"Oyster Wars: Volunteers, Watermen, Vie Over Sanctuaries"
"St. Mary’s watershed group, harvesters debate value of leaving bivalves untouched in ‘mother lode’ of reproduction".
Source: Bay Journal, 03/08/2017
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Draining a Different Kind of Swamp
As the Trump administration last week began its rollback of the Clean Water Rule, reporters are likely to see many more stories about wetlands permitting — especially on the local level. The latest TipSheet walks you through the Section 404 permitting maze and helps you find out what's happening in your locale and state.
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Pennsylvania Drilling Pollutes Private Wells
"WPX Energy Appalachia has paid a $1.2 million civil penalty for oil and gas violations that affected groundwater and private water supplies in Westmoreland County."
Source: Penn Live, 02/28/2017
Daughter Of Coal Country Battles Climate Change And Her Father's Doubt
"The economy in southwestern Pennsylvania has been hit twice, once by the collapse of big mining and steel employers, and again by the environmental destruction that accompanied those industries."
Source: NPR, 02/17/2017
"Study Finds Rise in Methane in Pennsylvania Gas Country"
"New research shows a recent three-year surge in methane levels in northeastern Pennsylvania, a hub of the state's natural gas production."
Source: InsideClimate News, 02/13/2017
"Path To Improving Atlantic Flyway At Blackwater Is Filled With Mud"
"Converting low marsh to high marsh will help offset erosion caused by rising sea level".
Source: Bay Journal, 02/07/2017
Md. Legislature Overrides Veto, Strengthens Green-Energy Standards
The Maryland Senate voted 32 to 13 on Thursday to override Gov. Hogan’s veto of a bill to boost the state’s use of renewable energy.
Source: Washington Post, 02/03/2017
Coal Leasing on Federal Lands
While resurrecting the declining U.S. coal industry, as promised by the new administration, is probably not possible, it may not stop a lifting of the moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands. TipSheet looks at how the issue moved front and center, and whether the move would help coal country.
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