A new investigation shows state regulators have struggled to keep up with pollution events at Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County

Kara HolsoppleAugust 18, 2023

News outlet PublicSource reviewed hundreds of documents to build a timeline of malfunctions at the plant and found that "no one was really prepared for this on either side."

EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical BoomYour Environment Update

Pennsylvania’s portion of Lake Erie on track to become a national marine sanctuary

Sylas YaradAugust 11, 2023

The proposal looks to protect dozens of underwater shipwrecks in Lake Erie off the coast of Pennsylvania while still allowing for fishing, boating and diving.

ConservationCultureRecreationWaterWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

A new book looks to climate resilience to ensure that no one gets left behind

Kara HolsoppleAugust 9, 2023

Author Kylie Flanagan defines climate resilience as a community's capacity to keep all of its members safe.

Climate ChangeEnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update

Ohio activists join national groups to deliver petition to EPA to ban vinyl chloride

Julie GrantJuly 28, 2023

Vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, was vented from derailed railcars in East Palestine and burned. Very few chemicals in the U.S. have been banned.

Environmental JusticeTransportationYour Environment Update

Scientists discover first proof of Swainson’s warbler breeding in Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleJuly 24, 2023

The brown songbird with a sword-like beak has never been known to breed as far north as the Commonwealth.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Frick Park’s Survival Camp encourages kids to explore nature  

Justin StewartJuly 14, 2023

In an age where kids spend six to nine hours a day in front of a screen, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy camps let kids engage with nature on their own terms.

ConservationCultureYour Environment Update

Activists rally to prevent fracking under Ohio’s largest state park 

Julie GrantJuly 7, 2023

They’re fighting against a new law that requires state agencies to consider proposals to drill for oil and gas under Ohio’s public lands.

ConservationEnergyYour Environment Update

An urban farmer’s book teaches little ones how to grow a tomato and community

Kara HolsoppleJuly 6, 2023

Ebony Lunsford-Evans is the author of “Tomato, Tomato, How Do You Grow?”

CultureFood and AgricultureYour Environment Update

The public praises NTSB at a meeting ahead of hearings in East Palestine

Julie GrantJune 22, 2023

The NTSB held a public meeting ahead of two days of hearings on the train derailment and the decision to burn vinyl chloride.

TransportationYour Environment Update

EPA assures farmers that it’s safe to grow food near East Palestine train derailment

Julie GrantJune 16, 2023

The agency says the results of extensive testing for chemicals reveal nothing worrying for farmers or consumers.

Food and AgricultureHealthPollutionYour Environment Update