Pittsburgh Parks Backers Urge Tax Vote, While Skeptics Worry the Field Is Uneven Chris PotterOctober 25, 2019 If the ballot question passes, nearly $10 million of new funds would be earmarked for Pittsburgh parks. Is this the best way to set policy? ConservationPoliticsRecreation
President Trump Rips Paris Agreement, Democrats While in Pittsburgh Chris PotterOctober 24, 2019 Saying again that he represents Pittsburgh not Paris, Trump asked if the plans of some Democratic candidates to end the burning of fossil fuels are based on stupidity or evil. EnergyPolitics
Connecting the Dots Between Rick Perry, Ukraine’s Natural Gas and Impeachment Reid FrazierOctober 18, 2019 President Trump says a key phone call at the center of the Ukraine scandal was Rick Perry’s idea. Is he throwing his Energy Secretary under the bus? EnergyNewsPodcastsPolitics
What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills Kara HolsoppleOctober 17, 2019 Energize PA's most controversial bill would remove permitting authority from DEP and put it in the hands of a politically-appointed commission. EnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update
‘The silenced’: meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by Trump Oliver MilmanSeptember 18, 2019 Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the Trump administration made them bury climate science – and why they won’t stay quiet. Climate ChangePolitics
Pa business advocates celebrate Trump’s Clean Water rollback Katie MeyerSeptember 12, 2019 Environmental groups like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say the move is an “assault” on clean water. PoliticsWater
Here’s What You Should Know about the Democrats’ Climate Plans Reid FrazierSeptember 11, 2019 For our Trump on Earth podcast, we watched all seven hours from CNN's town hall with the top ten candidates. So how do their climate plans compare? Climate ChangePodcastsPoliticsYour Environment Update
West Chester bag ban sends message to Pa lawmakers Emily PontecorvoSeptember 6, 2019 Middle schoolers pushed for the ban, despite a state law prohibiting local plastic bans until next year. PoliticsPollution
‘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
Pa Lawmakers Propose a cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions Dana BateSeptember 5, 2019 The bill would slash carbon emissions at least 90 percent by 2040. But it could take years before it has a chance of passing. Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics
