In this episode, on the prowl with two of our area's best orchid hunters. Plus, a sociologist tries to understand why red state voters seem to be so against environmental regulation.
Climate change is changing our food. But who are the winners and losers when it comes to farming? And, there's a place in West Virginia where cold air rises right out of the rocks--like nature's refrigerator.
The mayor, the money, and the lead problem in Pittsburgh's drinking water. Plus, a summer job program gets kids out into an underserved community to talk to residents about lead exposure. And, ready, set, eclipse!
In this episode, the story of the doctor who first sounded the alarm about lead poisoning in kids. Plus, a former Republican congressman is trying to rally his party around a solution to climate change. And a heavenly tree that is more of a devil when it comes to native forests.
In this episode, the contentious world of pipeline expansion. Plus, one of Pennsylvania's biggest state parks got its start as the brainchild of an Englishman. And an elusive shorebird is back, nesting in our region.
In this episode, a Pittsburgh advocacy group draws attention to the mistreatment of urban wildlife. Also, an Ohio city is repurposing a closed highway into public green space for a marginalized community and one Chicago neighborhood is mitigating the risk of climate change-induced flooding.
This week we bring you some of the best stories from our Headwaters series, looking at how the Ohio River could be a model for how to clean up our polluted waterways.
In this episode, our Hazardous to Your Health series wraps up with a look at Shell's ethane cracker and air pollution. Plus, a group of volunteers wants to hold on to the greenspace in their neighborhood. And the impact of President Trump's proposed budget cuts on the Great Lakes.
The green slime of toxic algae blooms is likely to make a reappearance on Lake Erie this summer. Researchers want a better way to know if it’s making people sick.
