Rural Water News

School superintendents, safety experts and state and local police officers will testify before two Senate committees about what it takes to keep students safe on school grounds.

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $500,000 Wetland Program Development Grant to the Research Foundation of the State University of New York at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York. The grant will be used to develop a field manual that will be used to assess the condition of wetlands throughout New York State

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $249,487 to the Puerto Rico Department of Environment and Natural Resources to support wetlands protection across the commonwealth. “Wetlands provide enormous environmental benefits and serve as essential habitats for fish and wildlife,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck. “Wetlands reduce and filter runoff that pollutes local waterways, particularly in urban areas, and control flooding by absorbing rain

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $750,000 to the City of New York and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York to help better protect wetlands in the city and throughout New York. “By absorbing rain and waters from melting snow, and by filtering runoff that pollutes local waterways, wetlands reduce many of the effects of climate change,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded nearly $640,000 to the New Jersey Pinelands Commission and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to better protect wetlands throughout the state. “Wetlands provide enormous environmental benefits, such as serving as essential habitats for fish and wildlife and reducing many of the effects of climate change,” said EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck

A preview of what's ahead in the Senate and a review of recent legislative action.

(New York, N.Y.) On December 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed cleanup plan for the Gowanus Canal, which includes removing some of the contaminated sediment and capping dredged areas. The proposed plan also includes controls to prevent raw sewage overflows and other land-based sources of contamination from compromising the cleanup. The cost of the cleanup plan is expected to be between $467 and $504 million

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of state dashboards and comparative maps that provide the public with information about the performance of state and EPA enforcement and compliance programs across the country. “Transparency and access to information at all levels helps to drive improvements in environmental performance,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

School emergency plans and security measures designed to ensure student safety and increase school-to-parent communication during an emergency will receive an in-depth review by two key Senate committees Senators Lisa Baker (R-20), Mike Folmer (R-48), and Joe Scarnati (R-25) announced today.

Harrisburg – The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that it has awarded $17.8 million in recycling grants to 131 municipalities and counties for developing and implementing recycling ...

The Senate Communications and Technology Committee today approved a measure which provides specific time frames for state agencies, counties, school districts and municipalities to notify law enforcement and the public of breaches, according to Senator Randy Vulakovich (R-40), Chairman of the Committee.

The Senate will carefully study the $28.4 billion state General Fund budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 unveiled by Governor Tom Corbett on Tuesday before a joint session of the General Assembly.

Today marks the beginning of the Commonwealth's annual appropriations process. The Governor's Budget address lays out his framework for how the Commonwealth will meet the Constitutional requirement of a balanced budget.

Sunshine Review, a non-profit organization dedicated to state and local government transparency, gave Pennsylvania an "A-" on its 2013 Transparency Report Card for making information about the state budget, legislative voting records, government contracts and other state-related data easily accessible on the Internet. Pennsylvania is one of just 13 states to score so highly.

Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi to strengthen and modernize Pennsylvania's DNA collection law was approved today by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Legislation sponsored by Sen. Ted Erickson (R-26) to help develop and expand community-based health care clinics in Pennsylvania was approved today by the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.

A preview of what's ahead in the Senate and a review of recent legislative action.

Nine elected judges and three other individuals were charged today by the federal government with taking part in "a fraud conspiracy that involved a frequent and pervasive 'ticket-fixing' at the Philadelphia Traffic Court."

Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25) offers the following statement regarding Governor Corbett's liquor privatization proposal.