Water Archives

He wanted to help Snitz Creek. Instead, he watched Sunoco pollute it

Rachel McDevitt·July 15, 2022

Russ Collins has been spending his retirement trying to improve Snitz Creek in Lebanon County. When Sunoco began constructing the Mariner East pipeline, he saw the stream turn orange.

Conservation Energy Water Wild Pennsylvania

EQT stops fracking at site in Greene County after claim of water contamination; DEP investigating

Reid Frazier·July 14, 2022

The incident happened in June at an EQT gas well. Nearby residents say their water changed color, and they haven't been able to drink it.

Energy Health Water

Trauma in coal town remains raw after a decade on boil water advisory

Jessica Lilly·July 13, 2022

West Virginia residents were unable to pay to connect to a water system that would have provided clean water until the nonprofit, Dig Deep, stepped in.

Environmental Justice Health Water

The peak of a 150-foot tall coal waste pile

Coal powered the industrial revolution. It left behind an ‘absolutely massive’ environmental catastrophe

James Bruggers·June 24, 2022

Scenes from the end of coal: A blasted mountaintop in Kentucky, an underground inferno in Pennsylvania, slowly dying maples in New Hampshire and a toxic pile of waste in Florida.

Conservation Energy Water Your Environment Update

1 in 3 Pennsylvania drinking water systems exceed new EPA levels for ‘forever chemicals’

Oliver Morrison·June 16, 2022

The new health advisory was set based on a growing body of research that shows the pervasive health impacts of PFAS chemicals.

Health Pollution Water

Surveying the Ohio River for plastic nurdles, as Shell readies to open cracker

Julie Grant·June 10, 2022

Activists have teamed up with local scientists to find out how many pellets are in the river now, to know if the plant spills any after it opens.

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom Water Wild Pennsylvania

‘Soil Your Undies’ campaign asks Pennsylvanians to bury their underwear to test soil health

LehighValleyNews.com·June 10, 2022

A lot of people like to garden this time of year, but some Pennsylvanians are considering planting their underwear.

Pollution Water Wild Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is preparing for increasingly severe flooding from climate change

Oliver Morrison·June 3, 2022

As more basements are flooded, developers in the city now are required to take into account increasing amounts of rainfall.

Climate Change Environmental Justice Water

PA Cities Have a Sewer-System Problem. Green Infrastructure Can Help, but Comes With Risks.

Madison Goldberg·June 3, 2022

Green infrastructure has other benefits besides treating stormwater, like improving air quality and increasing green space. But it could also lead to gentrification.

Environmental Justice Water

Pennsylvania’s plan fails to meet pollution reduction goals for the Chesapeake Bay, EPA says

Gabriela Martínez·April 18, 2022

Pennsylvania's plan fails to meet goals for reducing nitrogen, phosphorous, and sediment. EPA will increase inspections and redirect funds to other states.

Food and Agriculture Pollution Water

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Pa. solar installers say GOP’s U.S. House tax bill is a ‘disaster’ for business

Allegheny National Forest will increase logging by millions of board feet this year

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