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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 Environmental Committee To Consider Renominations Of McDonnell For DEP, Dunn At DCNR April 30
PaEN: Sen. Dinniman, 4 Other Senators Ask For Postponement Of Reconfirmation Hearing On DEP Secretary
Phillips: Southeast Senators Seek Answers From DEP Chief On Mariner East Pipeline
PaEN: Pennsylvania’s Conservation Activism Began Long Before The First Earth Day On April 22, 1970
Earth Day 2019: When And Why Do We Celebrate?
Editorial: For Earth Day, How Citizens, Lawmakers Can Be Better Environmental Stewards
Sunday NewsClips
Hundreds Turn Out For Cleanup Events In Harrison, Vandergrift
Luzerne County In Economic Wave, Yudichak Says - Mine Reclamation
Feds Working To Update Juniata River Floodplain Maps
Critics Of Restore PA Say It Relies On Only One Industry For Funding-Natural Gas
House Republicans: Dem’s Anti-Littering Bottle Bill Has Chance
Editorial: Time To Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet
Giant Joins Partners To Elevate Green Efforts For Earth Day
Girl Scouts Agree to Sell Camp Furnace Hills In Lancaster County
They Come In Droves To Glen Onoko Trail For One Last, Legal, Hike
Hayes: Is Your Bird Seed Harmful To Birds And Bees?
Thomas: Hays Bald Eagle Check Fed Hook, Fishing Line Snagged On Fish
Politics
Scientists Running For Office Learn To Present More Than Just The Facts
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Air
American Lung Assn: Air Quality In Philadelphia Again Worsened For Ozone
American Lung Assn: Pittsburgh Air Quality Worsened For Ozone, Particulate
Hopey: Pittsburgh Region’s Air Quality Get An F Grade, Only County Outside Of California With That Grade
American Lung Assn: Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Are Among Nation’s Cleanest For Particulate Pollution, Unchanged For Ozone
Report: Some Air Pollution Improves In Northeast PA, Ozone Remains Threat To Public Health
American Lung Assn: Lancaster’s Air Quality Worsened Again For Ozone Pollution
Lancaster County’s Air Quality Again Gets Failing Grades
American Lung Assn: Harrisburg-York-lebanon Had Best Results For 3 Pollutant Measures, But Particulate Pollution Ranks 24th Worst
Caruso: Air Quality In Harrisburg Region Among Worst In Nation, Despite Improvements
American Lung. Assn: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Had Best Results For Particulate, Unchanged For Ozone Pollution
American Lung. Assn: Erie-Meadville Among Nation’s Cleanest For Particulate, Unchanged For Ozone Pollution
Op-Ed: Earth Day Message: Weather Is A Moment, Climate Is Lasting - Joseph Minott
Venture Outdoors, GASP To Hike Through Donora Smog History
PaEN: Senate Democratic Policy Committee Holds Hearing In Pittsburgh On Methane And Climate Change
Hopey: Emotional Testimony Highlights Methane Emissions’ Health Impact Hearing
Sisk: Methane Hearing Draws Concern Over DEP Rules, Talk Of New Technology
Environmental Proponents Tell Senate Hearing: PA Needs Better Methane Regulations
Sisk: U.S. Steel Appeals Allegheny County Penalty For Air Pollution From Clairton Coke (Coal) Works
Hopey: U.S. Steel Once Again Appeals Allegheny County Air Pollution Fine
Pollen Hits Very High Levels In Central PA For First Time This Year
Alternative Fuels
PaEN: DEP Awards Over $2.8 Million In Clean Energy Vehicle Grants
DCNR’s Presque Isle Rangers Deploy Electric Motorcycle For Patrol
Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Testifies In Own Defense At Fraud Trial
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: PA Environmental Council To Honor 2 With Curtin Winsor Awards, 1 With Special Place Award At June 13 Philadelphia Dinner
PaEN: Chris Crockett, Aqua America Chief Environmental Officer Receives PA Section-American Water Works Assn. George Fuller Award
Ohiopyle Rafting Guides Receive Carnegie Medals For Heroics
PaEN: Clarion River National Wild & Scenic Rivers Stamp To Be Released May 21
Bay Journal-Crable: Eastern Hellbender Named PA State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
PaEN: Pennsylvania Declares Eastern Hellbender As Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Caruso: In Call To Arms For Environmental Action, Wolf, Lawmakers Name Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian
Schneck: Hellbender’s Return: What’s Being Done For PA’s New Official Amphibian?
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
Sen. Yaw: Naming Hellbender State Amphibian Promotes Education, Environment
Thomas: How Many Hellbenders Live In Western PA? Group To Search This Summer
PaEN: 2018 PA Parks & Forests Foundation Photo Contest Winners On Display In Cumberland County; 2019 Contest Now Open
PaEN: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Accepting Entries To 2019 Photo Contest
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Bay Journal-Crable: Eastern Hellbender Named PA State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
PaEN: Pennsylvania Declares Eastern Hellbender As Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Caruso: In Call To Arms For Environmental Action, Wolf, Lawmakers Name Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian
Schneck: Hellbender’s Return: What’s Being Done For PA’s New Official Amphibian?
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
Sen. Yaw: Naming Hellbender State Amphibian Promotes Education, Environment
Thomas: How Many Hellbenders Live In Western PA? Group To Search This Summer
Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly’s Favorite Tree Could Be Targeted In PA As Noxious Weed
PaEN: Invasive Allium Leafminer Emergence Detected In Perry, Lancaster, Northumberland Counties; Farmers Urged To Protect Their Crops
PaEN: May 8 South Mountain Speakers Event Showcases Importance Of Pollinators In Our Everyday Lives, Cumberland County
Research Award Creates Buzz Around Penn State Pollinator Studies
Swarm Of Bees Creates Buzz On Side Of Lancaster Building
Learn From Experts At Centre County Native Plant Festival & Sale
PaEN: Citizen & Community Scientists In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Join Global City Nature Challenge April 26-29
Will American Chestnut Trees Stage Comeback Near Bethlehem’s Reservoirs?
Crews Plant Hundreds Of Hybrid Chestnut Trees On Earth Day In Carbon County - Video
Invasive Gobies Threaten French Creek’s Endangered Mussels
Budget
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
Op-Ed: Legislature Needs A Spring Cleaning On Environment, Energy, Nuclear Plants
Editorial: Export Gas, Import State Tax Revenue
State, Local Officials Explain Disaster Benefits Of Restore PA In Delaware County
DCNR Visits Potential Trail Site In Luzerne To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
Completion Of D&L Trail Into Wilkes-Barre Promoted Thru Restore PA
DCNR Tours Carsonia Park, Reading To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
Editorial: State Needs Severance Tax On Natural Gas
PaEN: Senate Committee Meets April 30 On Bill Allowing Fish & Boat Commission To Adopt Their Own Fees
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
McKelvey: What Is An Impaired Waterway, Why Does PA Have So Many Of Them?
DEP Releases Report On Impaired Waterways, Stresses Need For Restore PA
PaEN: Students Studying Value Of Stream Buffers Looking For Landowner Demonstration Partners In Centre, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
Stormwater Just One Element Of PA Pollution Reduction Mandate Plan
Luzerne County In Talks With Wyoming Valley Authority Over Stormwater Fee
Stormwater Fee Proposed For Latrobe Property Owners
Bay Journal-Crable: Eastern Hellbender Named PA State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
PaEN: Pennsylvania Declares Eastern Hellbender As Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Caruso: In Call To Arms For Environmental Action, Wolf, Lawmakers Name Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian
Schneck: Hellbender’s Return: What’s Being Done For PA’s New Official Amphibian?
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
Sen. Yaw: Naming Hellbender State Amphibian Promotes Education, Environment
Thomas: How Many Hellbenders Live In Western PA? Group To Search This Summer
PaEN: Vote Now For PA Entry! For Chesapeake Bay Foundation Viewers’ Choice Photo Contest Award
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Citizen Action
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
PaEN: Rachel Carson Peregrine Falcon Eggs Hatch In Harrisburg! Falcon Banding Event May 17; Falcon Rescue Volunteers Needed!
Warren County Seeks Volunteers For Tornado Cleanup
PaEN: Duquesne Light Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting Events; Tree Giveaway Begins May 1
PaEN: PPL Community Roots Program Now Accepting Tree Orders For Spring, Fall 2020
PaEN: Students Studying Value Of Stream Buffers Looking For Landowner Demonstration Partners In Centre, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
Good Day PA: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership - Video
About 2,000 Trees To Be Added Along Bowmans Creek In Luzerne
Volunteers Plant Future Forest At Flight 93 National Memorial
PaEN: Fish & Boat Commission, CBF, Arbor Day Foundation Partner On Harrisburg Tree Planting
300 Trees Planted In Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County - Video
Volunteers Tackle Cleanup Along Raccoon Creek In Beaver County For Earth Day
PaEN: DEP, PennDOT, Volunteers Participate In Great American Cleanup Of PA Event In Johnstown
Locations Announced For Spring Tire, Appliance Collections In Cambria County
PaEN: Litter In Our Waterways, Recycling Slow-Down, What Now?
PaEN: Ohio River Sweep Set For June 15; 2 PA Students Win River Sweep Poster Contest
PaEN: Sen. Yaw Touts National Drug Take-Back Day, April 27
Bucks, Montgomery Counties Host Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Volunteers Needed For Cleanup Effort Saturday In State College
Volunteers Make Quick Work Of Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail Cleanup In Johnstown
Volunteers Clean Paupack Twp. Roads Of Trash In Wayne County
PaEN: Rain Gardens Can Help Slow The Flow Of Stormwater
Philadelphia Citizen: Do Something: Earth Day Edition
Earth Day Aims To Keep Planet Healthy Do Your Part
Op-Ed: Going Greener Need Not Be A Grind
PaEN: Citizen & Community Scientists In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Join Global City Nature Challenge April 26-29
Climate
PaEN: DEP To Release 2018 Climate Action Plan Update As Early As Next Week
WITF Smart Talk: Earth Day Road Trip Focuses On Climate Change
PaEN: Senate Republican Policy Committee Holds May 1 Workshop On Climate Change Disruption In PA
PaEN: Senate Democratic Policy Committee Holds Hearing In Pittsburgh On Methane And Climate Change
Hopey: Emotional Testimony Highlights Methane Emissions’ Health Impact Hearing
Sisk: Methane Hearing Draws Concern Over DEP Rules, Talk Of New Technology
Environmental Proponents Tell Senate Hearing: PA Needs Better Methane Regulations
Op-Ed: Earth Day Message: Weather Is A Moment, Climate Is Lasting - Joseph Minott
PaEN: DEP Helps Dedicate Solar Energy Installation At Giant Food Stores Headquarters In Cumberland County
PaEN: DEP Awards Over $2.8 Million In Clean Energy Vehicle Grants
DCNR’s Presque Isle Rangers Deploy Electric Motorcycle For Patrol
PaEN: PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Energy-Efficiency Technical Manual
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Pennsylvania Forests Keeping Carbon In Penn's Woods
Hibbard: National Flood Insurance Rate To See Scary Increase
As Weather Patterns Trend Wetter, How Could Fish, Streams Be Affected?
Study Finds Global Action Needed To Ensure Acceptable Climate Futures
Americans’ Energy Use Surges Despite Climate Change Concern
Taxpayer Spending On U.S. Disaster Fund Explodes Amid Climate Change, Population Trends
Health Care, Climate Change Divide Philly-Area Dems In Congress
AP: U.N. Climate Chief Warns Current Path Leads To Catastrophe
Coal Mining
Wellsboro History Comes Alive May 8: Former Miner To Talk About Coal Mining Dangers
PaEN: Legislative Proposal Would Increase Coal Refuse Energy & Reclamation Tax Credit To $45 Million A Year
Legislative Proposal To Help Threatened Coal Refuse Power Industry
PaEN: Senators Yaw, Yudichak, Reps Metzgar, Snyder To Co-Chair Legislative Coal Caucus
Compliance Action
Legere: Years After DEP Dropped Record Fine Against Drilling Company, Gas Leak Continues In Lycoming County
Bagenstose: DEP Halts Mining At New Hope Quarry In Bucks
DEP Issues Fine To Old Forge Scrap Yard Owner, Operator
Sisk: U.S. Steel Appeals Allegheny County Penalty For Air Pollution From Clairton Coke (Coal) Works
Hopey: U.S. Steel Once Again Appeals Allegheny County Air Pollution Fine
Dam Safety
Lakemont Park Dam Might Require Repairs In Blair
Delaware River
PaEN: Extended: NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Restoration Grants Until May 1
Delaware RiverKeeper April 26 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
PaEN: Chris Crockett, Aqua America Chief Environmental Officer Receives PA Section-American Water Works Assn. George Fuller Award
5 Years Later, PFAS Concerns Continue To Impact Finances, Reputation, Potentially Health
Lack Of EPA Regulation Of PFAS Chemicals Leaves States Stumbling
Bagenstose: Critics Pan EPA Draft PFAS Chemical Cleanup Guidance
Bagenstose: Sen. Collett Introduces 2 PFAS Chemical Bills
McKelvey: PFAS Chemicals, How One PA Homeowner Took Matters Into His Own Hands
Cong. Dean Will Introduced PFAS Chemical Bill In Congress
PaEN: U.S.G.S Releases Study Of Bradford County Private Drinking Water Wells; Nearly 50% Have Coliform Contamination
PaEN: Master Well Owner Network Volunteers Water Testing Project Shows 50% Of Wells Did Not Meet At Least 1 Health Standard
Caruso: Senate Republicans Aren’t Happy With DEP Over Manganese Standard, Here’s Why
Philadelphia’s Tap Water Is Safe, Now There’s A Bar To Prove It
Downtown Wilkes-Barre Closed Due To Water Main Break
Economic Development
PaEN: Opportunities To Bid On DEP Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Mine Reclamation Projects
Education
Bay Journal-Crable: Eastern Hellbender Named PA State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
PaEN: Pennsylvania Declares Eastern Hellbender As Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Caruso: In Call To Arms For Environmental Action, Wolf, Lawmakers Name Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian
Schneck: Hellbender’s Return: What’s Being Done For PA’s New Official Amphibian?
Schneck: Where In PA Can You See Hellbenders Without Lifting Rocks In A Stream?
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
Sen. Yaw: Naming Hellbender State Amphibian Promotes Education, Environment
Thomas: How Many Hellbenders Live In Western PA? Group To Search This Summer
PaEN: Rachel Carson Peregrine Falcon Eggs Hatch In Harrisburg! Falcon Banding Event May 17; Falcon Rescue Volunteers Needed!
PaEN: Students Studying Value Of Stream Buffers Looking For Landowner Demonstration Partners In Centre, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
Palmyra Students Spend A Day Learning At Memorial Lake
PaEN: Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Education Programs, Events Coming Up In May
Hope The Pitt Peregrine Falcon Lets Her First Chick Live
PaEN: California U. Students Calvin, Peter Livengood Present Research On Raptors In Fayette County
PaEN: Northeast PA Audubon Society Accepting Applications For College Scholarship
Bear Trapped In York County Made Appearance At Envirothon Before Relocation
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Earth Day Every Day Edition
Emergency Response
Warren County Seeks Volunteers For Tornado Cleanup
PaEN: PUC Issues Report On Electric Outages Related To 2018 Winter Storms Riley And Quinn
Erie Region Dealing With Hail Damage
Allentown Fire Crews Rescue Man Who May Have Been Lost In Sewer For Days
State, Local Officials Explain Disaster Benefits Of Restore PA In Delaware County
Taxpayer Spending On U.S. Disaster Fund Explodes Amid Climate Change, Population Trends
Energy
PaEN: House Committee To Hear From Labor, Electricity Ratepayers, Energy Suppliers On Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants April 29
PaEN: Agenda - House Environmental Committee April 29 Hearing On Nuclear Waste Containment In Light Of TMI Closure
PaEN: Senate Committees To Hold Joint Hearing May 1 On Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards
Caruso: Fossil Fuel Industry Poll Finds Pennsylvanians Uninformed About Proposal To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
Maykuth: Solar, Wind Energy Advocates May Hold Swing Vote In Nuclear Rescue Debate
PaEN: StateImpact PA: PUC Commissioners Raise Serious Concerns About Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
Cusick: PUC Commissioner Place Speaks Out Against Senate Nuclear Power Plant Bill
PA PUC Commissioner Blasts State’s Nuclear Bailout Bill
PUC Commissioner Voices Opposition to Nuclear Subsidy Bill
PaEN: Greater Pittsburgh Chamber: Bills To Aid Nuclear Power Plants Do Not Strike Balance Between A Healthy Environment, Healthy Economy
Millions On The Line For Municipalities If TMI Closes, Local Officials Say
Rally Held To Support Bill That Would Save TMI
Caruso: Anti-Nuclear Activists Cry Foul Over Exelon/TMI’s Request To Use Decommissioning Dollars For Radioactive Waste Storage
Cusick: Legacy Of TMI, Gas Industry Makes Nuclear Subsidies Uphill Battle In PA
Small Businesses Fear Huge Electric Bill Increases Under $500M Nuclear Power Plant Proposal
Op-Ed: PA Nuclear Industry Looking For Handout, Not Bailout
Op-Ed: Why We May Soon Lose All Of The State’s Nuclear Power Plants
Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Plants Are A Smart Investment
Op-Ed: Legislature Needs A Spring Cleaning On Environment, Energy, Nuclear Plant
Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Resumes Generation After Refueling Outage
Ohio Governor Signals Support For Nuclear Plant Bailout As FirstEnergy Files New Bankruptcy Plan
Ohio Nuclear Bailout Bill Slammed By Environmental, Other Groups
Op-Ed: FirstEnergy’s Green Deal To Bail Out Nuclear Plants Is Really Just A Political Deal - Ohio
NJ Approves $300M In Nuclear Plant Subsidies Even Though PSEG Plants Are Financially Viable
Editorial: Jessup Needs Long-Term Plan For Cash From Natural Gas Power Plant
PaEN: PUC Issues Report On Electric Outages Related To 2018 Winter Storms Riley And Quinn
PaEN: PUC Adopts Procedure For Approving Alternative Utility Rates To Encourage Energy Conservation, Distributed Power, Renewable Energy
Cong. Perry: Natural Gas The Green New Deal Of The Last 10-15 Years
PaEN: Duquesne Light Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting Events; Tree Giveaway Begins May 1
Energy Conservation
PaEN: Governor's Residence Converts To LED Inside Lighting; Earth Day 2019
Philadelphia Gas Works Marks Earth Day With New Energy Conservation Grants
PaEN: PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Energy-Efficiency Technical Manual
Environmental Heritage
PaEN: Special Screening & Panel Discussion Of Penn’s Woods Cradle Of Conservation Documentary May 29 In Harrisburg
PaEN: Sen. Yaw: Earth Day Is A Reminder We Each Need To Do Our Part
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Earth Day Every Day Edition
Earth Day, Then And Now In Lycoming County
Venture Outdoors, GASP To Hike Through Donora Smog History
Wellsboro History Comes Alive May 8: Former Miner To Talk About Coal Mining Dangers
Farming
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
PaEN: Students Studying Value Of Stream Buffers Looking For Landowner Demonstration Partners In Centre, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
AP: Lancaster County Amish Population Grows Despite Urban Sprawl
PaEN: Penn State Launches Water & Agriculture Website On Water Quality, Quantity Issues
PaEN: PA Association For Sustainable Agriculture Accepting Presentation Proposals For 2020 Conference on Feb. 5-8
PaEN: Invasive Allium Leafminer Emergence Detected In Perry, Lancaster, Northumberland Counties; Farmers Urged To Protect Their Crops
Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly’s Favorite Tree Could Be Targeted In PA As Noxious Weed
PaEN: May 8 South Mountain Speakers Event Showcases Importance Of Pollinators In Our Everyday Lives, Cumberland County
Research Award Creates Buzz Around Penn State Pollinator Studies
Swarm Of Bees Creates Buzz On Side Of Lancaster Building
PaEN: Western PA Conservancy: Nature Writer, Family Donate Conservation Easement On 648 Acres In Blair County
Philadelphia Names First-Ever Urban Agriculture Director
Why Many Of Philadelphia’s Community Gardens Are At Risk
Doug Oster Grows Everybody Gardens Website
Flooding
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
Williamsport Water Authority Rejects County Request For $1 Million For Levee Certification
Hughesville Anxious For Work To Begin On Muncy Creek Stream Bank In Lycoming
Hibbard: National Flood Insurance Rate To See Scary Increase
As Weather Patterns Trend Wetter, How Could Fish, Streams Be Affected?
Forests
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
PaEN: Students Studying Value Of Stream Buffers Looking For Landowner Demonstration Partners In Centre, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
Will American Chestnut Trees Stage Comeback Near Bethlehem’s Reservoirs?
Crews Plant Hundreds Of Hybrid Chestnut Trees On Earth Day In Carbon County - Video
About 2,000 Trees To Be Added Along Bowmans Creek In Luzerne
Volunteers Plant Future Forest At Flight 93 National Memorial
Good Day PA: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership - Video
Lancaster Farming: Live Stakes Help Reclaim Eroding Streambanks In Lancaster County
PaEN: Duquesne Light Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting Events; Tree Giveaway Begins May 1
PaEN: PPL Community Roots Program Now Accepting Tree Orders For Spring, Fall 2020
PaEN: April 26 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Crable: Forest Bathing Not Just A Walk In The Woods
PA Tick Crisis: How To Protect Your Home, Children, Pets From Lyme Disease
Schneck: Spotted Lanternfly’s Favorite Tree Could Be Targeted In PA As Noxious Weed
PaEN: 2018 PA Parks & Forests Foundation Photo Contest Winners On Display In Cumberland County; 2019 Contest Now Open
Forest - Wildfires
AP Plans For Fleeing Wildfires Are Few In California, Even In Towns At High Risk
Geologic Hazards
Landslide Closes Portion Of Road In Fox Chapel, Allegheny County
Grants/Funding
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
PaEN: Extended: NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Restoration Grants Until May 1
PaEN: Reminder: PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Applications For Trail Workshop Grants Until May 1
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
McKelvey: What Is An Impaired Waterway, Why Does PA Have So Many Of Them?
PaEN: Call For Abstracts: 3 Rivers Wet Weather Sewer Conference, Nov. 13-14 Monroeville
PaEN: Students Studying Value Of Stream Buffers Looking For Landowner Demonstration Partners In Centre, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
Stormwater Just One Element Of PA Pollution Reduction Mandate Plan
Luzerne County In Talks With Wyoming Valley Authority Over Stormwater Fee
Stormwater Fee Proposed For Latrobe Property Owners
PaEN: Volunteers Help Independence Conservancy Finish Wetland Restoration Project In Beaver County
Lancaster Farming: Live Stakes Help Reclaim Eroding Streambanks In Lancaster County
PaEN: Rain Gardens Can Help Slow The Flow Of Stormwater
Hughesville Anxious For Work To Begin On Muncy Creek Stream Bank In Lycoming
PaEN: Western PA Conservancy: Nature Writer, Family Donate Conservation Easement On 648 Acres In Blair County
PaEN: Fish & Boat Commission, CBF, Arbor Day Foundation Partner On Harrisburg Tree Planting
300 Trees Planted In Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County - Video
PaEN: Duquesne Light Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting Events; Tree Giveaway Begins May 1
PaEN: PPL Community Roots Program Now Accepting Tree Orders For Spring, Fall 2020
Good Day PA: Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership - Video
Volunteers Plant Future Forest At Flight 93 National Memorial
Hazardous Substances
Health Dept. Blood Lead Tests From Palmerton Show Some Elevated Numbers
Frazier: No Cancer Cluster In Washington County School District
State Dept. Of Health Determines Rare Cancers In Washington County Not Statistically Higher Than Expected
Study: Ewing Sarcoma Rate Not Higher Than Expected In Washington County
Legislators Will Seek Funding To Study Rare Cancers In Washington County
5 Years Later, PFAS Concerns Continue To Impact Finances, Reputation, Potentially Health
Lack Of EPA Regulation Of PFAS Chemicals Leaves States Stumbling
Bagenstose: Critics Pan EPA Draft PFAS Chemical Cleanup Guidance
Bagenstose: Sen. Collett Introduces 2 PFAS Chemical Bills
Cong. Dean Will Introduced PFAS Chemical Bill In Congress
Caruso: Senate Republicans Aren’t Happy With DEP Over Manganese Standard, Here’s Why
Land Conservation
AP: Lancaster County Amish Population Grows Despite Urban Sprawl
PaEN: Western PA Conservancy: Nature Writer, Family Donate Conservation Easement On 648 Acres In Blair County
Op-Ed: Wildlands Conservancy: We’re Losing Our Precious Open Space
Lake Erie
Hardy Volunteers Take Part In Presque Isle Cleanup In Erie
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Hardy Volunteers Take Part In Presque Isle Cleanup In Erie
PaEN: DEP, PennDOT, Volunteers Participate In Great American Cleanup Of PA Event In Johnstown
Scranton Man With Cancer Continues Roadside Cleanup, With Help From Friends
Sen. Santarsiero Joins Volunteers At Tyler State Park Cleanup In Bucks
Volunteers Needed For Cleanup Effort Saturday In State College
Locations Announced For Spring Tire, Appliance Collections In Cambria County
Volunteers Make Quick Work Of Jim Mayer Riverswalk Trail Cleanup In Johnstown
Hardy Volunteers Take Part In Presque Isle Cleanup In Erie
PaEN: Litter In Our Waterways, Recycling Slow-Down, What Now?
PaEN: Ohio River Sweep Set For June 15; 2 PA Students Win River Sweep Poster Contest
PaEN: Sen. Yaw Touts National Drug Take-Back Day, April 27
Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set For Saturday
Volunteers Tackle Cleanup Along Raccoon Creek In Beaver County For Earth Day
Millcreek Announces May 18 Spring Cleanup Event
Volunteers Clean Paupack Twp. Roads Of Trash In Wayne County
Rep. Kosierowski Announces Plans For April 27 Cleanup Event In Lackawanna
Debris From Bridge Construction Still Littering Banks Of Lackawanna River After Flooding Washed It Downstream
Editorial: Require Job Site Cleanups As Bridge Debris Still Litters River In Scranton
Lackawanna County Residents Produce More Waste Per Person Than Other NE PA Counties
PaEN: DEP Approves Expansion Of Franklin County Landfill
Mine Reclamation
PaEN: DEP Announces $25 Million In Federal Funding For 7 Mine Reclamation Projects
Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area Chosen By DEP For Mine Reclamation
Testing Of Abandoned Mine Shafts Underway At Wilkes-Barre Site
PaEN: Legislative Proposal Would Increase Coal Refuse Energy & Reclamation Tax Credit To $45 Million A Year
Legislative Proposal To Help Threatened Coal Refuse Power Industry
PaEN: Opportunities To Bid On DEP Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Mine Reclamation Projects
Non-Coal Mining
Bagenstose: DEP Halts Mining At New Hope Quarry In Bucks
Oil & Gas
Legere: Years After DEP Dropped Record Fine Against Drilling Company, Gas Leak Continues In Lycoming County
Litvak: Underground Drilling Wastewater Pipelines Can Be A Big, Unregulated Business In PA
Editorial: Jessup Needs Long-Term Plan For Cash From Natural Gas Power Plant
PaEN: U.S.G.S Releases Study Of Bradford County Private Drinking Water Wells; Nearly 50% Have Coliform Contamination
PaEN: Senate Democratic Policy Committee Holds Hearing In Pittsburgh On Methane And Climate Change
Hopey: Emotional Testimony Highlights Methane Emissions’ Health Impact Hearing
Sisk: Methane Hearing Draws Concern Over DEP Rules, Talk Of New Technology
Environmental Proponents Tell Senate Hearing: PA Needs Better Methane Regulations
Letter: PA’s Natural Gas Industry Working To Keep The Environment Clean
Editorial: Export Gas, Import State Tax Revenue
Editorial: State Needs Severance Tax On Natural Gas
Cong. Perry: Natural Gas The Green New Deal Of The Last 10-15 Years
Frazier: No Cancer Cluster In Washington County School District
State Dept. Of Health Determines Rare Cancers In Washington County Not Statistically Higher Than Expected
Legislators Will Seek Funding To Study Rare Cancers In Washington County
PaEN: Opportunities To Bid On DEP Oil & Gas Well Plugging, Mine Reclamation Projects
Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Testifies In Own Defense At Fraud Trial
Gasoline Prices In PA Average $3/Gallon, May Go Higher
Occidental Tries To Outbid Chevron For Anadarko Petroleum
Litvak: EQT Drilling Tries To Tout Results As Rice Team Unveils Lawsuit
Pipelines
PaEN: PUC Refuses Sunoco Request To Resume Construction Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline In Chester County
PaEN: PUC Investigating Subsidence Near Sunoco Mariner East 2 Bypass Pipeline In Delaware County
Hurdle: Sinkhole Opens Up Along Mariner East 2 Pipeline Route In Delaware County
Huge Sinkhole Forms Along Mariner East 2 Pipeline Route
Editorial: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Restarted In Delaware County
PaEN: DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Changes To Mariner East 2 Pipeline Erosion Permit In Cambria County
Phillips: Southeast Senators Seek Answers From DEP Over Mariner East Pipelines
Hurdle: Sunoco To Restart Mariner East 1 Pipeline After Agreeing To New Safety Measures
Legere: Mariner East 1 Pipeline Set To Restart After Sinkhole Caused Shutdown
Maykuth: Sunoco’s Mariner East 1 Pipeline Now Back In Service Again
Controversial Sunoco Mariner East 1 Pipeline Will Resume Operations
Op-Ed: Pipelines: Let’s Keep Our Eye On The Ball
AP-Litvak: Drilling Wastewater Pipelines A Big, Unregulated Business
Litvak: Underground Drilling Wastewater Pipelines Can Be A Big, Unregulated Business In PA
PaEN: Coalition Of Businesses Oppose Latest Plan To Make Laurel Pipeline Bi-Directional
O’Reilly: Sheetz, Others Protest Proposed Change In Flow For Laurel Pipeline
NJ Finds 9 Potential Historic Sites In PennEast Pipeline’s Path
Permitting
PaEN: House Environmental Committee To Hold May 1 Info Meeting On Erosion & Sedimentation Permits
DEP Posts 58 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In April 27 PA Bulletin
Radiation Protection
PaEN: House Committee To Hear From Labor, Electricity Ratepayers, Energy Suppliers On Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants April 29
PaEN: Agenda - House Environmental Committee April 29 Hearing On Nuclear Waste Containment In Light Of TMI Closure
PaEN: Senate Committees To Hold Joint Hearing May 1 On Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards
Caruso: Fossil Fuel Industry Poll Finds Pennsylvanians Uninformed About Proposal To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
Maykuth: Solar, Wind Energy Advocates May Hold Swing Vote In Nuclear Rescue Debate
PaEN: StateImpact PA: PUC Commissioners Raise Serious Concerns About Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
Cusick: PUC Commissioner Place Speaks Out Against Senate Nuclear Power Plant Bill
PA PUC Commissioner Blasts State’s Nuclear Bailout Bill
PUC Commissioner Voices Opposition to Nuclear Subsidy Bill
PaEN: Greater Pittsburgh Chamber: Bills To Aid Nuclear Power Plants Do Not Strike Balance Between A Healthy Environment, Healthy Economy
Millions On The Line For Municipalities If TMI Closes, Local Officials Say
Rally Held To Support Bill That Would Save TMI
Caruso: Anti-Nuclear Activists Cry Foul Over Exelon/TMI’s Request To Use Decommissioning Dollars For Radioactive Waste Storage
Cusick: Legacy Of TMI, Gas Industry Makes Nuclear Subsidies Uphill Battle In PA
Small Businesses Fear Huge Electric Bill Increases Under $500M Nuclear Power Plant Proposal
Op-Ed: PA Nuclear Industry Looking For Handout, Not Bailout
Op-Ed: Why We May Soon Lose All Of The State’s Nuclear Power Plants
Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Plants Are A Smart Investment
Op-Ed: Legislature Needs A Spring Cleaning On Environment, Energy, Nuclear Plant
Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Resumes Generation After Refueling Outage
Ohio Governor Signals Support For Nuclear Plant Bailout As FirstEnergy Files New Bankruptcy Plan
Ohio Nuclear Bailout Bill Slammed By Environmental, Other Groups
Op-Ed: FirstEnergy’s Green Deal To Bail Out Nuclear Plants Is Really Just A Political Deal - Ohio
NJ Approves $300M In Nuclear Plant Subsidies Even Though PSEG Plants Are Financially Viable
How Nuclear Plants Are Gaming Climate-Change Rules
Recreation
Ohiopyle Rafting Guides Receive Carnegie Medals For Heroics
PaEN: Clarion River National Wild & Scenic Rivers Stamp To Be Released May 21
DCNR Tours Carsonia Park, Reading To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
DCNR Visits Potential Trail Site In Luzerne To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
Completion Of D&L Trail Into Wilkes-Barre Promoted Thru Restore PA
PaEN: April 26 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Hardy Volunteers Take Part In Presque Isle Cleanup In Erie
PaEN: 569 Registered For Central PA Conservancy’s April 27 Ironmaster’s Challenge
PaEN: Reminder: Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Trail Stewardship Weekend April 27-28, Warren County
North Pocono Trails Project Moving Forward
9 Nature-Heavy Bike Routes In Philadelphia
PEC: Celebrating Trail Collaboration In Southwest Philadelphia
Lakemont Park Dam Might Require Repairs In Blair
Gateway Green Space To Feature Historical Aspects In Williamsport
Community Effort Helps Make Disability-Inclusive Playground A Reality In State College
Op-Ed: Schuylkill River Rowing Must Be Saved
PaEN: Reminder: PA Land Trust Assn. Accepting Applications For Trail Workshop Grants Until May 1
PaEN: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Accepting Entries To 2019 Photo Contest
Crable: Forest Bathing Not Just A Walk In The Woods
Schneck: How To Survive When You’re Lost In The Wild
10 Great Hiking Trails In Lancaster County
PA Tick Crisis: How To Protect Your Home, Children, Pets From Lyme Disease
7 Parks Near Lancaster To Check Out During National Parks Week
PaEN: 2018 PA Parks & Forests Foundation Photo Contest Winners On Display In Cumberland County; 2019 Contest Now Open
Recycling/Waste
PaEN: PA Resources Council Holds 7 Household Chemical Collection Events In Western PA
ShredFest, Tire Recycling Events In Lackawanna County April 27
Bucks, Montgomery Counties Host Drug Take Back Day Saturday
Penn State Students Seek Solutions To Tailgate Trash Problem
DEP Issues Fine To Old Forge Scrap Yard Owner, Operator
This Company Wants To Recycle Your Plastic Bags
For Earth Day, Check Out These Grocery Store Initiates For Replacing Plastics
Deficiencies Found In Wilkes-Barre’s Recycling Program
Wilkes-Barre Sought Recycling Fee Hike As $785,000 Remains Unpaid
Debris From Bridge Construction Still Littering Banks Of Lackawanna River After Flooding Washed It Downstream
Officials To Present Draft Lackawanna County Waste Management Plan At Meeting
Scranton Discusses $16.8 Million In Trash Fee Delinquencies
2 Cent Fee Proposed For Single-Use Plastic Bags In PA
Philadelphia’s Tap Water Is Safe, Now There’s A Bar To Prove It
Regulations
PaEN: Op-Ed: Are Pennsylvania’s Environmental Regulations Really Too Costly, Intrusive And Pointless?
Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Trim State’s 153,000 Regulations
Op-Ed: Help Us Stop House Republicans’ Dirty Dozen Plan To Let Big Business Run Free - Rep. Dermody
Renewable Energy
PaEN: Senate Committees To Hold Joint Hearing May 1 On Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards
Kummer: Want Solar Panels For Your Philadelphia Home? City Reopens Program To Help You Get Them
Solar Ambassadors, Discounts On Installations Part Of Philly’s Plan To Make 2019 Year Of Sun Power
PaEN: DEP Helps Dedicate Solar Energy Installation At Giant Food Stores Headquarters In Cumberland County
Editorial: Harness Lake Erie’s Wind Energy
PaEN: PUC Adopts Procedure For Approving Alternative Utility Rates To Encourage Energy Conservation, Distributed Power, Renewable Energy
Cong. Perry: Natural Gas The Green New Deal Of The Last 10-15 Years
Stormwater
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
PaEN: Call For Abstracts: 3 Rivers Wet Weather Sewer Conference, Nov. 13-14 Monroeville
Stormwater Fee Proposed For Latrobe Property Owners
Stormwater Just One Element Of PA Pollution Reduction Mandate Plan
Luzerne County In Talks With Wyoming Valley Authority Over Stormwater Fee
PaEN: Rain Gardens Can Help Slow The Flow Of Stormwater
Hughesville Anxious For Work To Begin On Muncy Creek Stream Bank In Lycoming
PaEN: Volunteers Help Independence Conservancy Finish Wetland Restoration Project In Beaver County
PaEN: Fish & Boat Commission, CBF, Arbor Day Foundation Partner On Harrisburg Tree Planting
300 Trees Planted In Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County - Video
Susquehanna River
PaEN: Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Accepting Entries To 2019 Photo Contest
Wastewater Facilities
Allentown Fire Crews Rescue Man Who May Have Been Lost In Sewer For Days
Watershed Protection
PaEN: 40% Of Streams In PA Don’t Meet Water Quality Standards, But What Does It Mean To You?
McKelvey: What Is An Impaired Waterway, Why Does PA Have So Many Of Them?
DEP Releases Report On Impaired Waterways, Stresses Need For Restore PA
PaEN: Students Studying Value Of Stream Buffers Looking For Landowner Demonstration Partners In Centre, Huntingdon, Lancaster Counties
PaEN: Call For Abstracts: 3 Rivers Wet Weather Sewer Conference, Nov. 13-14 Monroeville
Stormwater Just One Element Of PA Pollution Reduction Mandate Plan
Stormwater Fee Proposed For Latrobe Property Owners
Luzerne County In Talks With Wyoming Valley Authority Over Stormwater Fee
PaEN: Rain Gardens Can Help Slow The Flow Of Stormwater
Conservation Efforts Underway At Slab Cabin Run
Is It Safe To Swim, Go Fishing In Codorus Creek, York County?
Hughesville Anxious For Work To Begin On Muncy Creek Stream Bank In Lycoming
PaEN: Fish & Boat Commission, CBF, Arbor Day Foundation Partner On Harrisburg Tree Planting
300 Trees Planted In Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County - Video
Lancaster Farming: Live Stakes Help Reclaim Eroding Streambanks In Lancaster County
PaEN: Volunteers Help Independence Conservancy Finish Wetland Restoration Project In Beaver County
PaEN: Penn State Launches Water & Agriculture Website On Water Quality, Quantity Issues
As Weather Patterns Trend Wetter, How Could Fish, Streams Be Affected?
PaEN: Extended: NFWF Accepting Applications For Delaware Watershed Restoration Grants Until May 1
Bay Journal-Crable: Eastern Hellbender Named PA State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Schneck: Where In PA Can You See Hellbenders Without Lifting Rocks In A Stream?
PaEN: Pennsylvania Declares Eastern Hellbender As Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Caruso: In Call To Arms For Environmental Action, Wolf, Lawmakers Name Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian
Schneck: Hellbender’s Return: What’s Being Done For PA’s New Official Amphibian?
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
Sen. Yaw: Naming Hellbender State Amphibian Promotes Education, Environment
Thomas: How Many Hellbenders Live In Western PA? Group To Search This Summer
Delaware RiverKeeper April 26 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
PaEN: Senate Committee Meets April 30 On Bill Allowing Fish & Boat Commission To Adopt Their Own Fees
PaEN: Rachel Carson Peregrine Falcon Eggs Hatch In Harrisburg! Falcon Banding Event May 17; Falcon Rescue Volunteers Needed!
Huba: Why Aren’t More PA Kids Fishing? Maybe Because They Can’t Stand Still
Pharmacist Passing On His Love Of Fishing, Outdoors
Bay Journal-Crable: Eastern Hellbender Named PA State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Schneck: Where In PA Can You See Hellbenders Without Lifting Rocks In A Stream?
PaEN: Pennsylvania Declares Eastern Hellbender As Official State Amphibian, Clean Water Ambassador
Caruso: In Call To Arms For Environmental Action, Wolf, Lawmakers Name Eastern Hellbender State Amphibian
Schneck: Hellbender’s Return: What’s Being Done For PA’s New Official Amphibian?
Governor Signs Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender
Sen. Yaw: Naming Hellbender State Amphibian Promotes Education, Environment
Thomas: How Many Hellbenders Live In Western PA? Group To Search This Summer
Bear Trapped In York County Made Appearance At Envirothon Before Relocation
Hope The Pitt Peregrine Falcon Lets Her First Chick Live
PaEN: California U. Students Calvin, Peter Livengood Present Research On Raptors In Fayette County
Bear Caught Snacking In Kittanning Twp Backyard
Rabid Raccoon Found In Pittsburgh’s Frick Park
Investigating 200-Year-Old Plant Remains Found In A Bartram’s Garden Attic
West Nile/Zika Virus
PA Tick Crisis: How To Protect Your Home, Children, Pets From Lyme Disease
East Stroudsburg U. Offering Free Tick Testing For Lyme Disease
Federal Policy
Presidential Message On Earth Day 2019
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