Your Environment Update Archives

New novel imagines a future where all we’re left with is our plastic pollution

Kara Holsopple·July 1, 2022

Alison Stine’s "Trashlands" depicts a dystopian Appalachia, exploited for its last valuable resource, but also full of ingenuity and resilience.

Culture Pollution Your Environment Update

The peak of a 150-foot tall coal waste pile

Coal powered the industrial revolution. It left behind an ‘absolutely massive’ environmental catastrophe

James Bruggers·June 24, 2022

Scenes from the end of coal: A blasted mountaintop in Kentucky, an underground inferno in Pennsylvania, slowly dying maples in New Hampshire and a toxic pile of waste in Florida.

Conservation Energy Water Your Environment Update

The Warhol connects the exhibit of Paola Pivi with conservation and environmental art

Jacqui Sieber·June 17, 2022

The Andy Warhol Museum brought participants to an art earthwork called the Twin Stupas to see the bird conservation efforts there.

Conservation Culture Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

Activist looks ahead as Shell’s Beaver County ethane cracker goes online

Kara Holsopple·June 10, 2022

Terrie Baumgardner never considered herself an activist. But after learning about Shell's plans to build a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker near her community, she was all in.

Energy Health Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom Your Environment Update

Have a question about Shell’s ethane cracker? Ask us

The Allegheny Front·June 10, 2022

Submit your questions about Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County expected to open this summer.

Energy Your Environment Update

Climate Change Protestors on the steps of the state capitol with a sign that reads," Harrisburg Stand Uo."

Climate Change Brings up Some Hard Emotions, but There Can Be Joy in the Struggle

Kara Holsopple·May 20, 2022

A psychologist explains how people can cope with the feelings of sadness, fear and anxiety around climate change by looking for solutions and meaning in their lives.

Climate Change Health Your Environment Update

Leah Thomas is trying to build an intersectional environmental movement

Kara Holsopple·May 13, 2022

The social media influencer and author says the people most impacted should be at the center of environmental policy decisions and education.

Environmental Justice Your Environment Update

Where Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidates stand on energy, climate issues

Rachel McDevitt·May 11, 2022

We have a round-up of what the candidates have been saying about climate and energy as the primary nears.

Climate Change Energy Politics Your Environment Update

Pennsylvania governor candidates support fossil fuels, ignore climate in runup to primary

Rachel McDevitt·May 10, 2022

Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor spent little time during recent debates talking about energy and the environment. So where do they stand?

Climate Change Energy Politics Your Environment Update

Plants need love, too. Here’s a way to show you care.

Kara Holsopple·May 6, 2022

The Plant Love Stories blog collects essays, poems and drawings about the plants that have special meaning in people’s lives.

Conservation Culture Your Environment Update

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