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The Intermountain Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant in Delta, Utah and provides 80 percent of its electricity to the city of Los Angeles. Photo: Matt Hintsa via Flickr

Your Environment Update for February 10, 2016

The Allegheny Front·February 10, 2016

Tracing the Pesticides That Could Be Killing Bees

Megan Molteni·February 5, 2016

The capitol in Harrisburg.

The Blurred Lines Between the Gas Industry and Government

Kara Holsopple·February 5, 2016

A monarch butterfly takes on a rest on the Kentucky prairie. Monarch numbers are down more than 80 percent from their 20-year average. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What’s the Best Way to Save the Monarch Butterfly?

Julie Grant·February 5, 2016

Chemical engineering student Anthony Richard experiments with converting carbon dioxide into methanol, a chemical compound used to make everything from paints to plastics to vinegar. Photo: Leigh Paterson / Inside Energy

Power Plant Emissions Can Put The Fizz in Your Soda (And Maybe Much More)

Leigh Paterson·February 5, 2016

Episode for February 5, 2016

The Allegheny Front·February 5, 2016

A monarch butterfly lands on a blade of switchgrass in Michigan. An environmental group is trying to get monarchs listed on the federal Endangered Species List. Photo: Jim Hudgins / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Your Environment Update for February 3, 2016

The Allegheny Front·February 3, 2016

Study Shows Lead Exposure May Impact Several Generations

Rebecca Williams·January 29, 2016

Glass of water

Lead-Tainted Water Has a Long History in the U.S.

Kara Holsopple·January 29, 2016

Residents of Sebring, Ohio have been picking up bottled water after they learned some homes were found to have elevated levels of lead in their drinking water. Public officials knew months ago. But the community wasn’t officially informed until January 21. Photo: Julie Grant

In an Ohio Town, Officials Waited Months to Disclose Dangerous Lead Levels

Julie Grant·January 29, 2016

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