woods & Waters Film Series Jan. 11, Feb. 22

Tree Pittsburgh Branching Out In New Riverfront Center

New Report: Outdoor Recreation Is A Bigger Economic Powerhouse Than Construction In PA

Western PA Conservancy Conserve Magazine Celebrates 125th Anniversary Of State Parks & Forests

Forests - Wildfires

California Wildfire Official: Time To Mull Home Ban In Fire-Prone Areas

AP: California Wildfires Cleanup To Cost At Least $3 Billion

Insurance Claims At $9 Billion For California Wildfires

Why Wildfires Like Paradise Will Happen Again And Again

Geologic Hazards

Pennsylvania Geological Information Available To Public In Many Forms

Green Infrastructure

Wyoming Valley Property Owners Receive New Stormwater Fee Notices

Wyoming Sanitary Authority Hosts Info Session On  Stormwater Fee

Back Mountain Communities Paying More For Stormwater Mandate

500 York County Residents Sign Petition Opposing Stormwater Authority

Lancaster Farming: Conservation Taking Back Seat To Dairy Farm Survival

Study: Westmoreland Could Help Save Chesapeake Bay By Absorbing More Cattle, Manure

Franklin County Farmers Agree To Manage Manure After Visit From Regulators

Tree Pittsburgh Branching Out In New Riverfront Center

Hazardous Sites Cleanup

DEP Reports On 2017-18 Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program Actions At 273 Sites In PA

Hazardous Substances

Bagenstose: Asbestos Discovery At Upper Bucks Quarry Halts Operations

AP: Bill Gives Philadelphia Schools More Lead Paint Protections

Op-Ed: Government Shouldn’t Pay To Solve Toxic Lead Problem

Editorial: Philly Moves To Take The Pain Out Of Paint, Other School Hazards

Illegal Dumping/Littering

KPB: Two Men Cited In Crackdown On Illegal Dumping In Westmoreland County

Land Conservation

Pennsylvania Acts To Preserve 28 More Farms, Nearly 2,000 Acres

Berks County Seeks New Criteria For Farmland Preservation Easements

Penn State, ClearWater Conservancy Partner To Conserve Musser Gap Property In Centre County

Penn State Investigating Ways To Conserve 365 Acres Near Toll Brothers Site

Penn State Looking At Conserving Musser Gap Property In Centre County

Mine Reclamation

Acid Mine Drainage Must Be Dealt With Along Turnpike’s Southern Beltway In Pittsburgh

3 Found Alive Inside Abandoned West Virginia Coal Mine

AP: Rescue Of 3 People From WV Abandoned Coal Mines Shows Dangers

Paint Creek Watershed Assn Receives DEP Grant To Treat Acid Mine Drainage

Noncoal Mining

Bagenstose: Asbestos Discovery At Upper Bucks Quarry Halts Operations

Oil & Gas

Draft DEP Proposal To Cut Gas Well Methane Emissions Exempts Most Conventional Gas Wells Accounting For 50% Or More Of Methane Pollution

Legere: DEP Drafts New Limits On Methane Pollution From Gas Wells As Feds Reconsider Rules

Sisk: DEP Unveils Proposal To Reduce Emissions From Existing Oil, Gas Wells

AP-Levy: PA Moves To Curb Air Pollution From Oil & Gas Operations

Penn State Ground And Stream Water Research Reveals Clues To Shale Drilling Impacts

Penn State Researchers Identify Methane Contamination Caused By Fracking

PennFuture Blog: The Cost Of Replacing Nuclear Power With Natural Gas

4 Hurt In Natural Gas Plant Explosion In Washington County

AP: Several Injured After Explosion At Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County

2 Natural Gas Processing Plant Workers Injured After Explosion In Washington County

Jessup Natural Gas Power Plant Emissions Steam, Water DEP Says

Northeast Railroad Traffic Up Again, Primarily Due To Fracking

Litvak: Team Behind Rice Energy Launches Bid To Take Over EQT Leadership

Op-Ed: EPA’s Assault On Northeast Continues On Renewable Fuel Standard

AP: Environmental Groups To Sue Over Offshore Drilling Tests In Atlantic

Pipelines

PUC Enforcement Bureau Proposes $225,000 Penalty For 2017 Ethane/Propane Leak From Mariner East 1 Pipeline In Berks County

Hurdle: Judge Grants First Eminent Domain Case To PennEast Pipeline In PA

Federal Judge Says PennEast Pipeline Can Take Property In Carbon County

Hurdle: PUC Judge Denies Emergency Petition For Mariner East Pipeline Shutdown

PUC Judge Rejects Plea To Shut Down Mariner East 1 Pipeline

PUC Judge Rules In Favor Of Mariner East Pipelines

PA Supreme Court Declined To Consider Eminent Domain Challenge To Mariner East 2 Pipeline

Rover, Mariner East 2 Pipelines Almost Finished, But At What Cost?

Meeting Draws Some Opposition To Leidy South Pipeline Project In Lycoming

Rep. Everett Sets Meeting On PGE Water Withdrawal, Pipeline Project In Lycoming

Officials Discuss Proposed Leidy South Pipeline Project In Lycoming County

Upper Bucks Residents Fight Proposed Adelphia Gas Pipeline Project

DEP Holds Hearing On Proposed Adelphia Pipeline, Compressor Station In Montgomery County

Risberg Natural Gas Pipeline Project From Meadville Into Ohio OK’d By FERC

FERC Approves Birdsboro Natural Gas Pipeline To Begin Service

Frazier: 2 Hurt On Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Near Pittsburgh

2 Hurt In Accident At Local Gas Line In Westmoreland County

Public Participation

DEP Posts 2019 Advisory Committee, Council Board Meeting Schedules

Radiation Protection

PennFuture Blog: The Cost Of Replacing Nuclear Power With Natural Gas

WITF Smart Talk: PA’s Nuclear Dilemma: Should The State Bail Out Plants?

Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Debate Future Of Nuclear Energy In PA

Recreation

Western PA Conservancy Conserve Magazine Celebrates 125th Anniversary Of State Parks & Forests

New Report: Outdoor Recreation Is A Bigger Economic Powerhouse Than Construction In PA

U.S. Postal Service 2019 Forever Stamp Series Features PA’s Clarion River

Audubon Society Of Western PA Seeking Public Input On Buffalo Creek Watershed Conservation Plan Update In Armstrong, Butler Counties

DCNR, Health Outline Importance Of Naloxone Availability In State Parks, Forests

DCNR Awards Grants To Support ATV Trails In Clarion & Jefferson, Northumberland Counties

Butler County Receives DCNR Grant To Plant Trees Along Community Trail

Levee Trail Repair Project Complete In Luzerne County

South Greensburg Gets Nearly $100,000 From DCNR For Playground Renovation

PA’s State Parks Are Recharging Themselves, Environmentally

Philly Mayor Breaks Ground On First ‘Rebuild’ Playground

Allen Twp Accepts Donated Land Next To Covered Bridge Park

Wednesday Lecture Topic: Making Scranton More Walkable

Wilkes-Barre Transit To Focus Efforts To Improve Transit Walkability

Lackawanna County Parks & Recreation Director Resigns

Recycling/Waste

PA Resources Council, Partners Host True Zero Waste Symposium Feb. 21 In Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Council Bill Would Allow Residents To Recycle E-Waste In 2019

E-Waste Bill To Be Introduced In Pittsburgh Council Tuesday

Keystone Landfill Opponents Appeal To Commonwealth Court Over Zoning Issue

Renewable Energy

DCED, DEP, Local Partners Hold Groundbreaking For New Solar Energy Array In Bedford County

WITF Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s Solar Future

PA’s State Parks Are Recharging Themselves, Environmentally

Indiana County Commissioners Receive Sustainability Report Urging Actions On Renewable Energy, Environmental Restoration

Op-Ed: Conservatives Should Lead The Way On Clean Energy, It Means Jobs, Prosperity

Trump Tariffs Prompt Nearly 50% Drop In U.S. Utility Solar Installations

U.S. Senate Democrats: To Get Infrastructure Deal, Make Renewable Tax Credits Permanent

Stormwater

Wyoming Valley Property Owners Receive New Stormwater Fee Notices

Back Mountain Communities Paying More For Stormwater Mandate

500 York County Residents Sign Petition Opposing Stormwater Authority

Sustainability

Foundation For Sustainable Forests’ Loving The Land Series - Carmen & Kathy Testi, Erie County

Indiana County Commissioners Receive Sustainability Report Urging Actions On Renewable Energy, Environmental Restoration

Wastewater Facilities

New Stanton Sewage Plant Expansion Moving Ahead

Kiski Valley Sewage Officials Take Aim At Delinquent Customers

Watershed Protection

High School Students Determined To Continue Efforts To Have PA Recognize Eastern Hellbenders

Wyoming Valley Property Owners Receive New Stormwater Fee Notices

Back Mountain Communities Paying More For Stormwater Mandate

500 York County Residents Sign Petition Opposing Stormwater Authority

Lancaster Farming: Conservation Taking Back Seat To Dairy Farm Survival

Study: Westmoreland Could Help Save Chesapeake Bay By Absorbing More Cattle, Manure

Franklin County Farmers Agree To Manage Manure After Visit From Regulators

Tree Pittsburgh Branching Out In New Riverfront Center

Audubon Society Of Western PA Seeking Public Input On Buffalo Creek Watershed Conservation Plan Update In Armstrong, Butler Counties

Delaware RiverKeeper Dec. 14 RiverWatch Video Report

Compromise Federal Farm Bill Makes More Funds Available For Chesapeake Bay

Bay Journal: Feds Announced Proposed Rollback Of Some Waterway, Wetlands Protections

Chesapeake Bay Advocates Raise Concerns About Changes To Waters Of U.S. Rule

Trout Unlimited: Standing Tall For Small Waterways, Proposed EPA Stream Definition Changes

Kummer: Environmentalists Call Trump Proposed Water Rule Changes Big Gift To Business

Trump Administration Proposes Roll Back Of Obama-Era Water Protections

Trump Administration Moves To Slash Federal Protection For Waterways

AP: EPA To Eliminate Protection For 60% Of Waterways, 50% Of Wetlands

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Wildlife

Op-Ed: Reflecting On 12 Years Of Service On The Fish & Boat Commission Board - Len Lichvar

Schneck: Fish & Boat Commission Cuts Free Regs Booklet, Adds New Permits

Op-Ed: Why Lawmakers Should Raise The Fishing License Fee

Kirik: Once-Controversial Deer Management Changes Improved Deer Hunting

Man Accused Of Trying To Hunt Deer With Crossbow While Driving

Lycoming County Woman Drug From Home By Bear In Stable Condition

Bear Attacks, Drags Woman Outside Lycoming County Home

First Snowy Owl Of Season Spotted On Presque Isle In Erie

Bog Turtles, Public Menace In Northampton County

Help The Indiana Hellbender! - If Indiana Can Do It, So Can PA!

Other

R.K. Mellon Foundations’ Leader Stepping Down

Philly Preservation Task Force Offers Modest Proposal

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12/17/2018