Most Americans would agree with initiatives to help the environment. Here in Pennsylvania, we are surrounded by natural wonders. But going too fast has some pitfalls as can be seen in neighboring New York state. So we’re urging caution after last week’s announcement by Gov.Josh Shapiro. ...

We are glad the state Department of Environmental Protection has significantly cut its backlog of applicants awaiting permits. We also believe more needs to be done. As The Center Square’s Anthony Hennen reported recently, from December of 2023 to the end of June, DEP reduced the number ...

State Sen. Gene Yaw’s legislation for state oversight of “carbon capture” technology is an important step in the right direction. As Yaw said, “it’s a pragmatic solution to a problem we all want to solve — reducing our carbon emissions without crippling the reliability of our ...

For a brief moment on Sunday following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not seek re-election in November, Sen. Joe Manchin considered switching parties back to Democrat to explore running for office. That changed a short while later as support coalesced around Vice President ...

Some city residents were upset when City Council members limited discussion of the Hudson senior living project at the last council meeting. They shouldn’t be. Now that a lawsuit has been filed over the project by five city residents, including one who is a sitting member of the City ...

Over the course of roughly eight decades the Warren Concert Association has been helping bring beautiful music to Warren. The association’s last note has gone quiet with the recent announcement that the association will wind down its operations. Decreasing numbers of subscribers and ...