Test your home (or school) for radon to reduce lung cancer risk
Many Pennsylvanians are unknowingly exposed to the radioactive gas in their homes, but there’s something they can do about it.
Kara Holsopple
An effort to get ahead of eastern wildfire risks
The Eastern Fire Network will convene experts from six institutions to set a research agenda on the risks and impacts of wildfire in eastern states.
Early spring wildflowers are blooming even earlier thanks to climate change
Study authors used botanical records from over 100 years to explore how native wildflower bloom dates in Pennsylvania have changed over time due to climate change.
A former gravel mine in Erie County gets a second chance as forestland
The 100-acre site in Erie County is being reforested through a partnership between the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and the nonprofit Bosland Growth.
Musician helps farmers open up with ‘Empty Barn’ song
A former Pennsylvania dairy farmer takes his guitar on the road to address the mental health crisis in rural communities.
How treated drinking water could be impacting local streams
A study looked at phosphorus levels in Pittsburgh streams before and after drinking water was treated with a chemical to prevent lead corrosion in pipes.
It’s not too late to take advantage of some federal clean energy tax credits
The tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act to help pay for home energy upgrades like heat pumps and solar panels expire on December 31.
Artifact or trash? Thoughts on what we leave behind.
A writer has collected found items on her Westmoreland County farm for decades.
Help wanted: Stop the spread of invasive round goby fish in Pa.
The Eurasian round goby is causing big problems in Lake Erie, outcompeting native fish. Pennsylvania is looking to anglers to help stop it from spreading to inland waterways.
Beating back an invasive plant with fire
After months of planning, the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden completed a prescribed burn on its Dogwood Meadow to inhibit the spread of a plant dubbed the “plague on the prairie.”
