Your Environment Update Archives

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

Reid Frazier·February 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 Health Health Pollution Your Environment Update

Reports of Illegal Dumping in Pennsylvania Way Up in 2020

Kara Holsopple·January 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.

Pollution Your Environment Update

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

Reid Frazier·January 22, 2021

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

Energy Water Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Trump on Earth: The Series Finale

The Allegheny Front·January 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.

Podcasts Your Environment Update

Environmentalists see opportunity for Pennsylvania legislature in 2021

Rachel McDevitt·January 14, 2021

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

Climate Change Politics Your Environment Update

Can the environmental movement address American racism?

Reid Frazier·December 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 Justice Podcasts Your Environment Update

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

Kara Holsopple·December 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."

Culture Economy Your Environment Update

‘Anti-Protest’ Bill Passes Ohio House

Julie Grant·December 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.

Energy Your Environment Update