Group Looks to Turn Pa General Assembly Blue to Make Progress on the Environment

Kara HolsoppleOctober 23, 2020

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives has been controlled by the GOP for a decade. Environmentalists say to solve the climate crisis and clean up the state’s air and water, that has to change. 

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High Waters, Hazardous Cargo: The Complicated Job of Keeping Waterways Safe in the Ohio Watershed

Alexandra KanikOctober 23, 2020

Extreme weather has been cited more and more frequently as a contributing cause in serious marine accidents at a time when shipping of hazardous materials like crude oil is increasing.

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Along Mariner East pipelines, secrecy and a patchwork of emergency plans leave many at risk and in the dark

Spotlight PAOctober 15, 2020

Despite being one of the most controversial projects in Pennsylvania history, many emergency managers and others along the route cannot confidently answer one pressing question: Are we prepared?

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How Will Climate and Environmental Cases Fare on a 6-3 Conservative Supreme Court?

Reid FrazierOctober 2, 2020

Not good, says our guest. Climate action could be stymied and Trump's environmental rollbacks could be given the go-ahead.

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What Do You Want Elected Officials To Do About Climate Change?

Rachel McDevittSeptember 25, 2020

StateImpact and The Allegheny Front want to know what type of action you're looking for from elected officials to address climate change.

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What Losing RBG Means for the Environment

Reid FrazierSeptember 25, 2020

“The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could shake the foundation of America's bedrock environmental laws, leaving a chasm on the bench where once sat an environmental champion.”

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Pittsburgh’s Largest Buildings Are Now Public

PublicSourceSeptember 25, 2020

The City of Pittsburgh released the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of more than 400 of the city’s largest buildings for the first time. The city hopes transparency will make them cleaner.

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Why the Trump Administration is Rolling Back a Climate Rule that Big Oil Actually Likes

Reid FrazierSeptember 11, 2020

In gutting an Obama-era rule to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas wells, EPA wants to make it harder to regulate the industry in the future.

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Appalachia Coalition Creates Blueprint for Sustainable, Equitable Future

Kara HolsoppleSeptember 11, 2020

Reimagine Appalachia breaks away from fossil fuels, to build a carbon neutral economy with racial equity and good paying jobs.

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Why a Coalition of Labor Unions and Environmental Groups Endorsed Joe Biden 

Julie GrantSeptember 4, 2020

The BlueGreen Alliance sees the reelection of Donald Trump as an "existential threat," while Joe Biden has put "good paying jobs" at the center of his climate plan.

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