Grandma Gatewood’s epic Appalachian Trail hike
1955, 67-year old Emma "Grandma" Gatewood became the first woman solo thru-hiker on the Appalachian Trail. She would go on to do it two more times.
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Alcoa’s Australian refineries drove flight from two towns, and its waste threatens a third
Some residents say toxic dust from Alcoa's three sprawling industrial facilities along the southwestern coast of Australia is making them sick.
How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire
A one-of-a-kind ecosystem lies above the bauxite Alcoa says it needs for its future. The company’s request to expand mining in Australia is drawing objections from scientists and the land’s original inhabitants.
A former gravel mine in Erie County gets a second chance as forestland
The 100-acre site in Erie County is being reforested through a partnership between the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and the nonprofit Bosland Growth.
Pa. Senate bill would cut impact fees for communities that restrict fracking
Former DEP secretary, David Hess, explains why he says a Senate bill is meant to punish communities that try to protect their health and environment from fracking impacts.
EPA terminates $15M climate justice grant to Pittsburgh and Philly non-profits
Landforce and its partners planned to expand their workforce development efforts in landscaping and upcycling wood waste. Now their funding is gone.
Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’
A former EPA official warns exemption for some coal-fired power plants could be the first step toward gutting pollution rules for all plants.
Points North: Bear Trouble
When a black bear woke up from hibernation in the middle of winter and attacked three people and a dog, researchers were left with one question: Why?
Renewables surpass coal on Mid-Atlantic electric grid
The surge in renewables is driven by solar, which now generates nearly 14% of the energy in the regional grid that serves Pennsylvania.
Double the solar energy coming soon to Pittsburgh International Airport
The airport has its own microgrid, powered by natural gas and solar produced on-site. It was the first airport in the world to do so.
