We speak with the author of a collection of stories that has a furry recurring theme: bears. A reporter tags along into the woods with some birders to talk to barred owls. An environmental group is ...

When was the last time you slowed down? A new exhibit of landscape paintings at The Frick Environmental Center in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park invites visitors to examine “the quiet spaces that exist ...

I’ve been reading this book about owls – these mysterious birds of the night. In “ What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds ”, Jennifer Ackerman writes that owl calls ...

We’re on a mission to meet our membership. The Allegheny Front’s Reid, Julie, Kara and Kathy will all be hanging out at Rockin’ Cat coffee in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood on Friday, August ...

A citizen group based in Westmoreland County hosted a webinar to share information about what they say is the report’s incomplete investigation of the potential harm to the Commonwealth. Experts are ...

Conservationists are trying to stop the spread of the invasive wavyleaf basketgrass in Pennsylvania’s forests. A new exhibit of landscape paintings in Pittsburgh encourages rest and reflection.

In Sherrie Flick's lastest short story collection, "I Have Not Considered Consequences," bears mingle with people in surprising and thought-provoking ways.

Experts are working to stop the spread of the wavyleaf basketgrass, but they say public awareness and participation in an upcoming event are critical to protecting the state's forests.

Pennsylvania’s severe rainstorms are more extreme than they were decades ago. A report from the nonprofit science communication group Climate Central says climate change is causing the heaviest storms ...

A new rule finalized by the EPA last month will require U.S. Steel and other companies around the country to set up fenceline monitoring for air pollution around its coke plants.The rule means that ...

The U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pa., where an explosion killed two workers and injured 10 on Monday, has a history of maintenance issues, explosions and environmental violations. The Clairton Coke ...

This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here. A new study uses museum specimens to find out how the leaves of poison ivy in Pennsylvania have changed with the ...