The Board of Environmental Protection on Thursday turned down an appeal of an agency permit allowing construction of a $1 billion transmission line from Quebec through Maine. While the board modified a few of the conditions for the project to address concerns about impacts, it decided the permit will remain […]
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Sydney — Australia’s unique wildlife is being devastated by bushfires, drought, habitat loss and global warming, a government report said Tuesday, warning that more species are headed for extinction. The five-yearly State of the Environment report prompted calls for dramatic action to reverse the “poor and deteriorating” state of flora and […]
Heidi Elmendorf, associate professor of biology at Georgetown University and director of the Hub for Equity in Education, said Penn State Harrisburg’s participation and leadership was important, especially since colleges and universities often center efforts like the Summer Institute at their flagship campuses. “Because educational inequities are a system problem, […]