Rural Water News

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.

The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it has finalized revisions to a general permit for natural gas-fired engines and equipment at compressor stations, which help move gas from well ...

The state Senate today unanimously approved legislation sponsored by Senator Jake Corman (R-34) which would ensure that all proceeds from Penn State's $60 million fine are used to fund programs within Pennsylvania.

Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee approved State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf’s SB 83 which would authorize the operation of low speed electric vehicles on certain roadways in the Commonwealth.

The Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $239,809 in grants to help 32 small businesses across Pennsylvania invest in energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention projects. “Becoming ...

Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf's SB 75 that aims to help law enforcement arrest and prosecute human traffickers.

Today, the Pennsylvania Senate adopted State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf’s SR 6, directing the Joint State Government Commission to assemble an advisory committee to study the causes of mass violence and recommend preventative measures to the General Assembly.

Legislation to reform the State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) has unanimously passed the Senate, according to the bill's sponsor, Senator John R. Gordner (R-27).

A long-overdue modernization of the laws governing the collection and use of DNA technology to fight crimes in Pennsylvania, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9), was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee today.

(New York, N.Y.) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its government partners will hold a public listening session on February 25, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas. The sessions will be broadcast via video to locations in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Department of Environmental Protection announced today that it has received $7.25 million in funding from the Commonwealth Financing Authority to complete the agency’s Sunshine Solar Program.

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

DEP Secretary Mike Krancer announced today that DEP has submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) its final 2012 Integrated Waters report, a biannual assessment of the state’s ...