Your Environment Update

Brett Kavanaugh is Trump’s Pick. Should Environmentalists Be Worried?

Julie GrantJuly 20, 2018

What do we know about Judge Kavanaugh’s record on environmental cases? And what does a court without Kennedy mean for climate change?

PodcastsPoliticsYour Environment Update

Goodbye Scott Pruitt, Hello Andrew Wheeler

Reid FrazierJuly 13, 2018

Pruitt seemed to defy the laws of gravity at the EPA, maintaining his job through more than a dozen scandals. But now he's out. What happens next?

PodcastsPoliticsYour Environment Update

Three Pittsburgh Parks Vying to be Added to National Register of Historic Places

Kara HolsoppleJuly 12, 2018

Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. But efforts are underway to get three more parks listed by 2020: Frick Park, Highland Park, and Riverview Park.

ConservationCultureHistoryYour Environment Update

Could the Endangered Species Act Go Extinct?

Julie GrantJuly 4, 2018

President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973 with broad bi-partisan support. Now, the landmark legislation is being targeted by industry, with support from the GOP. What happens next could determine the fate of hundreds of endangered species.

ConservationPoliticsWildlifeYour Environment Update

Restoration Work Leads to Big Surprise in Frick Park

Andy KubisJune 27, 2018

When Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy staff cleared away invasive honeysuckle, they discovered a rare find - healthy, disease-free butternut trees. The species is threatened by a fatal fungal disease.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Artist Reveals the Hidden Lives and Importance of Amphibians

Kara HolsoppleJune 20, 2018

Ashley Cecil's colorful paintings and nature-inspired steel sculptures will be on display at the Frick Environmental Center from June 28th through August 31st.

CultureWildlifeYour Environment Update

Poet and Journalist Chronicles Human Cost of Fracking in New Book

Kara HolsoppleJune 14, 2018

Eliza Griswold's book asks urban Americans to consider the rural people and places that help power the country.

CultureEnergyYour Environment Update

The Making of Scott Pruitt

Reid FrazierJune 8, 2018

How does EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's faith shape his views on the environment? Our latest Trump on Earth episode digs deep into Pruitt's roots.

CulturePoliticsYour Environment Update

Mother Works to Ban the Chemical that Killed Her Son

Kara HolsoppleMay 24, 2018

Her son died from inhaling the fumes of a chemical common in paint strippers. Now a local woman is asking the government and hardware stores to ban it.

Environmental JusticeHealthNewsYour Environment Update

The Lewis and Clark Expedition Began in Pittsburgh. And Soon the Historic Trail Might, Too.

Kara HolsoppleMay 18, 2018

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail begins in Illinois, but now there’s a proposal to extend it eastward, to Pittsburgh.

CultureHistoryRecreationYour Environment Update

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Energy

How Britain Won its War on Coal

Legal Loophole Exposes Native American, Historical Sites to Drilling

Study Shows Area the Size of Delaware Affected By Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining

Climate

How Britain Won its War on Coal

Young Activists Want to Make Climate Change a Political Priority. Here’s Their Plan.

It’s Not Just You. The Summers are Getting Hotter.

Pollution

Your Takeout Meal Might be Harming the Great Lakes

Fly Fishing is Big in Central PA. Can We Keep it That Way?

How You Recycle Plastic is About to Change

Health

Asbestos is Still Killing People. Why Hasn’t Our Government Banned It?