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 ...

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 ...

Work began earlier this month on a billion-dollar tunnel project intended to reduce untreated sewage and stormwater in the region’s rivers — contamination that fouls waterways, threatens public health ...

One year ago, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro stood before a crowd in Berwick, Columbia County, exclaiming that it was a good day. “I’m here to announce that Pennsylvania has landed the largest ...

Henry David Thoreau has been called the patron saint of early environmental thought in the U.S., from his transcendentalist writings during the mid-19th century to his decision to live a secluded life ...

A new Trump administration grant program designed to increase the amount of electricity the country gets from coal could have impacts in Pennsylvania, the country’s third-largest coal producer. “We ...

A coalition of groups in Westmoreland County is encouraging people in the Laurel Highlands to make their properties part of a nationwide effort to create habitat for monarch butterflies. Every fall, ...

You may have noticed your electricity bill is rising. The Pennsylvania Utility Commission alerted consumers that the price of electric generation is increasing this month, just as it’s getting hotter ...

This week, we look at the life and legacy of Henry David Thoreau, who has been called the godfather of the environmental movement. We interview the directors of a new Ken Burns documentary about ...