Yearly Archives: 2025
Pa. impact fees down in 2024
Pennsylvania's 2024 impact fee tax on unconventional oil and gas production saw a decrease in revenue from last year, according to PUC.
West Virginia teen wins world championship archery title
Kimber Koehler, of West Liberty, West Virginia, shot a 299 out of 300 at the National Archery in the Schools Program world championship in June.
As another harmful algal bloom season looms on Lake Erie, scientists look ahead
Scientists forecast a mild to moderate algal bloom on Lake Erie as phosphorus runoff, rising temperatures and funding cuts complicate water quality efforts.
Spit happens: The hidden life of spittlebugs
Retired biologist Tami Gingrich explores the hidden lives of spittlebugs inside their unique homes — frothy blobs surrounding the stems of plants.
Farm and Dairy Weekly Rundown: Episode 12 (6-26-25)
Reporters Liz Partsch and Paul Rowley give a rundown of the top stories in Farm and Dairy newspaper for the week of June 26, 2025.
Cecil Township dismisses Range Resources’ challenge to wellpad setback ordinance
The Cecil Township Zoning Hearing Board voted to dismiss oil and gas company Range Resources' challenge to its ordinance that increase well pad setbacks.
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in 65% of sampled private wells in Pennsylvania
Penn State researchers conducted a citizen science study of PFAS — forever chemicals — in 167 private wells across Pennsylvania.
Black bear research ongoing in Ohio
The ODNR Division of Wildlife and University of Dayton recently collared a female black bear in Ashtabula County to learn about its expanding range in Ohio.
Roundup of FFA news for June 26, 2025
Four members of the Black River FFA — Rylee Howard, Carlee Mennell, Caleb Howard and Aidan Sas — recently returned from a week at Ohio FFA Camp Muskingum.
Summer Solstice and our tropical heat wave
Beekeeper Scott Svab offers insight as to how beehives stay cool on hot days and tips to help them.
