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Pa. will have two years to update methane rules to match EPA

Environmental groups are applauding the United States’ move to cut methane leaks at oil and gas sites.

By Rachel McDevitt


EPA reaches settlement over Pa. pollution to Chesapeake Bay

Pennsylvania has been lagging behind other bay states in meeting clean-up goals set for 2025.

By Rachel McDevitt

Pa. to get $6 million in grants for climate change planning from the Environmental Protection Agency

The commonwealth will receive up to a $3 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant through the program set up by the Inflation Reduction Act.

By Rachel McDevitt

EPA proposes first limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ for public drinking water

While states like Pennsylvania and New Jersey have already set PFAS limits for public water systems, the EPA proposal is more restrictive and would apply nationwide.
By Zoë Read/WHYY

Pa. Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan falls short for third time, EPA says

The federal government says it will continue heightened enforcement in the state indefinitely.

By Rachel McDevitt

What to know about Pa. DEP’s newest plan to reduce pollution to the Chesapeake Bay

The agency isn’t certain where all the money will come from to pay for what it has planned. The effects of climate change have driven the price higher.

By Adriana Delagarza

The EPA asks a Bitcoin ‘mining’ operation in Clearfield County for information

The price of Bitcoin has plunged, after peaking in November 2021.

By Anne Danahy
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