Smart Talk: New pipeline rules; Blood shortage; AmeriCorps in area
What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, April 1, 2016:
The federal government has announced expanded safety rules for natural gas pipelines. The new regulations will have an impact in Pennsylvania, which is one of the nation’s leading natural gas producers.
Meanwhile, natural gas production is down in Pennsylvania and that means less money for the state.
StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Marie Cusick appears on Friday’s Smart Talk with details.
There is a severe emergency shortage of blood right now according to the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank. The Blood Bank says there has been a significant decrease in the number of blood donors at blood drives and donor centers over the past two months.
We’ll hear from the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank on Friday’s program.
Finally, the domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps introduced by President John F. Kennedy in the 1960s is Americorps Vista – Volunteers in Service to America — which was designed to fight poverty. Today, it does much more, including fostering partnerships between schools, national service programs, and community-based organizations to support low-performing schools.
Max Finberg is the director of AmeriCorps VISTA and he’s in Harrisburg and on Smart Talk Friday.
To donate blood, contact the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank at 1-800-771-0059, go to cpbb.org or contact any of the following donor centers:
Carlisle Donor Center
Walnut Bottom Professional Center
419 Village Drive
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Ephrata Donor Center
446 N. Reading Rd., Suite#201
Ephrata, PA 175222
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Lebanon Donor Center
750 Norman Drive, Lebanon, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Hanover Donor Center
100B West Eisenhower Drive, Hanover, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Hershey Donor Center
35 Hope Drive, Hershey, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Camp Hill Donor Center
Holy Spirit Donation Center
875 Poplar Church Rd., Camp Hill, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Lancaster Donor Center
3027 Columbia Ave., Lancaster, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Harrisburg East Donor Center
4311 Londonderry Road, Harrisburg, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Pinnacle Hospital Harrisburg Donor Center
Corner of Chestnut & 2nd Streets
3rd Floor of Medical Sciences Building
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
Downtown Harrisburg Donor Center
223 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
York Donor Center
WellSpan Health Apple Hill Medical Center
25 Monument Rd., suite#198, York, PA
Phone#: 1-800-771-0059
