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Shari Hersh grew up in Philadelphia, hiking in Fairmount Park, biking along the Schuylkill River. She commutes to her job at Philadelphia Mural Arts by…
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As Shell Chemical is building a new plastics production plant in western Pennsylvania, there’s been outrage worldwide over environmental problems caused…
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Environmental advocates and an energy company said Wednesday they reached an agreement to clean up and stop pollution from a coal ash waste site on the…
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Air quality in the Pittsburgh metro area is getting worse, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The report looks at data from…
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Two weeks after a Christmas Eve fire at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works, the Allegheny County Health Department warned residents to limit time outside…
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A multi-state commission charged with ensuring water quality in the Ohio River will consider whether to eliminate its pollution control standards at its…
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After building a reputation as a well-known activist in Pittsburgh, Leon Ford is ready to take what he considers the next step: running for office.Ford,…
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Pennsylvania is aiming to curb air pollution and greenhouse emissions from its vast natural gas exploration fields, even as the Trump administration moves…
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The state Supreme Court ruled to permanently shield the names of 11 unidentified priests listed in a grand jury report detailing decades of child sex…
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People in the justice system often rely on law libraries for information, especially if they can’t afford an attorney. Sometimes those situations are…