Tenmilliontrees.org has calculated that trees reduce annual residential heating and cooling costs by 8-12% and increase property values by 10-15%.

The Susquehanna River Basin has more than 49,000 square miles of waterways, covering more than half the land of PA and portions of NY and MD. The SRBC has noted that this basin is one of the most flood-prone areas in the nation with a devastating flood every 14 years on average and annual flood damage averaging $150 million.

LOHF has found that the rate of hospital stays among children with mood disorders increased by 80% between 1997 and 2010.

According to the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvanians without a high school diploma comprise a plurality of minimum wage earners (35.1%), surpassing the national rate of 19.5%. Although those with a bachelor’s degree or higher comprise 12.9% of PA minimum wage earners, those with an associate’s degree account for the smallest percentage for minimum wage earners at 8.2%.

The US Census Bureau has reported that the 5 fastest growing PA counties are Cumberland ( 6.8%), Lebanon ( 5.8%), Centre ( 5.7%), Lehigh ( 5.3%), and Lancaster ( 4.6%). The 5 fastest declining counties include Cameron (-11.7%), Cambria (-8.3%), Venango (-6.8%), Susquehanna (-6.3%) and McKean (-5.7).