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Top DEP Stories NorthcentralPA.com: Wolf Administration addresses stream and flooding needs at Open House https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/wolf-administration-addresses-stream-and-flooding-needs-at- open-house/article 4271a188-a81b-11e9-8e97-db6bc03faff9.html Mentions Erie Times: Evidence offers a rare inside look at Erie Coke https://www.goerie.com/news/20190721/evidence-offers-rare-inside-look-at-erie-coke The Derrick: Floodwaters wreak havoc https://www.thederrick.com/news/front page/floodwaters-wreak-havoc/article 5ddaa618-ab4f-11e9- a4dc-2bab075730f9.html Titusville Herald: Area roads, homes ravaged by flooding http://www.titusvilleherald.com/news/article ef9eedb0-ac3b-11e9-9562-2f720710adb1.html Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise: Ricketts Glen water not safe to drink https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/072019/page/3/story/ricketts-glen-water-not-safe-to- drink Lock Haven Express: Mosquito spraying Wednesday http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2019/07/mosquito-spraying-wednesday/ KDKA: Chemicals Removed From Building That Contributed To Beaver Co. Fires While Cleanup On Second Expected To Take Weeks https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2019/07/20/dep-beaver-county-fires-cleanup/ Beaver County Times: Chemicals removed from site of Rochester fire https://www.timesonline.com/news/20190721/chemicals-removed-from-site-of-rochester-fire Beaver Countian: State Continues Remediation Work At Site Of Rochester Chemical Fire https://beavercountian.com/content/community-events/state-continues-remediation-work-at-site-of- rochester-chemical-fire Restore Pennsylvania Meadville Tribune: Should improved internet for rural residents be paid for by a severance tax, borrowing? https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/should-improved-internet-for-rural-residents-be-paid-for- by/article 42a6be6c-aa92-11e9-81f0-1f758aef6d2c.html Air Express Times: This cement plant burns coal and hazardous waste. A new natural gas line aims to change the mix. https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/northampton-county/2019/07/this-cement-plant-burns-coal-and- hazardous-waste-a-new-natural-gas-line-aims-to-change-that.html Post-Gazette: U.S. Steel denies its Mon Valley Works emissions are harmful to public health https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2019/07/19/U-S-Steel-denies-its-Mon-Valley- Works-emissions-are-harmful-to-public-health/stories/201907190100 Allegheny Front: Bringing Together Monet, Pissaro and Air Pollution https://www.alleghenyfront.org/bringing-together-monet-pissaro-and-air-pollution/ Climate Change Centre Daily Times: New York’s climate plan will drive big changes, if it works https://www.centredaily.com/news/business/article232841567.html Centre Daily Times: Bipartisanship needed in the “war” on climate change https://www.centredaily.com/opinion/article232876352.html Tribune-Review: Science group predicts hotter weather for Pennsylvania, elsewhere in decades to come https://triblive.com/local/regional/science-group-predicts-hotter-weather-for-pennsylvania-elsewhere- in-decades-to-come/ NextPittsburgh: Woodland Hills becomes the first PA school district to pass climate change resolution https://www.nextpittsburgh.com/latest-news/woodland-hills-school-district-becomes-the-first-in-pa-to- pass-climate-change-resolution/ Conservation & Recreation Morning Call: A battle brews as a developer looks to cross the Delaware River for potential warehouses. How the fight ends could change the area for good. https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-jaindl-warehouses-battle-white-township-new-jersey- 20190722-zdcwn6fan5b3nhnmb3zfuu4bmu-story.html Lock Haven Express: Bald Eagle Creek restoration kickstarts proposed Wildlife Center http://www.lockhaven.com/news/community/2019/07/bald-eagle-creek-restoration-kickstarts- proposed-wildlife-center/ Sunbury Daily Item: State’s natural treasures (LTE) https://www.dailyitem.com/opinion/state-s-natural-treasures/article ca81defe-4079-583d-800c- 2ae9314d6617.html NorthcentralPA.com: Property acquired for new Muncy boat access https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/property-acquired-for-new-muncy-boat- access/article 4c15d36c-abd1-11e9-b619-0f23142ac880.html WESA: Ah, Wilderness! Documentary Explores Our Love For Representations Of Nature https://www.wesa.fm/post/ah-wilderness-documentary-explores-our-love-representations-nature WJAC: E. Coli concerns close popular Brookville swim spot amid heatwave https://wjactv.com/news/local/e-coli-concerns-close-brookville-swim-spot-amid-heatwave Post-Gazette: Protecting Pa. https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2019/07/22/Protecting-Pa/stories/201907220022 Tribune-Review: Swimmers urged to heed warnings https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/swimmers-urged-to-heed-warnings/ Tribune-Democrat: Guest editorial | New reason to plant trees https://www.tribdem.com/news/editorials/guest-editorial-new-reason-to-plant-trees/article d9c507c8- ab4f-11e9-8a5f-0ff2101eb1cd.html Allegheny Front: Instead of Catching Fireflies, Try Counting Them (and help science while you are at it) https://www.alleghenyfront.org/instead-of-catching-fireflies-try-counting-them-and-help-science-while- you-are-at-it/ Allegheny Front: Love Fireflies? Here’s How to Safely Catch Them https://www.alleghenyfront.org/love-fireflies-heres-how-to-safely-catch-them/ Observer-Reporter: Carmichaels Envirothon team returns to international competition with repeat state title https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/carmichaels-envirothon-team-returns-to-international- competition-with-repeat-state/article 67622348-8792-58d4-acf9-1b25adaf191f.html Allegheny Front: Learn How to Become a Watershed Steward https://www.alleghenyfront.org/learn-how-to-become-watershed-steward/ WITF: A rare butterfly has found refuge at an unlikely place: A midstate military base https://www.witf.org/news/2019/07/a-rare-butterfly-has-found-refuge-at-an-unlikely-place-a-midstate- military-base.php Energy Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Local Sheetz to get electric car station http://www.sungazette.com/news/business/2019/07/local-sheetz-to-get-electric-car-station/ Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise: Autoneum held electric car gathering https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/072119/page/9/story/autoneum-held-e-car-gathering NorthcentralPA.com: USDA: More than $400 million still available for rural small businesses and farmers to save on energy costs https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/usda-more-than-million-still-available-for-rural-small- businesses/article 80f3bd68-a96c-11e9-97fd-934c7ddce61c.html Report: Closing nuke plants will cost lives, money https://www.timesonline.com/news/20190720/report-closing-nuke-plants-will-cost-lives-money Tribune-Review: Letter to the editor: 100% renewable energy https://triblive.com/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-100-renewable-energy/ Pittsburgh Business Times: Energy-related firm files Chapter 11 https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/07/19/energy-related-firm-files-chapter-11.html Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Centre Daily Times: 3M could face huge cleanup costs over substance in Scotchgard https://www.centredaily.com/news/business/article232708957.html Beaver County Times: Letter: Thanks to all responding at chlorine leak, fires https://www.timesonline.com/opinion/20190721/letter-thanks-to-all-responding-at-chlorine-leak-fires Mining Republican Herald: Man drowns in stripping pit in Butler Township https://www.republicanherald.com/news/man-drowns-in-stripping-pit-in-butler-township-1.2511178 Observer-Reporter: Consol aims to build another coal-waste disposal site in Greene County https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/consol-aims-to-build-another-coal-waste-disposal-site- in/article 7650b8a8-a943-11e9-914a-1b0809e68f9b.html Oil and Gas Citizens’ Voice: Baker, others appeal ruling in fracking case https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/baker-others-appeal-ruling-in-fracking-case-1.2511007 Observer-Reporter: Lola II emerging as a natural gas force in Greene https://observer-reporter.com/business/lola-ii-emerging-as-a-natural-gas-force-in- greene/article cee4a1b4-a1b9-11e9-abbd-b34726327142.html Pittsburgh Business Times: Range Resources makes 2 deals worth more than $600M https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/07/19/range-resources-makes-2-deals-worth- more-than-600.html Pittsburgh Business Times: Editorial: A new era for EQT holds promise https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2019/07/19/editorial-a-new-era-for-eqt-holds- promise.html?iana=hpmvp pit news headline Allegheny Front: Ohio Citizens Start Their Own Fracking Health Registry https://www.alleghenyfront.org/ohio-citizens-start-their-own-fracking-health-registry/ StateImpact PA: Landowner sues Sunoco, saying horizontal drilling for Mariner East contaminated his water well https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2019/07/22/landowner-sues-sunoco-saying-horizontal- drilling-for-mariner-east-contaminated-his-water-well/ Philadelphia Inquirer: Explosion-damaged South Philadelphia refinery files for bankruptcy, again https://www.inquirer.com/business/philadelphia-refinery-fire-files-bankruptcy-second-time- 20190722.html StateImpact PA: Refinery’s closure sparks calls for a ‘just transition’ in Philadelphia https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2019/07/22/refinerys-closure-sparks-calls-for-a-just- transition-in-philadelphia/ Radiation Protection Bloomsburg Press-Enterprise: Radium plant here helped light our way to moon https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/072019/page/8/story/radium-plant-here-helped-light-