Pittsburgh media outlets collaborate to cover air quality misinformation in SW Pa.

Kara HolsoppleMay 19, 2023

Seven media outlets have teamed up to cover one of the biggest environmental stories of our region: air pollution. We talk to The Incline about the series.

PollutionYour Environment Update

The Phosphorus Paradox: We use it to grow food, but it’s poisoning our water

Points NorthMay 3, 2023

Phosphorus, a key ingredient in agricultural fertilizers, is fueling harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Wildlife biologists are studying why some ruffed grouse lose their fear of humans

Kara HolsoppleApril 28, 2023

The Pa. Game Commission wants people to report "tame" grouse so they can do a harmless DNA swab to see if the behavior is genetic.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Frogs and Salamanders Get a New Habitat at Ohiopyle State Park

Kara HolsoppleApril 7, 2023

Amphibians will use a vernal pool to mate and lay eggs. Their young will mature in the temporary pond and then head back into the woods. They will return next year to continue the cycle.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

A new book looks at the Donora smog disaster and its lessons for today

Kara HolsoppleApril 3, 2023

A new book looks at the 1948 environmental disaster that sickened thousands and left 21 dead and why it still resonates today.

CultureHistoryPollutionYour Environment Update

Spring arrived early for some this year. And it’s complicated

Kara HolsoppleMarch 16, 2023

Climate change is making record-breaking early springs more likely. There are downsides and some upsides, too.

Climate ChangeConservationYour Environment Update

A Pa. Supreme Court decision says groups that appeal environmental permits can recoup legal fees from companies

Kara HolsoppleMarch 3, 2023

Appealing environmental permits is expensive. The decision can make it more cost-effective.

EnergyYour Environment Update

Activists look to outside researchers for answers on soil and water safety in East Palestine

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 24, 2023

We spoke with River Valley Organizing, an East Liverpool, Ohio nonprofit, about its effort to secure independent soil and water testing.

HealthTransportationWaterYour Environment Update

Residents allowed back home near Ohio train derailment after air declared safe

Julie GrantFebruary 8, 2023

Residents were evacuated because of a 50-car train derailment that happened late Friday night near the Pennsylvania border.

PollutionTransportationWaterYour Environment Update

‘Advanced’ plastic recycling using high heat and chemicals is environmentally problematic, a new government study finds

James BruggersFebruary 1, 2023

Industry is pursuing various technologies to recycle plastic, but environmentalists say they only worsen environmental problems.

PollutionYour Environment Update