Canadian wildfire smoke has returned to Pennsylvania. Township officials should monitor conditions for outdoor activity through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index. Click here for a chart that explains the recommendations for higher contaminant levels.  

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) is accepting pre-applications for the new Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas grant program. This program was created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide financial investment, technical assistance, and other…

The state Senate has confirmed Rich Negrin as the Secretary of Environmental Protection. Click here for the press release.     Three more acting secretaries will officially assume office today without further action by the Senate, as 25 legislative session days will…

Be sure your designated township staff (PSATS Salary Survey Plus processor) enters your township’s wage and benefit data by July 31 to ensure the earliest access to all PSATS Salary Survey Plus reports for 2023! With inflation and challenges to…

The U.S. Department of Transportation is taking applications for up to $675 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Rural Surface Transportation Grant program. Townships are eligible to apply through August 21, 2023.   The Rural program supports projects that improve…

The August 2023 issue of Pa. Township News will feature a story on municipal road/maintenance equipment, focusing on pieces from then versus now, and how your township’s equipment has evolved over the last decades. If your township has historic or unique…

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced yesterday that the Commonwealth will receive more than $1.16 billion in federal funds to expand broadband in unserved and underserved areas to make sure every Pennsylvanian has access to affordable, high-speed internet. This funding is through…

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is conducting outreach to help guide where upcoming efforts should be focused as the Authority works to complete plans for providing broadband access across the commonwealth, including a 5-Year Action Plan for universal broadband service and a Digital…

Yesterday, the state Senate voted to confirm Khalid Mumin as the Secretary of Education; Michael Humphreys as Insurance Commissioner, and Thomas Cook as the first Senate-confirmed State Fire Commissioner for Pennsylvania. Click here for the press release.

The state Department of Environmental Protection will accept applications for the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) Program beginning June 30. Townships and municipal authorities are eligible to apply for funding through this program.    Approximately $3 million in grant funding is…