Want to Save Monarch Butterflies? Start Planting Milkweed
If Monarch butterflies are going to stay off the endangered species list, they need more to eat. And it’s up to us to feed them.
The Allegheny Front
Episode for May 12, 2017
In this episode, we go inside a hack-a-thon for cleaner water and investigate what the Trump administration means for public lands. Also, a climate scientist reminds us that the fossil fuel industry is following big tobacco's playbook.
Episode for May 5, 2017
This week on The Allegheny Front, we look at new opportunities for miners in renewable energy. Plus more traditional environmental jobs are also paying off in coal country. And using data collected over years to understand new bird breeding behavior.
Episode for April 28, 2017
This week, we hear voices on the environment from vastly different places. We talk to a writer in the coalfields of Kentucky, and go on an expedition with a sound artist capturing vibrations at the bottom of the Allegheny River. Plus we ask the big questions to Jared Diamond, a scientist who also happens to have a Pulitzer.
VIDEO: Watch the ‘Sustainability Pioneers’ Documentary Series
Filmmaker Kirsi Jansa's series of short documentaries explores the stories of people taking bold steps to address the climate crisis.
Episode for April 21, 2017
Think Earth Day was started by a group of tree-hugging hippies? That’s just part of the story. In this hour-long special, we explore the history of Earth Day—from the man who came up with the name to a clever bit of marketing that played a key role in bringing millions of people to the environmental movement.
Episode for April 14, 2017
In this episode, we dig into some of Pennsylvania's deepest lessons in environmental history — from the '70s activists who gave Pittsburgh its cleaner air to the lost history of African-American environmentalism.
Episode for April 7, 2017
In this episode, we visit a petrochemical hub on the Gulf Coast to see what Pennsylvania's own looming chemical boom might look like.
Episode for March 31, 2017
In this episode, we continue our series on Pittsburgh's lead problem with a look at the best ways for protecting you and your family from lead in soil, water and your home.
Three Takeaways from Trump’s First 60 Days
On everything from climate to coal to the weirdness at the EPA, we take a look at what we've learned so far — and what to expect next.
