International Mud Day: A Messy Celebration of the Earth
Mud can make you happy and healthy. So what are you waiting for? Go play in it.
Culture
How a Mad Men Ad Exec Helped ‘Brand’ the First Earth Day
In 1970, more than 20 million people helped celebrate an obscure new holiday known as Earth Day. And a storied Madison Avenue copywriter was a huge part of its success.
Environmental Film Festival Now Showing in Your Living Room
The Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is canceled. But you can still watch many of the films online. See a list of our favorites.
Earth Day is Virtual This Year. Here’s How You Can Participate.
This year is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, but the coronavirus pandemic has moved celebrations online. Environmental groups have a month-long challenge for Pennsylvanians of all ages.
Interested in growing your own food during the pandemic? We have tips from an expert.
More people are thinking about growing their own food this summer. Long-time garden writer, Doug Oster, has some advice to get started.
A Random Act of Teaching: The State of Climate Change Education in PA
In Pennsylvania, teaching climate science is not required and can be fairly controversial. But that might soon change... in a few years.
Wait, People Live There…In the Winter?
Most of the 32,000 islands in the Great Lakes are uninhabited. But the people who live year-round on about 30 of them are banding together to preserve their way of life.
The Minds Behind Louisville’s Riverfront Revival
The Ohio River’s image in Louisville went from from dumping ground and coal barge causeway to natural resource and recreation trail.
RiverWise Brings Sustainability to Beaver County
Daniel Rossi-Keen, the group's executive director, says the debate around the ethane cracker being built in his county is predictable. Instead of being for or against it, his group is ready to "do the hard work of developing healthy and creative community together."
Tracing Water, Memory and Change Through Black Experiences Along and Near Route 65
Like the rivers, Route 65 is a sort of connective tissue, linking people and places across the region. Black residents living in communities along the roadway describe where they live and their experiences, in the context of their connections to water.
