Could dioxins be in the soil after the East Palestine train derailment? Experts weigh in
Experts fear that dioxins, a group of toxic chemicals, could have been formed when vinyl chloride was burned at the derailment site.
Food and Agriculture
‘Rust Belt Vegan Kitchen’ offers new take on Midwest comfort food
Cookbook author looks to chefs in Pittsburgh, Chicago and her native Cleveland to veganize the region’s favorite dishes.
Chatham University wants to train farmers on how to bring in more money
"We want to make sure farmers [are] producing the best products possible that stores want and the consumers want."
‘This thing isn’t over’: Avian flu outbreak reaches 4.4 million birds in Pennsylvania
The avian flu outbreak is impacting farms and wildlife rehabilitation centers. One infected bird means euthanizing all others.
Pa. Chesapeake Bay cleanup plan falls short for third time, EPA says
Pennsylvania will miss its nitrogen goal by more than 9 million pounds. The Chesapeake Bay gets half of its freshwater from the Susquehanna River.
Climate change prompts Pa. farmers to adapt crops and businesses
As the climate changes and brings more risks to traditional farming, farmers are looking for ways to make sure their crops survive.
For a rural Pennsylvania area, a cryptocurrency mine brought noise pollution
One neighbor describes the noise coming from the Bitcoin mining site at a nearby gas well as “basically like a jet engine."
Want to Start a Farm? Good Luck Finding Land
Finding land is the number one challenge farmers are facing and number one reason young farmers are leaving agriculture.
Pennsylvania farmers are aging, creating an uncertain future for their communities and industry
By 2027, 75,000 jobs in agriculture in Pa. are expected to go unfilled. That will have profound effects on farming communities across the Commonwealth.
Farming is grueling work, but a Pittsburgh startup is using technology to make it easier
The agricultural industry is struggling to sell young people farming. But technology may be changing that.
