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Environmental groups praise Pa.'s interest in 'cap and invest' to reduce greenhouse emisions

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

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DEP limits 'forever chemicals' in water in first-of-its-kind regulation

The rule also specifies requirements to ensure compliance that include monitoring and reporting, analytical requirements and approved treatments. ....

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Great Lakes states receive funding for wildfire prevention

States across the Great Lakes region have allocated funds to local volunteer fire departments to fight wildfires and help meet the demand to expand fire protection. ....

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Gas driller pleads no contest to polluting Pa. town's water

Residents of the tiny crossroads of Dimock in northeastern Pennsylvania say they have gone more than a decade without a clean, reliable source of drinking water after their aquifer was ruined by Houston-based Coterra Energy Inc. ....

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Using wastewater to keep dust down is harmful to Pa. roads

Penn State researchers recently briefed a state advisory board on studies that found the common practice of using wastewater from oil and gas drilling to keep dust down on unpaved roads is causing more harm than good. ....

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