The state Department of Health and Pennsylvania Downtown Center’s initiative, WalkWorks, is accepting applications for grants and technical assistance to develop Active Transportation Plans. For the purpose of this program, active transportation includes walking, biking, using a wheelchair, and accessing public transit. Townships are eligible to…

Last week, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced grant awards of more than $17 million for 89 projects across Pennsylvania that will restore streams, improve fish and wildlife habitat, and reclaim mine lands. The grants are part of the Growing Greener program, Pennsylvania’s largest…