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“The climate crisis requires an all-of-school response. It requires us to prepare our youth for tomorrow’s workforce and citizenry through a project of realistic, purposeful, and forward-looking empowerment.”

Penn State ranked No. 4 among 210 competing United States universities in Sustainability 2024 and No. 37 out of 1,403 participating institutions globally in the second annual Quacquarelli Symonds World

The State College Borough Council discussed a sustainable communities collaborative project, called the Local Climate Action Program, at the borough council meeting Monday night.

According to Pennsylvania Climate Impacts Assessment 2021, PA’s average temperature will be 5.9° F higher by midcentury, with significant consequences for the health and safety of Pennsylvanians.

7.4 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is now eligible for vaccination. Learn more. 7.4 million doses of COVID vaccine have been administered in PA. EVERY ADULT is eligible for vaccination starting April 13. Learn more. × April 22, 2021 As Pennsylvania joins the global recognition of Earth Day, Governor Tom Wolf today issued a statement praising President Joe Biden’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. The president’s plan, w...

Cumberland County asks residents, businesses for input on climate change Updated Mar 14, 2021; released Tuesday by the county’s planning department, residents, business owners, and local organizations are invited to provide input on their perceptions of climate change risks and actions they would be willing to take to address climate change, a press release said. The survey will be available through April 15. Anyone who lives, works or owns a business in the county is eligible to take the se...

In the increasingly complex and arduous fight against global climate change, Maggie Barton 21 believes in the power of bringing the battle back home. As an environmental studies major, shes centered her Bucknell experience on it, from projects analyzing flood patterns of the Neuse River in her home state of North Carolina to reports on how runoff from industrial pig farms contaminates rural drinking water. Now, Barton is one of two passionate Bucknellians working to improve how Pennsylvania com...

WHYY By Kara Holsopple, The Allegheny FrontDecember 31, 2020 The coke plant along the Monongahela River, viewed from Monessen’s downtown. (Kara Holsopple/Allegheny Front) This article originally appeared on StateImpact Pennsylvania. — Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have climate plans to cut carbon emissions and prepare for the impacts of global warming. But what about the smaller cities and towns in-between? A free state program, in its second year, is helping to bridge the gap. Monessen, a sm...