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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Gov. Ridge Reflects On 25 Years Since Inauguration

PA Cable Network: Tom Ridge: An Oral History - On Demand

Jan Murphy: Fmr Gov. Ridge Reflects On Becoming Governor 25 Years Ago 

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

Feature: 20 Years Of Growing Greener: A Celebration Of Leadership, Partnership, Accomplishment [PaEN] 

Feature: Looking Back To Improve Pennsylvania’s Environment Going Forward [PaEN]

For First Time, The Top 5 Risks In The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report Are All Environmental [PaEN]

Politics

PA Capitol Report: No Surprises Here, Disappearing Votes, Gaming Revenue Record, AG, ST, AG Races, Heavy Drinkers [PaCN]

Sen. Yaw Announces Re-Election Bid

Stephen Caruso: Gas Pipeline Politics Put Chester County House Incumbents In Peril

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Air

DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Jan. 21 On Final Air Quality Permit Fee Increases [PaEN]

GASP: Allegheny County Health Dept. Fines Clairton Coke (Coal) Works $743,625 [PaEN]

Don Hopey: U.S. Steel Faces $743,625 In Fines For Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant Violations

Reid Frazier: Clairton Plaintiffs To Decide On U.S. Steel Settlement

Letter: Air Pollution Is U.S. Steel’s Gift To Pittsburgh

Column: Pittsburgh’s Pollution - Industry Balance

GASP Appeal Leads To Change In Eastman Chemical Plant In Allegheny County 

Chemical Plant At Delaware Memorial Bridge Reopened After A Year Of fines, Inspections, Leak Repairs

Tonawanda May Hold Clues To Future Of Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Site

Environmental Priorities Shift After Erie Coke (Coal) Plant Shutdown

City Of Erie Accepts Erie Coke (Coal) Plant’s Remaining Wastewater

Editorial: What’s Next for Site Of Erie Coke (Coal) Plant?

B. Braun To Significantly Cut Cancer-Causing Chemical Emissions At Lehigh Valley Plant

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For 9 Facilities In Butler, Clarion, Elk, Lancaster, Philadelphia, York Counties [PaEN]

How PA Grants Will Help Penn State Save Jobs At State Foundries Amid New Regulations 

Strange Smell Tortures Chester, Delaware County Residents For Months, Officials Struggle To Find Source

Jan Murphy: House Passes Bill To Study Exempting Newer Vehicles From Emissions Testing

Letter: Time To Reform PA Vehicle Emissions Test Rules - AAA

Editorial: Clean Air Takes Hard Work

New Asbestos Contamination Closes Philly School For Second Time

Op-Ed: I Work At A Philly School Closed By Asbestos, We’re Fed Up

Alternative Fuels

Governor Jolts New Jersey’s Electric Vehicle Industry With Driver Rebate Plan

Awards & Recognition

Ghost Town Trail In Cambria & Indiana Counties Named 2020 Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

Marcus Schneck: PA’s Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year

Editorial: Ghost Town Trail Honor Represents Region’s Growing Recreational Tourism Industry

Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year By State Conservation Officials

The Nature Conservancy-PA Reviews 2019 Accomplishments With Its Many Partners, Volunteers [PaEN]

Nominations Sought For Western PA Environmental Awards

Editorial: Lackawanna River Needs Your Vote Today As River Of The Year

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Potential Economic Damage Due To Spotted Lanternfly In PA Could Reach $324 Million Annually, Now Stands At $50.1 Million [PaEN]

AP: Study: Spotted Lanternfly Costing Pennsylvania $50 Million Annually

Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Winners Of Student Spotted Lanternfly Calendar Contest [PaEN]

Controlled Plant & Noxious Weed Committee Meets Jan. 23 To Consider 6 Additions To Noxious Weed List [PaEN]

PA Horticultural Society Gardening For Biodiversity Symposium March 4 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy's Online Native Plant Pre-Sale Now Open In Dauphin County [PaEN]

Walt Young: Planting Native Trees And Shrubs Can Benefit Wildlife

For First Time, The Top 5 Risks In The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report Are All Environmental [PaEN]

Budget

Performance Based Budget Board Holds Jan. 22 Hearing On Performance-Based Budget Report For DEP [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Speaks To Chesapeake Bay Issue - Wants Federal Funds Freed Up To Address Issue

Veteran Lawmaker Sen. Yaw Anxious To Get To Work

Lancaster Farming: State To Sharpen Focus Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Bay Journal: 2 Small PA Communities Say No To MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Until Financial Relief Can Be Found [PaEN]

Antrim Twp Hires Environmental Attorney In Battle Over Costly Stormwater Mandate

Luzerne County Councilman Proposes Legal Challenge To Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate Over Concerns About Local Stormwater Fee

Trout Unlimited: Federal Bill To Fund Abandoned Mine Cleanup Moving Forward [PaEN]

Stephen Huba: Report: 21% Drop Expected In 2020 Natural Gas Impact Fee

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

NEW DATE: House Environmental Committee Meets Jan. 22 On Bill To Exempt Shoreline Landowners From Fees For Using Commonwealth-Owned Submerged Lands [PaEN]

House Committee Discusses Where To Find $500 Million To Fix State Parks; Don’t Forget $500 Million Needed To Address State Forest Maintenance Needs[PaEN]

$500 Million Needed For Fixes To PA’s State Parks, No Agreement On Where To Get That Money

Ed Mahon: $500 Million Needed For Fixes To PA State Parks, But No Agreement On Where To Get Money

Pennsylvania’s State Parks Need $500 Million In Maintenance

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Congress Should Fully Fund Land & Water Conservation Fund - Thomas Gery, Berks County

Chesapeake Bay

Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay State Team (formerly the PA Steering Committee) Meets January 30 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Speaks To Chesapeake Bay Issue - Wants Federal Funds Freed Up To Address Issue

Veteran Lawmaker Sen. Yaw Anxious To Get To Work

Lancaster Farming: State To Sharpen Focus Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Virginia Also Eyeing Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania To Protect Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Discussing Whether To Take Legal Action Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Rachel McDevitt: Maryland Plans To Sue PA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Files Comments Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Can EPA Enforce The Chesapeake Bay's Pollution Diet? [PaEN]

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Bay Journal: 2 Small PA Communities Say No To MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Until Financial Relief Can Be Found [PaEN]

Antrim Twp Hires Environmental Attorney In Battle Over Costly Stormwater Mandate

Stormwater Park, Other Projects In The Works In Wyoming Valley

Nearly One-Third Of Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority $8.6M In Stormwater Fees Went To Salaries In 2019

Luzerne County Councilman Proposes Legal Challenge To Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate Over Concerns About Local Stormwater Fee

Penn State Extension Introduces Lower Susquehanna Master Watershed Steward Program In Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin Counties, Seeks Volunteers

Trout Unlimited: Federal Bill To Fund Abandoned Mine Cleanup Moving Forward [PaEN]

Call For Presentations: 2020 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference June 24-25 In State College [PaEN]

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

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Citizen Action

PA Conservatives/Liberals Agree: SLAPP Lawsuits To Prevent Free Speech, Public Participation Are Wrong [PaEN]

Keep PA Beautiful: Registration Now Open For Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Cleanup, Beautification Events [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: What Does Soil Health Mean To Me? Learn More At Armstrong County Workshop Jan. 21

Penn State Extension Introduces Lower Susquehanna Master Watershed Steward Program In Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin Counties, Seeks Volunteers

The Power Of Seeds And Water To Connect People To Place-- Learn More About Becoming A Master Watershed Steward In Philadelphia At Feb. 19 Open House [PaEN]

Allegheny Land Trust Hosting Master Naturalist Program In Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties

The Nature Conservancy-PA Reviews 2019 Accomplishments With Its Many Partners, Volunteers [PaEN]

Save The Date: 2020 Eastern PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 27-29; Take Pre-Summit Survey [PaEN]

IFO Soliciting Comments For Economic Impact Study On Regulation Of Single-Use Plastics [PaEN]

Allegheny Land Trust Hosting Master Naturalist Program In Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties

PA Organization For Watershed & Rivers Now Accepting Applications For Sojourn Grants [PaEN]

Webinar On Databases For Watershed Group Volunteer And Member Management Set For Jan. 31 [PaEN]

PA Horticultural Society Gardening For Biodiversity Symposium March 4 In Philadelphia [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy's Online Native Plant Pre-Sale Now Open In Dauphin County [PaEN]

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On New ATV Policy, Diversity Initiative [PaEN]

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: Advocate For Preserving Wilderness In Warren County [PaEN]

Ad Crable: Winter Backpacking In PA: Deep Thoughts, Frozen Beauty, Dreams Of A Hot Shower

4th Annual Our Woods & Waters Film Series Set For January & February In Erie And Crawford Counties [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy Union Canal: Preserving A Piece Of the Past; Update On Swatara Creek Conservation Feb. 11 Dauphin County [PaEN]

FirstEnergy Utilities Remind Customers Of Help Available For Winter Energy Costs

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For 9 Facilities In Butler, Clarion, Elk, Lancaster, Philadelphia, York Counties [PaEN]

Climate

Feb. 5 Hearing Set By House Environmental Committee On Bill To Take Away DEP’s Authority To Enact Any Program To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]

Rep. Metcalfe Warns Top Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Officials “Rogue Governor”  Doesn't Have The Authority To Join RGGI [PaEN]

Op-Ed: American Leadership Needed To Fight Climate Change

Letter: Finding The Political Will To Fight Climate Change

Susan Phillips: Study: Redlining’s Ongoing Harm: Intensifying Impact Of Climate Change

Mild Winter Has Some Erie Businesses Wishing For Snow

For First Time, The Top 5 Risks In The World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report Are All Environmental [PaEN]

BlackRock Makes Climate Change Central To Investment Strategy

Climate Is Changing, Investing Needs To, Too, Says BlackRock

Naturalist Sir David Attenborough Warns Of Climate Crisis Moment

AP: U.S. Court Dismisses Lawsuit By Youths Over Climate Change

U.S. EIA: Wind, Solar Expected To Add 61 GW Over Next 2 Years, Forecasts 2% Decrease In Carbon Dioxide Emissions In 2020

2020 Outlook: Natural Gas Faces Regulatory, Environmental Scrutiny, But Still Wants Rule In Carbon-Free Grid

Ocean Temperatures Hit Record High As Rate Of Heating Accelerates

Coal Mining

DEP Report Documents Impacts From Coal Mining

Huber Coal Breaker Film Draws Large Crowd To World Premiere

Report: Coal-Fired Power Plants Closing At Near-Record Pace

Kentucky Coal Miners Again Block Coal Train Over Missed Paychecks

Letter: Ratepayers Shouldn’t Have To Foot The Bill For Obsolete, Unwanted Dirty Power Plants

Compliance Action

DEP Issues $1.95 Million Penalty To Sunoco For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Violations At Raystown Lake, Huntingdon County [PaEN]

Laura Legere: Raystown Lake Spill Earns Mariner East Pipeline Another $1.95 Million Penalty

DEP Orders Range Resources To Address Methane Leaking Into The Air, 12 Water Wells, Groundwater  From A Marcellus Gas Well In Lycoming County Since 2013 [PaEN]

Laura Legere: DEP Orders Range Resources To Fix Leaking Lycoming County Marcellus Gas Well Once And For All

AP: DEP Orders Gas Well Plugged In Fight Over Methane

DEP: It’s Time To Get Tough With Driller To Stop Gas Well That’s Been Leaking Since 2013

Editorial: DEP Needs To Be Vigilant In Monitoring Energy Transfer Pipeline Company

GASP: Allegheny County Health Dept. Fines Clairton Coke (Coal) Works $743,625 [PaEN]

Don Hopey: U.S. Steel Faces $743,625 In Fines For Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant Violations

City Of Erie Accepts Erie Coke (Coal) Plant’s Remaining Wastewater

Andrew Maykuth: OSHA Hits Bankrupt Philly Refinery For Safety Violations Related To Explosion

Court Actions/Decisions

PA Conservatives/Liberals Agree: SLAPP Lawsuits To Prevent Free Speech, Public Participation Are Wrong [PaEN]

DCNR

Ghost Town Trail In Cambria & Indiana Counties Named 2020 Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year By State Conservation Officials

Marcus Schneck: PA’s Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year

Editorial: Ghost Town Trail Honor Represents Region’s Growing Recreational Tourism Industry

House Committee Discusses Where To Find $500 Million To Fix State Parks; Don’t Forget $500 Million Needed To Address State Forest Maintenance Needs[PaEN]

$500 Million Needed For Fixes To PA’s State Parks, No Agreement On Where To Get That Money

Ed Mahon: $500 Million Needed For Fixes To PA State Parks, But No Agreement On Where To Get Money

Pennsylvania’s State Parks Need $500 Million In Maintenance

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On New ATV Policy, Diversity Initiative [PaEN]

South Mountain Partnership 9th Annual Power Of The Partnership Celebration Jan. 31 In Adams County

Jan. 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Congress Should Fully Fund Land & Water Conservation Fund - Thomas Gery, Berks County

Delaware River

Rep. Dush To Introduce Bills To Terminate Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Compacts [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For March 14 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Whitewater Fans Fear Change At Lehigh Dam, Wonder Why NYC Involved

An Outside Look: Lehigh River, Francis E. Walter Dam Concerns

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan.17 RiverWatch Video Report

DRBC

Rep. Dush To Introduce Bills To Terminate Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Compacts [PaEN]

Drinking Water

Bucks-Montco Group Joins Nationwide Petition To Designate PFAS As Hazardous Waste

Federal Judge Dismisses PFAS Contamination Suits Over Hazardous Substance Designation

Frank Kummer: Whitewater Fans Fear Change At Lehigh Dam, Wonder Why NYC Involved

An Outside Look: Lehigh River, Francis E. Walter Dam Concerns

Schuylkill Action Network 2020 Water Utility Forum On Emerging Contaminants Jan. 28 In Reading [PaEN]

PUC Approves Settlement for Aqua America’s $4+ Billion Acquisition of the Peoples Natural Gas Companies [PaEN]

Anya Litvak: Aqua America, Peoples Gas Wins PUC Approval, But Not Everyone’s On Board

Andrew Maykuth: PUC Approves Aqua American, People’s Gas Merger, Now Rebranded To Essential Utilities, Inc.

Anya Litvak: Peoples Gas CEO To Give Up His Position In Merger With Aqua

Once Again An Old City Water Main Break In Philly Forcing Extended Street Closures

Fluoridation Subject Of Dental Association’s Annual 3rd Grade Poster Contest

Earth Day

PA Environmental Council At 50: We Had To Do Something [PaEN]

Academy Of Natural Sciences Marks 50 Years Of Earth Day With New Initiative Showing How Everyday Choices Affect The Environment

Economic Development

Potential Economic Damage Due To Spotted Lanternfly In PA Could Reach $324 Million Annually, Now Stands At $50.1 Million [PaEN]

AP: Study: Spotted Lanternfly Costing Pennsylvania $50 Million Annually

Mild Winter Has Some Erie Businesses Wishing For Snow

Join The Sustainable Pittsburgh Shop Designation Program And Build Your Business [PaEN]

Penn State Center Pittsburgh To Offer Green Infrastructure Certification Program In April [PaEN]

South Mountain Partnership 9th Annual Power Of The Partnership Celebration Jan. 31 In Adams County [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Whitewater Fans Fear Change At Lehigh Dam, Wonder Why NYC Involved

An Outside Look: Lehigh River, Francis E. Walter Dam Concerns

EQT Drilling Admits It Can’t Succeed In Low-Price Shale Gas Environment

Sawmill Fire Forces Furlough Of 87 Workers In Clarion County

Education

Academy Of Natural Sciences Marks 50 Years Of Earth Day With New Initiative Showing How Everyday Choices Affect The Environment

Nolde Forest Expanded For First Time Since 1966 Creation In Berks County

Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Winners Of Student Spotted Lanternfly Calendar Contest [PaEN]

Mobile Lab Rolling To Schools To Teach Science, Agriculture

Registration Now Open For March 14 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill [PaEN]

Penn State Center Pittsburgh To Offer Green Infrastructure Certification Program In April [PaEN]

Fluoridation Subject Of Dental Association’s Annual 3rd Grade Poster Contest

Stephen Huba: Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Offering Scholarships For Belle Vernon, Yough Students

Op-Ed: I Work At A Philly School Closed By Asbestos, We’re Fed Up

Emergency Response

PA AG Shapiro, 15 Other State Attorneys General Objecting To Shipping Liquefied Natural Gas By Rail [PaEN]

AP-Marc Levy: PA Attorney General, Other States Oppose Trump Plan To Allow LNG Shipments By Rail

Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Cresson, Cambria County

Andrew Maykuth: OSHA Hits Bankrupt Philly Refinery For Safety Violations Related To Explosion

Three Injured In Massive Tanker Truck Explosion In Westmoreland County Improving

Federal Authorities Join Tanker Truck Explosion Investigation In Westmoreland

AP: Ontario Officials Accidently Pushed Nuclear Power Plant Accident Alert To Millions

Energy

PA AG Shapiro, 15 Other State Attorneys General Objecting To Shipping Liquefied Natural Gas By Rail [PaEN]

AP-Marc Levy: PA Attorney General, Other States Oppose Trump Plan To Allow LNG Shipments By Rail

Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Cresson, Cambria County

PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Deconstructed, Recycled Into Energy At Juniata County Dairy Farm - Video [PaEN]

Report: Coal-Fired Power Plants Closing At Near-Record Pace

Letter: Ratepayers Shouldn’t Have To Foot The Bill For Obsolete, Unwanted Dirty Power Plants

FirstEnergy Utilities Remind Customers Of Help Available For Winter Energy Costs

PUC Approves Settlement for Aqua America’s $4+ Billion Acquisition of the Peoples Natural Gas Companies [PaEN]

Anya Litvak: Aqua America, Peoples Gas Wins PUC Approval, But Not Everyone’s On Board

Andrew Maykuth: PUC Approves Aqua American, People’s Gas Merger, Now Rebranded To Essential Utilities, Inc.

Anya Litvak: Peoples Gas CEO To Give Up His Position In Merger With Aqua

AP: Ontario Officials Accidently Pushed Nuclear Power Plant Accident Alert To Millions

U.S. EIA: Wind, Solar Expected To Add 61 GW Over Next 2 Years, Forecasts 2% Decrease In Carbon Dioxide Emissions In 2020

2020 Outlook: Natural Gas Faces Regulatory, Environmental Scrutiny, But Still Wants Rule In Carbon-Free Grid

Help Wanted: Sierra Club Clean Energy Advocate In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

Energy Conservation

Republicans Push Back On Bipartisan Bill to Make Greener Refrigerators, Air Conditioners

Environmental Health

2020 Shale Network Workshop Set For May 14-15 In State College To Feature Health Effects Presentations [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Time For Lawmakers To Protect Public Health From Shale Gas Industry

Bucks-Montco Group Joins Nationwide Petition To Designate PFAS As Hazardous Waste

Allegheny Front: Whose Job Is It To Reduce Toxic Mercury In The Ohio River?

Allegheny Front: Mapping Toxic Wastewater Discharges Along The Ohio River, Here’s What We Learned

B. Braun To Significantly Cut Cancer-Causing Chemical Emissions At Lehigh Valley Plant

New Asbestos Contamination Closes Philly School For Second Time

Op-Ed: I Work At A Philly School Closed By Asbestos, We’re Fed Up

Delaware County Moves Forward On Establishing A Health Department

Environmental Heritage

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

PA Environmental Council At 50: We Had To Do Something [PaEN]

Academy Of Natural Sciences Marks 50 Years Of Earth Day With New Initiative Showing How Everyday Choices Affect The Environment

Huber Coal Breaker Film Draws Large Crowd To World Premiere

Manada Conservancy Union Canal: Preserving A Piece Of the Past; Update On Swatara Creek Conservation Feb. 11 Dauphin County [PaEN]

Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Points To Potential National Potato Shortage, But Not In PA [PaEN]

Environmental Policy

PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In December Now Available; PEC At 50! [PaEN]

Farming

Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay State Team (formerly the PA Steering Committee) Meets January 30 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Potential Economic Damage Due To Spotted Lanternfly In PA Could Reach $324 Million Annually, Now Stands At $50.1 Million [PaEN]

AP: Study: Spotted Lanternfly Costing Pennsylvania $50 Million Annually
Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Winners Of Student Spotted Lanternfly Calendar Contest [PaEN]

Virginia Also Eyeing Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania To Protect Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Discussing Whether To Take Legal Action Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Rachel McDevitt: Maryland Plans To Sue PA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Files Comments Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Speaks To Chesapeake Bay Issue - Wants Federal Funds Freed Up To Address Issue

Veteran Lawmaker Sen. Yaw Anxious To Get To Work

Lancaster Farming: State To Sharpen Focus Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Mobile Lab Rolling To Schools To Teach Science, Agriculture

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: What Does Soil Health Mean To Me? Learn More At Armstrong County Workshop Jan. 21

PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Deconstructed, Recycled Into Energy At Juniata County Dairy Farm - Video [PaEN]

NRCS-PA Holds Jan. 23 PA State Technical Committee Meeting In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Joint Conservation Committee Newsletter Points To Potential National Potato Shortage, But Not In PA [PaEN]

Family Farm Life Deadly For Kids, 11 Killed In Lancaster County Over Last 5 Years

Flooding

Temporary Street Closure For Solomon Creek Flood Wall Project In Wilkes-Barre

Flooding - Hurricanes

Puerto Rico’s Emergency Directed Fired After Supplies From Hurricane Maria Discovered

Forests

Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay State Team (formerly the PA Steering Committee) Meets January 30 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Potential Economic Damage Due To Spotted Lanternfly In PA Could Reach $324 Million Annually, Now Stands At $50.1 Million [PaEN]

AP: Study: Spotted Lanternfly Costing Pennsylvania $50 Million Annually

Dept. Of Agriculture Announces Winners Of Student Spotted Lanternfly Calendar Contest [PaEN]

The Nature Conservancy-PA Reviews 2019 Accomplishments With Its Many Partners, Volunteers [PaEN]

Rep. Causer Introduces Bill To Make It Harder To Buy Forest Conservation Easements With Public Funding [PaEN]

House Committee Discusses Where To Find $500 Million To Fix State Parks; Don’t Forget $500 Million Needed To Address State Forest Maintenance Needs [PaEN]

$500 Million Needed For Fixes To PA’s State Parks, No Agreement On Where To Get That Money

Pennsylvania’s State Parks Need $500 Million In Maintenance

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On New ATV Policy, Diversity Initiative [PaEN]

South Mountain Partnership 9th Annual Power Of The Partnership Celebration Jan. 31 In Adams County [PaEN]

Jan. 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

Sawmill Fire Forces Furlough Of 87 Workers In Clarion County

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

4th Annual Our Woods & Waters Film Series Set For January & February In Erie And Crawford Counties [PaEN]

Forests - Wildfires

BBC: Australia Fires: Heavy Rains Hit Some Wildfire -Hit Regions

Rain Finally Arriving In Wildfire-Ravaged Australia, But They Bring New Risks

AP: Wildfires Set Stage For Irreversible Forest Losses In Australia

Amid Australia’s Wildfires, A Secret Quest Saves the Last Dinosaur Trees

AP:  Scientists Seek Rare Species Survivors Amid Australia Flames

Editorial: Australian Wildfires Show Toll Of Climate Change

Game Commission

Draft Game Commission Agenda Includes Bear Hunting On Sunday

Grants/Funding

PA Organization For Watershed & Rivers Now Accepting Applications For Sojourn Grants [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

Green Infrastructure

Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay State Team (formerly the PA Steering Committee) Meets January 30 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Speaks To Chesapeake Bay Issue - Wants Federal Funds Freed Up To Address Issue

Veteran Lawmaker Sen. Yaw Anxious To Get To Work

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Files Comments Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]

Lancaster Farming: State To Sharpen Focus Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Bay Journal: 2 Small PA Communities Say No To MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Until Financial Relief Can Be Found [PaEN]

Antrim Twp Hires Environmental Attorney In Battle Over Costly Stormwater Mandate

Stormwater Park, Other Projects In The Works In Wyoming Valley

Nearly One-Third Of Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority $8.6M In Stormwater Fees Went To Salaries In 2019

Luzerne County Councilman Proposes Legal Challenge To Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate Over Concerns About Local Stormwater Fee

Green Roof At Temple Library Embeds Visitors In Nature

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Trout Unlimited: Federal Bill To Fund Abandoned Mine Cleanup Moving Forward [PaEN]

Call For Presentations: 2020 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference June 24-25 In State College [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For March 14 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

100 Projects Recommended For Upper Toby Creek Watershed In Luzerne

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On New ATV Policy, Diversity Initiative [PaEN]

Penn State Center Pittsburgh To Offer Green Infrastructure Certification Program In April [PaEN]

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

Hazardous Substances

2020 Shale Network Workshop Set For May 14-15 In State College To Feature Health Effects Presentations [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Time For Lawmakers To Protect Public Health From Shale Gas Industry

B. Braun To Significantly Cut Cancer-Causing Chemical Emissions At Lehigh Valley Plant

Bucks-Montco Group Joins Nationwide Petition To Designate PFAS As Hazardous Waste

Allegheny Front: Whose Job Is It To Reduce Toxic Mercury In The Ohio River?

Allegheny Front: Mapping Toxic Wastewater Discharges Along The Ohio River, Here’s What We Learned

New Asbestos Contamination Closes Philly School For Second Time

Op-Ed: I Work At A Philly School Closed By Asbestos, We’re Fed Up

Lackawanna River

Editorial: Lackawanna River Needs Your Vote Today As River Of The Year

Land Conservation

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

The Nature Conservancy-PA Reviews 2019 Accomplishments With Its Many Partners, Volunteers [PaEN]

Rep. Causer Introduces Bill To Make It Harder To Buy Forest Conservation Easements With Public Funding [PaEN]

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness: Advocate For Preserving Wilderness In Warren County [PaEN]

Nolde Forest Expanded For First Time Since 1966 Creation In Berks County

Natural Lands, Berks Nature Add 60 Acres To Nolde State Forest And Environmental Ed Center Lands In Berks County [PaEN]

Allegheny Land Trust Hosting Master Naturalist Program In Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties

Op-Ed: Congress Should Fully Fund Land & Water Conservation Fund - Thomas Gery, Berks County

Land Recycling

Report Reveals High Levels Of Cancer-Causing Chemical Recorded At Philly Refinery

Oil Refinery Leaks Toxic Chemical In The Middle Of Philadelphia

Andrew Maykuth: Philly Refinery Auction Said To Attract Chicago Developer That Rehabs Industrial Properties

Andrew Maykuth: OSHA Hits Bankrupt Philly Refinery For Safety Violations Related To Explosion

Consultant To Help Forge Future Of Hazelwood Green Brownfield Site Now In Place

Land Use Planning

New Centre County Twp Supervisor Sets His Sights On Development, Environmental Issues

Lake Erie

NEW DATE: House Environmental Committee Meets Jan. 22 On Bill To Exempt Shoreline Landowners From Fees For Using Commonwealth-Owned Submerged Lands [PaEN]

Littering/Illegal Dumping

Keep PA Beautiful: Registration Now Open For Pick Up Pennsylvania Litter Cleanup, Beautification Events [PaEN]

Mine Reclamation

Trout Unlimited: Federal Bill To Fund Abandoned Mine Cleanup Moving Forward [PaEN]

Call For Presentations: 2020 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference June 24-25 In State College [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

DEP Report Documents Impacts From Coal Mining

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

Ohio River

Allegheny Front: Whose Job Is It To Reduce Toxic Mercury In The Ohio River?

Allegheny Front: Mapping Toxic Wastewater Discharges Along The Ohio River, Here’s What We Learned

Oil & Gas

Final Vote Expected Next Week In House On Bill Reducing Environmental Protection Requirements For Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling [PaEN]

PEC, EDF: Senate Bill 790 Includes Dramatic Reductions In Health, Environmental Protections From Impacts Of Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee Removes Provisions Legalizing Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater From SB 790, But Significant Flaws Still Exist [PaEN]

Opposition To Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater Grows: 166 Organizations, 1,445 Citizens Call On House To Reject Senate Bill 790 [PaEN]

Laura Legere: Wolf Vows To Veto Bill Loosening Rules For Conventional Oil & Gas Wells

Stephen Caruso: Bill To Rollback Natural Gas Drilling Regulations Clears House Committee

Katie Meyer: Wolf Says Despite Compromise, Drilling Bill Still Poses Too Much Environmental Risk

House Committee Takes Brine Out Of SB 790 Legislation

Oil & Gas Brine On Dirt Road Usage Remains Cloudy

DEP Orders Range Resources To Address Methane Leaking Into The Air, 12 Water Wells, Groundwater  From A Marcellus Gas Well In Lycoming County Since 2013 [PaEN]

Laura Legere: DEP Orders Range Resources To Fix Leaking Lycoming County Marcellus Gas Well Once And For All

AP: DEP Orders Gas Well Plugged In Fight Over Methane

DEP: It’s Time To Get Tough With Driller To Stop Gas Well That’s Been Leaking Since 2013

PA AG Shapiro, 15 Other State Attorneys General Objecting To Shipping Liquefied Natural Gas By Rail [PaEN]

AP-Marc Levy: PA Attorney General, Other States Oppose Trump Plan To Allow LNG Shipments By Rail

Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Cresson, Cambria County

Stephen Huba: Report: 21% Drop Expected In 2020 Natural Gas Impact Fee

Report Reveals High Levels Of Cancer-Causing Chemical Recorded At Philly Refinery

Oil Refinery Leaks Toxic Chemical In The Middle Of Philadelphia

Andrew Maykuth: Philly Refinery Auction Said To Attract Chicago Developer That Rehabs Industrial Properties

Andrew Maykuth: OSHA Hits Bankrupt Philly Refinery For Safety Violations Related To Explosion

Three Injured In Massive Tanker Truck Explosion In Westmoreland County Improving

Federal Authorities Join Tanker Truck Explosion Investigation In Westmoreland

PUC Approves Settlement for Aqua America’s $4+ Billion Acquisition of the Peoples Natural Gas Companies [PaEN]

Anya Litvak: Aqua America, Peoples Gas Wins PUC Approval, But Not Everyone’s On Board

Andrew Maykuth: PUC Approves Aqua American, People’s Gas Merger, Now Rebranded To Essential Utilities, Inc.

Anya Litvak: Peoples Gas CEO To Give Up His Position In Merger With Aqua

Stephen Huba: Tenaska Natural Gas Power Plant Offering Scholarships For Belle Vernon, Yough Students

EQT Drilling Admits It Can’t Succeed In Low-Price Shale Gas Environment

2020 Shale Network Workshop Set For May 14-15 In State College To Feature Health Effects Presentations [PaEN]

Op-Ed: Time For Lawmakers To Protect Public Health From Shale Gas Industry

2020 Outlook: Natural Gas Faces Regulatory, Environmental Scrutiny, But Still Wants Rule In Carbon-Free Grid

Pipelines

DEP Issues $1.95 Million Penalty To Sunoco For Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Violations At Raystown Lake, Huntingdon County [PaEN]

Laura Legere: Raystown Lake Spill Earns Mariner East Pipeline Another $1.95 Million Penalty

Editorial: DEP Needs To Be Vigilant In Monitoring Energy Transfer Pipeline Company

Anya Litvak/Andrew Rush: Life After The Explosion Of The Revolution Pipeline In Beaver County

Stephen Caruso: Gas Pipeline Politics Put Chester County House Incumbents In Peril

Talen Energy Completes Sale Of Lehigh Valley Pipeline For $155 Million

AP-Marc Levy: PA Attorney General, Other States Oppose Trump Plan To Allow LNG Shipments By Rail

DEP: Chapter 102 E&S Permit Application Received For Adelphia Gateway Pipeline Project In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery Counties [PaEN]

DEP Issues Water Quality Certification For 2 Dominion Energy Pipeline Projects In Beaver, Lawrence, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]

PUC Pipeline Safety Investigation Ongoing In Philadelphia House Explosion In December

South Philly Explosion Caused By Crack In Gas Main, Officials Say

After Deadly Gas Line Blast In Philadelphia, Neighbors Wondering If It’s Safe

Permitting

DEP Sets Hearings [If Needed] On RACT II Air Quality Plans For 9 Facilities In Butler, Clarion, Elk, Lancaster, Philadelphia, York [PaEN]

DEP: Chapter 102 E&S Permit Application Received For Adelphia Gateway Pipeline Project In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery Counties [PaEN]

DEP Issues Water Quality Certification For 2 Dominion Energy Pipeline Projects In Beaver, Lawrence, Westmoreland Counties [PaEN]

DEP Posts 71 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In January 18 PA Bulletin [PaEN]

Radiation Protection

AP: Ontario Officials Accidently Pushed Nuclear Power Plant Accident Alert To Millions

Recreation

Ghost Town Trail In Cambria & Indiana Counties Named 2020 Trail Of The Year [PaEN]

Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year By State Conservation Officials

Marcus Schneck: PA’s Ghost Town Trail Named 2020 Trail Of The Year

Editorial: Ghost Town Trail Honor Represents Region’s Growing Recreational Tourism Industry

House Committee Discusses Where To Find $500 Million To Fix State Parks; Don’t Forget $500 Million Needed To Address State Forest Maintenance Needs[PaEN]

$500 Million Needed For Fixes To PA’s State Parks, No Agreement On Where To Get That Money

Ed Mahon: $500 Million Needed For Fixes To PA State Parks, But No Agreement On Where To Get Money

Pennsylvania’s State Parks Need $500 Million In Maintenance

Jan Murphy: House Passes Bill To Strengthen Penalties For Not Marking Run-Of-River Dams

DCNR Conservation & Natural Resources Advisory Council Meets Jan. 22 On New ATV Policy, Diversity Initiative [PaEN]

PA Organization For Watershed & Rivers Now Accepting Applications For Sojourn Grants [PaEN]

Jan. 17 Take Five Fridays With Pam Now Available From PA Parks & Forests Foundation [PaEN]

PA Recreation & Park Society Releases 2020 Training & Events Calendar [PaEN]

Save The Date: 2020 Eastern PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 27-29; Take Pre-Summit Survey [PaEN]

South Mountain Partnership 9th Annual Power Of The Partnership Celebration Jan. 31 In Adams County [PaEN]

Jan Murphy: House Passes Bill To Strengthen Penalties For Not Marking Run-Of-River Dams

Ad Crable: Winter Backpacking In PA: Deep Thoughts, Frozen Beauty, Dreams Of A Hot Shower

Mild Winter Has Some Erie Businesses Wishing For Snow

First Day, First Hike At Lackawanna State Park

Paddlers Braved The Bone-Chilling Lackawanna River During ShiverFest 2020

Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau Releases Destination Guide

Central Blair Recreation Committee To Construct New Park In Altoona

Frank Kummer: Whitewater Fans Fear Change At Lehigh Dam, Wonder Why NYC Involved

An Outside Look: Lehigh River, Francis E. Walter Dam Concerns

Bike Lanes, One-Way Street Changes In Downtown Scranton Proposed By Consultant

Op-Ed: Congress Should Fully Fund Land & Water Conservation Fund - Thomas Gery, Berks County

Recycling/Waste

Op-Ed: How Philly Can Recycle Better And Save Money Doing It

IFO Soliciting Comments For Economic Impact Study On Regulation Of Single-Use Plastics [PaEN]

Ban On Single-Use Plastic Bags, Straw Ban Takes Effect July 2 In West Chester

Editorial: Eliminating Plastic Bags Is The Right Decision

Follow These Winter Recycling Tips From Centre County Recycling Authority

Complaints Of Rotten Smell Multiply At Keystone Landfill, Critics Call For Reporting Reform

Modern Landfill Expansion In York County Worries Residents

Fmr Senator Scott Wagner Sells Penn Waste To Canadian Company

Renewable Energy

PA Farm Show Butter Sculpture Deconstructed, Recycled Into Energy At Juniata County Dairy Farm - Video [PaEN]

Schuylkill River

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For March 14 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill [PaEN]

Stormwater

Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay State Team (formerly the PA Steering Committee) Meets January 30 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Virginia Also Eyeing Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania To Protect Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Discussing Whether To Take Legal Action Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Rachel McDevitt: Maryland Plans To Sue PA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution

Bay Journal: 2 Small PA Communities Say No To MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Until Financial Relief Can Be Found [PaEN]

Antrim Twp Hires Environmental Attorney In Battle Over Costly Stormwater Mandate

Stormwater Park, Other Projects In The Works In Wyoming Valley

Nearly One-Third Of Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority $8.6M In Stormwater Fees Went To Salaries In 2019

Luzerne County Councilman Proposes Legal Challenge To Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate Over Concerns About Local Stormwater Fee

Rep. Causer Introduces Bill To Make It Harder To Buy Forest Conservation Easements With Public Funding [PaEN]

Green Roof At Temple Library Embeds Visitors In Nature

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

Susquehanna River

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Files Comments Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]

Rep. Dush To Introduce Bills To Terminate Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Compacts [PaEN]

St. Michael’s Byzantine Church In Luzerne Holds Annual Susquehanna River Blessing

Sustainability

Join The Sustainable Pittsburgh Shop Designation Program And Build Your Business [PaEN]

Water Quality

House Environmental Committee Hears From Industry, Business Groups On Triennial Review Of Water Quality Reg, Stream Redesignations [PaEN]

Schuylkill Action Network 2020 Water Utility Forum On Emerging Contaminants Jan. 28 In Reading [PaEN]

DEP Report Documents Impacts From Coal Mining

Wastewater Facilities

Schuylkill Action Network 2020 Water Utility Forum On Emerging Contaminants Jan. 28 In Reading [PaEN]

Allegheny Valley Authority On Track For $50 Million Treatment Plant Expansion

City Of Erie Accepts Erie Coke (Coal) Plant’s Remaining Wastewater

Scranton Sewer Authority OKs $7 Million Settlement Over 600 Missing Easements

Watershed Protection

Pennsylvania's Chesapeake Bay State Team (formerly the PA Steering Committee) Meets January 30 In Harrisburg [PaEN]

Virginia Also Eyeing Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania To Protect Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Discussing Whether To Take Legal Action Against PA, EPA Over Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Rachel McDevitt: Maryland Plans To Sue PA Over Chesapeake Bay Pollution

Chesapeake Bay Foundation Files Comments Opposing Conowingo Dam Settlement [PaEN]

Bay Journal: Can EPA Enforce The Chesapeake Bay's Pollution Diet? [PaEN]

PennVEST Seeks Proposals For A Public-Private Partnership To Develop A New Center For Water Quality Excellence In Lancaster, York Counties [PaEN]

Sen. Yaw Speaks To Chesapeake Bay Issue - Wants Federal Funds Freed Up To Address Issue

Veteran Lawmaker Sen. Yaw Anxious To Get To Work

Bay Journal: 2 Small PA Communities Say No To MS4 Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program Until Financial Relief Can Be Found [PaEN]

Antrim Twp Hires Environmental Attorney In Battle Over Costly Stormwater Mandate

Stormwater Park, Other Projects In The Works In Wyoming Valley

Nearly One-Third Of Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority $8.6M In Stormwater Fees Went To Salaries In 2019

Luzerne County Councilman Proposes Legal Challenge To Stormwater Pollution Reduction Mandate Over Concerns About Local Stormwater Fee

Trout Unlimited: Federal Bill To Fund Abandoned Mine Cleanup Moving Forward [PaEN]

Call For Presentations: 2020 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference June 24-25 In State College [PaEN]

House Environmental Committee Hears From Industry, Business Groups On Triennial Review Of Water Quality Reg, Stream Redesignations [PaEN]

Registration Now Open For March 14 Watershed Congress Along The Schuylkill [PaEN]

Schuylkill River Restoration Fund Now Accepting Applications For 2020 Grant Round [PaEN]

Rep. Dush To Introduce Bills To Terminate Delaware, Susquehanna River Basin Commission Compacts [PaEN]

Delaware RiverKeeper Jan.17 RiverWatch Video Report

DEP Report Documents Impacts From Coal Mining

100 Projects Recommended For Upper Toby Creek Watershed In Luzerne

Editorial: Lackawanna River Needs Your Vote Today As River Of The Year

PA Organization For Watershed & Rivers Now Accepting Applications For Sojourn Grants [PaEN]

Webinar On Databases For Watershed Group Volunteer And Member Management Set For Jan. 31 [PaEN]

Penn State Extension Introduces Lower Susquehanna Master Watershed Steward Program In Lebanon, Lancaster, Dauphin Counties, Seeks Volunteers

The Power Of Seeds And Water To Connect People To Place-- Learn More About Becoming A Master Watershed Steward In Philadelphia At Feb. 19 Open House [PaEN]

Mary Ann Thomas: What Does Soil Health Mean To Me? Learn More At Armstrong County Workshop Jan. 21

Can Erie Area, U.S. Go Easy On The Road Salt?

Schuylkill Action Network 2020 Water Utility Forum On Emerging Contaminants Jan. 28 In Reading [PaEN]

Manada Conservancy Union Canal: Preserving A Piece Of the Past; Update On Swatara Creek Conservation Feb. 11 Dauphin County [PaEN]

Allegheny Front: Whose Job Is It To Reduce Toxic Mercury In The Ohio River?

Allegheny Front: Mapping Toxic Wastewater Discharges Along The Ohio River, Here’s What We Learned

CBF Blog: Pennsylvania Has Been Growing Greener For 20 Years [PaEN]

Frank Kummer: Whitewater Fans Fear Change At Lehigh Dam, Wonder Why NYC Involved

An Outside Look: Lehigh River, Francis E. Walter Dam Concerns

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Wildlife

House Game & Fisheries Committee To Hold Meetings In March On Fish & Boat And Game Commissions’ Annual Reports [PaEN]

House Game & Fisheries Committee Holds Feb. 20 Hearing On Saturday Opening Of Deer Season In Washington County

Saturday Deer Hunting Opening Not Supported By Hunters, Businesses

Jan Murphy: House Passes Bill To Strengthen Penalties For Not Marking Run-Of-River Dams

Draft Game Commission Agenda Includes Bear Hunting On Sunday

Game Commission Board to Discuss 202-21 Hunting, Trapping Seasons Jan. 24-25

John Hayes: In January, Find Deer Hiding In Their Quiet Place, And Turn Off The Cellphone

Mary Ann Thomas: Woman Captures Footage Of Swimming Bear In Beaver County

Bethlehem Casino Discouraging Return Of Nesting Peregrine Falcons During Construction Project

Marcus Schneck: When Will Snow Geese Arrive At Middle Creek Wildlife Area?

Lehigh Valley Seeing Massive Flocks Of Snow Geese, But Are There Too Many?

Marcus Schneck: Here’s The Best Bald Eagle Viewing In Pennsylvania

Mickayla Miller: Eagles, Geese, Falcons: 24-Hour Livestreams In PA You Can Watch Now

Bill Uhrich: 3 Great Birding Spots In Berks County

Game Commission Honors Latrobe Student For Bringing Help To Entangled Deer

Marcus Schneck: Nasty Stuff Hunters Find On Deer: Oozing Green Gunk, Huge Warts, Parasitic Insects

Bill Bower: The Life Of Whitetail Deer Through A PA Winter

Marcus Schneck: PA’s Coyote Hunting Season Gets Under Way

Marcus Schneck: Trapping In PA: What’s Legal?  What’s Not?

Angler’s Wish: When It’s My Time, Take Me In My Fishing Boat

Holy Moly: Pennsylvania’s Moles Are Front And Center

Game Commission Names Jason Decoskey New Wildlife Protection Director

Jan Murphy: Alec Baldwin Makes Plea To Wolf To Get Obese Black Bear Released From Union County Roadside Zoo

Obese Bear Removed From Union County Roadside Zoo

Opportunities

Game Commission Names Jason Decoskey New Wildlife Protection Director

Help Wanted: Sierra Club Clean Energy Advocate In Pennsylvania [PaEN]

Federal Policy

PA AG Shapiro, 15 Other State Attorneys General Objecting To Shipping Liquefied Natural Gas By Rail [PaEN]

AP-Marc Levy: PA Attorney General, Other States Oppose Trump Plan To Allow LNG Shipments By Rail

Norfolk Southern Train Derails In Cresson, Cambria County

GASP: EPA Scientific Advisory Board Says Agency Has Little Regard For Science, Transparency

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