by Jane Richey | Apr 29, 2013 | Agenda 21
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...
by Jane Richey | Apr 29, 2013 | Agenda 21
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...
by Jane Richey | Apr 28, 2013 | Politics
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...
by Jane Richey | Apr 27, 2013 | Agenda 21
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...
by Jane Richey | Apr 27, 2013 | Free Markets
Hostess Brands LLC says it will reopen its eastern Kansas bakery this summer, with the hiring of an initial 250 people already underway. “We expect to be making and selling in July,” Michael Cramer, executive vice president of Hostess Brands told NBC News on Thursday....
