natural environment

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

The Pennsylvania Game Commission filled two important vacancies in recent months with the hiring of two new bureau directors. Timothy Haydt, who had w...

UNIVERSITY PARK — For those deciding where to start their garden or orchard, Penn State Extension is offering a webinar, “Living on a Few Acres: Soil ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Landowners with a stream on their property — or anyone interested in streambank repair — can benefit from a live webinar series offe...

HARRISBURG (AP) — A spike in demand for electricity from tech companies competing in the artificial intelligence race is upending forecasts for natura...

The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) announced McKean County is among the 2025 recipients of Friends of NACD grants, during its a...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension will offer a five-part webinar series in February and March focused on reducing stormwater around the home. The...

The Inflation Reduction Act could be three times as expensive as originally believed, while falling short of its goals for cutting greenhouse gas emis...

(TNS)— Good news for nature! A species that was once declared extinct is making a comeback. ABC Mildura-Swan Hill News reports how the olive perchlet ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Frustration with orphan well-plugging efforts in Pennsylvania came out during a Department of Environmental Protection budget heari...

SMETHPORT — Join the McKean County Conservation District, during National Invasive Species Awareness Week from Feb. 24 to 28, in taking some basic car...

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

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro has tapped a former Beaver County superintendent to lead the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Shapiro ad...

A million, billion or trillion ... who cares? I care. For decades, teaching and training various disciplines and age groups, I always looked for an ea...

KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will be held April 10 in Wilcox at the Jones Township Community Center. John Dzemyan, leader of the Kinzua Quali...

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...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, bison once roamed the Great Plains in the millions be...

Native plants are those plants that occur naturally in our environment. Wildlife as well as people need these native plants to create a healthy enviro...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania holds what could be a significant source of lithium, a key component in powering everything from cell phones to electric veh...