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Climate Change
Hill District energy tech hub puts ‘lazy roof’ to work with new solar array
The power generated by the panels will be worth $50,000 annually over the next 25 years, and help guard against future electricity price increases.
Activists want mills along Lake Michigan to invest in clean steel
Activists want steelmakers in Indiana to switch to clean steel by weaning themselves off of coal. The decision has big climate implications.
Pittsburgh-area conservation projects get grants to help wildlife, climate
A New York-based conservation group is funding projects to preserve green space in the Pittsburgh area, as part of an effort to protect the Appalachian corridor.
Practicing climate communication in the field and stream
A family-friendly event at Powdermill Nature Reserve presented an opportunity to talk to residents about stream health and climate change.
U.S. Steel’s new owner gets poor marks in climate rating for steel industry
Nippon Steel scored so low because it’s actually been increasing its usage of coal in recent years, and recently reinvested in coal at a U.S. Steel plant in Indiana.
Allergy symptoms start earlier with climate change
Temperature and precipitation pattern changes mean trees are blooming earlier.
Why a Pa. environmental group wants to press pause on data center development
PennFuture called for a moratorium on data centers across Pennsylvania, citing concerns like water use, electricity prices and increased pollution.
Pa. Gov. Shapiro joins lawsuit against EPA over repeal of ‘endangerment finding’ on greenhouse gases
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro is one of 38 plaintiffs hoping to block the Trump Administration's repeal of EPA’s own finding that greenhouse gases endanger health.
Pittsburgh high schoolers hope to make climate impact by plugging old gas wells
The Dice Well Done Club is hoping to raise $5,000 to plug its second abandoned well.
