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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

The Lure of the Saw-Whet Owl

Andy Kubis·April 13, 2018

How do you get volunteers of all ages to come out on cold, windy nights for hours, to participate in a conservation science project? The promise of really cute owls.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Fish, Birds and Mussels Get Their Own Business Plan in Pennsylvania

Kara Holsopple·April 6, 2018

Western Pennsylvania has rich biodiversity and large chunks of forests, but looming threats. A new effort will prioritize funding to save wildlife like brook trout and golden-winged warblers in key regions to restore forests and waterways.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

The Shale Dilemma Goes Global

Reid Frazier·April 5, 2018

Pennsylvania is ground zero for the fracking revolution but will this revolution spread around the globe?

Economy Energy Your Environment Update

A drilling rig looms behind a suburban house

The Health Risks of Fracking from A to Z

Kara Holsopple·March 23, 2018

A group of physicians has compiled every scientific study and credible report they can find about the public health risks of fracking. One of their conclusions: No amount of regulation makes fracking safe.

Energy Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution Your Environment Update