In Sweden, broad consensus on climate action spurs an energy …
Dec 20, 2024 · Support for climate action widespread. Even though there are questions over how Sweden will meet its clean energy goals, most in the country accept the basic premise that scientists have laid out for the past few decades: human-caused carbon pollution is making the planet warmer, and if we don’t stop, there will be “grave and mounting” impacts on human society and the environment ...
Audubon Christmas Bird Count takes flight this month
Dec 12, 2024 · The trends with common birds in Pennsylvania, “are generally stable,” according to Shema. On average, volunteers in the 15-mile radius of the Pittsburgh count circle spot about 75 species of birds.
Homer City is trying to find a way forward after coal
Oct 18, 2024 · Yellow Creek State Park is bustling with swimmers, boaters, and fishermen on a warm Sunday afternoon. The park and lake in Indiana County attract people from nearby and vacationers from up to a few hours away, said Rebecca Beppler, who owns a boating rental company with her husband.. She hopes to grow the business, beyond the lake.
Judge approves $600 million settlement for East Palestine derailment
Sep 27, 2024 · A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and people who live near East Palestine, where the company’s train derailed last year and contaminated the community.. At the U.S. District Court in Youngstown, Ohio, Judge Benita Pearson ruled that the settlement of the class …
New studies shed light on the contamination and response to East ...
Oct 23, 2024 · After the Norfolk Southern train derailed along the Pennsylvania-Ohio border last year, releasing 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride and other chemicals into the environment, the National Science Foundation responded quickly. The independent, federal agency funded university-based research, including a study by Andrew Whelton, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering at ...
The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
Jan 17, 2025 · The Allegheny Front reports on energy, conservation, air, water and much more. Read the stories. Listen to the podcast. Stay informed.
What Pennsylvania voters say about the environment
Nov 8, 2024 · By Kathy Knauer, Julie Grant, Reid Frazier and Kara Holsopple of The Allegheny Front and Sydney Roach, Rivka Wolin and Erell Williams of WPSU. On Election Day, we talked with voters in several Pennsylvania counties about the environment and climate change – what they think about them and how those issues might have affected their ballot choices.
Pittsburgh urban farmers get a nearly $900K boost from USDA
Oct 16, 2024 · By Alayna Hutchinson | 90.5 WESA. Pittsburgh is one of 10 U.S. cities to receive part of a $9 million federal investment in urban agriculture. The Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD), an urban conservation organization, was awarded $894,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to support urban farming in the county through outreach, education and technical ...
What will happen to hydrogen, one of Biden's landmark climate …
Oct 25, 2024 · Proposed federal hydrogen tax credit rules could be worth billions for projects, including those in Pa.; Oil and gas companies and some renewable developers want more leeway in using fossil fuels to power this process, otherwise, they say, hydrogen projects won’t be …
Native Pennsylvania tree battles two diseases that put it at risk for ...
Nov 27, 2024 · This story comes from WVIA News.. This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here.. Beech trees are facing extinction. “When you say northern hardwood, that is, to a forester, that is the tree you think of, it’s beech trees,” said Pat McElhenny, Pennsylvania Stewardship Manager at The Nature Conservancy.. “But to think that it could be gone in x ...