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PA Environment Digest, By David E. Hess, Former PA DEP Secretary
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DEP extends expiring Keystone Sanitary Landfill permit
The state Department of Environmental Protection temporarily extended the Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s expiring operating permit for a second time Monday.
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EPA reverses stance on coke oven rules that U.S. Steel called unachievable
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowing implementation of a 2024 hazardous air pollution rule that imposed new emission control and monitoring...
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President Trump says some furloughed federal workers ‘don’t deserve’ back pay
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened to block furloughed federal workers from receiving back pay once the government shutdown is over, claiming some of the employees “don’t...
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Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking - Inside Climate News
Three years after noticing discoloration and odors in their wells, residents in New Freeport are still fighting for clean water.
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Amid Rollbacks on Environmental Protections, the EPA Goes the Other Way on Delaware River Water Quality - Inside Climate News
Environmental activists praise the new rule, which will improve the health of the river for fish. But wastewater-treatment utilities face millions in new costs to make it happen.
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DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meets Oct. 14 To Hear Presentations On Environmental, Property Damage Caused By Longwall Coal Mining
The DEP Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on October 14 to hear presentations on the Act 54 five-year report on environmental ...
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PA Environment Digest, By David E. Hess, Former PA DEP Secretary
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Along the banks of the Mon, fracking waste in a landfill once again poses a pollution problem
The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill accepts fracking waste. Some fear fracking contaminants like radium could end up in the Monongahela River.
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Dangerous train derailments more likely in vulnerable communities, Pitt analysis shows
The report from the University of Pittsburgh looks at rail accidents between 1998 and 2024, using data from the Federal Railroad Administration.
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Gov. Shapiro elected to lead U.S.-Canadian partnership overseeing Great Lakes | WITF
A partnership among eight U.S. governors and two premiers of Canadian provinces last weekend elected Gov. Josh Shapiro to be its leader. The role […]
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