Sunoco Pipeline ordered to pay $660,000 for environmental violations, DEP says
The violations are for water contamination across the state caused by the company’s Mariner East pipeline construction project between 2018 and 2021.
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The movement to add an enviromental rights amendment to every state’s constitution
A longtime environmental leader is working to put the right to clean air and water and a healthy climate on par with other constitutionally guaranteed rights.
Study finds radioactive materials in waterways near treatment plants associated with fracking waste
Pitt and Duquesne University researchers found radium downstream of wastewater treatment plants that treat runoff from landfills that accept frack waste.
New sinkhole forms along Mariner East pipeline in Chester County
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is investigating a sinkhole along the Mariner East natural gas liquids pipeline in Chester County.
Historic African American-owned farm honored by state commission
In 1793, George Washington was in his second term as president and 72 years would need to pass before slavery was abolished. In Susquehanna County, Prince and Judith Perkins, free African Americans, were buying land.
A farm offers food, classes and a place to ‘just be’ in Pittsburgh’s Homewood neighborhood
In the fourth and final installment of our series, “Sowing Soil with Soul” in partnership with Soul Pitt Media, we visit the Oasis Farm & Fishery, which uses aquaponics with catfish to grow herbs.
Episode for July 7, 2023
Activists gathered to protest a rush of proposed drilling leases on Ohio public lands, including a beloved state park. In Pennsylvania, a program helps forest owners sustainably manage their lands and help mitigate climate change. And a project is seeking Pa. owners of former mineland for an effort to plant native trees and restore the forest. Plus, an urban farmer inspires healthy eating in Pittsburgh.
Forest owners look to the carbon market to help manage their trees
A program that started in Pennsylvania sells carbon credits on behalf of smaller family forest owners.
Norfolk Southern finishes soil remediation under East Palestine train tracks
Norfolk Southern has completed soil remediation under both tracks in East Palestine where the February train derailment took place.
Company seeks former mine lands for reforestation
Owners of formerly-mined lands now have a chance to transform their properties into young, healthy forests.
