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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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PaEN: Senate’s Next Job: Consider Confirmation Of DEP, DCNR, Agriculture Secretaries
Sunday NewsClips
Maykuth: Customers Would Pay Millions To Rescue PA Nuclear Reactors, Including Some Already Profitable
Bailout Bill Proposed For Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant
Op-Ed: Why Should Electric Customers Subsidize Nuclear Generation - PPL President
Op-Ed: Why Should Electric Customers Subsidize Nuclear Generation - PPL President
WITF: Airing Of Three Mile Island Accident Documentary 40 Years Later March 26
Sen. Dinniman, Rep. Friel Otten Form Pipeline Safety Caucus
Some Peoples Gas Customers In Moon Might Not Get Service Back Until Monday
Sen. Yaw Tours Muncy Company Turns Out Drainage Pipes Made From Recycled Plastic
Editorial: Pop-Up Recycling, PA Resources Council Helps Us Do The Right Thing
Pittsburgh Recognized As Starting Point For Lewis And Clark Expedition
Delaware Canal State Park Needs $90 Million Worth Of Improvements
Local Leaders Tour Bucks State Parks, Assess Needs
A Park That Makes Money? Dilworth Park In Philadelphia Generated $2.5 Million In 2018
Crable: Extreme Adventurer: When Winter Weather Gets Rough, Ben Weaver Gets Going
Crable: Rumors Swirl Around Sale Of Girl Scout Camp In Lancaster County
Hunters Gather In Jefferson County To Protest Deer Removal Plans
Hunters Protest Chronic Wasting Disease Deer Elimination Plan
Hunters Gather To Hear Speaker Opposed To Deer Removal In Blair County To Deal With CWD
Letter: End Sunday Hunting Ban
Allegheny Front: Birders Make The Best Friends
Bay Journal: Look For Signs Of Spring Around The Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Sunday - National/International
Over 40 Ice Fishermen Rescued After Ice Floe Breaks Off In Lake Erie
Film On Arctic Refuge Battle Set For Pittsburgh Screening
Politics
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Air
Hopey: U.S. Steel Says Clairton Coke Works Repairs Ahead Of Schedule
Erie (Coal) Coke Appeals DEP Air Quality Order
Hopey: Air Pollution Frustration Spills Out At Allegheny Health Board Meeting
Alternative Fuels
Editorial: Modernize State Policies To Encourage Electric Vehicles
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: Winners Of The Women In Conservation Awards Announced By PennFuture
Crable: The Woman Who Made Environmental History By Wading In The Polluted Conestoga River
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Matt Keefer, Assistant State Forester, Named Chesapeake Bay Forest Champion
PaEN: DRBC Announces Delaware Watershed Winter Photo Contest Winner; Spring Contest Begins March 20
PaEN: Schuylkill River Network Student Street Art Contest Now Accepting Entries Thru March 29
PaEN: CBF Save The Bay Photo Contest Accepting Entries Starting March 11
Pittsburgh Rises To No. 8 On Livability.com 2019 List Of Best Places To Live
Luzerne Artist Wins National Award For Mining Artwork
PaEN: Penn State Climate Scientist Michael Mann Awarded 2019 Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Penn State Extension Hosts Meetings In Lehigh Valley On Spotted Lanternfly
PA Looking For New Ways To Fight Spotted Lanternfly
PA Scientists Look For Most Wanted Insects On Behalf Of The Federal Govt.
PaEN: Penn State Extension March 22 Rights-Of-Way And Integrated Vegetation Management Workshop In Mercer County
PaEN: Volunteers Needed For Western PA Audubon's Earth Day Of Service To The Planet April 20 At 3 Locations
Budget
Meyer: Lawmakers Keep Questioning Wolf’s Intricate Web Of Environmental Funding
Op-Ed: PA Budget Proposal Hurts Local Environmental Projects, Bipartisan Consensus - Rep. Bernstine (R)
Editorial: Lawmakers Should Recognize Need For Infrastructure Program And A Fair Severance Tax
PaEN: House DEP Budget Hearing 2: Only 0.30% Of DEP Final Actions Were Appealed In 2018; 25 Fewer Attorney Positions
PaEN: Senators Question Use Of Project Funds To Pay Agency Operating Costs, Sustainability Of DCNR Funding Choices
WITF Smart Talk: Recreation Gets Funding Commitment, Carbon Credits For Woodlands?
DCNR Good Natured Blog: A Plan To Restore Pennsylvania
DCNR Promotes Restore Pennsylvania At Delaware, Washington Crossing Parks
Study: Presque Isle State Park Needs $50 Million In Improvements
PaEN: House Tourism & Recreation Committee Holds March 19 Info Meeting On PA Parks & Forests Foundation Infrastructure Needs Report
PaEN: Department Of Agriculture Budget Testimony Highlights Conservation, Organic & Urban Farming, Invasive Species Issues
PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Adopts Phased Approach To County Planning Process
PaEN: DEP Blog: Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities: York County
PA Supreme Court Turns Down Conventional Gas Drillers’ Motion To Reconsider Stripper Well Impact Fee Decision
Wolf Returns To Schuylkill County With Plan For Flood Prevention And Recovery
Officials Tout Severance Tax To Fund Infrastructure Projects
Officials Detail How Wolf Plan Would Help West Pittston Flood Survivors
York Twp. Official Hangs Hopes On Wolf’s Severance Tax Plan
Work Underway To Retrofit Flood Gate In Wilkes-Barre
Wolf Highlight Need For Restore PA Proposal To Deal With Flooding In Allegheny County
Wolf: Tremont Flooding Helped Inspire Aggressive Restore PA Plan
Wolf Highlights Restore Pennsylvania Plan To Help Columbia County With Flood Protection
PEMA, Local Leaders Highlight Past Projects As Models For Restore PA Success
DEP, Local Officials Tour Flood-Damaged Sites In York County To Promote Restore PA Proposal
Scranton Says Annual Stormwater Fee Of $32 Per Home
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvanians-- Call Your House, Senate Member To Support Keystone Tree Fund Bills
Frye: Fish & Boat Commission Answers Angler Questions On Voluntary Permits
State Treasurer Authorizes $800 Million Line Of Credit For State General Fund; Warns About Low Fund Levels
Choose Clean Water Coalition Seeks More Federal Funding For Chesapeake Bay
Congress Reauthorizes Land And Water Conservation Fund
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvanians-- Call Your House, Senate Member To Support Keystone Tree Fund Bills
PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Adopts Phased Approach To County Planning Process
PaEN: DEP Blog: Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities: York County
PaEN: Sen. Scott Martin Appointed To Chesapeake Bay Commission
State, Federal Efforts Take Aim At Conowingo Dam
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Matt Keefer, Assistant State Forester, Named Chesapeake Bay Forest Champion
PaEN: Livestaking For Minor Streambank Repairs Workshop March 30 In Lancaster County
Livestaking: A Trusty Technique For Planting Trees And Shrubs On The Cheap
Tree Talk - Livestaking Video By Alliance For Chesapeake Bay
Forests For The Chesapeake Bay March Newsletter
Bay Journal: Get Pollution-Reduction Credits For Planting Trees In Your Community
PaEN: Interns Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA 2 Summer Interns For Keystone 10 Million Trees Initiative
PaEN: CBF Save The Bay Photo Contest Accepting Entries Starting March 11
PaEN: Showing Added: Expedition Chesapeake iMax Film Premieres March 20 At The Whitaker Center For Science & The Arts In Harrisburg
PaEN: PA American Water Announces Sponsorship Of Expedition Chesapeake Film
Choose Clean Water Coalition Seeks More Federal Funding For Chesapeake Bay
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Citizen Action
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvanians-- Call Your House, Senate Member To Support Keystone Tree Fund Bills
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: 3-Part How Your Backyard Activities Affect Your Lake Workshops
PaEN: Become A PA Master Naturalist Volunteer In Westmoreland County By Attending Upcoming Workshops
PaEN: Sign Up Now To Volunteer For Western PA Conservancy Tree Planting, Garden Steward Programs
PaEN: Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn. Tired Of Tires Campaign Paying Rewards To Bring In Illegally Dumped Tires In Westmoreland March 23
PaEN: Volunteers Needed For Western PA Audubon's Earth Day Of Service To The Planet April 20 At 3 Locations
PaEN: Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Sets April 27 Riparian Buffer Planting, 2019 Creek Cleanup Events In Cumberland County
PaEN: CBF Save The Bay Photo Contest Accepting Entries Starting March 11
Schneck: Making Maple Syrup From The Trees In Your Backyard
Campaign Encourages Lancaster County To Pass On Plastic
Allegheny County Launches Adopt-A-Roadway Anti-Litter Program
Climate
PaEN: Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Estimates Bill Supporting Nuclear Power Plants Would Cost Ratepayers $500 Million A Year
PaEN: PUC Commissioner Andrew Place Circulates Paper On Nuclear Power Plant Policy Alternatives
Cusick: Unsolicited, PUC Commissioner Sends Legislators A Breakdown Of Nuclear Bailout Options
Maykuth: Customers Would Pay Millions To Rescue PA Nuclear Reactors, Including Some Already Profitable
AP-Levy: Rescuing PA’s Nuclear Power Plants Could Come With Conditions
Industrial Customers Oppose Evolving PA Nuclear Subsidy Proposal
A Pizza Shop Owner Worried About Three Mile Island Closing, Others Don’t See Major Impact
Climate Concerns Rise As Clock Ticks For Aging Reactors
There Really, Really Isn’t A Silver Bullet For Climate Change
Rep. Vitali To Hold Informational Meeting March 11 On Nuclear Power's Contribution To Zero-Carbon Energy Production In PA
Letter: Reject Bailouts Of The Nuclear Industry - Rep. Ortitay
Op-Ed: Why Should Electric Customers Subsidize Nuclear Generation? - President Of PPL
Op-Ed: PA Should Not Be Propping Up The Nuclear Power Industry
Editorial: Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Save Nuclear Power Plants
Op-Ed: Public Health Imperiled To Aid Dying Coal Industry - Ed Perry
Op-Ed: We Really Do Need To Worry About Climate Change And Act - 15 Lehigh Professors
Editorial: Modernize State Policies To Encourage Electric Vehicles
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn. Reschedules Reflections On A Changing Climate Program For March 31 In Monroe County
PaEN: Penn State Climate Scientist Michael Mann Awarded 2019 Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement
Letter: Trivializing Science Is Not The Answer To Dealing With Climate Crisis - Dr. Richard Kaplan
NJ Coastal Towns Face Nearly $1.6B In Annual Damage Sea Rise
There Really, Really Isn’t A Silver Bullet For Climate Change
Study: Trump Climate Deregulation Could Boost CO2 Emissions 200 Million Tons A Year
Coal Mining
Op-Ed: Public Health Imperiled To Aid Dying Coal Industry - Ed Perry
For The Few Who Heat Homes With Coal, It’s Still King
Luzerne Artist Wins National Award For Mining Artwork
Coal Waste At Power Plants Linked To Groundwater Pollution; Montour Plant Included
Frazier: Report: Coal Ash Contamination Widespread In U.S., PA
Most U.S. Coal Power Plants Are Contaminating Groundwater With Toxins, Analysis Finds
Report: Little Blue Run Scrubber Waste Impoundment Still Contaminating Local Groundwater
Compliance Action
PaEN: DEP Assesses $1.5 Million Penalty Against Beta Trunk Pipeline For Unstable Slope, Construction Violations In Greene County
Sisk: DEP Issues $1.5M Fine For Pipeline Construction Site In Greene County
Operator Of Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Fined In Greene County
Litvak: Greene County Gas Line Garners $1.5 Million Fine
Hopey: U.S. Steel Says Clairton Coke Works Repairs Ahead Of Schedule
Erie (Coal) Coke Appeals DEP Air Quality Order
Attorney General’s Case Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Goes To Allegheny County Court
DCNR
WITF Smart Talk: Recreation Gets Funding Commitment, Carbon Credits For Woodlands?
PaEN: House Tourism & Recreation Committee Holds March 19 Info Meeting On PA Parks & Forests Foundation Infrastructure Needs Report
DCNR Good Natured Blog: A Plan To Restore Pennsylvania
DCNR Promotes Restore Pennsylvania At Delaware, Washington Crossing Parks
Study: Presque Isle State Park Needs $50 Million In Improvements
PaEN: March 6 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR
Delaware River
PaEN: DRBC Announces Delaware Watershed Winter Photo Contest Winner; Spring Contest Begins March 20
Delaware RiverKeeper March 8 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
McKelvey: Pittsburgh Embarks On $49M Lead Line Replacement Project As Criminal Charges Move Forward
Attorney General’s Case Against Pittsburgh Water Authority Goes To Allegheny County Court
PaEN: PA American Water Announces Sponsorship Of Expedition Chesapeake Film
Cong. Fitzpatrick Wants EPA To Get Tough In Efforts To Cleanup PFAS In Drinking Water
Bagenstose: Warminster Native At Center Of Congressional PFAS Contamination Hearing
Economic Development
PaEN: PA Wilds Cooperative To Bring Traveling Public Art Show To Capitol In Harrisburg March 8-28
Efficiency Leads 2019 Energy Job Growth Prospects
Education
PaEN: Student Environmental Career Day & Job Fair Elk Country Visitor Center March 29
PaEN: Landowners, Land Managers, Researchers, Students Encouraged To Participate In New South Mountain Research Corps Survey, April Science Summit
Burgettstown Students Get Hands-On Look At Natural Gas Industry
PaEN: Interns Wanted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA 2 Summer Interns For Keystone 10 Million Trees Initiative
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment - Lake Erie Water Diversions
PaEN: Schuylkill River Network Student Street Art Contest Now Accepting Entries Thru March 29
AP-Scolforo: Dinosaur Tracks Make Fresh Impression At Valley Forge National Park
Emergency Response
NPR: How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
AP: Tornado Forecasting Improves, But Still Deaths Keep Coming
Energy
EcoWURD Wants To Connect Black Philadelphians To Green Economy
PaEN: Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Estimates Bill Supporting Nuclear Power Plants Would Cost Ratepayers $500 Million A Year
PaEN: PUC Commissioner Andrew Place Circulates Paper On Nuclear Power Plant Policy Alternatives
Cusick: Unsolicited, PUC Commissioner Sends Legislators A Breakdown Of Nuclear Bailout Options
Maykuth: Customers Would Pay Millions To Rescue PA Nuclear Reactors, Including Some Already Profitable
AP-Levy: Rescuing PA’s Nuclear Power Plants Could Come With Conditions
Industrial Customers Oppose Evolving PA Nuclear Subsidy Proposal
A Pizza Shop Owner Worried About Three Mile Island Closing, Others Don’t See Major Impact
Climate Concerns Rise As Clock Ticks For Aging Reactors
There Really, Really Isn’t A Silver Bullet For Climate Change
Rep. Vitali To Hold Informational Meeting March 11 On Nuclear Power's Contribution To Zero-Carbon Energy Production In PA
Letter: Reject Bailouts Of The Nuclear Industry - Rep. Ortitay
Op-Ed: Why Should Electric Customers Subsidize Nuclear Generation? - President Of PPL
Op-Ed: PA Should Not Be Propping Up The Nuclear Power Industry
Editorial: Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Save Nuclear Power Plants
Robert Swift: Three Mile Island Accident - March 28, 1979
WITF: Watch MetEd Press Conference From The Day After The 1979 Three Mile Island Accident
Activists Challenge License Extension For Peach Bottom Nuke Plant
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Needs Cap-And-Trade To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Joe Minott
Letter: Invest Tax Dollars In Renewable Energy
PaEN: House Environmental, Consumer Affairs Committees Hold Separate Info Meetings March 11 On PJM Interconnection
Shale Gas Boom Slows Progress On Renewables In PJM Grid Territory
Scenic Groups Say Too Many Power Lines Blocking View Of Pittsburgh
PA Marcellus Gas To Power Electric Plant In Puerto Rico
U.S. EIA: New U.S. Power Plants Expected To Be Mostly Natural Gas, Solar PV
Energy Conservation
Efficiency Leads 2019 Energy Job Growth Prospects
Environmental Policy
PaEN: PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In February Now Available
Farming
PaEN: Farming & Conservation Opportunities For Hispanic, African American, Other Underserved Farmers April 9 In Berks County
Clearfield Conservation District Offers Manure Plan Writing Workshops March 16, April 13
Meyer: Hemp Looks Like A Bright Spot For PA Farming Advocates
PaEN: March Newsletter Now Available From Joint Conservation Committee
Flooding/Storms
Wolf Highlight Need For Restore PA Proposal To Deal With Flooding In Allegheny County
Wolf Returns To Schuylkill County With Plan For Flood Prevention And Recovery
Officials Tout Severance Tax To Fund Infrastructure Projects
Officials Detail How Wolf Plan Would Help West Pittston Flood Survivors
York Twp. Official Hangs Hopes On Wolf’s Severance Tax Plan
Work Underway To Retrofit Flood Gate In Wilkes-Barre
Wolf: Tremont Flooding Helped Inspire Aggressive Restore PA Plan
Wolf Highlights Restore Pennsylvania Plan To Help Columbia County With Flood Protection
PEMA, Local Leaders Highlight Past Projects As Models For Restore PA Success
DEP, Local Officials Tour Flood-Damaged Sites In York County To Promote Restore PA Proposal
North East Boro Considers Options For Flooding Along Baker Creek
Penn Hills Road To Close As Crews Prep For $4 Million Landslide Repair
Evacuations Lifted For Flooded California Wine Country Towns
AP: Searches Resume After Tornado Kills 23 In Alabama
AP: Tornado Forecasting Improves, But Still Deaths Keep Coming
NJ Coastal Towns Face Nearly $1.6B In Annual Damage Sea Rise
NPR: How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich
Forests
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvanians-- Call Your House, Senate Member To Support Keystone Tree Fund Bills
PaEN: House Tourism & Recreation Committee Holds March 19 Info Meeting On PA Parks & Forests Foundation Infrastructure Needs Report
DCNR Good Natured Blog: A Plan To Restore Pennsylvania
DCNR Promotes Restore Pennsylvania At Delaware, Washington Crossing Parks
Study: Presque Isle State Park Needs $50 Million In Improvements
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Matt Keefer, Assistant State Forester, Named Chesapeake Bay Forest Champion
PaEN: Landowners, Land Managers, Researchers, Students Encouraged To Participate In New South Mountain Research Corps Survey, April Science Summit
WITF Smart Talk: Recreation Gets Funding Commitment, Carbon Credits For Woodlands?
PaEN: Sign Up Now To Volunteer For Western PA Conservancy Tree Planting, Garden Steward Programs
PaEN: Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Sets April 27 Riparian Buffer Planting, 2019 Creek Cleanup Events In Cumberland County
PaEN: Livestaking For Minor Streambank Repairs Workshop March 30 In Lancaster County
Livestaking: A Trusty Technique For Planting Trees And Shrubs On The Cheap
Tree Talk - Livestaking Video By Alliance For Chesapeake Bay
Forests For The Chesapeake Bay March Newsletter
Penn State Extension Hosts Meetings In Lehigh Valley On Spotted Lanternfly
PA Looking For New Ways To Fight Spotted Lanternfly
PA Scientists Look For Most Wanted Insects On Behalf Of The Federal Govt.
Bay Journal: Get Pollution-Reduction Credits For Planting Trees In Your Community
PaEN: DCNR: Pennsylvanians Urged To Exercise Caution To Prevent Wildfires
Winter Chill Won’t Affect Mosquitoes, Ticks, Penn State Extension
Schneck: Family Taps Their Maple Trees To Make Syrup In Dauphin County
Schneck: Making Maple Syrup From The Trees In Your Backyard
PaEN: PA Wilds Cooperative To Bring Traveling Public Art Show To Capitol In Harrisburg March 8-28
DCNR Good Natured Blog: A Plan To Restore Pennsylvania
Ross Twp Commissioners Eye Ways To Protect Trees, Environment
Kummer: NJ Has At Least 11 Tick Species, And Some Are Making Us Sick
Forests - Wildfires
Re-Imagining Paradise, CA: Making Plans To Rebuild A Town Destroyed By Wildfire
Geologic Hazards
Penn Hills Road To Close As Crews Prep For $4 Million Landslide Repair
PennDOT To Repair Landslide Along Route 422 In Pittsburgh
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvanians-- Call Your House, Senate Member To Support Keystone Tree Fund Bills
PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Adopts Phased Approach To County Planning Process
PaEN: DEP Blog: Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities: York County
PaEN: Livestaking For Minor Streambank Repairs Workshop March 30 In Lancaster County
Livestaking: A Trusty Technique For Planting Trees And Shrubs On The Cheap
Tree Talk - Livestaking Video By Alliance For Chesapeake Bay
Forests For The Chesapeake Bay March Newsletter
PaEN: EPA Exhibit At 2019 Philadelphia Flower Show Highlights Ecological Power Of Flowers Now Through March 10
PaEN: Southwest PA Water Resource Center Hosts Workshops On Grant Writing, Stormwater Pollution Control Implementation, Reporting
Scranton Says Annual Stormwater Fee Of $32 Per Home
New Plan For Turnpike Stormwater Runoff Will Better Protect Valley Forge Historical Park
Greencastle Council Works Toward Stormwater Fee
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: 3-Part How Your Backyard Activities Affect Your Lake Workshops
PaEN: March 12 Penn State Water Insights Seminar Highlights Green Infrastructure To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Hazardous Substances
McKelvey: Pittsburgh Embarks On $49M Lead Line Replacement Project As Criminal Charges Move Forward
Cong. Fitzpatrick Wants EPA To Get Tough In Efforts To Cleanup PFAS In Drinking Water
Bagenstose: Warminster Native At Center Of Congressional PFAS Contamination Hearing
Hurricanes
Nearly 5 Months After Hurricane Michael, Many Still Hurting In Florida
Lake Erie
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment - Lake Erie Water Diversions
Land Conservation
PaEN: Manada Conservancy Protects 44 Acres On Blue Mountain In Dauphin County
PaEN: Brandywine Conservancy Hosts April 3 Land Trusts & Farmland Roundtable In Chester County
PaEN: Landowners, Land Managers, Researchers, Students Encouraged To Participate In New South Mountain Research Corps Survey, April Science Summit
Congress Reauthorizes Land And Water Conservation Fund
Litter/Illegal Dumping
PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful's Great American Cleanup Of PA Now Underway, Register Your Event, Volunteer For A Cleanup
PaEN: Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn. Tired Of Tires Campaign Paying Rewards To Bring In Illegally Dumped Tires In Westmoreland March 23
Great American Cleanup Event Planned In West Leechburg
PaEN: Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Sets April 27 Riparian Buffer Planting, 2019 Creek Cleanup Events In Cumberland County
Allegheny County Launches Adopt-A-Roadway Anti-Litter Program
Keep Plair Beautiful Plans Litter Survey In County
Mine Reclamation
Luzerne Artist Wins National Award For Mining Artwork
PaEN: West Branch Susquehanna River Restoration Coalition Meeting March 12
PaEN: March Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition
EPCAMR: Profile Of Nescopeck Creek Watershed Mine Drainage Problems In Luzerne County
Noncoal Mining
Bagenstose: Federal Court Ruling Mostly Favors Rockhill Quarry
Oil & Gas
PA Supreme Court Turns Down Conventional Gas Drillers’ Motion To Reconsider Stripper Well Impact Fee Decision
Residents Want Gas Drilling To Stop At Beaver Run Reservoir In Westmoreland
Hopey: Buffer Zones Debates For Drilling Near State Dams After Westmoreland Shale Gas Well Problem
Editorial: Lawmakers Should Recognize Need For Infrastructure Program And A Fair Severance Tax
PaEN: IFO: Natural Gas Production Increased 14.2% In 2018, Largest Increase Since 2014
Letter: Natural Gas A Winner For Pennsylvania
Do PA Landowners Retain Mineral Rights When Selling Land To State?
PA Marcellus Gas To Power Electric Plant In Puerto Rico
Burgettstown Students Get Hands-On Look At Natural Gas Industry
3 Firms Seek To Buy Worley & Obetz Fuelling Stations, Other Assets
Litvak: EQT Names COO In Effort To Cut Costs Amid Proxy Challenge
Editorial: Where To Drill For Oil In U.S. Still Requires Discretion
U.S. EIA: New U.S. Power Plants Expected To Be Mostly Natural Gas, Solar PV
Permitting
PaEN: DEP Posts 41 Pages Of Permit Notices In March 9 PA Bulletin
Personnel
PaEN: DEP Deputy Secretary George Hartenstein To Retire After 37 Years Of Public Service
Pipelines
Phillips: Chester County Investigation Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Now Includes Grand Jury
PaEN: DEP Assesses $1.5 Million Penalty Against Beta Trunk Pipeline For Unstable Slope, Construction Violations In Greene County
Sisk: DEP Issues $1.5M Fine For Pipeline Construction Site In Greene County
Operator Of Natural Gas Gathering Pipeline Fined In Greene County
Litvak: Greene County Gas Line Garners $1.5 Million Fine
Op-Ed: Pipeline Alert Systems: Energy Obstructionism
FERC Plans Environmental Assessment Of Leidy South, FM100 Pipeline Projects In PA
Radiation Protection
PaEN: Kleinman Center For Energy Policy Estimates Bill Supporting Nuclear Power Plants Would Cost Ratepayers $500 Million A Year
PaEN: PUC Commissioner Andrew Place Circulates Paper On Nuclear Power Plant Policy Alternatives
Cusick: Unsolicited, PUC Commissioner Sends Legislators A Breakdown Of Nuclear Bailout Options
Maykuth: Customers Would Pay Millions To Rescue PA Nuclear Reactors, Including Some Already Profitable
AP-Levy: Rescuing PA’s Nuclear Power Plants Could Come With Conditions
Industrial Customers Oppose Evolving PA Nuclear Subsidy Proposal
A Pizza Shop Owner Worried About Three Mile Island Closing, Others Don’t See Major Impact
Climate Concerns Rise As Clock Ticks For Aging Reactors
There Really, Really Isn’t A Silver Bullet For Climate Change
Rep. Vitali To Hold Informational Meeting March 11 On Nuclear Power's Contribution To Zero-Carbon Energy Production In PA
Letter: Reject Bailouts Of The Nuclear Industry - Rep. Ortitay
Op-Ed: Why Should Electric Customers Subsidize Nuclear Generation? - President Of PPL
Op-Ed: PA Should Not Be Propping Up The Nuclear Power Industry
Editorial: Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Save Nuclear Power Plants
Robert Swift: Three Mile Island Accident - March 28, 1979
WITF: Watch MetEd Press Conference From The Day After The 1979 Three Mile Island Accident
Activists Challenge License Extension For Peach Bottom Nuke Plant
Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Needs Cap-And-Trade To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Joe Minott
Recreation
PaEN: House Tourism & Recreation Committee Holds March 19 Info Meeting On PA Parks & Forests Foundation Infrastructure Needs Report
DCNR Good Natured Blog: A Plan To Restore Pennsylvania
DCNR Promotes Restore Pennsylvania At Delaware, Washington Crossing Parks
Study: Presque Isle State Park Needs $50 Million In Improvements
PaEN: Penn State Extension: Everybody Walk Across PA And Tour The Natural Wonders Of Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension Urges Everybody Walk Across PA To See Natural Wonders Of PA
Sisk: Lewis & Clark Expedition’s Pittsburgh Roots Get Federal Recognition
Letter: Remove All Mountain Bikes From All Non-Motorized Trails In Allegheny National Forest
Snow Boosts Conditions, Extends Season At Seven Springs In Somerset
PaEN: March 8 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
WITF Smart Talk: Recreation Gets Funding Commitment, Carbon Credits For Woodlands?
Ashley Officials Plan To Sell Centennial Park, Build New Park Nearby
Susquehanna Warrior Trail Faces More Delays
Schuylkill River Trail Mural Meeting March 20 In Pottstown
Rebuild Philadelphia Starts 6 Playground And Park Construction Projects
Winter Chill Won’t Affect Mosquitoes, Ticks, Penn State Extension
Pittsburgh’s Kolb Brothers Brought The World To The Grand Canyon
PaEN: PA Wilds Cooperative To Bring Traveling Public Art Show To Capitol In Harrisburg March 8-28
Letter: Remove All Mountain Bikes From All Non-Motorized Trails In Allegheny National Forest
AP-Scolforo: Dinosaur Tracks Make Fresh Impression At Valley Forge National Park
Congress Reauthorizes Land And Water Conservation Fund
Kummer: NJ Has At Least 11 Tick Species, And Some Are Making Us Sick
Recycling/Waste
PaEN: DEP Accepting Applications For 2018 Recycling Performance Grants; Grants To Increase By 20%
Recycle Your Electronics Saturday In Erie County
China Cutback On Taking Recyclables Means More To Burn In Chester City
Campaign Encourages Lancaster County To Pass On Plastic
PaEN: DEP: Benefits Outweigh Harms From Chrin Landfill Expansion In Northampton County; Technical Review Comments Being Accepted
DEP Says Benefits Of Chrin Landfill Expansion Outweigh Possible Harms
Residents Sue Grand Central Landfill Citing Excessive Odors
Friends Of Lackawanna Online Petition Opposing Landfill Expansion Approaches Goal
Allentown Company Uses Old Mack Plant To Divert Construction Debris From Landfills
Neighbors Urge DEP To Deny Permits For Bucks County Hazardous Waste Facility
Bagenstose: Crowd Speaks Out Against Elcon Hazardous Waste Facility Proposal
Coal Waste At Power Plants Linked To Groundwater Pollution; Montour Plant Included
Report: Little Blue Run Scrubber Waste Impoundment Still Contaminating Local Groundwater
Renewable Energy
Bill Opens Door To Community Solar Projects
EcoWURD Wants To Connect Black Philadelphians To Green Economy
Letter: Invest Tax Dollars In Renewable Energy
Shale Gas Boom Slows Progress On Renewables In PJM Grid Territory
U.S. EIA: New U.S. Power Plants Expected To Be Mostly Natural Gas, Solar PV
Schuylkill River
PaEN: Schuylkill River Network Student Street Art Contest Now Accepting Entries Thru March 29
Schuylkill River Trail Mural Meeting March 20 In Pottstown
Stormwater
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvanians-- Call Your House, Senate Member To Support Keystone Tree Fund Bills
PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Adopts Phased Approach To County Planning Process
PaEN: DEP Blog: Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities: York County
PaEN: Livestaking For Minor Streambank Repairs Workshop March 30 In Lancaster County
Livestaking: A Trusty Technique For Planting Trees And Shrubs On The Cheap
Tree Talk - Livestaking Video By Alliance For Chesapeake Bay
Forests For The Chesapeake Bay March Newsletter
Bay Journal: Get Pollution-Reduction Credits For Planting Trees In Your Community
PaEN: Southwest PA Water Resource Center Hosts Workshops On Grant Writing, Stormwater Pollution Control Implementation, Reporting
New Plan For Turnpike Stormwater Runoff Will Better Protect Valley Forge Historical Park
Scranton Says Annual Stormwater Fee Of $32 Per Home
Greencastle Council Works Toward Stormwater Fee
PaEN: March 12 Penn State Water Insights Seminar Highlights Green Infrastructure To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Susquehanna River
PaEN: West Branch Susquehanna River Restoration Coalition Meeting March 12
Sustainability
New Position Will Drive Environmental, Corporate Sustainability At Harsco
Wastewater Facilities
Letter: Requiring Sewer Inspections On Sale Of Property Unfair To Reduce Groundwater Infiltration
Watershed Protection
PaEN: CBF-PA: Pennsylvanians-- Call Your House, Senate Member To Support Keystone Tree Fund Bills
PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Adopts Phased Approach To County Planning Process
PaEN: DEP Blog: Healthy Waters, Healthy Communities: York County
State, Federal Efforts Take Aim At Conowingo Dam
Choose Clean Water Coalition Seeks More Federal Funding For Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: Livestaking For Minor Streambank Repairs Workshop March 30 In Lancaster County
Livestaking: A Trusty Technique For Planting Trees And Shrubs On The Cheap
Tree Talk - Livestaking Video By Alliance For Chesapeake Bay
Forests For The Chesapeake Bay March Newsletter
PaEN: Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Assn. Sets April 27 Riparian Buffer Planting, 2019 Creek Cleanup Events In Cumberland County
Clearfield Conservation District Offers Manure Plan Writing Workshops March 16, April 13
Bay Journal: Get Pollution-Reduction Credits For Planting Trees In Your Community
PaEN: Pike Conservation District: 3-Part How Your Backyard Activities Affect Your Lake Workshops
PaEN: PA American Water Announces Sponsorship Of Expedition Chesapeake Film
PaEN: March 12 Penn State Water Insights Seminar Highlights Green Infrastructure To Reduce Stormwater Pollution
Scranton Says Annual Stormwater Fee Of $32 Per Home
Declining Water Quality, Litter In Buffalo Creek Watershed Among Concerns In Upcoming Report
EPCAMR: Profile Of Nescopeck Creek Watershed Mine Drainage Problems In Luzerne County
PaEN: DRBC Announces Delaware Watershed Winter Photo Contest Winner; Spring Contest Begins March 20
PaEN: Schuylkill River Network Student Street Art Contest Now Accepting Entries Thru March 29
Delaware RiverKeeper March 8 RiverWatch Video Report
Letter: Requiring Sewer Inspections On Sale Of Property Unfair To Reduce Groundwater Infiltration
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment - Lake Erie Water Diversions
Op-Ed: Why We Support EPA Waters Of The U.S. Rule Change - PA Farm Bureau
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Wildlife
Frye: Fish & Boat Commission Answers Angler Questions On Voluntary Permits
Tierney: Trout Season In PA By The Numbers
Hayes: Game Commission Struggles With Expenses As State Audit Continues
Game Commission Waterfowl Meeting To Be Held In Luzerne County
PaEn: Annual Game Commission Waterfowl Briefing To Be Held March 15 In Luzerne County
Preconstruction Efforts Will Limit Access At Minsi Lake In Northampton County
Bald Eagle Mom In Hanover Protects Eggs From Snow - Video/Photos
PaEN: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Hawk Watch Launches April 1
Hanover Bald Eagle Nest Welcome 2nd Egg Of 2019
Middle Creek Snow Geese Migration Not Quite At Peak, But Close
Schneck: Pittsburgh’s National Aviary Now Home To Cock-Of-The-Rock
Editorial: Of Deer, Driving And Responsibility
PaEN: Learn How To Resolve Deer Problems In Your Backyard, Neighborhood At March 25 Seminar In Harrisburg
PaEN: Game Commission Launches 3rd Online Livestream - Black Bear Den
Schneck: Go Inside A Black Bear Den Through Latest Game Commission Webcam
Live Bear Cam Debuts In Pennsylvania
PaEN: Ice Anglers Urged To Use Caution As Season Comes To Close
PEC Podcast: Pennsylvania’s Living Cities - Wildlife
Tierney: Cicadas Will Swarm Southwestern PA This Spring
West Nile/Zika Virus
Winter Chill Won’t Affect Mosquitoes, Ticks, Penn State Extension
PA Scientists Look For Most Wanted Insects On Behalf Of The Federal Govt.
Kummer: NJ Has At Least 11 Tick Species, And Some Are Making Us Sick
Federal Policy
EPA Union In Philadelphia Calls 2020 Budget Proposal Devastating Blow To Health, Environment
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