Your Environment Update

Should state parks be just about enjoying nature? Or should Pennsylvania follow its neighbors' lead and add things like private golf courses and water slides to the mix of outdoor activities?

To build its new petrochemical plant, Shell plans to buy pollution reduction credits from other companies in the region. But most of the credits will be from coal-fired power plants have already closed. So what gives?

A new photography exhibition from the Marcellus Shale Documentary Project explores the lives and landscapes transformed by Pennsylvania's fracking boom.

A national coalition of labor unions and environmental groups says its plan to improve the country's infrastructure will create thousands of jobs and a better environment.

There's no sugarcoating it—the coal industry is in a state of free fall. And thousands of laid-off miners are struggling to find a path forward.

Pennsylvania DEP Secretary John Quigley resigned Friday afternoon following a controversy over an email he sent to environmental groups.

Bring on cicada mania, because the 2016 'Brood V' class of bugs is already starting to emerge in southwestern Pennsylvania.

When you send your kids off to school in the morning you expect they’ll be safe. But a school safety group says environmental hazards in and around schools are often being overlooked.

A new study reveals part of the reason many Americans don't show much concern over climate change is because it's actually producing more pleasant weather—at least in the short term.

Though Bernie Sanders' bid for the Democratic nomination may fall short, his campaign has been successful in bringing attention to key issues—including fracking.