Will New Pork Rules Put the Meat on Your Plate and Workers at Risk?

Julie GrantOctober 11, 2019

New rules for pork production put some of the oversight into the hands of industry and allow for processing speeds as fast as industry wants - from 16 hogs/minute to even 1,100 hogs/min.

Food and AgricultureHealthPodcastsYour Environment Update

‘It’s Just Baffling’: Apple Growers Face an Unknown Threat That’s Killing Trees

Julie GrantSeptember 25, 2019

Rapid Apple Decline could be caused by a combination of factors like weather, herbicides or newer farming methods.

Food and Agriculture

‘This is no longer about the science. This is somebody’s ideology.’

Julie GrantSeptember 5, 2019

A top climate scientist resigned from the USDA. Lewis Ziska says the agency buried his research for political reasons.

Climate ChangeFood and AgriculturePodcastsPolitics

There’s This Really Good Hot Dog Stand. In the Middle of a River.

Avi Wolfman-ArentJuly 12, 2019

The Famous River Hot Dog Man has been serving tubers coming down the Delaware River for more than 30 years.

CultureFood and Agriculture

Chesapeake Bay Watchdog Criticizes Pa Over Pollution Reduction Progress

Rachel McDevittMay 31, 2019

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says the state's goals are "woefully short of what it will take to save the Bay."

Food and AgricultureWaterWild Pennsylvania

Bee Watchers Needed

Kara HolsoppleMay 24, 2019

Citizen scientists can get up close and personal with some of the bees, flies and ants that pollinate wildflowers.

ConservationFood and AgricultureWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Is The Bumper Crop of Pa. Farmers Markets Putting the Squeeze on Profits?

Kristine AllenMay 24, 2019

Are the more than 300 farmers markets bad for business or vital to local farms?

EconomyFood and Agriculture

Native Fungi Found to be Deadly to Invasive Pest in Pa

Rachel McDevittMay 10, 2019

A particular strain of the fungus may be killing spotted lanternflies. Researchers say there is a chance it could stabilize the population of the pest in the future

ConservationFood and AgricultureWild Pennsylvania

Would This Bleeding Veggie Burger Get You to Skip the Meat?

Julie GrantApril 5, 2019

Scientists have been working in the lab to create the Impossible Burger that bleeds like beef without the environmental downsides.

Climate ChangeFood and AgricultureTechnology

Pa. Looking for New Ways to Fight Spotted Lanternfly

Rachel McDevittMarch 15, 2019

Despite efforts to contain it, the insect has spread to neighboring states. The Secretary of Ag says it's invasive "economically, socially, and environmentally."

ConservationFood and AgricultureWild Pennsylvania