From Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation After welcoming over 300 photo submissions for the 2024 “Leap In” Photo Contest, the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation…
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By MELINA WALLING, Associated Press President Trump’s first week in office included a flurry of executive orders with implications for Earth’s climate and environment. While…
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and ALEXA ST. JOHN, Associated Press For four years, the Environmental Protection Agency made environmental justice one of its biggest priorities, working…
By SETH BORENSTEIN The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off…
By BRITTANY PETERSON, Associated Press As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking water unsafe until extensive testing can prove otherwise. A warmer,…
From Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is encouraging Pennsylvania residents to test their homes for radon during Radon…
By SETH BORENSTEIN Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the…
By Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times (TNS) Reporting from TWENTYNINE PALMS Marine Corps base, Calif. — The two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon…
From Berks County Parks & Recreation Department The Berks County Parks & Recreation Department continues to present programs promoting nature, history, and outdoor activity throughout…
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host more than 70 guided hikes across Pennsylvania on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2025. From Pennsylvania…
by Danielle Smith, Keystone State News Connection A new study suggested getting “back to nature” in farming could help ward off the biggest effects of climate change.…
Campfires are now prohibited in Pennsylvania state park and forest lands because the extremely dry conditions have increased the risk of wildfires. The Pennsylvania Department…
Berks County has issued a ban on outdoor burning throughout the county beginning Saturday evening due to extremely dry conditions. Since the start of September,…
from Berks County Parks and Recreation Department The Berks County Parks & Recreation Department continues to present programs promoting nature, history, and outdoor activity throughout…
Scott Greenberger | Stateline.org (TNS) HAINES, Alaska — In the middle of the fast-flowing Chilkoot River, an Alaska state employee sits on a small perch…