Central Pennsylvania sees drop in spotted lanternflies
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As spotted lanternfly numbers soar in Allegheny County, central Pennsylvania is seeing a drop in the non-native pests.
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In Pa., climate change stresses old infrastructure. Stormwater fees can help limit flooding, pollution
With increased rainfall from climate change and pollution reduction mandates, municipalities are turning to stormwater fees to get projects done more quickly.
A new investigation shows state regulators have struggled to keep up with pollution events at Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County
News outlet PublicSource reviewed hundreds of documents to build a timeline of malfunctions at the plant and found that "no one was really prepared for this on either side."
Pennsylvania’s portion of Lake Erie on track to become a national marine sanctuary
The proposal looks to protect dozens of underwater shipwrecks in Lake Erie off the coast of Pennsylvania while still allowing for fishing, boating and diving.
OSHA fines Norfolk Southern for worker safety violations at East Palestine chemical cleanup
The company will have to also monitor for medical issues of workers brought in to clear and rebuild the tracks.
6 months since the East Palestine train derailment, concerns remain for health and railway safety
Residents, independent researchers and railway advocates gave the community an update at the six-month anniversary of the Norfolk Southern derailment.
ER visits plummet after Shenango coke works on Neville Island closed
In the years after the plant on Neville Island in Allegheny County closed in 2016, ER visits for cardiovascular disease dropped by 61 percent.
What’s Pennsylvania’s wildfire season been like so far?
Wildfires in Pennsylvania occur in spring and fall. This year, dry conditions led to the spring season starting earlier and ending later.
Ohio activists join national groups to deliver petition to EPA to ban vinyl chloride
Vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, was vented from derailed railcars in East Palestine and burned. Very few chemicals in the U.S. have been banned.
Pa.’s environmental oversight board dismisses petition to raise key cost for conventional drillers
The request was to raise the bond amount for conventional wells. That's the money to plug a well at the end of its useful life.
