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Two Pennsylvania Colleges Hit Carbon Neutrality Goals

Rachel McDevittApril 29, 2020

Allegheny College and Dickinson College join only a handful of other schools across the nation to do the same. Both schools say a big part of their role is to educate the next generation of climate leaders.

Climate Change

A Struggling Coal Industry Is Getting Hammered by Coronavirus

Reid FrazierApril 27, 2020

“Just about everything that can go wrong, has gone wrong for the coal industry.” Demand for coal is down 35-40% this year.

CoronavirusEconomy

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DEP Approves Injection Well in Plum, But Uncertain Economy Might Put Project on Hold

Reid FrazierApril 24, 2020

The well will be used to dispose of fracking wastewater, but the economic slowdown from the pandemic has put the project on hold.

Energy

Episode for April 24, 2020

The Allegheny FrontApril 24, 2020

An invasive reed is being reconsidered as rising seas erode beaches. Pa. will have warmer, wetter weather, and...more chicken farms? Many Americans will need to move from disaster-prone areas. How should cities prepare for these new climate migrants? The pandemic pummels the coal industry.

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Why the Rollback of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards ‘Foreshadows What’s to Come’

Reid FrazierApril 24, 2020

An Obama-era rule has already reduced toxic air pollution like mercury from coal-fired power plants. So why did the EPA roll it back now? In a word, co-benefits.

HealthPodcastsPoliticsPollutionYour Environment Update

Could Sea Level Rise Elevate the Reputation of an Invasive Reed?

Susan PhillipsApril 24, 2020

The invasive plant is pitting conservationists who want it removed to protect native species against land managers who say it's keeping coastal land intact.

Climate ChangeConservation

DEP Projects Pa. Could Cut Carbon Emissions Dramatically as Part of Cap-and-Trade Effort

Rachel McDevittApril 24, 2020

The effort could reduce CO2 by 180 million tons by 2030, but the state's GOP is against it.

Climate Change

How a Mad Men Ad Exec Helped ‘Brand’ the First Earth Day

Reid FrazierApril 21, 2020

In 1970, more than 20 million people helped celebrate an obscure new holiday known as Earth Day. And a storied Madison Avenue copywriter was a huge part of its success.

CultureHistory

Warmer, Wetter Weather Will Bring More Chicken Farms to Pennsylvania, Report Says

Susan PhillipsApril 21, 2020

Pa.'s climate assessment predicts chicken farms will move to Pennsylvania to escape sweltering temperatures in the South, causing more water pollution.

Climate ChangeFood and AgricultureWater

American Lung Association’s Air Quality Report Claims Climate Change Will Make it Harder to Protect Health

Rachel McDevittApril 21, 2020

While some areas of the state see improvements, Pittsburgh's air quality still gets a failing grade.

Climate ChangeHealth

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Energy

Pennsylvania Dems push bills linking labor and environment

Coal transition: Raising fish and a workforce with an economic development grant

Federal Mine Safety Regulators Finally Focus on Silica Dust – With Thousands Of Miners Sick And Dying

Climate

Teens network and strategize around climate action