PA Headlines | June 12 | Deep dive: What’s the impact of forever chemicals from Pittsburgh Intl. Airport?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of forever chemicals on Pennsylvania's water quality and covers various state news topics.

Today we have a deep dive into Pennsylvania’s water quality. The waters of a western Pennsylvania stream are getting tainted by ‘forever chemicals' from Pittsburgh International Airport. Researchers are looking closely at how much these chemicals could be getting into the sediments and wildlife that depend on the stream. Less than three weeks remain until the state budget deadline. Pennsylvania lawmakers are looking for ways to help balance the budget by considering taxes aimed at the tech industry. The Pennsylvania SPCA removed 78 cats and kittens from a Lancaster County home on Tuesday. House lawmakers are calling on their counterparts in the state Senate to pass legislation that would allow Pennsylvania’s high school athletics governing body to split up playoff competition for public and private schools. And now it’s time for our weekly segment called The Bright Spot. Every Friday, I’ll share a positive news story that may have gotten lost amid this week's news cycle. Today’s bright spot is this: The podcast NPR Music this week came out with a playlist of songs that listeners say help them reset their mood. For example, one is “Lovely Day” from Bill Withers. One listener said…

Topics covered

• water quality
• forever chemicals
• Pennsylvania budget
• high school athletics
• positive news

Keywords

• forever chemicals
• Pittsburgh International Airport
• Pennsylvania water quality
• state budget
• high school athletics
• positive news stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh International Airport, NPR Music

Places: Pennsylvania, Lancaster County

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