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Q&A: Federal pipeline regulator fines Energy Transfer $40M, blamed “corporate culture” for large spill into Ohio wetland

Reid FrazierApril 1, 2022

Four years after a massive spill of drilling mud polluted a wetland, FERC issued a $40 million fine. But is it too little, too late?

EnergyPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

How to prevent invasive jumping worms from ruining your garden

Kara HolsoppleApril 1, 2022

The wriggling intruders degrade the structure of soil and deplete its nutrients, but we have some tips keep them out of your garden.

ConservationFood and AgricultureWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

An avian flu outbreak has Pennsylvania on alert

Kara HolsoppleMarch 25, 2022

Pennsylvania officials recommend keeping chickens and other poultry inside to avoid the highly infectious virus.

Food and AgricultureYour Environment Update

A longtime environmental leader reflects on her career, and why she’s still hopeful

Kara HolsoppleMarch 11, 2022

During Jacqui Bonomo's 37-year career, she worked on some big environmental issues but credits her love of a Luzerne County watershed with starting it all. She hopes other Pennsylvanians will step up, too.

ConservationEnergyWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Packaging group makes the case for better glass recycling

Julie GrantMarch 11, 2022

Glass is endlessly recyclable. So why don't some municipalities collect it at the curb?

EconomyYour Environment Update

River advocates call for removing old dams more quickly

Kara HolsoppleMarch 4, 2022

A new report by American Rivers says aging dams that no longer serve a purpose harm the health of rivers and put people and communities in danger.

ConservationWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

A nature poet grapples with life at the edge of the climate crisis

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 25, 2022

Penn State professor Todd Davis has a new book of poetry that explores the damage that people have done to each other and nature.

Climate ChangeConservationCultureWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Outdoor recreation in Pennsylvania just got a new champion

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 18, 2022

Nathan Reigner is Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources first-ever director of outdoor recreation. "I'm recreation first."

RecreationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

An Indigenous scientist wants us to look at conservation differently

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 11, 2022

Jessica Hernandez says Indigenous science and knowledge can make conservation more holistic and help us solve our toughest environmental problems.

ConservationCultureYour Environment Update

How waste coal Is fueling Bitcoin in Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 21, 2022

Mining the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, takes a tremendous amount of energy. In Pennsylvania, that energy is coming from waste coal.

EnergyPollutionTechnologyYour Environment Update

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Energy

Supreme Court pushes U.S. closer to ‘climate cliff,’ say Pennsylvania environmental leaders

Impact fees from drilling rebounded in 2021 after pandemic slowdown

Despite Supreme Court climate ruling, Pennsylvania retains power to set limits

Climate

Supreme Court pushes U.S. closer to ‘climate cliff,’ say Pennsylvania environmental leaders

Despite Supreme Court climate ruling, Pennsylvania retains power to set limits

In Pittsburgh, energy secretary touts economic benefits of combating climate change

Health

A new rule requires Mon Valley polluters to ease up on dirty air pollution days. Will it work?

1 in 3 Pennsylvania drinking water systems exceed new EPA levels for ‘forever chemicals’

Activist looks ahead as Shell’s Beaver County ethane cracker goes online

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