This week, we learn about why white oak trees are in trouble and the lawsuit over a plan to cut them down in the Wayne National Forest. We also talk about the underground network that connects trees in forests. Plus, the story of a hunter who discovered a full-grown American chestnut tree in a Delaware forest. News about a global clean energy conference in Pittsburgh, pipelines, and spotted lanternflies.
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How the fungi beneath our feet help decide the trees overhead - A lawsuit over a plan to regenerate oaks in the Wayne National Forest cites mycorrhizal fungi as evidence that the plan won't work. We find out why.
Lawsuit challenges plan to clearcut white oak in Wayne National Forest - White oak forests may disappear in a generation. A plan to log a section of white oaks in the Wayne has environmentalists worried.
In Pittsburgh, John Kerry says climate change solutions will be driven by private sector - "No government has enough money to be able to solve this problem,” Kerry said at the Global Clean Energy Action Forum. 
Climate change in Pa.: More storm-driven power outages possible, analysis says - As climate change increases the chance of severe storms, outages could become more frequent if utilities don’t act to harden the electric grid.
