Fishing and boating projects in Allegheny County win state grants
The Steel City Rowing Club received a grant to revitalizer its paddling fleet, as did Venture Outdoors for its "Vamos Afuera" program.
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Report: States like Pennsylvania struggle to access funds for mine cleanup and redevelopment
Of the $1 billion originally set aside, only about a third has been spent so far. States face a long line to get their projects approved.
This western Pa. stream is getting federal help to clean up its coal mine pollution
New funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law means big bucks for Pennsylvania waterways polluted by abandoned mines.
Pa. American Water to spend $300K for watershed projects for polluting Lackawanna County waterways
The company was rehabbing a dam on a tributary of the Lackawanna River, when a valve was opened, sending sediment into the waterways for eight days.
Fly Fishing is Big in Central PA. Can We Keep it That Way?
Central Pennsylvania is still one of the best fly-fishing spots to catch wild trout. Conservationists are working to make sure pollution and runoff from agriculture don't change that.
More than 30 Pa. schools detected toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in their drinking water that exceed EPA standard
For the first time, Pa. schools with on-site wells have been required to test drinking water for PFAS.
Former DEP secretary wants spreading conventional oil and gas wastewater on roads to remain illegal
State regulators haven't issued a permit for conventional oil and gas well owners to dump wastewater on roads for years, but it still happens.
How a rare bog in Pennsylvania formed 13,000 years ago
A relic of the ice age, the Tannersville Cranberry Bog in Monroe Co. is home to carnivorous pitcher plants, certain orchids, black spruce trees, and of course, wild cranberries.
New film takes on aquatic invasives in Pennsylvania’s natural areas
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy travels to three watersheds to feature invasive plants and fish and what people can do to prevent their spread.
Pittsburgh public schools reaches milestone for removing lead in drinking water fountains
The district replaced all unfiltered water fountains by installing 1,300 lead-filtering ones. No amount is safe for children’s bodies.
