Freeport Borough could be deciding the future of venerable Swartz Memorial Stadium over the next few months. The borough will be receiving a $90,000 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, with Freeport kicking in $20,000 as...
The Allegheny River in western Pennsylvania has been voted the 2017 Pennsylvania River of the Year. The general public was invited to vote online Nov. 14-Dec.19, choosing from among four waterways nominated across the state, according to a press release...
BROCKWAY — Brockway finds itself in the unique – and enviable – position of having several trails converge in the community. Those trails could eventually blend with an ambitious effort to create a 1,400-mile Industrial Heartland Rail-to-Trail that will include...
NEPA Alliance donated a Hewlett Packard format printer to the northeast regional office of the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) in Luzerne. Since 1970, PEC has been a central figure in the environmental and conservation discussion in Pennsylvania. PEC manages the...
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council and Bucks County Transportation Management Association hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of a new segment of the Delaware and Lehigh Trail (D&L) in Bristol, Pennsylvania. The celebration took place on Green Lane...
…Environmental groups have often frowned on hydropower because big, new dams can wipe out habitat and displace homes and businesses. But some environmental groups are latching onto the idea of building them on pre-existing dams like Emsworth. Lindsay Baxter of the...
The Middle and Upper Allegheny River is one of four finalists for the 2017 Pennsylvania River of the Year. Public voting started Monday at pariveroftheyear.org and runs through Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. The other nominees are Brandywine, Loyalhanna and Perkiomen...
SCRANTON — One spot in Scranton is getting a little more beautiful this weekend. The Lackawanna River Conservation Association held a cleanup and beautification project on Parker Street on Saturday. Volunteers tackled an illegal tire dump site right next to...
Election day brings change to WESA-FM. Longtime host Josh Raulerson is leaving the NPR station to work in communications for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council. Mr. Raulerson announced his departure Monday morning; his last shift was today.. Christopher Ayers arrived at...
POTTSVILLE — The Schuylkill County commissioners recognized William E. Reichert, president of Schuylkill Headwaters Association, at Oct. 19 meeting for leading the water quality improvement efforts in the Schuylkill River watershed. Reichert was one of several people to receive the...
PLYMOUTH TWP. — The region’s expanding system of hiking and biking trails provides great “places to play in and to pray in,” according to Sean Baker of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail Council. Baker served as master of ceremonies Friday at...
WILKES-BARRE —To Janet Sweeney, the Evening for Northeast Pennsylvania’s Environment on Thursday night was the culmination of a year’s worth of work of protecting our environment, promoting the natural assets of the region and, with the aid of her associates,...