Can capitalism save the planet from a climate crisis?

Susan PhillipsApril 27, 2023

Reporter Susan Phillips headed to Israel to find out what technology driven by capitalism can do to help us prepare for a warming future.

Climate ChangeEconomyTechnology

Pa. to get $6 million in grants for climate change planning from EPA

Rachel McDevittApril 21, 2023

The federal money will help smaller Pennsylvania communities with fewer resources create climate change plans.

Climate Change

Pa. green group highlights renewable energy projects in all 67 counties

Rachel McDevittApril 21, 2023

PennEnvironment says the map shows the path forward for Pennsylvania to get to 100 percent locally-produced, renewable energy.

Climate ChangeEnergy

The Ohio River ranks 2nd on America’s most endangered list, according to conservation group

Kara HolsoppleApril 18, 2023

Legacy industrial pollution, petrochemical production, and climate change are some of the reasons for the designation.

Climate ChangeConservationWaterYour Environment Update

Pa. lawmaker launches new attempt to allow community solar

Rachel McDevittApril 14, 2023

Community solar lets people subscribe to an offsite solar project and get credit on their electricity bills for the extra power produced by the panels.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Homer City — Pa.’s largest coal-fired power plant — will close in July

Reid FrazierApril 5, 2023

The announcement means all five of the state’s remaining coal plants are slated to be shut down or converted to natural gas by 2028.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Spring arrived early for some this year. And it’s complicated

Kara HolsoppleMarch 16, 2023

Climate change is making record-breaking early springs more likely. There are downsides and some upsides, too.

Climate ChangeConservationYour Environment Update

Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal includes Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Rachel McDevittMarch 8, 2023

The proposed budget assumes Pennsylvania will charge power plants for carbon dioxide pollution, raising more than $600 million in the next year. 

Climate ChangePolitics

Study to look at flooding and health outcomes in 2 predominantly Black Pittsburgh neighborhoods

Jillian ForstadtMarch 7, 2023

Researchers received about $1.35 million from the U.S. EPA to study basement flooding in Homewood and the Hill District, as climate change worsens storms.

Climate ChangeEnvironmental Justice

Electric grid reliability is questioned by Pennsylvania lawmakers

Rachel McDevittMarch 7, 2023

When a winter storm hit around Christmas, natural gas and coal power plants failed to respond when called up, causing outages in Pennsylvania.

Climate ChangeEnergy