The Greene County towns are believed to be the first in the state to use the emergency declaration in relation to drinking-water contamination.
The case is the first citizen suit to successfully settle over “nurdles” in an inland waterway. State regulators weighed in to help.
Environmentalists say that allowing the industry to drill in Pennsylvania’s part of the watershed would risk contaminating drinking water for some 15 million people with toxic chemicals.
Surface sources are under pressure from industry demand and climate-change volatility.
A new report assesses the governor’s first two years, concluding that a few positive steps are outweighed by larger inaction.
The DRBC says the current plan to boost downstream flows may not be enough to repel a “salt front” in the tidal Delaware River.
As PA Senate Republicans hold the budget hostage, domestic violence shelters are forced to furlough staff and turn away victims putting Pennsylvanians at risk of injury or death.
With elections next month, Central Bucks School Board’s Karen Smith reminds community members of the chaos and divisiveness Republican book banners inflicted on the district just a few years ago.
PEN America’s new report “The Normalization of Book Banning” exposes how book censorship has become “rampant and common” in public schools across the United States.
When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education, writes Darren Laustsen.
“Honestly, what excites me most about Dara’s talents is how excited she is to be part of the team and grow the organization,” said Bucks County Beacon Owner and Publisher Emily Smith.
