Yearly Archives: 2013
Roberts, Johanns fighting EPA permit layers
S. 175 would ensure Clean Water Act permits are not needed for the applications of pesticides and amends FIFRA by stating that no permit shall be required for the use of a pesticide that is registered under FIFRA.
A reporter’s notebook
Some items that caught the eye of reporter Kristy Foster Seachrist at the Marcellus-Utica Midstream Conference held by Hart Energy. Governor Tom Corbett also...
Shale is bringing jobs and money to Pennsylvania
Now Pennsylvania is an energy leader. The shale boom has created 215,000 jobs in related industries.
Blog: A Celebration of Love
Show your love with our Valentine's Day photo contest, "A Celebration of Love!"
EPA proposes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
New RFS: Just under 10 percent of fuel must be from renewable sources in 2013.
Researchers say diet may not impact some health outcomes in older people
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Eating diets high in sugar and fat may not affect the health outcomes of older adults ages 75 and up,...
More beef to be shipped to Japan
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions that pave the way for expanded exports of U.S. beef...
Finding gardens with Google Earth
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a methodology to quantify Chicago's urban gardens using Google Earth.
His first locomotive hauled coal. Rest is history
In 1814, George Stephenson built his first locomotive for hauling coal from the mine where he worked.
Stay on the sunny side of life
About the time I hear myself complaining about the price of gasoline, it is then that I realize it could be worse, and I change my attitude and make the best of it.
