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Here are NewsClips from around the state on all environmental topics, including General Environment, Budget, Marcellus Shale, Watershed Protection and much more.
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Sunday NewsClips
Litvak: DEP Monitoring Pressure Problem From Fracking Deep Gas Well In Westmoreland County, Crews Coming From Out Of State To Kill The Well
Editorial: Wolf Should Support Full Fracking Ban In Delaware River Basin
Codorus Creek Makeover Plans Unveiled In York
Indiana County Watershed Group Looking To bolster Its Ranks
Editorial: No Avoiding Stormwater Mandate, Wyoming Authority Needs A Better Handle On Financial Needs
Editorial: New Level Of Regional Thinking Needed On Levee In Lycoming County
Erie-Area Residents Forced To Change Recycling Habits
Household Hazardous Waste, Electronics Recycling Event Feb. 9 In Erie County
Review Finds Harrison Twp Chemical Dump In Allegheny County Remains Contained
Op-Ed: Gut-Checking Pennsylvania’s Climate Moment, Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Open
Nescopeck State Park WinterFest Encourages Visitors To Enjoy Winter Season
Schneck: Watch Ice Harvesting As It Was Done In The 1800s On PA Farms
Saturday, Sunday Hunting Sparking Debate Across PA
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Early Spring! [No mention of Climate Change]
Groundhog Day Brings Shot In The Arm To Former PA Coal Town
Lancaster County Groundhogs Predict 6 More Weeks Of Winter
Guide To Groundhog Day 2019 With Punxsutawney Phil
Oddsmaker Weighs In: Will Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow
Environmental Rights Amendment
Video Of Better Path Coalition Program Sunday On Enforcing PA Environmental Rights Amendment (Facebook)
Video Of Monday Environmental Rights Event With Kids Dressed As The Lorax
Earlier Story On Better Path Coalition Program
PA Chamber Hits Back At NIMBYs And Delaware RiverKeeper
Politics
House Environmental Committee Holds Feb. 5 Informational State Of The State Meeting
John Baer: Wait, Harrisburg’s Trying To Get Stuff Done? Bipartisan Initiatives
AP: Republican Don White Leaving Senate In Middle Of Term
House Names Standing Committee Members, Following Senate Appointments
Fairmount Park Conservancy Leader To Challenge Philly Council Member
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Air
House, Senate Democratic Policy Committees Hold Feb. 7 Hearing On Fire And Air Pollution Caused By Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Fire
Repairs To Clairton Coke (Coal) Works To Cost About $40 Million After Fire
Editorial: Pittsburgh Needs Cleaner Air And Water
AG Shapiro Joins Lawsuit Calling On EPA To Issue New Rule Eliminating Exemptions For Asbestos Reporting
Alternative Fuels
Plans Now Due From Electric Utilities For 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Services
Shell Buys Electric Vehicle Charging Company Greenlots As Oil Majors Prep For Rise Of EVs
Awards & Recognition
Villanova's Dr. Robert Traver Receives National Environmental & Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Stroud Water Research Center Recognizes Robin L. Vannote’s Watershed Work
Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Collect 2.2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 17,000 Tires, And More During 2018
Claysville Woman Wins County Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award
Senate State Government Committee Unanimously Approves, Reports Out Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
Editorial: Clarion’s River Of The Year: Mother Nature And Man Team Up
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Game Commission Board Approves Additional Protection For 3 Cave Bat Species
3 New Varieties Of Bats Added To State Endangered Species List
DCNR Blog: Wildflower Spotting In The Winter
Budget
January State Revenues $113.7 Million Below Estimates; Ahead $290 Million For Fiscal Year
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Pennsylvanians Urged To Help Preserve The Legacy Of PA’s State Parks & Forests
Hopey: State Parks, Forests Face $1 Billion Maintenance Funding Shortfall
Pennsylvanians Urged To Help Preserve The Legacy Of PA's State Parks & Forests
PA Parks Have A Maintenance Backlog Worth $1 Billion, Report Finds
Op-Ed: Runoff Fees Support Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
PUC: Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Amounts Will Not Change For 2018 Collection Year
Chesapeake Bay
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Gov. Wolf Announces $121 Million In Funding For Water Infrastructure Projects in 20 Counties, $1.1 Million For Nonpoint Projects
Senate State Government Committee Unanimously Approves, Reports Out Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
AP-Levy: PA Senate Resumes Push To Recognize Eastern Hellbender
PA Resumes Push To Recognize Eastern Hellbender
Students Push Hellbender As State Amphibian
BJ Small: Hellbender One Step Closer To Becoming The Official State Amphibian
DEP Working With Villanova University On Update To Stormwater BMP Manual
Villanova's Dr. Robert Traver Receives National Environmental & Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Scranton Stormwater Pollution Reduction Options Study Still Outstanding
Wyoming Authority OKs Changes On Stormwater Fees
More Outrage Over Stormwater Fee As Wyoming Authority Makes Changes
Cong. Meuser Seeks Information On Stormwater Fee
Op-Ed: Government, Public Must Address Stormwater Runoff Challenges In Pittsburgh
Op-Ed: Runoff Fees Support Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Op-Ed: Stormwater Fees Support Community Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Accepting Applications For Conservation, Education Other Grants
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Citizen Action
AP: Cabot Oil Wants Dimock Homeowner Thrown In Jail For Not Submitting To Questioning In Its $5M Lawsuit Against Him
Cusick: Kids Dressed As The Lorax Got To Meet Gov. Wolf, And Make Their Point On Climate Change, Environmental Rights
Video Of Better Path Coalition Program On Enforcing Environmental Rights Amendment (Facebook)
Video Of Monday Environmental Rights Event With Kids Dressed As The Lorax
Earlier Story On Better Path Coalition Program
Protecting Water Quality In The Lehigh Valley Workshop Feb. 28
Need Community Service Ideas? Attend The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Community Leader Breakfast Feb. 21 In Philadelphia
Penn State Extension Offers 2 Spring Gardening Workshops On April 2 & 9 At Northampton Community College
Climate
Sisk: Wolf Just Set A Lofty Climate Goal, What Will It Take To Get There?
Cap-And-Trade Could Fill Gaps In Gov. Wolf’s Climate Change Executive Order
WITF Smart Talk: PA Sets Carbon Goals, Water Quality Systems Need Upgrade
3 Takeaways From The Future Of Energy: Can We Get To Zero Carbon? Forum In Pittsburgh
Cold Weather Forces Salem Nuclear Plant In NJ Offline As Owner Presses For Subsidies
Op-Ed: NRDC Expresses Opposition To “No Strings Attached” PA Nuclear Subsidy Bill
Plans Now Due From Electric Utilities For 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Services
Shell Buys Electric Vehicle Charging Company Greenlots As Oil Majors Prep For Rise Of EVs
Cusick: Kids Dressed As The Lorax Got To Meet Gov. Wolf, And Make Their Point On Climate Change, Environmental Rights
Video Of Better Path Coalition Program On Enforcing Environmental Rights Amendment (Facebook)
Video Of Monday Environmental Rights Event With Kids Dressed As The Lorax
Earlier Story On Better Path Coalition Program
Hershey Wants To Make Sure Climate Change Doesn’t Destroy It’s Chocolate Supplies
Erie Nature Watch: Does Climate Change Affect Bird Migration?
AP: Climate Fight: Germany Sets 2038 Deadline To End Coal Use
Science Says: Get Used To Polar Vortex Outbreaks
Polar Vortex Set To Test Midwest, PJM Electric Grids Amid FERC Resilience Debate
PUC Provides Tips On Energy Conservation, Safe Heating During Frigid Weather
Marcellus Gas Industry: Pennsylvanians Stay Warm For Less During Brutal Cold Snap
Edinboro University Cancels Wednesday, Thursday Classes Due To Polar Vortex
U.S. Postal Service Suspends Mail Delivery In Parts Of PA, Other States
Editorial: Cold Kids Are Soft?
After Trump Tells Global Warming To Come Back Fast, NOAA Tweets Winter Storms Don’t Disprove Climate Change
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Is Doing Far More Than Renewables To Clean Our Air
Coal Mining
Coal Industry’s Burned Out, Pockets Of Poverty Remain Where Sick People Get Sicker - Part I
In PA Coal Region, Many Are Forced To Travel Long Distances To Get The Health Care They Need - Part II
Drug Deaths Are Rising In PA Coal Country, Treatment Hard To Come By - Part III
What’s Being Done About The Doctor Shortage In PA Coal Country? - Part IV
Forum Caps Off Mining Heritage Month In Wilkes-Barre
Compliance Action
Attorney General Files 161 Criminal Charges Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Over Lead Water Lines
Pittsburgh Water Authority Faces 161 Criminal Charges For Lead Water Line Violations
State AG Files Charges Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Over Lead Line Notifications
AP- Pittsburgh Water Authority Charged Criminally Over Lead Service Lines
AG Files 161 Criminal Charges Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Over Lead Levels In Water
Delaware River
Delaware RiverKeeper Feb. 1 RiverWatch Video Report
Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing Feb. 13, Business Meeting March 13
NJ Governor Urges Full Fracking Ban In Delaware River Basin
Editorial: Wolf Should Support Full Fracking Ban In Delaware River Basin
Drinking Water
Attorney General Files 161 Criminal Charges Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Over Lead Water Lines
Pittsburgh Water Authority Faces 161 Criminal Charges For Lead Water Line Violations
State AG Files Charges Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Over Lead Line Notifications
AP- Pittsburgh Water Authority Charged Criminally Over Lead Service Lines
AG Files 161 Criminal Charges Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Over Lead Levels In Water
Allegheny Institute: Review Of Pittsburgh Water Authority’s 5-Year Infrastructure Plan: The Price That Has To Be Paid For Years Of Neglect
Pittsburgh Water Authority Gearing Up To Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacements
10 Older Schools In Lancaster County Find Lead In Drinking Water
All Lancaster County Schools To Test For Lead
Crable: Ephrata Schools Send Letter To Parents Over Lead Contamination In 4 Schools
Editorial: School Ought To Be Required To Test Water For Lead, Disclose Results To Parents
NJ Landfill Agrees To Accept PFAS-Contaminated Soil From PA Military Base
NJ Landfill Backs Out Of Plan To Accept PFAS Contaminated Soil From PA
Navy Searching For New Landfill To Take PFAS Contaminated Soil From Willow Grove Base
Bagenstose: Navy Moving Ahead With PFAS Testing At Fmr Willow Grove Station
Bagenstose: Report: EPA Won’t Regulate PFAS In Drinking Water
Hurdle/Phillips: Report Says EPA Refuses To Regulate 2 PFAS Chemicals
EPA Won’t Set Legal Limit For PFAS In Drinking Water Report Says
Allentown-Lehigh Valley Water Authority Dispute Over Water/Sewer System Sale Piles Up Legal Fees
Gov. Wolf Announces $121 Million In Funding For Water Infrastructure Projects in 20 Counties, $1.1 Million For Nonpoint Projects
Education
Senate State Government Committee Unanimously Approves, Reports Out Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
AP-Levy: PA Senate Resumes Push To Recognize Eastern Hellbender
PA Resumes Push To Recognize Eastern Hellbender
Students Push Hellbender As State Amphibian
BJ Small: Hellbender One Step Closer To Becoming The Official State Amphibian
Octorara High Students Explore Local History, Learn To Protect Fresh Water In Chester County
DCNR Blog: Wildflower Spotting In The Winter
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Accepting Applications For Conservation, Education Other Grants
Pike Conservation District Now Accepting Applications For A $500 Environmental Education Grant
Carbon County Environmental Ed Center Winter Wildlife (Video)
DCNR Blog: Wildflower Spotting In Winter?
Brodhead Watershed Assn: Feb. 9: Kids, Explore The H2Olympics; Feb. 16 Pasold Farm Hike In Monroe County
Carnegie Science Center Plastic Straw Sculpture Draws Attention To Ocean Pollution
Da Vinci Science Center Returns To Northampton County Council A Year After Losing Grant
Loyalhanna Watershed Group Seeks 6 Conservation Interns In Westmoreland
Cusick: Kids Dressed As The Lorax Got To Meet Gov. Wolf, And Make Their Point On Climate Change, Environmental Rights
Video Of Better Path Coalition Program On Enforcing Environmental Rights Amendment (Facebook)
Video Of Monday Environmental Rights Event With Kids Dressed As The Lorax
Earlier Story On Better Path Coalition Program
South Mountain Partnership Announces 6 Lectures For 2019 Speakers Series Beginning March 16
Emergency Response
Hurdle: PUC Seeks School Evacuation Drills On Mariner East Pipeline Route
Energy
3 Takeaways From The Future Of Energy: Can We Get To Zero Carbon? Forum In Pittsburgh
Plans Now Due From Electric Utilities For 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Services
Shell Buys Electric Vehicle Charging Company Greenlots As Oil Majors Prep For Rise Of EVs
PUC Provides Tips On Energy Conservation, Safe Heating During Frigid Weather
Marcellus Gas Industry: Pennsylvanians Stay Warm For Less During Brutal Cold Snap
Natural Gas Prices Slump Despite U.S. Winter Weather Blast
Letter: Be Cautious Of Dropping Temperatures, Energy Bills
Bagenstose: Bucks Landfill Gas Power Plant, 3rd Largest In Country, Closing
Op-Ed: PA’s Future Depends On The Growth, Diversification Of Its Energy Portfolio
Op-Ed: Gut-Checking Pennsylvania’s Climate Moment, Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Open
Op-Ed: NRDC Expresses Opposition To “No Strings Attached” PA Nuclear Subsidy Bill
Plans Now Due From Electric Utilities For 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Services
Editorial: PUC Takes Step Toward Helping More People Afford To Heat Their Homes
Peoples’ Gas Wants To Raise Rates By 14-19% To Into Replacing Pipelines
Peoples’ Gas Customers Could Face Double-Digit Rate Hikes As Pipeline Projects Ramp Up
Peoples Natural Gas Seeks Base Rate Increase
UGI Files For Nearly 17% Rate Hike For Residential Customers
UGI Proposes 16.8% Rate Hike To Fund System Upgrades
UGI Requests Rate Hike For Residential, Commercial Natural Gas Customers
Science Says: Get Used To Polar Vortex Outbreaks
Polar Vortex Set To Test Midwest, PJM Electric Grids Amid FERC Resilience Debate
Sisk: Bitter Cold Tests Electricity, Natural Gas Systems
Cold Weather Forces Salem Nuclear Plant In NJ Offline As Owner Presses For Subsidie
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Is Doing Far More Than Renewables To Clean Our Air
Bill Gates Sells Nuclear Power As The Only Viable Alternative Energy Source To Slow Climate Change
Environmental Policy
PA Environmental Council: In Case You Missed It In January
Farming
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Gov. Wolf Announces $121 Million In Funding For Water Infrastructure Projects in 20 Counties, $1.1 Million For Nonpoint Projects
Kummer: 1775 Farmhouse, Land Owned By Albert Barnes To Be Preserved
Op-Ed: Want To Save Lehigh Valley Farmland? Buy More Locally Grown Food
Doylestown-Based L’Oreal Brand Gets Down To Earth With Local Farm Partnership
Sown In China, Grown On High Seas Product Of USA Mushrooms Are Killing American Farms
Flooding
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Forests
Pennsylvanians Urged To Help Preserve The Legacy Of PA’s State Parks & Forests
Hopey: State Parks, Forests Face $1 Billion Maintenance Funding Shortfall
Pennsylvanians Urged To Help Preserve The Legacy Of PA's State Parks & Forests
PA Parks Have A Maintenance Backlog Worth $1 Billion, Report Finds
Early Registration Deadline Feb. 1: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Feb. 20-21
Forests - Wildfires
AP: Big Storm Sets Sights On California, Evacuations Ordered In Wildfire Burned Areas
PG&E Utility Files For Bankruptcy After Devastating California Wildfires
After Bankruptcy, PG&E Headed Back To Court Over Wildfires
Insurance Claims From Deadly California Wildfires Top $11.4 Billion
Grants/Funding
CFA Now Accepting Applications For Act 13 Fee Supported Watershed Restoration, Mine Reclamation, Sewage, Flood Mitigation, Recreation Grants
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Accepting Applications For Conservation, Education Other Grants
Pike Conservation District Now Accepting Applications For A $500 Environmental Education Grant
Green Infrastructure
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Gov. Wolf Announces $121 Million In Funding For Water Infrastructure Projects in 20 Counties, $1.1 Million For Nonpoint Projects
DEP Working With Villanova University On Update To Stormwater BMP Manual
Villanova's Dr. Robert Traver Receives National Environmental & Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Scranton Stormwater Pollution Reduction Options Study Still Outstanding
Wyoming Authority OKs Changes On Stormwater Fees
More Outrage Over Stormwater Fee As Wyoming Authority Makes Changes
Cong. Meuser Seeks Information On Stormwater Fee
Op-Ed: Government, Public Must Address Stormwater Runoff Challenges In Pittsburgh
Op-Ed: Runoff Fees Support Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Op-Ed: Stormwater Fees Support Community Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Accepting Applications For Conservation, Education Other Grants
Early Registration Deadline Feb. 1: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Feb. 20-21
Hazardous Substances
10 Older Schools In Lancaster County Find Lead In Drinking Water
All Lancaster County Schools To Test For Lead
Conference At Phipps Conservatory Explores Cancer And The Environment
NJ Landfill Agrees To Accept PFAS-Contaminated Soil From PA Military Base
NJ Landfill Backs Out Of Plan To Accept PFAS Contaminated Soil From PA
Navy Searching For New Landfill To Take PFAS Contaminated Soil From Willow Grove Base
Bagenstose: Navy Moving Ahead With PFAS Testing At Fmr Willow Grove Station
Bagenstose: Report: EPA Won’t Regulate PFAS In Drinking Water
Hurdle/Phillips: Report Says EPA Refuses To Regulate 2 PFAS Chemicals
EPA Won’t Set Legal Limit For PFAS In Drinking Water Report Says
Land Conservation
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Kummer: 1775 Farmhouse, Land Owned By Albert Barnes To Be Preserved
Op-Ed: Want To Save Lehigh Valley Farmland? Buy More Locally Grown Food
Fairmount Park Conservancy Leader To Challenge Philly Council Member
Loyalhanna Watershed Group Seeks 6 Conservation Interns In Westmoreland
South Mountain Partnership Announces 6 Lectures For 2019 Speakers Series Beginning March 16
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Collect 2.2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 17,000 Tires, And More During 2018
Claysville Woman Wins County Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Award
Mine Reclamation
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
DEP: Jeansville Mine Fire Extinguished After 4-Year Battle
Work To Extinguish Olyphant Mine Fire Expected To Begin This Summer In Lackawanna
Noncoal Mining
DEP Holds Jan. 30 Meeting/Hearing On Speciality Granules' Proposed Northern Tract Quarry In Adams County
Crable: Abandoned Quarry Near Susquehanna Gets New Purpose To Replenish River In Droughts In Lancaster
Oil & Gas
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Editorial: Wolf Should Support Full Fracking Ban In Delaware River Basin
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Marcellus Gas Industry: Pennsylvanians Stay Warm For Less During Brutal Cold Snap
AP: Cabot Oil Wants Dimock Homeowner Thrown In Jail For Not Submitting To Questioning In Its $5M Lawsuit Against Him
Bagenstose: Bucks Landfill Gas Power Plant, 3rd Largest In Country, Closing
Op-Ed: America Cannot Afford To Keep It In The Ground
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Is Doing Far More Than Renewables To Clean Our Air
Op-Ed: Saving PA’s Tourism Assets From The Gas Industry
NJ Governor Urges Full Fracking Ban In Delaware River Basin
PUC: Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Amounts Will Not Change For 2018 Collection Year
National Fuel Gas To Raise Gas Price In Erie
Peoples’ Gas Wants To Raise Rates By 14-19% To Into Replacing Pipelines
Peoples’ Gas Customers Could Face Double-Digit Rate Hikes As Pipeline Projects Ramp Up
Peoples Natural Gas Seeks Base Rate Increase
UGI Files For Nearly 17% Rate Hike For Residential Customers
UGI Proposes 16.8% Rate Hike To Fund System Upgrades
UGI Requests Rate Hike For Residential, Commercial Natural Gas Customers
Litvak: CNX Scales Back Gas Production Growth, Market Panics
Natural Gas Prices Slump Despite U.S. Winter Weather Blast
Sisk: Bitter Cold Tests Electricity, Natural Gas Systems
AP: Trump Rollbacks For Fossil Fuel Industries Carry Steep Cost
American Refineries Will Feel Consequences Of Trump’s Venezuela Crackdown
Permitting
DEP Posted 76 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Feb. 2 PA Bulletin
Pipelines
Templeton/Hopey: Attorney General Conducting Criminal Investigation Of Environmental Crimes Committed By Shale Gas Industry
Chester County Developer Files Lawsuit To Force Mariner East Pipeline Off Its Property Citing Expiring Easements
Hurdle: PUC Seeks School Evacuation Drills On Mariner East Pipeline Route
Sen. Dinniman Decries Pipeline Lobbying In Harrisburg
Rep. Watson Calls On Attorney General, Auditor General To Investigate Mariner East 1 Pipeline
Op-Ed: Citizens Are Heroes In Flight For Pipeline Safety - Sen. Dinniman
Radiation Protection
Cold Weather Forces Salem Nuclear Plant In NJ Offline As Owner Presses For Subsidies
Op-Ed: Gut-Checking Pennsylvania’s Climate Moment, Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Open
Op-Ed: NRDC Expresses Opposition To “No Strings Attached” PA Nuclear Subsidy Bill
Bloomberg: Exelon Seeking Russian Nuclear Fuel For Illinois Power Plant
Bill Gates Sells Nuclear Power As The Only Viable Alternative Energy Source To Slow Climate Change
Recreation
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Pennsylvanians Urged To Help Preserve The Legacy Of PA’s State Parks & Forests
Hopey: State Parks, Forests Face $1 Billion Maintenance Funding Shortfall
Pennsylvanians Urged To Help Preserve The Legacy Of PA's State Parks & Forests
PA Parks Have A Maintenance Backlog Worth $1 Billion, Report Finds
PennDOT Announces Multimodal Project Funding, Including Mike Lanes, Trails, Green Infrastructure
Ohiopyle State Park Celebrates Season With Annual Winterfest Feb. 2
Feb. 1 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
11 Hiking Trails To Abandoned Ruins In Pennsylvania
Brodhead Watershed Assn: Feb. 9: Kids, Explore The H2Olympics; Feb. 16 Pasold Farm Hike In Monroe County
DCNR Blog: Wildflower Spotting In Winter?
Record Rain Makes Pittsburgh Area Rivers Challenging To Use
Crable: Lancaster County’s First Natural Playground Takes Shape In Woods Near Pequea
Suggestions Sought For Allegheny Parks’ Mascot Name
Op-Ed: Pittsburgh Needs Commuter Bicycle Routes
Suspicious Device Near Lower Saucon Rail Trail Proves Harmless Police Say
South Mountain Partnership Announces 6 Lectures For 2019 Speakers Series Beginning March 16
AP: National Parks Work To Undo Damage After Federal Govt. Shutdown
Recycling/Waste
DEP Now Accepting Applications For Recycling Implementation Grants Thru March 22
Local Keep PA Beautiful Affiliates Collect 2.2 Million Pounds Of Electronics, 17,000 Tires, And More During 2018
Bagenstose: Bucks Landfill Gas Power Plant, 3rd Largest In Country, Closing
Food Waste Digester Could Generate $2 Million In Savings For Altoona Water Authority
Wilkes-Barre Reminds Businesses, Institutions To File Recycling Reports
Pittsburgh Group Calls For An End To Plastic’s Great Future
Carnegie Science Center Plastic Straw Sculpture Draws Attention To Ocean Pollution
NJ Looking At Bucks County Landfills As Source Of Odor Complaints
Renewable Energy
PUC To Host PA Statewide Sustainable Energy Board Meeting Feb. 7
Solar Panels Could Be Coming To Centre County Correctional Facility
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Is Doing Far More Than Renewables To Clean Our Air
Sisk: Bitter Cold Tests Electricity, Natural Gas Systems
Stormwater
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
DEP Working With Villanova University On Update To Stormwater BMP Manual
Villanova's Dr. Robert Traver Receives National Environmental & Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Scranton Stormwater Pollution Reduction Options Study Still Outstanding
Wyoming Authority OKs Changes On Stormwater Fees
More Outrage Over Stormwater Fee As Wyoming Authority Makes Changes
Cong. Meuser Seeks Information On Stormwater Fee
Op-Ed: Government, Public Must Address Stormwater Runoff Challenges In Pittsburgh
Op-Ed: Runoff Fees Support Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Op-Ed: Stormwater Fees Support Community Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Early Registration Deadline Feb. 1: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Feb. 20-21
Susquehanna River
Crable: Abandoned Quarry Near Susquehanna Gets New Purpose To Replenish River In Droughts In Lancaster
Sustainability
Hershey Wants To Make Sure Climate Change Doesn’t Destroy It’s Chocolate Supplies
Wastewater Facilities
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
AP: Wolf To Ask Lawmakers For New $4.5 Billion Community, Environmental Infrastructure Funding Program
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Gov. Wolf Announces $121 Million In Funding For Water Infrastructure Projects in 20 Counties, $1.1 Million For Nonpoint Projects
Johnstown, Confluence Get $22.8 Million In Sewer Funding From State
Food Waste Digester Could Generate $2 Million In Savings For Altoona Water Authority
WITF Smart Talk: PA Sets Carbon Goals, Water Quality Systems Need Upgrade
Allentown-Lehigh Valley Water Authority Dispute Over Water/Sewer System Sale Piles Up Legal Fees
Watershed Protection
Gov. Wolf Proposes A $4.5 Billion, 4-Year Restore Pennsylvania Community & Environmental Infrastructure Investment Program
Gov. Wolf Outlines Plan To Restore Critical Pennsylvania Infrastructure
AP-Levy: Wolf Seeks $4.5B Capital Program Paid By Marcellus Shale Tax
Esack: Wolf Wants $4.5 Billion to Corral Sewage, Attack Blight And Boost Internet Speeds
Wolf Wants Natural Gas Severance Tax To Pay For Massive Infrastructure Rebuild
Gov. Wolf Seeks A Severance Tax Once Again
Wolf Visits Wilkes-Barre To Pitch Severance Tax To Fund $4.5B Infrastructure Program
Wolf’s Plan To Restore PA’s Infrastructure Dependent On Gas Severance Tax
Wolf Again Pitches Plan For Taxing Marcellus Gas Drillers
Meyer: Wolf Wants To Fund Infrastructure With Shale Tax; Republicans Say Nope
Reuters: PA Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax To Raise $4.5 Billion
Levee Plan In Lycoming Grows Complicated With Wolf’s Infrastructure Proposal
Sen. Yaw: I Could Support A Reasonable Severance Tax, But Not At Expense Of Impact Fee
Editorial: Wolf’s Severance Plan Seems Ambitious
Gov. Wolf Announces $121 Million In Funding For Water Infrastructure Projects in 20 Counties, $1.1 Million For Nonpoint Projects
Senate State Government Committee Unanimously Approves, Reports Out Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
AP-Levy: PA Senate Resumes Push To Recognize Eastern Hellbender
PA Resumes Push To Recognize Eastern Hellbender
Students Push Hellbender As State Amphibian
BJ Small: Hellbender One Step Closer To Becoming The Official State Amphibian
Stroud Water Research Center Recognizes Robin L. Vannote’s Watershed Work
DEP Working With Villanova University On Update To Stormwater BMP Manual
Villanova's Dr. Robert Traver Receives National Environmental & Water Resources Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
Scranton Stormwater Pollution Reduction Options Study Still Outstanding
Wyoming Authority OKs Changes On Stormwater Fees
More Outrage Over Stormwater Fee As Wyoming Authority Makes Changes
Cong. Meuser Seeks Information On Stormwater Fee
Op-Ed: Government, Public Must Address Stormwater Runoff Challenges In Pittsburgh
Op-Ed: Runoff Fees Support Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Op-Ed: Stormwater Fees Support Community Solutions To Local Pollution, Flooding
Early Registration Deadline Feb. 1: PA Riparian Forest Buffer Summit Feb. 20-21
Editorial: Pittsburgh Needs Cleaner Air And Water
Editorial: Clarion’s River Of The Year: Mother Nature And Man Team Up
Need Community Service Ideas? Attend The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership Community Leader Breakfast Feb. 21 In Philadelphia
PA Clean Water Legislative Briefing Book Available From PennFuture
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Wildlife
Schneck: Saturday Opener For Deer Hunting Season Gains First-Round Approval
Frye: Opinions Split On Proposal To Start Deer Season On A Saturday
Game Commission Considering Saturday Start To Deer Season, Semi-Autos For Big Game
Changes Coming For Buck Season?
Game Commission Gets Feedback On Sunday Hunting, Changing Deer Season
Game Commission Plan To Cull Deer In Blair County Angers Some
Crable: Game Commission Pulls Plug On Considering Use Of Semiautomatic Rifles For Big Game
No Citation, Just Warning For Man Who Took Home Rescued Deer In York County
Coyotes Among Problems For PA Deer
Game Commission Board Approves Additional Protection For 3 Cave Bat Species
3 New Varieties Of Bats Added To State Endangered Species List
Volunteers Create Better Habitat For Wildlife In Bradford County
Game Commission: Pneumonia Likely Caused Upper Dauphin County Deer Deaths
Erie Welcomes Ice Fishing Season
Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Cardinal In Erie Featured In National Geographic
Erie Nature Watch: Does Climate Change Affect Bird Migration?
Crable: Where Have Lancaster County’s Backyard Feeder Birds Gone?
Schneck: Monarch Butterfly Population Up 144% At Wintering Grounds
Guide To Groundhog Day 2019 With Punxsutawney Phil
Oddsmaker Weighs In: Will Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow
Schneck: PA Nature Calendar For February
Federal Policy
National Geographic: 15 Ways The Trump Administration Has Impacted The Environment
AP: National Parks Work To Undo Damage After Federal Govt. Shutdown
EPA Highlights Decrease In Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Deregulation In Annual Review
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