Pennsylvania cattle producers are joining other beef industry leaders speaking out against President Trump’s effort to lower beef prices. With the cost of ground beef at an all time high, Trump is ...

Jessi Halligan stares at a laptop screen on the deck of a 50-foot vessel, a few miles from the Canadian border in the middle of Lake Erie. On screen is a stack of squiggly colored lines that are ...

Pennsylvania and other states are trying to limit the spread of PFAS through the spreading of sewage sludge on farm fields.

A new invasive plant has been found in a western Pennsylvania nature reserve that could alter the forests of the Laurel Highlands and beyond if it takes hold. Land managers and invasive species ...

Concerns about data center construction and energy use are being raised all over the Commonwealth. About 80 new data center projects have been proposed in the state. The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s ...

How a Bedford County community benefitted when two dams were removed. A court rules in favor of a stricter ambient air pollution standard to protect public health. Republican gubernatorial candidate ...

7/9/2026: This story has been updated to include the most recent EPA PM 2.5 numbers for Allegheny County and other areas of Pennsylvania. A federal appeals court ruling late last month upheld a key ...

When the Army Corps of Engineers removed a dam on the Monongahela River a couple of years ago, the water level dropped more than some businesses expected. Researchers are working on buoys that combat ...

A coalition of groups in Westmoreland County is encouraging people in the Laurel Highlands to make their properties part of a nationwide effort to create habitat for monarch butterflies. Every fall, ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is accepting public comments on a proposed permit for treated wastewater discharge for a new coal mine planned for the Laurel Highlands in ...

You may have noticed your electricity bill is rising. The Pennsylvania Utility Commission alerted consumers that the price of electric generation is increasing this month, just as it’s getting hotter ...

One year ago, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro stood before a crowd in Berwick, Columbia County, exclaiming that it was a good day. “I’m here to announce that Pennsylvania has landed the largest ...