People with the heart disorder, atrial fibrillation (AFib), who are exposed to greater levels of air pollution have a 1.2-fold higher risk of stroke than…

Pollution levels in American cities have fallen in the decades since the passage of clean air laws in the 1970s. And even though cars and factories are…

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed relaxing two Obama-era regulations on waste products from coal-fired power plants, a move environmental…

Most of us don’t need fires to cook our food or keep us warm. But they’re a tradition, and a way to unwind with friends and family, and maybe make s’mores…

Rue Mapp started Outdoor Afro as a kitchen table blog ten years go to shift the visual representation of who we imagine gets outside. The site has evolved…

Jessica Lewis says shucking an oyster is like picking a lock.“You can’t really muscle through it,” she said, running a small knife around the edge of a…

How do you change the minds of climate deniers and people who doubt the scientific process in general? We ask a philosopher of science for some…

A common but controversial herbicide is used on school grounds across Pennsylvania to kill weeds. But a group of concerned parents and others in…

It feels like a million years ago, but once upon a time the Obama administration created a sweeping rule to curb carbon emissions from the power sector.…

Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pennsylvania, but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it. Many were excited that…