environmental issues

HARRISBURG — A skeptical high court grilled state officials this week about whether the money it wants to collect from a regional anti-pollution pact ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, having received sufficient interest in doing so, held a public hearing Tuesday evening regarding another pro...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will hold a virtual public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday regarding Sandstone Development LLC’s...

NEW YORK (TNS) — More than a dozen private companies around the world are looking to profit from extreme measures to combat global warming — filling t...

SMETHPORT — Last year, as part of its annual water quality projects, the McKean County Conservation District worked with municipalities to prevent sed...

BRYN MAWR — Aqua Pennsylvania is a leader in testing drinking water for PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” A robot is the latest tool in Aqu...

HARRISBURG (AP) — A new executive order from President Donald Trump that’s part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility t...

HARRISBURG — In a party-line vote, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives' Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee moved forward a bi...

The McKean County Conservation District announced the following application dates for the Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program (ACAP) for fund...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued public notice of a proposed permit for Sandstone Development LLC to operate a Class IIR inje...

The federal government has frozen grants awarded to Pennsylvania farmers, leaving behind unpaid contracts, people out of work and obstacles to reducin...

HARRISBURG — To help maintain the commonwealth’s natural resources and enhance tourism, Pennsylvanians are invited to register for the 2025 Pick Up Pe...

(TNS)—A freshly baked proposed class action lawsuit filed against the Girl Scouts claims their signature cookies are laced with toxins. Court document...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension is seeking individuals and organizations to present at the 2025 Dive Deeper Summit for water educators, schedul...

Even Bradford Sanitary Authority has been in on the snow-removal and management efforts in the city, as crews were called out during this last weekend...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Conservation District is among 12 projects in the state’s Northwest Region collectively set to receive a total of $2.5 m...

CYCLONE — Not one, but two, failed mechanical integrity tests have stopped operations once more at Catalyst Energy Inc.’s fracking wastewater injectio...

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Chris Deluzio, R-Pa., introduced the Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act, designed to empower sta...

(TNS) — In the five years between Neiswonger Construction first pursuing a permit to build an underground limestone mine in Washington County and earl...

More than 8,600 households in McKean County get their drinking water from a private source. These residents are responsible for testing and treating t...