Mountain Valley Pipeline’s completion delayed again, builder says

Curtis TateMay 29, 2024

Equitrans Midstream is still doing hydrostatic testing. A section of the pipeline ruptured earlier this month during testing.

EnergyPollutionYour Environment Update

Your Lawn Is an ‘Ecological Deadzone.’ The Case For Replacing It with Native Plants

Kara HolsoppleMay 21, 2024

Entomologist Doug Tallamy says ditching half of our lawn space could make room for planet-saving biodiversity.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

New film takes on aquatic invasives in Pennsylvania’s natural areas

Julie GrantMay 15, 2024

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy travels to three watersheds to feature invasive plants and fish and what people can do to prevent their spread.

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Activists celebrate as plans for a chemical recycling plant are canceled

Kara HolsoppleApril 26, 2024

The proposed plant would have turned plastic waste into chemicals along the Susquehanna River.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Attorney General files criminal charges against Shell on whistleblower reports over pipeline spills

Reid FrazierApril 19, 2024

Former pipeline employees told investigators the company was underreporting spills of drilling mud during construction of a pipeline that feeds the company’s ethane cracker. 

EnergyYour Environment Update

Tiny plastic pieces top the list of trash on Great Lakes beaches

Julie GrantApril 17, 2024

The nonprofit Alliance for the Great Lakes analyzed 20 years of data from volunteer beach cleanups.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Why conservationists are pushing to get the new Farm Bill reauthorized

Kara HolsoppleApril 12, 2024

The legislation that sets agricultural policy, including conservation programs, is being held up in Congress.

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A Tick Researcher’s Tips for Staying Safe Outdoors

Kara HolsoppleApril 12, 2024

One tip: walk in the center of the trail. Ticks like to attach themselves to long grasses. No need to use DEET.

HealthRecreationYour Environment Update

A school day built around birds gives students many ways into their world

Kara HolsoppleApril 5, 2024

The Campus Laboratory School at Carlow University taught students about birds through art, music, poetry, machine learning and even sports.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Paused Ohio chemical recycling plant puts spotlight on Appalachia as ‘prime target’ for the controversial practice

Kristina MarusicMarch 27, 2024

Chemical recycling uses heat, chemicals or both to break down plastic waste into component parts for reuse as plastic feedstocks or as fuel.

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