Your Environment Update Archives

Are the Environmental Cops on the Beat?

Julie Grant·February 27, 2019

New data show Trump's EPA has fewer inspections, civil penalties and criminal cases against polluters than in decades past.

News Podcasts Politics Pollution Your Environment Update

Despite Radium in Road De-Icer, Ohio Considers Easing Rules

Julie Grant·February 15, 2019

The product, AquaSalina, which uses gas drilling brine, was found to contain radioactivity. Ohio lawmakers considering a bill that would loosen regulations.

Energy Pollution Your Environment Update

America’s Freshwater is Getting Saltier. And That’s Not Good.

Kara Holsopple·February 15, 2019

Contributing to the problem is all that rock salt we put on sidewalks and roads.

Climate Change Pollution Water Your Environment Update

Study: Healthier Diets Lower in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Lester Graham·February 13, 2019

Many people assume a healthy diet is also good for the environment. According to a new study, they might be right.

Climate Change Food and Agriculture Your Environment Update

Climate Change is Scary. Here’s How to Talk to Kids About It.

Kara Holsopple·January 30, 2019

Skip the doomsday talk. Focus on the positive things that people are doing.

Climate Change Your Environment Update

PFAS – What is this Stuff? And Why Should You Care?

Lester Graham·January 25, 2019

They are known as forever chemicals, and you almost certainly have them in your home and body.

Health Pollution Your Environment Update

Climate Change in Pennsylvania: A Look Back at 2018 and Ahead at 2019

Marie Cusick·January 18, 2019

Among the issues for 2019: propping up Pennsylvania’s struggling nuclear industry, a source of carbon-free energy.

Climate Change Politics Your Environment Update

It Was the Biggest Climate Conference Since Paris. Here’s What Happened.

Reid Frazier·January 3, 2019

In spite of President Trump’s opposition, the rest of the world is still working on solving the climate crisis.

Climate Change Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

What’s at Stake Under the New Trump Water Rule?

Julie Grant·December 20, 2018

The latest regulatory rollback would eliminate federal protections for more than half of the nations wetlands and nearly a fifth of streams.

Podcasts Politics Water Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

How Air Pollution Widens the Income Gap

Kara Holsopple·December 15, 2018

Air pollution contributes to the widening gap between Pittsburgh's haves and have nots.

Economy Hazardous to Your Health Pollution Your Environment Update

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