Environmental NewsClips - All Topics

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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Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions [PaEN]

Harrisburg Sent More Than 1 Billion Gallons Of Inadequately Treated Wastewater Into Susquehanna In 2018

Politics

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Air

Allegheny County Council Supports Action Against Clairton Coke (Coal) Works

Erie Coke (Coal): No Settlement, But A Hint At A Resolution

Settlement Conference Scheduled In Erie Coke (Coal) Case

GASP: EHB Filing Shows DEP Mulling Erie Coke Settlement Offer

DEP Weighing Erie Coke (Coal) Settlement Offer

Catch Up On Latest In Erie Coke (Coal) Case With A Podcast

Op-Ed: Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Must Serve As A Call-To-Action - Rep. Davis

DEP Sets October 2 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For GE Transportation Plant, Mercer County [PaEN]

Allegheny River

Allegheny River Group Concerned It Was Victim Of Alleged Scam

Awards & Recognition

Rodale Institute Announces 2019 Organic Pioneer Award Winners [PaEN]

State Historical Marker To Be Dedicated At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 14 [PaEN]

EPA Recognizes Veterans’ Medical Centers In Altoona, Coatesville With Green Challenge Awards [PaEN]

Give It Up For PA’s Park And Recreation Professionals

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Richard Lewis, PA Forestry Association [PaEN]

DEP, PennDOT Invite Students Grades 9-12 To Participate In 3rd PennDOT Innovations Challenge Focused On Roadside Litter [PaEN]

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

WITF Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s War With Invasive Species

Research Looks At Effectiveness Of Biopesticide On Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

Adult Spotted Lanternflies Spotted In Manheim Twp., Lancaster County

DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR's Role In The Fight Against The Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Native Fungi Shows Promise To Stop Spread Of Spotted Lanternfly

Could Praying Mantises Help Control Spotted Lanternflies?

Meet The Volunteers Tracking Philadelphia’s Purseweb Spider Found Nowhere Else

Smitten By Monarch Butterflies, Bucks County Woman Uses Her House To Save Them

Friends Of Delaware Canal To Hold Native Plants Presentation

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 14 In Berks County [PaEN]

Westmoreland Master Gardeners Hold Monarch Celebration Sept. 7

Tour 7 Marietta Gardens Including Pollinator-Friendly Plants

Budget

Greencastle Stormwater Fees Subject Of Senate Hearing Sept. 11 [Fees Necessary Because Harrisburg Politicians Fail To Fund Local Projects]

Caruso: Environmental Advocates Trying To Chip Away At Restore PA Plan Supported By Severance Tax

Letter: Invest In Clean Water Now - Emma Stone, President Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA

Editorial: Local Efforts To Improve Water Quality Remain Vital

Republican Berks County Commissioner Speaks Out Against Wolf’s Restore PA Infrastructure Proposal [Offers No Alternatives, No Solutions]

Chesapeake Bay

Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions [PaEN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient [PaEN]

Bay Journal: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Still Fails To Meet Bay Cleanup Goals [PaEN]

Greencastle Stormwater Fees Subject Of Senate Hearing Sept. 11 [Fees Necessary Because Harrisburg Politicians Fail To Fund Local Projects]

Letter: Invest In Clean Water Now - Emma Stone, President Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA

Editorial: Local Efforts To Improve Water Quality Remain Vital

Bay Journal Forum: Here’s A Word To The Wise On Chesapeake Bay: Full

Harrisburg Sent More Than 1 Billion Gallons Of Inadequately Treated Wastewater Into Susquehanna In 2018

Sauro: Groups: Feces-Related Bacteria Abundant In Harrisburg Waterways

Environmental Groups Finds Dangerous E. Coli Levels In Susquehanna River At Harrisburg

Testing Shows High Level Of Sewage In Susquehanna River

Maryland Governor Asks To Meet With PA Officials After Report On Harrisburg Sewage Discharges

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

Letter: I Applaud Capital Region Water’s Stormwater Pollution Reduction Efforts

Penn State Extension: Planting Trees Is A Green, Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Stormwater Runoff [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: Ag Progress Days Stream Buffer Tour Hones On Zones

DEP Invites Comments On Alternative Restoration Plan For Fishing Creek Watershed, Lancaster County [PaEN]

Groups Who Prequalified Can Apply For PennVEST/DCNR Stream Buffer Grants; Apply Now For DCNR ATV-Related Projects [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission: Grants Now Available To Improve Watersheds In Berks, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]

Help Wanted: Keystone 10 Million Trees Seasonal Drivers & Laborers Needed

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Citizen Action

Environmental Advisory Council Network Connecting People To Places Workshop Sept. 14 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

Citizen Science Opportunity: Penn State Looking For 60 Volunteers For Endocrine Disrupter Study In Susquehanna Watershed [PaEN]

Lehigh, Northampton Master Watershed Stewards Host TapTalks: Sept. 5- History Of Water Quality In Lehigh Valley; Oct. 3- The Power Of Water [PaEN]

Independence Conservancy Hosts Next 3 Community Tire Collection Events In Beaver County [PaEN]

Meet The Volunteers Tracking Philadelphia’s Purseweb Spider Found Nowhere Else

Smitten By Monarch Butterflies, Bucks County Woman Uses Here House To Save Them

DEP Sets October 2 Hearing [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plan For GE Transportation Plant, Mercer County [PaEN]

Rain, Horrible Weather Pounds PA Farmers

Marcus Schneck: Pennsylvania Sunflower Fields, Festivals Hit Their Peak

Editorial: Lancaster County Being Hit Especially Hard By The Climate Crisis

Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum To Be Hosted In Kane, McKean County Oct. 3

Friends Of Delaware Canal To Hold Native Plants Presentation

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 14 In Berks County [PaEN]

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Fun Programs Coming Up In September [PaEN]

Art & Conservation Lecture Topic At Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Sept. 7 In Pike County [PaEn]

Seeing The Forest Through The Trees: Finding Deeper Meaning In Nature Program Sept. 22, Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Pike County [PaEN]

Climate

Climate Crisis Could Make It More Dangerous To Play Sports Outdoors

Op-Ed: How Organic Farming Can Help Save The Planet - Rodale Institute

Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest Burning At A Record Rate

AP: Earth’s Future Is Being Written In Fast-Melting Greenland

Trump Cancels Visit By Danish Royal Household Over Failure To Talk About Buying Greenland

Coal Mining

Avondale Mine Disaster Remembered In Lackawanna County

EDF: The Fight Is Not Over Against Ohio Nuclear, Coal Bailout

Coal Workers Fight For Benefits As Industry Struggles Under Trump

Compliance Action

Allegheny County Council Supports Action Against Clairton Coke (Coal) Works

Settlement Conference Scheduled In Erie Coke (Coal) Case

GASP: EHB Filing Shows DEP Mulling Erie Coke Settlement Offer

DEP Weighing Erie Coke (Coal) Settlement Offer

Catch Up On Latest In Erie Coke (Coal) Case With A Podcast

Op-Ed: Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Must Serve As A Call-To-Action - Rep. Davis

Berks County Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Water Test Results In Lancaster County

6th Man Admits To Altering Diesel Emission Control Devices On Trucks Used In Gas Drilling

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

Conservation Districts

DEP Terminates Some Permit Review, Inspection Authority Delegated To Beaver Conservation District [PaEN]

Environmental Groups Praise DEP For Revoking Beaver Conservation District's Authority Over Pipeline Permits, Call For More Action [PaEN]

Litvak: Beaver County Conservation District Did Poor Job Overseeing Major Pipeline Projects

DCNR

August 21 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

PA Parks & Forests Foundation August 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available [PaEN]

Delaware River

From Delaware Water Gap To Easton, Delaware River Is A Playground, In Philadelphia It’s Something Else

Registration Now Open For Villanova Biennial Stormwater Management Symposium Oct. 16 & 17; Municipal Workshop Oct. 15 [PaEN]

Delaware River Environmental Ed Centers Are Teaming Up To Help Restore The River

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 23 RiverWatch Video Report

Drinking Water

Wolf Announces $3.8 Million In PFAS Water Treatment Grants In Bucks, Montgomery Counties, Calls On EPA To Set Standard [PaEN]

Bagenstose: Wolf Announces $3.8 Million To Help PFAS-Contaminated Communities In Bucks, Montco

Wolf Pledges $3.8 Million For PFAS-Tainted Water Treatment In Bucks, Montgomery

Wolf Allocates $3.8 Million For PFAS Water Treatment, Eliminating Surcharges On Water Bills

Covanta Energy-From-Waste Facility Will No Longer Take PFAS Contaminated Waste

Editorial: PA Must Act Faster On PFAS Regulations

Editorial: AG Shapiro Should Sue PFAS Foam Manufacturers

Berks County Business Owner Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Water Test Results In Lancaster County

6th Man Admits To Altering Diesel Emission Control Devices On Trucks Used In Gas Drilling

Water, Sewer Sale Could Save Warminster, Bucks County $90 Million

Suez Water Asks Court To Order Middletown To Pay $1.8 Million In Water, Sewer System Lease

Springdale Water System Renovation 80% Complete, But Discolored Water Will Stay For A While

Editorial: Rising Water Costs Will Require Turning Up Consumer Pressure

Is Fluoride In Water Toxic To Babies’ Brains? Canadian Study Raises Alarms

Economic Development

Help Wanted: Keystone 10 Million Trees Seasonal Drivers & Laborers Needed

Education

Bucks County Students Build Sustainable Energy Center

Lehigh, Northampton Master Watershed Stewards Host TapTalks: Sept. 5- History Of Water Quality In Lehigh Valley; Oct. 3- The Power Of Water [PaEN]

Jennings Environmental Ed Center Hosts Dive Even Deeper: Mining & Water Quality Workshop For Educators Sept. 20 [PaEN]

Kettle Creek Environmental Ed Center To Host Dive Even Deeper: Bog Environments Workshop For Educators Sept. 20 [PaEN]

Brandywine Conservancy Summer Of Hands-On Learning By Jackie Blume At Penguin Court, Westmoreland County [PaEN]

DEP, PennDOT Invite Students Grades 9-12 To Participate In 3rd PennDOT Innovations Challenge Focused On Roadside Litter [PaEN]

Art & Conservation Lecture Topic At Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Sept. 7 In Pike County [PaEn]

Seeing The Forest Through The Trees: Finding Deeper Meaning In Nature Program Sept. 22, Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Pike County [PaEN]

Wildlands Conservancy Highlights Fun Programs Coming Up In September [PaEN]

Delaware River Environmental Ed Centers Are Teaming Up To Help Restore The River

Emergency Response

Overturned Truck Spills Unknown Material Into Yough River

Energy

Where Do Lehigh Valley, PA Rank When It Comes To Clean Energy?

New Study Shows Pennsylvania Missing Valuable Opportunities To Tap Into Clean Energy [PaEN]

PUC Formally Publishes Final Policy On Alternative Utility Ratemaking [PaEN]

Maykuth: Loss Of Philadelphia Refinery Means Losing 40% Of Region’s Heating Oil Supply

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Closing, Now What?

Over 100 Three Mile Island Workers Losing Jobs Oct. 1 When Unit 1 Closes

EDF: The Fight Is Not Over Against Ohio Nuclear, Coal Bailout

FirstEnergy Generation Bankruptcy Plan Hits Snag As Judge Presses Utility To Resolve Union Contracts

Court: Lancaster Can’t Assess Maintenance Fees On Electric, Gas Utilities

Federal Bill Aims To Extend Renewable Energy Tax Credits For Biogas, Waste-To-Energy

Energy Conservation

PUC Formally Publishes Final Policy On Alternative Utility Ratemaking [PaEN]

Maykuth: Philadelphia To Switch All 100,000 Streetlights To Smart LEDs, Expect Some Debate

PennTAP Hosts Sept. 19 E3 - Economy, Energy, Environment For Food-Related Industries Webinar [PaEN]

New Study Shows Pennsylvania Missing Valuable Opportunities To Tap Into Clean Energy [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Energy Efficiency Is A Great Tool For Jobs Growth - Bruce Wilson, Lehigh Valley Green Builder

Environmental Heritage

State Historical Marker To Be Dedicated At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 14 [PaEN]

Avondale Mine Disaster Remembered In Lackawanna County

Environmental Professionals

Call For Presentations: PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals Conference May 6-8 In State College [PaEN]

Farming

Rodale Institute Announces 2019 Organic Pioneer Award Winners [PaEN]

Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions [PaEN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient [PaEN]

Op-Ed: How Organic Farming Can Help Save The Planet - Rodale Institute

Rain, Horrible Weather Pounds PA Farmers

PA Agricultural Land Preservation Board Protects 40 More Farms In 17 Counties [PaEN]

Brandywine Conservancy Preserving Legacy Of Penguin Court In Westmoreland

Penn State Extension: Planting Trees Is A Green, Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Stormwater Runoff [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: Ag Progress Days Stream Buffer Tour Hones On Zones

DEP Invites Comments On Alternative Restoration Plan For Fishing Creek Watershed, Lancaster County [PaEN]

PennTAP Hosts Sept. 19 E3 - Economy, Energy, Environment For Food-Related Industries Webinar [PaEN]

WITF Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s War With Invasive Species

DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR's Role In The Fight Against The Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Native Fungi Shows Promise To Stop Spread Of Spotted Lanternfly

Could Praying Mantises Help Control Spotted Lanternflies?

Marcus Schneck: Pennsylvania Sunflower Fields, Festivals Hit Their Peak

Bay Journal-Crable: Lower Milk Prices, Demand Taking Toll On Region’s Dairy Farmers

Kennett Square Produces 68% Of The Country’s Mushrooms

Flooding

Gov. Wolf: Feds Approve SBA Low Interest Loans For July Flooding In Clarion, Surrounding Counties [PaEN]

A Year Later, Damage Remains From Flash Flooding In York County

Williamsport Officials: DEP May Not Help With Grafius Run Flood Risk Project

Lycoming Commissioners Approve Contracts For Streambank Restoration, Flood Mitigation Projects

First Phase Of Solomon Creek Flood Project Wrapping Up In Wilkes-Barre

City Of Pittsburgh Floats Idea Of Buying Out Homeowners Who Experience Repeated Flooding

North Huntingdon May Ask Corps Of Engineers To Inspect Flooded Areas

Luzerne Flood Authority, County Officials Debate Proposed Agreement

Williamsport, Authority  Work On Stormwater Facility Transfer Agreement

Forests

Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions [PaEN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: Planting Trees Is A Green, Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Stormwater Runoff [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: Ag Progress Days Stream Buffer Tour Hones On Zones

DCNR Good Natured Pennsylvanians: Richard Lewis, PA Forestry Association [PaEN]

Whistling Woodsman: Centre County Logger Competing At International Whistling Fest

Op-Ed: I Love Trees, But Don’t Plant One Unless You Can Take Care Of It

Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum To Be Hosted In Kane, McKean County Oct. 3

Art & Conservation Lecture Topic At Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Sept. 7 In Pike County [PaEn]

Seeing The Forest Through The Trees: Finding Deeper Meaning In Nature Program Sept. 22, Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Pike County [PaEN]

WITF Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s War With Invasive Species

Research Looks At Effectiveness Of Biopesticide On Invasive Spotted Lanternfly

Adult Spotted Lanternflies Spotted In Manheim Twp., Lancaster County

DCNR Good Natured Blog: DCNR's Role In The Fight Against The Spotted Lanternfly [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: Native Fungi Shows Promise To Stop Spread Of Spotted Lanternfly

Could Praying Mantises Help Control Spotted Lanternflies?

August 21 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

PA Parks & Forests Foundation August 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available [PaEN]

Help Wanted: Keystone 10 Million Trees Seasonal Drivers & Laborers Needed

Forests - Wildfires

Wildfire Acreage Way Down In California This Year,So Far

Geology

Op-Ed: Geology Is Not An Exact Science, The Mystery Of Peach Bottom Slate

Help Wanted: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologists In Fairview, York County [PaEN]

Grants/Funding

Groups Who Prequalified Can Apply For PennVEST/DCNR Stream Buffer Grants; Apply Now For DCNR ATV-Related Projects [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission: Grants Now Available To Improve Watersheds In Berks, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions [PaEN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Asks To Meet With PA Officials After Report On Harrisburg Sewage Discharges

Bay Journal: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Still Fails To Meet Bay Cleanup Goals [PaEN]

Greencastle Stormwater Fees Subject Of Senate Hearing Sept. 11 [Fees Necessary Because Harrisburg Politicians Fail To Fund Local Projects]

Penn State Extension: Planting Trees Is A Green, Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Stormwater Runoff [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: Ag Progress Days Stream Buffer Tour Hones On Zones

DEP Invites Comments On Alternative Restoration Plan For Fishing Creek Watershed, Lancaster County [PaEN]

Lycoming Commissioners Approve Contracts For Streambank Restoration, Flood Mitigation Projects

Letter: I Applaud Capital Region Water’s Stormwater Pollution Reduction Efforts

Groups Who Prequalified Can Apply For PennVEST/DCNR Stream Buffer Grants; Apply Now For DCNR ATV-Related Projects [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission: Grants Now Available To Improve Watersheds In Berks, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For Villanova Biennial Stormwater Management Symposium Oct. 16 & 17; Municipal Workshop Oct. 15 [PaEN]

Op-Ed: How Organic Farming Can Help Save The Planet - Rodale Institute

Help Wanted: Keystone 10 Million Trees Seasonal Drivers & Laborers Needed

Hazardous Substances

Wolf Announces $3.8 Million In PFAS Water Treatment Grants In Bucks, Montgomery Counties, Calls On EPA To Set Standard [PaEN]

Bagenstose: Wolf Announces $3.8 Million To Help PFAS-Contaminated Communities In Bucks, Montco

Wolf Pledges $3.8 Million For PFAS-Tainted Water Treatment In Bucks, Montgomery

Wolf Allocates $3.8 Million For PFAS Water Treatment, Eliminating Surcharges On Water Bills

Covanta Energy-From-Waste Facility Will No Longer Take PFAS Contaminated Waste

Editorial: PA Must Act Faster On PFAS Regulations

Editorial: AG Shapiro Should Sue PFAS Foam Manufacturers

Citizen Science Opportunity: Penn State Looking For 60 Volunteers For Endocrine Disrupter Study In Susquehanna Watershed [PaEN]

Land Conservation

PA Agricultural Land Preservation Board Protects 40 More Farms In 17 Counties [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy Preserves 225 Acres On Peter's Mountain In Dauphin County [PaEN]

Brandywine Conservancy Preserving Legacy Of Penguin Court In Westmoreland

Heritage Conservancy Earns Accreditation Renewal

Lake Erie

Tall Ships Erie Expected To Have Multi-Million Dollar Impact

Littering/Illegal Dumping

DEP, PennDOT Invite Students Grades 9-12 To Participate In 3rd PennDOT Innovations Challenge Focused On Roadside Litter [PaEN]

Independence Conservancy Hosts Next 3 Community Tire Collection Events In Beaver County [PaEN]

Oil & Gas

Op-Ed: PA Seeing Positive Benefits Of Energy Sector

Op-Ed: Cheers For What Natural Gas, Energy Independence Can Mean For SW PA

Reuters: Biofuels Company Proposes To Buy Fire-Damaged Philadelphia Refinery

Renewable Energy Producer Interested In Buying Fire-Damaged Philadelphia Refinery

Maykuth: Loss Of Philadelphia Refinery Means Losing 40% Of Region’s Heating Oil Supply

Maykuth: Philadelphia Refinery Sets Up $2.8M Fund For Laid-Off Workers

Philadelphia Refinery Lays Off All But Few Union Workers, Despite Safety Concerns

Maykuth: Fire-Damaged Philadelphia Refinery To Retain 83 Workers As Caretakers

Maykuth: Officials Call For Safe, Secure Closure Of Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery

Community Meeting On Future Of Philadelphia Refinery Was Packed, Loud, Divided

Workers, Politicians Call For Secure Closure Of Philadelphia Refinery

No Severance Pay Or Benefits For For Laid Off Philadelphia Refinery Workers

PES Up Against The Clock To Sell Philadelphia Refinery In Cash Crunch

4 More Gas Wells Planned For Midas Well Pad In Plum, Allegheny County

$125.4 Million Natural Gas Compressor Replacement Proposed In Berks

6th Man Admits To Altering Diesel Emission Control Devices On Trucks Used In Gas Drilling

Editorial: Trump Shell Ethane Plant Visit: Getting So Many Things Wrong All At The Same Time

Pipelines

Wolf Tells Pipeline Activists He Won’t Shut Down Mariner East Pipelines

Wolf Visits Mariner East Pipeline Construction Site In Chester County

House Committee Hears Call For More State Authority To Approve Pipeline Routes In Hearing On Bipartisan Pipeline Safety Legislation [PaEN]

Reps. Comitta, Howard Tour Mariner East 1 Pipeline Site In Chester County With Gov. Wolf, DEP [PaEN]

Caruso: Lawmakers Want To Create Pipeline Safety Board, Regulators Have Concerns About Record Privacy

Proposed Bill To Enact Pipeline Safety & Communication Board

Pipeline Board Plan Running Into Resistance

PUC Closes Probe Into Mariner East 2 Pipeline Backfire Incident

DEP Terminates Some Permit Review, Inspection Authority Delegated To Beaver Conservation District [PaEN]

Environmental Groups Praise DEP For Revoking Beaver Conservation District's Authority Over Pipeline Permits, Call For More Action [PaEN]

Litvak: Beaver County Conservation District Did Poor Job Overseeing Major Pipeline Projects

Permitting

DEP Terminates Some Permit Review, Inspection Authority Delegated To Beaver Conservation District [PaEN]

Environmental Groups Praise DEP For Revoking Beaver Conservation District's Authority Over Pipeline Permits, Call For More Action [PaEN]

Litvak: Beaver County Conservation District Did Poor Job Overseeing Major Pipeline Projects

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Surveying Mussels In French Creek, Crawford County [PaEN]

DEP Posted 80 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In August 24 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Personnel

Help Wanted: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologists In Fairview, York County [PaEN]

Radiation Protection

Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Closing, Now What?

Over 100 Three Mile Island Workers Losing Jobs Oct. 1 When Unit 1 Closes

EDF: The Fight Is Not Over Against Ohio Nuclear, Coal Bailout

FirstEnergy Generation Bankruptcy Plan Hits Snag As Judge Presses Utility To Resolve Union Contracts

Recreation

Give It Up For PA’s Park And Recreation Professionals

Registration Open For Get Outdoors PA Exchanges Sept. 16- Reading, Oct. 7- Pittsburgh [PaEN]

Climate Crisis Could Make It More Dangerous To Play Sports Outdoors

From Delaware Water Gap To Easton, Delaware River Is A Playground, In Philadelphia It’s Something Else

5 Educational Stops to Make On The Schuylkill River Trail

PEC: Upper Bucks County Rail Trail Groundbreaking Held

Murrysville Officials: Heritage Trail Users Must Obey Traffic Controls

Partnership For Better Health Donates $100,000 To Elliottsburg Park, Perry County

Vandalism At Wyoming County Park Leads to Closures On Weekends

Annual Dragon Boat Races Held On Susquehanna River In Luzerne

Tall Ships Erie Expected To Have Multi-Million Dollar Impact

Smoking Ban For Erie’s Public Parks Advances

North Huntingdon Bans Tobacco Products From Parks, Playgrounds

Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Park Slammed With Millions Of Visitors, Trash, Noise, Risks

Conceptual Plans Released For 2 New Hempfield, Westmoreland County Parks

AP: Strip Down, Saddle Up: Naked Bike Riders Hit Philadelphia Streets

Race Draws Professional Cyclists From Around The World To Scranton

Professional Cyclists Ready To Ride In Downtown Scranton

4 Allegheny River Locks In Armstrong County To Open For Labor Day Weekend

Allegheny River Group Concerned It Was Victim Of Alleged Scam

Editorial: Sept. 11 Trail Event To Raise Funds, Awareness

Art & Conservation Lecture Topic At Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Sept. 7 In Pike County [PaEn]

Seeing The Forest Through The Trees: Finding Deeper Meaning In Nature Program Sept. 22, Gifford Pinchot's Grey Towers Pike County [PaEN]

August 21 Resource Newsletter Now Available From DCNR [PaEN]

PA Parks & Forests Foundation August 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available [PaEN]

Recycling/Waste

EPA Recognizes Veterans’ Medical Centers In Altoona, Coatesville With Green Challenge Awards [PaEN]

Sorry, But You’re Probably Not Recycling Correctly [Lancaster County]

Editorial: Lancaster County Must Rise to Challenge Of Recycling Properly

West Chester Bag Ban Sends Message To Harrisburg

Lancaster Startup Sustainable Composites Turns Scarps Into Reusable Leather Sheets

Federal Bill Aims To Extend Renewable Energy Tax Credits For Biogas, Waste-To-Energy

Renewable Energy

New Study Shows Pennsylvania Missing Valuable Opportunities To Tap Into Clean Energy [PaEN]

Where Do Lehigh Valley, PA Rank When It Comes To Clean Energy?

Bucks County Students Build Sustainable Energy Center

Philly Unions Worked To Keep Tesla Solar Out Of City, Walmart Sues Tesla For Panels It Said Set Its Stores On Fire

Federal Bill Aims To Extend Renewable Energy Tax Credits For Biogas, Waste-To-Energy

Stormwater

Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions [PaEN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient [PaEN]

Bay Journal: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Still Fails To Meet Bay Cleanup Goals [PaEN]

Greencastle Stormwater Fees Subject Of Senate Hearing Sept. 11 [Fees Necessary Because Harrisburg Politicians Fail To Fund Local Projects]

Registration Now Open For Villanova Biennial Stormwater Management Symposium Oct. 16 & 17; Municipal Workshop Oct. 15 [PaEN]

Penn State Extension: Planting Trees Is A Green, Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Stormwater Runoff [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: Ag Progress Days Stream Buffer Tour Hones On Zones

York County OKs Stormwater Water Quality Monitoring Stations

Street Art On Storm Drains In York Reminds People To Protect Their Waterways

Harrisburg Sent More Than 1 Billion Gallons Of Inadequately Treated Wastewater Into Susquehanna In 2018

Sauro: Groups: Feces-Related Bacteria Abundant In Harrisburg Waterways

Environmental Groups Finds Dangerous E. Coli Levels In Susquehanna River At Harrisburg

Testing Shows High Level Of Sewage In Susquehanna River

Letter: I Applaud Capital Region Water’s Stormwater Pollution Reduction Efforts

Maryland Governor Asks To Meet With PA Officials After Report On Harrisburg Sewage Discharges

Susquehanna River

Citizen Science Opportunity: Penn State Looking For 60 Volunteers For Endocrine Disrupter Study In Susquehanna Watershed [PaEN]

Harrisburg Sent More Than 1 Billion Gallons Of Inadequately Treated Wastewater Into Susquehanna In 2018

Sauro: Groups: Feces-Related Bacteria Abundant In Harrisburg Waterways

Environmental Groups Finds Dangerous E. Coli Levels In Susquehanna River At Harrisburg

Testing Shows High Level Of Sewage In Susquehanna River

Letter: I Applaud Capital Region Water’s Stormwater Pollution Reduction Efforts

Maryland Governor Asks To Meet With PA Officials After Report On Harrisburg Sewage Discharges

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

Sustainability

EPA Recognizes Veterans’ Medical Centers In Altoona, Coatesville With Green Challenge Awards [PaEN]

Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum To Be Hosted In Kane, McKean County Oct. 3

Wastewater Facilities

Harrisburg Sent More Than 1 Billion Gallons Of Inadequately Treated Wastewater Into Susquehanna In 2018

Sauro: Groups: Feces-Related Bacteria Abundant In Harrisburg Waterways

Environmental Groups Finds Dangerous E. Coli Levels In Susquehanna River At Harrisburg

Testing Shows High Level Of Sewage In Susquehanna River

Letter: I Applaud Capital Region Water’s Stormwater Pollution Reduction Efforts

Maryland Governor Asks To Meet With PA Officials After Report On Harrisburg Sewage Discharges

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

DCED Provides $1 Million For Sewer Infrastructure Improvements In Clearfield County

Water, Sewer Sale Could Save Warminster, Bucks County $90 Million

Suez Water Asks Court To Order Middletown To Pay $1.8 Million In Water, Sewer System Lease

Letter: I Applaud Capital Region Water’s Stormwater Pollution Reduction Efforts

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Surveying Mussels In French Creek, Crawford County [PaEN]

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

Watershed Protection

Final PA Chesapeake Bay Implementation Plan Still Falls Short Of Required Water Pollution Reductions [PaEN]

CBF: Pennsylvania's Plan To Reduce Water Pollution Going To Chesapeake Bay Sorely Deficient [PaEN]

Maryland Governor Asks To Meet With PA Officials After Report On Harrisburg Sewage Discharges

Bay Journal: PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Still Fails To Meet Bay Cleanup Goals [PaEN]

Greencastle Stormwater Fees Subject Of Senate Hearing Sept. 11 [Fees Necessary Because Harrisburg Politicians Fail To Fund Local Projects]

Letter: Invest In Clean Water Now - Emma Stone, President Chesapeake Bay Foundation-PA

Editorial: Local Efforts To Improve Water Quality Remain Vital

Bay Journal Forum: Here’s A Word To The Wise On Chesapeake Bay: Full

Harrisburg Sent More Than 1 Billion Gallons Of Inadequately Treated Wastewater Into Susquehanna In 2018

Sauro: Groups: Feces-Related Bacteria Abundant In Harrisburg Waterways

Environmental Groups Finds Dangerous E. Coli Levels In Susquehanna River At Harrisburg

Testing Shows High Level Of Sewage In Susquehanna River

Maryland Governor Asks To Meet With PA Officials After Report On Harrisburg Sewage Discharges

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

Letter: I Applaud Capital Region Water’s Stormwater Pollution Reduction Efforts

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

Penn State Extension: Planting Trees Is A Green, Cost-Effective Way To Reduce Stormwater Runoff [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: Ag Progress Days Stream Buffer Tour Hones On Zones

DEP Invites Comments On Alternative Restoration Plan For Fishing Creek Watershed, Lancaster County [PaEN]

Lycoming Commissioners Approve Contracts For Streambank Restoration, Flood Mitigation Projects

Groups Who Prequalified Can Apply For PennVEST/DCNR Stream Buffer Grants; Apply Now For DCNR ATV-Related Projects [PaEN]

Fish & Boat Commission: Grants Now Available To Improve Watersheds In Berks, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For Villanova Biennial Stormwater Management Symposium Oct. 16 & 17; Municipal Workshop Oct. 15 [PaEN]

York County OKs Stormwater Water Quality Monitoring Stations

Street Art On Storm Drains In York Reminds People To Protect Their Waterways

Op-Ed: How Organic Farming Can Help Save The Planet - Rodale Institute

Lehigh, Northampton Master Watershed Stewards Host TapTalks: Sept. 5- History Of Water Quality In Lehigh Valley; Oct. 3- The Power Of Water [PaEN]

Jennings Environmental Ed Center Hosts Dive Even Deeper: Mining & Water Quality Workshop For Educators Sept. 20 [PaEN]

Kettle Creek Environmental Ed Center To Host Dive Even Deeper: Bog Environments Workshop For Educators Sept. 20 [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Aug. 23 RiverWatch Video Report

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Surveying Mussels In French Creek, Crawford County [PaEN]

Help Wanted: Keystone 10 Million Trees Seasonal Drivers & Laborers Needed

Help Wanted: U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologists In Fairview, York County [PaEN]

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Wildlife

Game Commission, Penn School Of Veterinary Medicine Partner To Help Address  Chronic Wasting Disease, West Nile Virus, White-Nose Syndrome In Wildlife [PaEN]

John Buffone: Game Commission, Penn Veterinary Launch $10 Million Plan To Fight Wildlife Disease

Game Commission, Penn Veterinary Team Up To Target Wildlife Disease

Bob Frye: Disease Management Focus Of New Wildlife Partnership

Game, Fish & Boat Commissions Announce New Web-Based Guide To Wildlife Conservation [PaEN]

AP: Game Commission Recommends Deer Feeding Ban

Editorial: Uptick In Rabies Offers Opportunity For Preparation

Bear Steals Delivery Package Of Dog Food Off Porch

DEP Issues Carlisle Notice Of Violation Related To Letort Spring Run Fish Kill; Pipe Repair Process Used Has Caused Contamination In Other States [PaEN]

DEP Serves Carlisle Borough Notice Of Violation In Letort Spring Run Fish Kill

Contractor Caused Fish Kill In Letort Spring Run, DEP Says

Fish & Boat Commission: Grants Now Available To Improve Watersheds In Berks, Lebanon Counties [PaEN]

DEP Our Common Wealth Blog: Surveying Mussels In French Creek, Crawford County [PaEN]

State Historical Marker To Be Dedicated At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Sept. 14 [PaEN]

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts Fall Native Plant Sale Sept. 14 In Berks County [PaEN]

Philadelphia Family Fishing Fest Sept. 7

Marcus Schneck: Why Women Hunt, New Book Features PA Woman, PA Program

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Holds Aug. 28 Hearing On Striped Bass In Bucks County

John Hayes: Sightings Of Sickly Animal Near Pittsburgh A Red Fox Infected With Mange

Chipmunks Looks Cute But Can Be Destructive Inside And Out

Meet The Volunteers Tracking Philadelphia’s Purseweb Spider Found Nowhere Else

Smitten By Monarch Butterflies, Bucks County Woman Uses Here House To Save Them

 

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8/26/2019

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