Tag: Pennsylvania
Two years later: Communities still fighting for railroad regulation
Two years after the East Palestine derailment, communities near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border are still waiting for the Railway Safety Act of 2023.
Residents talk hazards of hydrogen at ARCH 2 public comment meeting
Residents and environmental advocates brought up concerns of hydrogen at the U.S. Department of Energy's environmental impact statement public meeting on Jan. 16.
Court orders Diversified Energy to plug 2,600 nonproducing wells
Diversified Energy Corporation and EQT Corporation will pay $6.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by West Virginia landowners in 2022.
Environmental activists hold rally at ARCH 2 open house
Environmental activists protested the ARCH 2 hydrogen hub outside of its first open house event in southern West Virginia on. Nov. 7, 2024.
Pa. veteran-owned distilleries serve moonshine and whiskey with a story
Veterans Kim McLaughlin, owner of McLaughlin Distillery, and Nick Park, owner of Park Family Farms Distillery, make spirits to honor veterans and American history.
DEP announces $3.4 million in grant awards to restore water quality
The Pennsylvania DEP awarded over $3.4 million in grants to improve water quality and fish and wildlife habitat throughout Pennsylvania watersheds.
Pennsylvania craft brewing and wine industry receive grant funding
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will give $1.5 million to the state's craft brewing and wine industry to boost sales, production and quality.
28 farms added to Pennsylvania farmland preservation program
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently added 1,953 acres on 28 farms in 16 counties to its farmland preservation program.
Western Pa., Ohio farmers send hay, ag supplies to help farmers...
Groups from Pennsylvania's Armstrong, Clarion, Warren, Jefferson, Mercer, Erie and Venango counties made trips south in the past week taking hay and other ag supplies to rural areas hit hard by Hurricane Helene.
Appalachia could be a hub for hemp, but barriers stand in...
Appalachia has ideal weather conditions and infrastructure for the hemp industry to grow, but industry leaders state heavy restrictions stand in the way.
