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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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In Memoriam: Walter N. Peechatka [PaEN]
Briefing: Trick Or Treat? Environmental Policies Promoted By Today’s Republicans [PaEN]
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Correcting The Record: Sen. Pittman Attacks DEP For Not Being Able To Do Its Job; Well Look In The Mirror Senator [PaEN]
Politics
AP-Levy: Pennsylvania’s Gas Politics Churn As Trump Embraces Industry
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Air
Dec. 4 DEP Hearing Set [If Needed] On International Metals Reclamation Company RACT II Air Quality Plan, Lawrence County [PaEN]
DEP Holds Dec. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless RACT II Air Quality Plan, Beaver County [PaEN]
Asbestos Found In Philadelphia School Gym A Month Ago Is Still There
Editorial: Ethanol Mandate Should Reflect Concern For Stakeholders
Study: Air Pollution Rose From 2016-2018 Resulting In Premature Deaths
Alternative Fuels
Harrisburg Ride & Drive Event Gives Public Hands-On Experience With Electric, Hybrid Vehicles [PaEN]
Editorial: Ethanol Mandate Should Reflect Concern For Stakeholders
Awards & Recognition
PA Forestry Assn. Honors Mel & Marc Lewis With 2019 Rothrock Conservationist of The Year Award [PaEN]
Etna To Be Nationally Recognized For Its EcoDistrict
Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]
Biodiversity/Invasive Species
WITF Smart Talk: Where Have All The Birds Gone?
Sellersville Community Mourns Loss Of Old Friend To Invasive Emerald Ash Borer
Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting Nov. 19 In Philadelphia [PaEN]
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses
Allegheny Front: Scientists Slog Thru Pennsylvania Peatlands To Study Changing Ecosystems
Budget
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Op-Ed: PA Legislators Need To Put The Money Where The Boots Are - On Farms -- To Improve Water Quality [PaEN]
Rep. Sturla To Introduce Water Usage Fee To Fund Water Cleanup, Maintenance
Editorial: Need Justifies State Water Use Fee
EPA: Wyoming Valley Communities Have Flexibility In Implementing Their MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program [PaEN]
EPA: We Didn’t Mandate Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
Lancaster Twp. OKs Grant Application To Help Reduce Pollution At Stream By Rosewood Apartments
Op-Ed: Let's Get Reauthorization Of The Federal Abandoned Mine Land Fund Done, Get PA's Congressional Delegation On Board [PaEN]
Chesapeake Bay
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Op-Ed: PA Legislators Need To Put The Money Where The Boots Are - On Farms -- To Improve Water Quality [PaEN]
Bradford Conservation District: Are Farmers Telling Their Conservation Story? People Need To Hear It
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
Phase One Of Riparian Forest Buffer Established By Planting 800 Trees In York County
New Initiative Strengthens Environmental Education In 3 Lancaster County Schools [PaEN]
Penn State Franklin County: Cover Crops Offer A Variety Of Benefits
EPA: Wyoming Valley Communities Have Flexibility In Implementing Their MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program [PaEN]
EPA: We Didn’t Mandate Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
No Stormwater Fee In 2020 Luzerne County Budget
Lackawanna County Commissioner Candidates Debate Stormwater Management
To Protect PA’s Hellbender, Teenagers Made It The State Amphibian
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Citizen Action
Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Report Out Bills Slowing Down DEP Permit Reviews, Narrowing Public Appeals Of DEP Permits [PaEN]
Senate Passes Bill 27 to 23 To Limit Public’s Right To Know Why A Regulation Is Being Proposed [PaEN]
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
Phase One Of Riparian Forest Buffer Established By Planting 800 Trees In York County
Dec. 4 DEP Hearing Set [If Needed] On International Metals Reclamation Company RACT II Air Quality Plan, Lawrence County [PaEN]
DEP Holds Dec. 17 Hearing [If Needed] On Allegheny & Tsingshan Stainless RACT II Air Quality Plan, Beaver County [PaEN]
NOAA Holds Nov. 12 Meeting In Delaware County On Evaluating DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program [PaEN]
IUP’s Outdoor Classroom Shows High School Science Teacher Can Be Philanthropist
Editorial: Protecting Lake Erie Needs Your Attention
DCNR: Impressive Fall Colors Will Persist This Next Week! [PaEN]
Bill Would Require Insurance Companies To Cover Lyme Disease
Delaware County Allowed To Threaten Lawsuits Against Sherwin-Williams Over Lead Paint
Trump Administration Sues California Over Its Cap-And-Trade Agreement With Canada
Climate
Pittsburgh Mayor Responds To Trump On Energy/Climate: PA Has TWICE As Many Workers Employed By Clean Energy Than By Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
PA Conservative Energy Forum Urges Senate Republican Policy Committee To Embrace Clean & Renewable Energy [PaEN]
Sen. Yaw Not Wavering In Opposition To Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, But Not Unconcerned About Carbon Emissions
Agenda Added: House Environmental Committee To Hold Oct. 28 Hearing On Pennsylvania CO2 And Climate [PaEN]
House Democratic Policy Committee Hearing Nov. 1 On Climate Change/RGGI In Delaware County [PaEN]
How Much Credit Does RGGI Deserve For The Northeast’s Progress On Emissions?
Laura Legere: If PA Puts A Cap On Carbon Emissions, What Happens To Electricity Prices?
Govt., Business Leaders Gather In Elk County About The Future Of Coal, Carbon Industry
Letter: Cut Carbon Emissions To Save Our Health, Planet
Op-Ed: Wolf’s Cap-And-Trade Plan Isn’t Real Climate Action, Here’s What Is
Editorial: Wolf Should Step On The Gas to Clean Up PA’s Power Sector
Resources For The Future: Options For Issuing Emissions Allowances In A PA Carbon Pricing Policy
Op-Ed: Climate Change Is Not Going To Kill Us - Lehigh University Economics Professor
Harrisburg Ride & Drive Event Gives Public Hands-On Experience With Electric, Hybrid Vehicles [PaEN]
WITF Smart Talk: Where Have All The Birds Gone?
Kummer: Fall Foliage Hitting Local Peak, But Climate Change Is Also In View
Bay Journal: Fox Island Environmental Ed Center Done In By Rising Sea Levels In Chesapeake Bay
Reuters: Moody’s: Companies Slow To Disclose Financial Costs Of Climate Change
Trump Reiterates Commitment To Withdraw From Paris Climate Accord In Pittsburgh
Trump Rips Paris Climate Agreement, Democrats While In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh, Trump Reiterates Commitment To Withdraw From Paris Climate Accord
Ted Danson Arrested Alongside Jane Fonda At Climate Change Protest [Seems Like Old Times!]
Hurdle: Ex-Commissioner Says FERC Losing Focus On Climate In Light Of Trump Policy
Coal Mining
Govt., Business Leaders Gather In Elk County About The Future Of Coal, Carbon Industry
Sunbury Coal-Fired Power Plant Demolished By Explosives
New Federal Legislation Could Help Local Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants
Coastal Zones
NOAA Holds Nov. 12 Meeting In Delaware County On Evaluating DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program [PaEN]
DEP Awards $430,000 In Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
DEP Awards More Than $264,000 In Lake Erie Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
DEP Awards $264,000 For Lake Erie Coastal Zone
Compliance Action
Op-Ed: Erie Water Works Followed Correct Plan For Public Notice Of Violation
Compliance Assistance
EPA Offering Compliance Assistance To Community Water Treatment Facilities In Region 3, Including PA [PaEN]
DCNR
DCNR Schedules Recreation & Conservation Grant Application Workshops In November [PaEN]
Court Orders DCNR To Turn Over Information On Dig For Civil War Gold In Elk County State Forest
DCNR Names Brian Heath Manager At Gifford Pinchot State Park, York County
Delaware River
NOAA Holds Nov. 12 Meeting In Delaware County On Evaluating DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
Drinking Water
Bagenstose: AG Shapiro: Legal Action Coming For Companies Tied To PFAS Drinking Water Contamination In Bucks, Montgomery
Senate Environmental Committee OKs Bills Responding To PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
DEP To Hold Nov. 18 Meeting/Hearing On Easton Road PFOA/PFOS Hazardous Site Cleanup Plan In Bucks County [PaEN]
Relief Coming For Some Bucks County Residents With PFAS Tainted Tap Water
Kummer: Philly Water Exceeds Environmental Working Group Limits For 5 Chemicals
Water Main Break Closes Part Of Market Street In York
Op-Ed: Erie Water Works Followed Correct Plan For Public Notice Of Violation
EPA Approves Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water And Clean Water Infrastructure Intended Use Plans [PaEN]
EPA Awards $2 Million To Greenfield Twp. Sewer Authority
EPA Offering Compliance Assistance To Community Water Treatment Facilities In Region 3, Including PA [PaEN]
Neville Township Urges Residents To Avoid Water Usage
Lehigh County Authority OKs Budget With Water-Sewer Rate Hikes
Economic Development
Study: Rail-Trails Inject $930 Million Annually Into PA Economy
PA Hardwoods Industry Stands To Lose In International Trade Disputes
Bucks County Brownfield Ground So Polluted It Had To Be Burned, Now Site Of Solar Company
Toomey Praises Trump For Shale Gas Exploration Policies In PA, U.S.
Op-Ed: Policies & Priorities For Natural Gas Industry - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Op-Ed: County, Municipal Leaders Must Collaborate On Shale Gas Industry In SW PA
EPA Selects Auberle For $200,000 Grant To Support Brownfields-Related Job Training In Southwest PA [PaEN]
Education
Call For Student Participants! Westminster College 2019 Student Symposium On The Environment Dec. 5 [PaEN]
IUP’s Outdoor Classroom Shows High School Science Teacher Can Be Philanthropist
To Protect PA’s Hellbender, Teenagers Made It The State Amphibian
New Initiative Strengthens Environmental Education In 3 Lancaster County Schools [PaEN]
M&T Bank Foundation Sponsors Raptors Up Close! At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary [PaEN]
PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Unused Concession Stand At Sam Lewis State Park Repurposed Into Environmental Ed Center
Wildlands Conservancy Highlights November Activities, Programs [PaEN]
From Needle-Filled Lot To Colorful Community Garden, A Philly School Is Transformed
Da Vinci Science Center Picks Downtown Allentown For New Complex
Bay Journal: Fox Island Environmental Ed Center Done In By Rising Sea Levels In Chesapeake Bay
Emergency Response
AP: Hazmat Team Responds When Uranium Delivered To Delaware County Halfway House
Allentown Fire Follows Thunderous Crash Destroying 10 Row Homes, Cause Not Known
Investigators Begin Search For Cause Of Allentown Row Home Fire
Allentown Row Home Fire: UGI Says No Sign Of Gas Leaks
Elementary School Evacuated After Gas Leak In Easton, No Injuries Reported
Murphy: Lawmakers Push Bills To Address Firefighter Shortage Crisis
Energy
PA Conservative Energy Forum Urges Senate Republican Policy Committee To Embrace Clean & Renewable Energy [PaEN]
Micek: Bipartisan House/Senate Bills Seek To Increase Access To Solar Energy
Sen. Costa, Rep. Mizgorski Introduce Identical Solar Bills
West Virginia Energy Company Plans 70 MW Solar Energy Facility In Greene County
Bipartisan Bills Introduced To Establish Local Solar Energy Subscriber Program [PaEN]
Erie Mayor Joins Support Of Solar Tax Credits
Ideas We Should Steal: Community Solar Power
New Solar Field Will Provide 25% Of Penn State’s Electricity Over Next 25 Years
Editorial: Wolf Should Step On The Gas to Clean Up PA’s Power Sector
Laura Legere: If PA Puts A Cap On Carbon Emissions, What Happens To Electricity Prices?
Malfunction Monday At Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant Quickly Resolved
Ownership Of Damaged TMI Unit 2 To Change, May Speed Up Its Decommissioning
Resources For The Future: Options For Issuing Emissions Allowances In A PA Carbon Pricing Policy
Northeast Lawmakers Push Power Plant Host Community Agreements Legislation
Editorial: Adopt Host Community Agreement Standards For Power Plants
Govt., Business Leaders Gather In Elk County About The Future Of Coal, Carbon Industry
Sunbury Coal-Fired Power Plant Demolished By Explosives
PPL Stays Mum On Merger Talk But Details Could Be Coming Soon
How Philly Narrowly Avoided Disaster After Refinery Explosion
York County Landowners Happy To Know Power Line Won’t Be Built On Our Farms
Huba: Shale Gas Conference In Pittsburgh Focuses On Natural Gas Market, Not Just Trump’s Visit
New Federal Legislation Could Help Local Coal Refuse-Fired Power Plants
Energy Conservation
ACEE: How Well Are We Tracking Health Impacts Of Energy Efficiency Programs?
Environmental Heritage
Fmr Huber Coal Breaker Site Sold In Luzerne County
Farming
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Op-Ed: PA Legislators Need To Put The Money Where The Boots Are - On Farms -- To Improve Water Quality [PaEN]
Bradford Conservation District: Are Farmers Telling Their Conservation Story? People Need To Hear It
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
Phase One Of Riparian Forest Buffer Established By Planting 800 Trees In York County
Penn State Franklin County: Cover Crops Offer A Variety Of Benefits
Court Ruling Clears Way For Major Expansion Of Pig Farm In Cumberland County
Building A High-Tech Indoor Farm In Steel Town Of Braddock
Op-Ed: We Went To Washington To Promote Whole Milk In PA Schools
Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting Nov. 19 In Philadelphia [PaEN]
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses
From Needle-Filled Lot To Colorful Community Garden, A Philly School Is Transformed
Flooding
No Stormwater Fee In 2020 Luzerne County Budget
Lackawanna County Commissioner Candidates Debate Stormwater Management
Forests
PA Forestry Assn. Honors Mel & Marc Lewis With 2019 Rothrock Conservationist of The Year Award [PaEN]
WITF Smart Talk: Pennsylvania’s Forests, Our Woods At Work
PA Hardwoods Industry Stands To Lose In International Trade Disputes
Take The Survey! Penn State Extension Community & Urban Forestry Seeks Your Opinion [PaEN]
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
Phase One Of Riparian Forest Buffer Established By Planting 800 Trees In York County
Sellersville Community Mourns Loss Of Old Friend To Invasive Emerald Ash Borer
Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly Public Meeting Nov. 19 In Philadelphia [PaEN]
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses
DCNR: Impressive Fall Colors Will Persist This Next Week! [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Warmer Temperatures Could Have a Chilling Effect On Fall Foliage
Rain Might Just Rescue Fall Foliage Show
Bill Would Require Insurance Companies To Cover Lyme Disease
Altoona Considers Tax Hike For Tree Care
Center For Lyme Disease Lobbies Congress For More Research, Treatment Options
Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Public Relations & Outreach Coordinator [PaEN]
Forests - Wildfires
AP: New Evacuations, Power Outages Near California Wildfire
AP: Bigger, Longer Blackouts Could Lie Ahead In California To Fight Wildfires
Northern California Brace For Another Possible Power Outage Due To Wildfires
AP: Hundreds Flee Northern California Wildfire Amid Blackouts
Grants/Funding
DCNR Schedules Recreation & Conservation Grant Application Workshops In November [PaEN]
EPA Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Loans, Grants [PaEN]
EPA Awards $300,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant To Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority [PaEN]
EPA Selects Auberle For $200,000 Grant To Support Brownfields-Related Job Training In Southwest PA [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Announces $3.4 Million In Grants To Support 7 Industrial Site Cleanup Projects [PaEN]
EPA Approves Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water And Clean Water Infrastructure Intended Use Plans [PaEN]
EPA Awards $2 Million To Greenfield Twp. Sewer Authority
EPA Offering Compliance Assistance To Community Water Treatment Facilities In Region 3, Including PA [PaEN]
DEP Awards $430,000 In Delaware Estuary Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
DEP Awards More Than $264,000 In Lake Erie Coastal Zone Grants [PaEN]
DEP Awards $264,000 For Lake Erie Coastal Zone
Green Infrastructure
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Op-Ed: PA Legislators Need To Put The Money Where The Boots Are - On Farms -- To Improve Water Quality [PaEN]
Bradford Conservation District: Are Farmers Telling Their Conservation Story? People Need To Hear It
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
Phase One Of Riparian Forest Buffer Established By Planting 800 Trees In York County
Penn State Extension: Landscape & Green Infrastructure Analysis & Planning Workshop Dec. 12 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Lancaster Twp. OKs Grant Application To Help Reduce Pollution At Stream By Rosewood Apartments
Penn State Franklin County: Cover Crops Offer A Variety Of Benefits
EPA: Wyoming Valley Communities Have Flexibility In Implementing Their MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program [PaEN]
EPA: We Didn’t Mandate Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
Luzerne County, Wyoming Authority Outline County’s Plans For Stormwater Fee Agreement [General Assembly Has Strongly Resisted Helping Communities On Stormwater]
No Stormwater Fee In 2020 Luzerne County Budget
Lackawanna County Commissioner Candidates Debate Stormwater Management
Rep. Sturla To Introduce Water Usage Fee To Fund Water Cleanup, Maintenance
Editorial: Need Justifies State Water Use Fee
Hazardous Substances
Bagenstose: AG Shapiro: Legal Action Coming For Companies Tied To PFAS Drinking Water Contamination In Bucks, Montgomery
Senate Environmental Committee OKs Bills Responding To PFAS Contamination [PaEN]
DEP To Hold Nov. 18 Meeting/Hearing On Easton Road PFOA/PFOS Hazardous Site Cleanup Plan In Bucks County [PaEN]
Relief Coming For Some Bucks County Residents With PFAS Tainted Tap Water
Delaware County Allowed To Threaten Lawsuits Against Sherwin-Williams Over Lead Paint
HUD Provides $2.5 Million Lead Abatement Funding To PA
Editorial: Allegheny County Must Show Interest In Lead Abatement
Asbestos Found In Philadelphia School Gym A Month Ago Is Still There
Land Recycling
Bucks County Brownfield Ground So Polluted It Had To Be Burned, Now Site Of Solar Company
EPA Accepting Applications For Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup Loans, Grants [PaEN]
EPA Awards $300,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant To Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority [PaEN]
EPA Selects Auberle For $200,000 Grant To Support Brownfields-Related Job Training In Southwest PA [PaEN]
Gov. Wolf Announces $3.4 Million In Grants To Support 7 Industrial Site Cleanup Projects [PaEN]
Lake Erie
Editorial: Protecting Lake Erie Needs Your Attention
NOAA Holds Nov. 12 Meeting In Delaware County On Evaluating DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program [PaEN]
Mine Reclamation
Op-Ed: Let's Get Reauthorization Of The Federal Abandoned Mine Land Fund Done, Get PA's Congressional Delegation On Board [PaEN]
Op-Ed: AML Fund Reauthorization: A Decision Point For Abandoned Coal Mines
Site Of New Wilkes-Barre High School Has Rich Mining Past
October Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition [PaEN]
Fmr Huber Coal Breaker Site Sold In Luzerne County
Federal Bill Would Offer Tax Incentives For Reclaiming Waste Coal Piles
Non-Coal Mining
Cement Company Balks At Community Forum To Discuss Quarry Drilling, Expansion In Lehigh Valley
Oil & Gas
Senate Passes Bill To Legalize Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater 26-23 Without Debate [PaEN]
Advanced Water Services Drilling Wastewater Treatment Facility Shuts Down In Bradford [Why Bother Because Republicans Are Making Road Dumping Legal. They Can’t Compete With That.]
Op-Ed: Dangerous Bill Before The General Assembly Would Legalize Dumping Of Oil & Gas Waste On PA Roads - Melissa Troutman, Earthworks
House Environmental Committee OKs Bill Allowing Longer Shale Gas Drilling Laterals [PaEN]
Toomey Praises Trump For Shale Gas Exploration Policies In PA, U.S.
Op-Ed: Policies & Priorities For Natural Gas Industry - Marcellus Shale Coalition
Op-Ed: County, Municipal Leaders Must Collaborate On Shale Gas Industry In SW PA
Terri Cooper Smith Appointed As Chair Of PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee
Range Resources Tests More Environment-Friendly All-Electric Fracking In PA
How Philly Narrowly Avoided Disaster After Refinery Explosion
Editorial: Philly Refinery Blast Left Behind A Cloud Of Questions
Editorial: Ethanol Mandate Should Reflect Concern For Stakeholders
Anya Litvak: EQT Says Industry Need To Spread Good News, Gas, Abroad
Millcreek Schools Evacuated In Erie to Remain Closed Due To Natural Gas Smell
Ex- Worley & Obetz CEO Pleads Guilty To Fraud, To Pay $55 Million In Restitution
Fmr Worley & Obetz Pleads Guilty To 15-Year Fraud Scheme
Huba: Shale Gas Conference In Pittsburgh Focuses On Natural Gas Market, Not Just Trump’s Visit
Trump Promotes Support For Natural Gas Industry In Pittsburgh Speech
Caruso: Trump Slams Democrats, Pitches Natural Gas Future During Pittsburgh Visit
Trump Reiterates Commitment To Withdraw From Paris Climate Accord In Pittsburgh
Trump Rips Paris Climate Agreement, Democrats While In Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh, Trump Reiterates Commitment To Withdraw From Paris Climate Accord
Pipelines
Maykuth: Shut Down Mariner East Pipeline Before It Kills Us, Pipeline Foes Implore PUC
Hurdle: Chester, Delaware County Resident Urge PUC To Shutdown Mariner East Pipelines, Citing Fears Of A Leak Or Explosion
Hurdle: 7 People Who Live Near Mariner East Pipelines Will Urge PUC To Stop Project For Good
Another Sinkhole Opened Friday At Mariner East Pipeline Site In Delaware County
New Trout Unlimited Report Documents Repeated Pollution Events During Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction In PA, Central Appalachia [PaEN]
Op-Ed: Debunking The 5 Myths Of The Mariner East Pipeline - Sen. Dinniman
Op-Ed: Greater Philadelphia Cannot Afford A Moratorium On Growth, We Need PennEast Pipeline
AP: Williams Withdraws Application For Northeast Supply Enhancement Project Pipeline, Will Resubmit
AG Shapiro Opposes EPA’s Proposed Rule To Limit States’ Clean Water Act Oversight Of Pipelines, Other Projects [PaEN]
Hurdle: Ex-Commissioner Says FERC Losing Focus On Climate In Light Of Trump Policy
Permits
Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Report Out Bills Slowing Down DEP Permit Reviews, Narrowing Public Appeals Of DEP Permits [PaEN]
PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Ask Senate For No Vote On Bill Impeding Rulemaking Process [PaEN]
Correcting The Record: Sen. Pittman Attacks DEP For Not Being Able To Do Its Job; Well Look In The Mirror Senator [PaEN]
DEP Posts 59 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Oct. 26 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Permit - Appeals
Republicans On Senate Environmental Committee Report Out Bills Slowing Down DEP Permit Reviews, Narrowing Public Appeals Of DEP Permits [PaEN]
PA Environmental Council, Environmental Defense Fund Ask Senate For No Vote On Bill Impeding Rulemaking Process [PaEN]
PUC
Commissioners Welcome Ralph Yanora To Public Utility Commission [PaEN]
Maykuth: PUC Approves $50.2 Million Sale Of Cheltenham’s Sewer System To Private Buyers
Terri Cooper Smith Appointed As Chair Of PUC PA One Call Damage Prevention Committee
Radiation Protection
Malfunction Monday At Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant Quickly Resolved
Ownership Of Damaged TMI Unit 2 To Change, May Speed Up Its Decommissioning
Recreation
Study: Rail-Trails Inject $930 Million Annually Into PA Economy
DCNR Schedules Recreation & Conservation Grant Application Workshops In November [PaEN]
DCNR Plans White-Water Release Into Tohickon Creek For Annual Boating Event In Bucks County
PA Park Maintenance Institute Seeking Start-Up Sales & Marketing Campaign Proposals [PaEN]
PA Parks & Forests Foundation: Unused Concession Stand At Sam Lewis State Park Repurposed Into Environmental Ed Center
Final Design Phase Beginning For Park At Penn’s Landing In Philadelphia
Allegheny Front: Pittsburgh Parks Backers Urge Public To Support Tax Vote
Letter: Parks Initiative Will Help All Of Pittsburgh
Bill Would Require Insurance Companies To Cover Lyme Disease
Staycation Destination: West Newton To Ohiopyle
DCNR: Impressive Fall Colors Will Persist This Next Week! [PaEN]
Kummer: Fall Foliage Hitting Local Peak, But Climate Change Is Also In View
Bay Journal: Warmer Temperatures Could Have a Chilling Effect On Fall Foliage
Rain Might Just Rescue Fall Foliage Show
DCNR Names Brian Heath Manager At Gifford Pinchot State Park, York County
Editorial: Praise For Uncharted Lancaster Promoting History, Outdoors
Editorial: Protecting National Parks In PA, NJ Should Be Priority For Lawmakers
Center For Lyme Disease Lobbies Congress For More Research, Treatment Options
Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Public Relations & Outreach Coordinator [PaEN]
Recycling/Waste
Senate Passes Bill To Legalize Road Dumping Of Conventional Drilling Wastewater 26-23 Without Debate [PaEN]
Advanced Water Services Drilling Wastewater Treatment Facility Shuts Down In Bradford [Why Bother Because Republicans Are Making Road Dumping Legal. They Can’t Compete With That.]
Op-Ed: Dangerous Bill Before The General Assembly Would Legalize Dumping Of Oil & Gas Waste On PA Roads - Melissa Troutman, Earthworks
Vaping Devices Now Being Accepted On Drug Take Back Day
Keystone Landfill To Dunmore: Override Veto Or Pay Back $21.55 Million
Philadelphia Eyeing Ban On Plastic Bags, Here’s How It Worked In Other Cities
Philadelphia Takes Step Toward Banning Plastic Bags, Drops Fee On Paper Bags
Bagenstose: Rockhill Quarry Asbestos Concerns Continue In Bucks
Regulations
Senate Passes Bill 27 to 23 To Limit Public’s Right To Know Why A Regulation Is Being Proposed [PaEN]
Renewable Energy
PA Conservative Energy Forum Urges Senate Republican Policy Committee To Embrace Clean & Renewable Energy [PaEN]
PA Lawmakers Ponder Conservative Perspective On Backing Renewable Energy
Micek: Bipartisan House/Senate Bills Seek To Increase Access To Solar Energy
Sen. Costa, Rep. Mizgorski Introduce Identical Solar Bills
Bipartisan Bills Introduced To Establish Local Solar Energy Subscriber Program [PaEN]
Pittsburgh Mayor Responds To Trump On Energy/Climate: PA Has TWICE As Many Workers Employed By Clean Energy Than By Fossil Fuels [PaEN]
New Solar Field Will Provide 25% Of Penn State’s Electricity Over Next 25 Years
Erie Mayor Joins Support Of Solar Tax Credits
Ideas We Should Steal: Community Solar Power
West Virginia Energy Company Plans 70 MW Solar Energy Facility In Greene County
Stormwater
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
EPA: Wyoming Valley Communities Have Flexibility In Implementing Their MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program [PaEN]
EPA: We Didn’t Mandate Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
No Stormwater Fee In 2020 Luzerne County Budget
Luzerne County, Wyoming Authority Outline County’s Plans For Stormwater Fee Agreement [General Assembly Has Strongly Resisted Helping Communities On Stormwater]
Lackawanna County Commissioner Candidates Debate Stormwater Management
Lancaster Twp. OKs Grant Application To Help Reduce Pollution At Stream By Rosewood Apartments
Penn State Franklin County: Cover Crops Offer A Variety Of Benefits
Penn State Extension: Landscape & Green Infrastructure Analysis & Planning Workshop Dec. 12 In Lancaster [PaEN]
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
Phase One Of Riparian Forest Buffer Established By Planting 800 Trees In York County
Rep. Sturla To Introduce Water Usage Fee To Fund Water Cleanup, Maintenance
Editorial: Need Justifies State Water Use Fee
Sustainability
State GreenGov Council To Begin Analysis Of State Agency Green Practices [PaEN]
First Sustainability Standard For Professional Services Released By NSF/ANSI
Etna To Be Nationally Recognized For Its EcoDistrict
Wastewater Facilities
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
EPA Approves Pennsylvania’s Drinking Water And Clean Water Infrastructure Intended Use Plans [PaEN]
EPA Awards $2 Million To Greenfield Twp. Sewer Authority
EPA Offering Compliance Assistance To Community Water Treatment Facilities In Region 3, Including PA [PaEN]
Maykuth: PUC Approves $50.2 Million Sale Of Cheltenham’s Sewer System To Private Buyers
Penn Hills Council OKs Consent Order To Upgrade Plum Creek Sewage Plant
Lehigh County Authority OKs Budget With Water-Sewer Rate Hikes
Watershed Protection
Senate Appropriations To Consider Keystone Tree Fund Bill Oct. 28; PA Needs At Least $324 Million This Year [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Op-Ed: PA Legislators Need To Put The Money Where The Boots Are - On Farms -- To Improve Water Quality [PaEN]
Bradford Conservation District: Are Farmers Telling Their Conservation Story? People Need To Hear It
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
New Initiative Strengthens Environmental Education In 3 Lancaster County Schools [PaEN]
Lancaster Twp. OKs Grant Application To Help Reduce Pollution At Stream By Rosewood Apartments
DCNR Secretary Helps Northeastern School District Kickoff Streamside Buffer Planting In York County [PaEN]
Phase One Of Riparian Forest Buffer Established By Planting 800 Trees In York County
Penn State Franklin County: Cover Crops Offer A Variety Of Benefits
Nominations Now Being Accepted For 2020 River Of The Year [PaEN]
EPA: Wyoming Valley Communities Have Flexibility In Implementing Their MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program [PaEN]
EPA: We Didn’t Mandate Stormwater Fee In Luzerne
No Stormwater Fee In 2020 Luzerne County Budget
Luzerne County, Wyoming Authority Outline County’s Plans For Stormwater Fee Agreement [General Assembly Has Strongly Resisted Helping Communities On Stormwater]
Lackawanna County Commissioner Candidates Debate Stormwater Management
Penn State Extension: Landscape & Green Infrastructure Analysis & Planning Workshop Dec. 12 In Lancaster [PaEN]
Editorial: Protecting Lake Erie Needs Your Attention
Rep. Sturla To Introduce Water Usage Fee To Fund Water Cleanup, Maintenance
Editorial: Need Justifies State Water Use Fee
October Catalyst Newsletter Now Available From Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition [PaEN]
Bay Journal: Fox Island Environmental Ed Center Done In By Rising Sea Levels In Chesapeake Bay
NOAA Holds Nov. 12 Meeting In Delaware County On Evaluating DEP’s Coastal Resources Management Program [PaEN]
Delaware RiverKeeper Oct. 25 RiverWatch Video Report
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Wildlife
Game Commission To Expand Chronic Wasting Disease Management Area To Most Of Lancaster County [PaEN]
John Buffone: Positive Test Causes Expansion Of Chronic Wasting Disease Mgmt Area In Lancaster
John Hayes: Game Commission Raises Alarm Over Chronic Wasting Disease
Deer On The Move, Game Commission Urges Motorists To Use Caution [PaEN]
Caruso: House Committee Gives OK To Hunting On Some Sundays In PA
John Hayes: Sunday Hunting Bill Advances From House Committee
John Buffone: Sunday Hunting Bill Passes House Committee Overwhelmingly
Editorial: Sunday Hunting Proposal A Reasonable Approach
Game Commission Advises Hunters To Take Precautions Against Mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis [PaEN]
New Trout Unlimited Report Documents Repeated Pollution Events During Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction In PA, Central Appalachia [PaEN]
Ad Crable: Lancaster County May Launches First Statewide Big-Buck Contest
M&T Bank Foundation Sponsors Raptors Up Close! At Hawk Mountain Sanctuary [PaEN]
Game Commission Seeks Help Finding Dead Bald Eagle In Lancaster County
WITF Smart Talk: Where Have All The Birds Gone?
To Protect PA’s Hellbender, Teenagers Made It The State Amphibian
Bill Would Require Insurance Companies To Cover Lyme Disease
Editorial: Praise For Uncharted Lancaster Promoting History, Outdoors
West Nile/Zika Virus
Center For Lyme Disease Lobbies Congress For More Research, Treatment Options
Opportunities
Help Wanted: PA Master Naturalist Communications & Development Associate [PaEN]
Help Wanted: Trout Unlimited Mid-Atlantic Policy Director [PaEN]
Help Wanted: PA Parks & Forests Foundation Public Relations & Outreach Coordinator [PaEN]
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