{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Centre Access","title":"Fracking, Floods, and a Four-Year Deal","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":969,"description":"Friday, October 16, 2026 (Season 2 | Episode 3)\nThis week on Centre Access: \nThis week on Centre Access: Pennsylvania environmental advocates push for stricter fracking rules as data center demand grows across the Commonwealth. Penn State announces the closure of 47 low-enrollment degree programs. A State College–area human trafficking ringleader pleads guilty. A deep dive into how Centre County weathers severe storms — and what this winter could bring. The Bellefonte teachers union reaches a tentative four-year agreement, averting a strike. And nearly $1 million in state funding heads to local parks and waterways.\n\n🔗 LINKS TO THIS WEEK’S STORIES\nAdvocates push for tougher fracking rules as data centers spur demand for natural gas, reporting by Marie Cusick, Inside Climate News & Spotlight PA [link]\nHow AI data centers could affect Pennsylvania's water and electric, reporting by Asia Tabb, WITF [link]\nPenn State to close 47 low-enrollment degree programs, reporting by Bret Pallotto, Centre Daily Times [link]\nSyracuse University sunsets 93 academic programs, reporting by Samantha Olander, The Daily Orange [link]\nHigher Education curricula must adapt to the needs of today's student, analysis by Tom Mockaitis, The Hill [link]\nA looming “enrollment cliff,” reporting by Joe Marcus, NPR [link]\nTrump Administration addresses plan to cut student loans for some degrees, reporting by Joe Edwards, Newsweek [link]\nDA: Human trafficking charges to be filed in Centre County case dating back to 90s, reporting by Hayden Thompson and Tim Durkin, WTAJ [link]\n'It's over:' Victim in Centre County child sex trafficking ring speaks out after guilty plea, reporting by Tim Durkin, WTAJ [link]\nBellefonte district, union dispute and path forward after strike authorization, reporting by Matt DiSanto, Centre Daily Times [link]\nCentre County awarded over $1 million for several infrastructure projects, reporting by Colin Day, WTAJ [link]\n\n📋 CENTRE DOCUMENTERS\nFull notes from public meetings...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/W3HuA8pgAuevLx1pRLTngFos7Dviny5cv5s2tvTtHgc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjNk/YTZmNzNlYzJhYWJh/OThiOTg4OGJiOWNl/MGNkYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}