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Environmental Justice
DEP Looks to Address Environmental Justice Concerns in RGGI Rule
DEP is adding equity principles to the draft rule to join the regional cap-and-trade program, like how to distribute environmental and economic benefits of the program.
First Person: Ariam Ford of Grounded Strategies Fights Apathy Around Restoring Environmental Justice
"This is an environmental emergency." Ford's work helps Pittsburgh communities reclaim vacant lots and underutilized land.
Five Ways Pittsburgh Hopes to Make Its Water System More Equitable
A task force looked at how affordable, safe drinking water, effective stormwater management, and maintaining public control of the utility could be achieved to benefit all residents in Pittsburgh.
First Person: Melissa Burnett, Community Forestry Fellow, Helps Make Pittsburgh Greener
"A lot of Black communities don't really have time or the money to prioritize getting trees. And then other communities have an abundance of trees and they're large and big and healthy.”
New River Gorge Rock Climbers Grapple With Racist Route Names
Develop a climbing route and it's yours to name. But many have names that are offensive to people of color, women, LGBTQ people and others.
Can the environmental movement address American racism?
We talk with Mustafa Ali, a leader in the environmental justice movement, about how racial disparities go beyond policing, to public health and the environment.
When a Gas Plant Moves Next Door
Next to the site of one of the largest gas power plants of its kind in the country, neighbors say they have lost much.
Groups Look to Protect Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie Watershed with Common Goals
Lake Erie supports fishing, boating, swimming and even a craft beer industry, but there are threats to the watershed. A new plan outlines solutions.
Lead in Game Meat a Health Risk for Hunting Families and Food Bank Recipients
Pennsylvania hunters donated 160,000 pounds of game meat to food banks last year. Lead ammo can contaminate meat with dangerous levels of toxic lead.
