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VW cash to boost Pa. environmentHARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said a settlement with Volkswagen will bring another $30 million that the state can use for environmental programs.That payment to Pennsylvania is part of Volkswagen’s agreement to pay $157 million to 10 states to settle lawsuits stemming from the automaker’s diesel emissions-cheating scandal.Shapiro said Volkswagen is paying another $23 million to Pennsylvania from an earlier settlement. That money’s being shared by the state treasury, attorney general’s office and Clean Air and Motor License funds.Shapiro said the Department of Environmental Protection gets to determine how to use the $30 million.

Crayola cuts Dandelion yellowEASTON — Dandelion yellow has reason to be blue.Crayola said Friday, National Crayon Day, that it’s replacing the color dandelion in its 24-pack with a crayon in “the blue family.” The company said it will leave it to fans to come up with a name for the replacement color.It’s only the third time in Crayola’s history that it has retired one or more colors, and the first time it’s swapped out a color in its box of 24. Other colors that previously got the boot include maize, raw umber and orange yellow.Crayola crayons were first produced in 1903 by Binney & Smith.Crayola is based in Easton, and is a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards based in Kansas City, Mo.

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