Could swamp-ifying northwest Ohio help curb toxic algal blooms?
In an environmental memoir, Ohio native Patrick Wensink traces northwest Ohio’s toxic algal bloom problems back to its swampy roots.
History
Artifact or trash? Thoughts on what we leave behind.
A writer has collected found items on her Westmoreland County farm for decades.
View from the Mon: Industry, historical pollution and prosperity
Ron Baraff of Rivers of Steel says without the Monongahela River, the Pittsburgh region would not have developed into an industrial power.
In Michael Mann’s book, Earth’s climate history shows us there’s still time to act
"Our Fragile Moment" takes lessons from the paleoclimate record to help us survive the climate crisis.
Study Finds Fewer Greenspaces in Historically Redlined Cities
Researchers found that urban neighborhoods lack greenspace today because of a specific government policy enacted over 80 years ago.
New book looks at winners and losers in Pennsylvania environmental history
“Cradle of Conservation” examines how people have interacted with the environment from pre-colonial days to now.
Pittsburgh is off to its wettest April ever, on pace for wettest year in history
Most of the rain fell over two very wet days, according to data from the National Weather Service.
Preserving Pennsylvania’s coal history to look to the future
A treasure trove of coal history is being preserved in northeastern Pennsylvania. There are so many records, it will take at least a decade to archive it all.
In his first year as governor, Josh Shapiro forged alliances with the gas industry, angering environmentalists
Gov. Shapiro has sought to both regulate the gas industry and embrace it, a sharp contrast to his approach to fracking as attorney general.
A new sign for the ‘birthplace of Penn State’ marks the school’s agricultural roots
Penn State started out as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania to help make farming practices more productive in the commonwealth.
