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.

ConservationCultureWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

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.

CultureHistoryYour Environment Update

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

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