Pennsylvanians Tell EPA, We Need More Controls on Methane, Not Less

Julie GrantOctober 18, 2019

“I feel that it’s important that everyone knows how the industry is affecting everyone’s health, the planet, and our children."

Climate ChangeEnvironmental JusticeHealthNewsPollution

Erie Activists Keep Pressure on a Polluting Coke Plant in Their Community

Ed MahonOctober 11, 2019

Mike Campbell and Sister Pat Lupo started Hold Erie Coke Accountable to keep an eye on the plant. DEP tried to shut it down due to violations, but a court order is keeping it open.

Hazardous to Your HealthHealthPollution

Environmental Groups Secure Air Protections at Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant

Julie GrantSeptember 24, 2019

The groups will drop their appeal of the plant's air permit in exchange for additional monitoring and disclosures. If built, the Ohio plant would be similar to Shell's cracker in Pa., shown above.

EnergyPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom

How did fracking contaminants end up in the Mon River? A loophole in the law might be to blame

Reid FrazierSeptember 11, 2019

Fracking pollutants went to a landfill, through a sewage treatment plant and into the Mon River.

EnergyPollutionWater

West Chester bag ban sends message to Pa lawmakers

Emily PontecorvoSeptember 6, 2019

Middle schoolers pushed for the ban, despite a state law prohibiting local plastic bans until next year.

PoliticsPollution

Groups Sue U.S. Steel Over Emissions Data

Reid FrazierAugust 26, 2019

The lawsuit alleges the company withheld required pollution data after a fire on Christmas Eve.

Hazardous to Your HealthPollution

California v. Trump

Reid FrazierAugust 16, 2019

No state has been more successful in the resistance against Trump's environmental rollbacks than California.

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Residents, workers air their responses to U.S. Steel settlement

Reid FrazierJuly 31, 2019

The $2.7 million settlement is to resolve air pollution violations at the Clairton plant over the past two years.

Environmental JusticePollution

Dr. Karen Hacker Leaves a Legacy of Success and Criticism at the Allegheny County Health Department

Kara HolsoppleJuly 26, 2019

Dr. Hacker wins praise for her tackling of chronic diseases, but some say her efforts to improve air quality weren't enough.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

Bringing Together Monet, Pissaro and Air Pollution

Jack AustinJuly 19, 2019

The Carnegie Museum of Art's exhibit, "Monet and the Modern City," connects the industrial landscape of the 19th century with today's air pollution.

CulturePollution