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A new study looks at how climate changes our brains

As the planet warms, what is climate change doing to our brains? Burcin Ikiz, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist who leads the Neuro Climate Working Group, an interdisciplinary research network. It recently ...
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How a baseball owner’s sport-shooting range polluted a once ‘exceptional’ Pa. stream with lead

A once pristine stream In the Laurel Highlands is now contaminated with lead. The culprit? A nearby shooting range, owned by ...
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Pennsylvania restricts use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law on Thursday a measure that prohibits the use of chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam, which is used to suppress fires. The language was ...
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Inadequate safety and training led to 2025 blast at Shell’s ethane cracker, federal safety board finds

A federal chemical safety agency concluded that Shell had inadequate safety and training measures that led to an explosion at the company’s Beaver County ethane cracker on June 4, 2025. No one was ...
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EPA announces rollback of climate pollution rules for power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The action, announced Monday at the G20 “Energy Abundance Ministerial” in Houston, ...
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Pa. fines Shell $15 million for air pollution from its Beaver County plastics plant

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has fined Shell $15 million for air quality violations at its Monaca, Pa. plastics plant. The agency says between 2023 and August 2026, Shell’s ...
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The Pennsylvania cattle industry is concerned about Trump’s beef imports

Pennsylvania cattle producers are joining other beef industry leaders speaking out against President Trump’s effort to lower beef prices. With the cost of ground beef at an all time high, Trump is ...
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A new invasive plant threatens Pennsylvania forests. Here’s how you can help.

A new invasive plant has been found in a western Pennsylvania nature reserve that could alter the forests of the Laurel Highlands and beyond if it takes hold. Land managers and invasive species ...
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Where Pennsylvania stands with regulating data centers

Concerns about data center construction and energy use are being raised all over the Commonwealth. About 80 new data center projects have been proposed in the state. The Pennsylvania Capital-Star’s ...
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New coal mine could dump 2.8M gallons treated wastewater into Laurel Highlands trout stream

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is accepting public comments on a proposed permit for treated wastewater discharge for a new coal mine planned for the Laurel Highlands in ...
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Governor Shapiro courted new data centers. Then public opinion shifted.

One year ago, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro stood before a crowd in Berwick, Columbia County, exclaiming that it was a good day. “I’m here to announce that Pennsylvania has landed the largest ...