By: Emily Scott More than 60 businesses across Pennsylvania signed a letter to legislative leaders, calling on them to focus on improving the economic climate and abandon efforts making it harder for people to vote. The letter calls attention to the state’s no-excuse mail voting law passed in 2019. It has faced legal challenges after a Commonwealth Court judge […]
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By: Emily Scott Advocates from Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania and state officials gathered in Philadelphia Wednesday to stand firm on protecting abortion access, after a leaked draft indicated the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn its 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. Pennsylvania has no laws protecting abortion access on the books and Gov. Tom Wolf has […]
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By: Emily Scott Recreation departments across Pennsylvania are preparing to kick off their outdoor public pool seasons starting Memorial Day Weekend, marking for many the first full-capacity summer since the pandemic began. The Township of Upper St. Clair in western Pennsylvania offers an outdoor, four-lane pool in the summer to its 20,000 residents. They provide […]
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By: Emily Scott A new study found low-producing oil and gas wells make up about half of potent methane emissions emitted from all well sites in the U.S. while accounting for just 6% of the nation’s oil and gas production. Led by the Environmental Defense Fund, the report found an estimated 565,000 low-producing sites making less than […]
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Bridge to be closed, traffic detoured Harrisburg, PA – PennDOT announced today that a bridge replacement project on Grist Mill Road in Lancaster County is set to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, May 10. The bridge spans the Conestoga River just north of Mill Road in Earl Township. The bridge is expected to be closed tomorrow. A detour […]
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Emily Scott Pennsylvanians have until Monday to submit public comments on a draft Environmental Impact Statement for a gas pipeline expansion in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Some critics of the project say the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has not properly considered all the effects of the proposal. The Regional Energy Access Expansion, by the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line […]
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By: Emily Scott The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has confirmed a positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Lancaster County. Also known as “high path AI”, there is no immediate public health concern since no human cases of avian influenza have been detected in the United States. However, it […]
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By: Suzanne Potter An annual list of best and worst produce, in terms of pesticide residue, is out – and strawberries, spinach, kale, and collard and mustard greens top the list. The 2022 “Dirty Dozen” from the Environmental Working Group also include nectarines, apples, grapes, peppers, cherries, peaches, pears, celery and tomatoes. Sydney Swanson, a healthy-living science […]
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