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Sunday NewsClips

A Beautiful Mess: Trees Necessary For Health Of Creeks, Streams [Youth Conservation Corps]

Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Plan

Woodward Twp OKs Needed Review Of Stormwater Ordinance

Letter: Keep Funding Watershed Conservation Efforts

Grazierville Under Boil Water Notice

As Pipelines Are Completed, More Efficient Movement Of Gas to Market Will Boost Industry

Op-Ed: Marcellus Shale Impact Fee Benefits Projects Statewide

Hopey: Survey Finds Hundreds Of Illegal Dumps In Allegheny County

Yukon Landfill Owner Plans Expansion In Westmoreland

Harmar Quashes Plan To Offer Free Garbage Collection To Residents

We Are Tired Of Accepting The Worst From Our Leaders, Young Marchers Push For Climate Action

Young People Rally In Pittsburgh For Climate Protections

Pitt’s Latest Weed Eaters Are Quiet, And Adorable Too

Greene Township Volunteers Rebuild Playground

Volunteers In Centre County Preparing For Next Water Rescue Emergency

Sunday- The Feds

Editorial: Wildlife At Risk From Trump Administration

Barletta Urges U.S. Senate To Act On His Disaster Mitigation Bill

Air

Legere: DEP’s Overdue Marcellus Shale Air Study Finds Few Health Risks 

O’Neill: Pittsburgh’s Version Of Trump’s Wall Will Keep Out The Dirty Air

Allegheny County Defends Air Quality Efforts, Plans Stricter Coke (Coal) Plant Rules

Hopey: Air Advocates Read Scroll Of Smells At Allegheny County Health Board Meeting

Pittsburgh Is No Longer The Smoky City, But It Doesn’t Mean It Has Cleaned Up Its Act

Editorial: Dirty Air Requires Clean Policy

2 More Admit Roles In Tampering With Truck Emission Systems In PA

Delaware Protests EPA Decision On Good Neighbor Air Pollution

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Should Move Forward With Methane Regulations, Rep. Vitali

Study: National Parks Get Fewer Visits When Air Pollution Rises

Alternative Fuels

Cities, States, Business Push For More Electric Vehicles

Amtran Happy With CNG Buses In Blair County

Awards & Recognition

Carmichaels PA Envirothon Champion Team Gets Warm Send-Off To National Competition

Biodiversity/Invasive Species

Boyce Park’s Indian Meadow Wows With Flowers, Color

Federal Endangered Species Act Stripped Of Key Provision In Trump Proposal

Budget

Venesky: Fish & Boat Commission Defers Cuts, Holds Out Hope For License Fee Hike

Fish & Boat Commission  Increases Permit Fees To Cover Costs, Hopeful Of Licence Fee Hike

4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction

Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fee Unique To Pennsylvania

Chesapeake Bay

U.S House Again Votes To Restrict Federal Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Measure To Weaken EPA Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Is Up For Vote, Again

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Climate

Sisk: How Young Activists In PA Hope To Make Climate Change A Political Priority

Rising Seas, Storms Could Cause Problems For Internet Infrastructure

Wagner Asked By Teen About Climate Change: “You’re A Little Young And Naive”

Wagner Calls Climate Advocate ‘Young And Naive’ At Town Hall Meeting

Wagner Needs To Know Climate Science 18-Year-Old Says

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Should Move Forward With Methane Regulations, Rep. Vitali

Songbird Nesting Habits May Indicate Severity Of Hurricane Season In Delaware

FERC Pipeline Climate Policy Faces New Challenge In Federal Court

Earliest New York Will Have Carbon Price Is Q2 In 2021, NYISO Says

Coal Mining

EPA Eases Rules On How Coal Ash Waste Is Stored [PA Does Not]

Frazier: Trump Admin. Rolls Back Coal Ash Rules Aimed At Groundwater Protection

Report: DOE Bailout For Coal, Nuclear Plants Could Cost $34 Billion

Study: Trump’s Coal Bailout Could Cost $17.2 Billion Per Year

Black Lung Rate Hits 25-Year High In Appalachian Coal Mining States

Compliance Action

2 More Admit Roles In Tampering With Truck Emission Systems In PA

Old Order Amish Widow Wins Some, Loses Some In Warren Court Fight Over Outhouse

Delaware River

Federal Judge Questions DRBC’s Ability To Fight Fracking

Court Reinstates Wayne County Lawsuit Over Fracking In Delaware Watershed

Annual Delaware River Cleanup In The Poconos Attracts 100+ Volunteers

Volunteers Clean Delaware River, Find Less Trash Every Year

100 Tires And Counting From Delaware River Cleanup

Kummer: NJ Finds PFAS In Lower Delaware River Watershed

Hurdle: NJ Issues First Fish Consumption Advisories On PFAS Chemicals

Delaware RiverKeeper July 20 RiverWatch Video Report

Dream Of Owning An Island In The Delaware River?  One’s For Sale Near Easton

Drinking Water

Speakers Urge Public Ownership For Pittsburgh Water Authority At Hearing

East Stroudsburg U. Student Research Helps Ensure Clean Drinking Water

Editorial: Mandate Lead Testing For Schools

Middletown Water Compromised, Boil Water Advisory In Effect

Boil Water Advisory In Middletown Is Lifted

Boil Water Advisory Issued For PA American Water System In Mountain Top

McKelvey: After 7 Years, Butler County Residents Have No Water Due To Gas Drilling

Penn State Extension: Wilson College Students Learn How Land Use, Groundwater, Wells Interconnect

Hurdle: NJ Issues First Fish Consumption Advisories On PFAS Chemicals

Kummer: NJ Finds PFAS In Lower Delaware River Watershed

Watchdog: After Flint, EPA Must Strengthen Oversight Of State Drinking Water Programs

Economic Development

Union: Shell Actively Pursuing Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Workers For Ethane Plant

Education

Carmichaels PA Envirothon Champion Team Gets Warm Send-Off To National Competition

East Stroudsburg U. Student Research Helps Ensure Clean Drinking Water

Penn State Extension: Wilson College Students Learn How Land Use, Groundwater, Wells Interconnect

Letter: McKinley Elementary Projects Restore Our Local Stream (Montgomery County)

New Kensington YMCA Garden Program Grows Young Men Into Leaders

Philadelphia Pianist To Romance The Butterfly At Insectarium

Bed Of Ringing Rocks In Bucks County Make Music With The Help Of A Hammer

Emergency Response

Protecting Against A Hazardous Chemical Spill In York County

Energy

Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies

Maykuth: PUC Cites Philly Nonprofit For Improper Use Of PECO Customer Funds

U.S. Appeals Court Tosses Out Philadelphia Gas Works Landlord Liens Lawsuit

Exelon Considering Battery Storage At its Nuclear Power Plants

Union: Shell Actively Pursuing Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Workers For Ethane Plant

Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland Will Stabilize Water Rates, Officials Say

Westmoreland County Tenaska’s Natural Gas-Fueled Power Plant Set To Open In December

Dominion Aims To Sell Bucks County, VA Natural Gas Power Plants

Study: Trump’s Coal Bailout Could Cost $17.2 Billion Per Year

FERC Approves Gas Pipelines As Powelson Eyes Exit

Powelson Says No Idle Threat To Step Down Early From FERC

Why FERC’s PJM Capacity Market Order Could Herald Carbon Pricing

PJM Will Respond To FERC Capacity Market Order Within 60 Days

Has FERC’s Landmark Transmission Planning Effort Made Transmission Building Harder?

Earliest New York Will Have Carbon Price Is Q2 In 2021, NYISO Says

Energy Conservation

Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies

Environmental Heritage

AP: Archaeologists Come To Eckley Mining Community To Study Our Past

Environmental Justice

Cusick: With Proposed Policy Change Nearly ⅓ Of Pennsylvanians Live In Environmental Justice Areas

Farming

State Helps Couple Buy Lancaster Farm In $948,000 Project

New Kensington YMCA Garden Program Grows Young Men Into Leaders

Flooding

Bridgeville Flood Relief Center Open Through July 21

Solomon Creek Flood Wall Contractor Terminated, Project Delayed In WB

Wilkes-Barre Officials Bicker As Contract For Solomon Flood Wall Terminated

Williamsport Mayor Suggests Giving Levee Control To Water Authority

Lycoming Commissioner: Turning Levee Over To Authority Won’t Solve Core Problems

Grafius Run Survey Of Flood Damage To Begin Today In Lycoming

Levee Trail Report Project To Cost Less Than Expected In Luzerne

Terminated Flood Wall Contractor Faces Criticism Over Previous Project

Songbird Nesting Habits May Indicate Severity Of Hurricane Season In Delaware

Geologic Hazards

Feds To Reimburse State $9 Million For Route 30 Landslide Emergency Repairs

North Huntingdon Landslide Repairs Could Cost $500,000

Displaced Homeowners Seek Quicker Solution In Wake Of Landslide In Washington County

Bed Of Ringing Rocks In Bucks County Make Music With The Help Of A Hammer

Green Infrastructure

Letter: McKinley Elementary Projects Restore Our Local Stream (Montgomery County)

Latrobe Authority Says Stormwater Project Should Alleviate Sewage Woes

4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction

Land Conservation

Is Stoneleigh Preserved Land Safe From School District Eminent Domain?

Greening Vacant Lots Improves Mental Health In Philly Communities

Bagenstose: Summer Fellows Seeking Support For Bristol Marsh In Bucks County

Allegheny Land Trust Gains 12-Acres, Preserves Vital Green Space

Op-Ed: Mountain Bikers vs. Hikers In Proposed Tracy Ridge Wilderness Area

Littering/Illegal Dumping

White: Yes, Smokers, Cigarette Butts Are Litter

Annual Delaware River Cleanup In The Poconos Attracts 100+ Volunteers

Volunteers Clean Delaware River, Find Less Trash Every Year

100 Tires And Counting From Delaware River Cleanup

Mine Reclamation

Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Conservation Plan

Oil & Gas

Legere: DEP’s Overdue Marcellus Shale Air Study Finds Few Health Risks

Hopey: DEP Environmental Justice Panel To Examine Drilling Impacts On Poor Communities

Court Reinstates Wayne County Lawsuit Over Fracking In Delaware Watershed

Federal Judge Questions DRBC’s Ability To Fight Fracking

McKelvey: After 7 Years, Butler County Residents Have No Water Due To Gas Drilling

Natural Gas Drilling Impact Fee Unique To Pennsylvania

Natural Gas Power Plant In Westmoreland Will Stabilize Water Rates, Officials Say

Westmoreland County Tenaska’s Natural Gas-Fueled Power Plant Set To Open In December

Chambersburg Awarded CFA Grant To Fund Natural Gas Service Extension

Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies

Amtran Happy With CNG Buses In Blair County

Worley & Obetz CEO Accused Of Gaining $1 Million In Massive Fraud

Loss On Worley & Obetz Loan Cuts Fulton Profits By 22.6%

Dominion Aims To Sell Bucks County, VA Natural Gas Power Plants

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Should Move Forward With Methane Regulations, Rep. Vitali

Highest Summer Gasoline Prices In 4 Years In Lehigh Valley

Op-Ed: Trump Can Save Philadelphia’s Refineries, Rob Wonderling

Pipelines

Hurdle: New Mariner East 2 Spill In Western PA

Hurdle: Exposed Pipeline In Chester County NOT Mariner East 1

Hurdle: Independent Study Examining Public Safety Risks Of Mariner East Pipelines

Desperate For Answers, Groups Bankroll 2-County Study Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline

Reuters: Mariner East 2 Pipeline Construction Racks Up 65th Violation From DEP

Mama Bears’ Arrests Signal New Frustration Of Mariner East 2 Pipeline Protesters

Lancaster County Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Protester Cited 3 Times

Williams: Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Going Online In August

Maykuth: Laurel Pipeline Bidirectional Plan Advances At Expense Of Philly Producers

Export, PA Pipe Producer Benefiting From Trump Trade Policies

FERC Approves Gas Pipelines As Powelson Eyes Exit

Powelson Says No Idle Threat To Step Down Early From FERC

LaFleur: FERC Unlikely To Act On Pipeline Review Before Powelson Exit

FERC Pipeline Climate Policy Faces New Challenge In Federal Court

Radiation Protection

Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies

Exelon Considering Battery Storage At its Nuclear Power Plants

Union: Shell Actively Pursuing Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant Workers For Ethane Plant

Hope For The Nuclear Industry? NuVision’s Brian Beley’s Got It

Recreation

Sen. Yudichak Fulfills Hike Promise

Sen. Yudichak Confident D&L Trail To Wilkes-Barre Will Be A Reality
Editorial: A Few Weeds Don’t Mar Beauty Of River Common In Luzerne

Upper Bucks County Park Tour Highlights Recreation Partnerships

Bids Sought To Put Walking Trail Around Freeport’s Park

Levee Trail Report Project To Cost Less Than Expected In Luzerne

Erie County Trail Network Highlighted

Residents Work To Save Tresckow Playground In Carbon County

Bikeshare Has Equity Problem, Philadelphia Is Tackling It

Op-Ed: With Philly Soda Tax Fight Won, Time To Right By Libraries, Rec Centers

Keystone Edge: 7 Unique Spots For Your Pennsylvania Staycation

Editorial: Open-Water Swimming Should Be Safe As Well As Enjoyable

Bed Of Ringing Rocks In Bucks County Make Music With The Help Of A Hammer

Boyce Park’s Indian Meadow Wows With Flowers, Color

Millcreek Woman Enjoys Biking More After Losing 170 Pounds

Op-Ed: Mountain Bikers vs. Hikers In Proposed Tracy Ridge Wilderness Area

Desperate Schuylkill Rowers Turn To Universities For Money To Dredge River

Water Pump Expected To Help Keep Water In Southern Delaware Canal

Coast Guard Warns Of Debris Hazards On Pittsburgh-Area Rivers

Family Of Kayaker Swept Over Dashields Dam Sues Corps Of Engineers

AP: Swimmer Beware: Pennsylvania Drownings Highlight River Risks

Allentown Parks & Rec Director Ousted As Mayor Shapes Team

Study: National Parks Get Fewer Visits When Air Pollution Rises

Recycling/Waste

Crable: Lancaster Waste Authority Trims Recycling Program To Big 4, Cites Market Collapse

Here Are Recent Changes To Single-Stream Recycling In Lancaster County

Quick Video Tour Of Penn Waste’s Recycling Center

Lehigh County Collects 20K+ Pounds Of Unwanted Drugs, Destroyed In Covanta Chester Plant

Editorial: PCBs In Quarry Fill?  PA Needs Tougher Standards

Column: Plastic Straw Bans Are Last Straw, Let’s Get Rid Of Litterbugs Instead

EPA Eases Rules On How Coal Ash Waste Is Stored [PA Does Not]

Frazier: Trump Admin. Rolls Back Coal Ash Rules Aimed At Groundwater Protection

Renewable Energy

Esack: What You Need To Know As PA Politics Heat Up Over Energy Sector Subsidies

Schuylkill River

Desperate Schuylkill Rowers Turn To Universities For Money To Dredge River

Stormwater

Latrobe Authority Says Stormwater Project Should Alleviate Sewage Woes

4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction

Sustainability

Homewood, India Grow Sustainable Communities Idea

Wastewater Facilities

Speakers Urge Public Ownership For Pittsburgh Water Authority At Hearing

Kiski Valley Sewage Treatment Customers To Pay Flat Rate

Old Order Amish Widow Wins Some, Loses Some In Warren Court Fight Over Outhouse

Watershed Protection

East Stroudsburg U. Student Research Helps Ensure Clean Drinking Water

Letter: McKinley Elementary Projects Restore Our Local Stream (Montgomery County)

Latrobe Authority Says Stormwater Project Should Alleviate Sewage Woes

4 Of 5 Allentown Owners Who Appeal Stormwater Bill Got A Reduction

Editorial: Open-Water Swimming Should Be Safe As Well As Enjoyable

Back Mountain Residents’ Input Sought For Upper Toby Creek Conservation Plan

Penn State Extension: Wilson College Students Learn How Land Use, Groundwater, Wells Interconnect

Desperate Schuylkill Rowers Turn To Universities For Money To Dredge River

Bagenstose: Summer Fellows Seeking Support For Bristol Marsh In Bucks County

Delaware RiverKeeper July 20 RiverWatch Video Report

U.S House Again Votes To Restrict Federal Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Measure To Weaken EPA Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Is Up For Vote, Again

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Wildlife

Venesky: Fish & Boat Commission Defers Cuts, Holds Out Hope For License Fee Hike

Fish & Boat Commission  Increases Permit Fees To Cover Costs, Hopeful Of Licence Fee Hike

Hayes: PA Anglers Asked To Pitch In To Raise Revenues

Kummer: NJ Finds PFAS In Lower Delaware River Watershed

Hurdle: NJ Issues First Fish Consumption Advisories On PFAS Chemicals

Crable: Dreaded Frankenfish Arrives In Lancaster County

Cellar-Dwelling Fish Are Mystery In South Philadelphia’s Navy Yard

Songbird Nesting Habits May Indicate Severity Of Hurricane Season In Delaware

Marbled Godwit Spotted At Presque Isle, Rare For PA

Frye: Better Definition Of Public Hunting Goal Of New Rules Likely Coming To PA

Reilly: Middle Creek Wildlife Area Plans Special Bowhunt For Deer This Fall

Schneck: Rattlesnakes Really Want To Be Left Along, Go Undetected (Video)

Bower: Reflections In Nature: Eggs vs. Live Young

Philadelphia Pianist To Romance The Butterfly At Insectarium

Federal Endangered Species Act Stripped Of Key Provision In Trump Proposal

West Nile/Zika Virus

Mosquito Eradicators, Tick Sprays Flying Off Shelves In Northeast

Mosquito Spraying Planned In Harborcreek Township

Accuweather: Above-Average Rainfall Boosts Mosquito Populations Across Eastern U.S.

Hurricanes

Puerto Ricans Return To Power Grid, But Fear For Long Term

Rising Seas, Storms Could Cause Problems For Internet Infrastructure

Wildfires

DCNR Dispatches 2 Fire Crews To Nevada To Help With Wildfires

Deadly Fire Shuts Down Key Route to Yosemite National Park

Growing Oregon Wildfire Crushes Hopes Of Wheat Farmers During Harvest

Federal Policy

Hopey: Acting EPA Administrator Wants To Depoliticize Environmental Issues

Measure To Weaken EPA Enforcement Of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Is Up For Vote, Again

Report: DOE Bailout For Coal, Nuclear Plants Could Cost $34 Billion

EPA Eases Rules On How Coal Ash Waste Is Stored [PA Does Not]

Why FERC’s PJM Capacity Market Order Could Herald Carbon Pricing

Earliest New York Will Have Carbon Price Is Q2 In 2021, NYISO Says

Federal Endangered Species Act Stripped Of Key Provision In Trump Proposal

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7/23/2018