Tour of fracking sites connects activists from Appalachia and the Gulf Coast

Kara HolsoppleNovember 27, 2023

An art collective brought together Appalachian and Gulf Coast residents to compare notes and build solidarity as they fight fossil fuel projects.

EnergyEnvironmental JusticeHealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Shapiro to appeal court decision that stopped Pa. from joining climate program

Rachel McDevittNovember 21, 2023

Gov. Josh Shapiro is appealing a court decision that stopped Pennsylvania’s effort to join a cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions. 

Climate ChangeEnergyYour Environment Update

How Pennsylvania churches are addressing climate change by tapping the power of the sun

StateImpact PennsylvaniaNovember 7, 2023

Churches say solar is part of their response to climate change and “creation care” called for in the Bible.

Climate ChangeCultureEnergyYour Environment Update

What the autoworkers tentative agreement means for electric vehicles

Julie GrantNovember 7, 2023

One expert said the tentative agreement is kind of a "landmark" in climate policy because "this is what a just transition looks like."

Climate ChangeEconomyTransportationYour Environment Update

DEP’s new environmental justice policy includes more communities impacted by pollution

Kara HolsoppleOctober 26, 2023

Fernando Treviño, DEP's head of environmental justice, says he wants impacted communities to have "a real voice and [be] part of the process from the beginning."

Environmental JusticePollutionYour Environment Update

In Michael Mann’s new book, Earth’s climate history shows us there’s still time to act

Kara HolsoppleOctober 4, 2023

"Our Fragile Moment" takes lessons from the paleoclimate record to help us survive the climate crisis.

Climate ChangeCultureEnergyHistoryYour Environment Update

Climate change has altered poison ivy leaves in Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 28, 2023

A new study uses over 150 years of poison ivy museum specimens to determine how increased CO2 has impacted the native vine.

Climate ChangeConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

‘Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man’ performance about fracking and belonging coming to Pittsburgh

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 22, 2023

The touring production from Kentucky finds common themes in western Pennsylvania and beyond.

CultureEnergyYour Environment Update

Surveying Salamanders in Hopes of Finding an Imperiled Mussel

Julie GrantSeptember 15, 2023

Mussels once numbered the millions in local rivers. Now researchers are hoping to find a type of salamander that an endangered mussel needs to survive.

ConservationWaterWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

An author revisits the Youghiogheny River and finds many changes for the better

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 14, 2023

Tim Palmer updated his original 1984 biography of the river he first knew as a child.

ConservationCultureHistoryRecreationWaterYour Environment Update