Could district steam systems provide a climate solution? Philadelphia Gas Works says no
Two century-old heating systems in Philadelphia are competing for business: A gas utility and a steam system to be powered by renewables.
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How the fungi beneath our feet help decide the trees overhead
A lawsuit over a plan to regenerate oaks in the Wayne National Forest cites mycorrhizal fungi as evidence that the plan won't work. We find out why.
Former Pa. environment secretary to lead green lobbying group
Patrick McDonnell stepped down as DEP secretary in July. He will now lead PennFuture.
Pennsylvania recreation, conservation projects get historic boost
The $90 million grant round, the largest single investment into recreation and conservation, will go toward 330 projects across the state.
Flight 93 Crashed Among Coal Mines. Treating the Water There Was No Ordinary Project
Treatment ponds were the answer to a problem that briefly threatened the creation of the memorial itself. How they came to be still carries weight for the people involved in the work.
DEP hears concerns over evaporator at landfill that processes frack waste
Residents and others are concerned that radiation from fracking waste treated at the landfill will end up in the evaporator's air emissions.
Pennsylvania environmental group pushing for air quality monitors in environmental justice communities
Clean Air Council wants monitors in public areas in communities in Delaware County that have poor air quality so residents can start "talking to each other about what’s happening."
Residents oppose plan to build second fracking waste injection well in Pittsburgh suburb
Residents who say the first injection well polluted groundwater oppose an EPA permit for another injection well next to it.
Episode for August 19, 2022
A new study finds children living near fracking sites in Pa. are at an increased risk of leukemia. Meanwhile, Energy Transfer is held criminally responsible for the damage done during the construction of its Mariner East pipeline. And, a small group of workers is getting rid of the invasive plants in a Pittsburgh park…and they have four legs. Plus, a landmark climate law was signed by President Biden this week. A high school student says we should thank the activists, not the politicians.
Goats do the hard work at South Side Park
Goats have been eating invasive plants along the steep slopes of South Side Park in Pittsburgh for years. Now, native trees are being planted.
