The latest UN climate report is the most dire yet. A climate scientist breaks it down. Calls for a new Civilian Conservation Corps. And we head into the woods with Pennsylvania’s bear biologist to tag black bears. News about conservation funding and a fine for a pipeline company.
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- Keeping Track of Pennsylvania’s Resurgent Black Bear Population - Meet Pennsylvania's bear biologist as she gathers data on one of the state's 16,000 black bears. The population has rebounded in the last 30 years.
- Climate Scientist Weighs in on New UN Climate Report: ‘Things Are Getting Worse and We Need to Act’ - A climate scientist says don’t throw up your hands. We have to work towards reducing the worsening impacts of climate change quickly.
- Could a Resurgence of FDR’s Tree Army be on the Horizon? - In the first month of his presidency, FDR created a government program that changed lives and the land forever. Could it be time for it to come back?
- Energy Transfer Fined $140K for Construction Violations Along Beaver County Pipeline - The violations include failing to report a landslide, failing to properly mark the pipeline’s path, and allowing erosion and runoff problems.
- Environmental Group Asks Court to Order Lawmakers Pay Back Money Meant for Conservation - The Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation is hoping to get the state to return more than $1 billion to a conservation fund.