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EPA Report on Fracking’s Impact

he Environmental Protection Agency has dramatically lowered its estimate of how much of a potent heat-trapping gas leaks during natural gas production, in a shift with major implications for a debate that has divided environmentalists: Does the recent boom in fracking...

Agenda 21 and Your Septic System

Roughly a quarter of Pennsylvanians rely on septic systems, according to DEP statistics. In this area, many of those who use the systems also live within the high-value watersheds the state is charged to protect. In the past, home and business owners applying to...

The President’s Work Week and the Economy

The study, titled “Presidential Calendar: A Time-Based Analysis,” based its findings on the official White House calendar, Politico’s comprehensive presidential calendar, and media reports through March 31, 2013. The study defined the president’s work week as a...

EPA Deals Blow to Alaska Mine Project

A proposed mine near Alaska’s coast that’s garnered Capitol Hill attention would harm a habitat that houses nearly half the world’s sockeye salmon, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Friday. The EPA’s revised draft assessment of the Pebble Mine project’s...