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Research on Lake Erie’s Harmful Algae Blooms Imperiled

Elizabeth Miller·June 16, 2017

When toxins from a harmful algal bloom caused Toledo to issue a “Do Not Drink Advisory” to 400,000 people, Ohio Sea Grant was a first responder. But now the program, which manages over 50 different projects focused on the blooms, is on the Trump administration's chopping block.

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Could There Be Subsidized Air Conditioning in Pennsylvania’s Future?

Susan Phillips·June 16, 2017

Climate change will bring longer, hotter heat waves to Pennsylvania. Some are worried how those living without air conditioning will survive. With President Trump pulling out of the global climate agreement, there’s a new push to get cities and states to pick up the slack. And they might also have to pick up the tab.

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It’s Not Paris or Pittsburgh. It’s the Planet.

Reid Frazier·June 9, 2017

President Trump fulfilled one of his biggest campaign promises in taking the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord. But could his decision lead to more climate action, not less?

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Acosta Deep Coal Mine in Somerset County

Trump Touts a New PA Mine. But is Coal Actually Rebounding?

Reid Frazier·June 8, 2017

By all accounts, the coal industry is in a steep decline. Mines have been shutting down for about a decade. So why is one in Somerset County about to open?

Economy Politics Your Environment Update

What the Trump Administration Means for Endangered Species

Kara Holsopple·May 19, 2017

The Center for Biological Diversity has been working to get the monarch butterflies listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. But that’s hardly the only animal they are trying to protect.

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Will Pennsylvania Bailout the Struggling Nuclear Industry?

Marie Cusick·May 19, 2017

The nation's nuclear power industry is having a tough time. Like coal companies, it's struggling amid slowing demand for electricity, and competition from cheaper natural gas. That's why the nuclear industry has been turning to state legislatures for help.

Energy Politics

The World Waits for U.S. Decision on Paris Climate Agreement

Kara Holsopple·May 19, 2017

Two weeks of international climate talks ended in Germany with no word on whether the Trump administration plans to reject or revise U.S. commitments to the Paris climate treaty.

Climate Change Politics

Will This Land Still Be Your Land?

Julie Grant·May 12, 2017

In this week’s episode of the Trump on Earth podcast, we explore Trump's plans for our public lands. About one-third of the United States is federally owned. And that means it belongs to all of us -- the public. But that also gives the President a lot of power over these places.

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The Climate of Mann

Reid Frazier·May 12, 2017

Somewhere between 97 and 99 percent of scientists believe that climate change is real, caused by us, and a problem. But at a recent hearing held by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, only 25% of the witnesses reflected that position. This guy:

Climate Change Podcasts Politics

Meet the EPA Staffer Who Sent His Boss a Scathing ‘I Quit!’ Letter

Kara Holsopple and Reid Frazier·May 5, 2017

On his way out the door, Michael Cox sent his new boss at EPA a scathing letter: "I have worked under six administrations with political appointees leading EPA from both parties. This is the first time I remember staff openly dismissing and mocking the environmental policies of an administration and by extension you."

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