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In 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency found chemical companies were discharging industrial waste into the Mississippi ...

This story comes from our partners at WPSU. In the RE Farm Café kitchen, chef Brenda Palmer is holding a sizzling pan of ...

This story comes from our partners at WHYY. If heading home for the holidays means jumping on a plane, it could mean a lot of carbon emissions. Aviation is Philadelphia’s second largest source of ...

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This story comes from our partner, 90.5 WESA. Dairy and poultry farms in California and 15 other states have been devastated by the recent avian influenza outbreak. But in Pennsylvania, dairy farms ...

This story was first published February 23, 2024. The Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes and other major watersheds have long-term strategies for how to protect and restore water quality that draws ...

This story appears as part of Newsapalooza at Point Park University, Sept. 26-28 – celebrating local journalism in southwestern Pennsylvania. This fun event brings the public together with 30 ...

Companies in Europe are beginning to cut climate pollution for heavy industries like steel. What will it take to bring these technologies to the U.S.?

Monica Cervone McElwain takes the idea of “one person’s trash is another’s treasure” to a new level. As a mixed-media artist, she designed a kayak tour on the Allegheny River this summer where ...