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: Analysis: Is Attacking DEP’s Staff The Right Way To Improve Permit Review Times? 

PaEN: Analysis: Before More State Forest Drilling, Ask What Happened To The Money The First Time

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: Analysis: What If The Senate And House Had To Adopt Laws Like DEP Adopts Regulations? 

PaEN: Senate Confirms Patrick McDonnell As Secretary Of DEP

Politics

Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Have A Lot To Say About Redistricting - David Thornburgh

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Politics

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Air

U.S. Steel Appeals May Fine Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions

Editorial: U.S. Steel Must Do More For Community Health

PaEN: DEP To Hold July 15 Hearing [If Requested] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Haysite Reinforced Plastics, Erie County

Muschick: On Annual Vehicle Emissions Tests, PA Drivers Could Finally Get Relief

Crable: Why Are Your Allergies So Bad If You Live In Lancaster City?

Op-Ed: Clean Car Standards Are Good For PA Businesses, Consumers

Alternative Fuels

Williamsport Getting 4 More Natural Gas Buses

SEPTA Goes Electric With 25 New Battery Buses

SEPTA Adds Battery-Powered Electric Buses To Growing Zero-Emissions Fleet

Awards & Recognition

PaEN: PRPS Celebrates First Ever Park & Recreation Professionals Day July 19 Across Pennsylvania

2 Western PA Natives’ Photos Chosen For New USPS Stamps - Clarion River

PaEN: EXTENDED: PA Horticultural Society 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations

Clarion River Receives Postal Service Stamp Of Recognition

PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners

PaEN: Sen. Yaw Receives Public Official Of Year Award From PA Water Environment Association

Beautification

Students, Volunteers Transform Erie Traffic Triangle Into Flower Garden

PaEN: EXTENDED: PA Horticultural Society 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations

PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills

PaEN: Updated List Of Penn State Extension Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly

Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Now In Nymph Stage: Here’s What They Look Like

PaEN: Fort Indiantown Gap To Offer Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July, Lebanon County

PaEN: PA Chapter-The American Chestnut Foundation Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers To Work With Chestnut Seedlings June 20-21 At Penn State Arboretum

Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels

Students, Volunteers Transform Erie Traffic Triangle Into Flower Garden

PaEN: Registration Now Open For 2019 National Natural Areas Conference Oct. 8-10 In Pittsburgh; PA Practitioner Scholarships Available

Budget

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Industry Should Accept Severance Tax In Exchange For Easing Regulations

Op-Ed: Wolf’s Proposal To Tax Natural Gas Are Irresponsible, Counterproductive

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

Caruso: Wolf’s Restore PA Plan Introduced In Senate, House With Near-Majority Support

API, Rep. Turzai Respond To Restore PA Infrastructure Plan

Caruso: Restore PA Requires 20 Years Of Natural Gas Production, Progressive Legislators Aren’t Ready To Sign On

Murphy: Wolf, Republican Leaders Butt Heads Over Addressing PA’s Infrastructure Needs

Sen. Killion Introduces Severance Tax On Natural Gas Drillers

Meyer: Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Has Bipartisan Support But Not From Leaders

Wolf Tours Greensburg Blight, Touts Proposed Natural Gas Severance Tax

DEP Visits Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Centre County To Discuss Restore PA

DEP Talks About Benefits Of Restore PA For Flood Prevention, Stream Quality In Lancaster

DEP Tours Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Venango County To Discuss Restore PA

DEP Visits Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Centre County To Discuss Restore PA

AP: Johnstown’s River Walls At Risk Of Failure

Storms Wash Away Abutment Of Bridge In Ross

PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations

PaEN: House Finance Committee Meets June 11 On 2 Energize PA Natural Gas Use Subsidy Bills

PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills

PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills

PaEN: Analysis: Before More State Forest Drilling, Ask What Happened To The Money The First Time

May State Revenue Collections $14.9 Million Less Than Anticipated

Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne

No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne

Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle

Bay Journal: No Longer Treading Water, Delaware Moves Toward Dedicated Water Cleanup Funding  [Where’s Pennsylvania?]

Water Warriors In Delaware Demand Funding For Clean Water Projects

U.S. House Passed Disaster Aid Bill Despite Republican Efforts To Stall It

Congress Finally Sends $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill To Trump

Editorial Hypocrisy Floods DC On Disaster Aid

Chesapeake Bay

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations

PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program

PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills

PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills

PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!

Op-Ed: PA Clean Water Plan For Chesapeake Bay Needs Your Voice

PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards

Chesapeake Bay Program: Planning For A Changing Climate

Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne

No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne

Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle

PaEN: Senate, House Resolutions Designate June 2-8 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week In PA

PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects

PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications

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Citizen Action

Frazier: Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million Settlement In Washington County Contamination Suit

Hopey/Templeton: Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million To Washington County Residents Over Health Claims

Pittsburgh To Host Recycling Workshops For Residents, Businesses

PaEN: PA Resources Council Schedules 9 More Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Events In Allegheny County

Kids Help Environmental Group Clean Trash Out Of Allegheny River

PaEN: Volunteers Needed For June 15 River Sweep Cleanup In Western PA

By Land Cleanup Along Kiski River Set For June 15

PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners

Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop

Stroud Water Research Center To Benefit From Sales Of “Mayfly Cheese” By The Farm At Doe Run

PaEN: Updated List Of Penn State Extension Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly

Environmental Concerns Shared At Greensburg’s Green Gathering

PaEN: DEP To Hold July 15 Hearing [If Requested] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For Haysite Reinforced Plastics, Erie County

PaEN: July 17 DEP Hearing Set On Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area NPDES Permit, Greene County

PaEN: Conservation Consultants, Inc. Presents Achieving Green & Healthy Homes Program June 20 At Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh

PaEN: PA Chapter-The American Chestnut Foundation Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers To Work With Chestnut Seedlings June 20-21 At Penn State Arboretum

PaEN: Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Asking Public To Submit Comments To Permanently Protect Land Around Kinzua Dam/Allegheny Reservoir As Wilderness

PaEN: EXTENDED: PA Horticultural Society 2019 Gardening Contest Nominations

Immigrant-Run Community Garden Plants Hope For Families In Bucks County

Students, Volunteers Transform Erie Traffic Triangle Into Flower Garden

Residents Raise Concerns About Chemical Storage Facility In Lycoming

Tell Post-Gazette What You Want To Know About Energy Prices

Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry

Climate

PaEN: Sen. Costa To Introduce Bill Cutting Carbon Pollution From Power Plants By 90% By 2040 Thru Cap-And-Invest Program

PaEN: Environmental Quality Board To Hear Update On Climate Cap-And-Trade, PFOA Petitions + 2 New Rulemaking Petitions June 18

PaEN: DEP Citizens Advisory Council To Hear Presentations On DEP Climate Plan, Cap-And-Trade Petition, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fee June 18

WITF Smart Talk: PA’s Climate Goals, DEP Secretary McDonnell

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Must Replace Natural Gas With Non-Fossil Energy ASAP

Kummer: Some Of PA’s Iconic Tree Species Might Not Survive Climate Change

Chesapeake Bay Program: Planning For A Changing Climate

Cusick: PA’s Had A Lot Of Tornadoes This Year, But Scientists Don’t Know If There’s A Climate Change Link

Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing For A Summer Of Storms

Cusick: Scientists Race To Figure Out How Fast A Pennsylvania-Sized Glacier Could Melt

The Thwaites Glacier Is Melting, Here’s Why The Philly Region Should Care

Cusick: PJM Looks To Plug Leaks Sprouting From Patchwork Of State Carbon Policies

Bloomberg Donates $500M To Campaign To Close Every U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plant By 2030

AP: U.S. Court Weighs If Climate Change Violates Children’s Rights

Teen Activists Face U.S. Government In Crucial Court Hearing Over Climate

Trump Blames India, China For Climate Change: “No Sense Of Cleanliness”

After Talk With Charles, Trump Says Climate Changes Goes Both Ways

Coal Mining

PaEN: July 17 DEP Hearing Set On Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area NPDES Permit, Greene County

Reuters: Coal Miners’ Union Urges Silica Regulation To Curb Black Lung Disease

Op-Ed: Struggle For Coal Miners’ Health Care, Pension Benefits Continues

Editorial: Save Coal Miners’ Pensions, A Promise Shouldn’t Be Broken

Editorial: Coal Miners’ Sacrifices Must Never Be Forgotten

Bloomberg Donates $500M To Campaign To Close Every U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plant By 2030

Compliance Action

PaEN: AG Shapiro Makes Arrest In Case Of Falsified Water Sample Lab Results In Berks, Lancaster Counties

AP: Excavator Accused Of Faking 2 Water Tests

PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program

Philly Says Hidden Cameras, Higher Fines Help Catch More Illegal Dumpers

U.S. Steel Appeals May Fine Over Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Emissions

Editorial: U.S. Steel Must Do More For Community Health

Court Decision

Letter: PA Supreme Court Abandons The Environment In Refusing To Hear Drilling Case

DCNR

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

June 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PaEN: DCNR Seeks Proposals For Engineering Services Related To Dams, Other Projects

PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities

Delaware River

PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year

Editorial: Making The Delaware River Fit For Fish

Delaware RiverKeeper June 7 RiverWatch Video Report

Water Warriors In Delaware Demand Funding For Clean Water Projects

Bay Journal: No Longer Treading Water, Delaware Moves Toward Dedicated Water Cleanup Funding  [Where’s Pennsylvania?]

Drinking Water

PaEN: Environmental Quality Board To Hear Update On Climate Cap-And-Trade, PFOA Petitions + 2 New Rulemaking Petitions June 18

Setting Clean Water Standards EPA’s Job, PA, Other States Are Doing It Instead

PFAS Chemicals Found In Lettuce, Beef, Chocolate Cake

PFAS Chemicals: Health Risks And Regulation

PaEN: House Environmental Committee Holds Info Meeting June 12 On Bill Exempting Religious Facilities, Schools, Camps From Need To Meet Safe Drinking Water Standards

Lord/Hopey: Pittsburgh Water Authority To Stay Public Under Proposed, Open-Ended Pact

Philadelphia Has A Lead Poisoning Problems, Some Fighting To Eradicate It

PaEN: AG Shapiro Makes Arrest In Case Of Falsified Water Sample Lab Results In Berks, Lancaster Counties

AP: Excavator Accused Of Faking 2 Water Tests

Economic Development

PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities

Homestead Panel Examines Bridging The Blue-Green Divide

Education

PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Blog: A Trout Triumph! Cheltenham Elementary Students Release Trout They Raised In Their Classroom

Grant Will Fund Girl Scout Environmental Projects In Western PA

Girl Scouts Of Western PA Receive $845K Grant For Building Outdoor Programs

Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop

Cusick: Lancaster County Celebrates Rivers And Streams With Water Week

PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Students Tag Cigarette Litter

PaEN: Wildlife Leadership Academy NEXTGEN Blog - Find Out What Student Alumni Are Saying About Conservation Issues

PaEN: Fort Indiantown Gap To Offer Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July, Lebanon County

Geologists Explains Lycoming County Formations

PA Sea Grant Instructor Makes Final Class Voyage In Erie

Education - Interns

PaEN: Introducing Pike Conservation District Summer Intern Anton Adams

PaEN: Interns: Sarah Sharp - From Intern To Brandywine Conservancy’s New Assistant Planner

PaEN: Interns Wanted: PA Forestry Assn. Forest Heritage Discovery Center Franklin County

PaEN: Wildlife Leadership Academy NEXTGEN Blog - Find Out What Student Alumni Are Saying About Conservation Issues

PaEN: Flock To Hawk Mountain Sanctuary This Summer To Enjoy Great Summer Events

Emergency Response

Cusick: PA’s Had A Lot Of Tornadoes This Year, But Scientists Don’t Know If There’s A Climate Change Link

After The Storm: Tornado Recovery Continues In Wilkes-Barre Twp

Man From Northeast PA Says Rise In Tornadoes Caused By Traffic Circles

Pipe Bomb Found In Schuylkill County Lake During Water Rescue Practice Drill

Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing For A Summer Of Storms

Report: PG&E Considers $11 Billion Fund to Settle California Wildfire Claims

U.S. House Passed Disaster Aid Bill Despite Republican Efforts To Stall It

Congress Finally Sends $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill To Trump

Editorial Hypocrisy Floods DC On Disaster Aid

Energy

More Solar Panels Installed At Truman High School In Bucks County

PaEN: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts June 12 Webinar On PA Nuclear Power Plants' 2018 Safety Performance

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Right To Reject Big Energy’s Attempt To Bamboozle Consumers On Nuclear Plants

Poll: Most People Don’t Support Higher Electric Bills To Save Nuclear Power

Penelec Marks 100 Year Anniversary

Cusick: PJM Looks To Plug Leaks Sprouting From Patchwork Of State Carbon Policies

Tell Post-Gazette What You Want To Know About Energy Prices

Wildfires, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes: How Utilities Are Preparing For A Summer Of Storms

Energy Conservation

PaEN: Construction Code Review & Advisory Council Invites Comments On Latest International Building Codes; Seeks Stakeholders

Litvak: Duquesne Light’s Parent Company Picks Up Energy Efficiency Business

Environmental Health

Frazier: Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million Settlement In Washington County Contamination Suit

Hopey/Templeton: Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million To Washington County Residents Over Health Claims

Environmental Heritage

Editorial: Save Coal Miners’ Pensions, A Promise Shouldn’t Be Broken

Editorial: Coal Miners’ Sacrifices Must Never Be Forgotten

Environmental Policy

PaEN: PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In May Now Available

Farming

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations

PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program

PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills

PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills

PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects

PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications

PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards

Op-Ed: How to Support Farms So We Don’t Lose More Open Space

PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year

PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!

PaEN: Call For Proposals: PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2020 Conference Feb. 5-8 In Lancaster

Cows Graze Again At The Lands At Hillside Farms Expansion Project Begins

This Is Your Farm: Community Welcomes New Barn At Hillside

New Barn At Hillside Farm Continues Ayers’ Mission

Agritainment Finds Welcoming Home Or Harsh Zoning In Bucks County Towns

Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels

EPA Exempts Farms From Reporting Pollution Tied To Animal Waste

Flooding

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

Flood Insurance Issues Rising In Yardley, Bucks County

AP: Johnstown’s River Walls At Risk Of Failure

Storms Wash Away Abutment Of Bridge In Ross

Forests

Kummer: Some Of PA’s Iconic Tree Species Might Not Survive Climate Change

PaEN: Updated List Of Penn State Extension Public Meetings On Spotted Lanternfly

Invasive Spotted Lanternflies Now In Nymph Stage: Here’s What They Look Like

PaEN: PA Chapter-The American Chestnut Foundation Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers To Work With Chestnut Seedlings June 20-21 At Penn State Arboretum

Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels

Out-Of-Control Campfire Doused In Wilkes-Barre

Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry

June 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities

Forests - Wildfires

Report: PG&E Considers $11 Billion Fund to Settle California Wildfire Claims

Geology

Geologists Explains Lycoming County Formations

Grants/Funding

PaEN: House Finance Committee Meets June 11 On 2 Energize PA Natural Gas Use Subsidy Bills

PaEN: EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities

PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects

PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications

Green Infrastructure

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations

PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards

PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills

PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills

PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year

Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop

PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!

Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne

No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne

Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle

Op-Ed: PA Clean Water Plan For Chesapeake Bay Needs Your Voice

PaEN: Call For Proposals: PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2020 Conference Feb. 5-8 In Lancaster

PaEN: EPA, USDA Host June 12 Webinar On Grants, Funding Options To Support Nutrient Reduction Projects

PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications

Hazardous Substances

PaEN: Environmental Quality Board To Hear Update On Climate Cap-And-Trade, PFOA Petitions + 2 New Rulemaking Petitions June 18

Setting Clean Water Standards EPA’s Job, PA, Other States Are Doing It Instead

PFAS Chemicals Found In Lettuce, Beef, Chocolate Cake

PFAS Chemicals: Health Risks And Regulation

Philadelphia Has A Lead Poisoning Problems, Some Fighting To Eradicate It

Hazardous Materials Response Group In Blair Seeks Emergency Preparedness Funds

Land Conservation

PaEN: Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Asking Public To Submit Comments To Permanently Protect Land Around Kinzua Dam/Allegheny Reservoir As Wilderness

Op-Ed: How to Support Farms So We Don’t Lose More Open Space

PaEN: Registration Now Open For 2019 National Natural Areas Conference Oct. 8-10 In Pittsburgh; PA Practitioner Scholarships Available

John Hayes: Proposal Would Open More Public Lands To Hunting, Fishing

Land Recycling

PaEN: EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities

Lake Erie

AP: Record Lake Levels Swamp Erie’s Landscape

AP: Lake Erie, Lake Superior Set Records As Water Levels Surge

Littering/Illegal Dumping

PaEN: KPB: Voting Begins June 17 On Facebook For Great American Cleanup Of PA Video Contest Winners

PaEN: Volunteers Needed For June 15 River Sweep Cleanup In Western PA

Kids Help Environmental Group Clean Trash Out Of Allegheny River

By Land Cleanup Along Kiski River Set For June 15

PaEN: Erie Times-News Connect With Your Environment: Students Tag Cigarette Litter

Philly Says Hidden Cameras, Higher Fines Help Catch More Illegal Dumpers

Street Sweeping Trucks Don’t Fit Down Some Philadelphia Streets

Editorial: Philly Street Sweeping Program Hits A Road Bump

Mine Reclamation

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards

Earth Conservancy: Warehouse Project Eyed For Restored Mined Lands Near LCCC

Mine Reclamation Project Restores Elk, Stream Habitat Near Snow Shoe

Elk, Deer And More To Enjoy Reclaimed Mine Land In Centre County

How 40 Acres Of Abandoned Mine Lands In Centre County Became Wildlife Habitat

PaEN: July 17 DEP Hearing Set On Bailey Central Mine Complex Coal Refuse Disposal Area NPDES Permit, Greene County

PaEN: EPA Awards 9 Brownfields Grants Totaling $3.9 Million To PA Communities

Fund Focuses On Preservation Of Lehigh Watershed

DEP Visits Abandoned Mine Reclamation Site In Centre County To Discuss Restore PA

Is Centralia’s Graffiti Highway Art Or Vandalism? Residents Tourists See It Differently

PaEN: House Environmental Committee Meets June 11 On Temporary Cessation Of Coal Refuse Disposal Site Operations

Allegheny Front: New Strategy To Regrow Forest On Abandoned Mine Land - Start By Tearing Up The Earth

Editorial: China’s Rare Earth Threat Reminder Of Our Shortsighted Policies

Ohio River

Hopey: Ohio River Water Quality Standards Diluted By ORSANCO

Protecting Ohio River Islands An Ongoing Challenge

PaEN: Volunteers Needed For June 15 River Sweep Cleanup In Western PA

Oil & Gas

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

Op-Ed: Natural Gas Industry Should Accept Severance Tax In Exchange For Easing Regulations

Op-Ed: Wolf’s Proposal To Tax Natural Gas Are Irresponsible, Counterproductive

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

Caruso: Wolf’s Restore PA Plan Introduced In Senate, House With Near-Majority Support

API, Rep. Turzai Respond To Restore PA Infrastructure Plan

Caruso: Restore PA Requires 20 Years Of Natural Gas Production, Progressive Legislators Aren’t Ready To Sign On

Murphy: Wolf, Republican Leaders Butt Heads Over Addressing PA’s Infrastructure Needs

Sen. Killion Introduces Severance Tax On Natural Gas Drillers

Meyer: Wolf’s Infrastructure Plan Has Bipartisan Support But Not From Leaders

PaEN: Senate, House Legislation Coming To Create New Law To Regulate Conventional Oil & Gas Well Drilling

Frazier: Court Document Reveals Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million Settlement In Washington County Contamination Suit

Hopey/Templeton: Range Resources, Others Paid $3 Million To Washington County Residents Over Health Claims

Court: Woman Who Fears For Granddaughter’s Health Lacks Legal Standing To Fight Gas Well

Letter: PA Supreme Court Abandons The Environment In Refusing To Hear Drilling Case

Sen. Killion Introduces Severance Tax On Natural Gas Drillers

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Must Replace Natural Gas With Non-Fossil Energy ASAP

Report: PA Natural Gas Production Shows Significant Jump

Fractracker: Who Pays For Health And Economic Impacts of Fracking In PA?

PaEN: House Finance Committee Meets June 11 On 2 Energize PA Natural Gas Use Subsidy Bills

Maykuth: Plan To Remake Old Dynamite Factory Near Philly Into Gas Export Terminal

Litvak: WV Court Finds In Favor Of Landowners Saying EQT Trespassed By Taking Natural Gas Without Permission

Williamsport Getting 4 More Natural Gas Buses

Worley & Obetz Investigations A Year After A $2 Billion Fraud Triggered Collapse

Pipelines

PaEN: New Senate Bill Would Require End Of Life Pipeline Studies To Spot Corrosion, Damage Issues To Prevent Catastrophic Failures

Op-Ed: Businessman Stands Behind Economic Benefits Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline

As Adelphia Pipeline Clears Hurdles, Bucks Officials Raise Zoning Concerns

Where 2 Pipeline Projects Stand Going Through Lehigh Valley

AP: Fossil Fuel Foes Hope New Jersey Scuttles Natural Gas Pipeline From PA To NY

AP: New Jersey Denies Northeast Pipeline Permits, But Allows Do-Over

Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20-Year Sentence Under Trump Plan

PaEN: EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy Projects

Permitting

PaEN: Analysis: Is Attacking DEP’s Staff The Right Way To Improve Permit Review Times?

PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Hears Ideas On 3rd Party DEP Permit Reviews, Including A Special Licensing Program For Consultants

PaEN: Bill Proposing Change In Standard For Reviewing DEP Permit Decisions On Appeal Will Add Time, Cost To Permit Reviews, Narrow Grounds For Citizen Appeal

PaEN: DEP Posts 52 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 8 PA Bulletin

Personnel

Kristin Reilly To Lead Interstate Choose Clean Water Coalition

DCNR Names Lee Dillon New Manager At Mount Pisgah State Park

PA Sea Grant Instructor Makes Final Class Voyage In Erie

Radiation Protection

PaEN: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hosts June 12 Webinar On PA Nuclear Power Plants' 2018 Safety Performance

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Right To Reject Big Energy’s Attempt To Bamboozle Consumers On Nuclear Plants

Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Warning Sirens June 5

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant To Test Sirens TODAY June 3

Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Siren Test Thursday

Three Mile Island Alert Sirens To Remain Active During Decommissioning

TMI Siren Testing Reminds Residents About Potential Tax Increase

Poll: Most People Don’t Support Higher Electric Bills To Save Nuclear Power

U.S. To Label Nuclear Waste As Less Dangerous To Quicken Cleanups

Recreation

PaEN: PRPS Celebrates First Ever Park & Recreation Professionals Day July 19 Across Pennsylvania

2 Western PA Natives’ Photos Chosen For New USPS Stamps - Clarion River

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: House Committee Sends Bill On Enforcing Safety Warnings For Low-Head Dams To Full House

Officials Celebrate Susquehanna National Heritage Area Designation

Local Officials, Paddlers Celebrate New Bridgeport Water Landing During Sojourn

Pennsylvania Ice Cream Trail Adds Western PA Stops

Youth, Walking, Mountains, Freedom - Power & Magic Of The Appalachian Trail

Appalachian Trail Confrontation: Pair With Machete, Axe Meet Man With Gun

AP: Appalachian Trail Attack Prompts Safety Website Revisions

AP: Officials: Woman Rescued On Closed Hiking Trail To Face Fine

Injured Woman Rescued At Now Closed Glen Onoko Falls Trail, To Be Cited For Trespassing

Major Dam/Spillway Project Nears Completion At Chapman State Park, Warren County

Logan Valley Street Car Trail Plans Discussed In Blair

Bike-Walking Corridor In Harrison Gets Another Financial Boost

Out-Of-Control Campfire Doused In Wilkes-Barre

Several Western PA Swimming Spots Fail Water Quality Tests

A New Review Of Our Old Hermit Of Presque Isle - Joe Root

Graffiti Pier In Philadelphia To Be Turned Into Park Along Delaware River

Misericordia U. Creating New Community Park In Dallas

Luzerne To Rename Park After Late Pastor

PaEN: Living Landscape Observer Offers Resources In The Emerging Field Of Large Landscape Conservation, Sustainable Communities

June 7 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation

DCNR Names Lee Dillon New Manager At Mount Pisgah State Park

Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry

Recycling/Waste

PaEN: PA Resources Council Schedules 9 More Pop Up Glass Recycling Collection Events In Allegheny County

PaEN: PA Resources Council Holds June 22 Household Chemical Collection Event In Fayette County

PaEN: June 15 & 29 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Events In Allegheny County Hosted By PA Resources Council

PaEN: Construction Junction Hosts June 12 Residential, Business Better Recycling Workshops By City Of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh To Host Recycling Workshops For Residents, Businesses

Pittsburgh Works To Explain New Recycling Regulations

New, Strict Recycling Rules Becoming A Challenge For Communities In Western PA

New Recycling Bins To Be Distributed In Wilkes-Barre

Ferguson Twp In Centre County Considers Plastic Bag Fee

Philadelphia City Council Approves New Recycling, Waste Disposal Contracts, Despite Environmentalists’ Concerns

Your Garbage Has A 30-Year Plan: $100M Updates At York County Resource Recovery Facility

PaEN: House Committee Meets June 11 To Consider Bills Limiting Plastic Straw Use, Require Bisphenol A-Free Containers

Renewable Energy

More Solar Panels Installed At Truman High School In Bucks County

Solar Co-Op To Host Public Information Sessions In Uniontown, Waynesburg

Letter: Pittsburgh Can Lead By Investing In Clean Energy

NRDC: Scaling-Up Access To Solar For All Pennsylvanians

Homestead Panel Examines Bridging The Blue-Green Divide

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Must Replace Natural Gas With Non-Fossil Energy ASAP

Cusick: PJM Looks To Plug Leaks Sprouting From Patchwork Of State Carbon Policies

Stormwater

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations

PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year

PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards

Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop

Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne

No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne

Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle

PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!

Susquehanna River

Officials Celebrate Susquehanna National Heritage Area Designation

Sustainability

PaEN: Call For Proposals: PA Assn. For Sustainable Agriculture 2020 Conference Feb. 5-8 In Lancaster

Pittsburgh Port Authority To Develop 25-Year Transit Plan

Watershed Protection

PaEN: Restore PA Infrastructure Initiative Introduced With Enough Co-Sponsors To Nearly Pass House, Senate; Republicans Say Fall At The Earliest

PaEN: Republican Senators Introduce Restore PA-lite Proposal Funded By More Drilling On State Forest Land

PaEN: Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill To Be Considered June 10 In Senate Appropriations

PaEN: Senate Environmental Committee Reports Out Bills Making Fundamental Changes To The Definition Of Water Pollution, Setting Up Costly Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Program

PaEN: Bay Journal: 40 Percent Of All Pennsylvania Rivers, Streams Violate Water Quality Standards

PaEN: Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills

PaEN: House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills

Clarion River Receives Postal Service Stamp Of Recognition

PaEN: Pike Conservation District: Benefits Of Riparian Buffers, Trapping 300,000 Pounds Of Sediment Per Buffer Acre, Per Year

Blair Conservation Districts Sets June 8 Rain Barrel Workshop

PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!

Op-Ed: PA Clean Water Plan For Chesapeake Bay Needs Your Voice

Chesapeake Bay Program: Planning For A Changing Climate

PaEN: Senate, House Resolutions Designate June 2-8 Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week In PA

Cusick: Lancaster County Celebrates Rivers And Streams With Water Week

PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Blog: A Trout Triumph! Cheltenham Elementary Students Release Trout They Raised In Their Classroom

Lehman Twp Exploring New Stormwater Fee Option In Luzerne

No Penalty Deadline Coming Up For Residential Stormwater Fee Payments In Luzerne

Stormwater Fees Announced In Greencastle

PaEN: USDA NRCS Now Accepting National Conservation Innovation Grant Applications

Stroud Water Research Center To Benefit From Sales Of “Mayfly Cheese” By The Farm At Doe Run

Hopey: Ohio River Water Quality Standards Diluted By ORSANCO

Protecting Ohio River Islands An Ongoing Challenge

AP: Lake Erie, Lake Superior Set Records As Water Levels Surge

Water Warriors In Delaware Demand Funding For Clean Water Projects

Bay Journal: No Longer Treading Water, Delaware Moves Toward Dedicated Water Cleanup

PaEN: EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy ProjectsFunding  [Where’s Pennsylvania?]

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Wildlife

John Hayes: Proposal Would Open More Public Lands To Hunting, Fishing

Elk, Deer And More To Enjoy Reclaimed Mine Land In Centre County

How 40 Acres Of Abandoned Mine Lands In Centre County Became Wildlife Habitat

PaEN: House Committee Sends Bill On Enforcing Safety Warnings For Low-Head Dams To Full House

John Buffone: Game Commission Expands Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas

Sen. Ward: Study Chronic Wasting Disease Instead Of Culling Herd

Northeast U.S. Regoin’s Deer Herd More Likely To Get Chronic Wasting Disease

PSU: Northeast U.S. Deer More Susceptible To Chronic Wasting Disease Than Those In West

National Wildlife Group Says Culling Deer Right Choice To Help Control Chronic Wasting Disease

Op-Ed: It’s Time To Restructure Both The Game & Fish And Boat Commission

Editorial: Game Commission’s Fiscal Oversight Falling Short

Sticky Tape Recommended By Penn State Extension To Snare Spotted Lanternflies Also Catching Birds, Squirrels

AP: Black Bear Captured From Tree In Harrisburg

Black Bear Captured, Sedated In Midtown Harrisburg

PaEN: Fort Indiantown Gap To Offer Guided Tours Of Rare Regal Fritillary Butterfly Habitat In July, Lebanon County

PaEN: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Blog: A Trout Triumph! Cheltenham Elementary Students Release Trout They Raised In Their Classroom

PaEN: Wildlife Leadership Academy NEXTGEN Blog - Find Out What Student Alumni Are Saying About Conservation Issues

Nature Watch: Rarities Descend On Presque Isle’s Gull Point

PaEN: Flock To Hawk Mountain Sanctuary This Summer To Enjoy Great Summer Events

PaEN: DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: How Restoring The Health Of PA's Waters Helps The Hellbender And The Chesapeake Bay!

Editorial: Making The Delaware River Fit For Fish

Family Scavenger Hunt, Fishing Offered At Twin Lakes Park In Westmoreland

Pin Your Own Cidada At Cicadapolooza! At Powdermill Nature Preserve Sunday

Will Cicadas Swarm Lancaster County In 2019?

Bear Goes Skinny Dipping In Bethlehem Home’s Pool

Alligator Captured In Pittsburgh’s Beechview Neighborhood

Philly Stray Cat Population Almost At 500,000

On Bigfoot’s Trail In Pennsylvania

West Nile/Zika Virus

Bitten By A Tick? Here Are 16 Diseases They Carry

Federal Policy

PaEN: EPA Issues New Guidance On State Use Of Section 401 Water Quality Certifications For Pipelines, Energy Projects

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6/10/2019