Ohio activists join national groups to deliver petition to EPA to ban vinyl chloride

Julie GrantJuly 28, 2023

Vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, was vented from derailed railcars in East Palestine and burned. Very few chemicals in the U.S. have been banned.

Environmental JusticeTransportationYour Environment Update

Scientists discover first proof of Swainson’s warbler breeding in Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleJuly 24, 2023

The brown songbird with a sword-like beak has never been known to breed as far north as the Commonwealth.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaWildlifeYour Environment Update

Frick Park’s Survival Camp encourages kids to explore nature  

Justin StewartJuly 14, 2023

In an age where kids spend six to nine hours a day in front of a screen, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy camps let kids engage with nature on their own terms.

ConservationCultureYour Environment Update

Activists rally to prevent fracking under Ohio’s largest state park 

Julie GrantJuly 7, 2023

They’re fighting against a new law that requires state agencies to consider proposals to drill for oil and gas under Ohio’s public lands.

ConservationEnergyYour Environment Update

An urban farmer’s book teaches little ones how to grow a tomato and community

Kara HolsoppleJuly 6, 2023

Ebony Lunsford-Evans is the author of “Tomato, Tomato, How Do You Grow?”

CultureFood and AgricultureYour Environment Update

The public praises NTSB at a meeting ahead of hearings in East Palestine

Julie GrantJune 22, 2023

The NTSB held a public meeting ahead of two days of hearings on the train derailment and the decision to burn vinyl chloride.

TransportationYour Environment Update

EPA assures farmers that it’s safe to grow food near East Palestine train derailment

Julie GrantJune 16, 2023

The agency says the results of extensive testing for chemicals reveal nothing worrying for farmers or consumers.

Food and AgricultureHealthPollutionYour Environment Update

How to spot poison hemlock, a dangerous invasive plant masquerading as a wildflower

Kara HolsoppleJune 16, 2023

Its lacy, white flowers are sometimes confused with other plants in the same family, like Queen Anne's lace. If ingested, poison hemlock can be fatal.

ConservationWildlifeYour Environment Update

A Penn State researcher weighs in on the UN negotiations to end plastic pollution

Kara HolsoppleJune 9, 2023

Countries met in Paris to decide whether plastic production or recycling should be the focus of the agreement they hope to adopt by 2024.

EconomyPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Ohio, like other GOP-led states, would limit considering climate change in pension investments

Julie GrantJune 2, 2023

They want to prevent public pension funds from considering environmental factors like how a company addresses climate change.

Climate ChangeEconomyYour Environment Update