Conifers establish earlier in the timeline of forest succession from clear-cutting or land clearing operations. Deciduous trees take a few decades to get established so you'll see more of them as time goes on.

https://dukeforest.duke.edu/forest-environment/forest-succession/

Interesting. Thank you. There must be a better solution out there that is relatively safe and effective, but I guess the chemical companies that produce and sell the existing firefighting foams wouldn't be able to maximize profit for shareholders...

I heard years ago that there was a protein-based firefighting foam invented in the 80s/90s. Would be interested to see if that was true. Would been to consider BOD/COD in firefighting water runoff but that's definitely better than PFAS/PFOA/PFXX.

$5 says they recorded it for social media.

If you want a deep history, there's The Geology of Pennsylvania...

https://shoppaheritage.com/collections/conservation-and-natural-resources

Know where all your vehicles control switches/buttons are and don't forget your turn signals when you're parallel parking and driving.

Or Cecily Tynan. 🙃

Glen "Hurricane" Schwartz better be a first ballot or I'll riot.

I always liked Elk just as much as Blue. The Elk webcams are not working for me so I don't know mtn. conditions.

Got a cell phone?

Word! I heard that if you get enough political interest, you can take and retake the GED until they cave to political pressure and give you a pass on your FIFTH attempt.

They pinky-swear that money and power will be trickling down any day now. I'm just a down-on-his-luck millionaire.

Yes. Makes me doubt the legitimacy of those results. Aaaand the company that makes those PFAS sampling bottles doesn't have an accredited lab or use an approved sample method for analysis.

The pay is enough to live on. When I leave work I do not think about it until my start time next day. If you don't like you job or manager, there are many opportunities to move around. (Not just in your agency either.) Decent benefits and pension. If deferred compensation is available, take it. Even $20 per pay can really add up if you stick around for awhile. Job security.

I've seen one person get fired and it was an eight-month process.

There are times that I worry that a certain political party will drive this state into the ground so my pension won't be there when I retire. My coworkers tell me that it guaranteed in the state constitution and that I am a worry-wart but then I see the bills and constitutional amendments some of these semiconscious rectal polyps propose and I start to worrying again.

No gloves?

There are several treatment technologies that can remove PFAS/PFOA to meet recommended drinking water concentrations.

https://www.epa.gov/research-states/pfas-treatment-drinking-water-and-wastewater-state-science#:~:text=It%20is%20currently%20known%20that,a%20balance%20between%20many%20factors.

As with any treatment, the question is how do you dispose of the treatment systems byproducts (GAC/resins/membrane backwash & cleaning washwaters) when they reach end-of-service removal efficiencies.

I mean, it's still a really cool event (& free!) where you can check out a buncha stuff about agriculture in PA. Definitely not what it was but most things change and the number of smaller family farms get acquired for subdivisions, warehouses, or corporate farming.

100%! I've seen the death traps folks drive in Ohio and would rather deal with PA inspections process (with a reputable inspection station).

Yes. If you own a bunch of land and stagger well installation, you could plan for optimal revenue year-to-year.

https://extension.psu.edu/natural-gas-production-decline-curve-and-royalty-estimation/

Lots of spotless Carhartt jackets and shiny boots this year.

Don't buy in styrofoam anyways...

Lake Eerie got mad and ate everything until it hit Brookville.

The Delaware Valley EWS incident summary update indicates that there is a cleanup contractor engaged for cleanup and remediation.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.paawwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PWD_Final_Presentation_03_04_2020.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwia1dKlgbj8AhX2jokEHUwzA5oQFnoECG8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw1UDgc0tIiLz7CPjEzNN-lm