Five Ways Pittsburgh Hopes to Make Its Water System More Equitable

Kara HolsoppleMarch 31, 2021

A task force looked at how affordable, safe drinking water, effective stormwater management, and maintaining public control of the utility could be achieved to benefit all residents in Pittsburgh.

Environmental JusticeWaterYour Environment Update

Chesapeake Fined $1.9 Million for Wetland, Stream Violations in PA

Reid FrazierMarch 26, 2021

The company damaged dozens of waterways at its gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania. It will have to restore 55 acres of wetlands and repair 4,000 feet of streams. 

EnergyWater

Group finds microplastics in every Pa. waterway tested

Julie GrantMarch 4, 2021

Plastic from bottles, bags, and clothing breaks down into tiny pieces, and they’re found in lakes, streams, and rivers all over the state.

PollutionWater

Delaware River Basin Commission Votes to Ban Fracking in the Watershed

Susan PhillipsFebruary 26, 2021

The four-state commission cited scientific evidence that fracking has polluted drinking water, surface water, and groundwater.

EnergyWater

Groups Oppose Pittsburgh-Area Fracking Waste Injection Well

Reid FrazierFebruary 12, 2021

The groups are concerned about drinking water contamination and earthquakes. Regulators say it's safe.

EnergyWater

Unused Gas Well Spews What’s Suspected to Be Frack Waste, Killing Fish

Julie GrantFebruary 4, 2021

The leak, which is now contained, killed fish in a small stream in Noble County, Ohio. The well hasn't produced natural gas in years.

EnergyPollutionWater

In Centre County, Solar Energy Has an Unlikely Booster: The Wastewater Authority

Anne DanahyJanuary 29, 2021

The wastewater authority wants to put solar panels on homes in a pilot project to generate renewable energy and offset water pollution.

EnergyPollutionWater

Report Faults DEP for Failure to Protect Streams from Mining in Western Pa.

Reid FrazierJanuary 22, 2021

The report says DEP is allowing dozens of miles of streambeds to be damaged from longwall mining in southwestern Pa.

EnergyWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

State Gives $34 Million for Water Cleanup

Rachel McDevittJanuary 6, 2021

The Growing Greener program funded 149 projects across Pennsylvania for improvements like reducing farm runoff and restoring watersheds.

WaterWild Pennsylvania

Groups Look to Protect Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie Watershed with Common Goals

Kara HolsoppleDecember 11, 2020

Lake Erie supports fishing, boating, swimming and even a craft beer industry, but there are threats to the watershed. A new plan outlines solutions.

ConservationEnvironmental JusticeWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update