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Pa. Won’t Hit Climate Goals Without Increasing Efforts Now, Report Says

Rachel McDevitt·September 24, 2021

The new Climate Action Plan aims to avoid the worst effects of climate change on public health and safety, infrastructure, agriculture and recreation.

Climate Change Your Environment Update

Why It’s Taking Pennsylvania so Long to Regulate Toxic PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water

Kara Holsopple·September 24, 2021

In 2017, DEP started developing regulations for PFAS, a class of "forever" chemicals. It might be done by 2023. PFAS is linked to some types of cancers.

Health Pollution Your Environment Update

Raised in a Coal Mining Family, Now Working on Biden’s Cleaner Energy Future

Ohio Valley ReSource·September 3, 2021

Brian Anderson heads the National Energy Technology Laboratory, which focuses on fossil fuels. He's also leading the effort to help communities transition to clean energy.

Climate Change Economy Energy Your Environment Update

Judge Vacates Trump’s Rollback of Protections for Streams, Wetlands

Reid Frazier·September 1, 2021

It's back to the drawing board for a rule to define which streams, wetlands are protected under the Clean Water Act after a judge found the Trump-era rule risks "serious environmental harm."

Water Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Proposed Coal Mine in the Mon Valley Hits Roadblock at Township Meeting

Reid Frazier·August 19, 2021

The Forward Township planning commission unanimously rejected a challenge to rezone the property to allow for coal mining. Community members in attendance were "100 percent against" the mine.

Energy Your Environment Update

Climate Scientist Weighs in on New UN Climate Report: ‘Things Are Getting Worse and We Need to Act’

Kara Holsopple·August 13, 2021

A climate scientist says don’t throw up your hands. We have to work towards reducing the worsening impacts of climate change quickly.

Climate Change Your Environment Update

Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds

Glynis Board·August 13, 2021

The Running Buffalo Clover has been around since the mastodon. Now, it's rebounded, thanks to some not-so-tender loving care.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Could a Resurgence of FDR’s Tree Army be on the Horizon?

Andy Kubis·August 13, 2021

In the first month of his presidency, FDR created a government program that changed lives and the land forever. Could it be time for it to come back?

Conservation Culture Economy Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

How to Control the Pest Threatening the Future of Hemlock Trees

Boomba Nishikawa·July 30, 2021

The hemlock woolly adelgid is destroying Pennsylvania's state tree and its forests. Homeowners need to be on the lookout for this invasive insect.

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

America’s Birds of Prey Are Largely Doing OK, With Notable Exceptions

Kara Holsopple·July 29, 2021

New analyses from raptor migration counts across North America show that bald eagle populations are on the rise, while other birds of prey are having a tougher time.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

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EPA terminates $15M climate justice grant to Pittsburgh and Philly non-profits

Map shows what’s possible with federal clean energy investment in Pa.

Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’

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