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Mentions
Potter-Cameron Endeavor News: Water treatment plant hearing Tuesday http://www.endeavornews.com/news/2018-01- 13/Front_Page/Water_treatment_plant_hearing_Tues.html
WITF/StateImpact: Settlement requires coal plants to get permits with tighter pollution controls https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2018/01/11/settlement-requires-coal-plants-to-get-permits- with-tighter-pollution-controls/?_ga=2.263236745.484602262.1515765073-1758981886.1515592228
WITF/StateImpact: Water study finds some Pa. radium levels exceed tough California limit https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2018/01/11/water-study-finds-some-pa-radium-levels- exceed-tough-california-limit/?_ga=2.234725531.484602262.1515765073-1758981886.1515592228
Standard Speaker: Suds take over Black Creek http://standardspeaker.com/news/suds-take-over-black-creek-1.2289514
Scranton Times: 'National Sword' policy constricts U.S. recycling industry http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/national-sword-policy-constricts-u-s-recycling-industry-1.2289603
GANT News: Clearfield County 4-H Student Trains Rabbit to Victory Fifth Year Running https://gantdaily.com/2018/01/12/clearfield-county-4-h-student-trains-rabbit-to-victory-fifth-year- running/
Air
Centre Daily Times: Ford sued in federal court over claims of diesel emissions cheating http://www.centredaily.com/news/business/article194189774.html
Lock Haven Express: Fire causes moderate damage at First Quality Tissue http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2018/01/fire-causes-moderate-damage-at-first-quality/
Climate Change
Lock Haven Express: Global warming is real (LTE) http://www.lockhaven.com/opinion/columns/2018/01/express-yourself-8/
York Daily Record: Climate change: Not science and not settled https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/readers/2015/12/28/climate-change-not-science-and-not- settled/77972434/
Lewistown Sentinel: Climate change is not disproven by daily weather http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2018/01/climate-change-is-not- disproven-by-daily-weather/
Carlisle Sentinel: Cold snap was a freak of nature, quick analysis finds http://cumberlink.com/ap/washington/cold-snap-was-a-freak-of-nature-quick-analysis- finds/article_ca8f9541-420d-5eab-a1a2-bc2902ccfdcc.html
Conservation & Recreation
Centre Daily Times: Nature boosts your mental health, and you don’t even have to leave the city to reap the benefits http://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article194119334.html
Potter-Cameron Endeavor News: State parks are jewel of PA Wilds http://www.endeavornews.com/news/2018-01-13/News/State_parks_are_jewel_of_Pa_Wilds.html
Altoona Mirror: Blair County becomes regional leader in farmland preservation http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/01/blair-county-becomes-regional-leader-in- farmland-preservation/
WJAC: Christmas trees in Centre County get reused, recycled http://wjactv.com/news/local/christmas-trees-in-centre-county-get-reused-recycled
Energy
Tribune-Review: Going with the flow: Energy policies that benefit consumers http://triblive.com/opinion/featuredcommentary/13140064-74/going-with-the-flow-energy-policies- that-benefit-consumers
Beaver County Times: Matzie: ‘No appetite’ to pass subsidies for nuke industry in Pennsylvania http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180111/matzie-no-appetite-to-pass-subsidies-for-nuke-industry- in-pennsylvania
Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields
Tribune-Review: Jeannette Council vote on former Monsour Medical Center site leaves plans in doubt http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13169690-74/jeannette-council-vote-on-former-monsour- medical-center-site-leaves-plans-in
Mining
WITF: Coal executive's 'action plan' finds success under Trump http://www.witf.org/news/2018/01/coal-executives-wish-list-finds-success-under-trump.php
Citizens’ Voice: W-B Area board picks ‘best site’ for new high school http://citizensvoice.com/news/w-b-area-board-picks-best-site-for-new-high-school-1.2288250
Tribune Review: Pennsylvania coal production has slow start http://triblive.com/business/headlines/13169991-74/pennsylvania-coal-production-has-slow-start
Oil and Gas
Centre Daily Times: Trump unites Democrats and Republicans-to oppose his offshore drilling plan http://www.centredaily.com/news/nation-world/national/article194307829.html
Philadelphia Inquirer: Opinion: Don't buy the hype on Mariner East 2 shutdown: Pa. is still in back pocket of Big Oil and Gas | Will Bunch http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/will_bunch/mariner-east-2-shutdown-governor-wolf-sunoco- logistics-20180111.html
Delaware County Times: Guest Column: New Year calls for resolution to pipeline questions http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20180111/NEWS/180119903
Waste
Erie Times News: Recycle your electronics and more Saturday in Erie County http://www.goerie.com/news/20180112/recycle-your-electronics-and-more-saturday-in-erie-county
The Derrick: Household hazardous waste, electronics collection event set http://www.thederrick.com/news/community_news/household-hazardous-waste-electronics- collection-event-set/article_f161c088-7396-5423-b83b-5e59f2da0042.html
Lock Haven Express: New year, new fees: Local residents, landfill struggle under recycling act http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2018/01/new-year-new-fees/
Sullivan Review: NTWSA to resume electronics recycling (No website)
Water
Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise: Cold snap threatened trout hatchery http://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/011218/page/1/story/cold-snap-threatened-trout
Centre Daily Times: Where will all the water go? Centre County put under flood watch http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/article194113989.html
Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise: Area under flood watch, winter advisory http://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/011218/page/12/story/area-under-flood-watch-winter- advisory
Sunbury Daily Item: Flood watch for area to begin tonight http://www.dailyitem.com/news/flood-watch-for-area-to-begin-tonight/article_9b7f2b22-f6d5-11e7- 9811-d76bd10e2cae.html
Centre County Gazette: Flood watch issued with rain, brief warm up on the way http://www.statecollege.com/news/local-news/flood-watch-issued-with-rain-brief-warm-up-on-the- way,1475104/
Renovo Record: Flood watch in effect until Saturday http://therecord-online.com/site/archives/39155
Shamokin News Item: Cold on the way, floods feared https://www.newsitem.com/articles/cold-on-the-way-floods-feared/
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Plugging leaks: WMWA workers dig through Hepburn Street to repair water main break http://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2018/01/plugging-leaks/
Centre Daily Times: Water main break reported along East Park Avenue http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/community/state-college/article194192134.html
Sullivan Review: Loyalsock Creek named PA 2018 River of the Year (No website)
Lancaster Newspapers: Officials wary of Susquehanna River ice jams with Friday high of 60 degrees and 1 inch of rain http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/officials-wary-of-susquehanna-river-ice-jams-with-friday- high/article_7a7a2fca-f6f9-11e7-8e52-974a4ac92ed4.html
Lancaster Newspapers: Massive water tank would cast a long shadow http://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/massive-water-tank-would-cast-a-long- shadow/article_f7fe88f6-f6ea-11e7-9e89-ff74e1546562.html abc27: Concern for ice jams with warmer temps and rain http://abc27.com/2018/01/11/concern-for-ice-jams-with-warmer-temps-and-rain/
Philadelphia Inquirer: Where will all that road salt go? Into the Delaware River - and that's a concern http://www.philly.com/philly/health/environment/where-will-all-that-philadelphia-road-salt-go-in-the- delaware-river-and-thats-not-good-20180111.html
Chester County Daily Local: Chester Business Association mulls action against new stormwater authority over fees http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20180111/chester-business-association-mulls-action- against-new-stormwater-authority-over-fees
Scranton Times: Jessup council votes to hire temporary solicitor, law firm to review Invenergy discharge plan http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/jessup-council-votes-to-hire-temporary-solicitor-law-firm-to-review- invenergy-discharge-plan-1.2288793
Times Leader: Wilkes-Barre council to vote on rising costs for Solomon Creek wall https://www.timesleader.com/news/688366/wilkes-barre-council-to-vote-on-rising-costs-for-solomon- creek-wall
WESA: As Mayor Meets With PWSA Panel, Many Options For Revamp Still On The Table http://wesa.fm/post/mayor-meets-pwsa-panel-many-options-revamp-still-table#stream/0
PennRecord: Lancaster to address sewage discharge into Conestoga River after settlement with state, feds https://pennrecord.com/stories/511313310-lancaster-to-address-sewage-discharge-into-conestoga- river-after-settlement-with-state-feds
York Dispatch: Settlement: Brunner Island must renew waste discharge permit https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/money/business/2018/01/11/settlement-brunner-island-must- renew-waste-discharge-permit/1025528001/
Public News Service: DEP to Reduce Power-Plant Water Pollution http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-12/environment/dep-to-reduce-power-plant-water- pollution/a61011-1
Gettysburg Times: Rain Gardens, Chesapeake Bay? What's the connection? http://www.gettysburgtimes.com/life_entertainment/home_style/article_8377ab7b-a8bd-54ea-9b6d- 550c552c0cb4.html
Bay Journal: Resolve to do the best you can to advance clean water in 2018 https://www.bayjournal.com/article/resolve_to_do_the_best_you_can_to_advance_clean_water_in_2 018
Potter Leader-Enterprise: DEP to hold public meeting and hearing on Epiphany Allegheny LLC permits http://www.tiogapublishing.com/potter_leader_enterprise/news/dep-to-hold-public-meeting-and- hearing-on-epiphany-allegheny/article_0aec980c-f70b-11e7-9cbe-4b8f03f0b237.html
WESA: As Mayor Meets With PWSA Panel, Many Options For Revamp Still On The Table http://wesa.fm/post/mayor-meets-pwsa-panel-many-options-revamp-still-table#stream/0
Daily American: Township water work not delayed by cold snap https://www.dailyamerican.com/news/local/somerset/township-water-work-not-delayed-by-cold- snap/article_729ef6bb-1f2d-5ae2-b3ec-1e6bcab9c473.html
Herald-standard: PennDOT road closures in Greene, Washington counties https://www.heraldstandard.com/news/hsnewsnow/penndot-road-closures-in-greene-washington- counties/article_da7cc016-35f6-5065-b160-b663adf2ff49.html
Tribune-Review: Rising flood waters prompt evacuations, road closures http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13173523-74/rising-flood-waters-prompt-evacuations-road-closures
Tribune-Review: Harrison's River Road closing for 2 weeks on Jan. 22 for sewer construction http://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13171006-74/harrisons-river-road-closing-for-2-weeks-on- jan-22-for-sewer
Tribune-Review: Water main break in Springdale Township http://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13170018-74/water-main-break-in-springdale-township
WJAC: Officials: Couple rescued after flood water rises near house http://wjactv.com/news/local/officials-couple-rescued-after-flood-water-rises-near-house
Observer-Reporter: Flooding closes area roads https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/flooding-closes-area-roads/article_6c61fa62-f799-11e7- 9081-5f64b8534c2a.html
Miscellaneous
The Derrick: Economic fuel http://www.thederrick.com/news/front_page/economic-fuel/article_f8ac9925-104b-5b02-b059- 574a8f5cce73.html