Study: Pa. Heart Failure Patients Near Fracking More Likely to be Hospitalized
A new study found heart failure patients living near fracking operations were more likely to be hospitalized than those farther away.
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In a Noisy World, Our Brains Still Need the Sounds of Nature
Next time you’re outside, turn off your car, stop talking and listen. What you hear might just be good for you.
Fears for Safety and Climate Surround LNG Export Terminal Planned on the Delaware River
What scares people the most is transporting flammable LNG 200 miles along the I-95 corridor through densely populated areas.
EPA Declines to Strengthen Soot Standard
The agency went against recommendations from its own scientists that a stronger standard could save lives. Pa. is one of four states that don't meet the current standard.
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.
Families and Advocates Criticize Pa.’s Fracking Health Studies
Families say they're being cut out of the process of designing studies about whether fracking had anything to do with childhood cancers in SW Pa.
Lyme Disease Risk is High in City Parks, Too
A researcher found ticks with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease in Pittsburgh's parks. He says there's a risk of getting the disease at any urban or suburban park in the region.
WVU Researchers to Develop Lyme Disease Vaccine As Climate Change Expands Tick’s Reach
The nearly $2 million federal grant comes as cases of the tick-borne bacterial infection are on the rise nationwide.
Study: Pittsburgh Kids Near Polluting Sites Have Higher Asthma Rates
Minority and low-income communities are most impacted, because they are more likely to live near polluting facilities.
Bob Murray, Coal Operator Who Fought Regulations and Filed for Black Lung Benefits, Has Died
Murray’s companies fought against safety rules meant to prevent the fatal disease. He ran the largest privately-owned underground coal mining company in the US.
