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PennEnvironment, Sierra Club sue PPG over Ford City site

A pair of environmental groups have filed a federal suit against PPG Industries under the Clean Water Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act over the company’s former glass manufacturing site in Ford City.

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PennEnvironment, Sierra Club announce Clean Water Act lawsuit against PPG

Two statewide environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit today against PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) Industries alleging ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act at the company’s Ford City site which is polluting the neighboring Allegheny River. 

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Pennsylvania Environmental Group says State Budget is a Mixed Bag

Citizen-based group PennEnvironment is applauding state lawmakers for working to restore funding to a couple of programs that had been on the chopping block in Governor Tom Corbett’s initial budget proposal. Still, the group isn’t over the moon about the recently-passed spending plan.

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New State Budget Is Clear Cut On Winners and Losers

HARRISBURG - The new $27.65 billion state budget produced clear winners and losers.

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Pennsylvania politics roundup: Politics as usual

The proposal by House Appropriations Chairman William Adolph, R-Delaware, is included in an amended version of the 2012-13 state budget under negotiation between Gov. Tom Corbett and Republican legislative leaders.

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