A nature poet grapples with life at the edge of the climate crisis 

Kara HolsoppleDecember 23, 2022

Penn State professor Todd Davis has a new book of poetry that explores the damage that people have done to each other and nature.

Climate ChangeConservationCultureWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Get to know trees on a winter walk with Tree Pittsburgh

Kara HolsoppleDecember 16, 2022

Become a nature detective this winter to learn to identify trees by their shapes, seed pods and branch patterns.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

Ohio bill to spur fracking in state parks and forests heads to governor’s office

Julie GrantDecember 16, 2022

The bill has raised fears that Ohio agencies will be required to lease state-owned parks, forests, preserves and universities to fracking.

ConservationEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

What you need to know about the massive gas leak in Cambria County

Kara HolsoppleNovember 30, 2022

The massive natural gas leak at a storage facility near Johnstown ranks up there with some of the biggest in recent memory.

Climate ChangeEnergyPollutionYour Environment Update

‘Gasland’ driller will pay millions for new water system in Dimock

Susan PhillipsNovember 30, 2022

Cabot Oil and Gas pleaded no contest to criminal charges and will pay $16.29 million for a water system, ending a 14-year saga.

EnergyPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

How Pennsylvania hunters and anglers could help shift climate policy

Kara HolsoppleNovember 25, 2022

The National Wildlife Federation is betting the sporting community can influence decision-makers on policies that fight climate change and preserve habitats for fish and game animals.

Climate ChangeConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

How facing your fears about the climate crisis is better for you and the planet

Kara HolsoppleNovember 25, 2022

An author and researcher on mental health and ecological destruction says a kind of internal activism is needed to solve the climate crisis.

Climate ChangeHealthYour Environment Update

How the $2 billion in tax credits Gov. Wolf signed into law will benefit natural gas

Kara HolsoppleNovember 18, 2022

We dig into how the tax credits will encourage natural gas drilling, why Wolf and Democrats supported it, and how hydrogen fits in.

EconomyEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

Report concludes industry is not doing enough to clean up coal ash dumps

Kara HolsoppleNovember 4, 2022

The report by advocacy groups concludes that 96 percent of coal plants are not planning to effectively clean up coal ash dumps covered by a federal rule.

EnergyPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

The future of the Clean Water Act: How it might be limited and how it could be improved 

Kara HolsoppleOctober 28, 2022

The landmark legislation passed by Congress in 1972 isn’t perfect, but its scope may be limited by an upcoming Supreme Court decision.

Environmental JusticeWaterYour Environment Update