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What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies? We Talk with Obama’s Chief Climate Negotiator

Reid FrazierDecember 4, 2019

Now that President Trump has announced the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, does Todd Stern think there's any hope for meaningful action on climate change?

Climate ChangePodcastsPoliticsYour Environment Update

After the Murray Energy Bankruptcy, What’s the Future of Coal?

Reid FrazierNovember 20, 2019

Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, gave President Trump an 'action plan' to save coal. So now what?

EnergyPodcastsYour Environment Update

AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

StateImpact PennsylvaniaNovember 13, 2019

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project, which has a long track record of drilling mud spills, fines and regulatory shutdowns.

EnergyFollow the PipelinePoliticsYour Environment Update

Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks for Two Obama-Era Coal Pollution Rules

Reid FrazierNovember 4, 2019

The rules include an extension for the closure of unlined coal ash lagoons. A recent study has shown more than 90% of these sites are leaking arsenic and other toxins at levels exceeding EPA health standards.

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Native American Leaders Turn to Solar to Power Their Communities

Andy KubisNovember 1, 2019

Indigenous communities are using the power of the sun to transition away from fossil fuels and fight pipeline construction.

CultureEnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update

New Report Finds Chemicals of Concern in Local Drinking Water

Kara HolsoppleNovember 1, 2019

The report analyzed 32 million state water records from public drinking water systems across the country. Just add a zip code to find your community.

HealthWaterYour Environment Update

Outdoor Afro Celebrates Freedom in Nature

Kara HolsoppleOctober 24, 2019

The group's founder says Outdoor Afro "really doubles down on the Black joy and the ability to get out and be free."

ConservationCultureRecreationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills

Kara HolsoppleOctober 17, 2019

Energize PA's most controversial bill would remove permitting authority from DEP and put it in the hands of a politically-appointed commission.

EnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

Will New Pork Rules Put the Meat on Your Plate and Workers at Risk?

Julie GrantOctober 11, 2019

New rules for pork production put some of the oversight into the hands of industry and allow for processing speeds as fast as industry wants - from 16 hogs/minute to even 1,100 hogs/min.

Food and AgricultureHealthPodcastsYour Environment Update

‘It’s Just Baffling’: Apple Growers Face an Unknown Threat That’s Killing Trees

Julie GrantSeptember 25, 2019

Rapid Apple Decline could be caused by a combination of factors like weather, herbicides or newer farming methods.

Food and AgricultureYour Environment Update

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Energy

Feds Lower Coal Mine Cleanup Funding for Pennsylvania

Clean Water Group to Start Monitoring Near Proposed Ethane Cracker in Ohio

Video: As the World Grapples with Plastic Pollution, Pa.’s Ethane Cracker Promises More Plastic

Climate

The Complicated History of the Kinzua Dam and How It Changed Life for the Seneca People

Trump on Earth: Manipulating Data to Exploit a Disaster

Wolf’s Support for Petrochemicals Raises Climate Worries as Pennsylvania Tries to Cut Carbon Emissions

Pollution

U.S. Steel, Health Department Finalize Air Pollution Settlement Agreement