“It is with extreme sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the loss of Brandie Kasper here at Pine Creek Animal Hospital. She was one of a kind. She was passionate, caring and always striving to go above and beyond for the clients and patients that she helped with. She was one sweet soul […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — President Joe Biden convenes a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this week, putting the U.S. back into a leadership role after four years when states were leading the way. Forty world leaders are invited to participate in the summit, which starts Thursday. Biden also wants to reestablish the federal partnership with […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Farmers and conservationists are praising a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate that would bring funding to stop agricultural runoff from polluting rivers and streams. Senate Bill 465, called the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program, would provide targeted funding for conservation projects on local farms through their county conservation districts. […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday the biggest solar-energy commitment ever undertaken by any government in the United States. Known as Pennsylvania PULSE, the power-purchase agreement will result in construction of seven large solar arrays in six counties; enough to produce nearly half of the electricity used by state government. Robert […]
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency used questionable criteria to justify redefining which bodies of water are protected by the Clean Water Act, putting many streams and wetlands at risk, according to a new report. In repealing and replacing the Obama-era Clean Water Rule, said the report from the External Environmental […]
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – After years of weakening environmental regulations, a new report says there’s hope for restoring Chesapeake Bay but Pennsylvania needs to meet its clean-water commitments. The 2020 State of the Bay report showed that four of 13 key indicators of bay health have declined, but most water-quality measures showed some improvement. Of the […]
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Persistent drought dominates the Western landscape NOAA’s winter forecast for the U.S. favors warmer, drier conditions across the southern tier of the U.S., and cooler, wetter conditions in the North, thanks in part to an ongoing La Nina. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service — are also closely monitoring […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new bill in the General Assembly could help Pennsylvania farmers reduce the amount of polluted runoff in rivers and streams and help the state meet its clean water commitments. Almost one-third of Commonwealth streams don’t meet standards for drinking, fishing or recreation, and farms are a major source […]
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