Politics & Government

Are Drones Watching You in PA?

Several Pennsylvania government agencies are using controversial remote flying machines called drones.

By Susan Koomar

The Department of Transportation uses them to monitor sinkholes. The Department of Environmental Protection uses them study water conditions in Lake Erie. And the state Attorney General won't say whether or not her agency uses them.


They're drones, and they're being used by a number of Pennsylvania agencies, the Harrisburg Patriot-News reported this week.

The newspaper outlined ways that the state government uses drones, both in the air and under water.

Drones are also allowed to fly in restricted air space over Fort Indiantown Gap, a large military installation near Harrisburg, according to a Pennsylvania Independent report.


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