PA Climate Change Report Warns Of Hotter Summers, Destructive Storms, Floods
Prepare for longer, hotter summers, more rain, more destructive storms, and bankrupt ski resorts. That’s the conclusion of a team from Penn State on what Pennsylvanians can expect from climate change.
View ArticlePope Francis Expected To Talk Climate Change In Address to...
Pope Francis will address a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Thursday morning, a first for a sitting pontiff. And there’s no way he’s not going to talk about climate change, according to Gerard...
View ArticleParis Climate Talks From A Pennsylvania Perspective
A number of world leaders are in Paris this week to address the issue of climate change . Some are calling this the planet’s last best hope to reduce the impact climate change is having on the...
View ArticleHow The Paris Climate Accord Will Address Pennsylvania's Environmental Issues
In what’s being called “one of the world’s greatest diplomatic successes,” representatives from 195 countries signed a “landmark” climate accord over the weekend. The agreement solidifies a promise...
View ArticleYour Environment Update For Feb. 24, 2016
An Industrial Chemical Finds its Way into Great Lakes Trout An industrial chemical is showing up in low levels in trout from the Great Lakes. It’s called perfluoro-1-butane sulfonamide (FBSA) and can...
View ArticlePoint Park University Adds Environmental Journalism Option
As environmental news has garnered more attention in recent years, Point Park University will now have the opportunity to obtain environmental journalism degrees. The new degree, available to...
View ArticleHow Communities Around The World Are Combatting Climate Change
The latest news on climate change is how it’s tilting the Earth’s axis. Is it too late for the world to reverse the effects of climate change? In his new documentary, How to Let Go of the World and...
View ArticleWhat Your Kids Are Learning About Climate Change
So h ow—and what—are kids learning about climate change? Well, a survey published in the journal Science earlier this year revealed that students might not be taking home all that much from school. In...
View ArticleMelting Ice In Greenland Could Expose Serious Pollutants From Buried Army Base
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ujx_pND9wg Buried below the ice sheet that covers most of Greenland, there's an abandoned U.S. Army base. Camp Century had trucks, tunnels, even a nuclear reactor....
View ArticleUpdate To PA Environmental Plan May Benefit Economic Climate
Pennsylvania will be at least 5 degrees warmer by 2050 than it was in 2000, according to Penn State University’s 2015 Climate Impacts Assessment Report. To combat a shifting environment, Gov . Tom Wolf...
View ArticleG-20 Confrontation: U.S., China Have Tense Exchange On The Tarmac Ahead Of...
A chaotic and tense scene unfolded just after Air Force One touched down in Hangzhou, China, where U.S. and global leaders are gathered to discuss the world economy, promote growth and curb carbon...
View ArticleStates Suing Over Climate Change Plan Get Their Day In Court
Climate change barely got a mention in Monday’s presidential debate, but it was a big week in the history of the nation’s climate policy. On Tuesday, a panel of ten judges on a federal appeals court in...
View ArticleThe Billionaire Who's Fighting To Stop Runaway Climate Change
When the history of the climate change era is written, Tom Steyer will likely get more than a footnote. He might even get a whole chapter. But in many ways, being one of today’s most powerful advocates...
View ArticleAfter A Long Day Of Fighting Climate Change, This Grain Is Ready For A Beer
If you want to feel virtuous the next time you chug a brewski, consider the Long Root Ale. This new beer, mildly fragrant and with a rye-like spiciness, is the first to use Kernza, a kind of wheat that...
View ArticleScientists Rush To Backup Climate Data
Since President Trump’s inauguration, the climate change page at whitehouse.gov disappeared . Reuters also reported that climate references were to be removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
View ArticleHow Climate Change Skeptic Myron Ebell Is Shaping Trump's EPA
President Trump has been making good on a variety of campaign promises, from his executive order on immigration to his pick to fill the current vacancy on the Supreme Court. And Myron Ebell, who headed...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Gas Works Seeks Rate Hike To Boost Revenue Amid Climate Change
Philadelphia Gas Works is asking state regulators for permission to raise its rates and generate $70 million more in revenue because of climate change. Warmer winters and more energy efficient...
View ArticleOne Way To Respond To A Warming Planet? Get Smaller
Though the earth is experiencing its first bout of human-induced climate change, the planet has faced massive global warming events in the past. For instance, 56 million years ago, the earth was 46...
View ArticlePeduto Commits Pittsburgh To Paris Climate Accord, Despite Trump's Decision...
President Donald Trump may not think the Paris Climate Accord is beneficial for the U.S., but Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says the city is still committed to it.
View ArticleClimate Change Forces Local Birds To Breed Sooner
Several species of birds that call southwestern Pennsylvania home are breeding as much as three weeks sooner than they did 50 years ago. If the shift continues, bird populations could begin to decline,...
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