A look back at environmental stories of 2020. Blaming the pandemic, some people doubt that a petrochemical boom will come to the Ohio Valley. The boom and bust of the coal industry means Appalachia needs new economic solutions to undo decades of neglect. And the massive protests against racial discrimination last year brought more attention to environmental justice.
We slow down and revisit some stories from 2020. Researchers hope to restore the iconic American chestnut with the help of genetic engineering. We take a hike that learn what to see and hear in winter. A car accident causes climate activists to hit "pause" and explore their feelings of anger and hope. An author discusses the last frontier of the farm-to-table movement: local flour.
Local communities take climate action, with the help of a state program. Scientists combat an invasive insect killing hemlocks by introducing a new beetle. The sounds of nature are good for our health.
The human costs of natural gas development: Residents say living next to the construction of a new natural gas power plant is causing distress, while neighbors of a planned liquified natural gas export terminal are worried about risks of explosions. Advocates lay out a new agenda for the Lake Erie Watershed.
Meat from wild game shot with lead bullets pose a risk to hunters, and families who eat the meat donated to food banks. The Trump administration will sell leases to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Can Biden stop it? How will Biden's climate plan fare in Pennsylvania?
We revisit stories about native plants: Saving a plant so rare, few have seen it, gardening with native plants and how an invasive shrub and foraging mice could be bad for forests. Our reporter seeks refuge from the upheaval of 2020 on a 70-mile hike. Residents speak out after a string of bad air days in Allegheny County.
Calls for a reimagined Civilian Conservation Corps to solve today's problems. Researchers to develop a Lyme disease vaccine, while the tick's range increases, including in urban parks. Pa bills to loosen rules for pollution reporting and conventional drilling. Federal charges against the Pittsburgh water agency.
Kathy Knauer was given The Distinguished Alumni Award for Teaching and Dissemination for her efforts as the head of The Allegheny Front for more than 25 years.
What Biden’s win means for the environment and climate change. Students hold a climate action summit, while youth in coal country contemplate their future without coal. Kids living near industrial plants in Allegheny County have nearly triple the rate of asthma of kids nationwide. A "Marshall Plan" for Appalachia.
