The Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population is seeing some positive signs after hitting near-record lows last year, according to a Chesapeake Bay Foundation survey done in Virginia and Maryland. Central Pennsylvania is part of the watershed, and the Susquehanna River is the largest source of freshwater to feed into the bay.
The eastern hellbender’s population has been shrinking, due to stream sedimentation, poor water quality, disease, and habitat loss.
A new state grant program that aims to save schools money through solar energy is open for applications.
The grants are funded by the federal Farm Bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, a major climate spending law.
to date in 2024, 671 fires have burned more than 1,900 acres in Pennsylvania.
More than $5.6 billion has been awarded to hundreds of projects across Pennsylvania.
By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania