Your Environment Update Archives

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

A Conversation About Representation and Inclusion in the Environmental Movement

Kara Holsopple·June 25, 2020

A Pittsburgh environmental leader says what feels different in this moment in history is that more people are treating racial disparities and inequities as though they matter to everybody.

Environmental Justice Your Environment Update

Tracking Trump’s 100 Environmental Rollbacks

Julie Grant·June 18, 2020

The lasting legacy of some key rollbacks will be to limit the ability of future administration to regulate the environment and climate.

Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

Why the Lower Youghiogheny River Landed on Most Endangered Rivers List

Kara Holsopple·June 12, 2020

River recreation and the GAP trail make the Lower Yough a popular destination. American Rivers put the river on the list because of gas development.

Recreation Water Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Can Joe Biden Convince Climate Voters He Is One of Them?

Reid Frazier·May 27, 2020

Joe Biden ran to the right of his top rivals on climate policy. But now that he's the nominee, Biden's climate plan is trying to appeal to all sides of the Democratic Party.

2020 Election Climate Change Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update