Your Environment Update

Artist Reveals the Hidden Lives and Importance of Amphibians

Kara HolsoppleJune 20, 2018

Her exhibit runs from June 28 through August 31 at the Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh.

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

Pruitt’s Transparency Rule is Not What it Sounds Like

The Allegheny FrontMay 11, 2018

Pruitt wants to throw out a vast amount of public health data in the name of transparency. Here's why that's a bad idea.

HealthNewsPoliticsYour Environment Update

Where are the Trees Going in Allegheny County?

Kara HolsoppleMay 10, 2018

Allegheny County isn’t as green as it used to be. In the last five years, 11,044 acres of trees were lost. The nonprofit Tree Pittsburgh is trying to figure out why.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Gearing Up for Frack Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts

Julie GrantMay 4, 2018

Ohioans are concerned about the impact that all the new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment and the quality of life in their rural communities. What can they learn from what has happened in southwestern Pennsylvania?

EnergyHealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Study: Songbird that Needs Clean Streams Threatened by Fracking

Kara HolsoppleApril 26, 2018

We've known almost nothing about how the fracking boom is affecting our region's songbird populations -- until now.

Wild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

The Lure of the Saw-Whet Owl

Andy KubisApril 13, 2018

How do you get volunteers of all ages to come out on cold, windy nights for hours, to participate in a conservation science project? The promise of really cute owls.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Full Episodes

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Energy

Poet and Journalist Chronicles Human Cost of Fracking in New Book

Voices of Energy: Hal Saville

Johnstown’s Comeback Could Get an Energy Boost From the Sun

Climate

Pennsylvania’s Plan to Confront Climate Change on Public Lands

Wolf Administration Walks Back Timeline for Methane Regulations

Would This Bleeding Veggie Burger Get You to Skip the Meat?

Pollution

Wolf Administration Walks Back Timeline for Methane Regulations

ORSANCO Moves to Eliminate Its Water Quality Standards for The Ohio River

For First Time, PA Sets Methane Requirements on Natural Gas Wells

Health

Study Finds Health Threats From Oil and Gas Wastewater Spread on Roads

Mother Works to Ban the Chemical that Killed Her Son

Pruitt’s Transparency Rule is Not What it Sounds Like

Artist Reveals the Hidden Lives and Importance of Amphibians

Poet and Journalist Chronicles Human Cost of Fracking in New Book

The Making of Scott Pruitt

Mother Works to Ban the Chemical that Killed Her Son

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

Pruitt’s Transparency Rule is Not What it Sounds Like

Where are the Trees Going in Allegheny County?

Gearing Up for Frack Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts

Study: Songbird that Needs Clean Streams Threatened by Fracking

The Lure of the Saw-Whet Owl