What Pennsylvania Can Learn from Houston’s Air Pollution
As a petrochemical industry boom looms, Pennsylvanians could learn a lot from chemical capitals like Houston about how to keep air pollution under control.
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Groups Announce Plans to Sue Steel Plant for Air Pollution Violations
In the latest chapter of Allegheny County's struggle with air pollution, four environmental groups say they are suing the county and a steel plant for violations of the Clean Air Act.
Here’s How to Tell if You Have Lead Pipes in Your Home
This easy how-to guide helps you check if you might have lead lurking in your home's pipes and faucets.
The ‘Deconstruction’ of the EPA
In this week's episode of the Trump on Earth podcast, we dig into the potential fallout of big cuts that could be coming at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Trump is Pushing a Major Rollback of Environmental Protections. The NRDC is Pushing Back.
The Natural Resources Defense Council is leveraging everything from lawsuits to solidarity with other movements to fight back against the Trump administration.
Congress Axed a Rule to Protect Streams from Coal Pollution. Here’s What That Means for Pennsylvania.
The new Congress didn't waste any time rolling back an Obama administration regulation making it harder for mining companies to dump mining waste into streams.
The Debate Over Shell’s Water Pollution Permit is Heating Up
Shell is building a brand new ethane cracker in Beaver County, but it wants to use the less-stringent water pollution permit that was issued to the site's previous owner. Will the state play along?
Citizen Complaints Over Drilling Have Soared During the Gas Boom
According to a new report, Pennsylvanians have filed around 9,000 complaints over the past decade, mostly over water contamination. And that number has increased dramatically in the fracking era.
Potter Township Green Lights Shell’s Ethane Cracker
With a permit from township supervisors, Shell has moved another step closer toward building its massive chemical plant near Pittsburgh.
I Love Pittsburgh, But the Air is Killing Us
Donna Carole Roberts was excited to move her family to Pittsburgh because of the array of services available to her son with autism. But the city's air pollution is putting a damper on their otherwise good impressions of the city.
