Wednesday NewsClips

Program Connects Students To Watershed
State Task Force Examined Water, Sewer Costs
West Pittston Seeks Funds For Sewage Plant Upgrade
Column: Beware The Solar Panel Hucksters

Tuesday NewsClips

PA Gas Drillers Need Millions Of Gallons Of Water
Natural Gas Driller Wants 4 Million Gallons
Updated Water Plans Show Magnitude Of Usage
Philadelphia Improves Its Recycling Program
Bank Going Green With New Branch
Radon Home Testing Urged
PA Agrees To Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Audubon PA Effort Aims To Preserve Unique Habitat
Mussels Pose Threat To Susquehanna River
Consol May Shut Washington County Coal Mine By March

CBF, Partners Sue EPA Over Failure To Keep Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Commitments

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- After 25 years of watching promises broken and commitments unfulfilled, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) today filed a lawsuit in federal court to require the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to enforce the law and reduce pollution sufficiently to remove the Chesapeake Bay from the federal ‘impaired waters’ list. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia following a legal requirement for a 60 day notice of intent to sue period (CBF filed the notice on Oct. 29). (Click here for full announcement)

Rendell Announces Mid-Atlantic Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Standard

HARRISBURG -- Pennsylvania has signed a letter of agreement with 10 Mid-Atlantic states that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and other sources by developing a comprehensive, regional low carbon fuel standard, Gov. Rendell announced today. (Click here for full announcement)

Monday NewsClips

Rendell: PA Budget Shortfall More Than Expected
A Fishy Project In The Classroom
Transitioning To No-Till Crop Production
Sayre Recycling Program Expansion To Continue
Bethlehem To Start Picking Up Recycled Paper At Homes
The Theory And Practice Of Flesters
Centre Waste Authority To Increase Tipping Fee
Editorial: Gas Drilling Windfall Creates Balance Dilemma
Firm Pays $283 Million For Local Natural Gas Rights
Coal Refuse Fire Near Pottsville Has Residents Concerned
New Coal Refuse Fire No Relation To Centralia
Editorial: Obama's Energy Secretary's Views Could Hurt Coal
Oil Customers Regret Hedging Their Bets
Luzerne, Lackawanna Counties Working On Joint Long-Range Plan
Haverford State Site Chock Full Of Wildlife
Experts Focus On Habitat and Big Bee Revival
Outdoors: Backyard Feeders Attract Predators
Foundation Draws Attention Toward State's Wildlife

Sunday NewsClips

Conservation Group Plans To Sue To Force Better Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
Williamsport Turns Down Thermostats
Area Residents Have The Chance To Treecycle
Washington County Farm Wins Conservation Recognition
Partnership Puts Trash To Artistic Use
Certified Earth-Friendly Pizza Shop
Public TV Tells Story Of Nature's Guardians
Mine Subsidence Insurance Less Costly
TMI Information Center Relocated To Coatesville

Saturday NewsClips

Tax Shortfall Near $1 Billion For State
December Delivers More Bad News For State Revenues
Op-Ed: Smart Growth Will Get Lehigh Valley Through Next 10 Years
Editorial: Failure On The Chesapeake Bay
Delaware River Activists Want Reservoirs Lowered
DEP Probes Blast In Gas Drilling Region
PPL Expands Green Development Initiative
3 Years After Sago, Mines Told To Install Shelters
Shaken, But Hardly Stirred, Quakes Near Lancaster
PA Ranks Second Nationally In Commercial Deer, Elk Production

Jan. 5 Pa Environment Digest Headlines

The January 5 PA Environment Digest is now available.
Click here to print the entire Digest.
Selected headlines--

Begin 2009 By Recognizing The Good Work In 2008, Be Inspired
Wild Resource Conservation 2009 Calendar
Video - Welcome To Cosmo's World
CBF To File Lawsuit Against EPA On Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
January PCEE Newsletter
RecycleMania 2009 Begins January 18, Time To Sign Up
Feature- Nature Notes- Regeneration Is The Next Woods!

Friday NewsClips

Editorial: EPA Pulls Back On Relaxing Clean Air Rules
Ethanol Rail Delivery Facility Proposed In Dupont
Alternative Energy Companies Stung By Tight Credit
Editorial: New Mine Safety Rules Reduce Accident Chances
Is Recycling Worth It For Towns?
Many Along The Delaware River Fear Possibility Of Flooding
Natural Gas Companies Drop 3 Month Price