Pa. communities get influx of federal cash to plant trees
The funds from the Inflation Reduction Act are for planting trees, combating extreme heat and climate change and improving access to nature.
Conservation
Bowhunting season in two Pittsburgh parks will begin September 30
After completing accuracy tests last week, the city assigned 30 hunters to designated areas in Frick and Riverview parks.
Climate change has altered poison ivy leaves in Pennsylvania
A new study uses over 150 years of poison ivy museum specimens to determine how increased CO2 has impacted the native vine.
Pa groups thrilled by Biden’s American Climate Corps, but wish it were bigger
The new program will train 20,000 young people in clean energy, conservation, and climate resilience.
Ohio commission delays vote to frack state parks during raucous meeting
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved four proposals to drill for gas and oil on some state-owned lands, but delayed action on fracking under Ohio state parks.
Surveying Salamanders in Hopes of Finding an Imperiled Mussel
Mussels once numbered the millions in local rivers. Now researchers are hoping to find a type of salamander that an endangered mussel needs to survive.
Spotted lanternflies not a danger to forests, according to Penn State study
Spotted lanternflies aren’t as harmful to most Pennsylvania hardwood trees as previously feared. It's the first study of its kind.
State amphibian may get another shot at federal protections
A federal judge vacated a 2019 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision that the eastern hellbender does not warrant a status as an endangered species.
An author revisits the Youghiogheny River and finds many changes for the better
Tim Palmer updated his original 1984 biography of the river he first knew as a child.
Ohio AG investigating disputed public comments that urge fracking in state parks
Dozens of Ohioans say their names were used without permission on pro-fracking letters sent to a commission considering proposals to frack under state parks.
