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

The Allegheny FrontJune 10, 2022

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

EnergyYour Environment Update

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

Kara HolsoppleMay 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 ChangeHealthYour Environment Update

Leah Thomas is trying to build an intersectional environmental movement

Kara HolsoppleMay 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 JusticeYour Environment Update

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

Rachel McDevittMay 11, 2022

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

Climate ChangeEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

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

Rachel McDevittMay 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 ChangeEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

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

Kara HolsoppleMay 6, 2022

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

ConservationCultureYour Environment Update

Safety advocate warns of a lack of oversight for new CO2 pipelines needed for carbon capture

Kara HolsoppleApril 29, 2022

A new report by Pipeline Safety Trust outlines the dangers of CO2 pipelines and calls for new regulations.

Climate ChangeEnergyFollow the PipelineHealthYour Environment Update

Will Pittsburgh’s bag ban reduce plastic trash in the environment?

Julie GrantApril 22, 2022

The hope is to eliminate a source of litter on the streets and microplastics in the water. But some point to studies that show people just buy more plastic bags.

PollutionYour Environment Update

An artist wants to give people a new view of an urban stream

Kara HolsoppleApril 14, 2022

To get a glimpse of much of Nine Mile Run, you have to look under a manhole cover. So Artist Ginger Brooks Takahashi created a new portal to connect people to the stream.

CultureWaterYour Environment Update

What the latest UN climate report says about transportation

Reid FrazierApril 8, 2022

Decarbonizing transportation has to go way beyond electric vehicles. A lead author says we have the technology and even the financing, but do we have the will?

Climate ChangeTransportationYour Environment Update