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A man stands under colorful streamers suspended above a garden

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s ‘Momentum’ brings color and movement to nature

Isabel Kim·June 27, 2025

The art installation "Momentum" fills Pittsburgh Botanic Garden with color, sound and motion, inviting visitors to reflect on their bond with nature.

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Kayak tour allows Pittsburghers to transform trash into art

Lauren Myers·June 6, 2025

An event focused on interactive public art led a group to Turtle Cove along the Allegheny River. Participants collected trash and constructed sculptures.

Recreation Water Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

A man with a gray beard leans against a huge tractor tire

Musician helps farmers open up with ‘Empty Barn’ song

Kara Holsopple·May 29, 2025

A former Pennsylvania dairy farmer takes his guitar on the road to address the mental health crisis in rural communities.

Food and Agriculture Health Latest Stories Your Environment Update

A museum exhibit of dogwood trees and flowers

Invasive plants take the spotlight in a new exhibit

Kara Holsopple·April 18, 2025

The new “Uprooted: Plants Out of Place” exhibit at Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh examines the complexities of invasive plants.

Climate Change Conservation Your Environment Update

kids sit at a registration table in front of wall of windows.

Advice from a youth climate organizer

Kara Holsopple·March 26, 2025

An organizer of the upcoming Pittsburgh Youth for Climate Action Summit says it gives her hope to be involved with a group who cares about climate change.

Climate Change Your Environment Update

How lead pollution impacts infant health

Kara Holsopple·March 21, 2025

A new study finds a relationship between lead concentrations in the air and infant deaths.

Health Pollution Your Environment Update

Conservationists raise alarm over federal employee firings

Kara Holsopple·February 28, 2025

The program manager of the Western Virginia Highlands Conservancy on what employee firings at key agencies could mean for conservation efforts in her state and across the nation.

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Why was January Earth’s hottest on record?

Kara Holsopple·February 24, 2025

Global warming and loss of vegetation on the Earth’s surface are part of the story, but scientists aren’t sure what else could have caused the January milestone.

Climate Change Your Environment Update