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They're still a rare sight, but it's not totally atypical for northern mockingbirds to hang around Pennsylvania in the winter. Photo: Matt MacGillivray via Flickr

Why Mockingbirds are Choosing to Chill Here for the Winter

Kara Holsopple·February 19, 2016

Pennsylvania's natural gas industry has been struggling in the face of low commodity prices. Photo: Joe Ulrich / WITF

Drilling Downturn Hits Pennsylvania Gas Industry Hard

Marie Cusick·February 19, 2016

Pipeline Task Force Releases Final Report

Susan Phillips·February 19, 2016

A coal train

Episode for February 19, 2016

The Allegheny Front·February 19, 2016

On many days, Pittsburgh's air pollution is hard to ignore. Even with recent improvements in air quality, Allegheny County still does not meet federal air-quality standards for fine-particulate pollution. Photo: Matt Niemi via Flickr

Your Environment Update for February 17, 2016

The Allegheny Front·February 17, 2016

Historic Supreme Court Decision Puts Climate Change Plan in Limbo

Reid Frazier·February 12, 2016

farm

Reinventing Agriculture for the Climate Change Era

Kara Holsopple·February 12, 2016

Catholic Pastoral Letter Shares Stories of Hope, Struggle in Appalachia

Glynis Board·February 12, 2016

The University of Missouri and Kansas State University recently developed pigs resistant to a deadly virus that costs the U.S. pork industry millions annually. Photo: Courtesy University of Missouri

Genetically Engineered Animals Could Be Coming to a Plate Near You

Kristofor Husted·February 12, 2016

Episode for Feburary 12, 2016

The Allegheny Front·February 12, 2016

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