Kamala Harris in front of a podium with flags and blue signage behind her, with a room full of people in the foreground.
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Pittsburgh on February 20, 2024 to announce $5.8 billion in funding for clean water projects nationwide. Photo: Oliver Morrison / 90.5 WESA

Episode for August 2, 2024

Now that Vice President Harris is on her way to becoming the Democratic nominee for president, how can she make sure people who care about climate change vote for her? Pennsylvania is looking for ways to create wildlife corridors so animals like bobcats and box turtles can safely move. Plus, a Pittsburgh environmental activist is celebrating a milestone for the grassroots lecture series she founded 12 years ago. We have stories about a new venture in Philadelphia that focuses on sustainable seafood, and how a researcher figured out lanternflies can hitch rides on vehicles, even ones going 60 miles per hour.

We have news about the Appalachia hydrogen hub and planting native vegetation along Pa. highways. 

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