Native Pennsylvania tree battles two diseases that put it at risk for ...
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 ...
New plan aims to improve river access in Allegheny County
Nov 14, 2024 · This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of the other stories in the series here. The non-profit Friends of the Riverfront released a new management plan for recreation in Allegheny County’s three rivers. For decades, the group has focused on developing 33 miles of riverfront trails, known as the Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
What will happen to hydrogen, one of Biden's landmark climate …
Oct 25, 2024 · Proposed federal hydrogen tax credit rules could be worth billions for projects, including those in Pa.; Oil and gas companies and some renewable developers want more leeway in using fossil fuels to power this process, otherwise, they say, hydrogen projects won’t be …
Pittsburgh urban farmers get a nearly $900K boost from USDA
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 ...
The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
Jan 3, 2025 · The Allegheny Front reports on energy, conservation, air, water and much more. Read the stories. Listen to the podcast. Stay informed.
$90M federal grant awarded for the largest solar project in …
Mar 28, 2024 · “Projects such as this obviously attract additional future investment from other companies that want to take advantage of it,” he said. About $20 million of the project will go toward local initiatives, like worker training and funding local fire departments.
New studies shed light on the contamination and response to East ...
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 ...
Episode for December 6, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
Dec 6, 2024 · Steel is a major contributor to climate change. Companies in Sweden are starting to solve this problem by making steel with renewable energy. Some cooks ditch their gas stoves for induction cooking because of air quality and energy use. This summer two chicks of a bird species that hasn't successfully bred in Pennsylvania for over 60 years flew from their nest. Also, human-caused climate ...
Trump and Harris rev-up the rhetoric about electric vehicles
Oct 10, 2024 · According to a study published in Nature Communications in September, “it has been widely suggested that the transition to battery electric vehicles will require 30% fewer assembly workers than those needed for internal combustion engine vehicles.” But researchers found the opposite: EVs are more labor-intensive to …
Pa. Game Commission temporarily expands Sunday hunting
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.”