What You Need to Know About Air Quality Improvements in Allegheny County

Reid FrazierFebruary 5, 2021

We have the details about which air quality standards Allegheny County now meets, how these gains were made, and if they will last.

Hazardous to Your HealthHealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Reports of Illegal Dumping in Pennsylvania Way Up in 2020

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 29, 2021

People dump all kinds of trash, like tires, construction debris and household garbage. 2020 saw a dramatic rise in reports of dump sites.

PollutionYour Environment Update

Report Faults DEP for Failure to Protect Streams from Mining in Western Pa.

Reid FrazierJanuary 22, 2021

The report says DEP is allowing dozens of miles of streambeds to be damaged from longwall mining in southwestern Pa.

EnergyWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Trump on Earth: The Series Finale

The Allegheny FrontJanuary 15, 2021

We made it! Our Trump on Earth podcast has come to an end. We take a look at the last four years under Trump.

PodcastsYour Environment Update

Environmentalists see opportunity for Pennsylvania legislature in 2021

Rachel McDevittJanuary 14, 2021

They hope lawmakers will see some environmental action as good for the economy and begin to consider climate change.

Climate ChangePoliticsYour Environment Update

Can the environmental movement address American racism?

Reid FrazierDecember 31, 2020

We talk with Mustafa Ali, a leader in the environmental justice movement, about how racial disparities go beyond policing, to public health and the environment.

Environmental JusticePodcastsYour Environment Update

“Appalachian Fall” Shows How Coal Country Could Be a Model for Rebuilding America

Kara HolsoppleDecember 31, 2020

Authors of a new book say coal country's crisis should matter to the nation. "America's got to figure out transition for economies, and we need to do it right here in Appalachia, right now."

CultureEconomyYour Environment Update

‘Anti-Protest’ Bill Passes Ohio House

Julie GrantDecember 18, 2020

The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests.

EnergyYour Environment Update

When a Gas Plant Moves Next Door

Julie GrantDecember 11, 2020

Next to the site of one of the largest gas power plants of its kind in the country, neighbors say they have lost much.

EnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update

Groups Look to Protect Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie Watershed with Common Goals

Kara HolsoppleDecember 11, 2020

Lake Erie supports fishing, boating, swimming and even a craft beer industry, but there are threats to the watershed. A new plan outlines solutions.

ConservationEnvironmental JusticeWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update