In the Ohio River Valley, the Petrochemical Boom Is on Hold
Has the pandemic and other economic woes made the plastics boom a bust? Some in the community are hopeful it will still come to the region.
Reid Frazier
Can the environmental movement address American racism?
We talk with Mustafa Ali, a leader in the environmental justice movement, about how racial disparities go beyond policing, to public health and the environment.
Groups Sue EPA over Coal Plant Air Pollution in Indiana County
The lawsuit is challenging a plan to allow spikes of sulfur dioxide at two power plants. Even at low levels, SO2 can affect asthmatics in as little as two minutes.
PA Environmental Groups Praise Biden’s EPA Pick
Called a practical environmentalist, Michael Regan has experience dealing with state agencies and is expected to tackle climate change and environmental justice.
Study: Pa. Heart Failure Patients Near Fracking More Likely to be Hospitalized
A new study found heart failure patients living near fracking operations were more likely to be hospitalized than those farther away.
DEP Deals Blow to Fracking Plan at U.S. Steel Mill Near Pittsburgh
The agency says it will suspend reviewing environmental permits for the controversial well after it lost its local zoning permit.
EPA Declines to Strengthen Soot Standard
The agency went against recommendations from its own scientists that a stronger standard could save lives. Pa. is one of four states that don't meet the current standard.
Trump’s Last Act: Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Trump administration announced it will sell drilling leases in early January. Can Joe Biden do anything to stop oil drilling in the refuge?
Families and Advocates Criticize Pa.’s Fracking Health Studies
Families say they're being cut out of the process of designing studies about whether fracking had anything to do with childhood cancers in SW Pa.
Allegheny County Residents Demand Stronger Pollution Regs for U.S. Steel Plant
An air inversion in early November caused a string of bad air days near the Clairton Coke Works. Residents are sick of it.
