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Top DEP Stories
Towanda Daily Review: Yaw-led committee among opponents to drastic DEP drilling permit increase https://www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/yaw-led-committee-among-opponents-to-drastic-dep- drilling-permit/article_fd076fc5-1f33-55a9-a526-43a056eba397.html
Mentions
Morning Call: Easton mulls $75-$85 stormwater fee for residents http://www.mcall.com/news/local/easton/mc-nws-easton-storm-water-fee-20180823-story.html
Next Pittsburgh: Environmental groups brace for latest Trump administration rollbacks https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/city-design/environmental-groups-brace-for-latest-trump- administration-rollbacks/
Post-Gazette: Court strikes playgrounds, school yards from places that get extra scrutiny before drilling http://www.post-gazette.com/powersource/policy-powersource/2018/08/24/playgrounds-schools- Marcellus-Shale-drilling-public-resources-Pennsylvania-DEP-court/stories/201808240145
Intelligencer: State effort to develop PFOA standard stalled http://www.theintell.com/news/20180825/state-effort-to-develop-pfoa-standard-stalled
My Ches Co: Dinniman Urges Farmers, Small Businesses to Apply for Grants http://mychesco.com/a/news/business/dinniman-urges-farmers-small-businesses-to-apply-for-grants/
Air
Lehigh Valley Live: Nasty air quality could be in the mix for the Lehigh Valley, officials say https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/weather/index.ssf/2018/08/air_quality_being_monitored_for_lehigh _valley_humid_temps_to_come.html
Climate Change
Lancaster Newspapers: Weather, climate related but not interchangeable https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/weather-climate-related-but-not- interchangeable/article_236b735e-a722-11e8-9f4e-ff820a4d3268.html
Allegheny Front: Many Republicans Don’t Believe in Climate Change. Or Do They? https://www.alleghenyfront.org/your-environment-report-for-july-20-2017/
Next Pittsburgh: Environmental groups brace for latest Trump administration rollbacks https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/city-design/environmental-groups-brace-for-latest-trump- administration-rollbacks/
Observer Reporter: EDITORIAL: Affordable Clean Energy rule isn't clean at all https://observer-reporter.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-affordable-clean-energy-rule-isn-t-clean-at- all/article_8e5d0660-a555-11e8-8249-eb5c4d0ddb7f.html
Conservation & Recreation
Reading Eagle: Ruscombmanor couple create rural sanctuary on their property http://www.readingeagle.com/life/article/mike-and-lois-piehel-have-created-a-rural-sanctuary-on- their-ruscombmanor-township-property
Altoona Mirror: Logan to rezone college woods http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/08/logan-to-rezone-college-woods/
Herald-Standard: Club Hub: Good 2 Row club enjoys area waterways https://www.heraldstandard.com/new_today/club-hub-good-row-club-enjoys-area- waterways/article_42985f8c-1e63-5b36-9e6c-3d9862c3537a.html
Tribune-Review: Bald birds shocking, but not uncommon this time of year https://triblive.com/local/regional/14007418-74/bald-birds-shocking-but-not-uncommon-this-time-of- year
Tribune-Review: Goats going to Irwin to eat overgrowth https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14011842-74/goats-going-to-irwin-to-eat-overgrowth
Allegheny Front: On the Hunt for Wild Orchids https://www.alleghenyfront.org/rare-orchids-abound-in-w-va-s-wild-places/
Tribune-Review: Friends of the Riverfront to host open house in Etna https://triblive.com/local/hamptonshaler/14007247-74/friends-of-the-riverfront-to-host-open-house- in-etna
Tribune-Review: Volunteers adding mountain bike trails at Ohiopyle State Park https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/14015504-74/volunteers-adding-mountain-bike-trails-at- ohiopyle-state-park
Meadville Tribune: Tuttle Point Beach at Pymatuning State Park may reopen in 2020 http://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/tuttle-point-beach-at-pymatuning-state-park-may-reopen- in/article_b8887ac6-a7d7-11e8-b56a-132f978a687c.html
Meadville Tribune: Ceremony celebrates updates to Fireman's Beach at Conneaut Lake http://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/ceremony-celebrates-updates-to-fireman-s-beach-at- conneaut-lake/article_a09f0d2a-a7e2-11e8-ba7c-a39c8ed937d5.html
Sharon Herald: Kusters devotion to Buhl Park earns recognition http://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/kusters-devotion-to-buhl-park-earns- recognition/article_f9e96832-a998-11e8-a45f-e736d5df72a6.html
The Progress: RATTLIN' AROUND: Local state parks assure safety despite increased rattlesnake sightings http://www.theprogressnews.com/tri_county_sunday/rattlin-around-local-state-parks-assure-safety- despite-increased-rattlesnake/article_c85f85a6-21dd-532e-9732-0bceb73fa963.html
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: The A, Bee and Cs of Biology http://www.sungazette.com/news/education/2018/08/the-a-bee-and-cs-of-biology/
Lock Haven Express: At the Parks http://www.lockhaven.com/news/outdoors/2018/08/at-the-parks-10/
Energy
Pennlive: Here's why nuclear energy is a cleaner source of nuclear energy than natural gas https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/08/nuclear_energy_is_still_the_cl.html
Reading Eagle: Powering up the new $500 million Birdsboro Power Plant http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/powering-up-to-the-new-500-million-birdsboro-power- plant
Carlisle Sentinel: Dickinson College ranked first in sustainability https://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/dickinson-college-ranked-first-in- sustainability/article_d2c8b28a-8bde-5ea3-a743-2fb16af824b9.html
Altoona Mirror: Sweating the cost http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/08/sweating-the-cost/
Observer-Reporter: EDITORIAL: Affordable Clean Energy rule isn't clean at all https://observer-reporter.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-affordable-clean-energy-rule-isn-t-clean-at- all/article_8e5d0660-a555-11e8-8249-eb5c4d0ddb7f.html
Beaver County Times: FirstEnergy agrees to pay fines stemming from fatal accident at Bruce Mansfield http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180824/firstenergy-agrees-to-pay-fines-stemming-from-fatal- accident-at-bruce-mansfield
Sayre Morning Times: Sayre: Borough has saved $11K on electric costs since LED streetlight conversion http://www.morning-times.com/news/article_395c333a-f728-5d8a-a88d-39a698266396.html
Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields
Pittsburgh Business Times: Hazelwood Green, CSX agree to plan to finish pedestrian trail https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/08/24/hazelwood-green-csx-agree-to-plan-to- finish.html
Mining
Reading Eagle: New Hanover and citizens group appeal quarry permits http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/new-hanover-and-citizens-group-appeal-quarry-permits
Sunbury Daily Item: EPA overhauls coal industry rules http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/epa-overhauls-coal-industry-rules/article_0bb881f0-1f0d- 583a-9be1-e148ca2e97d5.html
Oil and Gas
Chester County Daily Local: 3 'Mama Bears' busted during pipeline rally in Delco https://www.dailylocal.com/business/mama-bears-busted-during-pipeline-rally-in- delco/article_1aa89c70-a8a7-11e8-89e0-1bf628d78385.html
WITF/StateImpact: Three arrested at Mariner East 2 pipeline protest near Delaware County school https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2018/08/25/three-arrested-at-mariner-east-2-pipeline- protest-near-delaware-county-school/
Post-Gazette: Trump takes aim at a Venezuela lifeline, which could raise prices at the pump http://www.post-gazette.com/powersource/policy-powersource/2018/08/26/Trump-takes-aim-at-a- Venezuela-lifeline-which-could-raise-prices-at-the-pump/stories/201808260220
Tribune-Review: Gas prices hold steady as Labor Day weekend approaches https://triblive.com/local/regional/14015420-74/gas-prices-hold-steady-as-labor-day-weekend- approaches
Tribune-Review: Oil and gas well discussion set for Oakmont https://triblive.com/local/plum/14007643-74/oil-and-gas-well-discussion-set-for-oakmont
Beaver County Times: Toomey: Shell project could be delayed because of tariff exemption delays http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180824/toomey-shell-project-could-be-delayed-because-of- tariff-exemption-delays
Observer-Reporter: Looking back: Oil discovery in western Pa. spurred Greene gold rush https://observer-reporter.com/news/looking_back/looking-back-oil-discovery-in-western-pa-spurred- greene-gold/article_f2660eb4-a626-11e8-8719-e74fb475bfdf.html
Observer-Reporter: Ancient Indian village under investigation at West Beth drilling site https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/ancient-indian-village-under-investigation-at-west- beth-drilling-site/article_cd8bc3ea-a62b-11e8-b009-630e03307fc5.html
Pittsburgh Business Times: Rover Pipeline's Pennsylvania branch gets approval https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/08/24/rover-pipelines-pennsylvania-branch-gets- approval.html
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Trails being obliterated (LTE) http://www.sungazette.com/opinion/letters/2018/08/trails-being-obliterated/
Radiation Protection
Press-Enterprise: Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant returns to service https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/082618/page/7/story/unit-1-at-the-susquehanna- nuclear-power-plant-returns-to-service
Press-Enterprise: Nuke plant workers near strike deadline https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/082518/page/1/story/nuke-plant-workers-near-strike- deadline
Waste
York Daily Record: Trash fire in Lower Windsor Township fills York County with smoke https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/08/26/trash-fire-lower-windsor-township-fills-york-county- smoke/1104512002/
York Dispatch: Fire at Modern Landfill sends column of smoke into air https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2018/08/26/fire-modern-landfill-sends-column-smoke-into- air/1104227002/
CBS21: Crews fight York County trash fire https://local21news.com/news/local/crews-fight-york-county-trash-fire
Tribune-Review: Paper shredding event happening in Penn Hills https://triblive.com/local/pennhills/14003698-74/paper-shredding-event-happening-in-penn-hills
Press-Enterprise: Neighbor grateful for Wise cleanup https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/082718/page/1/story/neighbor-grateful-for-wise-cleanup
Press-Enterprise: Foes demand farm sewer line https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/082618/page/1/story/foes-demand-farm-sewer-line
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Mansfield University receives grant for new environmental program http://www.sungazette.com/news/education/2018/08/mansfield-university-receives-grant-for-new- environmental-program/
GANT Daily: Why Is the Clearfield Recycling Site No Longer Accepting Mixed Paper? https://gantdaily.com/2018/08/24/why-is-the-clearfield-recycling-site-no-longer-accepting-mixed- paper/
Water
Morning Call: Williams Township bridges remain closed week after flooding http://www.mcall.com/news/local/easton/mc-nws-williams-twp-bridges-closed-20180822-story.html
York Daily Record: York Water Company's dams, lakes, buildings over 200 years https://www.ydr.com/picture-gallery/news/history/blogs/york-town-square/2016/02/24/photos-york- water-companys-dams-lakes-buildings-over-200-years/80869540/
Lebanon Daily News: North Lebanon grants 17 stormwater fee reductions https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/2018/08/25/north-lebanon-board-grants-17-stormwater-fee- reductions/1088497002/
Allegheny Front: Battle Brewing Over How to Protect Streams in the Poconos https://www.alleghenyfront.org/battle-brewing-over-how-to-protect-streams-in-the-poconos/
Tribune-Review: PWSA poised to introduce stormwater fee https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14009954-74/pwsa-poised-to-introduce-stormwater-fee
Tribune-Review: No contaminants found in Millvale water supply, boil-and-flush advisory lifted https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14012874-74/no-contaminants-found-in-millvale-water-supply- boil-and-flush-advisory-lifted
Post-Gazette: PUC sets public hearings on PWSA's rate increase proposal http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/08/26/Public-Utility-Commission-PUC-PWSA-rate- increase-public-hearings-2018-pittsburgh/stories/201808260209
Post-Gazette: Two Pittsburgh officials leaving Peduto administration http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/08/26/Sam-Ashbaugh-Jennifer-Presutti-leaving-Mayor- Bill-Peduto-administration-PWSA-CMU-pittsburgh/stories/201808260219
Tribune-Review: Monroeville man, 51, apparently drowns while fishing in Allegheny River near Plum https://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/14010304-74/emergency-crews-along-allegheny-river- near-plum-for-report-of-man-in
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Removal of failed dams expected to improve Dunbar Creek http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2018/08/24/dunbar-creek-dam-removal-western- pennsylvania/stories/201808250013
Tribune-Review: Common product causing underground havoc https://triblive.com/local/hamptonshaler/14003447-74/common-product-causing-underground-havoc
Oil City Derrick: Penn Soil gets grant for Pithole Creek watershed study http://www.thederrick.com/news/community_news/penn-soil-gets-grant-for-pithole-creek-watershed- study/article_3b995718-0d5c-55a4-9c80-8c8be845a159.html
Time Observer: Kinzua Beach re-opened, bacteria levels back to normal http://www.timesobserver.com/news/community/2018/08/kinzua-beach-re-opened-bacteria-levels- back-to-normal/
Time Observer: Water problem http://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2018/08/water-problem/
Press-Enterprise: Aid group brings hope, help https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/082618/page/1/story/aid-group-brings-hope-help
Press-Enterprise: Huskies impress flood victim https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/082518/page/1/story/huskies-impress-flood-victim
Press Enterprise: Groups can apply for disaster relief grants https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/082518/page/4/story/groups-can-apply-for-disaster- relief-grants
Towanda Daily Review: Community comes together to clean up Rome after flooding https://www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/community-comes-together-to-clean-up-rome-after- flooding/article_698bcd92-7549-5881-aa89-505195ccb86b.html
Towanda Daily Review: Free water, testing kits available for Rome residents concerned by flooding https://www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/free-water-testing-kits-available-for-rome-residents- concerned-by/article_5b1f07ab-fe67-52b2-8369-f4af048734b9.html
Miscellaneous
Chambersburg Public Opinion: Approvals stall for huge egg farm near Mercersburg https://www.publicopiniononline.com/story/news/2018/08/26/herbrucks-egg-plan-hampered-pa- environmental-hearing-board/1088672002/
WTAJ: Annual Hazmat Conference held in Somerset County https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/annual-hazmat-conference-held-in-somerset- county/1394329869
Observer-Reporter: IC graduate rocks the regional energy scene as a state geologist https://observer- reporter.com/business/peaksandvalleys/ic-graduate-rocks-the-regional-energy-scene-as-a- state/article_dae71eb6-9f07-11e8-94b7-b334b8aac596.html
Post-Gazette: Concrete science: Laying Southern Beltway pavement isn't just mixing sand, stone and cement http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2018/08/27/Southern-Beltway-Allegheny-County- Washington-County-paving-long-life-concrete-Pennsylvania-Turnpike-toll-road/stories/201808250007
Tribune-Review: Pa. prisons make changes after staff mysteriously sickened https://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/14002691-74/pa-prisons-make-changes-after-staff- mysteriously-sickened
StateImpact: Centuries-old plant collections could answer questions about impact of urbanization https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2018/08/24/centuries-old-plant-collections-could-answer- questions-about-impact-of-urbanization/
WITF: Environmental board challenges plans for huge midstate egg farm http://www.witf.org/news/2018/08/environmental-board-challenges-plans-for-huge-midstate-egg- farm.php
Sayre Morning Times: Tioga County: Schumer in Owego: Hemp farming could bring in millions of dollars http://www.morning-times.com/news/article_26b686b2-2f8a-52ee-adbd-d0bc7acf063f.html
Sunbury Daily Item: Milton Area confirms mold at schools http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/milton-area-confirms-mold-at-schools/article_b502c2c6- 168a-5bb2-ac9b-3ac8ac361afa.html
Sunbury Daily Item: Blight widespread, a constant struggle in Pa. and Valley http://www.dailyitem.com/news/blight-widespread-a-constant-struggle-in-pa-and- valley/article_98c3ba27-1016-59b1-a5b2-42afe557da5b.html
Lock Haven Express: Mold found in JS schools won’t delay opening http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2018/08/mold-found-in-js-schools-wont-delay-opening/