Tiny plastic pieces top the list of trash on Great Lakes beaches

Julie GrantApril 17, 2024

The nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes analyzed 20 years of data from volunteer beach cleanups.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Why conservationists are pushing to get the new Farm Bill reauthorized

Kara HolsoppleApril 12, 2024

The legislation that sets agricultural policy, including conservation programs, is being held up in Congress.

Climate ChangeConservationFood and AgricultureNewsWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

A Tick Researcher’s Tips for Staying Safe Outdoors

Kara HolsoppleApril 12, 2024

One tip: walk in the center of the trail. Ticks like to attach themselves to long grasses. No need to use DEET.

HealthRecreationYour Environment Update

A school day built around birds gives students many ways into their world

Kara HolsoppleApril 5, 2024

The Campus Laboratory School at Carlow University taught students about birds through art, music, poetry, machine learning and even sports.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Paused Ohio chemical recycling plant puts spotlight on Appalachia as ‘prime target’ for the controversial practice

Kristina MarusicMarch 27, 2024

Chemical recycling uses heat, chemicals or both to break down plastic waste into component parts for reuse as plastic feedstocks or as fuel.

Environmental JusticeHealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Wondering when to plant? There’s a map for that

Kara HolsoppleMarch 15, 2024

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map was updated last fall to give gardeners and growers more accurate information about what to plant and when.

Food and AgricultureYour Environment Update

Hollowed out: How EQT’s expansion in West Virginia set 4 families reeling, while regulators trusted the company to answer their complaints

PublicSourceMarch 5, 2024

Pittsburgh gas giant EQT pledges to tackle climate change and flexes political muscle. Communities in its frack path face stark realities.

EnergyHealthYour Environment Update

What you need to know about soot, U.S. Steel and Pittsburgh’s air

Reid FrazierFebruary 16, 2024

How the latest news about a new soot standard, a settlement with U.S. Steel and EPA's rejection of the company's air permit could impact Pittsburgh's air.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

A Pennsylvania resident impacted by the Norfolk Southern derailment pushes for answers

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 1, 2024

Hilary Flint of Enon Valley says she's can't live in her home full-time because of chemical contamination. She turned her situation into action.

East PalestineHealthOne Year LaterPollutionYour Environment Update

Why a natural gas storage climate ‘disaster’ that happened in Cambria County could happen again

FloodlightJanuary 30, 2024

A year after a major methane leak from an underground storage reservoir in western Pennsylvania, a new study identifies potentially thousands of similarly risky wells across the U.S.

Climate ChangeEnergyYour Environment Update