Gov. Josh Shapiro announced two Western Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants will push back their retirement dates by at least four more years. Ohio residents worry about more fracking planned for a remote natural area, becuase of their own experiences with the industry. Native hawthorn trees provide useful habitat to a carnivorous singbird species. Pennsylvania may soon adopt the scarlet tanager as its official state migratory bird. A farm and a nonprofit have forged a unique partnetship to fight food waste and hunger.
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Incoming fracking at Ohio wildlife area met with warnings of heavy truck traffic and habitat loss - A state commission is considering proposals to drill under most of the Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in southeastern Ohio.
Pittsburgh-area conservation projects get grants to help wildlife, climate - A New York-based conservation group is funding projects to preserve green space in the Pittsburgh area, as part of an effort to protect the Appalachian corridor.
A local food bank is turning spoiled produce into farm-fresh eggs. Here’s how - Unfit for pantry shelves, hundreds of pounds of produce are redirected to a farm, where the chickens' "salad bar" curbs waste, cuts costs and helps fight hunger.
Is the rare Pennsylvania hawthorn ready for its moment in the sun? - Native hawthorn trees, Crataegus pennsylvanica, have a thorny history in Pennsylvania. 
Gov. Shapiro moves to keep 2 coal-fired power plants open in Western Pa., as energy demand from data centers grows - The plants will stay open through 2032, and have more time to meet water pollution standards.
‘The Jewels of the Forest’: Scarlet tanagers proposed as Pennsylvania’s ‘migratory bird’ - An estimated 13% of the breeding population of scarlet tanagers is found in Pennsylvania, mostly in the state’s large forests.
