PA Headlines | April 27 | How Pa. fares in the 2026 State of the Air Report.

About this episode

The episode discusses the 2026 State of the Air Report and its implications for Pennsylvania's air quality and health funding.

The American Lung Association is out with their 2026 State of the Air Report, and more than half of Pennsylvania's counties have some form of air pollution. 37 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties received less-than-perfect grades for either ozone or particle pollution - and that includes 9 counties in our listening area - Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland and York. Gov. Josh Shapiro announced two Western Pennsylvania coal plants will push back their retirement date by at least four more years. Pennsylvania received $193 million this year from the Rural Health Transformation Program. But the state’s rural health leaders worry that the money isn’t enough. They say that health systems already face financial gaps with more to come from expected changes to Medicaid. Federal funding for public media has been rescinded. But your monthly gift to WITF can help fill the gap as we navigate this new reality. Become a monthly sustaining member today at www.witf.org/givenow. And thank you. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• air pollution
• health
• environment
• Pennsylvania news
• coal plants
• public media funding

Keywords

• State of the Air Report
• Pennsylvania
• air pollution
• health funding
• coal plants
• Josh Shapiro
• Rural Health Transformation Program

Sponsors

WITF

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Lung Association, Rural Health Transformation Program

Places: Pennsylvania, Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, York

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