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.
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Test your home (or school) for radon to reduce lung cancer risk
Many Pennsylvanians are unknowingly exposed to the radioactive gas in their homes, but there’s something they can do about it.
Groups, residents want EPA to protect Mon Valley from ‘unacceptably high’ levels of benzene pollution from U.S. Steel
Benzene, a known carcinogen, threatens ‘imminent danger’ to residents, the groups argue in a letter to EPA. They want action under the Clean Air Act.
How facing your fears about the climate crisis is better for you and the planet
An author and researcher on mental health and ecological destruction says a kind of internal activism is needed to solve the climate crisis.
A Philadelphia couple wrote a children’s book to help parents have ‘The Climate Talk’
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"Coco's Journey" follows Coco the squirrel and her father on a journey to stop climate change. The story helps kids deal with climate anxiety.
Inversions trap pollution in Allegheny County this fall, despite new rule
Despite a new rule, hydrogen sulfide and soot levels surged in Allegheny County during a weather inversion this month.
State Sen. Camera Bartolotta urged Pa. health department to drop out of fracking public health forum, letter shows
State Sen. Bartolotta, a Washington County Republican, objected to the participation of the Center for Coalfield Justice and the Environmental Health Project.
Pennsylvania moves to limit PFAS in drinking water
The Environmental Quality Board voted to approve limits for two of the toxic class of chemicals known as PFAS in drinking water.
An ethane cracker in western Pa. will soon start up. We answered your questions about it
You asked us questions about Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County. We got answers about jobs, taxes, royalties, and of course, air pollution.
Public gets briefed on fracking health studies, despite no-show from Pitt, DOH
Residents came to a forum in Washington County on state-funded studies on fracking’s impact on public health, even though researchers had pulled out.
