Under the Trump administration, funding cuts, federal workforce reductions, and deregulation efforts threaten decades of hard-won progress toward clean air and water, as well as erode long-standing systems that support public health. As the end of 2025 approaches, the federal government is shut down indefinitely, causing widespread impacts to communities across the country. With climate change disasters and fossil fuel use increasing, we’re zooming in to southwestern Pennsylv

For most kids, fall brings the end of summer vacation and a return to school. For students whose school is one of the many surrounded by...

Pipelines transport petroleum products, shale gas, and even carbon dioxide from extraction sites to processing plants and, eventually, end-users. A ubiquitous part of the American landscape, more than 2.78 million miles of gas pipeline are regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA).

Thousands of Pennsylvanians, especially children and seniors, are breathing air polluted by shale gas development (SGD), sometimes called...