When the Army Corps of Engineers removed a dam on the Monongahela River a couple of years ago, the water level dropped more than some businesses expected. Researchers are working on buoys that combat ...

Since a toxic algal bloom left hundreds of thousands of Toledo-area residents without safe drinking water in 2014, scientists have been working to curb the yearly threat. The state has funded efforts ...

Environmental groups are criticizing Nippon Steel’s recent investments in its Pittsburgh-area U.S. Steel mills for continuing the company’s reliance on coal to produce steel. As a result, they say, ...

This story comes from Pennsylvania Capital-Star, independent reporting on state government that impacts communities statewide. For more than a decade, Tesla Motors has been the only electric vehicle ...

“Cradle of Conservation” examines how people have interacted with the environment from pre-colonial days to now.

This story comes from WVIA News. This story was first published March 22, 2024. Update: Earth Conservancy gifted Industrial Archives & Library the coal company documents on March 13. The historic ...

This story was first published October 17, 2024. A new book looks at how Pennsylvanians have interacted with the environment from pre-colonial days to now. Its author is Allen Dieterich-Ward, graduate ...

They say upgrades don’t incorporate newer technologies but instead are "stopgap things to make U.S. Steel profitable in the short term." ...

“Sustainability has always been a central tenet of the restaurant,” said Kate Lasky, co-owner of Apteka. “But in a way where we really try to take every decision we make seriously and ask, ‘What are ...

From spent grain and citrus peels to reusable containers and local sourcing, food establishments across Pittsburgh are redesigning systems one decision at a time.

This is the first installment of a series of fun, nature-based activities in western Pennsylvania. Check back for more in the coming weeks. Searching the shores of Lake Erie for beach glass is a ...

On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down the smokestacks at the Homer City Generating Station. The plant – first commissioned in 1969 – once employed hundreds of workers. In an ...