Coming up on the Spark Weekly:
With thousands of dams scattered across its waterways, Pennsylvania has a complicated relationship with its aquatic infrastructure. But a growing number of those dams—especially small, aging, and obsolete ones—are being taken down. And for good reason.
Also, on the program
The Pennsylvania State Police’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement (BLCE) is responsible for far more than checking IDs at bars or inspecting bottles at restaurants. Officer Kristyn Plowden, who works in the bureau’s Training and Recruitment Unit for the Central Section, joined The Spark to share the behind-the-scenes role BLCE officers play in promoting public safety across the Commonwealth.

The Spark Weekly: The 2026 Farm Show
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From Hidden Harm to Hidden Meanings: Journalist Roundtable and The Dark History of Nursery Rhymes
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Milk, Management, and Mitigating Disease: Conversations in PA Agriculture
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