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Lewistown Sentinel: Education donation granted to districts https://www.lewistownsentinel.com/news/local-news/2021/04/education-donation-granted-to- districts/

Bradford Era: Gov. Wolf announces environmental education grants https://www.bradfordera.com/news/gov-wolf-announces-environmental-education- grants/article 63c54938-ed17-5820-967a-00917be6f691.html

Observer-Reporter: Environmental education grants awarded on Earth Day https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/environmental-education-grants-awarded-on-earth- day/article fefee44c-a390-11eb-9ac2-0bf7d919ed10.html

WICU-TV: Pennsylvania DEP Provides $22.5 Million for Water Quality Projects https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/43731569/pennsylvania-dep-provides-dollar225-million-for- water-quality-projects

WICU-TV: Environmental Education Grants Awarded to Four Northwest Pennsylvania Projects https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/43730376/environmental-education-grants-awarded-to-four- northwest-pennsylvania-projects

WTAJ: PA Department of Environmental Protection makes $22.5 Million available for Community Projects https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/regional-news/pa-department-of-environmental-protection- makes-22-5-million-available-for-community-projects/

Beaver County Times: Aliquippa secures funding to replace lead service lines https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2021/04/22/aliquippa-secures-funding-replace-lead-service- lines/7323238002/

Pennsylvania News Today: Pa remembers Earth Day’s “green fix” | Life https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/pa-remembers-earth-days-green-fix-life/116447/

NorthcentralPA.com: Pa remembers "Green Amendment" on Earth Day https://www.northcentralpa.com/life/pa-remembers-green-amendment-on-earth- day/article a76eb1ba-a374-11eb-aabc-6b19ad449146.html

Mentions

Beaver County Times: Joining RGGI is critical for PA’s economic recovery, local businesses, resilient infrastructure, and public health https://www.timesonline.com/story/opinion/2021/04/22/op-ed-why-pennsylvania-should-join- regional-greenhouse-gas-initiative/7301119002/

Post-Gazette: Pa. Senate GOP blocks utility commission appointments to protest Wolf’s climate change rule https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2021/04/22/pennsylvania-Senate-Republicans- block-PUC-nominations-tom-wolf-climate-carbon-regional-greenhouse-gas- initiative/stories/202104220162

Wellsboro Gazette: Lawmakers block governor’s pick for Pennsylvania PUC over RGGI https://www.tiogapublishing.com/news/state/lawmakers-block-governor-s-pick-for-pennsylvania- public-utility-commission-over-rggi/article 2183febd-5ec6-5477-ac70-4967c885735e.html

Wellsboro Gazette: Environmentalists urge Pennsylvania to broaden pending methane rule https://www.tiogapublishing.com/news/state/environmentalists-urge-pennsylvania-to-broaden- pending-methane-rule/article 1543e9d5-ced5-5f8c-8a3a-e8dbf6896f98.html

RGGI

York Daily Record: Joining RGGI is critical for PA’s economic recovery, local businesses, resilient infrastructure, and public health https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/2021/04/22/op-ed-why-pennsylvania-should-join-regional- greenhouse-gas-initiative/7301119002/

PFAS

WITF/StateImpact PA: Pa. congresswoman’s proposal would offer legal avenue for medical monitoring of PFAS exposure https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/04/22/bill-would-offer-legal-avenue-for-medical- monitoring-of-pfas-exposure/

Air

Pennlive: Improving children’s health starts with cleaner air https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2021/04/improving-childrens-health-starts-with-cleaner-air- opinion.html

Pittsburgh City Paper: American Lung Association gives Allegheny County an F for air quality, county officials push back on grade https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/american-lung-association-gives-allegheny-county-an-f-for- air-quality-county-officials-push-back-on-grade/Content?oid=19329532

Bucks County Courier Times: PA air pollution: Check out what you're breathing in and how your county rates https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/news/2021/04/23/pennsylvania-air-pollution-see- who-got-failing-grade-new-report-american-lung-association/7338762002/

Climate Change

Lancaster Newspapers: Advancing a bipartisan climate change solution https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/advancing-a-bipartisan-climate-change-solution- column/article 552a42a8-a2d3-11eb-9c46-fba3af315aa2.html

York Daily Record: Tell Biden to push for a ‘price on carbon’ https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/2021/04/22/guest-opinion-support-energy-innovation-and-carbon- dividend-act/7301604002/

WTAJ: Penn State Students organize Earth Day Climate Action Strike https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/penn-state-students-organize-earth-day-climate- action-strike/

WESA: Can Climate Action Happen in Pennsylvania When The State House's Environment Committee Chair Dismisses Climate Science? https://www.wesa.fm/environment-energy/2021-04-22/can-climate-action-happen-in-pennsylvania- when-the-state-houses-environment-committee-chair-dismisses-climate-science

KDKA: Mayor Bill Peduto Commits Pittsburgh To Carbon Neutrality By 2050 https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/04/22/pittsburgh-mayor-bill-peduto-executive-order-carbon- neutral/

WESA: Fossil Fuel Divestment Is First, Small Step In Pittsburgh’s Sustainable Investing Strategy https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2021-04-22/fossil-fuel-divestment-is-first-small-step-in- pittsburghs-sustainable-investing-strategy

Post-Gazette: Peduto pushes plan to make Pittsburgh carbon-neutral by 2050 https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2021/04/22/pittsburgh-climate-mayor-bill-peduto- executive-order-carbon-neutral-2050-net-zero-fossil-fuel/stories/202104220176

Beaver County Times: Tell Biden to push for a ‘price on carbon’ https://www.timesonline.com/story/opinion/2021/04/22/guest-opinion-support-energy-innovation- and-carbon-dividend-act/7301604002/

Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh, U.S. Steel commit to become carbon neutral by 2050 https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-u-s-steel-commit-to-become-carbon-neutral-by-2050/

The Guardian: Some say we can ‘solar-engineer’ ourselves out of the climate crisis. Don’t buy it https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/22/climate-crisis-emergency-earth-day

AP News: World leaders pledge climate cooperation despite other rifts https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-climate-summit-2021-d27b869add251860acc82f58e2750fd7

Washington Post: Biden spells out U.S. climate goal, urges other world leaders to go big https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/04/22/biden-climate-summit/

Philadelphia Inquirer: Biden climate plan draws praise from environmentalists, wariness from Pa.’s natural gas industry https://www.inquirer.com/science/climate/president-biden-climate-greenhouse-gas-carbon- pennsylvania-20210422.html

Daily Collegian: Penn State professor, climate scientist Michael Mann fights against climate denialism https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/campus/penn-state-professor-climate-scientist-michael-mann- fights-against-climate-denialism/article a7a6c7c6-a2f7-11eb-ab1c-5bca01044a1a.html

Conservation & Recreation

Times Observer: Money will aid Allegheny National Forest projects https://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2021/04/money-will-aid-allegheny-national-forest- projects/

WJAC: Raystown officials advise visitors to be cautious of local turtle population https://wjactv.com/news/local/raystown-officials-advise-visitors-to-be-cautious-of-local-turtle- population

Mon Valley Independent: Answers provided at virtual hearing on rails to trails study https://monvalleyindependent.com/2021/04/answers-provided-at-virtual-hearing-on-rails-to-trails- study/

Post-Gazette: Carnegie Lake is primed for fishing in 2021 https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2021/04/23/Carnegie-Lake-urban-fishing-pittsburgh- pennsylvania/stories/202104220147

Tribune-Democrat: 1st Summit Bank, SEADS Garden Center plant trees to celebrate Earth Day https://www.tribdem.com/news/local news/1st-summit-bank-seads-garden-center-plant-trees-to- celebrate-earth-day/article cf37a88e-a2cd-11eb-b24b-9f087329d01d.html

Observer-Reporter: Local transportation and park grants awarded https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/local-transportation-and-park-grants- awarded/article 36dc0d72-a39b-11eb-ba71-333407f259fc.html

Beaver County Times: Outdoors: Learn to share the woods https://www.timesonline.com/story/sports/outdoors/2021/04/23/outdoors-learn-share- woods/7336656002/

Tribune-Review: Allegheny Land Trust reaches $3 million goal to purchase former Churchill Country Club https://triblive.com/local/penn-hills/allegheny-land-trust-reaches-3-million-goal-to-purchase-former- churchill-country-club/

Tribune-Review: Child bitten by rabid bat in Pitcairn prompts health department warning https://triblive.com/local/monroeville/child-bitten-by-rabid-bat-in-pitcairn-prompts-health-department- warning/

Tribune-Review: Westmoreland Land Trust to spotlight nature, art at new Hempfield park https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-land-trust-to-spotlight-nature-art-at-new- hempfield-park/

Tribune-Review: Walking trail coming to Hampton Community Park https://triblive.com/local/north-hills/walking-trail-coming-to-hampton-community-park/

Sunbury Daily Item: Sunbury garden gets new oak tree on Earth Day https://www.dailyitem.com/news/sunbury-garden-gets-new-oak-tree-on-earth-day/article 4d6fe356- a3a0-11eb-bd84-4782f1cb77ef.html

Sayre Morning-Times: Pickett, Yaw announce state grants for Sayre projects http://www.morning-times.com/news/article fea5382e-f125-5a97-83fb-b1bd46593944.html

Energy

Pittsburgh City Paper: United Mine Workers union comes out in support of transition to clean energy https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/united-mine-workers-union-comes-out-in-support-of- transition-to-clean-energy/Content?oid=19323122

Pittsburgh Business Times: How western Pa.'s energy industry could be impacted by Biden's climate goals https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2021/04/22/western-pennsylvania-energy-biden-net- zero.html

Post-Gazette: White House announces $109M for energy jobs in hard-hit coal communities https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2021/04/23/White-House-names-NETL-director- to-head-coal-communities-efforts-announces-109-million-for-coal-communities/stories/202104230092

Daily Collegian: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park is world’s first LEED-certified baseball stadium https://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/baseball/how-medlar-field-at-lubrano-park-is-setting- sustainability-standard-for-state-college-beyond/article 13f16844-a2f5-11eb-8e39-6f23665769eb.html

Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields

WICU-TV: Earth Day Cleanup in Erie https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/43730815/earth-day-cleanup-in-erie

Sharon Herald: PennDOT cracking down on litter https://www.sharonherald.com/news/penndot-cracking-down-on-litter/article 40f29616-a3d0-11eb- 828a-4bcf8877f600.html

Lock Haven Express: Personnel items top Thursday’s county meeting; I-80 crash debris questioned https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2021/04/personnel-items-top-thursdays-county- meeting/

Mining

Standard Speaker: Firm seeking rare earth elements in Hazleton gets $1.1 million grant https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/firm-seeking-rare-earth-elements-in-hazleton-gets-1-1- million-grant/article 8480e895-66aa-5f65-8df4-dd868012f88f.html

Huntingdon Daily News: Coal Miners Museum to open for season https://www.huntingdondailynews.com/news/local/coal-miners-museum-to-open-for- season/article 0c583d5b-9a81-5191-a82c-d4d662fc00ff.html

Oil and Gas

Lancaster Farming: Old Oil Wells a Costly Problem for Pennsylvania https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main edition/old-oil-wells-a-costly-problem-for- pennsylvania/article f78061c9-f552-5983-8912-d348c757422f.html

WITF/StateImpact PA: Chester County reaches consent decree for oversight of Mariner East pipeline builder https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/04/22/chester-county-reaches-consent-decree-for- oversight-of-mariner-east-pipeline-builder/

Chester County Daily Local: Chester County District Attorney files civil action against Mariner East pipeline https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/chester-county-district-attorney-files-civil-action-against- mariner-east-pipeline/article 440099d6-a397-11eb-bbc5-0fa37ce87da2.html

Law 360: Pipeline Co. Pa County Reach Deal Over Water Pollutants https://www.law360.com/articles/1378002/-pipeline-co-pa-county-reach-deal-over-water-pollutants

Philadelphia Inquirer: Chester County DA to Sunoco Pipeline: No more Mariner East nuisances, or else https://www.inquirer.com/business/sunoco-pipeline-mariner-east-chester-county-consent-decree- 20210422.html

Waste

Scranton Times: Judge holds illegal Old Forge junkyard owner in contempt https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/judge-holds-illegal-old-forge-junkyard-owner-in- contempt/article 09ad0d08-20e4-599c-9cad-1db1a28b6a01.html

Corry Journal: Recycling ahead of Earth Day http://www.thecorryjournal.com/news/article c91b96e4-a38c-11eb-8451-3f0b75b86668.html

Pennlive: After the snow melts, it reveals an eyesore that seems ‘far worse than ever before’ https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2021/04/the-snow-melted-and-what-was-left-an-eyesore-that- seems-far-worse-than-ever-before-nancy-eshelman.html

ABC27: York man takes on mission to remove plastic waste from the Susquehanna River https://www.abc27.com/news/local/york/york-man-takes-on-mission-to-remove-plastic-waste-from- the-susquehanna-river/

FOX43: Free paper shredding event in Dauphin County https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/morning-show/free-paper-shredding-event-dauphin-county- local/521-20d151f0-4050-480f-a63b-aaf4c58d922a

WTAJ: Clean out your medicine cabinets on Saturday, April 24 https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/clean-out-your-medicine-cabinets-on-saturday- april-24/

Next Pittsburgh: 22 wildlife murals made from aluminum cans on display throughout Sharpsburg https://nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/metalsmith-lindsay-huff-crafts-22-wildlife-murals-from- aluminum-cans-for-display-throughout-sharpsburg/

Mon Valley Independent: Rostraver Twp. holds Earth Day cleanup https://monvalleyindependent.com/2021/04/rostraver-twp-holds-earth-day-cleanup/

Tribune-Democrat: WATCH VIDEO | Cresson program has recycled more than 1.2 million cans https://www.tribdem.com/news/watch-video-cresson-program-has-recycled-more-than-1-2-million- cans/article 98067868-a3b8-11eb-830c-e7e4377fe4eb.html

Observer-Reporter: Earth Day cleanup https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/earth-day-cleanup/article 73329e9e-a382-11eb-affa- 878e656787fe.html

Observer-Reporter: Earth Day cleanup helps rid litter from Boyce Mayview Park in Upper St. Clair https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/earth-day-cleanup-helps-rid-litter-from-boyce- mayview-park-in-upper-st-clair/article 865dcb74-25aa-52f1-b9a4-3a36b1498b75.html

Water

Republican Herald: Haven council discusses conservation, water line projects https://www.republicanherald.com/news/haven-council-discusses-conservation-water-line- projects/article bb4a0b43-5fe0-57ad-835c-3d141934d513.html

Standard Speaker: Volunteers clean Kellner's Dam ahead of weekend fishing derby https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/volunteers-clean-kellners-dam-ahead-of-weekend-fishing- derby/article 8da78146-b5ec-5f46-89c6-c80e7432fe28.html

Butler Eagle: Water company interested in acquiring BASA http://www.butlereagle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20210422/NEWS01/704229902

Times Observer: State funds awarded for watershed improvement https://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2021/04/state-funds-awarded-for-watershed- improvement/

Reading Eagle: Penn Street sinkhole repairs completed in Reading https://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/penn-street-sinkhole-repairs-completed-in- reading/article 2808542e-a38a-11eb-b58d-8393bdbc1ab4.html

Altoona Mirror: Bellwood reservoir work to begin https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2021/04/bellwood-reservoir-work-to-begin/

Altoona Mirror: Pennvest money to fund improvements https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2021/04/pennvest-money-to-fund-improvements/

Altoona Mirror: Cambria water projects get $900K https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2021/04/cambria-water-projects-get-900k/

KDKA: The Natural Filtration System Movement: Rain Barrels Help You Conserve Water, And Keep Excess Water Out Of Storm Drains https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/04/22/pennsylvania-resources-council-earth-day-watershed-rain- barrel-workshops/

KDKA: Aliquippa Secures $2 Million Grant To Replace Hundreds Of Lead Service Lines, Improve Quality Of Drinking Water https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/04/22/aliquippa-secures-2-million-grant-to-replace-hundreds-of- lead-service-lines/

KDKA: Pittsburgh Water And Sewer Authority Working To Replace Lead Pipes, Increase ‘Water Equity’ https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/04/23/pwsa-lead-pipes-and-water-equity/

WJAC: Falls Creek awarded $1.4 million from state to improve water lines https://wjactv.com/news/local/falls-creek-awarded-14-million-from-state-to-improve-water-lines

Mon Valley Independent: 2 local projects get state funding https://monvalleyindependent.com/2021/04/2-local-projects-get-state-funding/

Post-Gazette: The battle for cleaner water in Pittsburgh necessitates another PWSA rate increase https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2021/04/23/The-battle-for-cleaner-water-in- Pittsburgh-necessitates-another-PWSA-rate-increase/stories/202104150105

Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Basin Street crossing, Grafius Run projects in design phases https://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2021/04/basin-street-crossing-grafius-run-projects-in- design-phases/

Miscellaneous

Lancaster Newspapers: IU13 gets $20K grant to bolster environmental curriculum https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/iu13-gets-20k-grant-to-bolster-environmental- curriculum/article 8a71f5fe-a3ab-11eb-a8df-cb8ef9918f9d.html

Lancaster Farming: Greenhouses, Vertical Farming and Urban Ag: Controlled-Environment Agriculture Has Growth Potential https://www.lancasterfarming.com/news/main edition/greenhouses-vertical-farming-and-urban-ag- controlled-environment-agriculture-has-growth-potential/article 312f7904-7487-5681-b21e- 123cbf1f206e.html

Huntingdon Daily News: Hikers observe Earth Day https://www.huntingdondailynews.com/news/local/hikers-observe-earth-day/article 4959da05-eafc- 55c8-b720-709dba04eda1.html

KDKA: Michael Keaton Partners With Green Tech Company To Bring Plant To Pittsburgh https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/04/22/michael-keaton-green-tech-company-pittsburgh-plant/

Beaver County Times: Michael Keaton partnering with developers to build Pittsburgh plant https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2021/04/22/michael-keaton-partnering-developers-build- pittsburgh-plant/7335076002/

Next Pittsburgh: Thanks, Batman! Michael Keaton helping to bring hundreds of green manufacturing jobs to Pittsburgh https://nextpittsburgh.com/city-design/thanks-batman-michael-keaton-helping-to-bring-hundreds-of- green-manufacturing-jobs-to-pittsburgh/

WESA: West Virginia Unions Pressure Manchin To Back Biden On Infrastructure Plan https://www.wesa.fm/2021-04-23/west-virginia-unions-pressure-manchin-to-back-biden-on- infrastructure-plan

Tribune-Review: Editorial: Earth Day is about the good business of stewardship https://triblive.com/opinion/editorial-earth-day-is-about-the-good-business-of-stewardship/

Tribune-Review: Scott Bricker and Laura Chu Wiens: Biden's jobs plan can help us move better https://triblive.com/opinion/scott-bricker-and-laura-chu-wiens-bidens-jobs-plan-can-help-us-move- better/

Delaware County Daily Times: Earth Day clean up held in Chester https://www.delcotimes.com/news/earth-day-clean-up-held-in-chester/article 5d2f89e2-a3b7-11eb- a8e0-a787539b5450.html