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Gov. Josh Shapiro has said he wants to make companies pay for the cleanup of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells in Pennsylvania.

Experts say no level of lead in drinking water is safe, especially for children.

The critics include the EPA's own inspector general, as well as a leading environmental scientist.

The battle between the controller and the commission may not be resolved until after the November election.

For years, Washington County first responders have complained about dead spots with their radio system.

Thieves are increasingly targeting blue collection boxes, often using master keys stolen from letter carriers.

The governor's task force stopped short of endorsing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multi-state effort to reduce carbon pollution.

A Peruvian man has been charged with sending more than 150 hoax bomb threats to schools, synagogues and other institutions, including several in Pennsylvania.

The plant's boiler house was supposed to be torn down last week, but a judge put it on hold so residents could make their case against demolition.

"Internal agency communications confirm certain EPA experts, including a "key dioxin scientist," were not consulted until a month after the derailment."