Has Time Run Out for Protesters at Standing Rock?
Protesters from the Standing Rock Sioux and supporters of the tribe have maintained a near-constant demonstration against the Dakota Access pipeline. But has time finally run out?
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Pennsylvania Confirms First Fracking-Related Earthquakes
Fracking-induced earthquakes have been detected in neighboring Ohio before, but the five tremors recorded in western Pennsylvania in 2016 are the state's first.
Pennsylvania is Leading the Nation in Dam Removals
Pennsylvania has hundreds of small dams that don't provide drinking water or flood control, so the state and conservation groups have been making a big push to remove them.
Don’t Worry. Pittsburgh’s Bald Eagles Are Going to be Just Fine.
Last weekend, the city’s favorite pair of eagles caught a tough break when a windstorm blew down the tree they were nesting in. But a veteran eagle watcher says there’s still plenty of time for them to get their groove on.
What Trump’s Supreme Court Pick Means for the Environment
Whether Neil Gorsuch will be friend or foe to Trump’s environmental policies is hard to predict.
Pennsylvania Has a Big Problem Enforcing Drinking Water Standards. Here’s How to Fix It.
How the state ended up with such a lousy record enforcing federal safe drinking water standards is hardly a mystery. A former DEP secretary says the solutions aren't complicated either.
Trump’s First Weeks Fuel Optimism Among Drillers, Angst for Environmentalists
Environmental groups, climate scientists and others who worry about the rolling back of regulations are steeling themselves for a long, hard fight.
How Climate Change Skeptic Myron Ebell is Shaping Trump’s EPA
Myron Ebell has already returned to his job at a conservative think tank. But his short stint leading the Trump administration's transition at the Environmental Protection Agency may have lasting effects on environmental policy.
The Debate Over Shell’s Water Pollution Permit is Heating Up
Shell is building a brand new ethane cracker in Beaver County, but it wants to use the less-stringent water pollution permit that was issued to the site's previous owner. Will the state play along?
Trump’s First 12 Days, the Planet’s Next 1,000 Years
In the latest episode of the Trump on Earth podcast, veteran journalist Andrew Revkin talks about why we've been focusing on the wrong question when it comes to climate change.
