Temple researchers to study how drinking water from private wells impacts children’s health

Zoë ReadMay 19, 2023

Participants in the study will receive a treatment system or a placebo device to assess the correlation between water quality and health.

HealthPollutionWater

Pittsburgh media outlets collaborate to cover air quality misinformation in SW Pa.

Kara HolsoppleMay 19, 2023

Seven media outlets have teamed up to cover one of the biggest environmental stories of our region: air pollution. We talk to The Incline about the series.

PollutionYour Environment Update

How EPA’s proposed power plant rules could impact Pennsylvania

WHYYMay 19, 2023

The proposal comes as the dangerous impacts of human-caused climate change become increasingly clear.

Climate ChangeEnergyPollution

Three months after the East Palestine derailment, deep anxiety lingers

The Ohio NewsroomMay 16, 2023

East Palestine residents still grapple with physical and psychological impacts in the wake of the traumatic event.

HealthNewsPollutionTransportation

New research supports Pennsylvania’s inclusion in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Inside Climate NewsMay 15, 2023

By joining RGGI, Pennsylvania could speed its pace in cutting carbon emissions, raise new revenue and boost the use of renewable fuel.

Climate ChangeEnergyPoliticsPollution

Environmental groups sue Shell over air pollution violations at its cracker plant

Julie GrantMay 11, 2023

They want strict penalties and a stop to what they call illegal releases of pollution. The plant violated its permit a dozen times since last summer.

EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom

Shell’s air pollution problems have some in Beaver County questioning its ability to be a good neighbor

Reid FrazierMay 11, 2023

Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County has had air pollution problems since it started up in the fall. Now, some of its supporters are beginning to question its ability to be a good neighbor.

EnergyHealthPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom

A new book looks at cancer prevention through reducing our exposure to chemicals

Kara HolsoppleMay 10, 2023

The book profiles doctors, researchers, business owners and advocates working to protect the public from chemicals in our everyday lives.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Developer pulls the plug on Clinton County power plant

WVIAMay 5, 2023

The gas-fired power plant would have been the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in Pennsylvania.

EnergyPollution

The Phosphorus Paradox: We use it to grow food, but it’s poisoning our water

Points NorthMay 3, 2023

Phosphorus, a key ingredient in agricultural fertilizers, is fueling harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update