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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 Renomination Of McDonnell For DEP Secretary May 8
DEP Secretary’s Senate Reconfirmation Hearing Delayed Over Pipeline Concerns
PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Unanimously OKs Renomination Of Dunn As DCNR Secretary
Sunday NewsClips
May 6 PA Environment Digest Now Available - “We’re Not Done”
DEP Database: Compare Conditions Of Local Waterways By County
How Clean Is Your Water? A Breakdown Of DEP’s Latest Streams, Lakes Report
Crable: 50 Years Of Restoring Donegal Creek Wild Trout Stream Undone By Fish Kill In Hours
Flood Of Information Discussed During Water Summit In Blair County
Environmental Controls Added To Benner Twp [Centre County] Zoning Law, But Concerns Remain
Spring Creek Canyon May Be Affected By Benner Zoning Laws
Top Commercial Stormwater Fee Payers Revealed In Luzerne
NE PA Communities Urge Passage Of Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
Editorial: All Americans Should Have Safe, Accessible Water
Tomasic: Solar Farms Begin Cropping Up In Western Pennsylvania
Erie’s Climate Is Changing
News Stretch Of Heritage Rail Trail Open To The Public In York
Politics
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Air
PaEN: PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council Sue U.S. Steel For Clean Air Act Violations At 3 Pittsburgh Facilities
Sisk: Allegheny County Grapples With Meeting Air Quality Standards
Allegheny Health Dept. Seeks To Intervene In Federal Case Against U.S. Steel
Sisk: $1B In U.S. Steel Upgrades In Pittsburgh Will Help With Air Pollution, Efficiency
Editorial: Is U.S. Steel’s $1 Billion Upgrade Good For All?
Hopey: Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Steel Over Mon Valley Pollution
Frazier: Groups Sue U.S. Steel Over Thousands Of Alleged Clean Air Violations
Environmental Groups Sue U.S. Steel Over Air Pollution In Pittsburgh
Environmental Groups File Another Notice To Sue U.S. Steel Over Pollution
Hopey: U.S. Steel Emissions Of Benzene, Other Gases Far Exceeded Legal Limits Groups Say
Allegheny County: Key Air Quality Measure Improved Last Year
Editorial: Pollution, Cancer Show Pittsburgh’s Health Gaps
PaEN: Senate Committee Hearing May 10 In Latrobe On Exempting Counties From Vehicle Emissions Testing
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf’s Methane Emissions Reduction Proposal Falls Short - Rep. Vitali
Appalachian Basin’s Methane Emissions Fall Despite Increase In Gas Production
PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Air Quality In PA, How To Be Air Aware
Alternative Fuels
PaEN: Sen. Mensch Introduces Bill To Develop Infrastructure For Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen Vehicles
Grants Fund Low-Emission Police Cars In Donora, Monessen
Bethlehem Biofuel Entrepreneur Convicted In Federal Renewable Energy Fraud Trial
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: PA Environmental Professionals Recognize Robert Eppley, Jr. And Allegheny CleanWays With Awards
Umble: LandStudies Co-Founder Kelly Gutshall Sees Economic, Ecological Benefits From Restoring Streams
PaEN: Sen. Yaw: Senate Declares May 5-11 Conservation District Week In Pennsylvania
PaEN: Frick Environmental Center Receives AIA National Committee On Environment Top 10 Ten Plus Award
PaEN: DCNR: Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ron Minnich, Wildland Fire Program
Save Open Space Celebrates 30 Years In Chester County
PaEN: John Ackerman Named Lehigh Valley 2018 Engineer Of The Year
PA Historic Site Volunteers Receive Outstanding Service Awards
PaEN: Yough Senior High School Takes First Place In Westmoreland County Envirothon
Awards Presented To Fish & Boat Commission Employees
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
Lehigh Valley Businesses Face Deadline To Get Spotted Lanternfly Permit
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn. Native Plant Sale May 31 - June 1, Monroe County
PaEN: Audubon Society Of Western PA Native Plant Nursery Opens May 4 In Pittsburgh
PaEN: Go Native With Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Native Plant Sale May 18-19, Berks County
The Schuylkill Center For Environmental Ed Native Plant Sale May 5
Penn State Master Gardeners: Calendar Of Plant Sales Across Pennsylvania
Catbirds To Butterflies: What Philly’s Finding In Its First City Nature Challenge
Allegheny Front: The Fungus That’s Wiping Out Frogs And Salamanders
Bob Frye: Vernal Pools A Source Of Unique, Varied Life In Spring
Biodiversity Crisis Is About To Put Humanity At Risk, UN Scientists To Warn
Budget
PaEN: State Budget Decisions Will Be Made Soon: New Funding Needed To Restore The Environment, Prevent Flooding, With No Backsliding
PaEN: State Revenues $828.2 Million Over Estimates; Senate, House Republicans Will Continue Same Fiscal Policies
Caruso: Republican Leaders Trumpet Soaring State Revenue, Caution Against Spending
Environmental Advocates Call For Clean Water Funding At Capitol
PaEN: Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA
DCNR Tours Camp In Montgomery County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA Proposal
Critics Of Restore PA Say It Relies On Only One Industry For Funding-Natural Gas
Op-Ed: Correcting The Record About The Severance Tax - DCED Secretary
Can A Tax On Natural Gas Drilling Help Fix PA’s Infrastructure Problem?
Editorial: Surprise Success Of Internet Sales Tax Should Lead To Severance Tax
Landslide Costs Add To PennDOT’s Funding Challenges
Meyer: In Pennsylvania Two Disparate Visions For Natural Gas
Washington County Commissioners Use Impact Fees For Bridge, Park Projects
PennDOT Cancels $300 Million Rural Roads Program Due To Paying For Flooding, Landslide Damage
Stormwater Fee Payment Deadline Extended For Commercial Property Owners In Luzerne
Commercial Properties Billed $1.4 Million For Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
Centre County Senior Environmental Corps Threatened By Lack Of Funding, How You Can Help
PaEN: Senate Committee Meets May 7 To Consider Bill To Authorize Game Commission To Set Its Own Fees
PaEN: Senate Committee OKs Bill Allowing Fish & Boat Commission To Adopt Their Own Fees
Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer: Securing Financial Stability For Commission Is Key
PaEN: U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Reports Out RECLAIM, Good Samaritan Mine Reclamation Initiatives; Senate Version Introduced
Op-Ed: EPA Budget Cuts Would Endanger Health Of Pennsylvania Residents
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: Student Leader Involved In Passing Hellbender Recognition Says: We're Not Done
Teen [Emma Stone] With Local Ties Spearheads Efforts For State Amphibian
Editorial: Welcome To Stardom, Eastern Hellbender
Editorial: Being On Team Hellbender Is About Helping Our Environment
PaEN: Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA
Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Well Short Of Cleanup Goals
Environmental Advocates Call For Clean Water Funding At Capitol
Umble: LandStudies Co-Founder Kelly Gutshall Sees Economic, Ecological Benefits From Restoring Streams
Stormwater Fee Payment Deadline Extended For Commercial Property Owners In Luzerne
Commercial Properties Billed $1.4 Million For Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
PaEN: Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For Nov. 15-17 Chesapeake Watershed Forum
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Citizen Action
Editorial: Senate Bill Would Have Chilling Effect On Our Right To Demonstrate
PaEN: State Budget Decisions Will Be Made Soon: New Funding Needed To Restore The Environment, Prevent Flooding, With No Backsliding
Centre County Senior Environmental Corps Threatened By Lack Of Funding, How You Can Help
Scranton Lackawanna River RiverFest Celebration Set For May 11
PaEN: PA Resources Council Hosts 6 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County
PaEN: Friends Of Johnston, GIANT, KPB Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting, Beautification Event In Northampton County
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn. Native Plant Sale May 31 - June 1, Monroe County
PaEN: Audubon Society Of Western PA Native Plant Nursery Opens May 4 In Pittsburgh
PaEN: Go Native With Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Spring Native Plant Sale May 18-19, Berks County
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Selecting Trees For Pennsylvania’s Changing Climate
Shikellamy Students Volunteer, Spruce Up Cameron Park In Sunbury
The Schuylkill Center For Environmental Ed Native Plant Sale May 5
Penn State Master Gardeners: Calendar Of Plant Sales Across Pennsylvania
PaEN: DEP Our Commonwealth Blog: Air Quality In PA, How To Be Air Aware
Eagle Scout Project Replaces Fish Habitats At Chapman Dam In Warren County
Cusick: PA Youth Join Global Student Strike To Demand Action On Climate Change
PaEN: Franklin Institute Hosts Global Warming Demystified Presentation May 14 In Philadelphia
PaEN: DEP Hosts May 9 Meeting/Hearing On Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill Expansion
Climate
PaEN: Gov. Wolf, Legislators Announce New Climate Action Plan, Including Endorsing Cap-And-Trade For Power Generation, Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Open
AP-Levy: RGGI Regional Cap-And-Trade Greenhouse Gas Plan Needs Serious Look
Legere: PA Joins U.S. Climate Coalition, Releases Carbon-Cutting Plan
Thompson: New Climate Plan Goals- Nuclear Preservation, Cap-And-Trade, Renewables Growth
Phillips: PA Commits To Paris Climate Agreement; New Plan Calls For 80% Cut In Carbon Emissions
Erdley: PA Joins U.S. Climate Alliance Efforts To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Op-Ed: Climate Illiteracy Or Worse In Harrisburg
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf’s Methane Emissions Reduction Proposal Falls Short - Rep. Vitali
Editorial: State Needs Consensus On Climate
PennDOT Cancels $300 Million Rural Roads Program Due To Paying For Flooding, Landslide Damage
Appalachian Basin’s Methane Emissions Fall Despite Increase In Gas Production
PaEN: Auditor General DePasquale To Hold May 13 Climate Hearing At Widener University, Harrisburg
PaEN: City Of Lancaster To Hold Public Presentation Of Municipal Operations Climate Action Plan May 9
Lancaster To Unveil City Climate Action Plan May 9
Cusick: PA Youth Join Global Student Strike To Demand Action On Climate Change
PaEN: Sen. Mensch Introduces Bill To Develop Infrastructure For Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen Vehicles
Stroud Water Research Center: New Land Management Practices To Address Increased Weather Extremes
PaEN: Long-Term Research Finds Shift To Disease Carrying Ticks In PA Resulting From Changes In Climate, Land Use, Human/Animal Behavior
PaEN: Franklin Institute Hosts Global Warming Demystified Presentation May 14 In Philadelphia
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: Selecting Trees For Pennsylvania’s Changing Climate
PaEN: PJM Members To Study Markets' Role In State Carbon-Pricing Efforts
PaEN: PJM Regional Grid Operator: Summer Predicted To Be Hotter Than Usual
DOE Policy Chief: My Office Not Working On Anything Related To Subsidized Coal
U.S. House Democrats Pass Bill Directing Trump To Stay In Paris Climate Deal
Coal Mining
PaEN: Coal Mining Industry Seeking Changes To DEP’s Mine Reclamation Bond Rate Calculation Methodology
PA Historic Site Volunteers Receive Outstanding Service Awards
A Voice From The Coal Fields: 100 Year-Old Survivor Of Knox Mine Disaster
No. 9 Mine & Museum Volunteer Talks About Connection To Molly Maguires
European Plant Burns Trash For Energy In WV, Will It Further Upend Coal?
DOE Policy Chief: My Office Not Working On Anything Related To Subsidized Coal
EIA: Renewables To Top Coal Electric Generation For First Time In April/May
Compliance Action
PaEN: DEP Oil & Gas Program Reported 94 Violations At 168 Conventional Well Facilities During 1 Week In April
PaEN: PUC's PA One Call Enforcement Committee Imposes $57,775 In Penalties For Hitting Pipelines, Underground Utilities
Conservation Districts
PaEN: Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA
PaEN: Sen. Yaw: Senate Declares May 5-11 Conservation District Week In Pennsylvania
DCNR
PaEN: DCNR Proposes Replacing Recreational Value Lost From Gas Drilling On State Forest Land Bought With Federal Funds With Property In Chester County
PaEN: May 1 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR
PaEN: May 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Delaware River
PaEN: Groups Call For Renewed Leadership To Advance Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters Program
PaEN: Delaware River Basin Commission Hearing May 15; Business Meeting June 12
Delaware RiverKeeper May 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
PaEN: Senate Task Force On Lead Releases Report Recommending Universal Lead Testing For Children, Statewide Lead Abatement Program, Test All School Water
Editorial: Lawmakers Should Revisit The Manganese Water Standard Issue
PA To Begin Widspread Testing Of Water Systems For PFAS Contaminants
DEP To Test Nearly 500 Public Water Systems For PFAS Contamination
Bagenstose: Cong. Boyle Introduces Bill To Force EPA To Set PFAS Chemical Standard
Cong. Boyle, Fitzpatrick Want To Force Federal Action On PFAS
Bagenstose: Dept. Of Health Details PFAS Blood Results, Lays Out Next Steps
McKelvey: PFAS Chemical Levels Decline In York County Community, More Testing Under Way
Economic Development
Caruso: House Republicans Offer Plan For Natural Gas-Based State Economy
Maykuth: Sunoco’s $200M Expansion At Marcus Hook To Create 1,200 Construction Jobs
Luzerne County In Economic Wave, Yudichak Says - Mine Reclamation
E-Town College Honors Students Work With RiverStewards To Promote River Towns Like Marietta
Tourism Generates About $10 Billion For Southwestern PA Economy
PaEN: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation, Subsidence Projects In Washington, Westmoreland Counties
Meyer: In Pennsylvania Two Disparate Visions For Natural Gas
Ethane Storage Seen As Key To Revitalization Of Appalachia
Education
PaEN: Student Leader Involved In Passing Hellbender Recognition Says: We're Not Done
Teen [Emma Stone] With Local Ties Spearheads Efforts For State Amphibian
PaEN: PA Envirothon Draws Hundreds Of High School Students To State Competition In Johnstown May 21-22
PaEN: Yough Senior High School Takes First Place In Westmoreland County Envirothon
PaEN: Wallenpaupack Area High School Students Overall Winners Of 2019 Pike/Wayne Envirothon
Middle School Team In Altoona Heads To National In KidWind Energy Challenge
Bob Frye: Vernal Pools A Source Of Unique, Varied Life In Spring
Editorial: Welcome To Stardom, Eastern Hellbender
Editorial: Being On Team Hellbender Is About Helping Our Environment
PaEN: Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology Students Help To Reclaim Abandoned Mines In Elk County
E-Town College Honors Students Work With RiverStewards To Promote River Towns Like Marietta
PaEN: May 2 Harrisburg University Data Analytics Summit To Feature Partnership With Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Shikellamy Students Volunteer, Spruce Up Cameron Park In Sunbury
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: It’s All Connected Edition
PaEN: Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For Nov. 15-17 Chesapeake Watershed Forum
Catbirds To Butterflies: What Philly’s Finding In Its First City Nature Challenge
PaEN: Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers New Home Of Historic Forest Fire Tower
Emergency Response
PA Breaks Record With 15 Tornadoes So Far This Year
Energy
PaEN: Gov. Wolf, Legislators Announce New Climate Action Plan, Including Endorsing Cap-And-Trade For Power Generation, Keeping Nuclear Power Plants Open
AP-Levy: RGGI Regional Cap-And-Trade Greenhouse Gas Plan Needs Serious Look
Legere: PA Joins U.S. Climate Coalition, Releases Carbon-Cutting Plan
Thompson: New Climate Plan Goals- Nuclear Preservation, Cap-And-Trade, Renewables Growth
Phillips: PA Commits To Paris Climate Agreement; New Plan Calls For 80% Cut In Carbon Emissions
Erdley: PA Joins U.S. Climate Alliance Efforts To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
PaEN: House Hearing: Bill To Aid Nuclear Plants Will Significantly Increase Electricity Costs For Businesses, Threatens Competitive Electric Market, Offers No Job Guarantees
PaEN: Agenda - House Consumer Affairs May 6 Hearing On Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
PaEN: Senate Committees: Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Worked, But PA Is Behind; More Opposition To Bills Aiding Nuclear Plants
PaEN: House Hearing: TMI Decommissioning Should Not Be Delayed; Highly Radioactivity Fuel Should Be Stored In Hardened, Secure Facilities
NPR: Peach Bottom PA Nuclear Power Plant Illustrates Problem With Nuclear Waste Piling Up
Battle To Keep Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Open
Letter: Why Pay Extra for Obsolete Technology? - Nuclear Plants
AP: Workers Rally At Capitol Amid Debate Over Bills To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
Frazier: Congressional Hearing In Pittsburgh Puts Focus On Struggling PA Nuclear Industry
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Should Consider SB 600 Alternative To A Nuke Bailout - Fmr Rep. Chris Ross
Op-Ed: How Bailout Of PA Nuclear Plants Would Cost Consumers Billions
Op-Ed: Climate Illiteracy Or Worse In Harrisburg
Op-Ed: Politicians Think PA Heating And Light Bills Are Too Small [Nuclear Power]
Op-Ed: York Commissioner Reilly Urges Support For Nuclear Power Industry In PA
S&P Global: Study: PA Nuclear Plants Largely Profitable For Next 10 Years
PaEN: PJM Members To Study Markets' Role In State Carbon-Pricing Efforts
PaEN: PJM Regional Grid Operator: Summer Predicted To Be Hotter Than Usual
Ohio House Tweaks Bill To Help Keep FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Running
Middle School Team In Altoona Heads To National In KidWind Energy Challenge
More Locals Investing In Solar Power In Erie Area
PaEN: House Republican Bills Providing Public Subsidies For Natural Gas Use Creates Political Commission To Set Environmental Standards, Make Individual Permit Decisions
Caruso: House Republicans Offer Plan For Natural Gas-Based State Economy
Homes That Buy Electricity From PPL Face 8% Price Hike
European Plant Burns Trash For Energy In WV, Will It Further Upend Coal?
DOE Policy Chief: My Office Not Working On Anything Related To Subsidized Coal
EIA: Renewables To Top Coal Electric Generation For First Time In April/May
Congressional Democrat Green New Deal Subject Of Public Meeting May 6 In Erie
Energy Conservation
PaEN: Frick Environmental Center Receives AIA National Committee On Environment Top 10 Ten Plus Award
Environmental Health
Editorial: Pollution, Cancer Show Pittsburgh’s Health Gaps
Environmental Heritage
PaEN: Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers New Home Of Historic Forest Fire Tower
75 Years Ago: Scranton Firefighter Dies Battling Forest Fire On West Mountain
PA Historic Site Volunteers Receive Outstanding Service Awards
A Voice From The Coal Fields: 100 Year-Old Survivor Of Knox Mine Disaster
No. 9 Mine & Museum Volunteer Talks About Connection To Molly Maguires
Farming
Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Well Short Of Cleanup Goals
Amish, Mennonite Farmers Question Proposed Development In Lancaster
Chester County Residents Maintain Fight Against Developing Revolution-Era Farmland
Lower Macungie Land Preservation On Track
Lehigh Valley Businesses Face Deadline To Get Spotted Lanternfly Permit
Schneck: PA Produces The Most Valuable Trout - USDA
Fish & Boat Commission
Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer: Securing Financial Stability For Commission Is Key
New Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer Says Cooperation Essential For Conservation
Flooding
PennDOT Cancels $300 Million Rural Roads Program Due To Paying For Flooding, Landslide Damage
Feds Working To Update Juniata River Floodplain Maps
Letter: Repeat Flooding Requires Federal Help, Legislation
Wilkes-Barre Aims to Get Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project Back On Track
Stroud Water Research Center: New Land Management Practices To Address Increased Weather Extremes
SBA Offers Loans For Those Hurt By Summer 2018 Flooding
Forests
PaEN: DCNR Proposes Replacing Recreational Value Lost From Gas Drilling On State Forest Land Bought With Federal Funds With Property In Chester County
Lehigh Valley Businesses Face Deadline To Get Spotted Lanternfly Permit
PaEN: DCNR: Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ron Minnich, Wildland Fire Program
PaEN: Friends Of Johnston, GIANT, KPB Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting, Beautification Event In Northampton County
PaEN: Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers New Home Of Historic Forest Fire Tower
PaEN: May 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
75 Years Ago: Scranton Firefighter Dies Battling Forest Fire On West Mountain
Game Commission
PaEN: Senate Committee Meets May 7 To Consider Bill To Authorize Game Commission To Set Its Own Fees
Geologic Hazards
PennDOT Cancels $300 Million Rural Roads Program Due To Paying For Flooding, Landslide Damage
Landslide Costs Add To PennDOT’s Funding Challenges
Grants/Funding
PaEN: Keep PA Beautiful Accepting Applications For Fresh Paint Days Beautification Grants
PaEN: PEC Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Support Local Trails Month Events
Green Buildings
PaEN: Frick Environmental Center Receives AIA National Committee On Environment Top 10 Ten Plus Award
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: Student Leader Involved In Passing Hellbender Recognition Says: We're Not Done
Editorial: Welcome To Stardom, Eastern Hellbender
Editorial: Being On Team Hellbender Is About Helping Our Environment
PaEN: Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA
Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Well Short Of Cleanup Goals
Environmental Advocates Call For Clean Water Funding At Capitol
Umble: LandStudies Co-Founder Kelly Gutshall Sees Economic, Ecological Benefits From Restoring Streams
PaEN: Groups Call For Renewed Leadership To Advance Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters Program
Stroud Water Research Center: New Land Management Practices To Address Increased Weather Extremes
Stormwater Fee Payment Deadline Extended For Commercial Property Owners In Luzerne
Commercial Properties Billed $1.4 Million For Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
PaEN: Friends Of Johnston, GIANT, KPB Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting, Beautification Event In Northampton County
State Agencies Investigate Fish Kill In Popular Donegal Creek, Lancaster County
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Kummer: Plan To Build Housing On Contaminated Bishop Tube Site In Chester Faces Major Setback
Hazardous Substances
PaEN: Senate Task Force On Lead Releases Report Recommending Universal Lead Testing For Children, Statewide Lead Abatement Program, Test All School Water
Editorial: Lawmakers Should Revisit The Manganese Water Standard Issue
Bagenstose: East Rockhill Concerned With Quarry’s Asbestos Testing Plan
PA To Begin Widspread Testing Of Water Systems For PFAS Contaminants
DEP To Test Nearly 500 Public Water Systems For PFAS Contamination
Bagenstose: Dept. Of Health Details PFAS Blood Results, Lays Out Next Steps
Bagenstose: Cong. Boyle Introduces Bill To Force EPA To Set PFAS Chemical Standard
Cong. Boyle, Fitzpatrick Want To Force Federal Action On PFAS
McKelvey: PFAS Chemical Levels Decline In York County Community, More Testing Under Way
Land Conservation
PaEN: DCNR Proposes Replacing Recreational Value Lost From Gas Drilling On State Forest Land Bought With Federal Funds With Property In Chester County
Amish, Mennonite Farmers Question Proposed Development In Lancaster
Chester County Residents Maintain Fight Against Developing Revolution-Era Farmland
Lower Macungie Land Preservation On Track
Save Open Space Celebrates 30 Years In Chester County
PaEN: Wildlands Conservancy Adds 35 Acres To Thomas Darling Pocono Preserve In Monroe County
Lake Erie
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: It’s All Connected Edition
Littering/Illegal Dumping
Hundreds Turn Out For Cleanup Events In Harrison, Vandergrift
Shikellamy Students Volunteer, Spruce Up Cameron Park In Sunbury
House Republicans: Dem’s Anti-Littering Bottle Bill Has Chance
Litter Continues To Build Up In Luzerne County
City Of Erie Tire, Electronics Collection Set For Saturday
PaEN: PA Resources Council Hosts 6 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County
Washington County Tire Recycling Event Set For May 18
Editorial: Time To Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet
Column: New Philadelphia Street Sweeping Crews Scoop Up 7 Tons Of Litter - A Day
Mine Reclamation
PaEN: U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Reports Out RECLAIM, Good Samaritan Mine Reclamation Initiatives; Senate Version Introduced
Luzerne County In Economic Wave, Yudichak Says - Mine Reclamation
New ATV Trail Work Part Of Mine Reclamation Project In Clinton County
PaEN: Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology Students Help To Reclaim Abandoned Mines In Elk County
PaEN: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation, Subsidence Projects In Washington, Westmoreland Counties
Oil & Gas
PaEN: House Republican Bills Providing Public Subsidies For Natural Gas Use Creates Political Commission To Set Environmental Standards, Make Individual Permit Decisions
Caruso: House Republicans Offer Plan For Natural Gas-Based State Economy
Meyer: In Pennsylvania Two Disparate Visions For Natural Gas
PaEN: DEP Oil & Gas Program Reported 94 Violations At 168 Conventional Well Facilities During 1 Week In April
Can A Tax On Natural Gas Drilling Help Fix PA’s Infrastructure Problem?
PaEN: Sen. Mensch Introduces Bill To Develop Infrastructure For Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen Vehicles
Litvak: CNX Said Utica Gas Well Pipe Cracked Under Heat, Pressure Causing Methane Leak
Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf’s Methane Emissions Reduction Proposal Falls Short - Rep. Vitali
Appalachian Basin’s Methane Emissions Fall Despite Increase In Gas Production
Washington County Commissioners Use Impact Fees For Bridge, Park Projects
Westmoreland Group To Hold May 16 Drilling Pollution Monitoring Workshop
Maykuth: Sunoco’s $200M Expansion At Marcus Hook To Create 1,200 Construction Jobs
Op-Ed: Correcting The Record About The Severance Tax - DCED Secretary
Cusick: Wolf Aid Won’t Face Charges Following Ethics Investigation
Ethane Storage Seen As Key To Revitalization Of Appalachia
Pipelines
Hurdle: Sunoco Buys 2 Homes In Chester County Site Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline
Senator Opposing Mariner East Pipeline Took Campaign Donations From Company Suing Sunoco
Meyer: Rep. Friel Otten Faces Backlash For Bringing Nazis Into Mariner East Pipeline Debate
Column: Rep. Friel Otten’s Nazis Tweet About Mariner East Pipeline Workers Sparks Fury, Rightly So
Frazier: Prosecutors Eye Potential Environmental Crimes In Drilling Industry, Mariner East Pipeline
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Review PA Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Permit
Williams Receives FERC OK For Northeast Supply Natural Gas Pipeline From PA To NY
FERC Allays Climate Worries To OK Pipeline To Move Natural Gas From PA To Northeast
PaEN: PUC's PA One Call Enforcement Committee Imposes $57,775 In Penalties For Hitting Pipelines, Underground Utilities
Land Grab: Property Owners Fight Back Against Pipeline IOUs
AP: Property Owners Protest Pipeline Land Procurement Process
Permitting
PaEN: More Than Half Of E&S Permit Applications Submitted Are Incomplete; Consultants Take 6 Weeks To Respond To Deficiencies
PaEN: Agenda - House Environmental Committee Sets May 8 Info Meeting To Hear From Regulated Community On DEP Permit Review Experiences
PaEN: Sen. Yaw Plans Bills On 3rd Party Permitting, Stream Cleaning, Nutrient Procurement, Farm Conservation Excellence, Testing Lead In School Water
PaEN: House Republicans Pass Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Waive Penalties, Provide Defenses To Violators
Caruso: Southeast Republicans, Unified Dems Find Common Ground-Opposing Regulation Slashing In House
PaEN: House Republican Bills Providing Public Subsidies For Natural Gas Use Creates Political Commission To Set Environmental Standards, Make Individual Permit Decisions
Op-Ed: Reducing Red Tape In Government Done Right - Rep. Cutler [Except Read The Bills]
PaEN: DEP Posts 55 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 4 PA Bulletin
PUC
PaEN: PUC's PA One Call Enforcement Committee Imposes $57,775 In Penalties For Hitting Pipelines, Underground Utilities
Radiation Protection
PaEN: House Hearing: Bill To Aid Nuclear Plants Will Significantly Increase Electricity Costs For Businesses, Threatens Competitive Electric Market, Offers No Job Guarantees
PaEN: Agenda - House Consumer Affairs May 6 Hearing On Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
PaEN: Senate Committees: Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Worked, But PA Is Behind; More Opposition To Bills Aiding Nuclear Plants
PaEN: House Hearing: TMI Decommissioning Should Not Be Delayed; Highly Radioactivity Fuel Should Be Stored In Hardened, Secure Facilities
NPR: Peach Bottom PA Nuclear Power Plant Illustrates Problem With Nuclear Waste Piling Up
Battle To Keep Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Open
Frazier: Congressional Hearing In Pittsburgh Puts Focus On Struggling PA Nuclear Industry
Letter: Why Pay Extra for Obsolete Technology? - Nuclear Plants
AP: Workers Rally At Capitol Amid Debate Over Bills To Aid Nuclear Power Plants
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Should Consider SB 600 Alternative To A Nuke Bailout - Fmr Rep. Chris Ross
Op-Ed: How Bailout Of PA Nuclear Plants Would Cost Consumers Billions
Op-Ed: Climate Illiteracy Or Worse In Harrisburg
Op-Ed: Politicians Think PA Heating And Light Bills Are Too Small [Nuclear Power]
Op-Ed: York Commissioner Reilly Urges Support For Nuclear Power Industry In PA
S&P Global: Study: PA Nuclear Plants Largely Profitable For Next 10 Years
Ohio House Tweaks Bill To Help Keep FirstEnergy Nuclear Plants Running
Recreation
PaEN: DCNR Proposes Replacing Recreational Value Lost From Gas Drilling On State Forest Land Bought With Federal Funds With Property In Chester County
PaEN: DCNR: Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Ron Minnich, Wildland Fire Program
PaEN: PEC Now Accepting Applications For Grants To Support Local Trails Month Events
Schneck: A Night On The Trail Experience Among New Appalachian Trail Museum Exhibits
PaEN: Pennsylvania Sojourn Season Underway, Join The Fun!
PaEN: May 3 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Tourism Generates About $10 Billion For Southwestern PA Economy
They Come In Droves To Glen Onoko Trail For One Last, Legal, Hike
When Rescuers Are The Ones Almost Killed At Glen Onoko Falls Trail
Dredging Funds Raised To Keep Boat Racing Afloat On Schuylkill River
Rowing Clubs, Supporters Raise $4.5M To Keep Racing Afloat On The Schuylkill
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn: May 11 - Birding For Kids; May 18 Walk In Woods That Work For Warblers, Monroe County
Participate In National Bike Month Activities In Centre County
Duquesne Light Grant Will Help Restore Historic Pittsburgh Park
Memorial Park To Open In Williamsport
PaEN: May 1 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR
Can’t Get To Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater? Experience It In 3D
4 Firms Interested In Doing Downtown Walkability Plan For Scranton
PA Bill Could Bring More Of Safest Bike Lanes To Philadelphia
Girl Scouts Agree to Sell Camp Furnace Hills In Lancaster County
Schneck: What Do PA Hikers Want In Their Trail Mix?
Recycling/Waste
PaEN: PA Resources Council Hosts 6 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County
Why Philadelphia Is No Longer Burning Half Its Recyclables
Mercyhurst Students Wage Plastic-Bag Competition
PaEN: Over 57,000 Pounds Collected In Weekend Centre County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
Editorial: Time To Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet
Bagenstose: Falls Twp Supervisors In Bucks Reject Elcon Hazardous Waste Facility Plan
Falls Twp In Bucks Turns Down Elcon Hazardous Waste Facility
PaEN: DEP Hosts May 9 Meeting/Hearing On Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority Landfill Expansion
Keystone Landfill Attempts To Change Dunmore Zoning Ordinance
Planners Reject Keystone Landfill Zoning Change After Officials Fail To Show
Scranton Council Hearing On Keystone Landfill Should Go Ahead
European Plant Burns Trash For Energy In WV, Will It Further Upend Coal?
Regulations
PaEN: House Republicans Pass Bills To Kill Regulations By Doing Nothing, Waive Penalties, Provide Defenses To Violators
Caruso: Southeast Republicans, Unified Dems Find Common Ground-Opposing Regulation Slashing In House
Renewable Energy
Middle School Team In Altoona Heads To National In KidWind Energy Challenge
More Locals Investing In Solar Power In Erie Area
Penn State To Fuel Energy Needs With Huge Franklin County Solar Array
Op-Ed: Lawmakers Should Consider SB 600 Alternative To A Nuke Bailout - Fmr Rep. Chris Ross
EIA: Renewables To Top Coal Electric Generation For First Time In April/May
Congressional Democrat Green New Deal Subject Of Public Meeting May 6 In Erie
Schuylkill River
Dredging Funds Raised To Keep Boat Racing Afloat On Schuylkill River
Rowing Clubs, Supporters Raise $4.5M To Keep Racing Afloat On The Schuylkill
Stormwater
Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Well Short Of Cleanup Goals
PaEN: Groups Call For Renewed Leadership To Advance Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters Program
Environmental Advocates Call For Clean Water Funding At Capitol
Stormwater Fee Payment Deadline Extended For Commercial Property Owners In Luzerne
Commercial Properties Billed $1.4 Million For Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
PaEN: Friends Of Johnston, GIANT, KPB Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting, Beautification Event In Northampton County
Susquehanna River
E-Town College Honors Students Work With RiverStewards To Promote River Towns Like Marietta
PaEN: May 2 Harrisburg University Data Analytics Summit To Feature Partnership With Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Sustainability
Giant Joins Partners To Elevate Green Efforts For Earth Day
Wastewater Facilities
PaEN: Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA
Watershed Protection
PaEN: Student Leader Involved In Passing Hellbender Recognition Says: We're Not Done
Editorial: Welcome To Stardom, Eastern Hellbender
Editorial: Being On Team Hellbender Is About Helping Our Environment
PaEN: Bay Journal: State Chesapeake Bay Plans Reveal Tough Path To 2025 Cleanup Goals, Pressure Mounting On PA
Lancaster Farming: PA’s Chesapeake Bay Plan Falls Well Short Of Cleanup Goals
Environmental Advocates Call For Clean Water Funding At Capitol
Umble: LandStudies Co-Founder Kelly Gutshall Sees Economic, Ecological Benefits From Restoring Streams
Stroud Water Research Center: New Land Management Practices To Address Increased Weather Extremes
Editorial: Lawmakers Should Revisit The Manganese Water Standard Issue
Bob Frye: Vernal Pools A Source Of Unique, Varied Life In Spring
E-Town College Honors Students Work With RiverStewards To Promote River Towns Like Marietta
PaEN: May 2 Harrisburg University Data Analytics Summit To Feature Partnership With Susquehanna River Basin Commission
PaEN: Presentation Proposals Now Being Accepted For Nov. 15-17 Chesapeake Watershed Forum
PaEN: Groups Call For Renewed Leadership To Advance Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters Program
Stormwater Fee Payment Deadline Extended For Commercial Property Owners In Luzerne
Commercial Properties Billed $1.4 Million For Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
Centre County Senior Environmental Corps Threatened By Lack Of Funding, How You Can Help
Delaware RiverKeeper May 3 RiverWatch Video Report
Scranton Lackawanna River RiverFest Celebration Set For May 11
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: It’s All Connected Edition
PaEN: Friends Of Johnston, GIANT, KPB Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting, Beautification Event In Northampton County
State Agencies Investigate Fish Kill In Popular Donegal Creek, Lancaster County
Test Results From Donegal Creek Fish-Kill Could Take A Month
Eagle Scout Project Replaces Fish Habitats At Chapman Dam In Warren County
PEC Podcast: The Creek So Nice They Named It Thrice
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Wildlife
PaEN: Senate Committee Meets May 7 To Consider Bill To Authorize Game Commission To Set Its Own Fees
PaEN: Senate Committee OKs Bill Allowing Fish & Boat Commission To Adopt Their Own Fees
Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer: Securing Financial Stability For Commission Is Key
New Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schaeffer Says Cooperation Essential For Conservation
Fish & Boat Commission Takes Actions To Improve Public Access To Waterways
PaEN: Fish & Boat Commission Invites Public To Help Update Strategic Plan
Awards Presented To Fish & Boat Commission Employees
Editorial: Being On Team Hellbender Is About Helping Our Environment
McCombie: Reintroducing River Otters To The Conemaugh River
PaEN: Game Commission Board To Study Saturday Deer Hunting Opener Ahead Of 2020 Season
Game Commission Might Reconsider Saturday Deer Hunting Opener In 2020
Saturday Start To Deer Hunting Season Might Not Be Permanent
PaEN: Penn State DuBois Wildlife Technology Students Help To Reclaim Abandoned Mines In Elk County
Allegheny Front: The Fungus That’s Wiping Out Frogs And Salamanders
Bob Frye: Vernal Pools A Source Of Unique, Varied Life In Spring
State Agencies Investigate Fish Kill In Popular Donegal Creek, Lancaster County
Test Results From Donegal Creek Fish-Kill Could Take A Month
Thousands Flock To Shad Fest On Delaware River for Food, Fun, Fish
Demko: Wind Gap Man Catches $20,000 Fish On Delaware River
Hayes: Pittsburgh Bald Eagle Webcam Viewers Disturbed By Recent Bird Behavior
Audubon Society Of Western PA Unable To Determine If Eaglet Swallowed Fishing Hook
PaEN: Brodhead Watershed Assn: May 11 - Birding For Kids; May 18 Walk In Woods That Work For Warblers, Monroe County
Hayes: Is Your Bird Seed Harmful To Birds And Bees?
Thomas: Hays Bald Eagle Check Fed Hook, Fishing Line Snagged On Fish
Schneck: PA Produces The Most Valuable Trout - USDA
Cicada Swarm To Emerge This Month Across Western PA
Catbirds To Butterflies: What Philly’s Finding In Its First City Nature Challenge
Beaver County Firefighters Rescue Ducklings From Storm Drain
West Nile/Zika Virus
Lyme Disease Awareness Month Brings Warning, Tips To Stave Off Ticks
PaEN: Long-Term Research Finds Shift To Disease Carrying Ticks In PA Resulting From Changes In Climate, Land Use, Human/Animal Behavior
Other
Lancaster County Woman Awarded $575,000 In DEP Discrimination Lawsuit
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