The new rule would eliminate federal protections for about 40 percent of Pennsylvania’s streams. Only major navigable waterways, tributaries that run into them or adjacent wetlands along with some lakes will be covered by the Clean Water Act.
There's more urgency than ever on climate change and other environmental issues. So what does that mean for conversations at the Thanksgiving table this year?
To find out what candidates on the ballot in Allegheny County think about climate change and the environment, we sent them a survey. Here are the key takeaways.
They at least acknowledge that climate change is real. Wolf hasn't followed up with climate pledges from his first campaign and Wagner says there's not much the governor can do.