Your Environment Update Archives - The Allegheny Front

New book explores private land, public good and fracking in Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleOctober 15, 2021

A sociologist looks at how the environmental and community impacts of the natural gas boom in Lycoming County challenged closely-held rural values of independence and private property rights.

EnergyYour Environment Update

Don’t rake those leaves. A new group wants to help you make your yard more wild

Kara HolsoppleOctober 8, 2021

A new Western Pa. chapter of the nonprofit Wild Ones wants to help people plant yards and gardens that nurture the Earth rather than harm it.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Judge Vacates Trump’s Rollback of Protections for Streams, Wetlands

Reid FrazierSeptember 1, 2021

It's back to the drawing board for a rule to define which streams, wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act after a judge found the Trump-era rule risks "serious environmental harm."

WaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Proposed Coal Mine in the Mon Valley Hits Roadblock at Township Meeting

Reid FrazierAugust 19, 2021

The Forward Township planning commission unanimously rejected a challenge to rezone the property to allow for coal mining. Community members in attendance were "100 percent against" the mine.

EnergyYour Environment Update

Climate Scientist Weighs in on New UN Climate Report: ‘Things Are Getting Worse and We Need to Act’

Kara HolsoppleAugust 13, 2021

A climate scientist says don’t throw up your hands. We have to work towards reducing the worsening impacts of climate change quickly.

Climate ChangeYour Environment Update

Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds

Glynis BoardAugust 13, 2021

The Running Buffalo Clover has been around since the mastodon. Now, it's rebounded, thanks to some not-so-tender loving care.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Could a Resurgence of FDR’s Tree Army be on the Horizon?

Andy KubisAugust 13, 2021

In the first month of his presidency, FDR created a government program that changed lives and the land forever. Could it be time for it to come back?

ConservationCultureEconomyWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

How to Control the Pest Threatening the Future of Hemlock Trees

Boomba NishikawaJuly 30, 2021

The hemlock woolly adelgid is destroying Pennsylvania's state tree and its forests. Homeowners need to be on the lookout for this invasive insect.

Climate ChangeConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

America’s Birds of Prey Are Largely Doing OK, With Notable Exceptions

Kara HolsoppleJuly 29, 2021

New analyses from raptor migration counts across North America show that bald eagle populations are on the rise, while other birds of prey are having a tougher time.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving Pa. a Step Closer to Joining Carbon Emissions Program

Rachel McDevittJuly 14, 2021

The Wolf administration hopes to join the cap-and-trade program in early 2022. DEP estimates it will prevent 97-227 million tons of carbon emissions from power plants through 2030 and raise $131-187 million annually.

Climate ChangeEnergyYour Environment Update

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Energy

PUC approves $1.975M settlement with Energy Transfer for Pa. pipeline blast

Environmental groups sue to invalidate permits for ethane storage project

Senate moves to block key part of Wolf’s climate plan

Climate

Pollution’s Mental Toll

Feeling anxious about climate change? Experts say you’re not alone

How to address the looming crisis of climate anxiety

Health

Living with it: The story of one family and Pittsburgh’s polluted air

Corroded equipment led to catastrophic fire at U.S. Steel plant, court documents reveal