You Have These ’70s Activists to Thank for Pittsburgh’s Cleaner Air

Reid FrazierApril 19, 2019

In the 1960s, Pittsburgh's horrible air earned it the nickname ‘Hell with the lid off.' But a group of housewives, doctors and engineers with a knack for guerrilla marketing helped clear the air.

HistoryPollutionYour Environment Update

New Book Looks at the Health Hazards of Breathing Dirty Air Around the World

Kara HolsoppleApril 17, 2019

Journalist Beth Gardiner travels to places like China, India and Poland to examine the impacts of toxic air, and the possible solutions for fixing a global health crisis.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Agency in Charge of Protecting Public Lands Overwhelmed by the Drilling Boom

Reid FrazierApril 5, 2019

The Trump administration is pushing oil and gas drilling in public lands. Agencies that are supposed to oversee the industry can't keep up.

EnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

Three Mile Island in His Own Words

Kara HolsoppleMarch 28, 2019

When Chuck Kern got the news about an accident at nearby Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, he started an audio diary.

EnergyHistoryYour Environment Update

Curbside Glass Recycling May Become a Thing of the Past

Kara HolsoppleMarch 20, 2019

Glass is easy to recycle, but not in a single bin with paper and plastic. So some recycling sorting facilities are no longer accepting glass.

EconomyTechnologyYour Environment Update

Report: Coal Ash Contamination Widespread in U.S., Pa.

Reid FrazierMarch 5, 2019

A new report finds coal ash pollution is leaking into groundwater at nine power plants around Pennsylvania and over 200 nationwide. One western Pa. site has arsenic 372 times the 'safe' level.

EnergyHazardous to Your HealthHealthPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

What We Know and Don’t Know About Insect Die-Offs

Kara HolsoppleMarch 1, 2019

Recent headlines about insect die-offs aren't telling the whole picture.

Wild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Voters Approve New Rights for Lake Erie

Julie GrantMarch 1, 2019

Toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie prompted Toledo residents to vote to give the lake rights that can be defended in court.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Are the Environmental Cops on the Beat?

Julie GrantFebruary 27, 2019

New data show Trump's EPA has fewer inspections, civil penalties and criminal cases against polluters than in decades past.

NewsPoliticsPollutionYour Environment Update

Despite Radium in Road De-Icer, Ohio Considers Easing Rules

Julie GrantFebruary 15, 2019

The product, AquaSalina, which uses gas drilling brine, was found to contain radioactivity. Ohio lawmakers considering a bill that would loosen regulations.

EnergyPollutionYour Environment Update