Pittsburgh region saw about two months of unhealthy air days in 2020, study finds
Last year, Pittsburgh had 57 days of poor air quality, which is linked to heart and lung problems, cancer and premature death.
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Climate Activists Set Their Sights on the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
They want Gov. Wolf to appoint new members of the PUC who are dedicated to climate justice and ending environmental racism.
Experts Answer Your Questions About Biden’s Climate Plan
From incentives for solar and a carbon tax to subsidies for nuclear, our panel of experts answers your climate change questions.
Episode for June 25, 2021
Manufacturing of electric cars and batteries will take a new kind of worker. If Pennsylvania joins RGGI, a cap-and-trade program for power plants, will your electricity rates go up? An experimental treatment is helping bats fight off a deadly fungus. Sniffing out spotted lanternflies.
Would PA Joining a Cap-and-Trade Program Affect Your Electric Bill?
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could raise electric rates, but only by about $43 per year. Pa. could raise $3.5 billion through RGGI over 9 years.
Pa. Climate Report Predicts Nearly 6-Degree Temperature Rise, More Heat Waves and Intense Storms by 2050
Pennsylvania could have more than a month’s worth of days 90 degrees or higher through the year by midcentury. “The public should be shocked by these numbers."
Climate Change Doesn’t Get a Mention in Wolf’s Budget Address
Wolf proposed mainly flat funding for environmental agencies and a severance tax on natural gas.
Proposal to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Draws 13,000 Comments
Enviro groups claim support for the rule, which will help address climate change. Industry supporters say online system shut out people without reliable internet.
With Biden vow to rejoin Paris Agreement, cities and states look forward to federal partnership on climate
Cities and states have had to tackle climate change with little to no federal help over the past four years. That's about to change.
Environmentalists see opportunity for Pennsylvania legislature in 2021
They hope lawmakers will see some environmental action as good for the economy and begin to consider climate change.
