Great Lakes Levels Have Lake Ontario Communities Concerned For Spring
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The Army Corps of Engineers reports that four of the five Great Lakes were at record-high water levels this week.
Designed To Protect Lake Ontario’s Shoreline, 20 Sites Listed For Dredging Project
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“What the dredging does is it increases the access and capacity of creeks, inlets, et cetera. And it uses the dredging material, in this situation, to increase a barrier to keep the high water from affecting the shoreline.”
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Budget Proposal Boosts Staff At PA’s Departments Of Environmental Protection, Conservation and Natural Rresources
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In annual budget address, Wolf talked about need for pipeline reform
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Yellow Birch: An Old NY Native That Tastes Like Root Beer
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The lower layer of the bark contains a compound that tastes and smells like wintergreen or rootbeer. Twigs from smaller trees can be snapped off and chewed up for a tasty treat on the hiking trail.
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Helping Homeless Pets Through Better Training
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“We’re definitely helping to prevent some rehoming events, for sure. We often get calls from people who are at the end of their rope; they don’t know where to turn next with their pet.”
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PFAS Chemicals Detected In Water Supplies Nationwide
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In Philadelphia, the survey found two of the most commonly researched PFAS chemicals at levels far below the EPA’s recommended limit.
Energy
PA Orders Range Resources To Clean Up Its Act On Lycoming County Well
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DEP quietly withdrew the fine for faulty drilling after the company promised to fix the problems.
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Christmas Fern: An Evergreen New York Native
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The Christmas fern gets that name because the leaflets’ shape is similar to a Christmas stocking hung over the fireplace.
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White Deer Bus Tours Ending At Former Seneca Army Depot
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One of Seneca County’s better known attractions, the white deer at the former Army Depot, will lose one of the tourism efforts that has sprung up in recent years.
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A Third Of PA Drinking Water Samples Contained Toxic Chemicals. The State Says There’s ‘No Widespread Contamination’
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Amid federal inaction, there’s no consensus on how much of the PFAS class of chemicals is too much.