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Natural Gas Firefighting Grants Available
State Fire Commissioner Bruce Trego has announced that grant applications are being accepted from fire companies and emergency medical services in the 40 counties where unconventional gas wells are located or counties that directly border these counties. The grant is…
Eighty Percent of Pennsylvania Adults Have Received First COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 80% of Pennsylvanians have now received their first dose of COVID-19. In total, more than 64% of adult Pennsylvanians are now fully vaccinated. Click here for more.
DEP Assesses Fine on Mariner East 2 Pipeline
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has assessed an $85,666 penalty on Sunoco Pipeline LP for violations related to the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Blair, Cumberland, Juniata, and Lebanon counties. The penalties are for unauthorized…
ARPA Municipal Payments Total Nearly $478 Million
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the seventh batch of payments under the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery program has been sent to qualifying Pennsylvania municipalities. Disbursements made this week include payments to 70 municipalities totaling…
Don’t Miss Resolutions Business Meeting, Centennial Celebration!
Be sure to register for PSATS’ Centennial Celebration Dinner on October 14 and the Annual Business Meeting on October 15! Members may register for either or both events, which will be held at the Hershey Lodge. While these events will not replace…
Pa. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Rise
8,912 new cases of COVID-19 were reported last week, a 21% increase compared to the prior week and an increase for the fifth week in a row. Despite this, the commonwealth has the fifth lowest growth in cases per 100,000,…
CDC Recommends Additional Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that moderately to severely immunocompromised people who are fully vaccinated with Pfizer and Moderna receive an additional dose of vaccine. Click here for more. A newly released study finds that the…
Census Bureau Releases Data for 10-Year Funding and Reapportionment
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau released detailed 2020 Census results that will direct the flow for federal and state funding for the next decade. States will also use the data to redraw congressional and state legislative district boundaries. The statistics,…
Rural Health Care Funds Available
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making up to $500 million available in grants to help rural health care facilities, tribes, and communities expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, health care services, and nutrition…
PSATS Participates in Commonwealth Opioid Settlement Briefing
Yesterday, PSATS Executive Director Dave Sanko and Board Chair A.J. Boni participated on the task force to design the distribution formula for the national $25 billion settlement from opioid drug manufacturers. The Pennsylvania share is slightly more than $1 billion…
