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RiverWise Brings Sustainability to Beaver County

Kara HolsoppleDecember 13, 2019

Daniel Rossi-Keen, the group's executive director, says the debate around the ethane cracker being built in his county is predictable. Instead of being for or against it, his group is ready to "do the hard work of developing healthy and creative community together."

CultureGood RiverThe Coming Chemical BoomWaterYour Environment Update

How Much Green infrastructure Will Be Included in ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Upgrade to Prevent Sewage Overflows?

PublicSourceDecember 13, 2019

The agency's preliminary analysis shows green infrastructure is more expensive to use to prevent sewage entering rivers than pipes and other gray infrastructure in most locations.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

New Book from Longtime Environmentalist Offers Advice to the New Generation Solving the Climate Crisis

Kara HolsoppleDecember 6, 2019

Larry Schweiger says the next generation of leaders needs to understand what they're facing so they can be more equipped to fight.

Climate ChangeYour Environment Update

What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies? We Talk with Obama’s Chief Climate Negotiator

Reid FrazierDecember 4, 2019

Now that President Trump has announced the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, does Todd Stern think there's any hope for meaningful action on climate change?

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After the Murray Energy Bankruptcy, What’s the Future of Coal?

Reid FrazierNovember 20, 2019

Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, gave President Trump an 'action plan' to save coal. So now what?

EnergyPodcastsYour Environment Update

AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

StateImpact PennsylvaniaNovember 13, 2019

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project, which has a long track record of drilling mud spills, fines and regulatory shutdowns.

EnergyFollow the PipelinePoliticsYour Environment Update

Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks for Two Obama-Era Coal Pollution Rules

Reid FrazierNovember 4, 2019

The rules include an extension for the closure of unlined coal ash lagoons. A recent study has shown more than 90% of these sites are leaking arsenic and other toxins at levels exceeding EPA health standards.

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Native American Leaders Turn to Solar to Power Their Communities

Andy KubisNovember 1, 2019

Indigenous communities are using the power of the sun to transition away from fossil fuels and fight pipeline construction.

CultureEnergyEnvironmental JusticeYour Environment Update

New Report Finds Chemicals of Concern in Local Drinking Water

Kara HolsoppleNovember 1, 2019

The report analyzed 32 million state water records from public drinking water systems across the country. Just add a zip code to find your community.

HealthWaterYour Environment Update

What You Need to Know About PA GOP’s Pro-Gas Bills

Kara HolsoppleOctober 17, 2019

Energize PA's most controversial bill would remove permitting authority from DEP and put it in the hands of a politically-appointed commission.

EnergyPoliticsYour 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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