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Family planning funding on pause, impacts NEPA maternal health organization

The Trump administration's scrutiny of federal funding keeps hitting home. A freeze on federal funding for a reproductive health program has left Maternal and Family Health Services struggling to continue serving Pennsylvania.

Save Carbon County held a meeting at the Nesquehoning Recreational Center to give an update on its lawsuit against Panther Creek Electric Generating Facility on June 12. A map shows where wind and alleged emissions from the plant blows in Carbon County. From left to right: Lucy Freck, Linda Christman, Carol Etheridge.

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Nesquehoning residents report odors from tire burning at cryptomining plant

Isabela Weiss | WVIA News | Report for America

Donna King says she smells burning rubber wafting around her Nesquehoning home every day.

Remember a 'lost' NFL victory in Pottsville

Sarah Scinto | WVIA News

Today, utility regulators worry that data centers may cause a spike in demand for electricity. And have you ever heard of the Pottsville Maroons and their National Football League Championship? You will today!

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan speaks about the growth of the natural gas industry at a talk at Lackawanna College in Scranton on May 2.

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‘Once-in-a-generation opportunity’: business leaders plan for booming data center and AI industries

Isabela Weiss | WVIA News | Report for America

Energy leaders, state and federal representatives say they will unleash Northeast Pennsylvania’s natural gas reserves for the future of data centers and artificial intelligence.