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Climate Change is Scary. Here’s How to Talk to Kids About It.
Skip the doomsday talk. Focus on the positive things that people are doing.
Your Environment Update
PFAS – What is this Stuff? And Why Should You Care?
They are known as forever chemicals, and you almost certainly have them in your home and body.
Climate Change in Pennsylvania: A Look Back at 2018 and Ahead at 2019
Among the issues for 2019: propping up Pennsylvania’s struggling nuclear industry, a source of carbon-free energy.
It Was the Biggest Climate Conference Since Paris. Here’s What Happened.
In spite of President Trump’s opposition, the rest of the world is still working on solving the climate crisis.
What’s at Stake Under the New Trump Water Rule?
The latest regulatory rollback would eliminate federal protections for more than half of the nations wetlands and nearly a fifth of streams.
How Air Pollution Widens the Income Gap
Air pollution contributes to the widening gap between Pittsburgh's haves and have nots.
Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Water Protections
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The new rule would eliminate federal protections for about 40 percent of Pennsylvania’s streams. Only major navigable waterways, tributaries that run into them or adjacent wetlands along with some lakes will be covered by the Clean Water Act.
The Consequences of Lead Exposure for Kids are Scary. Talking About it Doesn’t Have to Be.
Kids can get exposed to lead through paint, dust and drinking water. Then what?
The Red State Paradox
Who are the people who gave Trump their votes? And where does their vision for the environment come from?
Photographs and Poetry Reveal Tension Fracking Brings to Pennsylvania
A book of poetry and photographs looks at the risks and benefits after a decade of fracking in Pennsylvania.
