How Miners With Black Lung Disease Are Navigating the Pandemic Caitlin TanSeptember 4, 2020 Living with Black Lung disease, a death sentence for coal miners, is devastating. COVID is making it worse. CoronavirusEnergyHealth
Is It Safe to Bring Your Reusable Bags Back to the Grocery Store? Julie GrantAugust 28, 2020 When the coronavirus pandemic hit, many grocery stores banned reusable bags. Now, with more known, reusables are making a comeback. CoronavirusHealth
Climate Change, Covid and Wildfires Are Making Farmworkers’ Jobs More Dangerous Kara HolsoppleAugust 28, 2020 Most people never met a farmworker, and haven’t seen the extraordinary conditions they work under, including smoke from wildfires and heat waves. Climate ChangeCoronavirusFood and AgricultureYour Environment Update
Some Environmental Science Research on Hold in Face of COVID-19 Anne DanahyAugust 21, 2020 Some of Penn State's climate and agricultural research is on hold, while others find a work-around during the pandemic. Climate ChangeConservationCoronavirus
Green Stimulus Proposal Calls for Departure from Legislative Business as Usual Rachel McDevittJuly 29, 2020 PennFuture calls for supporting nature-based tourism, agriculture and renewable energy and creating a modern-day Civilian Conservation Corps. CoronavirusEconomy
Shell Putting COVID Testing Site at Its Beaver County Cracker Reid FrazierJuly 17, 2020 Workers will be tested and get results within four hours. Five workers tested positive in the last week. CoronavirusEnergy
Coal Towns Were Counting on Recreation for New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit. Brittany PattersonJuly 2, 2020 Communities that invested in outdoor recreation and tourism as coal faded are hopeful that they'll make it through the pandemic. CoronavirusEconomyRecreation
Mineworkers’ Unions Sue Trump Administration Over Lack of COVID-19 Safety Rules Reid FrazierJune 19, 2020 Unions say coal miners are at a high risk for COVID-19 because of cramped quarters and exposure to silica and diesel emissions. CoronavirusEnergy
PA DEP Faces Flat Funding to Start Next Fiscal Year Rachel McDevittMay 29, 2020 DEP was hoping to add more staff, but now funding may remain flat due to revenue losses from the coronavirus shutdown. CoronavirusPolitics
How the Coronavirus Is Impacting 4 Environmental Issues Kara HolsoppleMay 22, 2020 From less traffic to more plastic, how the coronavirus shut-down has impacted Pittsburgh. Climate ChangeCoronavirusEnergy
