A Tick Researcher’s Tips for Staying Safe Outdoors
One tip: walk in the center of the trail. Ticks like to attach themselves to long grasses. No need to use DEET.
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Environmental groups tell Nippon Steel to clean up newly-acquired U.S. Steel plants in Pittsburgh
Environmental groups want Nippon to clean up U.S. Steel's Mon Valley plants, which have racked up $64 million in fines and settlements in recent years.
National water conference coming to Pittsburgh
The One Water Summit, an annual conference focused on sustainable and inclusive water management practices, comes to Pittsburgh in early July.
Residents near the Mountain Valley Pipeline are still uneasy
Residents who live near the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline are unsure about its safety one year after it began operating.
Pitt falcon fledglings leave the nest
The falcon fledglings living on top of the university's Cathedral of Learning left the nest earlier this month, but are likely to linger in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
Ohio River restoration plan hopes to rally federal support for watershed
More than 30 million people across 14 states rely on the Ohio River watershed for drinking water, recreation, and for their local economies.
Episode for June 20, 2025
The Ohio River Basin provides millions of people with water, but it's one of the most polluted river systems in America. A plan to clean up the Ohio River goes public. Are President Trump and congressional Republicans going to tank America's EV industry before it can get off the ground? An effort to make buildings in Pittsburgh more efficient meets a milestone.
Why Trump’s budget bill could mean ‘America’s electric vehicle surrender’
Narayan Subramanian, who worked in the Biden administration, says President Trump’s budget bill would cede the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain to China.
The Nature Conservancy protects 1,158 acres on Allegheny Front, now part of Pa. game lands
The land is in Somerset County is along the Allegheny Front escarpment in the Appalachians. It is now part of State Game Lanes 82.
Atlantic Shores seeks to cancel offshore wind contract with N.J., but says it hasn’t abandoned the project
The company says its offshore wind project is in a holding pattern while awaiting a new political climate.
