The commission approved bids to frack under Salt Fork State Park as well as wildlife areas and other state property, while protestors yelled and held signs.
The effort will help municipal governments in a 10-county region access the billions of dollars available from the Inflation Reduction Act and infrastructure law.
The proposed budget includes $50 million for the Whole-Home Repairs program that provides grants for things like climate-friendly heat pumps and basic home repairs.
Gov. Josh Shapiro says fracking companies will have to publicly report what chemicals they use for drilling. But Pa. law says blended chemicals are "trade secrets."
A year after a major methane leak from an underground storage reservoir in western Pennsylvania, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the U.S.
