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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced up to $101,110,178 in funding for 16 environmental restoration pr...

His papers are in the Library of Congress. He was involved in the U.S. Reclamation Service, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geographic Society and th...

UNIVERSITY PARK — In watersheds degraded by runoff of nutrients from farmland, land managers struggle to pinpoint the best locations to install ripari...

The mighty Allegheny River is one of three up for consideration for Pennsylvania’s 2024 River of the Year. The river, which won in 1994 and 2017, star...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded $19.3 million in 2024 Countywide Action Plan (CAP) Implementati...

The delayed and over-budget Hudson River tunnel project in New York and New Jersey received yet another $3.8 billion from U.S. taxpayers, Sen. Chuck S...

SEARCH: A search for the name of a Bradfordian from the early 1900s sent us to a book we hadn’t realized existed — OK, we’re a hundred and some years ...

American Refining Group Inc. (ARG) will conduct fire drills during October that may include use of the plant’s emergency steam whistle, which can be h...

(Editor’s Note: Brian McClellan of Olean, N.Y. is curator of the Cattaraugus County Museum in Machias and part-time Olean Times Herald staffer. He’s a...

In 1958, learning of the U.S. Army’s intent to sell surplus military equipment, my dad, Bill Ryan, and five of his brothers banded together, pooled th...

This Sunday, at the Twin Lakes Recreation site, officials of the Allegheny National Forest will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding in 192...

LETTER: Over the years, The Era has been a conduit for Bradfordians who have moved away, or are working elsewhere, to stay in touch with folks back ho...

MARIENVILLE — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service is implementing the decision to remove a large culvert on Irwin Run associated with t...

Many waterways in Pennsylvania are devastated by acid mine drainage, a man-made legacy from coal mining that leaves some waterways devoid of aquatic a...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Thursday after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force t...

A man hiking in New Hampshire died over the weekend after he collapsed from an undetermined medical issue on a White Mountain trail, authorities said....

As surely as water flows downhill, Pennsylvania will not meet its ambitious 2025 goals for water pollution reductions to boost the Chesapeake Bay’s re...

RED HOUSE — Red House Beach in Allegany State Park is closed due to potentially hazardous algae in the water for the first time this season. Allegany ...

HARRISBURG — Following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is ma...

UNIVERSITY PARK — At a time when Pennsylvania is largely counting on riparian buffers to achieve water-quality improvements needed to meet the state’s...