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Reportedly, when Andrew Jackson disagreed with a decision of the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice, he said, “John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it”. All three branches of the Commonwealth government are saying the equivalent...

In this age of food insecurity and food deserts, several organizations throughout Pennsylvania are working to improve access to healthy food in their local areas by hosting or running community gardens, while others collect and disseminate...

Look for the movement in nature's stillness with the latest prompt & challenge in our 4-part nature journaling series!

Look for the small things in nature with the latest prompt & challenge in our 4-part nature journaling series!

Last year, Governor Wolf made voting more secure and convenient by signing Act 77, which among other things, created a new option to vote by mail. Find out what you need to know to make your vote count in 2020!

Turn on your senses with the latest prompt & challenge in our 4-part nature journaling series!

A nature journal is a place to grow your thoughts, feelings, ideas, activities, observations, and relationship with the natural world. And, it is an opportunity to interpret your inner thoughts out into the natural world and a space where the...

I’m a lifelong resident of the Laurel Highlands of Southwestern Pennsylvania, which is known for its beautiful hiking trails, whitewater rivers, ski slopes, and other recreational opportunities. In fact, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater - which is...

This past January, the Independent Fiscal Office began soliciting comments regarding the economic impact of any regulation of "single-use plastics, reusable plastics, auxiliary containers, wrappings or polystyrene containers."   In...

On Monday, February 10, 2020, the Lehigh Valley Group presented a community forum on "Trucks, Warehouses and Air Pollution" at the restored Illick’s Mill in Bethlehem. The event was attended by over 40 people and covered a subject much discussed in...