Data centers are a hot-button voting issue in Pennsylvania, no matter the political party. At a women’s prison on Ohio, incarcerated residents are learning to rehabilitate wildlife, like bunnies, with an eye towards future jobs. A new Pennsylvania law will restrict PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam. The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General plans to investigate the EPA’s response to the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The newly-released Chesapeake Bay report card is out, with its highest overall grade ever issued, a C plus.
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In Ohio prisons, incarcerated people rehabilitate orphaned animals - Incarcerated people in five Ohio prisons help central Ohio-based Ohio Wildlife Center raise orphaned baby animals. The program teaches empathy and trade skills.
A network of air quality monitors grows in a formerly redlined area of Philadelphia - The network will provide residents of formerly redlined areas of West Philly and Harrisburg real-time info about the air they’re breathing.
EPA Inspector General to investigate response to East Palestine train derailment - In 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, contaminating the air and water.
Keeping Track of Pennsylvania’s Resurgent Black Bear Population - Meet Pennsylvania's bear biologist as she gathers data on one of the state's 16,000 black bears. The population has rebounded in the last 30 years.
Pennsylvania restricts use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam - A new law prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of PFAS in firefighting foam starting July 2027.
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