Meet These Creatures of the Night, if You Dare
If you take this nature hike at night, you never know who you might run into.
Culture
Flight 93 Crashed Among Coal Mines. Treating the Water There Was No Ordinary Project
Treatment ponds were the answer to a problem that briefly threatened the creation of the memorial itself. How they came to be still carries weight for the people involved in the work.
In Pa. cities, street trees can help cool ever-hotter temps. But they present their own problems to solve
Street trees have many benefits, but they are expensive and can damage sidewalks. Now, some cities are trying new things to address these issues.
What Happens When a Hidden Gem Gets Too Popular?
Canaan Valley has become a trendy tourist destination. That's good for business but it's also straining the resources of a county with just one stoplight and 7,000 year-round residents.
New novel imagines a future where all we’re left with is our plastic pollution
Alison Stine’s "Trashlands" depicts a dystopian Appalachia, exploited for its last valuable resource, but also full of ingenuity and resilience.
The Warhol connects the exhibit of Paola Pivi with conservation and environmental art
The Andy Warhol Museum brought participants to an art earthwork called the Twin Stupas to see the bird conservation efforts there.
Plants need love, too. Here’s a way to show you care.
The Plant Love Stories blog collects essays, poems and drawings about the plants that have special meaning in people’s lives.
An artist wants to give people a new view of an urban stream
To get a glimpse of much of Nine Mile Run, you have to look under a manhole cover. So Artist Ginger Brooks Takahashi created a new portal to connect people to the stream.
Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approves long-delayed ban on single-use plastic bags
The ban would mean no single-use plastic bags in stores starting next year. Shoppers would have to bring their own reusable bags or buy paper bags.
Conversations with famed biologist, E.O. Wilson, who died at the age of 92
The Allegheny Front talked with E.O. Wilson over the years. He was a giant in the fields of biology and conservation. His work on the behavior of ants brought insects into the public imagination.
