Help wanted: Collect spotted lanternflies so scientists can track them

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 11, 2024

Researchers from Saint Vincent College and Chatham University aim to build an archive to learn about invasive spotted lanternflies in western Pennsylvania over time.

ConservationWildlifeYour Environment Update

How are Pennsylvania’s lawmakers doing when it comes to the environment?

Reid FrazierSeptember 4, 2024

The Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania's scorecard rates each legislator's vote on bills that the group considers pro- or anti-environmental.

Climate ChangeEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

Study: Fossil fuel workers have skills for clean energy jobs but might have to move

Danish BajwaAugust 29, 2024

While workers in the coal, gas and oil industries have the right skills, future clean energy jobs might not be coming to places like Appalachia.

EconomyEnergyYour Environment Update

Community attends ‘Calling Hours,’ a memorial for its deceased coal plant

Julie GrantAugust 28, 2024

A coal-fired power plant closed during the pandemic. A performance brought the community together to say goodbye.

CultureEnergyYour Environment Update

Study Finds Fewer Greenspaces in Historically Redlined Cities

Kara HolsoppleAugust 28, 2024

Researchers found that urban neighborhoods lack greenspace today because of a specific government policy enacted over 80 years ago.

Climate ChangeEnvironmental JusticeHistoryYour Environment Update

An Indigenous scientist wants us to look at conservation differently

Kara HolsoppleAugust 16, 2024

Jessica Hernandez says Indigenous science and knowledge can make conservation more holistic and help us solve our toughest environmental problems.

ConservationCultureYour Environment Update

A new report recommends ways to keep Pennsylvania wildlife and drivers safe

Kara HolsoppleAugust 2, 2024

Wildlife corridors connect species with habitat and prevent vehicle collisions. Corridors can be anything from culverts or bridges to a series of connected land.

Climate ChangeConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

How the Supreme Court’s ‘Good Neighbor’ ruling could impact air quality in Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleJuly 11, 2024

The court temporarily blocked an EPA rule to reduce cross-state pollution until a challenge to the rule plays out in federal court.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

“Big Bugs” land at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Kara HolsoppleJune 26, 2024

The large-scale scultures of David Rogers' Big Bugs + Pollinators highlight the ecological importance of insects and pollinators.

ConservationCultureDesignWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

How one Ohio town is preparing for a future of floods

The Ohio NewsroomJune 12, 2024

The river has flooded in Shelby, Ohio numerous times in the town's history. Now there's a grassroots effort to stop it and prevent damage.

Climate ChangeYour Environment Update