Here’s What You Should Know about the Democrats’ Climate Plans
For our Trump on Earth podcast, we watched all seven hours from CNN's town hall with the top ten candidates. So how do their climate plans compare?
Climate Change
‘This is no longer about the science. This is somebody’s ideology.’
A top climate scientist resigned from the USDA. Lewis Ziska says the agency buried his research for political reasons.
Pa Lawmakers Propose a cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions
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The bill would slash carbon emissions at least 90 percent by 2040. But it could take years before it has a chance of passing.
How Fires in The Amazon Could Hurt Migratory Birds
Migratory birds, some from our region, will be headed south soon. What will they face in a burning Amazon?
Power Plant: How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands
Coal fields are fertile ground for fast growing grasses that can be used for biofuel.
Congressman Holds Climate Change Town Hall in Pittsburgh
Hundreds voice concerns about closing nuclear power plants, fracking and pollution.
Drought Migrants
Severe drought in Honduras has left two brothers weighing the weather odds and facing a life-changing decision: To stay or start over some place else.
Calls for new leader of PJM Interconnection to focus on clean energy
Two-thirds of the power on PJM's grid which serves 65 million people come from fossil fuels. Cities and attorney generals are calling for a priority on climate change.
Into the Bog: Scientists Are Trying to Learn More About Unique Peatland Ecosystems
More data are needed to understand how climate change and other factors are impacting this rare habitat.
Trump Delivers On Promise To Help Presque Isle’s Beaches, But Other Environmental Threats Remain
Like climate change and toxic algae. Critics say the president's environmental policies are hurting Lake Erie.
