Eight months after the East Palestine derailment, some residents wonder if they’ll ever go home
They worry about toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride, that spilled and burned after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed Feb. 3.
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Invasive species and deer grazing threaten Pittsburgh’s forest diversity
Overpopulation of deer has led to overgrazing, which is wiping out native plant species and creating room for invasive species.
After Fayette County’s first proposed injection well is withdrawn, residents worry there may be more to come
The injection well would have been 300 feet from the nearest home and dispose of fracking wastewater, which may pose risks to groundwater and air quality.
EPA’s approval of second Plum injection well raises fears that more are on the way
A second injection well near Pittsburgh has residents and activists worried. Pennsylvania has 19 injection wells permitted by EPA.
Bowhunting season in two Pittsburgh parks will begin September 30
After completing accuracy tests last week, the city assigned 30 hunters to designated areas in Frick and Riverview parks.
Climate change has altered poison ivy leaves in Pennsylvania
A new study uses over 150 years of poison ivy museum specimens to determine how increased CO2 has impacted the native vine.
Pittsburgh is banning plastic bags next month. Here’s what you need to know.
Pittsburgh's plastic bag ban goes into effect Oct. 14. Here’s what you can expect and need to know ahead of the rollout.
‘Ezell: Ballad of a Land Man’ performance about fracking and belonging coming to Pittsburgh
The touring production from Kentucky finds common themes in western Pennsylvania and beyond.
Ohio commission delays vote to frack state parks during raucous meeting
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved four proposals to drill for gas and oil on some state-owned lands, but delayed action on fracking under Ohio state parks.
Episode for September 15, 2023
Groups say proposals to use fracked natural gas to produce hydrogen in Western Pennsylvania pose health and climate risks. An investigation in Ohio alleges that many people whose names are on public comments in favor of fracking in state parks say they did not submit them. We'll also hear from an author who revisited the Youghiogheny River of his youth to find some changes for the better. Plus, the federal government wants to put the salamander mussel on the endangered species list. We revisit a story that joins researchers surveying the Allegheny River for the mudpuppy salamander that's critical for the mussel's survival.
