After rain gardens and green infrastructure, what’s Philly’s plan to stop sewage from spilling into waterways?
For years, Philadelphia has built rain gardens to prevent stormwater and sewage from entering waterways. Are those efforts enough?
Water
How a baseball owner’s sport-shooting range polluted a once ‘exceptional’ Pa. stream with lead
Lead from a shooting range owned by Bob Nutting, the owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, contaminated an "exceptional" value stream.
EPA Inspector General to investigate response to East Palestine train derailment
In 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, contaminating the air and water.
Pennsylvania restricts use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam
A new law prohibits the manufacture, distribution and sale of PFAS in firefighting foam starting July 2027.
Microplastics found in Delaware River watershed; environmentalists call for plastics crackdown
Microplastics were found in every sample taken from 22 waterways in the Delaware River watershed, including the Schuylkill River.
Researchers find microplastics in insects from Schuylkill River watershed
Insects were most likely to ingest microplastics by eating algae that contains particles, or by feeding on organic silt along stream edges and in pools.
Advocates call new law allowing more lead in school drinking water a ‘backslide’
A Pennsylvania state budget provision loosens schools' reporting requirements for lead in water, from zero to 5 parts per billion.
Flight 93 Crashed Among Coal Mines. Treating the Water There Was No Ordinary Project
Treatment ponds were the answer to a problem that briefly threatened the creation of the memorial itself. How they came to be still carries weight for the people involved in the work.
Three scenic waterfalls worth the trip near Pittsburgh
Our Environmental Travel Guide Through Pennsylvania continues with the best waterfalls near Pittsburgh for a perfect day trip. Discover the beauty of Fall Run Falls and more.
Artist creates mining sludge drawings to help clean up a polluted watershed
Sally Veach's family members leased land in central Pennsylvania to coal companies in the 1800s. Her drawings benefit the organization cleaning up the legacy pollution mining caused.
