Climate & Energy

WITF’s climate and energy reporting can also be found on StateImpact Pennsylvania, a collaboration among WITF, WHYY, and the Allegheny Front.
-
Jim Watson
Joe Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal
By Eric McDaniel/NPR -
Isabella Abbott
Timberwolf Orchard: where regenerative farming and soil health practices are taking root
By Isabella Abbott/WESA -
What can one person do about climate change? Part 6: Upgrade your home
Those measures will take time and money, so it’s important to plan ahead.
-
Fingerprints of climate change seen in Pa.’s hot summer days
Pennsylvania did not set records, but a new analysis shows it is still feeling the effects of climate change.
-
Chemical companies to pay Pennsylvania $100 million for PCB contamination
PCBs were banned in 1979 for their potential dangers to human and environmental health. -
Courtesy: Pa. Department of Environmental Protection
State amphibian may get another shot at federal protections
Forty percent of known hellbender populations have died out and more are shrinking.
-
Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy
The administration’s ambitious energy agenda, if successful, could significantly cut U.S. emissions
By Camila Domonoske/NPR