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Penn State Berks student receives top awards for spotted lanternfly research

Erin Horack, a first-year biotechnology major at Penn State Berks, recently won two first place awards for her research studying the spotted lanternfly. She...
Environment

DEP and PennDOT Seek Volunteers to ‘Pick Up Pennsylvania’ to Benefit Streams, Rivers, and Lakes

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Transportation encourage Pennsylvanians to volunteer for “Pick Up Pennsylvania,” a statewide campaign of fall litter...
Business

Berks LaunchBox startup develops new method to make green fuel

Successful entrepreneurs create products and services that solve problems and challenges. Eric Schraud is one of those entrepreneurs: From initially developing a case to...
Environment

Blue Marsh Lake updates Harmful Algae Bloom Status

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District is updating the harmful algal bloom status at Blue Marsh Lake from a Warning Status down...
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Volunteers pitch in to clean up and plant trees in Reading’s City Park

The City of Reading held a community clean-up and tree planting event Saturday morning in City Park. Part of the City’s 2021 Clean City...
Environment

Antietam Lake Deer Management Program to begin Sept. 18 with controlled hunt

The County of Berks is preparing for the start of the Antietam Lake Park Deer Management Program, based on recommendations from the Antietam Lake...
Environment

Green Hills Lake Dam Damaged from Ida High Water Levels

Sweeping into the region on Wednesday, September 1, the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped several inches of rain in Berks County, causing lakes, streams,...
Environment

DEP Approves Rolling Hills Landfill’s Expansion Application in Berks County

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has approved the major permit modification application for the Rolling Hills Landfill in Berks County. The Delaware County...
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Environment

EPA Work Continues at the Former Exide Technologies Facility in Laureldale

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is continuing cleanup work at the former Exide facility in Laureldale, following the recent bankruptcy of the property’s corporate...
Environment

Site of Former Bern Township Pistol Range Receives Soil Remediation Funding

Governor Tom Wolf has approved new funding through the Industrial Sites Reuse Program to the Berks County Industrial Development Authority for environmental remediation to...
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