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A new report compiles years of data about the health risks associated with fracking

Kara Holsopple·October 27, 2023

A ninth edition includes health studies and investigations looking at risks from the fracking well pad to gas stoves in our homes.

Energy Health Pollution Your Environment Update

DEP’s new environmental justice policy includes more communities impacted by pollution

Kara Holsopple·October 26, 2023

Fernando Treviño, DEP's head of environmental justice, says he wants impacted communities to have "a real voice and [be] part of the process from the beginning."

Environmental Justice Pollution Your Environment Update

Michael Mann, a man in a blue suit, holds a microphone in front of an podium.

In Michael Mann’s new book, Earth’s climate history shows us there’s still time to act

Kara Holsopple·October 4, 2023

"Our Fragile Moment" takes lessons from the paleoclimate record to help us survive the climate crisis.

Climate Change Culture Energy History Your Environment Update

Mason Heberling in a plaid shirt holds up a sheet of paper with a dried poison ivy vine attached.

Climate change has altered poison ivy leaves in Pennsylvania

Kara Holsopple·September 28, 2023

A new study uses over 150 years of poison ivy museum specimens to determine how increased CO2 has impacted the native vine.

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Actor Bob Martin portrays the character of Ezell, standing between two pipes and showin the audience a red hankercheif.

‘Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man’ performance about fracking and belonging coming to Pittsburgh

Kara Holsopple·September 22, 2023

The touring production from Kentucky finds common themes in western Pennsylvania and beyond.

Culture Energy Your Environment Update

Surveying Salamanders in Hopes of Finding an Imperiled Mussel

Julie Grant·September 15, 2023

Mussels once numbered the millions in local rivers. Now researchers are hoping to find a type of salamander that an endangered mussel needs to survive.

Conservation Water Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

Waterfalls and rapids along the Youghiogheny River

An author revisits the Youghiogheny River and finds many changes for the better

Kara Holsopple·September 14, 2023

Tim Palmer updated his original 1984 biography of the river he first knew as a child.

Conservation Culture History Recreation Water Your Environment Update

What’s next for Hays Woods, Pittsburgh’s newest park

Justin Stewart·September 8, 2023

While there's excitement about Hays Woods officially becoming a Pittsburgh city park, there's a lot to do to address environmental degradation at the site.

Conservation Recreation Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

What can one person do about climate change? Climate Solutions will help you get started

Rachel McDevitt·August 25, 2023

A new video series helps people figure out what they can do to help fight climate change.

Climate Change Your Environment Update

Krista King holding a tray of cookies in her kitchen

Considering saying ‘I do’ to a green wedding

Elaina King-Bryce·August 25, 2023

Weddings and other big events can create a lot of waste. But more people are starting to think about the environment as they plan their big day.

Culture Your Environment Update

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EPA terminates $15M climate justice grant to Pittsburgh and Philly non-profits

Map shows what’s possible with federal clean energy investment in Pa.

Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’

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