This Philly drag show tackles climate change — on ice

WHYYMarch 3, 2023

The show is a camp comedy about climate change by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret, a queer arts organization in Philly.

Climate ChangeCulture

Interior Secretary visits Pittsburgh area home to tout Biden abandoned well money

Reid FrazierFebruary 9, 2023

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law sets aside $4.7 billion to clean up the country's 2 million abandoned wells. Pennsylvania has more than any other state.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Claim that Pa. climate program was unlawfully delayed is moot, court says

Rachel McDevittJanuary 26, 2023

The opinion in this case doesn’t affect Pa.’s attempt to join RGGI, a program among 11 eastern states to cut CO2 emissions from power plants.

Climate ChangeEnergy

The modest heat pump could be a climate solution, but getting them into houses will be hard

Reid FrazierJanuary 20, 2023

What electric vehicles are for transportation, heat pumps could be for heating homes. But it will take some convincing. 

Climate ChangeEnergy

Lancaster nonprofit launches local carbon credit program

Rachel McDevittJanuary 6, 2023

It aims to give people and businesses a way to take responsibility for their greenhouse gas emissions while helping their neighbors.

Climate Change

Climate change is threatening wildflowers, Carnegie Museum research shows

Jillian ForstadtJanuary 6, 2023

A warming climate means spring comes earlier, triggering trees to leaf out sooner and leaving wildflowers with a shorter window of sunlight.

Climate ChangeConservationWild Pennsylvania

Postal Service commits to 100 percent electric vehicle replacement beginning in 2026

Susan PhillipsJanuary 6, 2023

After facing lawsuits from states including Pa., the U.S. Postal Service will have one of the largest electric vehicle fleets in the nation.  

Climate ChangeTransportation

In Pa., climate change can increase flooding risk. This community is seeking solutions

Rachel McDevittDecember 30, 2022

In Middletown, Pa., flooding is happening where it never happened before. Now, it's looking for answers. One solution could be in Iowa.

Climate ChangeWater

The race is on (again) to build out a low-carbon hydrogen economy

Reid FrazierDecember 30, 2022

Companies in Appalachia are hoping federal funds will help develop 'blue' hydrogen power made from natural gas. But will it reduce carbon emissions enough?

Climate ChangeEconomy

A nature poet grapples with life at the edge of the climate crisis 

Kara HolsoppleDecember 23, 2022

Penn State professor Todd Davis has a new book of poetry that explores the damage that people have done to each other and nature.

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