How Cities Are Planning to Survive Climate Change

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 5, 2018

Federal action on climate change has stalled, but there are places in America where it is still being taken seriously -- cities.

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The Healthy Benefits of Neighborhood Greenspace

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 5, 2018

In urban neighborhoods, trees could prove to be more than just a nicety, but a necessity, when it comes to people’s health.

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Industrial Strength: How the U.S. Government Hid Fracking’s Risks to Drinking Water

Neela BanerjeeDecember 1, 2017

A pivotal EPA study provided the rationale for exemptions that helped unleash the fracking boom. The science was suppressed to protect industry interests.

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Researcher Discusses Study that Links High Manganese Levels in Kids with Lower IQ

Kara HolsoppleNovember 9, 2017

The school district has a higher percentage of special education students than the state average. Could it be because of the manganese in the town's air?

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High Manganese in Children in East Liverpool Linked to Lower IQ

Kara HolsoppleNovember 3, 2017

East Liverpool school district has a higher percentage of special education students than the state average. Could it be because of the manganese in the town's air?

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Conflicting Decisions on Pipelines Frustrate Industry and Landowners

Marie CusickSeptember 22, 2017

A pipeline company condemned her land using the power of eminent domain, crippling her family’s maple syrup business.

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How a Health Crisis Created a Town Full of Environmentalists

Kara HolsoppleAugust 25, 2017

For decades, chemical companies used Toms River as their private dumping ground for their toxic waste. Then the town's residents started asking questions.

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Environmental Groups Score Legal Win in Longwall Mining Case

Marie CusickAugust 18, 2017

Two Pennsylvania environmental groups scored a legal victory in an ongoing challenge to the expansion of the largest underground coal mine in the U.S.

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Teens Earn and Learn While Educating Their Neighbors About Lead Exposure

Kara HolsoppleAugust 17, 2017

For some teenagers in Pittsburgh, a summer job means helping their community solve its problems with lead.

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If Climate Change Brings an Environmental Health Crisis, How Will Pittsburgh Respond?

Kara HolsoppleJuly 7, 2017

In 1948, twenty people died when thick smog settled over the small town of Donora, just south of Pittsburgh. Is the city prepared if it happens again?

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