For the first time, health was a focus at the UN climate conference and advocates were pleased. We’ll also learn how climate-related weather like flash floods and extreme heat impact people experiencing homelessness. Plus, people who live near a proposed campground at a state park are circulating a petition to stop the plan.
We have news about whitewater recreation in Clearfield County, combating a deadly insect threatening hemlocks in the Allegheny National Forest and how you can vote for Pa.’s 2024 River of the Year.
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- Heavy rain, floods, and heat: How climate change makes life tougher for unhoused people in the Philly area
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New study could be first step in bringing whitewater parks to Clearfield County
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COP28 Roundup: Food, Health, Disaster Relief and the Oceans - The UN climate negotiations ended in Dubai with an agreement that finally acknowledges moving away from fossil fuels. What else happened?
Neighbors are fighting a proposed campsite in Big Elk Creek State Park - Residents worry about noise, lights, traffic and air pollution from campfires. DCNR said the proposal meets the demand for more camping in the state.
Clean energy dollars are flowing into Pa., but results remain to be seen - Private companies have committed $3 billion for clean energy projects in Pa., but many are still in the planning phases.
Non-native beetles, flies introduced in effort to save hemlock trees in Allegheny National Forest - Hemlock woolly adelgid is a non-native, invasive insect that threatens to decimate eastern hemlock trees.
DCNR wants you to pick Pennsylvania’s River of the Year - The Allegheny, Lackawaxen and Youghiogheny are up for River of the Year. The group that nominated the winning river will get $10,000 for a river project.
