By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Clean air advocates say combating climate change requires switching from gas-powered cars to clean electric vehicles, and a bill being proposed in Washington could jump-start that transition. Senate minority leader Charles Schumer of New York has proposed a sweeping measure that he says could take 63 million gas-guzzlers off the […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Aging is warning Pennsylvania seniors, their families, and caregivers about a new scam targeting older adults. DNA testing has become extremely popular in the past few years for people looking to learn more about their family history and health, and scammers are now targeting Medicare beneficiaries with a fraudulent DNA […]
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Harrisburg, PA — Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the release of a preliminary report gleaned from results of an extensive two-year survey seeking public input on the future of Pennsylvania’s state parks. More than 10,000 respondents offered recommendations how the commonwealth can improve the visitor experience. “Commenting on everything […]
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Harrisburg, PA — Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Deputy Secretary John Norbeck announced Pennsylvania’s state forest system, totaling more than 2.2 million acres, has received certification through one of the world’s most recognized, independent, third-party forest management certification standards, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Forest Management Standard. “Entrusted with managing our incredibly diverse and […]
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Harrisburg, PA – State Education Secretary Pedro Rivera is applauding four Pennsylvania educators who were recently announced as the 2017 and 2018 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The PAEMST is the highest honor awarded by the U. S. government to teachers for excellence in K-12 STEM or computer […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Department of Education and local safety advocates held a face-to-face forum at Northeastern High School in Manchester today, sharing their collective knowledge with students to kick off Teen Driver Safety Week in Pennsylvania. PennDOT held the forum to call attention to […]
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today released statewide results from the 2019 administration of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone Exams. PSSAs and Keystone Exams are used as part of Pennsylvania’s statewide accountability system, as required under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). “Since taking office, Governor Wolf […]
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Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a Consent Order and Agreement (COA) with CNX Gas Company, LLC (CNX) for well plugging violations in four southwestern Pennsylvania counties. The settlement requires CNX to post a $1.48 million performance bond and provides an extended schedule for CNX to plug the wells and […]
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