Cement is the glue that keeps concrete together, and it has a big carbon footprint. That’s a problem for a warming planet. A Johnstown-based mining company has gotten the go-ahead to expand an underground coal mine in Westmoreland County. The site of a demolished coal-fired power plant is being redeveloped to build a massive gas-fired power plant and data center. The American Lung Association gave Pittsburgh’s air quality an “F” in its latest annual report.
Proponents of sustainable fashion hope tariffs on cheap clothes from overseas will turn consumers on to thrift shopping. Autistic students at a Philly public school are learning life skills by growing their own food. Trump administration cuts are hitting small organic farmers, including freezing a project to jumpstart the production of flax. Students in Pennsylvania’s Trout in the Classroom program. recently said goodbye to their aquatic classmates.
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PA DEP OKs ‘Rustic Ridge’ coal mine expansion beneath PA Turnpike - The company will mine metallurgical coal, but an environmental group worries the project will exacerbate longstanding mine drainage problems in the Laurel Highlands. 
Could sustainable shopping get a boost as tariffs panic fast fashion brands? - Thrifting proponents hope more people will turn to sustainable fashion as the trade war between the U.S. and China places the fast fashion industry in a chokehold.
From classroom to creek: students learn about trout by raising and releasing fish - Through Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom, teachers and students raise trout to learn about not only the life cycle, but also coldwater conservation.
Pa. farmers among hundreds impacted by Trump admin’s gutting of climate-friendly grants - Federal grants for climate-friendly farming and crops like flax have been canceled. The cuts are hitting Pennsylvania hard.
American Lung Association gives Pittsburgh’s air quality a failing grade - The annual "State of the Air" report rated air quality in the Pittsburgh region 16th worst in the country.
Cement is a climate menace. Under Trump, fixing it just got harder. - The cement industry has set ambitious goals to cut its carbon footprint. But as federal funding dries up, its path to a greener future is less clear. 
Helping kids with autism learn ‘earth-to-table’ gardening - " I really just wanted to share that with other children [who] are on the spectrum because a lot of times, these kids get left behind."
