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Could the Endangered Species Act Go Extinct?

Julie Grant·July 4, 2018

President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act in 1973 with broad bi-partisan support. Now, the landmark legislation is being targeted by industry, with support from the GOP. What happens next could determine the fate of hundreds of endangered species.

Conservation Politics Wildlife Your Environment Update

Restoration Work Leads to Big Surprise in Frick Park

Andy Kubis·June 27, 2018

When Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy staff cleared away invasive honeysuckle, they discovered a rare find - healthy, disease-free butternut trees. The species is threatened by a fatal fungal disease.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Artist Reveals the Hidden Lives and Importance of Amphibians

Kara Holsopple·June 20, 2018

Ashley Cecil's colorful paintings and nature-inspired steel sculptures will be on display at the Frick Environmental Center from June 28th through August 31st.

Culture Wildlife Your Environment Update

The Making of Scott Pruitt

Reid Frazier·June 8, 2018

How does EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's faith shape his views on the environment? Our latest Trump on Earth episode digs deep into Pruitt's roots.

Culture Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

Mother Works to Ban the Chemical that Killed Her Son

Kara Holsopple·May 24, 2018

Her son died from inhaling the fumes of a chemical common in paint strippers. Now a local woman is asking the government and hardware stores to ban it.

Environmental Justice Health News Your Environment Update

The Lewis and Clark Expedition Began in Pittsburgh. And Soon the Historic Trail Might, Too.

Kara Holsopple·May 18, 2018

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail begins in Illinois, but now there’s a proposal to extend it eastward, to Pittsburgh.

Culture History Recreation Your Environment Update

Pruitt’s Transparency Rule is Not What it Sounds Like

Reid Frazier·May 11, 2018

Pruitt wants to throw out a vast amount of public health data in the name of transparency. Here's why that's a bad idea.

Health News Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

Where are the Trees Going in Allegheny County?

Kara Holsopple·May 10, 2018

Allegheny County isn’t as green as it used to be. In the last five years, 11,044 acres of trees were lost. The nonprofit Tree Pittsburgh is trying to figure out why.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Gearing Up for Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts

Julie Grant·May 4, 2018

Ohioans are concerned about the impact that all the new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment and the quality of life in their rural communities. What can they learn from what has happened in southwestern Pennsylvania?

Energy Health Pollution Your Environment Update

Study: Songbird that Needs Clean Streams Threatened by Fracking

Kara Holsopple·April 26, 2018

We've known almost nothing about how the fracking boom is affecting our region's songbird populations -- until now.

Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

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