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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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Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
Growing Greener Coalition Call To Action: Protect Local Environmental, Recreation Project Funds, No Backsliding!
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Call To Action On State Budget: Haven't We Heard This Off-Key Tune Before?
PaEN: DCNR’s Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Urges Legislature, Governor Not To Take Funding Away From Local Recreation, Environmental Restoration Projects
Politics
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Air
Eastern States To Vote On Curbing Emissions From PA Power Plants
Study Estimates Pittsburgh Ranks 4th In Air Pollution-Related Deaths Nationally
GASP: DEP Issues Three Notices Of Violation To Erie Coke (Coal) Corporation
4 New Notices Of Violation Issued For Erie Coke (Coal); Appeal Filed Over DEP Action
Erie Coke (Coal) Appeals DEP Notices Of Violation
Clairton Coking (Coal) Plant Air Quality An Ongoing Concern
Grappling With Life In The Shadows Of U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coking (Coal) Plant
PaEN: DEP Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Ocean-Going Vessel Shorepower Grants, Webinar July 1
Cusick: PJM Grapples With Carbon Pricing As States Diverge On Climate Policies
PaEN: Senate Republicans Move Bills Misleading Public On Changes That Can Be Made To Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Without A Change In Federal Law
Murphy: Auto Emissions Inspections Could Be A Thing Of Past In PA
Editorial: EPA, Emissions Changes Have To Make Sense In Western PA
PaEN: EPA Extends Low RVP Gasoline Waiver In Allegheny County, Buckeye Laurel Pipeline Still Not Repaired
PaEN: EPA Extends Low RVP Gasoline Waiver In Allegheny County, Buckeye Laurel Pipeline Still Not Repaired
Cheaper Summer Gas In Allegheny County Continues As EPA Extends Fuel Waiver
Allegheny County Receives Extension On Summer Gasoline Exemption
E15 Gasoline: Farmers Praise It, Boating Industry Thinks It’s Junk
Op-Ed: It’s Time To Mandate Asthma Screenings For School Children
Alternative Fuels
PaEN: PUC Approves UGI Utilities Plan To Remove Barriers To 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Hazleton Area Academy Of Sciences Students Make Their Own Biodiesel, And Try It Out
Malvern Firm’s Heavy-Duty Wireless Chargers Help Indianapolis Electric Buses Travel Farther
Awards & Recognition
PaEN: PA Environmental Council Honors 2 With Curtin Winsor Awards, 1 Project With Special Place Award
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sal Fulginiti, Hiker, Volunteer Maintaining Trails
PaEN: Stroud's WikiWatershed Wins Philadelphia Region Excellence In Green Stormwater Infrastructure Award
Editorial: Susquehanna River National Heritage Designation Long Overdue
Northampton Community College Bethlehem Campus Now Accredited Arboretum
Beautification
PaEN: Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful-BEHR-Home Depot Fresh Paint Days Grant Applications Due June 28
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
PaEN: Non-Native, Invasive Plant Species Are Ecologically Castrating The Landscape In PA, But There Is A Solution
PaEN: House Passes Resolution Designating June 17-23 As Pollinator Week In PA
Bay Journal: Plants & Pollinators: Can’t Have One Without The Other
Pitt Students Act To Build Some Buzz For Native Bees
PaEN: National American Chestnut Foundation Fall Meeting Oct. 19 In Gettysburg; Call For Posters/Student Talks
PaEN: Penn State Researchers To Boost Endangered Chesapeake Logperch Population
Budget
AP-Levy: Strong Cash Flow Smooths Budget Work, But Not Wolf’s Agenda
Murphy/Thompson: Will PA Pass A Budget On Time? Battles Loom Over Minimum Wage, Spending Increases
Here Are Budget Issues Likely To Dominate Talks
Turner: Size Of PA Budget Surplus Less Important Than Whether It Actually Exists
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
PaEN: Senate Appropriations Reports Out Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill
PaEN: DCNR’s Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Urges Legislature, Governor Not To Take Funding Away From Local Recreation, Environmental Restoration Projects
Growing Greener Coalition Call To Action: Protect Local Environmental, Recreation Project Funds, No Backsliding!
PA Parks & Forests Foundation Call To Action On State Budget: Haven't We Heard This Off-Key Tune Before?
PaEN: Chester County Return On Environment Study Puts A Dollar Value On Benefits From Protecting Open Space
Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources - Rachel Kester, Trout Unlimited
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Impact Tax Working
Editorial: No Need To Tarnish Natural Gas Impact Tax With Severance Tax
Caruso: Democrats Plot End Run To Pass Restore PA Infrastructure Plan
State Officials Debate Pros, Cons Of Wolf’s Restore PA Proposal
CNN Takes Toxic City About Philly School Hazards To A National Audience
Op-Ed: Restore Pennsylvania Could Heal Host Of Ills
Editorial: No Need To Tarnish Natural Gas Impact Tax With Severance Tax
As Municipalities Struggle With Stormwater Costs, Lawmakers Look For Funding Help
Yudichak, Killion Introduce Bipartisan Restore PA Bill In Senate
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: Op-Ed: EPCAMR Urges Every Member Of PA’s Congressional Delegation To Support The RECLAIM Act To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands And Our Economic Future
Chesapeake Bay
PaEN: Senate Appropriations Reports Out Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill
PaEN: Rodale Institute Introduces New Consulting Services Free To PA Farmers Transitioning To Organic
PaEN: DEP Agricultural Advisory Board Meets June 20 On New General Permit For Small Projects, New E&S Manual For Ag Operations
As Municipalities Struggle With Stormwater Costs, Lawmakers Look For Funding Help
PaEN: Sustainable Community Development Network June 18 Leveraging Watershed Groups To Improve Water Quality, Support MS4 Stormwater Program Webinar
Editorial: Stormwater Issues Merit Attention
PaEN: Penn State Researchers To Boost Endangered Chesapeake Logperch Population
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Citizen Action
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sal Fulginiti, Hiker, Volunteer Maintaining Trails
PaEN: Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests
PaEN: Non-Native, Invasive Plant Species Are Ecologically Castrating The Landscape In PA, But There Is A Solution
Turtle Watch Program Seeks Participants In Loyalhanna Watershed, Westmoreland
PaEN: DEP Holds July 17 Hearing On Specialty Granules Quarry NPDES Mining Permit, Franklin County
PaEN: 500+ Volunteers Picked Up 40 Tons Of Trash In PA During River Sweep In The Ohio River Watershed
Lehigh River Sojourn About More Than Just Relaxing - Video
Climate
PaEN: DEP Climate Change Advisory Committee Meets June 25 On Next Climate Plan Update, Other Initiatives
Cusick: PJM Grapples With Carbon Pricing As States Diverge On Climate Policies
Where Do 2020 Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Stand On Climate Change?
Coal Mining
PaEN: Sen. Bartolotta Bill Would Make Reporting On Damage To Structures, Streams, Water Supplies By Underground Coal Mining Optional
Conservation Districts
PaEN: Help Wanted: PACD Agricultural Conservation Technician - Lebanon
Compliance Action
Berks County Business Owner Charged With Altering Water Test Results
Litvak: Feds Fine MarkWest, Energy Transportation For Plant Fire That Caused Worker Death
PaEN: Electricity Marketer Astral Energy LLC To Pay PUC $6,000 Penalty
PaEN: EPA: Bemis Company, Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations At Plastic Bag Manufacturing Facility In West Hazleton
GASP: DEP Issues Three Notices Of Violation To Erie Coke (Coal) Corporation
4 New Notices Of Violation Issued For Erie Coke (Coal); Appeal Filed Over DEP Action
Erie Coke (Coal) Appeals DEP Notices Of Violation
Delaware River
Environmentalists Call For Full Fracking Ban In Delaware River Watershed
Why Can’t You Swim In Philly’s Delaware River?
Counting The Costs Of Pipeline Projects In The Delaware River Basin
Philly Council approves PGW’s $60M Liquified Natural Gas Plant
Philly Council Approves $60M LNG Plant In South Philly Over Climate Opposition
Delaware RiverKeeper June 14 RiverWatch Video Report
DCNR
PaEN: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Advises DCNR Proposal To Replace State Forest Lost To Gas Drilling Does Not Meet Its Obligations As A Public Trustee
PaEN: June 12 DCNR Resource Newsletter Now Available
PaEN: June 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
Drinking Water
PaEN: House Republican Environmental Committee Chair Advises Religious Groups Not To Let DEP Staff On Their Property To Protect Their First Amendment Rights
Bagenstose: PFAS Conference Unveils Global Perspective
How Harrisburg Airport Is Address PFAS Concerns
Congress Eyes Ban On Firefighting Foams That Tainted Drinking Water In Philly Region With PFAS
Editorial: It’s Up To States To Protect Our Drinking Water
Berks County Business Owner Charged With Altering Water Test Results
Repairs Wrapping Up After Philly’s Massive Center City Water Main Break Last Summer
Duncannon OKs Contracts For Water System Improvement Project
Op-Ed: Clean Up Lead Before It Wrecks More Lives
Editorial: Lead Poisoning Is A Crisis Philadelphia Can Actually Fix
Economic Development
Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources - Rachel Kester, Trout Unlimited
Education
PaEN: Non-Native, Invasive Plant Species Are Ecologically Castrating The Landscape In PA, But There Is A Solution
Stroud Water Research Center: Creating Model Stewards By Modeling Watershed
Stroud Water Research Center: Students Learn To Solve Water Resource Challenges
Pittsburgh Artists To Join Global Dance For Clean Water
PaEN: West Penn Power Supports Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Wildlife Center In Centre County
PaEN: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Holds 1st Youth Trail Volunteer Service Experience For Teenagers June 29-30
Lehigh River Sojourn About More Than Just Relaxing - Video
Educators Give $100,000 Endowment To Shaver’s Creek Environmental Ed Center
Hazleton Area Academy Of Sciences Students Make Their Own Biodiesel, And Try It Out
PaEN: APPLY NOW: Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Adult Mentor Positions For Brook Trout, Bass School
Emergency Response
Residents Return Home Following Hazmat Incident At Berks Chemical Facility
PaEN: Reminder: USDA Tree Assistance Program Helps Orchardists, Christmas Tree, Nursery Growers Replant Trees, Vines Lost By Natural Disasters
Energy
Litvak: Commercial Solar Energy Farm Developers Leasing Large Tracts Of Land
PaEN: PUC Approves UGI Utilities Plan To Remove Barriers To 3rd Party Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
PaEN: Public Comments Invited On A Proposed PUC Policy On Electric Customer Assistance Program Shopping
PaEN: Electricity Marketer Astral Energy LLC To Pay PUC $6,000 Penalty
PaEN: 20th Anniversary Of Natural Gas Competition In PA Highlighted By PUC
PaEN: DHS Seeks Comments On FY 2019-20 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Op-Ed: Now PJM Admits That Existing Power Could Have Been Used Instead Of New Project In York County
As Ohio Senate Nears Vote On Nuclear Subsidy Bill, PJM finds Closing Plants Could Save $1.6 Billion
Cusick: PJM Grapples With Carbon Pricing As States Diverge On Climate Policies
Energy Conservation
PaEN: KEEA PA Energy Efficiency Conference Sept. 26 & 27 In Harrisburg
PaEN: Join Green Building Alliance For Kayak Tour Of Pittsburgh’s Green Buildings June 27
New Kensington To Install More LED Streetlights
Farming
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
PaEN: Senate Appropriations Reports Out Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill
Lancaster Farming: Restore PA Would Off Flood, Conservation Aid
PaEN: Rodale Institute Introduces New Consulting Services Free To PA Farmers Transitioning To Organic
PaEN: Non-Native, Invasive Plant Species Are Ecologically Castrating The Landscape In PA, But There Is A Solution
PaEN: DEP Agricultural Advisory Board Meets June 20 On New General Permit For Small Projects, New E&S Manual For Ag Operations
PaEN: Pennsylvania Approves 3,561 Acres For Farmland Preservation; 569,767 Acres Preserved Since 1988
PaEN: Delaware Highlands Conservancy To Preserve Foster Hill Farm In Pike County
Pitt Students Act To Build Some Buzz For Native Bees
PaEN: House Passes Resolution Designating June 17-23 As Pollinator Week In PA
Flooding
Lancaster Farming: Restore PA Would Off Flood, Conservation Aid
Bloomsburg May Serve As Model For West Pittston Flood Protection
West Pittston Residents Hear First Stages Of Flood Feasibility Study
Study Of West Pittston Flood-Control Options Underway
Forests
PaEN: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Advises DCNR Proposal To Replace State Forest Lost To Gas Drilling Does Not Meet Its Obligations As A Public Trustee
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
PaEN: Senate Appropriations Reports Out Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill
Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources - Rachel Kester, Trout Unlimited
PaEN: Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests
PaEN: Reminder: USDA Tree Assistance Program Helps Orchardists, Christmas Tree, Nursery Growers Replant Trees, Vines Lost By Natural Disasters
PaEN: National American Chestnut Foundation Fall Meeting Oct. 19 In Gettysburg; Call For Posters/Student Talks
Northampton Community College Bethlehem Campus Now Accredited Arboretum
Register Tuesday For Forbes State Forest Management Tour Saturday
PaEN: June 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PaEN: June 12 DCNR Resource Newsletter Now Available
AP: Famous York County Tree Fights For Survival After More Than 300 Years
PA Trees Survived A Civil War Battle To Tell The Story
NJ Death From PA Tick Bite Renews Concerns Over Rare Tick-Borne Illness
Find A Tick On Your Body? In PA You Can Get It Tested For Free
Forests - Wildfires
California’s Wildfire Season Is Starting And Officials Are Bracing For The Worst
Northern California’s Sand Fire Grows To 1,800 Acres
Six Flags Magic Mountain Amusement Park Evacuated As Fast-Moving Brush Fire Burns In California
California Wildfire Season Starts With PG&E Power Shut-Off In 5 Counties
Geologic Hazards
3.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Juniata County
Small Earthquake Affects Juniata County
PA Has Had 7 Earthquakes So Far This Year, Here’s Where They Were
Juniata College Prof: Region Not Used To Quake Activity
Emergency Landslide Repairs To Halt Metz Road Work In Fawn
Grants/Funding
PaEN: Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful-BEHR-Home Depot Fresh Paint Days Grant Applications Due June 28
PaEN: DEP Accepting Applications For Driving PA Forward Ocean-Going Vessel Shorepower Grants, Webinar July 1
PaEN: Reminder: USDA Tree Assistance Program Helps Orchardists, Christmas Tree, Nursery Growers Replant Trees, Vines Lost By Natural Disasters
Green Buildings
PaEN: Join Green Building Alliance For Kayak Tour Of Pittsburgh’s Green Buildings June 27
Green Infrastructure
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
PaEN: Senate Appropriations Reports Out Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill
PaEN: Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests
Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources - Rachel Kester, Trout Unlimited
PaEN: Sustainable Community Development Network June 18 Leveraging Watershed Groups To Improve Water Quality, Support MS4 Stormwater Program Webinar
Editorial: Stormwater Issues Merit Attention
As Municipalities Struggle With Stormwater Costs, Lawmakers Look For Funding Help
Permeable Pavement: Eco-Friendly Help For Stormwater Runoff In Fayette County
Hazardous Sites Cleanup/Superfund
Kummer: Philadelphia To Pay $8.4M Toward Cleanup Of Contaminated Superfund Site
PaEN: EPA: City Of Philadelphia To Pay $8.4 Million In Cleanup Costs For Delaware County Superfund Site
PaEN: EPA: Bemis Company, Inc. Settles Hazardous Waste Violations At Plastic Bag Manufacturing Facility In West Hazleton
Hazardous Substances
Kummer: Philadelphia Finds Lead Contamination At 2 More Playgrounds
Final Vote On Bill To Mandate All Philly Rental Units Be Lead-Free Pushed To Fall
Op-Ed: Clean Up Lead Before It Wrecks More Lives
Editorial: Lead Poisoning Is A Crisis Philadelphia Can Actually Fix
CNN Takes Toxic City About Philly School Hazards To A National Audience
Bagenstose: PFAS Conference Unveils Global Perspective
How Harrisburg Airport Is Address PFAS Concerns
Congress Eyes Ban On Firefighting Foams That Tainted Drinking Water In Philly Region With PFAS
Editorial: It’s Up To States To Protect Our Drinking Water
Land Conservation
PaEN: Chester County Return On Environment Study Puts A Dollar Value On Benefits From Protecting Open Space
PaEN: Pennsylvania Approves 3,561 Acres For Farmland Preservation; 569,767 Acres Preserved Since 1988
PaEN: Delaware Highlands Conservancy To Preserve Foster Hill Farm In Pike County
Lehigh River
Lehigh River Sojourn About More Than Just Relaxing - Video
Littering/Illegal Dumping
PaEN: Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful-BEHR-Home Depot Fresh Paint Days Grant Applications Due June 28
PaEN: 500+ Volunteers Picked Up 40 Tons Of Trash In PA During River Sweep In The Ohio River Watershed
Volunteers Wanted: Pick Up 35 Tons Of Bottles, Cans, Plastics, Paper For Ohio River Sweep
Ineffective Trash Clean-up Leads Germantown Business Owners To End Service District
Mine Reclamation
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
PaEN: Op-Ed: EPCAMR Urges Every Member Of PA’s Congressional Delegation To Support The RECLAIM Act To Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands And Our Economic Future
PaEN: Western PA Conservancy To Undertake Good Samaritan Mine Reclamation Project In Elk County
PaEN: Opportunity To Bid On DEP Mine Reclamation Project In Allegheny County
Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources - Rachel Kester, Trout Unlimited
Mine Subsidence
PaEN: Sen. Bartolotta Bill Would Make Reporting On Damage To Structures, Streams, Water Supplies By Underground Coal Mining Optional
100 Years Ago: Coal Truck Lands In A Mine Subsidence Hole In Scranton
Noncoal Mining
PaEN: DEP Holds July 17 Hearing On Specialty Granules Quarry NPDES Mining Permit, Franklin County
Ohio River
AP: Ohio River Set For Cleanup This Weekend
Oil & Gas
Environmentalists Call For Full Fracking Ban In Delaware Watershed
Yudichak, Killion Introduce Bipartisan Restore PA Bill In Senate
Op-Ed: Restore Pennsylvania Could Heal Host Of Ills
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
Op-Ed: Natural Gas Impact Tax Working
Editorial: No Need To Tarnish Natural Gas Impact Tax With Severance Tax
Experts: Allegheny Twp Fracking Case Highlights Importance Of Local Elections
In WV, Fracking Companies Lost On Trespassing, But A Court Just Gave Them A Different Win
Litvak: Feds Fine MarkWest, Energy Transportation For Plant Fire That Caused Worker Death
Environmentalists Call For Full Fracking Ban In Delaware River Watershed
PaEN: PA Environmental Defense Foundation Advises DCNR Proposal To Replace State Forest Lost To Gas Drilling Does Not Meet Its Obligations As A Public Trustee
PaEN: Rep. Causer Introduces Bill To Turn Back The Clock On Regulating Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling To 1984
Philly’s Getting 2 New LNG Gas Plants Unless Neighbors Can Stop Them
Philly Council Approves PGW’s $60M Liquified Natural Gas Plant
Philly Council Approves $60M LNG Plant In South Philly Over Climate Opposition
Maykuth: Plan To Remake NJ Dynamite Plant Into Shale Gas Expert Terminal Approved
AP: Plan For Delaware River Pier Linked to Fracked Gas Gets OK
DRBC Confirms Plan To Build LNG Export Terminal At New South Jersey Port
Op-Ed: Centre Hall Natural Gas Expansion Project A Collaborative Effort
Range Resources Lays Off 40 In PA, Texas
PaEN: 20th Anniversary Of Natural Gas Competition In PA Highlighted By PUC
PaEN: EPA Extends Low RVP Gasoline Waiver In Allegheny County, Buckeye Laurel Pipeline Still Not Repaired
Cheaper Summers Gas In Allegheny County Continues As EPA Extends Fuel Waiver
Allegheny County Receives Extension On Summer Gasoline Exemption
Hazleton Area Academy Of Sciences Students Make Their Own Biodiesel, And Try It Out
E15 Gasoline: Farmers Praise It, Boating Industry Thinks It’s Junk
Pipelines
PaEN: PUC Seeks Comments On Enhancements To Pipeline Safety Regulations, Additional Financial Reporting
Litvak: PUC Launches Broad Effort To Rethink Pipeline Safety
Hurdle: PUC Launches Review Of Pipeline Safety Regulations
PaEN: New Jersey Conservation Foundation Report: Impact Of Natural Gas Pipelines In Delaware River Watershed
Counting The Costs Of Pipeline Projects In The Delaware River Basin
Permitting
PaEN: DEP Agricultural Advisory Board Meets June 20 On New General Permit For Small Projects, New E&S Manual For Ag Operations
Op-Ed: Regulatory Reform A Key Step In Moving PA’s Economy Forward - Kevin Sunday, PA Chamber
PaEN: DEP Posts 57 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In June 15 PA Bulletin
PUC
PaEN: PUC Seeks Comments On Enhancements To Pipeline Safety Regulations, Additional Financial Reporting
Public Participation
Trump Issues Executive Order Directing Agencies To Eliminate One-Third Of Advisory Panels
Radiation Protection
Senate Honors Fmr Middletown May Reid For Years Of Service
Cusick: PJM Grapples With Carbon Pricing As States Diverge On Climate Policies
As Ohio Senate Nears Vote On Nuclear Subsidy Bill, PJM finds Closing Plants Could Save $1.6 Billion
Recreation
PaEN: DCNR, PennDOT Join Local Officials To Dedicate Improvements To Delaware & Lehigh Trail In Bucks County
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Blog: PA River Islands Offer Unique Conservation, Recreational Opportunity
PaEN: DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Sal Fulginiti, Hiker, Volunteer Maintaining Trails
PaEN: 2020 State Park Calendar Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PaEN: June 12 DCNR Resource Newsletter Now Available
PaEN: June 14 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources - Rachel Kester, Trout Unlimited
PaEN: Chester County Return On Environment Study Puts A Dollar Value On Benefits From Protecting Open Space
2 Teens Killed By Lightning Strike While Fishing At Mammoth Park In Westmoreland County
Lightning Storms: What You Need To Know To Stay Safe
Lehigh River Sojourn About More Than Just Relaxing - Video
Ice Cream Trail Runs Through Midstate Shops
Editorial: Susquehanna River National Heritage Designation Long Overdue
Memorial Park In Williamsport To Lose Handicapped Accessible Playground
Kummer: Philadelphia Finds Lead Contamination At 2 More Playgrounds
New Bike Land Bill Gest To Heart Of One Of Philly’s Biggest Issues
Engineers Tour Scranton For Bike Study
NJ Death From PA Tick Bite Renews Concerns Over Rare Tick-Borne Illness
Find A Tick On Your Body? In PA You Can Get It Tested For Free
Regulations
Op-Ed: Regulatory Reform A Key Step In Moving PA’s Economy Forward - Kevin Sunday, PA Chamber
Recycling/Waste
Green Team Knows In & Outs Of Keeping Three Rivers Arts Fest Eco-Friendly
Remember To Recycle At Centre County Summer Events
Renewable Energy
Litvak: Commercial Solar Energy Farm Developers Leasing Large Tracts Of Land
PaEN: Sen. Scavello Introduces Bill Authorizing Community Solar Projects
Mt. Lebanon Church Becomes First In Southwestern PA To Install Solar Panels
Wind Turbine Installed At Scranton High School
SRBC
PaEN: Auditor General DePasquale Thanks Susquehanna River Basin Commission For Adopting Audit Recommendations
DePasquale Follows Up On Susquehanna River Basin Commission Audit
Stormwater
PaEN: Agenda: Joint House Environmental, Local Govt. Committees June 19 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Pollution Reduction Requirements
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
PaEN: Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests
As Municipalities Struggle With Stormwater Costs, Lawmakers Look For Funding Help
Permeable Pavement: Eco-Friendly Help For Stormwater Runoff In Fayette County
Editorial: Stormwater Issues Merit Attention
Susquehanna River
PaEN: Auditor General DePasquale Thanks Susquehanna River Basin Commission For Adopting Audit Recommendations
DePasquale Follows Up On Susquehanna River Basin Commission Audit
PaEN: Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests
PaEN: RiverStewards Blog: In The Restorers, The Susquehanna River Takes On A Life Of Its Own
Editorial: Susquehanna River National Heritage Designation Long Overdue
Transportation
Capital Area Transit To Cut Budget, Layoff Workers, Reduce Service 24%
AP: Wristband Transit Passes To Be Tested In Pittsburgh
Wastewater Facilities
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
Williamsport: Repair Of Sinkhole Caused By 100-Year Old Sewer Line Collapse To Cost $550,000
Watershed Protection
PaEN: Analysis: Will The General Assembly Provide The REAL Resources Everyone Agrees Are Needed To Clean Up Our Rivers & Streams?
PaEN: Senate Appropriations Reports Out Costly Taxpayer Funded Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Procurement Bill
PaEN: Agenda: Joint House Environmental, Local Govt. Committees June 19 Hearing On MS4 Stormwater Pollution Reduction Requirements
PaEN: Alliance For Chesapeake Bay Seeks Riparian Rangers - Volunteer Stewards Of Our Streamside Forests
Op-Ed: Strong, Local Economy Depends On Investing In Our Natural Resources - Rachel Kester, Trout Unlimited
As Municipalities Struggle With Stormwater Costs, Lawmakers Look For Funding Help
PaEN: Sustainable Community Development Network June 18 Leveraging Watershed Groups To Improve Water Quality, Support MS4 Stormwater Program Webinar
Editorial: Stormwater Issues Merit Attention
Permeable Pavement: Eco-Friendly Help For Stormwater Runoff In Fayette County
Delaware RiverKeeper June 14 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Buffone: How Hunting, Fishing Bonds Fathers With Their Children
PaEN: Game Commission: June Update On Chronic Wasting Disease - Disease Management Areas Expand By 2,300+ Square Miles
Over 100 New Cases Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Deer Expand Control Areas
Schneck: PA Hunting Licenses On Sale June 17, What’s Different?
PA Hunting Licenses Go On Sale Starting Monday
PaEN: West Penn Power Supports Wildlife For Everyone Foundation Wildlife Center In Centre County
PaEN: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Holds 1st Youth Trail Volunteer Service Experience For Teenagers June 29-30
PaEN: APPLY NOW: Help Wanted: Wildlife Leadership Academy Adult Mentor Positions For Brook Trout, Bass School
Turtle Watch Program Seeks Participants In Loyalhanna Watershed, Westmoreland
Tarentum Bridge Near Pittsburgh Continues To Attract Peregrine Falcons
Pittsburgh Hays Bald Eaglet No. 9 Takes Off
AP: Newly Hatched Andean Condor Chick Dies In Pittsburgh Aviary
PaEN: Penn State Researchers To Boost Endangered Chesapeake Logperch Population
Schneck: Has Frankenfish Invasion Of PA Grown Much, Much Worse?
81 Snakehead Fish Caught Swimming Upstream At Conowingo Dam
Black Bear Sightings Reported In Warrington, Bucks County
Bear Sightings In Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery Counties Have Given Residents Paws
Elusive Black Bear Captured In Philly
Black Bear Spotted In Bethel Park, Upper St. Clair
Experts: Laws Need Tightened After Alligator Encounters In Pittsburgh
Man Bitten By Rattlesnakes In His Outhouse Hours After Facing Charges Of Illegally Capturing, Selling Them
Noxen Rattlesnake Roundup Draws A Crowd In Wyoming County
West Nile/Zika Virus/Ticks
NJ Death From PA Tick Bite Renews Concerns Over Rare Tick-Borne Illness
Find A Tick On Your Body? In PA You Can Get It Tested For Free
Allegheny Front: A Tick Researcher’s Tips For Staying Safe Outdoors
Lyme Disease Bill Would Change Coverage Amid Controversy Over Chronic Condition
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