Tree of Heaven Creates Hell for Native Forests
The tree from A Tree Grows in Brooklyn? Turns out it's an aggressive colonizer.
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Piping Plovers Nest in Pennsylvania for First Time in 60 Years
Something happened this year at Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie that hasn't happened in Pennsylvania since 1955. Welcome home, piping plovers!
The Gross Gatherings: A Climate Fight on Chicago’s South Side
Cheryl Watson lives in the house where she grew up and doesn’t want to leave. But regular and...
One City is Transforming a Highway into a “Pop-Up Forest”
When highways and other old infrastructure are no longer needed, cities around the country are finding innovative new uses. Akron, Ohio is temporarily turning its underused Innerbelt into a "pop-up forest."
Why Big Industry is Paying Small Farmers to Cut Pollution in the Ohio River
Some water quality advocates say getting industrial polluters to pay for farm runoff prevention projects is an innovative way to control water pollution. But critics argue it's just another pay-to-pollute scheme.
Ohio River Communities are Still Coping with Teflon’s Toxic Legacy
Though the toxic chemical found in Teflon is no longer made in the U.S., residents in the Ohio River Headwaters region are still dealing with dangerous levels of C8 in their drinking water.
Shell’s Pennsylvania Chemical Plant Brings Hope for Jobs, Fear of Pollution
Shell’s ethane cracker is scheduled to begin construction later this year. Many in the region worry what impact the plant--and others that might be built in the future--will have on the region’s air.
Sunoco Halts Drilling in Chester County Where Pipeline Construction Damaged Drinking Water Wells
Sunoco has agreed to halt drilling operations related to the Mariner East 2 pipeline construction in Chester County where several dozen residents have been without water for the past week.
Is Fracking an Environmental Justice Issue?
Pennsylvania’s environmental justice program was created before the state’s fracking boom began. So none of the state’s more than 10,000 shale gas wells were ever subject to it. Some environmentalists think it’s time that changes.
Can the Recreation Economy Help Revitalize Small Towns on the Ohio River?
As towns on the Ohio River struggle to rebuild their economies, should they be trying to attract more industry or pushing to make the Ohio a recreation destination?
