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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Watch Here At this meeting, the Commission considered items on: Receiver Performance, WEA Reporting, and an Enforcement Bureau Action. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting was held on April 21, 2022 in a wholly electronic format and was open to the public on the Internet […]
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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: Mike Moen A pending decision could provide more clarity on whether North Dakota will get another chance to see how voters feel about legalizing marijuana. This month, a campaign called New Approach North Dakota launched efforts to collect enough signatures to get the issue on the fall ballot. The Secretary of State is deciding whether the […]
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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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By: Mary Schuermann Kuhlman No news is good news for Ohioans who enrolled in Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency. State Medicaid agencies are prohibited from dis-enrolling beneficiaries until the end of the month in which the emergency expires. Saturday is set to be the termination date, but because the feds have not yet […]
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By: Roz Brown This year’s planned closure of a New Mexico coal-fired power plant is expected to save money for the state’s utility company and its customers, but consumer advocates worry customers won’t see those savings for up to two years. Public Service Co. of New Mexico will close two units at the San Juan […]
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By Brenda Wintrode for Wisconsin Watch. Broadcast version by Jonah Chester for Wisconsin News Connection reporting for Wisconsin Watch-Public News Service Collaboration Stacy Hartje’s quest to clear her name took eight years. In 2007, the 22-year-old mother of one was providing child care for several children in her Mauston, Wisconsin, home. One day after eating […]
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