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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
PaEN: Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Impose 2 Year Moratorium On Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Approvals
PaEN: House Committee To Hold Hearing On Public Safety Of Natural Gas Pipeline Systems May 30
Jessup Activists Push Legislation On Power Plant Host Agreements
Luzerne County Facing Own Stormwater Requirements In Addition To New Fee
PaEN: ORSANCO Inviting Comments On Proposed Ohio River Water Pollution Control Standard Changes; April 1 Pittsburgh Hearing
Aging Workforce Hits Water Treatment Plants Especially Hard
Robot Offers A Deeper Dive Into Lake Erie Research
Poll Shows Pennsylvania Voters Back Climate Action
Op-Ed: Extreme Weather News May Not Change Climate Change Skeptics’ Minds
DEP Investigating Salvage Yard In York County
Volunteers Rappel Down Mt. Washington In Pittsburgh To Pick Up Litter
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy Begins Spring Neighborhood Cleanup
March For Parks In Westmoreland County Passes $1 Million Mark
Game Commission Plans Controlled Burn For Monday In York County
Demko: Trout Season Opens And All Is Right With The World
Schneck: First Day Of Trout Season Opens, Anglers Gather
Hawk Mountain: Global Big Day: Building Community Through Birds
Hawk Mountain: The Mystery Of PA’s Lesser Black-Backed Sea Gulls
Hawk Mountain Intern Tells Her Story: Molded By The Mountain
Sunday - Budget
Wolf’s Restore Pennsylvania Plan Gaining Support
Sunday - National/International
EPCAMR Lobbies Congress For Support In Abandoned Mine Land Cleanup
Federal Judge Restores Drilling Ban In Arctic, Trump Executive Order Illegal
EPA Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science
Op-Ed: Will Trump’s New Climate Change Panel Give Him Good Advice? No
Politics
It’s Harder Than Ever To Conduct Polls, Should We Still Believe Them?
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Air
PaEN: Draft Regulation Controlling VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations Now Available, To Be On April 11 DEP Advisory Committee Agenda
New Campaign Calls For Long-Term Solutions To Clairton Coke (Coal) Works’ Pollution
PaEN: April 30 DEP Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Plan For Mars Chocolate Plant Lancaster County
PaEN: DEP Hearing April 30 On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Plan For Volvo Construction Equipment Plant Franklin County
PaEN: DEP To Hold May 7 Hearing On Proposed RACT II Air Quality Plan For GrafTech USA In Elk County
Allergy Season Will Be Rough In NE PA
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: PEC, Dominion Energy Announce Winners Of 2019 Western PA Environmental Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award
Avian Researcher At Powdermill Nature Reserve Gets Award/Grant
Aspinwall Riverfront Park Earns Western PA Environmental Award
Lycoming County Farmers Recognized For Their Contributions To Conservation
PaEN: Keep America Beautiful Recognizes DEP, PennDOT For Great American Cleanup Of PA
PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful Earns National Recognition From Keep America Beautiful With President's Circle Award
PaEN: Berks Nature's The Nature Place Earns LEED Gold Certification
PaEN: Still Time To Submit Nominations For Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Network Awards
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Zebra Mussels Are Invading Central PA Waters: Why You Should Care
PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center: Most-Used Pesticides Posing Unknown Threat To Waterways, Pollinators, Now Subject Of Study
Pollinator Gardens Planted Throughout Allegheny County
PaEN: Manada Conservancy: Creating A Backyard Pollinator Habitat Program April 24 In Dauphin County
Editorial: Decline In Insect Species Threatens Our Ecosystem
PaEN: Practitioner Scholarships To Be Available For 2019 Natural Areas Conference; Reminder: Proposals Due April 15
Game Commission To Conduct Controlled Burn In York County
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Budget
PaEN: EQB Invites Comments On Proposed $8 Million Water Quality Permit Fee Increases To Make Up For Cuts In State Funding For DEP
PaEN: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Urges MORE Investment, No Backsliding On Parks & Forests Project Funding
PaEN: Republicans On House Committee OK Bill To Compensate Landowners For Drilling Rights If DRBC Adopts Fracking Ban; Cost A Minimum Of $10 Billion
PaEN: House Committee Approves Bill Authorizing Fish & Boat Commission To Set Own Fees, Moving It To The Full House
PaEN: 10 Major Angler, Hunter & Outdoor Groups Support House Bill 808 Giving Fish & Boat Commission Authority To Adopt Its Own Fees
DEP Visits Lancaster To Highlight How Restore PA Could Address Drinking Water System Needs
Gov. Wolf: Restore PA Will Help With 130-Year-Old Erie County Flooding Problem
Wolf Pushes For Natural Gas Severance Tax During Erie County Visit
DEP Visits Monroe County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA On Remediation Of Commercial Properties
Answering More Questions On Controversial Stormwater Fee In Luzerne County
Commercial Properties Receive Stormwater Bills In Luzerne
More Money Heads Toward Williamsport Levee Recertification
PaEN: Gov. Wolf Announces CFA Funding To Remove PFAS Contamination From 17 Drinking Water Wells In Bucks County
Bagenstose: State Gives Warminster, Warrington $8M To Tackle PFAS Contamination Costs
PaEN: CFA Approves 11 Alternative And Clean Energy Project Grants For $11.5 Million
PaEN: CFA Funds Multimodal Transportation Projects, Including $1.8 Million For Trails
PaEN: Grant Approved To Rehabilitate High-Hazard Dam In Monroe County By CFA
Sen. Yudichak Announces $3.25M For Local Infrastructure Projects
DCNR Visits Williamsport To Discuss How Restore PA Could Fund Trail Connector
DCNR Looks To Expand River Walk In Williamsport With Restore PA
DCNR Dedicates New Caledonia State Park Campgrounds, Discusses How Restore PA Could Address Infrastructure Needs
PaEN: DEP, EPCAMR, Trout Unlimited Tell U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing Reauthorizing Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee Critical, There’s A Lot More To Do
Sisk: PA Expects Funding From Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Despite Lapse
Editorial: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Legislation Good Step For Environment
AP: Trump Backtracks On Call To Gut $300M Great Lakes Program
Editorial: Power Up Great Lakes Funding
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Meets April 3 To Review First Draft Of Plan
PaEN: Still Time To Submit Nominations For Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Network Awards
PaEN: Research Examines Stream Restoration Projects With A Eye On Improving PA Water Quality, Chesapeake Bay
York County Twp Will Hear Proposal To Preserve Riparian Buffers
Answering More Questions On Controversial Stormwater Fee In Luzerne County
DEP Grants Lehman Twp. Stormwater Waiver In Luzerne County
Lehman Twp Woman Organizing Effort To Challenge Luzerne Stormwater Fee
Wrightsville Council Using Grant To Enhance Stormwater Drainage
PaEN: York Master Watershed Stewards Hold Rain Barrel Workshop April 20
Mansfield U. Joins Chesapeake Bay Eco-Studies Unit
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Citizen Action
PaEN: PA Emergency Management Agency Encourages Preparing For Spring, Summer Flooding
Wolf Administration Urges Residents To Prepare For Spring, Summer Flooding
PaEN: York Master Watershed Stewards Hold Rain Barrel Workshop April 20
Grab A Bag, Statewide Cleanup Needs Volunteers
Volunteers Needed For Watershed Cleanup Saturday In Somerset
Watershed Cleanup Set For April 20 In Centre County
Volunteers Needed For Loyalhanna Watershed Litter Cleanup In Westmoreland
Letter: Litter Is A Big, Pervasive Problem In Lehigh Valley
Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn Invites Tree Stewards To Planting March 26
Friends Of Flight 93 Seek Volunteers For Annual Plant A Tree Effort April 26-27
PaEN: PA Resources Council, PA American Water To Host 3 Drug Take-Back Day Collection Events April 27 In Allegheny County
Etna To Take On Sharpsburg In Earth Day Trash Challenge In Allegheny County
PaEN: April 13 Forest Restoration Workshop In Dauphin County By Manada Conservancy
PaEN: Manada Conservancy: Creating A Backyard Pollinator Habitat Program April 24 In Dauphin County
PaEN: Watershed Groups, Municipal Employees See Benefit Of Working Together To Address Water Quality In South Mountain Region
Climate
PaEN: EQB To Consider Accepting Petition To Create Cap-And-Trade Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions On April 16
PaEN: Draft Regulation Controlling VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations Now Available, To Be On April 11 DEP Advisory Committee Agenda
Cusick: Watch Three Mile Island: The New Nuclear Dilemma Online
PaEN: Presenter Tells House Committee 140 Million Years Of Data Shows Greenhouse Gases Are In A Significant And Dangerous Decline
Caruso: Self-Described Climate Contrarian Tells House Committee Global Warming Alarm Is Overblown
Meyer: House Panel Hosts Climate Change Doubter Whose Beliefs Draw A Rebuke From Scientists
Rep. Metcalfe To Host Meeting With Climate Change Skeptic
PaEN: F&M Poll Finds 67% Believe Climate Change Causing Problems, 68% Support State Doing More To Address Climate Change; Split 50% On Nuclear Power Subsidies
Concern About Climate Change Solidifying In PA New F&M Poll Shows
PaEN: Widener Law Commonwealth, Harrisburg University To Host Public Lecture, Legal Conference On Deep Decarbonization April 25 & 26 In Harrisburg
Frazier: Poll: Public Split On Whether State Should Act To Prop Up Nuclear Industry
F&M Poll: PA Voters Strongly Support Nuclear Energy As Legislature Debates Bailout
Three Mile Island Fuels Debate Over Climate Change, Carbon Emission, Future Of Nuclear Energy
Advocates, Engineers Concerned PA’s Infrastructure Won’t Withstand Weather Of The Future
Clock Ticking On PA Nuke Subsidy Bill Hearings
Cap-And-Trade Emissions: An Unrecognized Consensus In Pennsylvania?
Exelon CEO Prods FERC To Get A Grip On Climate Change
Caruso: Gas Industry Consultant To Debunk Climate Change Consensus In House Testimony
PennLive.com Opinion Editor Interviews Fmr DEP Secretary John Quigley On Climate Change
Op-Ed: 4 Ways To Fight Climate Change And Also Protect States Dependent On Fossil Fuel Jobs
Op-Ed: Tackling The Climate Crisis: Moving PA From Fossil Fuel Giant To Clean Energy Powerhouse - Dr. Michael Mann, Flora Cardoni
PaEN: Op-Ed: Baseball, Weather And Climate
Editorial: It’s Going To Get Worse Unless We Do More About Climate Change
Editorial: Adding Up The Cost Of Climate Change In PA
Hopey: Auditor General: Climate Poses A Costly Change For The State
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn., Brodhead Trout Unlimited April 10 Bloom Times, Budburst, Bird Migration And Bugs Climate Program, Monroe County
FEMA’s Flood Maps: More Storm-Ravaged Cities Set Tougher Rules
Coal Power Plant Emitted More Than Ever In 2018 Putting Earth In Deep Trouble
Puerto Rico Passes 100 percent Renewable Energy Bill As It Aims For Storm Resilience
Reuters: Environmental Study: China Bucking Global Shift From Coal-Fired Power
Column: As Floodwaters Rise, Republicans Lawmakers Building Levees Of Climate Denial
Coal Mining
Report: Majority Of Coal Plants In PJM Are Uneconomic Compared To Nearby Wind, Solar
Coal Power Plant Emitted More Than Ever In 2018 Putting Earth In Deep Trouble
Reuters: Environmental Study: China Bucking Global Shift From Coal-Fired Power
Compliance Action
PaEN: PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $75,000 In Penalties
Dam Safety
PaEN: Grant Approved To Rehabilitate High-Hazard Dam In Monroe County By CFA
Delaware River
PaEN: Republicans On House Committee OK Bill To Compensate Landowners For Drilling Rights If DRBC Adopts Fracking Ban; Cost A Minimum Of $10 Billion
25 Delaware River Water Quality Projects Get Federal Funds
Bagenstose: Solebury’s Aquetong Spring Park Gets $250K From Delaware River Grant Program
Drinking Water
PaEN: New Report Gives Pennsylvania F For Response To Lead In School Drinking Water
Murphy: Lawmakers Call For Mandatory Lead Testing Of School Drinking Water
Advocates Call For Passage Of Law Requiring Water Testing For Lead In Schools
PA Gets ‘F’ For Not Addressing Lead In School Drinking Water
AP: Pennsylvania Fest ‘F’ For Removing Lead Plumbing In Schools
Bipartisan Bill Would Require Schools To Test Water Sources For Lead
Pittsburgh Water Authority Flushing Hydrants Before New Lead Treatment
Lead Levels Still Elevated In Water At Erie School
DEP Visits Lancaster To Highlight How Restore PA Could Address Drinking Water System Needs
End In Sight For Public Water Project In Intercourse Years After Water Contamination Discovery
PaEN: Gov. Wolf Announces CFA Funding To Remove PFAS Contamination From 17 Drinking Water Wells In Bucks County
Bagenstose: State Gives Warminster, Warrington $8M To Tackle PFAS Contamination Costs
Wolf’s $8M To Remove PFAS From Bucks Water Won’t Solve The Problem Activists Say
Bagenstose, et al: Military Challenging States On $2 Billion PFAS Chemical Cleanup Liability
Unwell Water: New Bucks Courier Times Webpage On PFAS Contamination
PaEN: Berks County Source Water Protection Program Accepting Entries In Logo Contest From Higher Ed Students With $1,500 In Scholarships As Prizes
Hurdle: New Jersey DEP: 5 Companies Must Pay For PFAS Contamination Cleanup
NJ Orders 5 Companies To Pay Millions To Fund PFAS Cleanup
Economic Development
Shell Sees New Role For Former Steel Region: Plastics
PaEN: Promoting Economic Resilience In Appalachia: Lessons From Successful Communities - McKean County, PA Wilds
Outdoor Recreation Connects To Economic Development In Blair County
PaEN: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging In Butler County
Education
PaEN: Berks County Source Water Protection Program Accepting Entries In Logo Contest From Higher Ed Students With $1,500 In Scholarships As Prizes
PaEN: EQT Foundation Invites Applications For Higher Ed Scholarships In Greene, Washington Counties
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Environmental Careers That Rock
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn.: Special Events Coming Up April 13 (Kids), April 20 (Hike), April 26 (Arbor Day Walk) Monroe County
PaEN: Franklin Institute Philadelphia Science Festival April 26 to May 4; FMC Joins As Partner
Mansfield U. Joins Chesapeake Bay Eco-Studies Unit
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn., Brodhead Trout Unlimited April 10 Bloom Times, Budburst, Bird Migration And Bugs Climate Program, Monroe County
Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens Offers Summer Camps
Daylong Chester County Pitch To Hook Girls On STEM
Luzerne Community College Hosting Women In STEM Lecture Today
Emergency Response
PaEN: PA Emergency Management Agency Encourages Preparing For Spring, Summer Flooding
PaEN: Feds Approve Disaster Relief For Pennsylvania Farms In 61 Counties Resulting From Extended Rainfall In 2018
Energy
PaEN: House Consumer Affairs Committee To Hold 4 Hearings On House Bill 11 Adding Nuclear Power Plants To AEPS To Support Industry
Cusick: Watch Three Mile Island: The New Nuclear Dilemma Online
PaEN: EQB To Consider Accepting Petition To Create Cap-And-Trade Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions On April 16
PaEN: F&M Poll Finds 67% Believe Climate Change Causing Problems, 68% Support State Doing More To Address Climate Change; Split 50% On Nuclear Power Subsidies
F&M Poll: PA Voters Strongly Support Nuclear Energy As Legislature Debates Bailout
Concern About Climate Change Solidifying In PA New F&M Poll Shows
Frazier: Poll: Public Split On Whether State Should Act To Prop Up Nuclear Industry
F&M Poll: PA Voters Strongly Support Nuclear Energy As Legislature Debates Bailout
Three Mile Island Fuels Debate Over Climate Change, Carbon Emission, Future Of Nuclear Energy
Bailout For The Nuclear Power Industry In Pennsylvania?
Crable: Whenever TMI Nuclear Plant Closes, It Won’t Disappear For A Long Time
Will City Of Zion, Illinois Recover From Nuclear Plant Closure? Communities Should Be Paid For Hosting Leftover Nuclear Plant Waste
Post-Fukushima, A Japanese Man’s Regrets Mirror His Country’s Turn Against Nuclear Power
Crable: Closure Of TMI Would Have Economic, Social Impacts On Local Communities
40 Years After Three Mile Island Accident, Debate Over Safety Of Nuclear Energy Still Goes Back And Forth
Penn State Medical Minute: Thyroid Cancer Surges, Is TMI Responsible?
Chasing Clean Power, Why Three Mile Island Is Fighting To Stay Open
Clock Ticking On PA Nuke Subsidy Bill Hearings
Cap-And-Trade Emissions: An Unrecognized Consensus In Pennsylvania?
As 40 Years Pass Since Partial Meltdown, TMI’s Future Still Remains Uncertain
Op-Ed: Closing Nuclear Plants Is A Bad Deal For Pennsylvanians
Op-Ed: Nuclear Bailout Terrible Deal For Electricity Customers - AARP
Editorial: Tax Relief For Nuclear Industry Wouldn’t Be Mere Bailout
Editorial: Past And Future Fears About Three Mile Island
Exelon CEO Prods FERC To Get A Grip On Climate Change
Federal Panel Weighs Petition Against Peach Bottom Nuke Plant Extension
Refueling, Maintenance Outage Begins At Susquehanna Nuclear Plant In Luzerne
Despite Industry Challenges, Penn State Doubles Down On Nuclear Energy Program
PUC Seeks Comment On Proposed Settlement With Great American Power Door-To-Door Sales Marketer
Report: Majority Of Coal Plants In PJM Are Uneconomic Compared To Nearby Wind, Solar
DOE’s Perry Calls Expanding Nuclear Energy The Real Green New Deal
U.S. Nuclear Power Generation In 2018 Surpasses Peak Of 2010
PJM Members Launch Discussion Of Carbon-Pricing Market Design
Report: Majority Of Coal Plants In PJM Are Uneconomic Compared To Nearby Wind, Solar
Puerto Rico Passes 100 Percent Renewable Energy Bill As It Aims For Storm Resilience
PaEN: CFA Accepting Applications For High Performance Building, Alternative & Clean Energy Program Funding
Smart Public Hearings Scheduled On UGI’s $71 Million Rate Hike
Energy Conservation
PaEN: Berks Nature's The Nature Place Earns LEED Gold Certification
Manheim Central Schools Awarded $1.4M Grant For Energy Efficient High School Renovation
PaEN: CFA Accepting Applications For High Performance Building Program Funding
Environmental Health
Frazier: Dept. Of Health Investigating Potential Cancer Cluster In Washington County
Hopey/Templeton: CDC, State Officials Investigating Multiple Cases Of Rare Cancer In Washington County
Erdley: Rare Cancers Prompt PA Health Department Reviews
Luzerne Lyme Disease Group Plans May 6 Meeting On Ticks In PA
WITF SmartTalk: Tickborne Illness On The Rise, Is Drinking Water Safe In Schools? TODAY 9:00 a.m.
Environmental Heritage
Watch: Meltdown At Three Mile Island: 40 Years Later Documentary Online
AP: Remembering Three Mile Island Accident, 40 Years Later
Crable: 1979 TMI Accident Changed Arc Of Nuclear Power, Public Perception
Anti-Nuclear Advocates: Public Will Never Know Truth Behind TMI Accident
Symbolic Act of Civil Disobedience At Three Mile Island Vigil
Three Mile Island Accident Scared The Hell Out Of People
Three Mile Island Accident, 40 Years Later: A Reader’s Guide
40 Years After Three Mile Island Accident, Debate Over Safety Of Nuclear Energy Still Goes Back And Forth
Penn State Medical Minute: Thyroid Cancer Surges, Is TMI Responsible?
After 40 Years, Three Mile Island Partial Meltdown Looms Large
Fmr Middletown Mayor Recalls Three Mile Island Accident
40 Years Later, Dairy Farmer Remembers Three Mile Island
How Penn State Harrisburg Handled The Partial Meltdown At TMI
Friends Of Flight 93 Seek Volunteers For Annual Plant A Tree Effort April 26-27
Post-Fukushima, A Japanese Man’s Regrets Mirror His Country’s Turn Against Nuclear Power
75 Years Ago: Lackawanna Grand Jury Indicts Coal Mine Owner For Blakely Mine Subsidence
Farming
PaEN: Feds Approve Disaster Relief For Pennsylvania Farms In 61 Counties Resulting From Extended Rainfall In 2018
Lycoming County Farmers Recognized For Their Contributions To Conservation
PaEN: Capital RC&D Spring High Tunnel Soil Health Webinar Series, April 2, 9, 16
Tax Credit Proposed To Help Young PA Farmers Acquire Land
AP: Winery Owner In Lebanon Turns To Hemp To Save His Vineyard
Industrial Hemp Offers Potential, Risk For Struggling Lancaster County Dairy Farmers
PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center: Most-Used Pesticides Posing Unknown Threat To Waterways, Pollinators, Now Subject Of Study
Flooding
PaEN: PA Emergency Management Agency Encourages Preparing For Spring, Summer Flooding
Wolf Administration Urges Residents To Prepare For Spring, Summer Flooding
Gov. Wolf: Restore PA Will Help With 130-Year-Old Erie County Flooding Problem
DEP, Local Officials To Tour Armstrong County Flood Damage, Hold April 1 Public Meeting
Wolf Pushes For Natural Gas Severance Tax During Erie County Visit
More Money Heads Toward Williamsport Levee Recertification
Turnpike Buys Properties It Flooded In Allegheny County During Construction
FEMA’s Flood Maps: More Storm-Ravaged Cities Set Tougher Rules
Column: As Floodwaters Rise, Republicans Lawmakers Building Levees Of Climate Denial
Flooding - Hurricanes
Federal Disaster Aid Bill For Puerto Rico Facing Tricky Path As It Heads To Senate
AP: Puerto Ricans Struggle To Buy Food Amid Federal Disaster Recovery Funding Shortfall
Trump Opposes Further Disaster Aid For Battered Puerto Rico
Trump Refuses To Schedule Meeting With Governor Of Puerto Rico Over Disaster Aid
Forests
Game Commission To Conduct Controlled Burn In York County
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Exulting Philadelphia’s Great Treasure Of Blossoming Trees
Jacobs Creek Watershed Assn Invites Tree Stewards To Planting March 26
Friends Of Flight 93 Seek Volunteers For Annual Plant A Tree Effort April 26-27
York County Twp Will Hear Proposal To Preserve Riparian Buffers
PaEN: Registration Open! Foundation For Sustainable Forests Loving The Land Through Working Forests Conference May 11
PaEN: April 13 Forest Restoration Workshop In Dauphin County By Manada Conservancy
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn.: Special Events Coming Up April 13 (Kids), April 20 (Hike), April 26 (Arbor Day Walk) Monroe County
Schneck: Wet Weather Could Be Setting Us Up For A Tough Tick Year
Geology
Jokes & Geophysics: An Interview With Fmr State Geologist Jay Parrish
Grants/Funding
PaEN: CFA Accepting Applications For High Performance Building Program Funding
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: Still Time To Submit Nominations For Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Network Awards
PaEN: Watershed Groups, Municipal Employees See Benefit Of Working Together To Address Water Quality In South Mountain Region
PaEN: Research Examines Stream Restoration Projects With A Eye On Improving PA Water Quality, Chesapeake Bay
York County Twp Will Hear Proposal To Preserve Riparian Buffers
PaEN: York Master Watershed Stewards Hold Rain Barrel Workshop April 20
Answering More Questions On Controversial Stormwater Fee In Luzerne County
DEP Grants Lehman Twp. Stormwater Waiver In Luzerne County
Lehman Twp Woman Organizing Effort To Challenge Luzerne Stormwater Fee
Commercial Properties Receive Stormwater Bills In Luzerne
Wrightsville Council Using Grant To Enhance Stormwater Drainage
PaEN: April 13 Forest Restoration Workshop In Dauphin County By Manada Conservancy
Hazardous Substances
Frazier: Dept. Of Health Investigating Potential Cancer Cluster In Washington County
Hopey/Templeton: CDC, State Officials Investigating Multiple Cases Of Rare Cancer In Washington County
Erdley: Rare Cancers Prompt PA Health Department Reviews
PaEN: New Report Gives Pennsylvania F For Response To Lead In School Drinking Water
Murphy: Lawmakers Call For Mandatory Lead Testing Of School Drinking Water
Advocates Call For Passage Of Law Requiring Water Testing For Lead In Schools
PA Gets ‘F’ For Not Addressing Lead In School Drinking Water
Lead Levels Still Elevated In Water At Erie School
Philly Council Passes Lead-Safety Bill, More Ambitious Companion Measure Stalled
End In Sight For Public Water Project In Intercourse Years After Water Contamination Discovery
PaEN: Gov. Wolf Announces CFA Funding To Remove PFAS Contamination From 17 Drinking Water Wells In Bucks County
Bagenstose: State Gives Warminster, Warrington $8M To Tackle PFAS Contamination Costs
Wolf’s $8M To Remove PFAS From Bucks Water Won’t Solve The Problem Activists Say
Bagenstose, et al: Military Challenging States On $2 Billion PFAS Chemical Cleanup Liability
Hazardous Waste
PaEN: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Issues Contractor Notice To Proceed With Remediation Of Parks Township Radioactive Waste Site In Armstrong County
Falls Twp Planning Commission Denies Elcon Hazardous Waste Facility In Bucks
Lake Erie
AP: Trump Backtracks On Call To Gut $300M Great Lakes Program
Editorial: Power Up Great Lakes Funding
Land Conservation
PaEN: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Urges MORE Investment, No Backsliding On Parks & Forests Project Funding
PaEN: Practitioner Scholarships To Be Available For 2019 Natural Areas Conference; Reminder: Proposals Due April 15
PaEN: PennDOT Announces Public-Private Partnership Proposals To Preserve 140 Acres In Bucks County
PaEN: The Spring Edition Of Environmental Currents Now Available From Brandywine Conservancy
Tax Credit Proposed To Help Young PA Farmers Acquire Land
Sisk: PA Expects Funding From Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Despite Lapse
Editorial: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Legislation Good Step For Environment
Land Recycling
Hazelwood Green Brownfield Redevelopment Site To Receive $10M In State Funding
DEP Visits Monroe County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA On Remediation Of Commercial Properties
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PaEN: Keep America Beautiful Recognizes DEP, PennDOT For Great American Cleanup Of PA
Grab A Bag, Statewide Cleanup Needs Volunteers
PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful Earns National Recognition From Keep America Beautiful With President's Circle Award
Grant To Keep Blair Beautiful Would Keep Cigarettes Off The Landscape
Volunteers Needed For Watershed Cleanup Saturday In Somerset
Join Presque Isle Litter Cleanup On Sunday In Erie
Watershed Cleanup Set For April 20 In Centre County
Penn Hills Public Works To Clean Up Litter On 8 Roads
Volunteers Needed For Loyalhanna Watershed Litter Cleanup In Westmoreland
Letter: Litter Is A Big, Pervasive Problem In Lehigh Valley
AP: Filthadelphia Tries To Shed Nickname By Cleaning Streets
Mine Reclamation
PaEN: DEP, EPCAMR, Trout Unlimited Tell U.S. House Subcommittee Hearing Reauthorizing Federal Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee Critical, There’s A Lot More To Do
PaEN: DEP Proposes Changes To Guidance On Alkaline Addition For Surface Coal Mines
75 Years Ago: Lackawanna Grand Jury Indicts Coal Mine Owner For Blakely Mine Subsidence
Ohio River
PaEN: ORSANCO Inviting Comments On Proposed Ohio River Water Pollution Control Standard Changes; April 1 Pittsburgh Hearing
Oil & Gas
PaEN: Draft Regulation Controlling VOC/Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Operations Now Available, To Be On April 11 DEP Advisory Committee Agenda
PaEN: Republicans On House Committee OK Bill To Compensate Landowners For Drilling Rights If DRBC Adopts Fracking Ban; Cost A Minimum Of $10 Billion
Caruso: Gas Industry Consultant To Debunk Climate Change Consensus In House Testimony
Sisk: Proposal To Drill Gas At U.S. Steel Site Near Pittsburgh Prompts Contentious Hearing
Hopey: Contentious Crowd Rejects Shale Well Proposal At U.S. Steel Thomson Mill Site
Hopey: Meeting Set On Proposed Shale Gas Well At U.S. Steel Mill In Mon Valley
Litvak: Diversified Gas & Oil Buys More Conventional Oil & Gas Wells In Washington County
PaEN: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Abandoned Oil & Gas Well Plugging In Butler County
Attorney General Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Gas Drillers Over Royalties
PaEN: EQT Foundation Invites Applications For Higher Ed Scholarships In Greene, Washington Counties
Shell Sees New Role For Former Steel Region: Plastics
Smart Public Hearings Scheduled On UGI’s $71 Million Rate Hike
Sunoco Cuts Ties With Armstrong County Gas Station Over Offensive Billboard
Pipelines
PaEN: Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Impose 2 Year Moratorium On Hazardous Liquids Pipeline Approvals
PaEN: House Committee To Hold Hearing On Public Safety Of Natural Gas Pipeline Systems May 30
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
Sunoco Settles Out Of Court With Chester County Landowners Over Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Property Owners Along Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Get Letters Warning Of Possible Liens Due To Contractors’ Work
PaEN: $3 Million In Natural Gas Pipeline Extension Project Grants Approved By CFA
$1 Million Grant Will Aid Tunkhannock Getting Natural Gas Line
Editorial: Taxpayers Boost Natural Gas Business
PaEN: PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee Imposes $75,000 In Penalties
PaEN: Penn State Extension: April 25 Webinar On Horizontal Drilling And Pipeline Construction
Trump Issues New Permit For Stalled Keystone XL Pipeline
Permitting
PaEN: DEP Extends General Permits For Beneficial Use of Biosolids, Septage
PaEN: DEP Posted 71 Pages Of Permit Related Notices In March 30 PA Bulletin
Professional Development
PaEN: Register Now For PA Environmental Professionals Conference May 8-10 In State College
Radiation Protection
PaEN: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Issues Contractor Notice To Proceed With Remediation Of Parks Township Radioactive Waste Site In Armstrong County
Frazier: Dept. Of Health Investigating Potential Cancer Cluster In Washington County
Hopey/Templeton: CDC, State Officials Investigating Multiple Cases Of Rare Cancer In Washington County
PaEN: House Consumer Affairs Committee To Hold 4 Hearings On House Bill 11 Adding Nuclear Power Plants To AEPS To Support Industry
Cusick: Watch Three Mile Island: The New Nuclear Dilemma Online
PaEN: EQB To Consider Accepting Petition To Create Cap-And-Trade Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions On April 16
PaEN: F&M Poll Finds 67% Believe Climate Change Causing Problems, 68% Support State Doing More To Address Climate Change; Split 50% On Nuclear Power Subsidies
F&M Poll: PA Voters Strongly Support Nuclear Energy As Legislature Debates Bailout
Doing More To Address Climate Change; Split 50% On Nuclear Power Subsidies
Frazier: Poll: Public Split On Whether State Should Act To Prop Up Nuclear Industry
F&M Poll: PA Voters Strongly Support Nuclear Energy As Legislature Debates Bailout
Clock Ticking On PA Nuke Subsidy Bill Hearings
Bailout For The Nuclear Power Industry In Pennsylvania?
Cap-And-Trade Emissions: An Unrecognized Consensus In Pennsylvania?
Three Mile Island Fuels Debate Over Climate Change, Carbon Emission, Future Of Nuclear Energy
Crable: Whenever TMI Nuclear Plant Closes, It Won’t Disappear For A Long Time
Will City Of Zion, Illinois Recover From Nuclear Plant Closure? Communities Should Be Paid For Hosting Leftover Nuclear Plant Waste
Post-Fukushima, A Japanese Man’s Regrets Mirror His Country’s Turn Against Nuclear Power
Crable: Closure Of TMI Would Have Economic, Social Impacts On Local Communities
40 Years After Three Mile Island Accident, Debate Over Safety Of Nuclear Energy Still Goes Back And Forth
Penn State Medical Minute: Thyroid Cancer Surges, Is TMI Responsible?
As 40 Years Pass Since Partial Meltdown, TMI’s Future Still Remains Uncertain
Op-Ed: Closing Nuclear Plants Is A Bad Deal For Pennsylvanians
Op-Ed: Nuclear Bailout Terrible Deal For Electricity Customers - AARP
Editorial: Tax Relief For Nuclear Industry Wouldn’t Be Mere Bailout
Editorial: Past And Future Fears About Three Mile Island
Exelon CEO Prods FERC To Get A Grip On Climate Change
Federal Panel Weighs Petition Against Peach Bottom Nuke Plant Extension
Refueling, Maintenance Outage Begins At Susquehanna Nuclear Plant In Luzerne
Despite Industry Challenges, Penn State Doubles Down On Nuclear Energy Program
DOE’s Perry Calls Expanding Nuclear Energy The Real Green New Deal
U.S. Nuclear Power Generation In 2018 Surpasses Peak Of 2010
PJM Members Launch Discussion Of Carbon-Pricing Market Design
AP: U.S. Underground Nuclear Waste Dump Explained
Recreation
PaEN: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Urges MORE Investment, No Backsliding On Parks & Forests Project Funding
DCNR Visits Williamsport To Discuss How Restore PA Could Fund Trail Connector
DCNR Looks To Expand River Walk In Williamsport With Restore PA
DCNR Dedicates New Caledonia State Park Campgrounds, Discusses How Restore PA Could Address Infrastructure Needs
PaEN: CFA Funds Multimodal Transportation Projects, Including $1.8 Million For Trails
Aspinwall Riverfront Park Earns Western PA Environmental Award
Say Bye To Winter, Hello To Spring At Pine Grove State Park
Presque Isle State Park Public Meeting Set For April 4
March 29 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn.: Special Events Coming Up April 13 (Kids), April 20 (Hike), April 26 (Arbor Day Walk) Monroe County
PaEN: Register Now! For Sinnemahone Paddle April 6, First of 3 Extreme Sports Events In Cameron County
Mill Cove Environmental, Recreation Area In Tioga County
Frye: Preventing, Treating Blisters On The Trail
Schneck: Wet Weather Could Be Setting Us Up For A Tough Tick Year
PEC: Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Partners Talk Recreation, Conservation, Historic Preservation - Video
Harrisburg Plans Chutes And Ladders Playground At Reservoir Park
Trees Being Removed In Erie Park Will Be Replaced
Delmont Residents Form Vision Committee To Consider Heritage Trail Spur
Schneck: Easy Trails In Central PA For National Take A Walk In The Park Day
PaEN: Promoting Economic Resilience In Appalachia: Lessons From Successful Communities - McKean County, PA Wilds
Scranton Takes Next Step Toward Making Downtown More Walkable
Outdoor Recreation Connects To Economic Development In Blair County
DCNR Names New Manager At Delaware Canal State Park Complex
Philly Moves Naked Bike Ride To Warmer Date
Sisk: PA Expects Funding From Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Despite Lapse
Editorial: Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund Legislation Good Step For Environment
Recycling/Waste
PaEN: PA Resources Council, PA American Water To Host 3 Drug Take-Back Day Collection Events April 27 In Allegheny County
Lancaster County Puts Waste To Good Use
Etna To Take On Sharpsburg In Earth Day Trash Challenge In Allegheny County
Millcreek Twp. Rejects Rate Hike For Trash, Recycling Pickup
Recycling Director John Frederick In Blair County Leaving For New Job
PaEN: DEP Extends General Permits For Beneficial Use of Biosolids, Septage
Renewable Energy
PaEN: CFA Approves 11 Alternative And Clean Energy Project Grants For $11.5 Million
PaEN: Widener Law Commonwealth, Harrisburg University To Host Public Lecture, Legal Conference On Deep Decarbonization April 25 & 26 In Harrisburg
Report: Majority Of Coal Plants In PJM Are Uneconomic Compared To Nearby Wind, Solar
Puerto Rico Passes 100 percent Renewable Energy Bill As It Aims For Storm Resilience
Stormwater
PaEN: Still Time To Submit Nominations For Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Network Awards
York County Twp Will Hear Proposal To Preserve Riparian Buffers
PaEN: York Master Watershed Stewards Hold Rain Barrel Workshop April 20
Answering More Questions On Controversial Stormwater Fee In Luzerne County
Commercial Properties Receive Stormwater Bills In Luzerne
DEP Grants Lehman Twp. Stormwater Waiver In Luzerne County
Lehman Twp Woman Organizing Effort To Challenge Luzerne Stormwater Fee
Wrightsville Council Using Grant To Enhance Stormwater Drainage
Turnpike Buys Properties It Flooded In Allegheny County During Construction
Wastewater Facilities
PaEN: DEP Extends General Permits For Beneficial Use of Biosolids, Septage
Watershed Protection
PaEN: Watershed Groups, Municipal Employees See Benefit Of Working Together To Address Water Quality In South Mountain Region
PaEN: Research Examines Stream Restoration Projects With A Eye On Improving PA Water Quality, Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: Still Time To Submit Nominations For Chesapeake Bay Stormwater Network Awards
York County Twp Will Hear Proposal To Preserve Riparian Buffers
PaEN: York Master Watershed Stewards Hold Rain Barrel Workshop April 20
Answering More Questions On Controversial Stormwater Fee In Luzerne County
Commercial Properties Receive Stormwater Bills In Luzerne
DEP Grants Lehman Twp. Stormwater Waiver In Luzerne County
Lehman Twp Woman Organizing Effort To Challenge Luzerne Stormwater Fee
Wrightsville Council Using Grant To Enhance Stormwater Drainage
Turnpike Buys Properties It Flooded In Allegheny County During Construction
Watershed Cleanup Set For April 20 In Centre County
PaEN: Stroud Water Research Center: Most-Used Pesticides Posing Unknown Threat To Waterways, Pollinators, Now Subject Of Study
Bagenstose: Solebury’s Aquetong Spring Park Gets $250K From Delaware River Grant Program
Editorial: Power Up Great Lakes Funding
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Wetlands
PaEN: PennDOT Announces Public-Private Partnership Proposals To Preserve 140 Acres In Bucks County
Wildlife
PaEN: House Committee Approves Bill Authorizing Fish & Boat Commission To Set Own Fees, Moving It To The Full House
PaEN: 10 Major Angler, Hunter & Outdoor Groups Support House Bill 808 Giving Fish & Boat Commission Authority To Adopt Its Own Fees
Schneck: Why Is Today One Of The Biggest Days On The PA Outdoor Calendar?
PaEN: RiverStewards: John Arway - Conservation Is About Talking To And Working With Others
Can The Lehigh River Become The Best Trout Fishery In The East? A Group Of Anglers Thinks So
Grenoble: Science vs. Emotion On Chronic Wasting Disease
AP: Hunters, Hikers Debate Proposed Hunting Season Changes
Game Commission To Conduct Controlled Burn In York County
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Nittany Mall Will Host Wildlife Festival This Weekend In State College
Hayes: Hays Bald Eagles In Pittsburgh Welcome Eaglet, First In 2019
Hayes: Hays Bald Eagles Takes To Sky To Hunt Food For Baby Eaglets
Game Commission Hopes Plastic Bag In Hays Bald Eagle Nest Won’t Do Harm
Hayes: Last Egg In Hays Eagle Nest Not Expected To Hatch
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn., Brodhead Trout Unlimited April 10 Bloom Times, Budburst, Bird Migration And Bugs Climate Program, Monroe County
PaEN: Brandywine Conservancy Offers Bird Migration Lecture On April 2 In Chester County
Schneck: When Will Hummingbirds Return To Pennsylvania?
Schneck: Vultures Of Pennsylvania: Black vs. Turkey
PaEN: Time To Fill In Your Brackets, Pick Your Favorites: Fantasy BirdWatching Is Here!
Destructive Vultures Invade Central PA Again, This Time Including Hershey’s ZooAmerica
Schneck: Where Will You Be For The First Day Of Trout Season?
Trout Stocking For The 2019 Trout Fishing Season - Photos
Crable: 34,000 Trout Ready To Be Caught In Lancaster County Streams
Demko: Shad Fishing Contest Returns To Delaware River, $20K Top Prize, Kids Program
Ad Crable Retiring, But Will Continue Outdoors Column
Raccoon To Blame For Power Outage Leaving 2,100 In Dark In Blair County
Rabid Cat Raises Alert In Luzerne County Community
West Nile/Zika Virus
WITF SmartTalk: Tickborne Illness On The Rise, Is Drinking Water Safe In Schools?
Schneck: Wet Weather Could Be Setting Us Up For A Tough Tick Year
Luzerne Lyme Disease Group Plans May 6 Meeting On Ticks In PA
Federal Policy
Op-Ed: A Brief History Of Trump’s Environmental Record
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