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How volunteers are restoring Pennsylvania’s trails to withstand climate change

StateImpact Pennsylvania·August 14, 2025

Trail managers are rethinking management strategies as climate change brings more heavy rains, flooding and invasive species.

Climate Change Conservation Recreation Wild Pennsylvania

How to save energy and make your home more comfortable this winter

Rachel McDevitt·December 17, 2024

We have tips to save energy around the house and links to tax credits and rebates to make upgrades.

Economy Energy

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More than $40M heading to Pennsylvania farms to increase climate resilience

Rachel McDevitt·December 4, 2024

Climate-smart practices include planting trees alongside croplands, managing fertilizer use and reducing emissions from livestock and manure.

Climate Change Food and Agriculture

Pennsylvania sees record wildfires this fall

Rachel McDevitt·November 29, 2024

So far this year, 671 fires have burned more than 1,900 acres in Pennsylvania. DCNR says 99% of wildfires are caused by people, often through burning trash or yard debris.

Climate Change Wild Pennsylvania

Pa. communities start to see impact of federal climate spending, as election casts doubt on programs’ futures

Rachel McDevitt·October 31, 2024

More than $5.6 billion in federal funds have been awarded to hundreds of projects across the state. Republicans want to repeal climate funding.

2024 Election Climate Change Transportation

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Nuclear boosters, skeptics eyeing Three Mile Island restart

Rachel McDevitt·October 22, 2024

Labor, training and inspections are just some of the variables as TMI prepares to go back online, something no other nuclear plant has done after shutting down.

Economy Energy

Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward.

Rachel McDevitt·October 18, 2024

After the Homer City coal-fired power plant closed last year, residents of the Indiana County community are trying to make a go of tourism by cleaning up its legacy pollution.

Economy Energy Pollution Recreation Water

Pa. solar companies would need to plan for eventual cleanup under bill in state House

Rachel McDevitt·October 3, 2024

Under the bill, companies would have to prove they have enough money to cover 10% of cleanup costs before building, growing to 100% by the time the project is 25 years old.

Energy

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‘Life Waste’: A musical tour of food waste, cow manure and biogas

Rachel McDevitt·October 2, 2024

The exploration of transforming waste to renewable energy is illustrated through songs titled “Behold the Cow,” “Making Gas,” “Dirt” and “Recycling Song.”

Climate Change Energy Food and Agriculture

What can one person do about climate change? The food we (don’t) eat

Rachel McDevitt·September 27, 2024

If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. What you can do in your own home to reduce food waste.

Climate Change Food and Agriculture

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Flood disclosure bill to help home buyers recognize risks passes in Pa. House

Bill to create state-funded landslide and sinkhole insurance program passes in Pa. House

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