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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 Reports Out Renomination Of McDonnell As DEP Secretary With Favorable Recommendation
PaEN: DEP Secretary McDonnell’s Statement Before Senate Environmental Committee
DEP Secretary Gets OK From Senate Committee Over Pipeline Objections
PaEN: Senate Confirms Dunn For DCNR Secretary, Redding As Agriculture Secretary
Sunday NewsClips
What Is New York State Doing About Sewage In The Susquehanna River?
Bagenstose: Map Sparks PFNA Chemical Concern In Bucks County
RiverFest 2019 Aims To Teach Kids Conservation In Scranton Along Lackawanna River
Yudichak, Task Force Discuss Legislative Recommendations On Lead Exposure
Lehigh County Receives $1 Million To Expand Natural Gas Service
Energy Transfer [Sunoco Mariner Pipeline Company] To Serve As PA Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Premier Sponsor
Op-Ed: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Provides Chance To Define Regulatory Roles
Editorial: Nuclear Energy Makes Its Own Money
WITF Smart Talk: Cusick: Confronting Climate Change
Allegheny County Predicts Poor Air Dispersion On Mother’s Day
Letter: Lung Assn. Pittsburgh Air Quality Report Was Deceptive
O’Neill: Pittsburgh Marathon’s Recycling Operation Dances Rings Around Pittsburgh’s
Editorial: Keystone Landfill Expansion Is Not Just A Pile Of Dirt
Politics
AP-Levy: Protesters Chant Stop Taking Bribes, Threw Money From Balcony In PA House
Murphy: Republican, Democratic House Leaders Lecture Members About Behavior
Meyer: House Leaders: Time For Members To Stop One-Upping Each Other With Outrage
Caruso: Outrage-Filled Week Punctuated With Bipartisan Call For Civility In House
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Air
PaEN: New Report Finds Mon Valley Near Pittsburgh Has Worst Air Quality In PA
Lawmakers Consider Lifting Auto Emissions Testing In Westmoreland County
More Expensive Summer Gasoline Arrives In Allegheny County
Editorial: Eliminate Summer Gasoline In Allegheny County
PaEN:DEP Cites Erie (Coal) Coke For Numerous Unresolved Air Quality Violations
Letter: Air Quality Report Does Not Reflect Whole Story In Erie Region - GASP
Op-Ed: DEP Natural Gas Rule Misses Chance To Curb Climate Changing Pollution
Letter: Column On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities Ignores Context
Blair County Could See The End Of Vehicle Emissions Tests
Why This Spring’s Pollen Counts Are Bad For Allergy Sufferers
Alternative Fuels
Stroudsburg Installs 2 Vehicle Charging Stations, 38 Solar Compacting Cans Coming Soon
Reuters: EPA Proposes Hike In Biofuel Mandate In 2020
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: Northeast Environmental Partners Now Accepting Award Nominations
PaEN: PA Chapter National Assn. Of Water Companies Honors Sen. Tomlinson With James McGirr Kelly Award For Excellence
PaEN: Pittsburgh 2030 District 2018 Progress Report Reception May 23
Norristown Earns Silver Certification From Sustainable PA
PaEN: PA Horticultural Society Accepting 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
PaEN: PennDOT Launches New Pollinator Habitat Plan; Adopt And Beautify For Pollinators Program For Citizens Who Want To Help
Native Fungi Found To Be Deadly To Invasive Spotted Lanternfly In PA
PaEN: Capital Area Greenbelt Hosts May 18 Forest Restoration Tour & Discussion In Harrisburg
PaEN: Penn State Extension Sets 4 More Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly
PaEN: Agriculture, USDA, Penn State Tour Lancaster County Highlighting Efforts To Battle Spotted Lanternfly
Officials Ramp Up Efforts To Contain Spread Of Spotted Lanternfly
Lancaster County Is Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone: What You Need To Know
Bagenstose: Zombie Fungus Proves Deadly To Spotted Lanternfly
PaEN: Penn State Extension: Managing Invasive Plant Species Workshop July 24 In Allentown
Goats Are Back To Clear Weeds, Invasive Species On Pittsburgh’s North Side
Nightlife In PA Vernal Pools: Field Trip Offers Look At Creatures Of The Night
Tiadaghton Audubon Society To Present Edible And Medicinal Plants May 15
AP: Why Biodiversity Matters To You
AP: UN Report Says Nature Is In Worst Shape In Human History
Human Society Under Urgent Threat From Loss Of Earth’s Natural Life
Budget
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
NE PA Communities Urge Passage Of Wolf’s Restore PA Plan
Top Commercial Stormwater Fee Payers Revealed In Luzerne
Group Still Seeking Donations To Initiate Stormwater Fee Legal Challenge
Officials, Candidates Line Up Against York County Stormwater Authority
PaEN: Senate Committee Approves Bill To Authorize Game Commission To Set Its Own Fees
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: CBF: Draft PA Water Quality Cleanup Plan Only Makes Two-Thirds Of Required Reductions, Resources Do Not Exist Yet To Implement It
PaEN: May 22 DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meeting Focuses On Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan
DEP Database: Compare Conditions Of Local Waterways By County
How Clean Is Your Water? A Breakdown Of DEP’s Latest Streams, Lakes Report
PaEN: Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill To Regulate Application Of Lawn Fertilizer, Certify Applicators
Officials, Candidates Line Up Against York County Stormwater Authority
Top Commercial Stormwater Fee Payers Revealed In Luzerne
Survey Shows Ongoing Rebound For Chesapeake’s Blue Crabs
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Citizen Action
Court: Mariner East Pipeline Protester Can’t Beat Jail Term, $2K Fine
Huntingdon County Mariner East Pipeline Protester Loses Court Appeal
DCNR Offers Reward For Suspicious Wildfires In Luzerne County
DCNR Probes Wildfires Around Nanticoke, Luzerne County
PaEN: PennDOT Launches New Pollinator Habitat Plan; Adopt And Beautify For Pollinators Program For Citizens Who Want To Help
PaEN: Pike Conservation District Homeowner Tips To Protect Clean Water Workshop June 20
Volunteers To Cleanup Downtown Johnstown May 19
Volunteers Plant New Forest At Elliottsburg Park, Perry County
PaEN: Perseverance Pays Off In The Potts Run Watershed, Clearfield County
PaEN: Capital Area Greenbelt Hosts May 18 Forest Restoration Tour & Discussion In Harrisburg
PaEN: Deadline For Submitting Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Entries June 7; Public Helps Choose Winners
PaEN: DEP Extends Comment Period On Draft Tohickon Creek Stream Evaluation, Bucks County
PaEN: PA Resources Council, Allegheny CleanWays Host Wild & Scenic Film Festival In Pittsburgh June 1
PaEN: PA Horticultural Society Accepting 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations
PaEN: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary 14th Annual Arts Tour & Sale June 4
Federal Green Need Deal Renewable Energy Town Hall Set for Saturday In Perkasie
Climate
PaEN: Exelon Announces Three Mile Island Will Be Shut Down By Sept. 30, 2019
AP-Levy: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Proceed With Closing, Exelon Drew Accusations Of Greed
Three Mile Island Will Close This Fall, Not Sufficient Support To Advance Bills To Help Nuclear Power Plants
Exelon To Move Ahead With TMI Shutdown, Says Legislative Help Won’t Come In Time
Maykuth: Exelon: Three Mile Island Shutdown To Start Soon, PA Nuclear Rescue Is Dead
Exelon: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Closing By September 30
Cusick: Three Mile Island Will Close Sept. 30 As Nuclear Rescue Legislation Stalls
Thompson: With Lack Of Consensus On Saving Three Mile Island, TMI Runs Out Of Lifelines
Three Mile Island, Site Of Nuclear Accident, To Close
Loss Of Three Mile Island In Harrisburg Will Be Major Economic Hit To Region
Thompson: What Will TMI Closure Mean For Electricity Rates: Probably Nothing
NPR: Three Mile Island To Close, Latest Symbol Of Struggling Industry
Key Moments In Life Of Soon-To-Be-Closed Three Mile Island
Bagenstose: Bucks Lawmakers Support State, Federal Climate Action
PaEN: House Hearing: Nuclear Bill Creates Worst Of All Worlds For Ratepayers; Won’t Do Anything To Save TMI
Lawmaker: Nuclear Plant Legislation Far From Done Deal
Union Members Rally To Save Union Jobs In PA Nuclear Plants
Micek: Lawmakers Right Not To Fall For Exelon’s Heavy-Handed Tactics
Muschick: State Was Right Not To Bailout Nuclear Industry
Op-Ed: Restructure PA’s Energy Market To Include Nuclear Energy - Gov. Ridge
Op-Ed: Why Nuclear Power Bailout Would Be Bad For Pennsylvania - Green Party
Op-Ed: Troubling Climate Change Disinformation In Pennsylvania
Editorial: TMI To Close, But Alternative Energy Issues Remain Open
PaEN: Senate/House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bills To Transition State To 100% Renewable Energy By 2050
Op-Ed: DEP Natural Gas Rule Misses Chance To Curb Climate Changing Pollution
Letter: Column On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities Ignores Context
Editorial: Rally Around PA’s New Climate Goals
Lancaster’s Climate Goal: Cut Emissions From City Operations 79% By 2025
Erie’s Climate Is Changing
Op-Ed: PA Faces More Flooding, Pollution, Diseases Because Of Climate Change
Tomasic: Solar Farms Begin Cropping Up In Western Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg Installs 2 Vehicle Charging Stations, 38 Solar Compacting Cans Coming Soon
Schneck: Yes, There Are A Lot More Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks In PA Today
Pennsylvania Embarks On 5-Year Survey Of Ticks
Coal Mining
Coal Miners Appeal To U.S. Senator McConnell To Back A Rescue Of Their Pensions
AP: Officials: Coal To Keep Sliding As Renewables, Natural Gas Fill Gap
New York To Phase Out Coal By 2020 Through Strict Emissions Regulations
Compliance Action
PaEN: DEP Collected $330,775 In Penalties For Violations At EQT Drilling Sites In Allegheny County
Frazier: EQT Fined $330K For Erosion Violations In Allegheny County
Litvak: EQT Fined $330,000+ For Violations In Allegheny County
Delaware River
Editorial: Philly Should Live Up To Green Stormwater Plan And Reduce Pollution
Delaware RiverKeeper May 10 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
PaEN: PA Chapter National Assn. Of Water Companies Honors Sen. Tomlinson With James McGirr Kelly Award For Excellence
PaEN: PA American Water Awards $40,000 In Local Watershed Grants To 8 Organizations
PaEN: PUC Recognizes Drinking Water Week In Pennsylvania
PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Water Partnership Education Van Gets Makeover For Drinking Water Week
Providing PFAS-Free Water To Warminster, Horsham Comes At A Price
Hurdle: PFAS Chemicals Have Contaminated 17 Sites In PA, Data Shows
Bagenstose: Cong. Dean, Colleagues Promise Action On PFAS Chemicals
PFAS Water Contamination Bills To Get Hearing In Congress
Bagenstose: Rockhill PFAS Concerns Aired During Congressional Panel
PaEN: Senate Task Force On Lead Announces 5 Bill Package To Require Lead Testing, Reduce Lead Exposure Of Children
Bipartisan Senators Want A Lead Free Environment For PA’s Children
Pittsburgh Water Authority Customers Want Reimbursement For Private Lead Line Replacements
PUC Approves Smaller Than Requested Rate Increase For Aqua Pennsylvania
Maykuth: Aqua PA’s Water Rates Will Be Going Up About 10%
PUC OKs Aqua PA Rate Hike, Suspends Another In Lehigh Valley
PaEN: PUC Formally Publishes Procedure For Approving Alternative Utility Rate Proposals
PaEN: Celebrate Drinking Water Week In Pennsylvania May 5-11
Editorial: All Americans Should Have Safe, Accessible Water
Economic Development
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
Report: Preserving Open Space Fueling Chester County Economy
Op-Ed: Two Roads Diverge In Penn’s Woods Climate Regulations Or Subsidize Use Of Natural Gas
Education
PaEN: PA Sea Grant Looking For PA Educators To Participate In Great Lakes Educator Program
PaEN: PA American Water Awards $40,000 In Local Watershed Grants To 8 Organizations
Susquehanna U. Freshwater Research Institute Receives $950,000 R.K. Mellon Grant
PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Water Partnership Education Van Gets Makeover For Drinking Water Week
PaEN: DEP’s Latest Teaching Green Environmental Ed Newsletter Now Available
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Benefits Of Trees Are Tree-mendous
Marcus Schneck: Cicada Emergency Draws Near In Part Of Pennsylvania
Bob Frye: Emergence Of Cicadas Should Produce Fantastic Fishing
Fishing Teaches Lessons, Builds Bridges At Valley High School In New Kensington
How The Bumble Bee Got Its Stripes
Bob Frye: Leave Wildlife Babies In The Wild This Spring
PaEN: Songbird-Body Changes Allowing Migration May Have Human Health Implications
Van Gogh In Bloom Is Summer Show At Phipps Conservatory In Pittsburgh
Marcus Schneck: Why Is This Month’s Full Moon A Blue Flower Moon?
Energy
PaEN: Exelon Announces Three Mile Island Will Be Shut Down By Sept. 30, 2019
AP-Levy: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Proceed With Closing, Exelon Drew Accusations Of Greed
Three Mile Island Will Close This Fall, Not Sufficient Support To Advance Bills To Help Nuclear Power Plants
Exelon To Move Ahead With TMI Shutdown, Says Legislative Help Won’t Come In Time
Maykuth: Exelon: Three Mile Island Shutdown To Start Soon, PA Nuclear Rescue Is Dead
Exelon: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Closing By September 30
Cusick: Three Mile Island Will Close Sept. 30 As Nuclear Rescue Legislation Stalls
Thompson: With Lack Of Consensus On Saving Three Mile Island, TMI Runs Out Of Lifelines
Three Mile Island, Site Of Nuclear Accident, To Close
Loss Of Three Mile Island In Harrisburg Will Be Major Economic Hit To Region
Thompson: What Will TMI Closure Mean For Electricity Rates: Probably Nothing
NPR: Three Mile Island To Close, Latest Symbol Of Struggling Industry
Key Moments In Life Of Soon-To-Be-Closed Three Mile Island
PaEN: House Hearing: Nuclear Bill Creates Worst Of All Worlds For Ratepayers; Won’t Do Anything To Save TMI
Lawmaker: Nuclear Plant Legislation Far From Done Deal
Union Members Rally To Save Union Jobs In PA Nuclear Plants
Micek: Lawmakers Right Not To Fall For Exelon’s Heavy-Handed Tactics
Muschick: State Was Right Not To Bailout Nuclear Industry
Op-Ed: Restructure PA’s Energy Market To Include Nuclear Energy - Gov. Ridge
Op-Ed: Why Nuclear Power Bailout Would Be Bad For Pennsylvania - Green Party
Op-Ed: Troubling Climate Change Disinformation In Pennsylvania
Editorial: TMI To Close, But Alternative Energy Issues Remain Open
Op-Ed: Two Roads Diverge In Penn’s Woods Climate Regulations Or Subsidize Use Of Natural Gas
PaEN: PUC Formally Publishes Procedure For Approving Alternative Utility Rate Proposals
PaEN: Pittsburgh 2030 District 2018 Progress Report Reception May 23
Cusick: Bipartisan Bills Reintroduced To Get PA To 100% Renewables By 2050
Tomasic: Solar Farms Begin Cropping Up In Western Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg Installs 2 Vehicle Charging Stations, 38 Solar Compacting Cans Coming Soon
NRDC: Part I: Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Power Problem - The Build Out
NRDC: Part II: Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas Power Problem - Cost And Risk
Maykuth: Can Philly Gas Utility Go Green Without Leaving A Billion-Dollar Hole?
PUC Approves Gas Pipeline Expansion Plan For Utility In Bradford County
Federal Green Need Deal Renewable Energy Town Hall Set for Saturday In Perkasie
PPL Paid No Federal Taxes In 2018, But Got A $19 Million Rebate
AP: Officials: Coal To Keep Sliding As Renewables, Natural Gas Fill Gap
New York To Phase Out Coal By 2020 Through Strict Emissions Regulations
Energy Conservation
PaEN: DEP Awards Nearly $1 Million In Pollution, Energy Use Reduction Grants To 201 Small Businesses
$1 Million In Small Business Grants Fund Energy-Saving Projects
PaEN: House Environmental Committee To Hold Info Meeting May 14 On Demand Response Industry In PA
Environmental Health
PaEN: Senate Task Force On Lead Announces 5 Bill Package To Require Lead Testing, Reduce Lead Exposure Of Children
Bipartisan Senators Want A Lead Free Environment For PA’s Children
Pittsburgh Water Authority Customers Want Reimbursement For Private Lead Line Replacements
Providing PFAS-Free Water To Warminster, Horsham Comes At A Price
Hurdle: PFAS Chemicals Have Contaminated 17 Sites In PA, Data Shows
Bagenstose: Rockhill PFAS Concerns Aired During Congressional Panel
Bagenstose: Cong. Dean, Colleagues Promise Action On PFAS Chemicals
PFAS Water Contamination Bills To Get Hearing In Congress
Environmental Policy
PaEN: PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In April
Farming
PaEN: CBF: Draft PA Water Quality Cleanup Plan Only Makes Two-Thirds Of Required Reductions, Resources Do Not Exist Yet To Implement It
PA Farmers, Faced With Labor Shortage, Struggle To Keep Afloat
PaEN: NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Innovation Grants
PaEN: DEP Awards Nearly $1 Million In Pollution, Energy Use Reduction Grants To 201 Small Businesses
PaEN: PennDOT Launches New Pollinator Habitat Plan; Adopt And Beautify For Pollinators Program For Citizens Who Want To Help
Flooding
Monocacy Creek Floods Bethlehem’s Industrial Quarter After Heavy Rains
Flood Of Information Discussed During Water Summit In Blair County
PaEN: Insurance Commissioner Highlights Importance Of Flood Insurance
Op-Ed: PA Faces More Flooding, Pollution, Diseases Because Of Climate Change
Forests
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
PaEN: CBF: Draft PA Water Quality Cleanup Plan Only Makes Two-Thirds Of Required Reductions, Resources Do Not Exist Yet To Implement It
Sisk: With New Lookout Towers, PA Goes Old-School To Detect Wildfires
Pennsylvania Builds 16 New Fire Lookout Towers
DCNR Offers Reward For Suspicious Wildfires In Luzerne County
DCNR Probes Wildfires Around Nanticoke, Luzerne County
PaEN: Volunteers Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality, Habitat For Native Trout In Lackawanna County
Volunteers Plant New Forest At Elliottsburg Park, Perry County
Op-Ed: 35 Years After Pollution Disaster, Croydon Woods Makes A Comeback In Bucks
PaEN: Penn State Extension: Diversity In Urban Tree Plantings May 21 Webinar
PaEN: Penn State Extension Sets 4 More Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly
PaEN: Agriculture, USDA, Penn State Tour Lancaster County Highlighting Efforts To Battle Spotted Lanternfly
Officials Ramp Up Efforts To Contain Spread Of Spotted Lanternfly
Lancaster County Is Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone: What You Need To Know
Bagenstose: Zombie Fungus Proves Deadly To Spotted Lanternfly
PaEN: Penn State Extension: Managing Invasive Plant Species Workshop July 24 In Allentown
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Benefits Of Trees Are Tree-mendous
Nightlife In PA Vernal Pools: Field Trip Offers Look At Creatures Of The Night
PaEN: Capital Area Greenbelt Hosts May 18 Forest Restoration Tour & Discussion In Harrisburg
Schneck: Yes, There Are A Lot More Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks In PA Today
Game Commission
PaEN: Senate Committee Approves Bill To Authorize Game Commission To Set Its Own Fees
Grants/Funding
PaEN: PA American Water Awards $40,000 In Local Watershed Grants To 8 Organizations
PaEN: DEP Awards Nearly $1 Million In Pollution, Energy Use Reduction Grants To 201 Small Businesses
PaEN: NRCS-PA Now Accepting Applications For Conservation Innovation Grants
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
PaEN: CBF: Draft PA Water Quality Cleanup Plan Only Makes Two-Thirds Of Required Reductions, Resources Do Not Exist Yet To Implement It
PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn.: New Guide To Working With Nature To Manage Stormwater
PaEN: Senate Committee Advances Bill To Increase Coal Refuse Energy & Reclamation Tax Credit To $45 Million/Year
Upper Allegheny Watershed Assn., 4-H Partner To Plant Streamside Trees In Potter County
PaEN: Volunteers Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality, Habitat For Native Trout In Lackawanna County
Editorial: Philly Should Live Up To Green Stormwater Plan And Reduce Pollution
Officials, Candidates Line Up Against York County Stormwater Authority
Top Commercial Stormwater Fee Payers Revealed In Luzerne
Group Still Seeking Donations To Initiate Stormwater Fee Legal Challenge
Hazardous Sites Cleanup
Op-Ed: 35 Years After Pollution Disaster, Croydon Woods Makes A Comeback In Bucks
Legal Challenge Still Pending In Avoca Contamination Suit
Hazardous Substances
PaEN: Senate Task Force On Lead Announces 5 Bill Package To Require Lead Testing, Reduce Lead Exposure Of Children
Bipartisan Senators Want A Lead Free Environment For PA’s Children
Pittsburgh Water Authority Customers Want Reimbursement For Private Lead Line Replacements
Providing PFAS-Free Water To Warminster, Horsham Comes At A Price
Hurdle: PFAS Chemicals Have Contaminated 17 Sites In PA, Data Shows
Bagenstose: Rockhill PFAS Concerns Aired During Congressional Panel
Bagenstose: Cong. Dean, Colleagues Promise Action On PFAS Chemicals
PFAS Water Contamination Bills To Get Hearing In Congress
Lake Erie
PaEN: PA Sea Grant Looking For PA Educators To Participate In Great Lakes Educator Program
Lake Erie Water Level Continues To Rise
PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Benefits Of Trees Are Tree-mendous
Land Conservation
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
Report: Preserving Open Space Fueling Chester County Economy
North Whitehall Twp To Decide On Whether To Fund Farmland, Open Space Preservation
Allegheny Land Trust Eyeing Former Churchill Valley Club Site
PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn.: New Guide To Working With Nature To Manage Stormwater
Land Use Planning
Environmental Controls Added To Benner Twp [Centre County] Zoning Law, But Concerns Remain
Spring Creek Canyon May Be Affected By Benner Zoning Laws
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PaEN: Deadline For Submitting Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Entries June 7; Public Helps Choose Winners
PaEN: Volunteers Needed For Schuylkill Action Network Scrub & Pub Cleanup Event May 16 In Montgomery County
Volunteers To Cleanup Downtown Johnstown May 19
Dumping In Hazelton Raises Concerns
Letter: Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful PennDOT
Editorial: All Of Us Must Act To Keep Roadsides Clean
PA Agencies Collect 39K Pounds Of Medications On Take Back Day
Editorial: Drug Collections Are Great, But Still Holes In The System
Fines For Blowing Grass Clippings Onto The Road? It Could Happen
PaEN: PA Resources Council, Allegheny CleanWays Host Wild & Scenic Film Festival In Pittsburgh June 1
UN: Plastic Waste Pact Approved With U.S. Among Few Holdouts
Mine Reclamation
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
PaEN: Senate Committee Advances Bill To Increase Coal Refuse Energy & Reclamation Tax Credit To $45 Million/Year
PaEN: Perseverance Pays Off In The Potts Run Watershed, Clearfield County
Wilkes-Barre School Consolidation Plan Will Weigh Heavily On Voters
PaEN: Opportunity To Rehabilitate DEP’s Antrim Mine Drainage Treatment Plant In Tioga County
Oil & Gas
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
PaEN: DEP Collected $330,775 In Penalties For Violations At EQT Drilling Sites In Allegheny County
Frazier: EQT Fined $330K For Erosion Violations In Allegheny County
Litvak: EQT Fined $330,000+ For Violations In Allegheny County
Natural Gas Is Here To Stay Cabot Drilling Tells Lycoming Chamber Of Commerce
NRDC: Part I: Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Power Problem - The Build Out
NRDC: Part II: Pennsylvania’s Natural Gas Power Problem - Cost And Risk
Hopey: Judge Rules Range Resources Can’t Depose PG Reporters Or See Their Notes
Allegheny Front: Range Resources Turned Down In Request To See Reporters’ Source Notes
Maykuth: Can Philly Gas Utility Go Green Without Leaving A Billion-Dollar Hole?
Op-Ed: DEP Natural Gas Rule Misses Chance To Curb Climate Changing Pollution
Letter: Column On Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Facilities Ignores Context
Op-Ed: Two Roads Diverge In Penn’s Woods Climate Regulations Or Subsidize Use Of Natural Gas
PUC Approves Gas Pipeline Expansion Plan For Utility In Bradford County
More Expensive Summer Gasoline Arrives In Allegheny County
Editorial: Eliminate Summer Gasoline In Allegheny County
Litvak: EQT, Rice Energy Resolve Lawsuit, But Feud Continues
Reuters: EPA Proposes Hike In Biofuel Mandate In 2020
Editorial: Don’t Dilute Offshore Oil Drilling Safety Rules
Pipelines
Bethlehem Twp Gets Safety Upgrades, Cash Haul From PennEast Pipeline
DEP Approves Adelphia Pipeline Compressor Station In West Rockhill, Bucks County
Court: Mariner East Pipeline Protester Can’t Beat Jail Term, $2K Fine
Huntingdon County Mariner East Pipeline Protester Loses Court Appeal
DEP Secretary Gets OK From Senate Committee Over Pipeline Objections
PUC Approves Gas Pipeline Expansion Plan For Utility In Bradford County
Permitting
PaEN: House Committee Hears Concerns About Regional Consistency, Timeframes In Permit Reviews; DEP Taking Steps To Address Issues
PaEN: DEP Posts 43 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 11 PA Bulletin
Op-Ed: House Republicans Pass Bills Creating Regulatory Wild West In PA - Rep. Dermody
Op-Ed: PA’s Regulations Limiting Our Economic Success - Sen. Phillips-Hill
Radiation Protection
PaEN: Exelon Announces Three Mile Island Will Be Shut Down By Sept. 30, 2019
AP-Levy: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant To Proceed With Closing, Exelon Drew Accusations Of Greed
Three Mile Island Will Close This Fall, Not Sufficient Support To Advance Bills To Help Nuclear Power Plants
Exelon To Move Ahead With TMI Shutdown, Says Legislative Help Won’t Come In Time
Maykuth: Exelon: Three Mile Island Shutdown To Start Soon, PA Nuclear Rescue Is Dead
Exelon: Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Closing By September 30
Cusick: Three Mile Island Will Close Sept. 30 As Nuclear Rescue Legislation Stalls
Thompson: With Lack Of Consensus On Saving Three Mile Island, TMI Runs Out Of Lifelines
Three Mile Island, Site Of Nuclear Accident, To Close
Loss Of Three Mile Island In Harrisburg Will Be Major Economic Hit To Region
Thompson: What Will TMI Closure Mean For Electricity Rates: Probably Nothing
NPR: Three Mile Island To Close, Latest Symbol Of Struggling Industry
Key Moments In Life Of Soon-To-Be-Closed Three Mile Island
PaEN: House Hearing: Nuclear Bill Creates Worst Of All Worlds For Ratepayers; Won’t Do Anything To Save TMI
Lawmaker: Nuclear Plant Legislation Far From Done Deal
Union Members Rally To Save Union Jobs In PA Nuclear Plants
Micek: Lawmakers Right Not To Fall For Exelon’s Heavy-Handed Tactics
Muschick: State Was Right Not To Bailout Nuclear Industry
Op-Ed: Restructure PA’s Energy Market To Include Nuclear Energy - Gov. Ridge
Op-Ed: Why Nuclear Power Bailout Would Be Bad For Pennsylvania - Green Party
Op-Ed: Troubling Climate Change Disinformation In Pennsylvania
Editorial: TMI To Close, But Alternative Energy Issues Remain Open
Recreation
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
Schneck: PA’s Darkest Night Sky Launches 2019 Stargazing Season
DCNR Visits Greenway In Tioga County To Discuss Benefits Of Restore PA
News Stretch Of Heritage Rail Trail Open To The Public In York
Get Back to Nature On Butler-Freeport Community Trail
PaEN: Still Time To Register For June 9 French Creek Iron Tour Cycling For Open Space In Chester County
PaEN: Manada Conservancy Highmark Walk For A Healthy Community May 18 In Harrisburg
4 Southwest PA Trails Could Be Part Of Coast-To-Coast Bike Route
PaEN: Chamber Of Commerce Hosts Hike Cameron County June 1
Goats Are Back To Clear Weeds, Invasive Species On Pittsburgh’s North Side
Editorial: Susquehanna River Walk Expansion Would Answer Future Needs In Williamsport
Bike To Work Week Proclamation Set For Friday In Erie
Steps Taken To Improve Warnings To Boaters At Dock Street Dam In Harrisburg
PaEN: May 10 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Schneck: Yes, There Are A Lot More Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks In PA Today
Pennsylvania Embarks On 5-Year Survey Of Ticks
NE Resident Completes Epic Journey To Visit Every National Park
Ligonier Native Spends Summers working In Yellowstone National Park
Recycling/Waste
PaEN: DEP Awards Nearly $1 Million In Pollution, Energy Use Reduction Grants To 201 Small Businesses
PPL To Host May 11 Appliance Recycling Event In Dickson City, Lackawanna County
SBN: Philly Zero Waste Partnership: The Remark Glass Story
PA Agencies Collect 39K Pounds Of Medications On Take Back Day
Editorial: Drug Collections Are Great, But Still Holes In The System
PaEN: PA Resources Council, Allegheny CleanWays Host Wild & Scenic Film Festival In Pittsburgh June 1
Keystone Landfill Withdraws Proposed Zoning Amendment
UN: Plastic Waste Pact Approved With U.S. Among Few Holdouts
Regulations
Op-Ed: House Republicans Pass Bills Creating Regulatory Wild West In PA - Rep. Dermody
Op-Ed: PA’s Regulations Limiting Our Economic Success - Sen. Phillips-Hill
Renewable Energy
PaEN: Senate/House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bills To Transition State To 100% Renewable Energy By 2050
Cusick: Bipartisan Bills Reintroduced To Get PA To 100% Renewables By 2050
Op-Ed: Why Nuclear Power Bailout Would Be Bad For Pennsylvania - Green Party
Tomasic: Solar Farms Begin Cropping Up In Western Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg Installs 2 Vehicle Charging Stations, 38 Solar Compacting Cans Coming Soon
PaEN: Pittsburgh 2030 District 2018 Progress Report Reception May 23
Federal Green Need Deal Renewable Energy Town Hall Set for Saturday In Perkasie
AP: Officials: Coal To Keep Sliding As Renewables, Natural Gas Fill Gap
Stormwater
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
PaEN: CBF: Draft PA Water Quality Cleanup Plan Only Makes Two-Thirds Of Required Reductions, Resources Do Not Exist Yet To Implement It
PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn.: New Guide To Working With Nature To Manage Stormwater
PaEN: Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill To Regulate Application Of Lawn Fertilizer, Certify Applicators
Editorial: Philly Should Live Up To Green Stormwater Plan And Reduce Pollution
Officials, Candidates Line Up Against York County Stormwater Authority
Top Commercial Stormwater Fee Payers Revealed In Luzerne
Group Still Seeking Donations To Initiate Stormwater Fee Legal Challenge
PaEN: Pike Conservation District Homeowner Tips To Protect Clean Water Workshop June 20
Sustainability
PaEN: Pittsburgh 2030 District 2018 Progress Report Reception May 23
Norristown Earns Silver Certification From Sustainable PA
Watershed Protection
PaEN: New Laurel Highlands Study Documents $3.7 Billion In Annual Economic, Environmental Benefits From Ecosystem Services; Public Meetings May 14, 15, 16
PaEN: CBF: Draft PA Water Quality Cleanup Plan Only Makes Two-Thirds Of Required Reductions, Resources Do Not Exist Yet To Implement It
PaEN: May 22 DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meeting Focuses On Draft PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan
PaEN: PA Land Trust Assn.: New Guide To Working With Nature To Manage Stormwater
DEP Database: Compare Conditions Of Local Waterways By County
How Clean Is Your Water? A Breakdown Of DEP’s Latest Streams, Lakes Report
PaEN: PA American Water Awards $40,000 In Local Watershed Grants To 8 Organizations
PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Water Partnership Education Van Gets Makeover For Drinking Water Week
PaEN: Volunteers Plant 400 Trees To Help Improve Water Quality, Habitat For Native Trout In Lackawanna County
Volunteers Plant New Forest At Elliottsburg Park, Perry County
Baldwin Run Road Stream Crossing Work Continues In Tioga County
PaEN: Sen. Yaw To Introduce Bill To Regulate Application Of Lawn Fertilizer, Certify Applicators
Fines For Blowing Grass Clippings Onto The Road? It Could Happen
Susquehanna U. Freshwater Research Institute Receives $950,000 R.K. Mellon Grant
PaEN: Coldwater Heritage Partnership Distributes $75,000 In Grants; New Grant Round Opens In Sept.
Crable: 50 Years Of Restoring Donegal Creek Wild Trout Stream Undone By Fish Kill In Hours
Editorial: Philly Should Live Up To Green Stormwater Plan And Reduce Pollution
PaEN: Perseverance Pays Off In The Potts Run Watershed, Clearfield County
Upper Allegheny Watershed Assn., 4-H Partner To Plant Streamside Trees In Potter County
Flood Of Information Discussed During Water Summit In Blair County
PaEN: Pike Conservation District Homeowner Tips To Protect Clean Water Workshop June 20
Delaware RiverKeeper May 10 RiverWatch Video Report
Anderson Creek Watershed Assn. Receives Dominion Energy Mini-Grant
Environmental Controls Added To Benner Twp [Centre County] Zoning Law, But Concerns Remain
Spring Creek Canyon May Be Affected By Benner Zoning Laws
Officials, Candidates Line Up Against York County Stormwater Authority
Top Commercial Stormwater Fee Payers Revealed In Luzerne
Group Still Seeking Donations To Initiate Stormwater Fee Legal Challenge
PaEN: DEP Extends Comment Period On Draft Tohickon Creek Stream Evaluation, Bucks County
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Wildlife
PaEN: Senate Committee Approves Bill To Authorize Game Commission To Set Its Own Fees
Ad Crable: 50 Years Of Restoring Donegal Creek Wild Trout Stream Undone By Fish Kill In Hours
PaEN: Coldwater Heritage Partnership Distributes $75,000 In Grants; New Grant Round Opens In Sept.
Fishing Teaches Lessons, Builds Bridges At Valley High School In New Kensington
Marcus Schneck: Record Flathead Catfish Pulled From Susquehanna, Released
AP: Record 50-Pound Catfish Caught In Susquehanna Near 2 Nuclear Power Plants
John Hayes: Walleye In Lake Erie, Local Rivers Are Different Strains
Bob Frye: Leave Wildlife Babies In The Wild This Spring
Hayes Eagle Brings Live Catfish To Startled Young
Pigeons Laying Siege To Pittsburgh Opera, Chased There By Peregrine Falcons
Nature Watch: Rare Warblers, 17,000 Blue Jays Highlight Erie’s Birding Week
PaEN: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary 14th Annual Arts Tour & Sale June 4
PaEN: Songbird-Body Changes Allowing Migration May Have Human Health Implications
Nightlife In PA Vernal Pools: Field Trip Offers Look At Creatures Of The Night
Allegheny Front: Field Trip Offers Look At Creatures Of The Night In Centre County
Marcus Schneck: Cicada Emergence Draws Near In Part Of Pennsylvania
Tiadaghton Audubon Society To Present Edible And Medicinal Plants May 15
PaEN: PennDOT Launches New Pollinator Habitat Plan; Adopt And Beautify For Pollinators Program For Citizens Who Want To Help
Bob Frye: Emergence Of Cicadas Should Produce Fantastic Fishing
Pennsylvania Ranks As 3rd Best State To Spot Bigfoot
West Nile/Zika Virus
PaEN: Health, DCNR, DEP: Watch Out For Ticks, Lyme Disease As Weather Warms
Pennsylvania Embarks On 5-Year Survey Of Ticks
PaEN: Pike County Commissioners Recognize Mikki Weiss For Her Work On Tick Borne Diseases Task Force
Marcus Schneck: Yes, There Are A Lot More Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks In PA Today
Op-Ed: PA Faces More Flooding, Pollution, Diseases Because Of Climate Change
Opportunities
PaEN: Help Wanted: Berks Conservation District Administrative Assistant
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