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A red, black and tan spotted lanternfly specimen in a test tube.

Help wanted: Collect spotted lanternflies so scientists can track them

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 11, 2024

Researchers from Saint Vincent College and Chatham University aim to build an archive to learn about invasive spotted lanternflies in western Pennsylvania over time.

ConservationWildlifeYour Environment Update

How are Pennsylvania’s lawmakers doing when it comes to the environment?

Reid FrazierSeptember 4, 2024

The Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania's scorecard rates each legislator's vote on bills that the group considers pro or anti-environmental.

2024 ElectionClimate ChangeEnergyPoliticsYour Environment Update

Study: Fossil fuel workers have skills for clean energy jobs but might have to move

Danish BajwaAugust 29, 2024

While workers in the coal, gas and oil industries have the right skills, future clean energy jobs might not be coming to places like Appalachia.

EconomyEnergyYour Environment Update

Silhouette of people from behind, seated, watching a black and while image of a worker projected on a wall

Community attends ‘Calling Hours,’ a memorial for its deceased coal plant

Julie GrantAugust 28, 2024

A coal-fired power plant closed during the pandemic. A performance brought the community together to say goodbye.

CultureEnergyYour Environment Update

Study Finds Fewer Greenspaces in Historically Redlined Cities

Kara HolsoppleAugust 28, 2024

Researchers found that urban neighborhoods lack greenspace today because of a specific government policy enacted over 80 years ago.

Climate ChangeEnvironmental JusticeHistoryYour Environment Update

The new tax credits for home solar and energy efficiency you might not know about

Kara HolsoppleAugust 23, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act invests big in clean energy, including tax breaks for energy efficiency and clean energy at home.

Climate ChangeEnergyYour Environment Update

An Indigenous scientist wants us to look at conservation differently

Kara HolsoppleAugust 16, 2024

Jessica Hernandez says Indigenous science and knowledge can make conservation more holistic and help us solve our toughest environmental problems.

ConservationCultureYour Environment Update

A woman in a red hard hat and orange vest smiles through a large frame decorated with multi-colored pieces of plastic.

A Pittsburgh-area teacher finds plastic and inspiration on a Lake Erie research expedition

Kara HolsoppleAugust 9, 2024

After a week-long expedition, 5th-grade Franklin Regional teacher Brienne May says she's better equipped to teach real-world science: "To see how questions are asked, how data is analyzed...and how obstacles are overcome."

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

A small turtle on yellow lines in the middle of a road

A new report recommends ways to keep Pennsylvania wildlife and drivers safe

Kara HolsoppleAugust 2, 2024

Wildlife corridors connect species with habitat and prevent vehicle collisions. Corridors can be anything from culverts or bridges to a series of connected land.

Climate ChangeConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

A new book provides hope for restoring the atmosphere from climate pollution

Kara HolsoppleJuly 26, 2024

Climate scientist Rob Jackson tells the stories of people cutting emissions and trying to remove greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere.

Climate ChangeTechnologyYour Environment Update

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2024 Election

What Pennsylvania voters say about the environment

Longtime environmental official on Pennsylvania election results: People will need to be ‘as tenacious as the industry’

What can we expect from a Trump administration? Our reporters weigh in.

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