Pollution from the Pittsburgh airport has found its way into a nearby stream. Scientists are looking into how PFAS forever chemicals got there and what happens next. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would give Pennsylvania nearly $40 million to address PFAS contamination in drinking water; at the same time the agency also said it would roll back PFAS regulations. Researchers have found a link between the temperature outside and kidney disease. New railroad-safety reforms have made headway in Washington D.C., three years after the rail disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. Governor Josh Shapiro is making the rounds to talk about his policies on data centers after releasing final standards for the industry. In Pittsburgh you can drop off your food waste at city-run farmers’ markets.
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U.S. Secretary of Ag signs disaster declaration for Pennsylvania farmers while in Lackawanna County - Farmers can now apply for emergency loans to help make up for an estimated loss of $150 to $200 million in revenue from a damaging frost in April. 
It’s easy to compost. Just drop off your food waste at a Pittsburgh farmers market - Pittsburgh offers a composting drop-off for food waste at its four Citiparks farmers markets. Bring veggie scraps, but no meat or dairy.
EPA announces $39M to Pa. for PFAS in drinking water while rolling back PFAS limits - A clean water group says it feels like "hypocrisy."
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Shapiro meets Archbald residents, says new data center standards will empower communities
