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PNS Daily Newscast - March 8, 2021
Nationwide protests in advance of trial of former Minneapolis police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd; judicial districts amendment faces bipartisan skepticism in PA.
2021Talks - March 8, 2021
After a whirlwind voting session the Senate approves $1.9 Trillion COVID relief bill, President Biden signs an executive order to expand voting access and the president plans a news conference this month.
Public News Service - PA: Rural/Farming
Click to downloadERWINNA, Pa. - A Pennsylvania woman is hoping people will feel a closer bond to part of the state's modern-day frontier, now that she's given it a name. The Pennsylvania Highlands is a 1.4 million acre region of fertile farmland, streams and lakes, and it contains many species of plants and animals
HARRISBURG, Penn. - Pennsylvania is expected to play a major role in the historic new agreement between the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The accord will legally bind the federal agency to accelerate cleanup of the bay, and proponents say the benefits will
HARRISBURG, Pa.- For many years, there's been talk of restoring Chesapeake Bay to its former glory, and because Pennsylvania provides more than half of the bay's fresh water, the state is a key player. Among the work ahead is establishing a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), sometimes called a "pollut
PITTSBURGH - The saying "You are what you eat" is the title of a workshop happening in Pennsylvania this week. It is taking a closer look at the "stew" of chemicals in products Americans consume every day. Dr. Patricia DeMarco, executive director of the Rachel Carson Homestead Association, says t
HARRISBURG, Penn. - Nowhere is the old lesson that water flows downstream more true than in the case of Pennsylvania and the Chesapeake Bay. Federal legislation is being introduced today that would limit the pollution that starts here and ends up there. Doug Siglin, federal affairs director for th
Philadelphia, PA - The drinking water of two out of three Pennsylvanians is at risk, unless new legislation to protect the nation's water quality finds its way to the President's desk to be signed into law. That's the view of the advocacy group Clean Water Action, which supports a Clean Water Restor
Lewisburg, PA - Pennsylvanians are coming together to keep the fields fertile and the waters clean. The third annual Susquehanna Symposium today at Bucknell University will gather farmers, lawmakers, scientists and the community to discuss environmental issues facing agriculture and the Susquehanna
Harrisburg, PA – State legislation to improve Pennsylvania's water systems has groups that normally are at odds with each other agreeing it's the right thing to do. The "Chesapeake Bay and Watershed Improvement Act" (HB 2441) has been dubbed the "fair share proposal" by some. Introduced this
