PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District announced an update on a dredging and marsh restoration project at the mouth of the Salem River in New Jersey. Dredging operations will begin in early July as part of contract that was awarded to Cottrell Contracting Corporation in December 2023. The contractor will dredge approximately 200,000 cubic of sedimen  more

ALBANY, New York, June 26 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Public Comments Accepted from July 1-30; Public Input Discussion Scheduled July 9 * * * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Monroe County Department of Public Health (MCDPH), are recommending the Rochester Embayment be removed from the list of Areas of Concerns (AOCs) des  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 28 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Democrats issued the following statement on June 27, 2024: * * * The co-chairs of the Pennsylvania Women's Health Caucus Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery), Sen. Judy Schwank (D-Berks), Rep. Gina H. Curry (D-Delaware) and Rep. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) issued the following statement in response to today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Moyle v. United States regarding the legality of abortion in emergency healthcare under the  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 28 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on June 27, 2024: The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced that $3.5 million in grant funding has been awarded to expand access to gifted education programming in schools and serve more students through the Pennsylvania Gifted Equity Initiative (PGEI). "We know there is a need to better identify, serve, and support gifted education students from all backgrounds and all   more