Some clips may be behind a paywall. If you need access to these clips, email me at [email protected]. Top DEP Clips The Center Square: DEP announces improvements to program to help builders get low-interest loans for energy conservation projects https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/dep-announces-improvements-to-program-to-help- builders-get-low-interest-loans-for-energy-conservation/article 66a9f6f8-8e52-11eb-b07d- 13921f274e75.html Herald Standard: Gov. Wolf encourages residents to 'Pick Up Pennsylvania' https://www.heraldstandard.com/sports/outdoors/gov-wolf-encourages-residents-to-pick-up- pennsylvania/article b1875666-8e52-11eb-b6ad-dfa74e351cf4.html MyChesCo: Gov. Wolf Encourages Residents to “Pick Up Pennsylvania” https://www.mychesco.com/a/news/pennsylvania/gov-wolf-encourages-residents-to-pick-up- pennsylvania/ Scranton Times: State to power up through sunlight https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/state-to-power-up-through- sunlight/article 787faf70-4e16-5321-b1cb-501b2f184552.html Allegheny Front: Chesapeake Fined $1.9 Million for Wetland, Stream Violations in PA https://www.alleghenyfront.org/chesapeake-fined-1-9-million-for-wetland-stream-violations-in-pa/ Mentions Mon Valley Independent: DEP closes N. Eagle dump site https://monvalleyindependent.com/2021/03/dep-closes-n-eagle-dump-site/ Mon Valley Independent: Landfill concerns expressed to DEP official https://monvalleyindependent.com/2021/03/landfill-concerns-expressed-to-dep-official/ Shamokin News-Item: Pollinator Patriots honor veterans at Kulpmont garden https://www.newsitem.com/news/local/pollinator-patriots-honor-veterans-at-kulpmont- garden/article 1d5c0326-a18b-53de-92d6-fecf5846163a.html Air Allegheny Front: Group Worries New Air Pollution Permit Could Allow Clairton Coke Works to Pollute More https://www.alleghenyfront.org/group-worries-new-air-pollution-permit-could-allow-clairton-coke- works-to-pollute-more/ Climate Change Pennlive: Methane: the other greenhouse gas https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2021/03/methane-the-other-greenhouse-gas-pennlive-letters.html York Daily Record: How to tell if your fishing stream is at high risk from climate change https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/03/26/op-ed-your-fishing-stream-high-risk-climate- change/4802505001/ The Guardian: Joe Biden invites 40 world leaders to virtual summit on climate crisis https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/26/joe-biden-climate-change-virtual-summit The Hill: Nature's lessons: A sportsman's perspective on the way forward https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/545246-natures-lessons-a-sportsmans-perspective-on- the-way-forward Post-Gazette: Thanks to climate change, Pittsburgh is among the worst regions for allergy sufferers, study says https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2021/03/26/pittsburgh-allergies-pollen-climate-change- study-asthma-allergy-foundation-america/stories/202103260114 Post-Gazette: Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2021/03/26/U-S-set-to-host-climate- summit/stories/202103280128 Conservation & Recreation New Castle News: State parks prepare to resume official programs as COVID restrictions relax https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local news/state-parks-prepare-to-resume-official-programs-as- covid-restrictions-relax/article 703907f3-4f3c-5c95-ac59-726021678da5.html Erie Times: Glass Growers Gallery exhibit benefits ReLeaf effort to plant trees in Erie County https://www.goerie.com/story/entertainment/arts/2021/03/18/glass-growers-gallery-exhibit-tree- planting-erie-county/4704200001/ Erie Times: Here's why Keystone State Park should be on your post-pandemic travel list https://www.goerie.com/story/sports/2021/03/25/pa-state-parks-keystone-state-park-offers-fishing- hiking-and-camping-pa-state-park/6965696002/ Sharon Herald: No kidding: Goats to clean up Sharon park https://www.sharonherald.com/news/no-kidding-goats-to-clean-up-sharon-park/article b70f67e4- 9024-11eb-90a6-6fbc4038b4c3.html KDKA: Third ‘Pip’ Spotted In Hays’ Bald Eagles Nest Days After First 2 Hatchings https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/03/26/third-pip-spotted-in-hays-bald-eagles-nest/ Tribune-Review: Audubon’s Babcock Nature Center to open in Buffalo Township June 12 https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/audubons-babcock-nature-center-to-open-in-buffalo- township-june-12/ Tribune-Review: Pa. hosting Mentored Youth Trout Fishing Day after last year's canceled event https://triblive.com/local/regional/pa-hosting-mentored-youth-trout-fishing-day-after-last-years-event- was-canceled/ Tribune-Review: Great Allegheny Passage, named 20 years ago, continues to grow in popularity, importance https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/great-allegheny-passage-named-20-years-ago-continues-to- grow-in-popularity-importance/ Tribune-Review: 3rd chick arrives in Hays bald eagle nest https://triblive.com/local/third-chick-arrives-in-hays-bald-eagle-nest/ Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania state parks, overwhelmed in 2020, prepare for more visitors in 2021 https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2021/03/29/pennsylvania-state-parks-covid-19-pandemic- attendance-DCNR-safety/stories/202103290011 KDKA: Third Eaglet Hatches At Hays Bald Eagle Nest https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2021/03/27/third-eaglet-hatches-at-hays-bald-eagle-nest/ Allegheny Front: A Bald Eagle Brings Joy in Philadelphia https://www.alleghenyfront.org/a-bald-eagle-brings-joy-in-philadelphia/ Herald-Standard: National magazine names Bear Run, Fallingwater most beautiful places in Pa https://www.heraldstandard.com/news/local news/national-magazine-names-bear-run-fallingwater- most-beautiful-places-in-pa/article 09b9955a-8da0-11eb-9c5d-033c9f526c80.html Observer-Reporter: Woman rescued from capsized kayak; winds bend pole https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/woman-rescued-from-capsized-kayak-winds-bend- pole/article f38a1310-8e4c-11eb-b717-3b65d9d0a9ed.html Post-Gazette: Peters council approves grant application for Rolling Hills Park aquatic center https://www.post-gazette.com/local/washington/2021/03/25/Peters-council-approves-grant- application-for-Rolling-Hills-Park-aquatic-center/stories/202103250070 Renovo Record: Clinton Conservation District upgrades technology, goes mobile https://therecord-online.com/site/archives/67706 Penn State News: Researchers ask anglers' help with study of brook, brown trout colors, patterns https://news.psu.edu/story/652535/2021/03/25/academics/researchers-ask-anglers-help-study-brook- brown-trout- colors?utm source=newswire&utm medium=email&utm term=652709 HTML&utm content=03-28- 2021-21-16&utm campaign=Penn%20State%20Today Lock Haven Express: Soaring Eagle Wetland hosts unique opportunity; part of Bald Eagle Creek approved for trout program https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2021/03/soaring-eagle-wetland-hosts-unique- opportunity/ Energy Allegheny Front: Community Group Created to Advise Three Mile Island Cleanup https://www.alleghenyfront.org/community-group-created-to-advise-three-mile-island-cleanup/ Allegheny Front: Wolf Administration to Buy Half of State Government’s Electricity from Solar https://www.alleghenyfront.org/wolf-administration-to-buy-half-of-state-governments-electricity-from- solar/ Politico: The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/26/biomass-carbon-climate-politics- 477620?utm source=pocket-newtab Mon Valley Independent: Strong winds cause damage, power outages https://monvalleyindependent.com/2021/03/strong-winds-cause-damage-power-outages/ Post-Gazette: Minimize pollution https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2021/03/28/Minimize-pollution/stories/202103280110 Post-Gazette: Fresh look: Shadyside's Walnut Street getting new lights, pavement https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2021/03/28/Walnut-Street-Shadyside-Pittsburgh-new-lights- pavement-Councilwoman-Erika-Strassburger/stories/202103280064 Williamsport Sun-Gazette: PPL offers preparedness tips for damaging winds https://www.sungazette.com/uncategorized/2021/03/ppl-electric-offers-preparedness-tips-for- damaging-winds/ Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Your old, energy guzzling fridge is costing you money https://www.sungazette.com/opinion/other-commentaries/2021/03/your-old-energy-guzzling-fridge-is- costing-you-money/ NorthcentralPA.com: Your old, energy guzzling fridge is costing you money https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/your-old-energy-guzzling-fridge-is-costing-you- money/article 45424d16-8d4a-11eb-94e9-63e7e61d9fa3.html Mining Bradford Era: Hilco Real Estate Announces The Auction Of Two Bluestone Quarry Tracts In Pennsylvania http://www.bradfordera.com/news/state/hilco-real-estate-announces-the-auction-of-two-bluestone- quarry-tracts-in-pennsylvania/article 2e2c0fff-a6f4-5dba-a3ab-7ec2a0847828.html Tribune-Review: Fayette artist's creativity unearthed at old mine along Great Allegheny Passage https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/fayette-artists-creativity-unearthed-at-old-mine-along-great- allegheny-passage/ Oil and Gas York Daily Record: Fracking ban threatens American jobs, derails environmental progress https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/2021/03/26/op-ed-fracking-ban-threatens-jobs-derails- environmental-progress/6986385002/ Tribune-Review: Olympus Energy pays $1.2M to extend waterlines near Marcellus well sites in Upper Burrell, Allegheny Township https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/olympus-energy-pays-1-2m-to-extend-waterlines-near- marcellus-well-sites-in-upper-burrell-allegheny-township/ StateImpact PA: Injection wells