Activists look to outside researchers for answers on soil and water safety in East Palestine

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 24, 2023

We spoke with River Valley Organizing, an East Liverpool, Ohio nonprofit, about its effort to secure independent soil and water testing.

HealthTransportationWaterYour Environment Update

An environmental leader’s new memoir is inspired by the life and work of Rachel Carson

Kara HolsoppleFebruary 16, 2023

Patricia DeMarco's story reveals the strength found in adversity, purpose and the feeling of being at one with nature.

CultureYour Environment Update

Residents allowed back home near Ohio train derailment after air declared safe

Julie GrantFebruary 8, 2023

Residents were evacuated because of a 50-car train derailment that happened late Friday night near the Pennsylvania border.

PollutionTransportationWaterYour Environment Update

‘Advanced’ plastic recycling using high heat and chemicals is environmentally problematic, a new government study finds

James BruggersFebruary 1, 2023

Industry is pursuing various technologies to recycle plastic, but environmentalists say they only worsen environmental problems.

PollutionYour Environment Update

Test your home (or school) for radon to reduce lung cancer risk

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 26, 2023

Many Pennsylvanians are unknowingly exposed to the radioactive gas in their homes, but there’s something they can do about it.

HealthYour Environment Update

Help wanted: River Ice Spotters to keep an eye on potential flooding

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 20, 2023

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh is looking for volunteers to help identify hazardous river conditions like ice jams.

ConservationWaterYour Environment Update

DEP issues scathing report on the conventional oil and gas industry

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 13, 2023

DEP calls out the industry as having "a culture of noncompliance as an acceptable norm."

EnergyPollutionYour Environment Update

Groups, residents want EPA to protect Mon Valley from ‘unacceptably high’ levels of benzene pollution from U.S. Steel

Reid FrazierJanuary 4, 2023

Benzene, a known carcinogen, threatens ‘imminent danger’ to residents, the groups argue in a letter to EPA. They want action under the Clean Air Act.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

A wildlife biologist’s new birding guide brings everyone into the flock

Kara HolsoppleDecember 30, 2022

A co-organizer of Black Birders Week has written a new guide for people who love birds, and those who don’t know it yet.

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Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ turns 60. Why it still resonates

Kara HolsoppleDecember 23, 2022

The instant classic warned that chemicals could have unintended consequences on the environment. That same warning could be given today.

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