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Groups file legal notice of intent to sue Shell for air violations at Beaver ethane cracker

Reid Frazier·February 3, 2023

Two environmental groups say Shell continues to violate its air permit. The company has reported excess air pollution levels and visible emissions.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

North Branch of the Susquehanna River receives state honor

Kat Bolus·January 26, 2023

It's been named Pennsylvania's River of the Year. The 182-mile branch of the Susquehanna flows through eight Northeastern Pa. counties.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania

Plans for a gas station next to a popular wetland in Huntingdon County spark opposition

Anne Danahy·January 26, 2023

Birders and residents are against a plan to build a gas station and truck stop next to the Old Crow Wetland. They say it would threaten an area teeming with wildlife.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

What Frick Park’s beaver means for the health of the restored Nine Mile Run

Jillian Forstadt·January 20, 2023

A beaver living in Nine Mile Run, a stream that was once filled with raw sewage, is a sign of its comeback.

Conservation Water Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Essay: Northern cardinals cheer up winter

Margaret Brittingham·January 6, 2023

Learn more about this colorful backyard bird, like how brighter males have better territories and tend to their young more.

Conservation Essay Wild Pennsylvania

Climate change is threatening wildflowers, Carnegie Museum research shows

Jillian Forstadt·January 6, 2023

A warming climate means spring comes earlier, triggering trees to leaf out sooner and leaving wildflowers with a shorter window of sunlight.

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania

A wildlife biologist’s new birding guide brings everyone into the flock

Kara Holsopple·December 30, 2022

A co-organizer of Black Birders Week has written a new guide for people who love birds, and those who don’t know it yet.

Conservation Culture Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

A nature poet grapples with life at the edge of the climate crisis

Kara Holsopple·December 23, 2022

Penn State professor Todd Davis has a new book of poetry that explores the damage that people have done to each other and nature.

Climate Change Conservation Culture Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

‘We do have questions to answer’ about single-use plastic waste, Shell internal emails reveal

James Bruggers·December 21, 2022

Emails between Shell communication officials were made public as part of a congressional investigation into the fossil fuel industry and climate change.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

Restoring the American Chestnut with Genetic Engineering Splits the Conservation Community

Julie Grant·December 2, 2022

Scientists are hoping a genetically modified American chestnut can restore the iconic tree. Some groups say it could be a Trojan horse for more GMO trees.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania

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