Sustainability News
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PA and 16 other states sue Trump administration over Endangered Species Act
“Attorneys general in 17 states — including Pennsylvania — on Wednesday made good on a promise to sue the Trump administration over rule changes that substantially weakened how Endangered Species…
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Quiz: What do you know about climate change in the Pittsburgh region?
Test your knowledge and learn about climate change issues in Pittsburgh. FULL STORY published September 16, 2019 via PublicSource
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Study says renewable energy power plants will overtake natural-gas plants by 2035
“According to the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), it will be more expensive to run 90 percent of natural-gas fired power plants compared to the costs to build wind and solar…
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Earthworks’ New Report, Interactive Map Tracks Disposal Of 380 Million Barrels Of PA Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater, Including Road Dumping
The new online map identifies more than 1,100 sites processing fracking waste in multiple states and allows citizens to see the amount of waste taken each year at facilities near…
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EPA moves to revoke rules on oil industry methane leaks
“Exxon Mobil and some other oil giants — wary of blowback from growing public concern over global warming — joined environmental groups in urging the Trump administration to drop the…
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Pittsburgh joins the UN’s global network as a Center of Excellence in sustainable design
“Emissions from buildings account for nearly 40 percent of the country’s total carbon output, just edging out transportation as our most polluting sector. If our planet has any hope of…
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Amazon rainforest fires: What’s happening now and how you can help
“The number of fires in Brazil this year is the highest on record since 2013 and is up by 85% from last year alone, CNN reported. So far this year, more than…
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Help Wanted: SWPA Advocacy Coordinator
Clean Air Council seeks to hire an advocacy coordinator to implement Clean Air Council’s air quality campaigns and programs in southwest Pennsylvania on pollution sources such as coke ovens, steel manufacturing,…
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At Chemical Plant Under Construction, Trump Builds List of Grievances
“‘The Shell plant you are visiting today will erase 30 years’ worth of air quality improvements if it begins operating,’ a number of environmentalist and activist groups wrote in a…
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A Giant Factory Rises to Make a Product Filling Up the World: Plastic
Royal Dutch Shell’s plant will produce more than a million tons of plastic, in the form of tiny pellets. Many in the Pittsburgh area see it as an economic engine,…