Dec 20, 2024 · Support for climate action widespread. Even though there are questions over how Sweden will meet its clean energy goals, most in the country accept the basic premise that scientists have laid out for the past few decades: human-caused carbon pollution is making the planet warmer, and if we don’t stop, there will be “grave and mounting” impacts on human society and the environment ...

Oct 23, 2024 · After the Norfolk Southern train derailed along the Pennsylvania-Ohio border last year, releasing 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride and other chemicals into the environment, the National Science Foundation responded quickly. The independent, federal agency funded university-based research, including a study by Andrew Whelton, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering at ...

Dec 13, 2024 · Pei says SSAB helped start the HYBRIT plant to respond to the growing demand for climate action. These include policies like the European Union’s emissions trading system, which will raise the price of carbon emissions for steel producers in the next few years. “We saw this quite clearly as a company that the society will now focus more on the drive to reduce emissions due to understanding ...

Dec 12, 2024 · The trends with common birds in Pennsylvania, “are generally stable,” according to Shema. On average, volunteers in the 15-mile radius of the Pittsburgh count circle spot about 75 species of birds.

Oct 16, 2024 · By Alayna Hutchinson | 90.5 WESA. Pittsburgh is one of 10 U.S. cities to receive part of a $9 million federal investment in urban agriculture. The Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD), an urban conservation organization, was awarded $894,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to support urban farming in the county through outreach, education and technical ...

Oct 18, 2024 · Yellow Creek State Park is bustling with swimmers, boaters, and fishermen on a warm Sunday afternoon. The park and lake in Indiana County attract people from nearby and vacationers from up to a few hours away, said Rebecca Beppler, who owns a boating rental company with her husband.. She hopes to grow the business, beyond the lake.

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Nov 27, 2024 · This story comes from WVIA News.. This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here.. Beech trees are facing extinction. “When you say northern hardwood, that is, to a forester, that is the tree you think of, it’s beech trees,” said Pat McElhenny, Pennsylvania Stewardship Manager at The Nature Conservancy.. “But to think that it could be gone in x ...

Nov 15, 2024 · “If they don’t have enough time to get out in the woods, they’re less likely to buy a license,” Lau said. “And over the years, that is a factor, most likely, in the long term loss in hunters that we’re seeing, not only here in Pennsylvania but across the nation.”

Dec 12, 2024 · The Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday announced a proposed settlement with PennEnergy Resources, an oil and gas development company based in Cranberry Township. If the court approves, PennEnergy will pay a $2 million civil penalty, split equally between the federal and state governments, and reduce ...