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Pennsylvania Releases First-Ever Comprehensive Trail Data Resource for Pennsylvania State Parks
Gant News - Pennsylvania
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August 30, 2025
HARRISBURG- State officials recently released the most complete digital trail data resource and data resource ever compiled for Pennsylvania state parks, mapping more than 1,750 miles of formal trails across 119 parks. The new digital trail...
As Trump Pushes Liquified Natural Gas Exports, Residents in Pennsylvania Towns Push Back to Stop a Proposed LNG Terminal
Inside Climate News
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August 30, 2025
CHESTER, Pa.—In this small city south of Philadelphia, trash is a problem. A thick white cloud rising from Reworld’s Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility, the largest trash incinerator in the country by capacity, and the stinging odor of...
Despite Lack of Federal Support, US Scientists Continue Work on Key Global Climate Reports
Inside Climate News
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August 30, 2025
Even as the U.S. federal government rapidly retreats from science-based decision-making, adopts climate-damaging energy policies and disengages from international climate efforts, 46 American researchers have been chosen as authors for the...
Near-perfect weather in place for Labor Day in the Pittsburgh area
CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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By Ron Smiley August 30, 2025 / 6:41 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh KDKA-TV Morning Forecast (8/30) KDKA-TV Morning Forecast (8/30) 03:08 The weather is so nice, there is no reason to give you a long weather blog today. Your assignment, if you choose to...
American Chestnut Land Trust Invites You To Save The Environment While Drinking Beer
The Bay Net - Maryland
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August 30, 2025
Photo Credit: Beth Nolletti / American Chestnut Land Trust | 2024 Sip & Save Event PRINCE FREDERICK, Md. — American Chestnut Land Trust (ACLT) is hosting its annual Sip and Save event on Friday, Sept. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. The event will take place...
Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, August 28, 2025
JD Supra - California
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August 29, 2025
Pennsylvania $49.9B Shapiro Budget Offer Opens Path to Compromise Amid Transit, Funding Challenges Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) $49.9 billion budget proposal has prompted cautious optimism in Harrisburg, with Democratic leaders expressing openness...
Pennsylvania among states with sharp decline in rural maternity care access, report shows
Keystone Newsroom - Pennsylvania
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August 29, 2025
This story by Liz Carey was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories, visit dailyyonder.com A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health found that access to obstetric care...
What Lies Ahead for Advanced Plastics Recycling Industry After EPA Withdrawal of Proposed TSCA SNURs?
JD Supra - California
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August 29, 2025
The proposed rules would have triggered EPA risk reviews and restrictions on the industry. On July 9, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew significant new use rules (SNURs) proposed under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances...
FirstEnergy Launches Reliability Project in Adams County, Pennsylvania
T&D World
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August 29, 2025
A major grid reliability project is underway in Adams County, Pennsylvania, aimed at strengthening electric service for nearly 2,300 customers, including Hanover Hospital, Alpha Fire Company and WellSpan Health. The East Germantown-Germantown...
Kazuyo Sejima discusses SANAA's most notable projects at University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School Awards
Dezeen
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August 29, 2025
Promotion: in a recent lecture, cofounder of Japanese studio SANAA, Kazuyo Sejima, explained how the studio's key projects connect with their surroundings and create space to "bring people together". Sejima gave a speech at the Weitzman School...
U.S. Reps. Mary Gay Scanlon and Summer Lee both rejected from ICE center in Pennsylvania for oversight visits
Butler Eagle - Pennsylvania
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PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was denied entry on Wednesday from the ICE facility in Pennsylvania where a detainee was found hanging by his neck earlier this month. The Delaware County Democrat’s blocked entry from the Moshannon Valley...
DP World expands with new logistics hub in Pennsylvania
FreightWaves
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August 29, 2025
Global logistics giant DP World has strengthened its presence in Central Pennsylvania with the opening of a new 249,600-square-foot multi-customer warehouse in Middletown. The facility marks a major step in the company’s strategy to expand its...
Section of Pennsylvania Avenue in Sheboygan to close for most of Sept.
Sheboygan Sun - Wisconsin
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The City of Sheboygan Department of Public Works announces that Pennsylvania Avenue between North 13th Street and Commerce Street will be closed to through traffic from Tuesday, Sept. 2, through late Sept. This closure is necessary to accommodate...
CVS holds off on offering COVID-19 vaccines in 16 states, including Pennsylvania
6 ABC Action News
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August 29, 2025
A national pharmacy chain will not offer COVID-19 vaccine shots in more than a dozen states. CVS says it won't provide the shots in 16 states, including Pennsylvania, regardless of if a person meets the criteria for the vaccination. The chain says...
Deaths of about 30-40 fish in Chester Creek under investigation in Aston Township, Pennsylvania
CBS 3 Philly - Pennsylvania
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August 29, 2025
Dozens of dead fish found in Delaware County creek Dozens of dead fish found in Delaware County creek 00:33 The Delaware County Hazmat Team and environmental officials are investigating a possible spill in the West Branch of the Chester Creek...
Dozens of dead fish found in Pennsylvania creek after possible spill
CBS 3 Philly - Pennsylvania
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Dozens of dead fish found in Delaware County creek Dozens of dead fish found in Delaware County creek 00:33 The Delaware County Hazmat Team and environmental officials are investigating a possible spill in the West Branch of the Chester Creek...
Climate change is altering wedding season
The York Dispatch - Pennsylvania
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Melina Walling and Joshua A. Bickel NEWTOWN, Ohio – Tyler Jones and Kayla McDonald both grew up camping, so when it came time to plan their wedding, they wanted to be outside to celebrate with friends and family in nature. They also wanted a late...
Researchers fear climate stress is changing bee behavior and threatening global pollination
The Milwaukee Independent
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August 29, 2025
Though Barnes was hot, his bees were even hotter. Their body temperatures can be up to 27 degrees Fahrenheit (about 15 Celsius) higher than the air around them. As global temperatures rise under climate change, scientists are trying to better...
Oil and Grease/NPDES Permit: Jeannette, Pennsylvania Turbomachinery Manufacturer Files Administrative Challenge Before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board
JD Supra - California
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August 28, 2025
Download PDF Elliot Company, Inc. (“ECI”) filed a July 24th Notice of Appeal (“Appeal”) before the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board (“Board”) challenging certain conditions related to oil and grease (“O&G”) effluent limits in a Clean Water...
An assistant superintendent’s chance of a lifetime at the U.S. Open in Pennsylvania
Turf & Rec
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August 29, 2025
Many Canadian golf course superintendents and assistants aspire to volunteer their services at some of the PGA Tour’s more elite tournaments, including its major events. The experience is second to none, it’s a significant addition to one’s...