Bumble Bee Added to the Endangered Species List
It's not just honeybees that are feeling the pain of recent declines. For the first time ever, a bumble bee species has been added to the Endangered Species List.
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This Pittsburgh Group is Pioneering the ‘Uber of Food Recovery’
When 412 Food Rescue noticed a lot of smaller food donations were slipping through the cracks, they designed an app that makes it easy for volunteers to pitch in.
Aftershocks of the Gas Boom Ripple Through New York’s Wine Country
Fracking has been banned in New York since 2015. But a proposal to store natural gas in underground caverns in the state's scenic Finger Lakes region is bringing the issue back to the forefront.
Compressor Stations Open Up New Front in Fracking Debate
Residents who thought they lived far outside drilling country are increasingly discovering the boom in pipeline construction is bringing the fracking debate to their doorsteps.
Eminent Domain is Becoming a Crucial, Controversial Part of the Gas Pipeline Boom
If a gas company wants to sell you a drilling lease, you have every right to turn them down. But when it comes to building gas pipelines on private land, the same rules may not apply.
Three New Developments to Watch Along the Ohio River
From Shell's multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker to a new whitewater rafting park in Morgantown, there's a lot of new activity coming to the Upper Ohio River.
Shell Proposes Bargain to Meet Pollution Targets for its Ethane Cracker
Is cutting more of one kind of pollution in exchange for less of another a fair trade? That's what Shell is asking the DEP to consider to meet pollution requirements for its new petrochemical plant.
Inside the EPA’s New Powers to Ban Toxic Chemicals
An overhaul of the country's chemical safety law gives the Environmental Protection Agency new authority to ban hazardous compounds like asbestos.
Episode for December 16, 2016
In this episode, we check out how the recreation economy could help revitalize small towns on the Ohio River and explore a push by activists to get a solar farm at the old Shenango Coke Works site.
Your Environment Update for December 14, 2016
A coalition of oil and gas companies is seeking a permit that would allow the killing or disturbing of five bat species in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
