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Service Electric Deploys OpenVault’s AI-Powered Network Management
Service Electric Cable TV and OpenVault announced that OpenVault’s OV PNM Proactive Network Management solution will be deployed to ensure availability of the best possible broadband experiences for Service Electric subscribers. SECTV is...

The Father-and-Son Duo Who Toppled Our Trust in Vaccines
Mark (right) and David Geier, in a 2004 photograph for Seed magazine. Photo: Jason Gould In 1970, a 22-year-old named Mark Geier showed up at the tennis court on Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda, Maryland, not far from the National Institutes of...

EPA Launches New Online Resource to Address Concerns About Geoengineering, Including Negative Impacts on Environment and Public Health
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday launched a new website to address the public’s growing concerns about geoengineering and contrails. The EPA’s resource on geoengineering details the potentially negative impacts it can have on...

After a day of heavy rains, most of the Pittsburgh regions will get a break from showers
By Ron Smiley July 17, 2025 / 6:50 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh KDKA-TV Morning Forecast (7/17) KDKA-TV Morning Forecast (7/17) 02:45 Yesterday's First Alert Day that we issued due to a risk of flash flooding certainly verified. We saw several...

911 services restored in Pennsylvania: PEMA
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency says its 911 services have been restored. (The video in the player above is from previous coverage.) In a tweet posted just before midnight, the agency said an investigation into...

From backyards to the Chesapeake Bay, luminescent critters light up the night
The sea walnut, also known as a warty comb jellyfish, is common in the Chesapeake Bay, often flashing brightly in boat wakes at night. (Steven G. Johnson/CC BY-SA 3.0) Every August, as the Earth enters a region of space containing high...

Pennsylvania Turnpike begins open road tolling project in the Susquehanna Valley
IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. REGINA MATT. CAITLIN. SO THAT WORK IS BEGINNING IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE PARTS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. AS THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IS PREPARING FOR A SHORT FOR OPEN ROAD TOLLING. AND THAT’S GOING TO LAUNCH IN...

Hydrogen Storage Takes the Wheel: Verne Inc. Builds Cryo-Compressed Tank Facility in Pennsylvania
Verne Inc., a trailblazer in hydrogen storage tech based out of San Francisco, is gearing up to open a brand-new manufacturing facility in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Right in the heart of the Marcellus Energy Park. This new site will crank out...

Infrastructure projects coming to fruition
The city of Beaumont is celebrating a major victory from the California Transportation Commission, which will advance two transformative infrastructure projects: the Pennsylvania Grade Separation and the State Route 60/Potrero Boulevard...

Elkland appoints member of authority, meets with PennDOT for projects
ELKLAND — The Elkland borough council named Lyndsey King to an open position on the Elkland Borough Authority during the July 10 meeting. King was one of two applicants who voiced an interest in serving on the board. The Green Light Go Project at...

Robinson praises new law targeting abandoned boats on Pennsylvania waterways
Devlin J. Robinson, Pennsylvania State Senator from 37th District | FacebookDevlin J. Robinson, Pennsylvania State Senator from 37th District | Facebook Senator Devlin Robinson of Pennsylvania has expressed his approval for the recent enactment of...

Where in NY State Are You Most Likely To Be Hit By a Tornado?
While flash floods and blizzards may be more associated with New York State when it comes to natural disasters, tornadoes can happen too. In fact, there were a reported 13 tornadoes in New York state in one day on May 31, 1998, according to The...

Fireflies Light Up D.C., Thanks to Good Weather Earlier in Year
Matt Delaney | July 11, 2025 (The Washington Times) — A familiar, sporadic glow is dotting the night sky around the nation’s capital as fireflies return in force for the summer months. Experts said the lightning bugs filling the Washington area —...

Ecore International acquires HTI Recycling
Lancaster, PA – Ecore International announced the acquisition of HTI Recycling, a leading tire collection, recycling, reuse, and crumb rubber manufacturer. The acquisition, which includes HTI subsidiaries Edge Rubber Recycling and D&G Heavy...

Entech employees honored at Pennsylvania Water Environmental Association’s annual conference
Entech Engineering Inc. had a presence at the recent PennTec 2025: Pennsylvania Water Environmental Association 96th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition. Employees from the Reading-based firm won two awards and led several sessions during the...

COMMENTARY: Texas floods were made worse by climate denialism
The tragic news out of central Texas has been heartbreaking, but it's also been maddening -- because so many lives could have been saved if elected officials had done their jobs. They owe the families who lost loved ones -- the death toll from the...

RI, 20 states sue Trump over cutting FEMA disaster prevention funding
Trump administration terminated a billion-dollar program aimed at protecting communities against natural disasters through infrastructure upgrades. RI joined coalition of 20 states in filing the lawsuit against FEMA and Kristi Noem. FEMA and Noem...

What happened in Texas? To save lives, we need more than weather warnings.
Thomas E. Weber The Texas flood disaster, where the death toll has already well exceeded 100, has understandably sparked scrutiny of every aspect of the response, including the role of weather forecasters. President Donald Trump is expected to...
Pennsylvania’s Record-Breaking Whitetail Deer Harvest Discovered Decades Later
Large whitetail deer in rut, stomping foot and snorting© Tony LePrieur Photography/Shutterstock.comPennsylvania is one of the top states for whitetail deer hunting. The northeast state’s 1.5-million-deer population combined with rich hunting...

Cornwall Juniors capture State Title, advance to East Regionals
The Cornwall Little League Junior Softball All-Stars are state champions. The team traveled to Rockville Centre on Long Island this week for the New York State Championship series, where they faced off against the Rockville Centre Junior All-Stars...