Administered largely by states, LIHEAP distributes more than $4 billion a year to 6.2 million low-income households nationwide to help with heating and cooling costs.
The documentary “Single-Use Planet” follows the “river of money” underpinning the plastics industry in the United States.
Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake.
“It’s not a climate plan, it’s not an energy plan, it’s a plan to keep the fossil fuel industry happy,” said Food & Water Watch PA State Director Megan McDonough.
On Oct. 3, the candidates in this key swing state will meet for their first debate in Harrisburg.
Amid public scrutiny over environmental and worker safety violations, Eureka Resources, a fracking wastewater treatment company, idled a facility, canceled plans to build another and intends to sell or close two more.
Experts say the causes are still unclear, but the change is consistent with a warming world. The effects on the ground could be devastating.
But environmentalists say the new report from CNX Resources’ monitoring program, created as part of a collaboration led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, is full of misinformation.
There are 480 higher education leaders from across the country who have signed a letter opposing “undue government intrusion in the lives of those who learn, live and work” on their campuses.
“We should be expanding access, not taking it away. Every child deserves a fair and equitable start, and I’ll fight in Congress to protect programs like Head Start that make that possible,” said Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, a Democratic candidate for Congress in PA-01.
The Bucks County Sheriff’s office has an application pending to participate in ICE’s 287(g) “task force model”, which essentially makes local law enforcement officers de facto ICE agents.
There were hundreds of rallies and protests against the Trump Administration across the country Saturday.
The goal of the proposed legislation is to protect women who receive abortions and the doctors and nurses who provide this reproductive health care.
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