U.S. Steel agrees to $1.5 M fine for air pollution violations at Edgar Thomson steel plant

Reid FrazierMay 17, 2022

The fines are for air violations including failing to maintain pollution control equipment and leaving doors open, allowing pollution to escape.

Environmental JusticePollution

Leah Thomas is trying to build an intersectional environmental movement

Kara HolsoppleMay 13, 2022

The social media influencer and author says the people most impacted should be at the center of environmental policy decisions and education.

Environmental JusticeYour Environment Update

Pennsylvania is revising its environmental justice policy. Here’s what’s changing

WHYYMarch 18, 2022

The new policy could consider things like education level, English language proficiency, and air and water quality to define environmental justice communities.

Environmental Justice

How the birding community is working for racial and environmental justice

John WeberMarch 18, 2022

Tykee James' love of birds led him to help organize Black Birders Week and advocate for more accessible and equitable outdoor spaces.

ConservationEnvironmental Justice

As Pa. invests in electric vehicles, PennDOT vows to make driving them more accessible

Kiley KoscinskiFebruary 11, 2022

They want to prioritize projects that help lower-income drivers go electric lIke placing charging stations in neighborhoods with apartments and in rural areas.

Climate ChangeEnvironmental JusticeTransportation

Chesapeake Bay Foundation gets grant to help disadvantaged farmers

Gabriela MartínezJanuary 21, 2022

The program will help those who have historically been excluded from conservation assistance, such as Black and Indigenous farmers.

ConservationEnvironmental JusticeFood and Agriculture

1% of Pennsylvania farmers are people of color. Changing that could help solve an ag labor shortage

An-Li HerringJanuary 14, 2022

Most of Pennsylvania's farmers are white. But efforts are underway to bring more people of color into farming.

EconomyEnvironmental JusticeFood and Agriculture

FIRST PERSON: Denele Hughson, Grow Pittsburgh’s new executive director

Kara HolsoppleDecember 24, 2021

“Seeds and plants want to grow. That is their purpose. You just have to get the right conditions for it, and everyone can learn it.”

Environmental JusticeEssayFood and Agriculture

Meet the new leader of Pittsburgh’s clean air watchdog

Kara HolsoppleDecember 22, 2021

Patrick Campbell says GASP will focus on environmental justice and become more involved in communities that bear the burden of air pollution.

Environmental JusticePollutionYour Environment Update

Air pollution can alter our brains in ways that increase mental illness risk

Kristina MarusicNovember 18, 2021

Emerging research finds polluted air linked to mental health problems, leaving western Pennsylvania children and environmental justice communities at high risk.

Environmental JusticeHealthPollutionYour Environment Update