Your Environment Update Archives - Page 2 of 17

America’s Freshwater is Getting Saltier. And That’s Not Good.

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 15, 2019

Contributing to the problem is all that rock salt we put on sidewalks and roads.

Climate ChangePollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Study: Healthier Diets Lower in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Lester GrahamFebruary 13, 2019

Many people assume a healthy diet is also good for the environment. According to a new study, they might be right.

Climate ChangeFood and AgricultureYour Environment Update

Climate Change is Scary. Here’s How to Talk to Kids About It.

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 30, 2019

Skip the doomsday talk. Focus on the positive things that people are doing.

Climate ChangeYour Environment Update

PFAS – What is this Stuff? And Why Should You Care?

Lester GrahamJanuary 25, 2019

They are known as forever chemicals, and you almost certainly have them in your home and body.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Climate Change in Pennsylvania: A Look Back at 2018 and Ahead at 2019

Marie CusickJanuary 18, 2019

Among the issues for 2019: propping up Pennsylvania’s struggling nuclear industry, a source of carbon-free energy.

Climate ChangePoliticsYour Environment Update

It Was the Biggest Climate Conference Since Paris. Here’s What Happened.

Reid FrazierJanuary 3, 2019

In spite of President Trump’s opposition, the rest of the world is still working on solving the climate crisis.

Climate ChangePodcastsPoliticsYour Environment Update

What’s at Stake Under the New Trump Water Rule?

The Allegheny FrontDecember 20, 2018

The latest regulatory rollback would eliminate federal protections for more than half of the nations wetlands and nearly a fifth of streams.

PodcastsPoliticsWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

How Air Pollution Widens the Income Gap

Kara HolsoppleDecember 15, 2018

Air pollution contributes to the widening gap between Pittsburgh's haves and have nots.

EconomyHazardous to Your HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Turning to Forests for Better Health

Kara HolsoppleDecember 14, 2018

People are finding that forests are good medicine. To improve health, one local therapist is taking groups 'forest bathing' in Frick Park.

HealthRecreationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Water Protections

Dana BateDecember 12, 2018

The new rule would eliminate federal protections for about 40 percent of Pennsylvania’s streams. Only major navigable waterways, tributaries that run into them or adjacent wetlands along with some lakes will be covered by the Clean Water Act.

PoliticsPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

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Energy

Power Companies Look to Build the Next Generation of Workers

Officials Push Petrochemical Expansion, Protestors Fight Back

Political Fight Begins Over Bill to Rescue Pennsylvania Nuclear Industry

Climate

Citizen Climate Petition Advances, After State Board Approves Further Study of Cap-and-Trade Program

Would This Bleeding Veggie Burger Get You to Skip the Meat?

Poll: Public Split on Nuclear Bailout

Pollution

You Have These ’70s Activists to Thank for Pittsburgh’s Cleaner Air

Air Pollution Problems from Steel Industry Prompt Two Lawsuits

New Book Looks at the Health Hazards of Breathing Dirty Air Around the World

Health

State: No cancer cluster in Washington County school district