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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

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

Kara Holsopple·April 29, 2022

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

Climate Change Energy Follow the Pipeline Health Your Environment Update

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

Julie Grant·April 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.

Pollution Your Environment Update

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

Kara Holsopple·April 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.

Culture Water Your Environment Update

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