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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

Board Approves RGGI Rule, Moving Pa. a Step Closer to Joining Carbon Emissions Program

Rachel McDevitt·July 14, 2021

The Wolf administration hopes to join the cap-and-trade program in early 2022. DEP estimates it will prevent 97-227 million tons of carbon emissions from power plants through 2030 and raise $131-187 million annually.

Climate Change Energy Your Environment Update

Experts Answer Your Questions About Biden’s Climate Plan

Reid Frazier·July 9, 2021

From incentives for solar and a carbon tax to subsidies for nuclear, our panel of experts answers your climate change questions.

Climate Change Energy Your Environment Update

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An Experimental Treatment Shows Promise in Helping Bats Weather a Deadly Fungus

Kara Holsopple·June 25, 2021

Bat populations are being decimated by White-nose Syndrome caused by a fungus. Spraying a non-toxic chemical where bats winter is helping reduce the disease.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

Energy Secretary Pushes Jobs in Coal and Natural Gas Communities From Climate Action

Ohio Valley ReSource·June 17, 2021

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm discusses how coal and gas communities could gain jobs as a result of climate action, as the country moves to renewables.

Climate Change Economy Energy Podcasts Your Environment Update

Citizen Science Project Trains Volunteers to Monitor Pollinators

Kara Holsopple·June 16, 2021

Citizen scientists can get up close and personal with some of the bees, flies and ants that pollinate wildflowers.

Conservation Food and Agriculture Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

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EPA Listens to Pittsburgh Leaders at Roundtable on Lead in Drinking Water

Julie Grant·June 9, 2021

Local leaders and advocates tell EPA that lead in drinking water is a problem in Allegheny County, especially for children of color.

Environmental Justice Health Water Your Environment Update

What Will It Take to Get Drivers Into Electric Vehicles?

Kara Holsopple·June 4, 2021

One auto industry expert says it will take three things: price, utility and convenience. New efforts by the Biden administration will help too.

Climate Change Transportation Your Environment Update

Gina McCarthy on Helping Coal Communities as US Transitions to Clean Energy

Ohio Valley ReSource·May 28, 2021

National climate advisor Gina McCarthy discusses how the Biden administration plans on investing in coal communities as the US transitions to renewable energy.

Climate Change Economy Energy Podcasts Your Environment Update

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