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Top DEP Stories
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: DEP touts Restore Pa. in Mansfield http://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2019/09/dep-touts-restore-pa-in-mansfield/
Bloomsburg Press Enterprise: Firm fined over ’18 soap spill https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/092519/page/3/story/firm-fined-over-18-soap-spill
WJET-TV: DEP has conducted spraying for the Triple E virus https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/dep-has-conducted-spraying-for-the-triple-e-virus/
Lancaster Newspapers: Several Lancaster County school districts discovered toxic lead in their drinking water in 2018-19, test results show https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/several-lancaster-county-school-districts-discovered-toxic-lead- in-their/article 3c4c13f0-df12-11e9-ab60-7b4a6a3ebf1b.html
Mentions
Towanda Daily Review: Pennsylvanians warned about eastern equine encephalitis after deadly disease confirmed in three counties https://www.thedailyreview.com/news/local/pennsylvanians-warned-about-eastern-equine- encephalitis-after-deadly-disease-confirmed/article 229cdd66-1568-5a70-8a27-2c6b41cc25fb.html
Observer-Reporter: Environmental groups, unions push back on GOP bills https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/environmental-groups-unions-push-back-on-gop- bills/article ee1f59f6-dee6-11e9-8e89-c368be8e221e.html
Restore Pennsylvania
Westfield Free Press-Courier: A Ridgerunner's View with Gayle Morrow: Lawmakers argue over semantics instead of taking action http://www.tiogapublishing.com/free press courier/opinion/a-ridgerunner-s-view-with-gayle-morrow- lawmakers-argue-over/article d8d54696-0223-573a-a1c6-259cb69ad591.html
Air
WTAE: Propel School in Pitcairn evacuated after some feel sick https://www.wtae.com/article/propel-school-in-pitcairn-evacuated-after-some-feel-sick/29213486
WPXI: Propel School shut down after students sickened by mysterious fumes https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/propel-school-shut-down-after-students-sickened-by- mysterious-fumes/989894596
Post-Gazette: Construction fumes sicken six at Propel Schools Pitcairn https://www.post-gazette.com/local/east/2019/09/24/Propel-Schools-Pitcairn-construction-fumes-six- sick-evacuation/stories/201909240139
Post-Gazette: Trump administration threatens to cut U.S. highway funds from California over pollution control https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2019/09/24/Trump-Administration-Threatens-to- Cut-U-S-Highway-Funds-From-California-EPA-climate-change/stories/201909240093
Post-Gazette: Volkswagen executives and an ex-CEO are charged with market manipulation https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2019/09/24/Volkswagen-CEO-charged-market- manipulation-diesel-emissions-scandal-Germany/stories/201909240193
Allegheny Front: Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections at Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant https://www.alleghenyfront.org/environmental-groups-secure-air-protections-at-proposed-ohio- cracker-plant/
Climate Change
Centre Daily Times: Letters: Thoughtful students commended for ‘climate strike’; Lots happening in Lemont https://www.centredaily.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article235418142.html
Shamokin News-Item: New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more https://www.newsitem.com/news/national/new-climate-report-oceans-rising-faster-ice-melting- more/article 52fdde76-626f-54d5-ba17-aa3d0bb90e39.html
Pennlive: New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/new-climate-report-oceans-rising-faster-ice-melting- more.html
York Daily Record: The science of climate change explained in 6 minutes - with no politics https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/2019/09/24/science-climate-change-explained-6-minutes-no- politics/2431824001/
York Dispatch: Climate experts say they hear talk at U.N. but not much action https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2019/09/23/climate-experts-say-hear-talk-un-much- action/40192737/
Waynesboro Record Herald: UN chief urges action to make Earth carbon neutral by 2050 https://www.therecordherald.com/zz/news/20190923/un-chief-urges-action-to-make-earth-carbon- neutral-by-2050/1
Tribune-Democrat: Leonard Pitts | The truth of climate change https://www.tribdem.com/news/editorials/columns/leonard-pitts-the-truth-of-climate- change/article 02be6a9e-de08-11e9-b8d1-2ff530cac0fc.html
Beaver County Times: Response to Greta Thunberg is a reminder that no Trump critic is immune from attacks by president’s supporters https://www.timesonline.com/opinion/20190925/response-to-greta-thunberg-is-reminder-that-no- trump-critic-is-immune-from-attacks-by-presidents-supporters
Post-Gazette: New climate report: Oceans rising faster, ice melting more https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2019/09/25/New-climate-report-Oceans-rising- faster-ice-melting-more/stories/201909250114
Post-Gazette: Address climate change for the young people https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2019/09/25/Address-climate-change-for-the-young- people/stories/201909250054
Post-Gazette: Rob Altenburg: Pennsylvania should join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, but for the right reasons https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2019/09/25/Rob-Altenburg-Pennsylvania-should-join- the-Regional-Greenhouse-Gas-Initiative-but-for-the-right-reasons/stories/201909250048
Next Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh leaders speak at United Nations Climate Action Summit https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/peduto-and-other-pittsburgh-leaders-speak-at-united- nations-climate-action-summit/
PublicSource: Pittsburgh researchers investigate some of climate change’s most critical questions https://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-researchers-investigate-some-of-climate-changes-most- critical-questions/
PublicSource: Single-use plastic and air pollution: Two leading experts share their knowledge about climate change https://www.publicsource.org/single-use-plastic-and-air-pollution-two-leading-experts-share-their- knowledge-about-climate-change/
Conservation & Recreation
Lock Haven Express: 300 turn out for epic trail race on Bald Eagle Mountain http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2019/09/300-turn-out-for-epic-trail-race-on-bald-eagle- mountain/
Sayre Morning Times: Phase one of Waverly Glen Park project underway http://www.morning-times.com/news/article 6bfa3b89-42e5-55fb-8d3c-099d9a82a92e.html
Clearfield Progress: Curwensville Lake to host Dam Dark race http://www.theprogressnews.com/news/curwensville-lake-to-host-dam-dark-race/article 095e4b75- 66d7-5767-ae3b-9b799d443087.html
Clearfield Progress: Parker Dam State Park announces October program schedule http://www.theprogressnews.com/news/education/parker-dam-state-park-announces-october- program-schedule/article 1d535ec0-b332-5663-91df-591195e41e9f.html
Milton Standard-Journal: Hotel tax increase proposed to benefit preserve http://www.standard-journal.com/news/local/article 5e442cf1-edf1-5477-bf9f-fc280336ea07.html
Bloomsburg Press Enterprise: Tax hike to save Montour Preserve https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/092519/page/1/story/tax-hike-to-save-montour- preserve
Times Observer: 3rd Annual Jake’s Rocks Trail Fest draws riders from all over Northeast US http://www.timesobserver.com/news/local-news/2019/09/trail-blazed/
Waynesboro Record Herald: Washington Township receives grant for Monterey Pass https://www.therecordherald.com/news/20190920/washington-township-receives-grant-for-monterey- pass
Morning Call: ‘More mosquitoes’ and a ‘major spike’ in pest populations as warm temperatures to persist through December, experts forecast https://www.mcall.com/news/weather/mc-nws-noaa-fall-outlook-mosquito-season-possibly-extended- 20190924-nja5rsghnvcktnbsqobc7npx7y-story.html
WTAE: Woman knocked off bicycle on Great Allegheny Passage in rape attempt, fights attacker off https://www.wtae.com/article/attempted-rape-great-allegheny-trail-whitaker-rankin-bridge/29216490
WESA: How North America Lost 3 Billion Birds, And How Pittsburgh Can Help https://www.wesa.fm/post/how-north-america-lost-3-billion-birds-and-how-pittsburgh-can-help
Post-Gazette: Remarks that misfired: Not a good reason to derail Sunday hunting https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019/09/25/Pennsylvania-Sunday-hunting-remarks- Harold-Daub/stories/201909160022
Energy
Altoona Mirror: Fossil fuels dominate amid worldwide protests http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2019/09/fossil-fuels-dominate-amid-worldwide- protests/
Oil and Gas
Shamokin News-Item: Susquehanna Valley gas prices jump in aftermath of attacks in Saudi Arabia https://www.newsitem.com/news/local/susquehanna-valley-gas-prices-jump-in-aftermath-of-attacks- in/article db0e3664-0ee1-5dcc-8a19-38f1bdd56297.html
Sunbury Daily Item: Gas prices up from last week in the Valley https://www.dailyitem.com/news/local news/gas-prices-up-from-last-week-in-the- valley/article e2dc1b66-ed23-5ae2-91c5-dfb0af0b194d.html
WHYY: Philly Fire Department personnel no longer at PES refinery site 24/7 https://whyy.org/articles/philly-fire-department-personnel-no-longer-at-pes-refinery-site-24-7/
Philadelphia Inquirer: Chester County amps up pressure on Sunoco, calls Mariner East pipeline a nuisance https://www.inquirer.com/business/chesco-da-hogan-files-nuisance-action-sunoco-mariner-east- pipeline-20190924.html
Chester County Daily Local: Chester County DA serves Sunoco with formal notice https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/chester-county-da-serves-sunoco-with-formal- notice/article 53a2a9cc-df0f-11e9-8bae-73a59f4ee8ee.html
Reading Eagle: Fritztown Road resident tells Spring Township that Sunoco damaged his property https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/fritztown-road-resident-tells-spring-township-that- sunoco-damaged-his-property
Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural gas driller announces name change https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/09/25/natural-gas-driller-announces-name- change.html?iana=hpmvp pit news headline
Pittsburgh Business Times: With EdgeMarc's Ohio asset acquisition, Diversified looks to future deals https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/09/24/with-edgemarcs-ohio-asset-acquisition- diversified.html
Allegheny Front: In Scotland, Residents Say The Local Refinery And U.S. Shale Gas Keep Their Town Afloat https://www.alleghenyfront.org/in-scotland-residents-say-the-local-refinery-and-u-s-shale-gas-keep- their-town-afloat/
PFAS
PA Post: Bucks, Montgomery counties will get $5 million to study health effects of PFAS https://papost.org/2019/09/24/bucks-montgomery-counties-will-get-5-million-to-study-health-effects- of-pfas/
Vector Management
PA Homepage: Protecting against mosquitos https://www.pahomepage.com/top-stories/protecting-against-mosquitos/
Erie Times: Presque Isle reopens after herbicide spraying https://www.goerie.com/news/20190924/presque-isle-reopens-after-herbicide-spraying
WICU-TV: Aerial Herbicide Spraying Completed at Presque Isle https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/41094540/aerial-herbicide-spraying-completed-at-presque-isle
Pennlive: Has the spotted lanternfly crossed the Susquehanna River? https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/09/has-the-spotted-lanternfly-crossed-the-susquehanna- river.html
York Daily Record: Eastern Equine Encephalitis: Are you at risk of mosquito-borne virus? https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2019/09/23/eastern-equine-encephalitis-you-risk-mosquito-borne- virus/2423118001/
Waste
Clearfield Progress: Leaf collection program to begin in Curwensville http://www.theprogressnews.com/news/leaf-collection-program-to-begin-in- curwensville/article a0c524bd-6da8-5e52-86b7-70f2df9bc019.html
Bloomsburg Press Enterprise: Salem recycling ending Monday https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/092519/page/3/story/salem-recycling-ending-monday
Ridgway Record: Solid Waste Authority discusses drop-off recycling program (pg2) https://www.ridgwayrecord.com/sites/default/files/RR-9-25-19.pdf
Water
NorthcentraPA.com: Road repairs from flood damage in northcentral PA top $56 million https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/road-repairs-from-flood-damage-in-northcentral-pa-top- million/article bffce428-dec6-11e9-9bf3-3baa80f0ccef.html
Sharon Herald: Corps issues warning at Shenango Lake https://www.sharonherald.com/news/corps-issues-warning-at-shenango-lake/article 2408fdcc-df43- 11e9-9d18-ff11af604c1d.html
Leader Times: Construction fumes sicken students, teachers; school closed https://www.leadertimes.com/articles/construction-fumes-sicken-students-teachers-school-closed/
Record-Argus: Construction fumes sicken students, teachers; school closed https://www.recordargusnews.com/articles/construction-fumes-sicken-students-teachers-school- closed/
Titusville Herald: Residents voice concerns over low water pressure on Hilltop (pg 1) http://www.titusvilleherald.com/eedition/page d69e9613-4e82-5d41-8898-db796b755aff.html
Pennlive: Harrisburg officials to interview four firms interested in taking over Capital Region Water https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/harrisburg-officials-to-interview-four-firms-interested-in- taking-over-capital-region-water.html
Pennlive: Harrisburg council members say mayor overstepped in scheduling interviews with private firms over city water system https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/harrisburg-council-members-say-mayor-overstepped-in- scheduling-interviews-with-private-firms-over-city-water-system.html
Lancaster Newspapers: Should government regulate private drinking wells? LNP/LancasterOnline readers react https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/should-government-regulate-private-drinking-wells-lnp- lancasteronline-readers-react/article 0fbe3aba-de32-11e9-bc97-6388b0a6c9dd.html
Pittsburgh Business Times: Here's why some Pittsburgh neighborhoods are adopting stormwater fees https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/09/25/heres-why-some-pittsburgh- neighborhoods-are.html?iana=hpmvp pit news headline
Latrobe Bulletin: Latrobe's MS4 stormwater pollution reduction program fees to kick in next year https://www.latrobebulletinnews.com/news/local/latrobe-s-ms-stormwater-pollution-reduction- program-fees-to-kick/article d83ea36f-32a4-5204-bc03-1276e677568d.html
Daily American: No fines for sewer scofflaws https://www.dailyamerican.com/ourtownjohnstown/family/no-fines-for-sewer- scofflaws/article 14f7ef51-2f19-5464-8cd7-af06114210e0.html
Daily Courier: Council reports on status of several Mt. Pleasant projects https://www.dailycourier.com/articles/council-reports-on-status-of-several-mt-pleasant-projects/
Miscellaneous
New Castle News: St. Vitus STREAM students travel to national forest https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local news/st-vitus-stream-students-travel-to-national- forest/article 57691630-deed-11e9-8558-df1a4e30f876.html
Lancaster Newspapers: Fire burns 5 to 7 acres at nature preserve in Drumore Twp. https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/fire-burns-to-acres-at-nature-preserve-in-drumore- twp/article 4b877ab2-defe-11e9-a6cb-1f162769cb73.html
Altoona Mirror: Altoona Land Bank almost ready for startup http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2019/09/altoona-land-bank-almost-ready-for-startup/
KDKA: Study: Pennsylvania Roads Rank 5th Worst In U.S. https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/09/24/pennsylvania-roads-worst-in-nation/
Observer-Reporter: Greene leads state in child cancer admissions, report says https://observer-reporter.com/business/greene-leads-state-in-child-cancer-admissions-report- says/article 7d745f14-ded5-11e9-a998-f36b55c924e8.html