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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

A massive tower of flames with black smoke as seen from afar

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

Kara Holsopple·August 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."

Energy Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom Your Environment Update

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

Sylas Yarad·August 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.

Conservation Culture Recreation Water Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

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

Kara Holsopple·August 9, 2023

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

Climate Change Energy Environmental Justice Your Environment Update

People in front of the cameras at the EPA building

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

Julie Grant·July 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 Justice Transportation Your Environment Update

Nick G. Liadis and David Yeany II holding a Swainson's warbler

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

Kara Holsopple·July 24, 2023

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

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife Your Environment Update

Kids stand in a semi-circle in front of Frick Environmental Center

Frick Park’s Survival Camp encourages kids to explore nature

Justin Stewart·July 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.

Conservation Culture Your Environment Update

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Campgrounds at Raystown Lake to reopen in phased rollout starting Friday

EPA canceled Solar for All. Will that matter in Pennsylvania?

What you need to know about EPA’s effort to dump legal underpinning of climate rules

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