Lyme Disease Risk is High in City Parks, Too

Kara HolsoppleJune 4, 2020

A researcher found ticks with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease in Pittsburgh's parks. He says there's a risk of getting the disease at any urban or suburban park in the region.

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

Reid FrazierMay 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.

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Trump’s Executive Order to Keep Meat Plants Open Could Be Risky. Here’s Why.

Julie GrantMay 8, 2020

On this episode of our Trump on Earth podcast, balancing worker safety with the food supply is risky business.

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Why the Rollback of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards ‘Foreshadows What’s to Come’

Reid FrazierApril 24, 2020

An Obama-era rule has already reduced toxic air pollution like mercury from coal-fired power plants. So why did the EPA roll it back now? In a word, co-benefits.

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Want to Take Your Mind Off the Pandemic and Feel More Calm? Try Birding.

Kara HolsoppleApril 17, 2020

Birding expert Jason Ward says now is a good time to take up birding. Not only are many of us at home, but billions of birds are migrating north. He has some tips to get started.

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Why One Writer Says Coronavirus is Like Climate Change on Steroids

Reid FrazierApril 10, 2020

There are some similarities: a reluctance to admit to the scale of the problem and the need to take radical action very quickly on a global scale. And we have to listen to the scientists.

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Earth Day is Virtual This Year. Here’s How You Can Participate.

Kara HolsoppleApril 3, 2020

This year is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, but the coronavirus pandemic has moved celebrations online. Environmental groups have a month-long challenge for Pennsylvanians of all ages.

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Trump on Earth: EPA Suspends Some Enforcement During Coronavirus Pandemic

Julie GrantMarch 31, 2020

EPA has said it will not enforce monitoring and other reporting requirements on industry due to the coronavirus. Critics say this is just too broad.

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Spring is Here, But Is Nature in Sync?

Kara HolsoppleMarch 20, 2020

Researchers are collecting local plants and using Henry David Thoreau’s “Walden,” and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History's collection for clues.

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State to Allegheny, Beaver and 10 Other Counties: Seek and Destroy Spotted Lanternfly Eggs

Julie GrantMarch 13, 2020

The pest, which has already damaged grape crops in eastern counties, is moving westward. Businesses will need permits to move goods in and out of quarantined counties.

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