Numerous health studies are ongoing following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio 3 years ago. When conventional oil and gas operators in Ohio started seeing fracking wastewater come up through their wells, they knew there was a bigger problem. January is national Radon Action Month, and that means it’s time to test your home for the radioactive gas.
There is a relationship between heavy snowfall and global warming. The Nature Conservancy is working to help species adapt to climate change by acquiring land to serve as a critical rest stop for increasingly rare, migrating grassland birds. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is pausing its proposal to move up the start of firearms deer season.
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Test your home (or school) for radon to reduce lung cancer risk - Many Pennsylvanians are unknowingly exposed to the radioactive gas in their homes, but there’s something they can do about it.
Why some Ohio residents fear injection wells will pollute their drinking water - Residents in Marietta, Ohio, are concerned that two injection wells to store waste from oil and gas drilling could pollute the city's aquifers.
Research projects look at health of humans and dogs in East Palestine, 3 years after the train derailment - Long term liver health, how chemicals affect dogs, sharing lessons learned with other disasters and environmental justice are all areas of research since 2023.
The Nature Conservancy acquires 200+ acres in Western Pa. to help protect rare birds - The 279-acre parcel in Cambria County represents a critical rest stop along an important migratory route stretching 200 miles through the Appalachians.
PA Game Commission votes to keep current firearms deer opener date, but plans to revisit moving it up - Some commissioners had argued the change would help declining license sales by making hunting more accessible to younger people.
The surprising tie between global warming and heavy snow - Scientists think the biggest winter storms — like the one that hit this past weekend — are becoming more intense due to climate change.

