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 Agriculture Committee Holds Hearing On Redding As Secretary Of Agriculture April 9 

AP: W. S. Merwin, Prize-Winning Poet Of Nature, Dies At 91

Sunday NewsClips

PaEN: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction To Go Right Through Girls Softball Field, Threaten Season In Chester County

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Could Foul Up Girls Softball Season In Chester County

York County Twp Will Hear Proposal To Preserve Riparian Buffers

Answering More Questions On Controversial Stormwater Fee In Luzerne County

Wrightsville Council Using Grant To Enhance Stormwater Drainage

Refueling, Maintenance Outage Begins At Susquehanna Nuclear Plant In Luzerne

Crable: Whenever TMI Nuclear Plant Closes, It Won’t Disappear For A Long Time

Crable: Closure Of TMI Would Have Economic, Social Impacts On Local Communities

Crable: 1979 TMI Accident Changed Arc Of Nuclear Power, Public Perception

Three Mile Island Accident, 40 Years Later: A Reader’s Guide

40 Years Later, Dairy Farmer Remembers Three Mile Island

Daylong Chester County Pitch To Hook Girls On STEM

Trees Being Removed In Erie Park Will Be Replaced

DCNR Names New Manager At Delaware Canal State Park Complex

Hayes: Hays Bald Eagles In Pittsburgh Welcome Eaglet, First In 2019

Crable: 34,000 Trout Ready To Be Caught In Lancaster County Streams

Ad Crable Retiring, But Will Continue Outdoors Column

Sunday - National/International

U.S. Nuclear Power Generation In 2018 Surpasses Peak Of 2010

Op-Ed: 4 Ways To Fight Climate Change And Also Protect States Dependent On Fossil Fuel Jobs

FEMA’s Flood Maps: More Storm-Ravaged Cities Set Tougher Rules

AP: U.S. Underground Nuclear Waste Dump Explained

Politics

PA Redistricting Reform Commission Announces 9 Public Meetings To Gather Input

Have An Opinion About Gerrymandering, Redistricting? Sound Off At These Meetings

Redistricting Reform Is Back On In Pennsylvania

AP: May 21 Special Election Set For Ellis House Seat 

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Air

Pittsburgh To Enforce Seven Year Old Clean Construction Law For First Time 

Elcon Hazardous Waste Facility Opponents Propose Clean Air Ordinance In Bucks 

PaEN: Hearing May 14 On Proposed DEP RACT II Air Quality Plan For Texas Eastern Compressor Plant In Cambria County

PaEN: May 14 DEP Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Plan For Specialty Tires Plant, Indiana County

Op-Ed: Don’t Roll Back Federal Mercury Standard

Alternative Fuels

Mennonite Church In Lancaster Constructs EV Charging Station

Awards & Recognition

PaEN: Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces Winners Of Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge

PaEN: Phipps' Center For Sustainable Landscapes In Pittsburgh First Project In World To Be Awarded SITES Platinum Certification

PaEN: Westmoreland Conservation District To Receive Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

PaEN: Award-Winning Master Watershed Steward Projects Across Pennsylvania

PaEN: Ted Evgeniadis, Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Recognized By York County Master Watershed Stewards

PaEN: Fayette County Boy Scout Peter Livengood Awarded William T. Hornaday Silver Medal For Conservation

Valley Creek Restoration Partnership Honored For Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

3 Pittsburgh-Area Organizations Win Governor’s Environmental Awards

Bagenstose: 2 Bucks County Groups Win Governor’s Award For Environmental Excellence

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jodi Sulpizio, York County, Watershed Steward

Kennett Township Becomes Audubon Bird Town

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

PaEN: PA Rural Water Assn. Will Hold Annual Conference March 26-29 In State College, Including Seminar On Zebra Mussels, Algal Blooms

Spotted Lanternfly Spreads To Dauphin County

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Native Plant Conservation Gets Renewed Focus In PA, Meeting April 26

Editorial: U.S. Must Ensure Protections For Imperiled Wildlife

Budget

PaEN: Growing Greener Coalition Issues Call To Action To Make New Investments In Restoring The Environment, Oppose Backsliding

PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Workgroup Estimates Funding Gap Of $1.467 Billion Over Next 6 Years

PaEN: Growing Greener Coalition Urges New Investment In Restoring The Environment, Preventing Flooding, No Backsliding On Existing Commitments

PaEN: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Tells House Committee: State Parks & Forests Are The Golden Egg, But We’re Starving The Goose

As Levee Costs Grow In Williamsport, Next Stage Includes State Funding

Huntingdon County: Restore PA Aims To Avoid Local Disasters

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help York With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help Lancaster With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Wolf Pushes Restore PA To Eliminate Lead From Philly School At A Cost Of $100 Million

Gov. Wolf Confident He Has Votes For Severance Tax, But Republicans Beg To Differ

Republicans, Gas Industry Oppose Severance Tax To Fund Wolf’s Restore PA Infrastructure Plan

AP: Wolf Says $4.5B Restore PA Could Help Schools Cleanup Lead Paint

Sen. Yudichak: Growth Wll Fuel PA’s Future - Restore PA

DCNR Tours Mira Lloyd Dock Center To Discuss How Restore PA Could Address Infrastructure Needs

Op-Ed: Pass A Natural Gas Severance Tax to Fund Infrastructure In PA - Gov. Wolf

Franklin County Municipalities Want Public Input On Stormwater Fees

Antrim Twp Might Use Reserve Funds On Stormwater Requirements

Bay Journal: Trump Administration Makes Another Bid To Slash Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funds

PaEN: Bill Authorizing Fish & Boat Commission To Set Own Fees To Be Considered By House Committee On March 25

PaEN: Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Call Your House Member To Support Bill To Allow Fish & Boat Commission To Adopt Its Own Fees

PaEN: PA Receives $53.8 Million In 2019 Federal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Funds, Reclamation Fee Due To Expire

PaEN: Conservation District Leader From PA Presses Case For Strong Federal Conservation Funding In DC

Editorial: Funding For Lower Mon Project Arrives Just In Time

AP: Federal Black Lung Fund In Danger Of Drying Up

Editorial: Coal Miners Continue To Suffer With Black Lung

Chesapeake Bay

PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Workgroup Estimates Funding Gap Of $1.467 Billion Over Next 6 Years

PaEN: Bay Journal: Exelon, Maryland Spar Over Who Is Responsible For Nutrients Passing Over Conowingo Dam

Op-Ed: Article Misrepresents PA Farm Bureau’s Role In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Innovative Green Stormwater Project Improves Water Infrastructure in Pittsburgh

Stormwater Fee Headaches Persist In Luzerne County

You Didn’t Pay Your Stormwater Fee In Luzerne?  What Now?

Franklin County Municipalities Want Public Input On Stormwater Fees

PaEN: Penn State Brook Trout Researchers Featured In New Expedition Chesapeake Film

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Accepting Submissions For Photo Contest

Bay Journal: Trump Administration Makes Another Bid To Slash Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funds

PaEN: Conservation District Leader From PA Presses Case For Strong Federal Conservation Funding In DC

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Citizen Action

PaEN: Award-Winning Master Watershed Steward Projects Across Pennsylvania

PaEN: Ted Evgeniadis, Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Recognized By York County Master Watershed Stewards

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jodi Sulpizio, York County, Watershed Steward

PaEN: Pennsylvania Seeks Volunteers For Statewide Spring Cleanup, Beautification Effort

Pennsylvania Seeks Volunteers For Spring Cleanup

Livestaking: Utilize Cuttings From Willows, Dogwoods To Improve Streams

PaEN: Community Solar Legislative Forum April 3 In Wilkes-Barre

PaEN: EQB Invites Comments On Changes To Class A Stream Redesignations, April 26 Hearing Set

Climate

PaEN: House Environmental Committee Holds Info Meeting March 27 On Debunking Modern Myths Surrounding Climate Change

Mennonite Church In Lancaster Constructs EV Charging Station

Lafayette Becomes First Lehigh Valley College To Pledge Carbon Neutrality

Penn Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2042

Editorial: Listen To, Support Students Speaking Out On Climate Change

AP: Report: Great Lakes Feeling Effects Of Rapid Climate Warming

PaEN: Op-Ed: Trout Unlimited Supports Common Sense Federal Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act

PaEN: Op-Ed: Science, Panic And Politics Of Climate Change

Lessons Learned After Puerto Rican Hurricane Evacuees Came To Philly

Olson: Casey: Green New Deal Worthy Of Review

Olson: Cong. Wild Talks Green New Deal, Trump Investigations, More

U.S. Court Halts Drilling On Federal Land In Wyoming Over Climate Change

AP: EPA Argues For Shifting Focus From Climate Change To Water

Coal Mining

Op-Ed: Don’t Roll Back Federal Mercury Standard

AP: Federal Black Lung Fund In Danger Of Drying Up

Editorial: Coal Miners Continue To Suffer With Black Lung

Intra-Agency Effort Underway To Plan The Future Of PHMC’s Eckley Miners’ Village

Delaware River

PaEN: PA Projects Receive Over $1.7 Million In Federal Delaware River Watershed Restoration Grants

25 Delaware River-Area Water Quality Projects Get $4.1M In Federal Funds

PaEN: NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Restoration Grants

Recap Of March 13 Delaware River Basin Commission Meeting

March 22 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

PaEN: PA Rural Water Assn. Will Hold Annual Conference March 26-29 In State College, Including Seminar On Zebra Mussels, Algal Blooms

Editorial: Philly State Proposals Will Keep Lead From Robbing Children’s Potential

Pittsburgh Water Authority Working To Better Document Water Main Replacements

Penn State Extension: Why Conserve Water In A Water Rich State?

New Jersey Implements Nation’s Toughest PFAS Standard

AP: Army Bill To Release Public Records On PFAS Testing At Installations $290,400

Access To Clean Water A Problem In The U.S. Affecting Minority, Rural Groups Most

Economic Development

A Fracking-Driven Industrial Boom Renews Pollution Concerns In Pittsburgh

Education

PaEN: Fayette County Boy Scout Peter Livengood Awarded William T. Hornaday Silver Medal For Conservation

PaEN: Greater Philadelphia Society Of Women Environmental Professionals Accepting Applications For Scholarships

PaEN: Wildlife Honors Students Get Hands-On Experience In Pennsylvania’s Elk Range

PaEN: Penn State Brook Trout Researchers Featured In New Expedition Chesapeake Film

Lafayette Becomes First Lehigh Valley College To Pledge Carbon Neutrality

Penn Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2042

Editorial: Listen To, Support Students Speaking Out On Climate Change

PaEN: Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Educational Programs, Activities Coming Up In April

Schneck: Rare Spring-Equinox, Super, Full Moon Shines Tonight

Energy

Thompson: Save Three Mile Island? What A Difference 40 Years Makes

Thompson: Can PA’s Energy Market Survive Without Three Mile Island?

Crable: Whenever TMI Nuclear Plant Closes, It Won’t Disappear For A Long Time

Crable: Closure Of TMI Would Have Economic, Social Impacts On Local Communities

McKelvey: What Happens To Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Waste If Plant Closes?

A Three Mile Island Evacuation Today?  It Would Be A Crawl

I-83 Ill-Equipped For Three Mile Island-Level Evacuation

If Three Mile Island Shuts Down, Counties Could Lose Grant Money In Evacuation Zone

Three Mile Island’s Towers Remain A Constant Reminder Of 1979 Disaster

Berks Lawmakers React To Bill Seeking To Save Nuclear Power In PA

Ohio, Pennsylvania Consider Nuclear Plant Bailouts

AP-Levy: Debate Over Nuclear Power Hits Home In Rural Pennsylvania

House Leaders Moving Cautiously On Nuclear Power Rescue Bill

Lancaster Weighs In: Should We Close Three Mile Island?

Op-Ed: PA’s Nuclear Industry Does Not Deserve Another Bailout

Editorial: Time’s Up For Corporate Welfare, Exelon

Report: Cost Of Closing Beaver County Nuclear Assets Will Top $900 Million

Refueling, Maintenance Outage Begins At Susquehanna Nuclear Plant In Luzerne

Mennonite Church In Lancaster Constructs EV Charging Station

PaEN: Community Solar Legislative Forum April 3 In Wilkes-Barre

PaEN: Reliability, Fuel Supply Strong In PJM Electrical Grid During 2018-19 Winter

Lafayette Becomes First Lehigh Valley College To Pledge Carbon Neutrality

Lehigh Valley Leaders Discuss Efforts To Go Green

Litvak: Who’s Afraid Of FirstEnergy Solutions’ Restructuring Plan? Every Agency That’s Seen It

Column: We Deserve Assurances Door-To-Door Electricity Sellers Aren’t Rapists

PECO Tree Clearing Riles Residents In Bucks

Power Restored To 1,000 In Plum After Transformer Fire

PaEN: The Energy Co-op’s Alexandra Kroger Appointed Philadelphia WRISE Chapter President

Maykuth: Are Tiny Nuclear Reactors The Path To A Carbon-Free Future?

Olson: Casey: Green New Deal Worthy Of Review

Report: Plant Bailout Back On Tap As DOE’s Perry, Coal Interests Derail FERC Nomination

Environmental Heritage

Crable: 1979 TMI Accident Changed Arc Of Nuclear Power, Public Perception

Three Mile Island Accident, 40 Years Later: A Reader’s Guide

40 Years Later, Dairy Farmer Remembers Three Mile Island

Remembering The Three Mile Island Accident: Concern, Confusion, Chaos

Robert Swift: Three Mile Island - March 29 & 30, 1979

Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident: The Ultimate Out-Of-Body Experience

Chaos At Three Mile Island

Eshelman: 1979 Three Mile Island Accident Came At A Time Of Personal Terror

The Three Mile Island Accident, Enduring Questions Of Ties To Cancer And Deaths

Op-Ed: Three Mile Island Was Gov. Thornburgh’s Defining Moment, And His Legacy

Three Mile Island Accident In Living Color: A Look Into The National Archives

Go To Three Mile Island And Camp There: Reporter Gets Careers Lessons From Nuclear Accident

It’s Been 40 Years Since Three Mile Island Accident

TMI Podcast: Behind The Scenes, Three Mile Island As It Happened

Journalists, Locals Gather to Remember Three Mile Island Accident

How Three Mile Island, Nuclear Industry Influenced Pop Culture

Penn-Anthracite SME’s Presentation On Anthracite Coal Heritage

Intra-Agency Effort Underway To Plan The Future Of PHMC’s Eckley Miners’ Village

Farming

Spotted Lanternfly Spreads To Dauphin County

Op-Ed: Article Misrepresents PA Farm Bureau’s Role In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Making Progress Toward A Goal Of Planting More Trees Along Streams

DCNR Secretary Highlights Riparian Buffer Effort In Union County

Rodale Institute: Farm Conservation Practices Watershed Impact Trial

Should PA Invest Money In Organic Agriculture? Some Lawmakers Aren’t So Sure

PaEN: Penn State Extension: Spring’s A Good Time To Do Pond Inspections

Urban Farming In Philadelphia To Get Growing With A Plan That Includes Hundreds Of Vacant Lots

Backyard Farmers Support Philadelphia Bill To Legalize Undercover Chicken Coops

PaEN: Conservation District Leader From PA Presses Case For Strong Federal Conservation Funding In DC

Flooding

Twp.. Supervisors, Farmers Discuss Flooding Issues With DEP

Flooding Closes Central PA Roads, Swamps Yards After Heavy Rain

PaEN: House Committee Reports Out Bill Creating Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force

Updates To Flood Insurance Policy Could Cost Homeowners More

Mansfield Council, DEP To Collaborate On Flooding Issue In Borough

As Levee Costs Grow In Williamsport, Next Stage Includes State Funding

Williamsport Authority Reorganizes To Tackle Costs Of Levee Recertification

Grafius Run Flood Damage At $5 Million In Lycoming County

Editorial: Recertifying Levee In Williamsport: Runaway Costs, Hazy Payment Plan

Luzerne County Involvement In Wyoming Valley Levee System Debated

Luzerne Flood Authority Hres Solicitor, Debates Ties To Luzerne County

Franklin County Municipalities Want Public Input On Stormwater Fees

Antrim Twp Might Use Reserve Funds On Stormwater Requirements

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help York With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help Lancaster With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Huntingdon County: Restore PA Aims To Avoid Local Disasters

PaEN: Penn State Water Insights Seminar March 26: Seeking Opportunities To Reduce The Impact Of Flood Events

NOAA Forecasters Say Midwest’s Flooding Could Preview Unprecedented Spring

Flooding - National

Nebraska Floods: 74 Cities, 65 Counties Declare State Of Emergency

Missouri River Floods Causing Many To Evacuate

Rescues, Evacuations As Floodwaters Breach Levees In Midwest

Lessons Learned After Puerto Rican Hurricane Evacuees Came To Philly

Forests

PaEN: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Tells House Committee: State Parks & Forests Are The Golden Egg, But We’re Starving The Goose

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Making Progress Toward A Goal Of Planting More Trees Along Streams

DCNR Secretary Highlights Riparian Buffer Effort In Union County

Livestaking: Utilize Cuttings From Willows, Dogwoods To Improve Streams

PaEN: March 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PaEN: Fort Indiantown Gap Begins Spring 2019 Prescribed Burn Season In Lebanon County

Warmer Weather Brings More Ticks, Lyme Disease Diagnosis

PA Keeping An Eye On Ticks With Statewide Collection Survey

Spotted Lanternfly Spreads To Dauphin County

Nanticoke’s Oldest Tree Coming Down

PECO Tree Clearing Riles Residents In Bucks

PaEN: March 20 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

Forests - Wildfires

California National Guard To Leave Border To Help Stop Wildfires

AP: California To Waive Environmental Rules For Fire Season Prep

Grants & Funding

PaEN: NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Restoration Grants

Green Infrastructure

PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Workgroup Estimates Funding Gap Of $1.467 Billion Over Next 6 Years

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Making Progress Toward A Goal Of Planting More Trees Along Streams

DCNR Secretary Highlights Riparian Buffer Effort In Union County

Livestaking: Utilize Cuttings From Willows, Dogwoods To Improve Streams

Innovative Green Stormwater Project Improves Water Infrastructure in Pittsburgh

Stormwater Fee Headaches Persist In Luzerne County

You Didn’t Pay Your Stormwater Fee In Luzerne?  What Now?

Franklin County Municipalities Want Public Input On Stormwater Fees

Antrim Twp Might Use Reserve Funds On Stormwater Requirements

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help York With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help Lancaster With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Hazardous Substances

Wolf Pushes Restore PA To Eliminate Lead From Philly School At A Cost Of $100 Million

Editorial: Philly State Proposals Will Keep Lead From Robbing Children’s Potential

New Jersey Implements Nation’s Toughest PFAS Standard

AP: Army Bill To Release Public Records On PFAS Testing At Installations $290,400

PaEN: Op-Ed: Will Our Dirt Roads Again Be Used As Dumping Sites For Oil & Gas Well Wastewater?

Hazardous Waste

Elcon Hazardous Waste Facility Opponents Propose Clean Air Ordinance In Bucks

Lake Erie

AP: Report: Great Lakes Feeling Effects Of Rapid Climate Warming

Land Conservation

U.S. Court Halts Drilling On Federal Land In Wyoming Over Climate Change

Land Use

Op-Ed: Philadelphia’s Next Challenge: Keeping It Affordable To Live There - Richard Florida

Littering/Illegal Dumping

PaEN: Pennsylvania Seeks Volunteers For Statewide Spring Cleanup, Beautification Effort

Pennsylvania Seeks Volunteers For Spring Cleanup

PennDOT, DEP Asking For Volunteers For Great American Cleanup Event

PaEN: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Stream Cleanup Set For April 6 In Montgomery County

Spring Cleanup Of Yard Waste In Williamsport In A Few Weeks

Got A TV, Washing Machine, Refrigerator To Throw Away? How To Do It Legally In Philly

Grant Could End Illegal Dumping At Williamsport Waste Collection Site

Mine Reclamation

PaEN: PA Receives $53.8 Million In 2019 Federal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Funds, Reclamation Fee Due To Expire

Oil & Gas

PaEN: House Committee To Consider Bill To Compensate Landowners For Drilling Rights If DRBC Adopts Fracking Ban, Well Pad Permitting March 26

PaEN: Presenters Urge House Committee To Support Bill Compensating Landowners For Drilling Rights If DRBC Adopts A Fracking Ban

PaEN: House Environmental Committee Reports Out Bill Allowing Cross Unit Drilling Under Several Properties

PaEN: Op-Ed: Will Our Dirt Roads Again Be Used As Dumping Sites For Oil & Gas Well Wastewater?

Gov. Wolf Confident He Has Votes For Severance Tax, But Republicans Beg To Differ

Republicans, Gas Industry Oppose Severance Tax To Fund Wolf’s Restore PA Infrastructure Plan

Man Dies At Lawrence County Gas/Oil Well Site

Legere: Court Keeps Alive Attorney General’s Case Over Landowner Gas Royalty Payments

PaEN: March 27 DEP Meeting On Proposed Drilling Permits At U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson Plant, Allegheny County

Litvak: EQT Says Employees Took Data To Aid Rice In Proxy Battle

Litvak: Rice Names 9 Directors They Hope Will Reshape EQT Drilling

A Fracking-Driven Industrial Boom Renews Pollution Concerns In Pittsburgh

PUC Hosts Smart Hearings To Gather Public Input On Proposed $71 Million. UGI Natural Gas Rate Increase

Worley & Obetz Fuel Squabble Settled For $225,000

GasBuddy: Madness At The Pumps As Gasoline Prices Race Higher

Gasoline Prices Continue Climb As Refinery Issues Raise Concerns

Struggling South Philadelphia Refinery Suffers Exodus Of Senior Executives

U.S. Court Halts Drilling On Federal Land In Wyoming Over Climate Change

Pipelines

PaEN: PUC Pipeline Safety Investigation Underway Involving Possible Sunoco Gasoline Pipeline Leak In Berks County On March 17

Crews Investigate Possible Gasoline Leak From Sunoco Pipeline Near Reading

PaEN: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction To Go Right Through Girls Softball Field, Threaten Season In Chester County

Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Could Foul Up Girls Softball Season In Chester County

Phillips: Higher Operating Pressure In Mariner East 2x Pipeline Prompts New Safety Concerns

PaEN: Dueling Press Conferences Pit Opponents Of Mariner East Pipeline Against Those Supporting Pipeline Development

PA’s New Pipeline Caucus Wants Stronger Regulation Of Mariner East Pipelines

Legislators Press Forward On Pipeline Safety Concerns

Sen. Muth To Introduce Pipeline Safety, Public Awareness Standards Bills

Lawmakers Call For Expanded Natural Gas Pipeline Network

Legislators, Leaders In Business, Labor, Industry Stand In Solidarity For Pipeline Infrastructure Development

Federal Appeals Court Issues Stay Halting PennEast Pipeline Project

U.S. Appeals Court Grants Motion For Stay On PennEast Pipeline

Court Stay Allows PennEast Pipeline To Continue Environmental Surveys

Turnout Low For Session On Proposed Pipeline Compressor Station In Luzerne

Pipeline Construction Firm Offers Unique Venue For Local Artists In Luzerne County

Forbes: PA Homeowners Take Fight Against Gas Pipeline Land Grab To U.S. Supreme Court

Report: Plant Bailout Back On Tap As DOE’s Perry, Coal Interests Derail FERC Nomination

FERC Chief Of Staff Pugliese Steps Down

Permitting

PaEN: DEP Posts 60 Pages Of Permit Notices In March 23 PA Bulletin

Personnel

PaEN: The Energy Co-op’s Alexandra Kroger Appointed Philadelphia WRISE Chapter President

PaEN: Greater Philadelphia Society Of Women Environmental Professionals Accepting Applications For Scholarships

PaEN: Capital Chapter Society Of Women Environmental Professionals Annual Conference April 25

PAEN: PA Environmental Council Welcomes Trails Program Manager Brett Hollern

Ad Crable, Outdoor, Environmental Writer For LancasterOnline.com Is Retiring

Times Leader Layoffs Decimate Sports Department - Tom Venesky, Paul Sokoloski

Radiation Protection

Thompson: Save Three Mile Island? What A Difference 40 Years Makes

Thompson: Can PA’s Energy Market Survive Without Three Mile Island?

Crable: Whenever TMI Nuclear Plant Closes, It Won’t Disappear For A Long Time

Crable: Closure Of TMI Would Have Economic, Social Impacts On Local Communities

McKelvey: What Happens To Three Mile Island’s Nuclear Waste If Plant Closes?

A Three Mile Island Evacuation Today?  It Would Be A Crawl

I-83 Ill-Equipped For Three Mile Island-Level Evacuation

If Three Mile Island Shuts Down, Counties Could Lose Grant Money In Evacuation Zone

Three Mile Island’s Towers Remain A Constant Reminder Of 1979 Disaster

Berks Lawmakers React To Bill Seeking To Save Nuclear Power In PA

Ohio, Pennsylvania Consider Nuclear Plant Bailouts

AP-Levy: Debate Over Nuclear Power Hits Home In Rural Pennsylvania

House Leaders Moving Cautiously On Nuclear Power Rescue Bill

Lancaster Weighs In: Should We Close Three Mile Island?

Op-Ed: PA’s Nuclear Industry Does Not Deserve Another Bailout

Editorial: Time’s Up For Corporate Welfare, Exelon

Report: Cost Of Closing Beaver County Nuclear Assets Will Top $900 Million

Refueling, Maintenance Outage Begins At Susquehanna Nuclear Plant In Luzerne

Maykuth: Are Tiny Nuclear Reactors The Path To A Carbon-Free Future?

PaEN: Reliability, Fuel Supply Strong In PJM Electrical Grid During 2018-19 Winter

Report: Plant Bailout Back On Tap As DOE’s Perry, Coal Interests Derail FERC Nomination

Recreation

PaEN: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Tells House Committee: State Parks & Forests Are The Golden Egg, But We’re Starving The Goose

PaEN: DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets March 27 To Discuss Update To PA Outdoor Recreation Plan

DCNR Tours Mira Lloyd Dock Center To Discuss How Restore PA Could Address Infrastructure Needs

PaEN: March 22 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

Warmer Weather Brings More Ticks, Lyme Disease Diagnosis

PA Keeping An Eye On Ticks With Statewide Collection Survey

PaEN: William Penn Foundation Announced Creative Communities Grant Awards Totaling $2.6 Million

Op-Ed: Philly’s Demand For Public Spaces Requires Creative Funding Solutions

PaEN: Joint Conservation Committee Meeting Highlights Initiatives To Boost Bicycle Tourism Along PA Route 6

PaEN: Susquehanna National Heritage Area Officially Designated By Congress

PaEN: Pike County Outdoors Guide For Sportsmen, Outdoor Enthusiasts Now Available

DCNR Accepting Sealed Bids To Operate Presque Isle’s Concession

Luzerne Committee Narrows Proposed Natural Gas Rec Funding Awards

Northwestern Recreation Fields Damage Prompts Cash Reward In Lehigh Valley

Skate Park Coming Back In Luzerne

Frye: Camping When Campfires Are Prohibited

PAEN: PA Environmental Council Welcomes Trails Program Manager Brett Hollern

PaEN: March 20 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR

Recycling/Waste

Allegheny Front: Curbside Glass Recycling May Become A Thing Of The Past - PA Resources Council Pop Up Glass Recycling

PaEN: PA Resources Council, Partners Hold Reuse Fest As Part Of FutureFest April 20 In Allegheny County

Got A TV, Washing Machine, Refrigerator To Throw Away? How To Do It Legally In Philly

Grant Could End Illegal Dumping At Williamsport Waste Collection Site

E-Media Recycling To Alternative Between Mercer, Lawrence Counties

Could PA Be Next State To Ban Foam Takeout Containers?

Op-Ed:  Recycling Is Dying, So What’s Next For Our Trash?

Regulations

PaEN: Updated Agency-By-Agency Regulatory Agenda Published By Governor’s Office

Renewable Energy

Lafayette Becomes First Lehigh Valley College To Pledge Carbon Neutrality

Penn Aims To Be Carbon Neutral By 2042

PaEN: Community Solar Legislative Forum April 3 In Wilkes-Barre

Olson: Casey: Green New Deal Worthy Of Review

Olson: Cong. Wild Talks Green New Deal, Trump Investigations, More

Trump Mocking Wind Power: When The Wind Doesn’t Blow, Just Turn Off the TV

Stormwater

PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Workgroup Estimates Funding Gap Of $1.467 Billion Over Next 6 Years

PaEN: Westmoreland Conservation District To Receive Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Making Progress Toward A Goal Of Planting More Trees Along Streams

DCNR Secretary Highlights Riparian Buffer Effort In Union County

Livestaking: Utilize Cuttings From Willows, Dogwoods To Improve Streams

Innovative Green Stormwater Project Improves Water Infrastructure in Pittsburgh

Stormwater Fee Headaches Persist In Luzerne County

You Didn’t Pay Your Stormwater Fee In Luzerne?  What Now?

Franklin County Municipalities Want Public Input On Stormwater Fees

Antrim Twp Might Use Reserve Funds On Stormwater Requirements

Rodale Institute: Farm Conservation Practices Watershed Impact Trial

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help York With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help Lancaster With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Sustainability

PaEN: Sustainable Pittsburgh Announces Winners Of Sustainable Pittsburgh Challenge

PaEN: Phipps' Center For Sustainable Landscapes In Pittsburgh First Project In World To Be Awarded SITES Platinum Certification

PaEN: PA Green Colleges Hold Conference On Sustainable Development Goals And Higher Education April 9 In State College

Lafayette Becomes First Lehigh Valley College To Pledge Carbon Neutrality

Lehigh Valley Leaders Discuss Efforts To Go Green

First Ever Eco-Innovation District Brings Sustainable Redevelopment To Uptown, West Oakland

Wastewater Facilities

PaEN: PA Rural Water Assn. Will Hold Annual Conference March 26-29 In State College, Including Seminar On Zebra Mussels, Algal Blooms

Amended Lawsuit Challenging Scranton Sewer Sale Gets Hearing

Watershed Protection

PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Workgroup Estimates Funding Gap Of $1.467 Billion Over Next 6 Years

PaEN: Westmoreland Conservation District To Receive Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award

PaEN: Award-Winning Master Watershed Steward Projects Across Pennsylvania

PaEN: Ted Evgeniadis, Lower Susquehanna RiverKeeper, Recognized By York County Master Watershed Stewards

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Jodi Sulpizio, York County, Watershed Steward

PaEN: Bay Journal: Exelon, Maryland Spar Over Who Is Responsible For Nutrients Passing Over Conowingo Dam

Bay Journal: Trump Administration Makes Another Bid To Slash Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Funds

PaEN: PA Receives $53.8 Million In 2019 Federal Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Funds, Reclamation Fee Due To Expire

PaEN: Conservation District Leader From PA Presses Case For Strong Federal Conservation Funding In DC

Twp.. Supervisors, Farmers Discuss Flooding Issues With DEP

Stormwater Fee Headaches Persist In Luzerne County

You Didn’t Pay Your Stormwater Fee In Luzerne?  What Now?

Franklin County Municipalities Want Public Input On Stormwater Fees

Antrim Twp Might Use Reserve Funds On Stormwater Requirements

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help York With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

Wolf: Restore PA Will Help Lancaster With Flooding, Green Infrastructure

PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Making Progress Toward A Goal Of Planting More Trees Along Streams

DCNR Secretary Highlights Riparian Buffer Effort In Union County

Rodale Institute: Farm Conservation Practices Watershed Impact Trial

PaEN: PA Projects Receive Over $1.7 Million In Federal Delaware River Watershed Restoration Grants

25 Delaware River-Area Water Quality Projects Get $4.1M In Federal Funds

PaEN: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy Stream Cleanup Set For April 6 In Montgomery County

PaEN: NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Restoration Grants

March 22 Delaware RiverKeeper RiverWatch Video Report

AP: Report: Great Lakes Feeling Effects Of Rapid Climate Warming

PaEN: EQB Invites Comments On Changes To Class A Stream Redesignations, April 26 Hearing Set

AP: EPA Argues For Shifting Focus From Climate Change To Water

Editorial: Funding For Lower Mon Project Arrives Just In Time

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Wildlife

PaEN: Bill Authorizing Fish & Boat Commission To Set Own Fees To Be Considered By House Committee On March 25

PaEN: Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: Call Your House Member To Support Bill To Allow Fish & Boat Commission To Adopt Its Own Fees

Dietz: Game Commission Has Support In Its Battle Against Chronic Wasting Disease

Dietz: Game Commission Receives Credible Support In Its Battle Against Chronic Wasting Disease

Game Commission To Decide Hot-Button Issues In April

PaEN: Op-Ed: Trout Unlimited Supports Common Sense Federal Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act

PaEN: Game Commission: 2018-19 Deer Harvest At 374,690 Largest Since 2004-05

Crable: Deer Kill In PA Highest In 4 Years, Buck Kill Down 10 Percent

Hunters In Pennsylvania Have Killed 17,492,302 Deer Since 1915

Carr: Raccoon In Monroeville Tested Positive For Rabies, 6th Case This Year In Allegheny County

AP: Venesky: Outdoors: Murky Waters For Pennsylvania’s Mallard Duck Numbers

PaEN: Peregrine Falcon Nests: Pittsburgh - 4 Eggs, Harrisburg- 2 Eggs; Egg Watch On For PPL Building In Allentown

Nesting Pair Of Eagles Returns To Presque Isle State Park

Editorial: Bald Eagles Settle Into Nest On Presque Isle

PaEN: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Kicks Off Spring Migration Season With Raptorthon March 30

Middle Creek Snow Geese Season Is Over, How Many Stopped By?

Kennett Township Becomes Audubon Bird Town

Trout Stocking, Birding Events To Soon Be Underway In Centre County

Fort Indiantown Gap Begins Spring 2019 Prescribed Burn Season

PaEN: Wildlife Honors Students Get Hands-On Experience In Pennsylvania’s Elk Range

PaEN: Penn State Brook Trout Researchers Featured In New Expedition Chesapeake Film

Frye: Tips On Releasing Fish So they Survive To Breed, Fight Again

Schneck: Flattened Frogs, Toads, Salamanders: Love & Death On PA Roadways

Op-Ed: Rolling Back Portions Of Federal Clean Water Act Is A Bad Idea

Editorial: U.S. Must Ensure Protections For Imperiled Wildlife

Ad Crable, Outdoor, Environmental Writer For LancasterOnline.com Is Retiring

Times Leader Layoffs Decimate Sports Department - Tom Venesky, Paul Sokoloski

West Nile/Zika Virus

Warmer Weather Brings More Ticks, Lyme Disease Diagnosis

PA Keeping An Eye On Ticks With Statewide Collection Survey

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3/25/2019