ANNVILLE, PA – During National Limb Loss Awareness Month the Wolf Administration is reminding veterans about its Amputee and Paralyzed Veterans Pension program. This pension program is one of the many ways that the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) continues to serve the veterans who have served our nation. Through this program, eligible […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released the first four years of data on well structural soundness submitted by thousands of Pennsylvania oil and gas well operators. A comprehensive analysis of the first year, 2014, shows that the majority of wells in the state are being operated in a manner that greatly reduces […]
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today it will hold a public hearing to receive comments on two permit modification applications submitted by Sunoco, LP requesting construction modifications for its Mariner East II pipeline. Both requests are for sites in West Whiteland Township, Chester County. Sunoco’s proposal to change the methodology […]
Harrisburg, PA – On behalf of Governor Tom Wolf, state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Land Preservation Board safeguarded 2,793 more acres on 27 farms in 15 counties during its recent meeting. “The farms preserved today exemplify our diverse production agriculture industry – each is unique in the products it grows and the […]
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for the initial release of a draft federal Farm Bill, legislation that provides funding and guidelines for farm and food programs in the United States. While noting the challenges of crafting such a wide-ranging piece of legislation, Redding said the bill […]
Photo: PA.gov Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf has ordered the Commonwealth flag to fly at half-staff at all Commonwealth facilities in the City of Greensburg to honor the former chief of the Greensburg Fire Department. J. Edward Hutchinson, 96, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018. The Commonwealth flag shall be lowered immediately, Tuesday, […]
Through an abundance of caution Rose Acre Farms of Seymour, Indiana is voluntarily recalling 206,749,248 eggs because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Braenderup, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals infected with SalmonellaBraenderup can experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, […]
Harrisburg, PA – Acting Secretary of State Robert Torres today informed Pennsylvania’s counties to have voter-verifiable paper record voting systems selected no later than December 31, 2019, and preferably in place by the November 2019 general election. He also announced the commonwealth will receive nearly $14 million in federal funding to assist counties with replacement. “We […]