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Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater − here’s why

Pennsylvania’s roughly 100,000 oil and gas wells produce wastewater that’s many times saltier than seawater and contains radium, a known carcinogen. For decades, that saltwater, called brine, was spread on dirt and gravel roads across the state to control dust and also on paved roads to melt ice.

The Conversation · Jul 24

How a Pennsylvania couple turns struggling hog farm into $22 million fortune

Rural American land values are rapidly increasing due to AI data center expansion. A Pennsylvania family sold their hog farm for over twenty-two million dollars. This significant land acquisition by QTS highlights the demand for power infrastructure. The development is expected to create thousands of new jobs in the region.…

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Pennsylvania families sell 1,700 acres for $586 million; AI data center boom helps one couple earn over $22 million for their 89-acre hog farm

The AI data center boom has transformed a quiet Pennsylvania farming community into a real estate hotspot. As 96 families sold 1,700 acres for a combined $586 million to a Blackstone-backed developer, one couple received more than $22 million for their 89-acre hog farm. The life-changing deal helped them clear…

The Times of India · Jul 23

New Jersey voter registration controversy explained: How 6,600 noncitizens got on the rolls, and what happens next

New Jersey Registered Voters News: New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission mistakenly registered thousands of noncitizens to vote. A software issue caused this error, affecting registrations in 2023 and 2024. Fewer than 400 of these individuals actually cast ballots in elections. Officials are now removing these wrongful registrations and investigating the…

The Economic Times · Jul 22

Pennsylvania's Top Court Unanimously Rejects Warrantless Searches of Private Land

The justices said the "open fields" doctrine, a sweeping exception to constitutional privacy protections, does not apply in the Keystone State.

Reason · Jul 21

DraftKings authorized to launch multi-state poker by Michigan State Regulator

Online poker is only legal in six US states: Nevada, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Michigan.

The Independent UK · Jul 21

Former Rep. Tim Murphy dies at age 73

Former Rep. Tim Murphy, who championed mental health issues for nearly 15 years before abruptly stepping down from his House seat amid a scandal involving an extramarital affair, has died at the age of 73. The Pennsylvania Republican died Saturday of an apparent heart attack, according to local news reports.…

Roll Call · Jul 20

Police seek suspects in a break-in at Eagles' running back Saquon Barkley’s home in Pennsylvania

Police are searching for suspects after a weekend break-in at the home of Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley

The Independent UK · Jul 20

Pennsylvania duo facing assault charges over ‘chaotic’ altercation allegedly involving ‘hurled bucket of urine’

This follows felony charges in a dispute over who would sleep with a cat.

We Got This Covered · Jul 20

What Allegheny County’s new court-ordered mental health treatment program can and can’t do

Pittsburgh-area courts have a new tool for people in mental health crisis: the power to order treatment instead of incarceration or hospitalization.

The Conversation · Jul 20