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Top DEP Stories
Reading Eagle: Editorial: Problems further diminish confidence in pipeline work https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/problems-further-diminish-confidence-in-pipeline-work
Mentions
Express Times: Thousands of pigs perish in Lehigh County barn fire, reports say https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2019/09/thousands-of-pigs-perish-in-lehigh-county-barn-fire- reports-say.html
WJET-TV: Benedictines to hold silent peace walk past Erie Coke Plant https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/benedictines-to-hold-silent-peace-walk-past-erie-coke- plant/
Pennlive: Thousands of pigs perish in Pa. barn fire, reports say https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/thousands-of-pigs-perish-in-pa-barn-fire-reports-say.html
Next Pittsburgh: ALCOSAN releases draft of new $2 billion clean water plan https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/city-design/alcosan-releases-draft-of-new-2-billion-clean-water-plan/
Post-Gazette: Pa. DEP to propose stricter manganese standard as studies suggest risks to children https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2019/09/23/Pennsylvania-DEP-water- manganese-standard-health-coal-pollution-rules/stories/201909220048
Post-Gazette: Alcosan wet weather plan flows forward https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2019/09/19/Alcosan-wet-weather-plan-gets- federal-approval/stories/201909190236
Restore Pennsylvania
NorthcentralPA.com: Restore Pennsylvania addresses streams and flooding in Mansfield https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/restore-pennsylvania-addresses-streams-and-flooding-in- mansfield/article 7d38abfe-dbc9-11e9-a7d7-737f3b10cd70.html
Daily American: DCNR secretary throws support behind 9/11 trail, Restore Pennsylvania proposal https://www.dailyamerican.com/news/local/somerset/family/dcnr-secretary-throws-support-behind- trail-restore-pennsylvania-proposal/article 547f1ffd-3f17-576b-a19b-070a11739298.html
Air
Scranton Times: Climate activists rally in Scranton on behalf of the planet https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/climate-activists-rally-in-scranton-on-behalf-of-the-planet- 1.2536510
Huntingdon Daily News: 23 states sue Trump to keep California's auto emission rules https://www.huntingdondailynews.com/ap/business/states-sue-trump-to-keep-california-s-auto- emission-rules/article af212f9d-8022-5997-bcab-830fbc8e5a93.html
NorthcentralPA.com: Lawmakers urge Wolf to act on fugitive methane emissions https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/lawmakers-urge-wolf-to-act-on-fugitive-methane- emissions/article 32abaed8-dbce-11e9-b08f-7fe01fc2f3c6.html
KDKA: Over 30 Pa. House Members Urge Gov. Wolf To Act On Methane Gas Emission Regulations https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/09/21/pennsylvania-house-members-letter-governor-wolf- methane-regulations/
Post-Gazette: Lamb to EPA chief: You're on the 'wrong side' after methane rule rollback https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2019/09/19/Conor-Lamb-Andrew-Wheeler-EPA- methane-natural-gas-fracking/stories/201909190034
Climate Change
Philly Voice: Global climate strike: Thousands march through Center City, urging action on climate change https://www.phillyvoice.com/global-climate-strike-philly-climate-change-march/
Indiana Gazette: Climate change expert hopeful https://www.indianagazette.com/news/climate-change-expert-hopeful/article 0e3bdb3c-dbb4-11e9- bc13-4bc920e6de49.html
WJET-TV: Erie residents march in solidarity with the entire world today as the Global Climate Strike takes place https://www.yourerie.com/news/local-news/erie-residents-march-in-solidarity-with-the-entire-world- today-as-the-global-climate-strike-takes-place/
Morning Call: In Pennsylvania, a lot of talk and no action on climate change, experts say https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-climate-change-state-lags-20190923- kkdahd4th5aotn5gz6qzbvxf2i-story.html
York Daily Record: Climate change activists 'shut down DC' and disrupt morning commutes at busy intersections https://www.ydr.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/23/shut-down-dc-climate-change-activists-disrupt- washington-traffic/2416600001/
Huntingdon Daily News: Local students join global climate strike https://www.huntingdondailynews.com/news/local/local-students-join-global-climate- strike/image 6d6d1fe7-c927-5443-96a4-9f6305e47540.html
WGAL: Demonstrators in Harrisburg join global call for action on climate change https://www.wgal.com/article/demonstrators-in-harrisburg-join-global-call-for-action-on-climate- change/29154278
WTAJ: Locals join thousands across the country, protest climate change inaction https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/locals-join-thousands-across-the-country-protest- climate-change-inaction/
Centre Daily Times: “They screwed up our planet, and we want it back.” Hundreds participate in local Climate Strike https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/article235154247.html
Sunbury Daily Item: Hundreds rally in Lewisburg for climate change action https://www.dailyitem.com/news/snyder county/hundreds-rally-in-lewisburg-for-climate-change- action/article 9d8b92a5-596f-5f5b-bf68-e37df615a672.html
Milton Standard-Journal: Climate Strike brings out youth http://www.standard-journal.com/news/local/article b8be1a21-578c-53cf-bab4-6e1ff18d3bfa.html
WJAC: Over 100 attend Altoona climate strike https://wjactv.com/news/local/over-100-attend-altoona-climate-strike
WESA: Students, Young Adults Gather In Downtown Pittsburgh For Climate Strike https://www.wesa.fm/post/students-young-adults-gather-downtown-pittsburgh-climate-strike
Allegheny Front: UN Secretary General António Guterres on climate change: Governments need to do more https://www.alleghenyfront.org/un-secretary-general-antonio-guterres-on-climate-change- governments-need-to-do-more/
NextPittsburgh: ‘There’s no planet B!’ Pittsburgh kids join international forces in the Global Climate Strike https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/kidsburgh-things-to-do-with-kids-in-pittsburgh/theres-no-planet-b- pittsburgh-kids-join-international-forces-in-the-global-climate-strike/
Pittsburgh City Paper: “I skipped my bio exam so I could be here right now": Students lead Global Climate Strike in Pittsburgh https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/i-skipped-my-bio-exam-so-i-could-be-here-right-now- students-lead-global-climate-strike-in-pittsburgh/Content?oid=15887807
PublicSource: Three Pittsburgh institutions share how they’re working to limit their contributions to climate change https://www.publicsource.org/three-pittsburgh-institutions-share-how-theyre-working-to-limit-their- contributions-to-climate-change/
PublicSource: Global town hall highlights importance of gender equity in climate change solutions https://www.publicsource.org/global-town-hall-highlights-importance-of-gender-equity-in-climate- change-solutions/
Pittsburgh Current: Hundreds take to Pittsburgh Streets as part of Global Climate Strike https://www.pittsburghcurrent.com/hundreds-take-to-streets-global-climate-strike/
Post-Gazette: 'We want to send a message': Students lead climate strike in Pittsburgh https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2019/09/20/climate-strike-pittsburgh-city-county-building- greta-thunberg/stories/201909200121
Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh-area students participate in Global Climate Strike https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/pittsburgh-area-students-participate-in-global-climate- strike/
Post-Gazette: Climate crisis https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2019/09/23/Climate-crisis/stories/201909230021
Conservation & Recreation
Erie Times: Presque Isle to close for herbicide spraying https://www.goerie.com/news/20190920/presque-isle-to-close-for-herbicide-spraying
Bradford Era: Kinzua Bridge Fall Festival has great weather and draws big crowds http://www.bradfordera.com/news/local/day-at-the-festival-kinzua-bridge-fall-festival-has- great/article 7902076e-b937-5f46-85e3-feeec7526901.html
WICU-TV: Herbicide Treatment to Briefly Close Presque Isle State Park https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/41074264/herbicide-treatment-to-briefly-close-presque-isle- state-park
Centre County Gazette: State awards hefty environmental grants http://www.statecollege.com/news/centre-county-gazette/state-awards-hefty-environmental- grants,1481136/
WESA: Tree Pittsburgh Fights Canopy Loss With Sapling Giveaways https://www.wesa.fm/post/tree-pittsburgh-fights-canopy-loss-sapling-giveaways
Pittsburgh Business Times: Piacentini's Viewpoint: Why taking a long-term view is key https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/09/20/piacentinis-viewpoint-why-taking-a-long- term-view.html
Tribune-Review: Staycation destination: Pittsburgh to West Newton on the Great Allegheny Passage https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/staycation-destination-pittsburgh-to-west-newton-on-the- great-allegheny-passage/
Tribune-Review: Western Pennsylvania experiencing same bird declines being seen nationwide https://triblive.com/local/regional/western-pennsylvania-experiencing-same-bird-declines-being-seen- nationwide/
Tribune-Review: Heather Holm carries the mantle for pollinators https://triblive.com/lifestyles/home-garden/heather-holm-carries-the-mantle-for-pollinators/
Tribune-Review: Missing: Nearly 3 billion birds that used to live in North America https://triblive.com/news/world/missing-nearly-3-billion-birds-that-used-to-live-in-north-america/
Post-Gazette: Important fund https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2019/09/22/Important-fund/stories/201909220089
Post-Gazette: Fishing Report: Smallmouth bass biting on Pine Creek https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2019/09/19/fishing-Pittsburgh-PA-trout-smallmouth- largemouth-bass-walleye-stocking/stories/201909190222
Energy
Butler Eagle: Tour of solar-powered sites in Butler County offered http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20190921/NEWS01/709219968/-1/News01
Butler Eagle: Cranberry Township electrified by car show http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20190921/NEWS20/190929989
Pennlive: Closing of TMI today is an absolute shame https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2019/09/closing-of-tmi-today-is-an-absolute-shame-opinion.html
York Daily record: Three Mile Island, where a meltdown forever changed nuclear energy in America, shut down Friday https://www.ydr.com/story/news/politics/2019/09/20/three-mile-island-closes-meltdown-changed- nuclear-energy-america/2352254001/
York Daily Record: Closing Three Mile Island: How to secure the nuclear plant and why it may take 60 years https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2019/06/19/closing-three-mile-island-tmi-safe-exelon-decades- cost/1352558001/
York Dispatch: TMI shuts down, local officials predict economic hit https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2019/09/20/tmi-shuts-down-local-officials-predict- economic-hit/2386873001/
Carlisle Sentinel: Goodbye, Three Mile Island: Remaining reactor shuts down https://cumberlink.com/news/local/capital region/goodbye-three-mile-island-remaining-reactor-shuts- down/article fae41fc4-c415-512c-906d-a59702d19644.html
WITF: With TMI closed, nuclear advocates’ concern shifts to Pa.’s other plants https://www.witf.org/2019/09/20/with-tmi-closed-nuclear-advocates-concern-shifts-to-pa-s-other- plants/
WGAL: Three Mile Island goes offline for good https://www.wgal.com/article/three-mile-island-closes-friday-tmi/29128664
Reading Eagle: Controlled outages may be on the way as PG&E settles cases https://www.readingeagle.com/ap/article/controlled-outages-may-be-on-the-way-as-pge-settles-cases
Daily Collegian: “Something to be proud of:” State College residents go on tour of solar array https://www.collegian.psu.edu/news/borough/article a0f06ae6-dda9-11e9-9445-9385893492de.html
Centre Daily Times: Trump’s EPA moves to accelerate clash with California over clean car standards https://www.centredaily.com/news/business/article235248672.html
KDKA: Public Utility Commission Announces New Energy Policy, Could Benefit Low Income Households https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/09/21/public-utility-commission-new-energy-policy-low-income- households/
WESA: With Three Mile Island Closed, Nuclear Advocates Shift Concern To PA’s Other Plants https://www.wesa.fm/post/three-mile-island-closed-nuclear-advocates-shift-concern-pa-s-other-plants
Beaver County Times: Group gathers to rally support for nuclear energy https://www.timesonline.com/news/20190920/group-gathers-to-rally-support-for-nuclear-energy
Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields
Doylestown Intelligencer: Editorial: Watson Johnson Landfill Superfund site faces uncertain future https://www.theintell.com/opinion/20190922/editorial-watson-johnson-landfill-superfund-site-faces- uncertain-future
Oil and Gas
Scranton Times: Wyoming County officials praise gas industry https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/wyoming-county-officials-praise-gas-industry-1.2535766
Lock Haven Express: $2.7 million Centre Hall Natural Gas project begins http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2019/09/2-7-million-centre-hall-natural-gas-project- begins/
Lock Haven Express: Natural gas cooperative takes huge step for clean energy (Op-Ed) http://www.lockhaven.com/opinion/columns/2019/09/natural-gas-cooperative-takes-huge-step-for- clean-energy/
E&E News: Is U.S. shale facing an 'unmitigated disaster'? https://www.eenews.net/stories/1061136849
Radiation Protection
Leader Times: Surviving Three Mile Island nuclear reactor shuts down https://www.leadertimes.com/category/news/page/3/
Record-Argus: Goodbye, TMI: Remaining reactor shuts down https://www.recordargusnews.com/category/news/page/3/
Vector Management
KYW: Harleysville teen's spotted lanternfly trap lands her a spot at national science competition https://kywnewsradio.radio.com/articles/news/harleysville-teen-invents-spotted-lanternfly-trap
Meadville Tribune: Damage from invasive beetles leads to massive tree being cut down at Greendale Cemetery https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/damage-from-invasive-beetles-leads-to-massive-tree-being- cut/article 80fd3d3c-dc0e-11e9-b6db-1fb9b1beaf3c.html
Record-Argus: Rare, deadly virus detected in 3 Pennsylvania counties https://www.recordargusnews.com/articles/rare-deadly-virus-detected-in-3-pennsylvania-counties/
Philadelphia Inquirer: Dangerous mosquito-borne brain disease detected in Pa. and New Jersey https://www.inquirer.com/news/eastern-equine-encephalitis-pennsylvania-new-jersey-20190921.html
FOX43: Wolf Administration warns Pennsylvanians Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in three counties https://fox43.com/2019/09/21/wolf-administration-warns-pennsylvanians-eastern-equine-encephalitis- confirmed-in-three-counties/
Pennlive: If you see a spotted lanternfly, kill it https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/09/if-you-see-a-spotted-lanternfly-kill-it.html
ABC27: Rare mosquito-transmitted viral infection has been confirmed in nearby counties https://www.abc27.com/news/rare-mosquito-transmitted-viral-infection-has-been-confirmed-in- nearby-counties/
Milton Standard-Journal: West Nile Virus found in Pa. http://www.standard-journal.com/news/local/article 3d72b96a-2468-5d84-88b1-51d765f309ea.html
Herald-Standard: Bullskin man returning to normal life after three-year struggle with Lyme disease https://www.heraldstandard.com/healthy living/bullskin-man-returning-to-normal-life-after-three- year-struggle/article 049b5f00-d563-11e9-9cf7-17fdf07ef894.html
Herald-Standard: Lyme disease affects thousands in Pennsylvania each year https://www.heraldstandard.com/healthy living/lyme-disease-affects-thousands-in-pennsylvania-each- year/article bfa185cc-dad6-11e9-bdff-8f3549d53123.html
Waste
Standard Speaker: Hazleton City Authority sees large increase in trash tonnage from April-July https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/hazleton-city-authority-sees-large-increase-in-trash-tonnage- from-april-july-1.2536459
WJAC: Landfill fire in Jackson Township, according to dispatch https://wjactv.com/news/local/landfill-fire-in-johnstown
Post-Gazette: Supporting sustainability: As more districts go eco-friendly, the cost will drop https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019/09/21/Sustainability-school-districts-North-Hill- Seneca-Valley-eco-friendly/stories/201909170004
Post-Gazette: Tearing Down History https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/historic-buildings/index.php
Water
Standard Speaker: Hearing scheduled for water quality permit https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/hearing-scheduled-for-water-quality-permit-1.2536436
Butler Eagle: Water main break in Pittsburgh turns streets into rapids http://www.butlereagle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20190921/NEWS02/709219948
Lancaster Newspapers: Lancaster County has around 38,000 private wells. The state regulates none of them https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-has-around-private-wells-the-state-regulates- none/article e223ae86-da4a-11e9-ae18-67945c1a834b.html
Altoona Mirror: Authority to test sewer discharge http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2019/09/authority-to-test-sewer-discharge/
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Loyalsock awarded grant for watershed restoration http://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2019/09/loyalsock-awarded-grant-for-watershed- restoration/
Lock Haven Express: Woodward Supervisors adopt amendments to sewer ordinance http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2019/09/croak-hollow-paving-delayed-in-woodward/
Lock Haven Express: Water to be lowered at dam next Thursday; dam wall repairs to begin http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2019/09/water-to-be-lowered-at-dam-next-thursday/
Renovo Record: Attention boat owners: River drawdown begins Sept. 26 http://therecord-online.com/site/archives/54330
WTAE: Water service restored after massive water main break https://www.wtae.com/article/water-main-break-pittsburgh-south-hills-schools-closed/29145610
WTAE: Boil water advisory lifted after massive water main break in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood https://www.wtae.com/article/boil-water-advisory-water-main-break-pittsburgh-south-hills/29146408
WESA: ALCOSAN Releases New, Greener Plan To Control Sewage Overflows, But Critics Say It's Not Enough https://www.wesa.fm/post/alcosan-releases-new-greener-plan-control-sewage-overflows-critics-say- its-not-enough
Observer-Reporter: Chartiers receives grant to repair culvert, flooding problems https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/chartiers-receives-grant-to-repair-culvert-flooding- problems/article 5fddb9aa-da39-11e9-843a-1bceac55b6ba.html
Tribune-Review: Boil water advisory for South Hills lifted; Becks Run Road to reopen https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/boil-water-advisory-for-south-hills-to-last-until-sunday/
AP: Water main break turns streets into rapids, requires rescues https://apnews.com/e0fc01bb49ba4a40bb06455d82a9dc59
Tribune-Review: Residents recount horror of rising water from massive Carrick water main break https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/3-rescued-after-carrick-water-main-break-floods-roads- yards/
Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh public safety director criticizes company after Carrick water main break https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/pittsburgh-public-safety-director-criticizes-company- after-water-main-break/
Tribune-Review: Alcosan unveils $2 billion Clean Water Plan that extends to 2036 https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/alcosan-unveils-2-billion-clean-water-plan-that-extends- to-2036/
Post-Gazette: State action sought to fight Great Lakes pollution https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2019/09/19/Great-Lakes-pollution-PFAS-National- Wildlife-Federation/stories/201909190148
Tribune-Review: Kiski Valley sewage authority disputes claims of lax billing https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/kiski-valley-sewage-authority-disputes-claims-of-lax- billing/
WPXI: Crews hit, damage gas line while repairing road damaged by ‘catastrophic' water main break https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/crews-hit-damage-gas-line-while-repairing-road-damaged-by- catastrophic-water-main-break/989268070
Miscellaneous
Chester County Daily Local: Environmental and Energy Advisory Board established in Chester County https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/environmental-and-energy-advisory-board-established-in- chester-county/article 10e36c96-ddf4-11e9-805b-dbe31bdaf59a.html
Bradford Era: PA Wilds awarded grant to expand markets, shops http://www.bradfordera.com/news/local/pa-wilds-awarded-grant-to-expand-markets- shops/article 76d4b20f-a9ad-5965-9124-dd9bc1cc29dc.html
Ridgway Record: PA Wilds Center receives $860,000 grant (pg 1) https://www.ridgwayrecord.com/sites/default/files/RR-9-21-19.pdf
PA Environmental Digest Blog: Pennsylvania Wilds Receives Federal Grant To Support Entrepreneurial Growth In The PA Wilds https://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2019/09/pennsylvania-wilds-receives-federal.html
Pennlive: Last of 2019 monarch butterflies leaving Pennsylvania https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/09/last-of-2019-monarch-butterflies-leaving-pennsylvania.html
Lancaster Newspapers: There have been 33 earthquakes in Pennsylvania since 2014; 13 of them happened in 2019 https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/there-have-been-earthquakes-in-pennsylvania-since-of-them- happened/article 38f6ee14-da0d-11e9-9c2e-533868c94f80.html
Huntingdon Daily News: Leaves starting to turn https://www.huntingdondailynews.com/news/local/leaves-starting-to-turn/article 2299c98a-af68- 555b-b741-12e77d8f03ca.html
Shamokin News Item: Chamber members hear CSVT schedule, challenges posed by fly ash basins https://www.newsitem.com/news/local/chamber-members-hear-csvt-schedule/article 9ed321e2- b38e-5337-a5c6-1c43d46ccfe6.html
Penn State News: Penn State Smeal to open Center for the Business of Sustainability in 2020 https://news.psu.edu/story/588890/2019/09/19/earth-and-environment/penn-state-smeal-open- center-business-sustainability
Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise: Giant Food is cutting toxic chemicals in packaging https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/092119/page/3/story/giant-is-cutting-toxic-chemicals
Post-Gazette: Finding the link: More Ewing sarcoma research is needed https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019/09/20/Ewing-sarcoma-link-research- Pennsylvania-cancer/stories/201909230003