Poison Hemlock, A Toxic, Invasive Plant, Is Popping Up In Pennsylvania

Sarah KovashJuly 12, 2019

It's spreading rapidly along roadsides, pastures and disturbed land.

ConservationHealthWild Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania environmental regulators move to shut down Erie Coke plant

Marie CusickJuly 1, 2019

Erie Coke has a lengthy history of environmental violations. DEP plans to reject their application for a new permit.

HealthPollution

Washington County parents want deeper look into fracking’s link to cancer cases

Reid FrazierJune 28, 2019

Despite the state declaring no cancer cluster, parents want answers.

EnergyHealth

U.S. Steel, Allegheny County have a draft agreement on pollution violations

Reid FrazierJune 28, 2019

The company agreed to $2.7 million in fines and pollution upgrades estimated to cost $200 million. The deal does not affect lawsuit over pollution from Dec. 24 fire.

HealthPollution

PA Lyme disease bill could include comprehensive coverage

Brett SholtisJune 21, 2019

Patients with chronic Lyme disease want a bill passed to cover long-term treatments for their disease.

HealthWildlife

Report details PFAS contamination near Pittsburgh airport that ‘likely’ extends beyond military base boundaries

PublicSourceMay 31, 2019

PFAS chemicals are linked to a variety of health concerns like low birthweight, thyroid problems and cancer.

HealthWaterYour Environment Update

Study: Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks Increasing in Pennsylvania

Steph KraneMay 17, 2019

Looking at more than a century of tick samples, researchers say the reforesting of Pennsylvania has led to the increase of blacklegged ticks.

ConservationHealthWild Pennsylvania

Poll: Most Pennsylvanians Think Climate Change is Major Public Health Risk

Marie CusickMay 17, 2019

They are more likely than any time in the past decade to believe climate change is happening and that it's impacting their lives.

Climate ChangeHealth

State: No cancer cluster in Washington County school district

Reid FrazierApril 24, 2019

The higher-than-expected rates of a rare bone cancer at Cannon-McMillan School District weren’t “statistically significant.”

Health

New Book Looks at the Health Hazards of Breathing Dirty Air Around the World

Kara HolsoppleApril 17, 2019

Journalist Beth Gardiner travels to places like China, India and Poland to examine the impacts of toxic air, and the possible solutions for fixing a global health crisis.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update