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EPA seeks seventh graders for summer environmental workshop for Philadelphia - Application deadline Earth Day, April 22 (PA)
(via yosemite.epa.gov)
(PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2010) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting applications for current seventh-grade students in the Philadelphia metropolitan area to participate in a unique six-week summer environmental education program
State plans highway to 9/11 crash site
(via feeds.stateline.org)
The National Park Service will award a contract this spring to build an $8.5 million two-lane access highway from Route 30 to the proposed Flight 93 memorial near Shanksville.
Kennel owner convicted of animal cruelty
(via feeds.stateline.org)
A commercial breeder charged with neglecting scores of dogs and cats was convicted Monday of animal cruelty, capping a high-profile case that state officials have used to tout their crackdown on substandard kennels.
Thanks to EPA for investigating contaminated drinking water in Pennsylvania
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Last August I thanked the U.S. EPA for responding to community concerns about contaminated drinking water in Pavillion, Wyoming. You may remember the photo of the contamination in someone's water filter: Now I want to thank EPA again,...
Philadelphia seeks ban on natgas-drilling method
(via feeds.reuters.com)
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia officials asked a state regulator on Thursday to ban the natural-gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing until its environmental effects, especially on drinking water, are studied.
Pennsylvania deer hunt total lowest since 1987
(via feeds.stateline.org)
Deer hunters in Pennsylvania bagged the lowest number of deer in the state since 1987.
Pa. high court sides with gas industry over landowner
(via feeds.stateline.org)
Pennsylvania's high court sided Wednesday with the natural gas industry in a dispute with landowners who had sought to invalidate the leases they signed before the Marcellus shale rush intensified and drove up land values.
Another World Water Day, another case of drinking water contamination in Pennsylvania
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I can't really add anything to the tragic words in today's Altoona Mirror. The Smith family in Clearville, Pennsylvania has lost cows, a horse and a dog that exhibited unexplainable neurological symptoms before they died. The Smiths suffer from dental problems...
Pennsylvania's $300 million construction season begins in earnest today
(via feeds.stateline.org)
Construction season moves into high gear this morning with major changes in traffic patterns on Route 65 at the Interstate 79 interchange in Glenfield.
Researchers dig into ash borer threat across Pennsylvania
(via feeds.stateline.org)
Pennsylvania is losing trees by the millions to the emerald ash borer, and researchers are scrambling to find ways to replace ash trees or develop insect-resistant hybrids.
