Once prized like fine art, thousands of dried and preserved plants specimens are being digitized to help answer questions about conservation, climate change and development.
Birds come north in the spring to feed on the explosion of insects and plant life that takes place during North American summers. But a warming planet is changing what we see at our bird feeders and in our forests.
The gas industry spent $5.2 million last year in lobbying lawmakers. Environmental groups together spent about $300,000. What is their money buying them?
The Trump Administration has proposed opening up the entire East Coast to offshore exploration. But fishermen, environmentalists, realtors, and business owners in New Jersey are voicing their unified opinion that it's not worth the risk.
The low-carbon coffee is part of Costa Rica's overall plan to become the first carbon neutral nation and serve as an example to the rest of the world for how to tackle climate change.
Susan Phillips is a reporter for StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaboration between WITF and WHYY covering the fiscal and environmental impact of Pennsylvania’s booming energy economy.
