Gas vs. Electric Stoves? A Kitchen Expert Weighs In.

Julie GrantFebruary 26, 2021

As a growing number of cities ban natural gas in new construction, we asked a kitchen expert what she thinks of gas versus electric stoves.

Climate ChangeEnergyHealth

The Gas Industry Is Fighting the Phase Out of Fossil Fuels by Targeting Your Gas Stove

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 26, 2021

The natural gas industry wants you to keep using gas stoves as a growing number of cities ban gas in new construction.

Climate ChangeEnergyHealthYour Environment Update

Environmental Group Starts Air Quality Educational Program For Teens

Sydney RoachFebruary 12, 2021

GASP is looking for teens for their new program pairing high school students in Allegheny County with peers in Birmingham, Ala. Both cities have historically poor air quality.

HealthPollution

What You Need to Know About Air Quality Improvements in Allegheny County

Reid FrazierFebruary 5, 2021

We have the details about which air quality standards Allegheny County now meets, how these gains were made, and if they will last.

Hazardous to Your HealthHealthPollutionYour Environment Update

For the First Time Ever, Allegheny County Meets Federal Air Quality Standards

Reid FrazierJanuary 29, 2021

All eight monitors met the standards, including the most polluted one near the Clairton Coke Works.

HealthPollution

Groups Sue EPA over Coal Plant Air Pollution in Indiana County

Reid FrazierDecember 23, 2020

The lawsuit is challenging a plan to allow spikes of sulfur dioxide at two power plants. Even at low levels, SO2 can affect asthmatics in as little as two minutes.

EnergyHealthPollution

State Gives $2.5 Million to Pitt to Study Health Impacts of Fracking

Rachel McDevittDecember 23, 2020

Pitt Public Health will conduct two studies, including a possible relationship to childhood cancers in southwestern Pa.

HealthPollution

Study: Pa. Heart Failure Patients Near Fracking More Likely to be Hospitalized

Reid FrazierDecember 21, 2020

A new study found heart failure patients living near fracking operations were more likely to be hospitalized than those farther away.

EnergyHealth

In a Noisy World, Our Brains Still Need the Sounds of Nature

Kerry KleinDecember 18, 2020

Next time you’re outside, turn off your car, stop talking and listen. What you hear might just be good for you.

HealthRecreation

Fears for Safety and Climate Surround LNG Export Terminal Planned on the Delaware River

Susan PhillipsDecember 11, 2020

What scares people the most is transporting flammable LNG 200 miles along the I-95 corridor through densely populated areas.

Climate ChangeEnergyHealth