Wolf’s Cap-and-Trade Proposal Takes a Step Forward
DEP released a draft of its proposed rules for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which would require polluters to pay for their carbon emissions over a certain level.
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Ohio River Regulators Planning Riverwide PFAS Study
Twenty locations along the river including Pa. will be sampled for this group of "forever chemicals" associated with reproductive problems, liver, kidney and thyroid disease, and cancer.
What Does the Future of Farming in Pennsylvania Look Like?
Aging farmers, expensive farmland and pressure from development are the big challenges facing one of the state's key industries.
Rethinking ORSANCO: How the Agency’s Role as Steadfast Defender of the Ohio River Has Changed Over Time
This interstate organization was started in 1948 to clean up the Ohio River. In some areas, it accomplished its mission. But in others, there's a lot to be done.
The Complicated History of the Kinzua Dam and How It Changed Life for the Seneca People
The Kinzua Dam, which protects Pittsburgh from flooding and pollution, took thousands of acres of the Seneca's territory and destroyed nine communities. We look at the past and future of the Seneca Nation.
Northern Long-Eared Bat Was Improperly Denied Endangered Status. What’s Next?
A judge’s ruling gives environmentalists new hope for the future of a bat that's quickly disappearing from Pennsylvania.
U.S. Steel, Health Department Finalize Air Pollution Settlement Agreement
The final settlement requires U.S. Steel to pay $2.7 million in fines as well as make $200 million worth of improvements to the facility.
Episode for February 7, 2020
We head out on a hike for a different perspective on winter. Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf wants to fight climate change but this support of petrochemicals will make that harder to achieve. A new poll splits support in Pa. for a fracking ban. Plus, internal documents show the Trump administration tried to spin climate data about wildfires to promote logging.
Could the Ohio River have rights? A Movement to Grant Rights to the Environment Tests the Power of Local Control
Can you imagine if the Ohio River and its tributaries had legal rights? While speculative, the idea isn’t necessarily far-fetched.
Trump on Earth: Manipulating Data to Exploit a Disaster
A report in the Guardian shows how the Trump's political appointees at the Interior Department used wildfire science to craft a narrative that forest protection efforts are responsible for wildfires, in order to increase logging.
