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FINLEYVILLE, PA — Pennsylvania has plugged 500 orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells under Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration, advancing a federally funded cleanup program targeting methane emissions, groundwater risks …
Pennsylvania Plugs 500th Abandoned Well as Cleanup Expands Read More
LYKENS, PA — Pennsylvania has distributed nearly $18 million in food-recovery infrastructure grants since 2020, funding equipment for 375 nonprofits as the state seeks to expand food distribution while diverting …
Pennsylvania Food-Recovery Grants Reach Nearly $18 Million Read More
STEELTON, PA — Pennsylvania is committing another $25 million to its Solar for Schools program under the 2026-27 state budget, extending a grant initiative that has already directed about $27.2 …
Pennsylvania Adds $25 Million to Solar for Schools Read More
PITTSBURGH, PA — Pennsylvania has allocated a one-time $20 million transfer to sustain hazardous-site investigations and cleanup projects, supporting a redevelopment program that has approved nearly 13,700 contaminated-property cleanups statewide …
Pennsylvania Commits $20M to Hazardous-Site Cleanup Program Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday imposed new permitting, energy-cost and local-approval requirements on Pennsylvania data centers, using executive authority to make developers bear infrastructure costs and meet …
Shapiro Tightens Data Center Rules on Power Costs, Permits Read More
HERSHEY, PA — Pennsylvania awarded nearly $3.5 million to 15 small-business projects Monday to finance energy-efficiency, renewable-energy, electrification and carbon-capture upgrades expected to collectively save more than $470,000 in annual …
Pennsylvania Awards $3.5 Million to Cut Industrial Energy Costs Read More
SWIFTWATER, PA — Sanofi Pasteur will receive a $10.6 million state grant to modernize operations at its Monroe County vaccine manufacturing facility, a project expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, …
Sanofi Wins $10.6 Million State Grant to Cut Emissions at Vaccine Plant Read More
LOWER WINDSOR TWP, PA — Pennsylvania officials on Monday urged residents to take precautions against tick bites and Lyme disease as the summer recreation season brings more visitors to the …
Pennsylvania Officials Urge Tick Precautions as Lyme Cases Remain High Read More
IMPERIAL, PA — Pennsylvania has plugged 400 orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells under Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration, marking a milestone in a cleanup effort that state officials say …
Pennsylvania Reaches 400-Well Cleanup Milestone as Funding Grows Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania wildlife officials banded four peregrine falcon nestlings Friday at the Rachel Carson State Office Building, a milestone that comes as the state’s longest-running active peregrine nesting …
Falcon Recovery Milestone Reaches 100 Hatchlings in Harrisburg Read More