Robots helped clean up Three Mile Island. That was just the beginning.

Amy SiskMarch 15, 2019

A young team at Carnegie Mellon University helped expand the fledgling field of robotics by creating robots to clean up the contamination.

EnergyTechnology

Health Dept. Revises Order After U.S. Steel Updates Repair Timeline

Amy SiskMarch 13, 2019

U.S. Steel now has until April 15 to fix the Clairton Coke Works' pollution controls. In the meantime, they'll still have excessive sulfur dioxide emissions.

Pollution

State Reaches $7M Agreement Over 1,400 Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells

Reid FrazierMarch 12, 2019

The Alabama company must either plug the wells, or put them back into production over the next 14 years.

Energy

Rep. Mehaffie Talks Up His Nuclear Bailout Bill; Opponents Line Up to Trash It

Marie CusickMarch 12, 2019

Proponents say it will stem climate change and help keep nuclear plants open. Opponents say it will hurt wind and solar and costs too much.

Climate ChangeEnergyPolitics

Could Membranes at Coal-Fired Power Plants Help Stop Climate Change?

Amy SiskMarch 8, 2019

Researchers at Pitt and DOE are working on a cheaper way to capture carbon from coal plants and store it underground.

Climate ChangeEnergy

What Responsible Reporting on Scientific Research Looks Like

Amy SiskMarch 8, 2019

In the latest episode, a behind-the-scenes look at how reporters vet environmental research.

EnergyHealthPodcasts

Report: Coal Ash Contamination Widespread in U.S., Pa.

Reid FrazierMarch 5, 2019

A new report finds coal ash pollution is leaking into groundwater at nine power plants around Pennsylvania and over 200 nationwide. One western Pa. site has arsenic 372 times the 'safe' level.

EnergyHazardous to Your HealthHealthPollutionWaterYour Environment Update

U.S. Steel Appeals Order to Lower its Sulfur Emissions

Reid FrazierMarch 1, 2019

The company said the health department's order would put the safety of "employees and local communities at risk.”

Pollution

Young people are pushing the Green New Deal — and they’re willing to do more than just talk

Catalina JaramilloMarch 1, 2019

Members of The Sunrise Movement threaten sit-ins if legislators don't sign on.

Climate Change

U.S. Steel Ordered to Clean up Sulfur Emissions Following Fire

Amy SiskFebruary 28, 2019

The Allegheny County Health Department says the plant is emitting five times more sulfur dioxide than it’s supposed to, and must take action to fix the problem.

Environmental JusticeHazardous to Your HealthPollution