By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Surveys show growing consumer interest in low-emission and zero-emission electric vehicles, but some automakers are backing efforts to block tighter emission standards. The Trump administration wants to freeze auto emission standards and block California and other states – including Pennsylvania – from demanding stronger tailpipe pollution controls. Vanessa Lynch, … Continue reading “Consumers Push for Tougher Car Emissions Standards”
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Philadelphia, PA – The Wolf Administration today awarded over $681,000 in grants for six clean energy vehicle projects in southeast Pennsylvania that will help improve air quality and public health in the region. “Replacing gasoline- or diesel-powered vehicles with lower-emissions alternative fuel vehicles makes a world of sense,” said Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick … Continue reading “Wolf Administration Awards Grants for Clean Energy Vehicle Projects in Southeast Pennsylvania; Comcast, Lancaster County SWMA, Waste Management Inc., Among Recipients “
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania farmers and conservation professionals just spent some time on Chesapeake Bay to gain firsthand experience with the impact they have on the water – and on those who depend on the bay to make their living. Agriculture is a major source of sediment and nutrient pollution in the … Continue reading “PA Farmers, Watermen Find Common Ground on Chesapeake Bay”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Education advocates say a new school voucher bill would drain district resources and allow discrimination against students with special needs. House Bill 1800 would provide tuition vouchers worth up to $8,200 to students in the financially struggling Harrisburg school district to attend private schools, including religious schools. But according to Susan … Continue reading “Education Advocates Oppose New Voucher Bill”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – One-point-three-billion-hours – that’s how much unpaid time family caregivers in Pennsylvania devoted to helping aging family members and friends remain in their homes in 2017, according to a new report. The latest installment of AARP’s Valuing the Invaluable series says there are more than 1.5 million family caregivers in the Keystone … Continue reading “PA Family Caregivers Providing Billions in Services”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – This is the start of the 98th annual American Education Week, a time to celebrate the achievements of public education and acknowledge the contributions of all those who make a difference in students’ lives. It’s a week when teachers, parents and support professionals are recognized for the hard work … Continue reading “Education Week: A Good Time to Thank a Teacher”
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Congress is hearing from opponents of a plan to exempt an Alaskan national forest from protection under the Roadless Rule, the same rule that protects 25,000 acres of national forestland in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Forest Service is holding hearings in Alaska and Washington, D.C., this week about exempting Alaska’s Tongass National Forest from … Continue reading “Exemption to Federal “Roadless Rule” Faces Opposition”
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