6 months since the East Palestine train derailment, concerns remain for health and railway safety
Residents, independent researchers and railway advocates gave the community an update at the six-month anniversary of the Norfolk Southern derailment.
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ER visits plummet after Shenango coke works on Neville Island closed
In the years after the plant on Neville Island in Allegheny County closed in 2016, ER visits for cardiovascular disease dropped by 61 percent.
$5M from Shell to be used to monitor air, educate community in wake of air quality violations
The funds come from a settlement with Shell over air quality volitions at its Beaver County ethane cracker.
Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says
The violations are for water contamination across the state caused by the company’s Mariner East pipeline construction project between 2018 and 2021.
When a Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode alert is issued, whose air is at risk?
When a warning is in effect, industrial facilities in the Mon Valley must limit their activities, and residents, especially vulnerable ones, are discouraged from spending time outdoors.
Learning to live with wildfires, as climate change heats up
Wildfires in Canada are breaking records this year. A Penn State fire ecology expert talks about what role climate change is playing.
Norfolk Southern finishes soil remediation under East Palestine train tracks
Norfolk Southern has completed soil remediation under both tracks in East Palestine where the February train derailment took place.
What you can do to protect yourself from wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke exacerbates the air quality and poses a significant risk for people with asthma. But there are some ways to stay safe.
EPA assures farmers that it’s safe to grow food near East Palestine train derailment
The agency says the results of extensive testing for chemicals reveal nothing worrying for farmers or consumers.
PWSA receives $52.4M EPA loan to continue drinking water system improvements
The EPA loan came through the federal Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, which aims to modernize aging treatment systems.
