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State Parks, Forests, Waterways the Big Winners in PA’s Newest State Budget

By Rachel McDevitt | WITF
Published July 28, 2022 at 12:50 AM EDT
French Creek State Park.
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French Creek State Park.

Pennsylvania’s latest state budget makes big investments in environmental programs. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports several will have climate benefits.

Read the full story at: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2022/07/15/environmentalists-hail-latest-pennsylvania-budget-even-as-a-key-climate-program-is-on-hold/

(Original air-date: 7/27/22)
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Rachel McDevitt | WITF
Rachel McDevitt is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF. Rachel joined WITF in 2017 as the host of All Things Considered. She previously reported for WITF’s Radio Pennsylvania Network, where her work earned the National Association of State Radio Network’s award for best feature two years in a row. The western Pennsylvania native started her journalism career with the CBS affiliate in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Rachel is a graduate of Temple University.
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