Turning to Forests for Better Health
People are finding that forests are good medicine. To improve health, one local therapist has taken groups 'forest bathing' in Frick Park.
Kara Holsopple
This group wants to help you make your yard more wild
Wild Ones wants to help people plant yards and gardens that nurture the Earth rather than harm it. This fall, try leaving the leaves in your yard to help wildlife.
New book looks at winners and losers in Pennsylvania environmental history
“Cradle of Conservation” examines how people have interacted with the environment from pre-colonial days to now.
Farmer support for solar leasing depends on compatibility with rural values
A new study looks at attitudes toward solar installation among farmers and rural residents of southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland.
New guidelines center the needs of people with disabilities during petrochemical disasters
In light of the East Palestine train derailment, advocates created guidelines for disabled people, municiplaities and industry in case of emergency.
Help wanted: Collect spotted lanternflies so scientists can track them
Researchers from Saint Vincent College and Chatham University aim to build an archive to learn about invasive spotted lanternflies in western Pennsylvania over time.
Study Finds Fewer Greenspaces in Historically Redlined Cities
Researchers found that urban neighborhoods lack greenspace today because of a specific government policy enacted over 80 years ago.
The new tax credits for home solar and energy efficiency you might not know about
The Inflation Reduction Act invests big in clean energy, including tax breaks for energy efficiency and clean energy at home.
An Indigenous scientist wants us to look at conservation differently
Jessica Hernandez says Indigenous science and knowledge can make conservation more holistic and help us solve our toughest environmental problems.
A Pittsburgh-area teacher finds plastic and inspiration on a Lake Erie research expedition
After a week-long expedition, 5th-grade Franklin Regional teacher Brienne May says she's better equipped to teach real-world science: "To see how questions are asked, how data is analyzed...and how obstacles are overcome."
