New novel imagines a future where all we’re left with is our plastic pollution
Alison Stine’s "Trashlands" depicts a dystopian Appalachia, exploited for its last valuable resource, but also full of ingenuity and resilience.
Kara Holsopple
Activist looks ahead as Shell’s Beaver County ethane cracker goes online
Terrie Baumgardner never considered herself an activist. But after learning about Shell's plans to build a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker near her community, she was all in.
Climate Change Brings up Some Hard Emotions, but There Can Be Joy in the Struggle
A psychologist explains how people can cope with the feelings of sadness, fear and anxiety around climate change by looking for solutions and meaning in their lives.
Leah Thomas is trying to build an intersectional environmental movement
The social media influencer and author says the people most impacted should be at the center of environmental policy decisions and education.
Plants need love, too. Here’s a way to show you care.
The Plant Love Stories blog collects essays, poems and drawings about the plants that have special meaning in people’s lives.
Safety advocate warns of a lack of oversight for new CO2 pipelines needed for carbon capture
A new report by Pipeline Safety Trust outlines the dangers of CO2 pipelines and calls for new regulations.
Memories from Pittsburgh’s First Earth Day in 1970
Millions of people celebrated Earth Day across the country in 1970. So how did Pittsburghers break in the new holiday? We asked two women who were there to share their memories.
How a Rag-Tag Crew of Hippies, Housewives and Politicians Created Earth Day
The beauty—and power—of the first Earth Day is that everyone from politicians to activists, housewives to unions, came together to make it what it was.
New book looks at the big decisions small communities had to make when fracking came to town
Many small communities had to figure out how to deal with fracking with little guidance, and try to avoid the worst of the boom-bust cycle that energy extraction brings.
An artist wants to give people a new view of an urban stream
To get a glimpse of much of Nine Mile Run, you have to look under a manhole cover. So Artist Ginger Brooks Takahashi created a new portal to connect people to the stream.
