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Deciding what happens on private property might seem like a basic right. But when it comes to fracking, Ohio and other oil and gas-producing states have…
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The walls of artist Ashley Cecil’s studio are covered with flora and fauna, from shapes of different bird species cut from brown paper to bold images of…
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The 20th annual Stony-Kiski-Conemaugh Rivers Sojourn brought out a colorful parade of kayaks and canoes earlier this month. The four-day, 44-mile journey…
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Inside an abandoned railroad tunnel in Central Pennsylvania, Greg Turner is up on a ladder holding a long pole, picking little brown bats off the ceiling…
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On a recent spring night, Jim Julian took a group through the woods on a path cut by power lines in search of vernal pools and the creatures that live…
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Freshwater mussels once numbered in the millions in the Ohio River. But the industrialization of Pittsburgh’s rivers — coal mines, steel mills and dams —…
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There is no one way to be an environmentalist, and no one knows that better than Rachel Rakovan.Over the years she’s worked as an ecology and biology…
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Many people assume a healthy diet is also good for the environment. A recently published study lends some credence to that conventional wisdom.Researchers…
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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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Dire climate change predictions and the impacts of global warming that we’re already experiencing can be tough for adults to handle. So how do we talk to…