What Do You Want Elected Officials To Do About Climate Change?

Rachel McDevittSeptember 25, 2020

StateImpact and The Allegheny Front want to know what type of action you're looking for from elected officials to address climate change.

Climate ChangePoliticsYour Environment Update

What Losing RBG Means for the Environment

Reid FrazierSeptember 25, 2020

“The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could shake the foundation of America's bedrock environmental laws, leaving a chasm on the bench where once sat an environmental champion.”

Climate ChangePodcastsPoliticsYour Environment Update

Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Pittsburgh’s Largest Buildings Are Now Public

PublicSourceSeptember 25, 2020

The City of Pittsburgh released the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of more than 400 of the city’s largest buildings for the first time. The city hopes transparency will make them cleaner.

Climate ChangeEnergyYour Environment Update

Why the Trump Administration is Rolling Back a Climate Rule that Big Oil Actually Likes

Reid FrazierSeptember 11, 2020

In gutting an Obama-era rule to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas wells, EPA wants to make it harder to regulate the industry in the future.

Climate ChangeEnergyPodcastsYour Environment Update

Appalachia Coalition Creates Blueprint for Sustainable, Equitable Future

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 11, 2020

Reimagine Appalachia breaks away from fossil fuels, to build a carbon neutral economy with racial equity and good paying jobs.

Climate ChangeCultureEconomyYour Environment Update

Why a Coalition of Labor Unions and Environmental Groups Endorsed Joe Biden 

Julie GrantSeptember 4, 2020

The BlueGreen Alliance sees the reelection of Donald Trump as an "existential threat," while Joe Biden has put "good paying jobs" at the center of his climate plan.

2020 ElectionClimate ChangeEconomyPoliticsYour Environment Update

How Miners With Black Lung Disease Are Navigating the Pandemic

Caitlin TanSeptember 4, 2020

Living with Black Lung disease, a death sentence for coal miners, is devastating. COVID is making it worse.

CoronavirusEnergyHealthYour Environment Update

Climate Change, Covid and Wildfires Are Making Farmworkers’ Jobs More Dangerous

Kara HolsoppleAugust 28, 2020

Most people never met a farmworker, and haven’t seen the extraordinary conditions they work under, including smoke from wildfires and heat waves.

Climate ChangeCoronavirusEconomyFood and AgricultureYour Environment Update

What Interior Department’s Victories and Defeats Mean for the Oil Industry

Julie GrantAugust 21, 2020

Interior's rule to weaken bird protections that favored the oil industry was thrown out by a judge. But the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will open for drilling.

EnergyWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Outdoor Afro Celebrates Freedom in Nature

Kara HolsoppleAugust 21, 2020

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