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Wildlife corridor conservation is in the spotlight in Congress. Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife held a hearing on wildlife corridors, which are important for animal migration in the winter and summer months and can be impeded by fractured landscapes. Sen. ...

Some Alabama residents can breathe a sigh of relief as rain showers have finally brought an end to a statewide fire ban. The Alabama Forestry Commission lifted burn restrictions in 33 counties in the southern half of the state on Wednesday. However, Alabama is not in the clear just yet. ...

A species of exotic tick arrived in Ohio in 2021 in such huge numbers that their feeding frenzy on a southeastern farm left three cattle dead of what researchers believe was severe blood loss. Researchers say the pests, known as Asian longhorned ticks, can be as small as a sesame seed. They were first detected in the U.S. ...

In a significant setback for environmental efforts in Pennsylvania, a state court recently ruled that a program designed to reduce air pollution from power plants is illegal. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth court struck down a law that would have allowed the state to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program that aims to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. John Walliser, senior vice president with the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, said state leaders still have a constit...

Earlier this month, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced that he will direct the Department of Environmental Protection to develop stronger controls for methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. This is a big step forward for not only safeguarding Pennsylvania residents and energy consumers, but also beginning to tackle our

HARRISBURG – When running to lead our Commonwealth, Governor Shapiro regularly heard from Pennsylvanians who felt shut out from the conversations and decision-making around the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

Research consistently shows that cutting methane emissions is the fastest opportunity we have to immediately slow the rate of global warming.

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New Democratic governors with “green” pedigrees in Maryland and Pennsylvania are fueling environmentalists’ hopes of progress during this year’s legislative season.

Clean energy advocates are heading to Boise at the start of next years legislative session. The organization Idaho Energy Freedom formed in September, and is hosting an education day Jan. 18 at the Capitol. ...