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Restoring the Chesapeake Bay One Oyster Shell at a Time

Kara Holsopple·September 27, 2019

Some Pittsburgh restaurants are collecting oyster shells for new homes for baby oysters. More than eight billion 'spat on shell' have been added to the bay in the effort.

Water Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Leatra Harper

Episode for September 27, 2019

The Allegheny Front·September 27, 2019

We ask the question: who's listening when it comes to fracking in Ohio? A special series looks at how fracking is impacting people there, from complaints about strange odors and traffic, to a push to establish a health registry for people who live near gas infrastructure.

Full Episode Who's Listening

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Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections at Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant

Julie Grant·September 24, 2019

The groups will drop their appeal of the plant's air permit in exchange for additional monitoring and disclosures. If built, the Ohio plant would be similar to Shell's cracker in Pa., shown above.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

There’s no fracking in the UK, so U.S. shale gas fuels plastics and more

Reid Frazier·September 19, 2019

A moratorium in Scotland, a lukewarm public and tricky geology have kept fracking out of the UK. U.S. gas fills the gap.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Kevin Ross

At a refinery in Scotland, a plastics evangelist says U.S. shale gas is vital

Reid Frazier·September 16, 2019

Shale gas from Pennsylvania is fueling a plastics industry in Scotland.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Why I’m following Pa’s Marcellus shale gas to Scotland

Reid Frazier·September 13, 2019

Here's a hint: plastics.

Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Chimney Swifts Put on a Show Before Fall Migration

Kara Holsopple·September 13, 2019

“It’s like watching smoke go back down a chimney. It’s amazing.”

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

PennEast Pipeline pathway

Federal appeals court strikes blow to PennEast pipeline project

Susan Phillips·September 10, 2019

The Third Circuit decision blocks PennEast from condemning state-owned land in New Jersey.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

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State game officers partner with vets to battle deer disease

Katie Meyer·September 5, 2019

Chronic Wasting Disease is on the rise in Pennsylvania. The brain disease kills deer and elk.

Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

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How Fires in The Amazon Could Hurt Migratory Birds

Kara Holsopple·September 5, 2019

Migratory birds, some from our region, will be headed south soon. What will they face in a burning Amazon?

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

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