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Outdoor Afro Celebrates Freedom in Nature

Kara Holsopple·August 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."

Conservation Culture Recreation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

2020: The Last Chance to Save Our Planet?

Reid Frazier·August 14, 2020

Journalist Justin Worland discusses why this year is pivotal for climate change -- it's not just the election.

2020 Election Climate Change Podcasts Your Environment Update

Joe Biden’s Evolving Climate Policy

Reid Frazier·August 7, 2020

Joe Biden’s climate plan has become more aggressive. But is it enough to limit the worst outcomes of runaway climate change?

2020 Election Climate Change Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

Reckoning with the Racist Past of Bird Names

Kara Holsopple·July 24, 2020

Even bird names have ties to racism and colonialism. A group of birders wants to change that.

Conservation Environmental Justice Wildlife Your Environment Update

What Major Pipeline Decisions Mean for Energy Dominance, the Environment and Indigenous Rights

Reid Frazier·July 24, 2020

A journalist and an Indigenous rights activist weigh in recent court rulings against the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines and the scrapping of the Atlantic Coast pipeline.

Energy Your Environment Update

Japanese barberry invading New England forest

Invasive Barberry and Small Mammals Could Be Bad Combination for Pennsylvania’s Woodlands

Kara Holsopple·July 17, 2020

New research shows Japanese barberry shrubs give small rodents cover to eat tree seedlings. This doesn't bode well for future forests.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Trump Administration Finalizing Rollback of Rules for Landmark Environmental Law

Reid Frazier·July 16, 2020

NEPA requires federal assessments of environmental impacts for projects like large pipelines and highways. The new rules will limit and, in some cases, eliminate these reviews.

Economy Your Environment Update

Group Hopes Grand Jury Report Will Put Health at Center of Fracking Debate

Kara Holsopple·July 9, 2020

The report outlines health problems of people living near fracking wells. The Environmental Health Project says it's about time public health takes center stage.

Economy Health Your Environment Update

A Legal Victory for Landowners Fighting Pipelines

Julie Grant·July 8, 2020

A federal appeals court said the agency in charge of interstate pipelines cannot indefinitely delay landowner appeals of pipeline projects.

Energy Follow the Pipeline Your Environment Update

Moraine State Park’s History Goes Way Back

Kara Holsopple·July 2, 2020

You have to go back in geologic time to talk about the history of one of Pennsylvania’s biggest state parks.

History Recreation Your Environment Update

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