On the shores of Lake Michigan, Megan Robertson stood in front of a group of journalists at a park in Whiting, Ind. To the north, Chicago’s skyline rises over the lake. “You look over here and you’ve ...

This story comes from our partner, 90.5 WESA. A former trade school in the Hill District is celebrating a new rooftop solar array that will cover more than 20% of the building’s electricity needs.

The heavy industry along Lake Michigan's shore is impacting the surfing culture there.

Coke from U.S. Steel near Pittsburgh fuels the company's steelmaking in Indiana. But there's a movement afoot to make greener steel without coal. The heavy industry along Lake Michigan's shore is ...

The non-profit Three Rivers Waterkeeper, represented by Appalachian Mountain Advocates, has sent a 60-day notice to Neville Chemical of its intent to sue the company for violating its water pollution ...

An Ohio commission is considering proposals to lease thousands of acres of a remote state-owned wildlife area for fracking. Some people who live near the Egypt Valley Wildlife Area think the leases ...

This story comes from our partner, 90.5 WESA. A New York-based conservation group is funding projects to preserve green space in the Pittsburgh area, as part of an effort to protect the Appalachian ...

Gov. Shapiro moves to keep 2 coal-fired power plants open in Western Pa., as energy demand from data centers grows ...

My interest in hawthorn trees was sealed when I learned how butcherbirds impale their prey on the tree’s long, sharp thorns. Driving the captive bodies of insects, snakes, and rodents through a rigid ...

As energy demand from data centers grows, the plants will remain open through 2032, and have more time to meet water pollution standards.

Climate change can be difficult to talk about in everyday settings. At a recent family-friendly event in the Laurel Highlands climate change communication tools were being used to engage the public ...

A Florida energy company is planning to build a high-voltage power line in southwest Pennsylvania and three other states to feed data centers in northern Virginia. To complete the project, the company ...