An Experimental Treatment Shows Promise in Helping Bats Weather a Deadly Fungus
Bat populations are being decimated by White-nose Syndrome caused by a fungus. Spraying a non-toxic chemical where bats winter is helping reduce the disease.
Kara Holsopple
Citizen Science Project Trains Volunteers to Monitor Pollinators
Citizen scientists can get up close and personal with some of the bees, flies and ants that pollinate wildflowers.
What Will It Take to Get Drivers Into Electric Vehicles?
One auto industry expert says it will take three things: price, utility and convenience. New efforts by the Biden administration will help too.
The Climate Crisis Is Pushing Us to Confront Our Relationship With Meat
Consumption of meat and dairy plays a big role in climate change. How will solving the climate crisis affect what we eat? We talk to an expert to find out.
Spotted Lanternflies Are About to Hatch. Learn How to Make a Trap for this Invasive Insect.
The invasive insects destroy trees and leave a sticky mess. A simple DIY trap could help stop their spread.
First Person: Ariam Ford of Grounded Strategies Fights Apathy Around Restoring Environmental Justice
"This is an environmental emergency." Ford's work helps Pittsburgh communities reclaim vacant lots and underutilized land.
Five Ways Pittsburgh Hopes to Make Its Water System More Equitable
A task force looked at how affordable, safe drinking water, effective stormwater management, and maintaining public control of the utility could be achieved to benefit all residents in Pittsburgh.
Spring is Here, But Is Nature in Sync?
Researchers are collecting local plants and using Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's collection for clues.
How Your License Plate Could Help Rare Species Like Devil Crayfish and Canby’s Mountain Lover
Those river otter license plates and donations of tax refunds pay for projects that protect some of Pennsylvania's most vulnerable species.
New Investigation Finds Fracking Chemicals in the Bodies of People in Southwestern Pa.
A two-year investigation sampled the urine of families living near fracking. We talked to the reporter who says she was shocked by the high levels of chemicals found in kids.
