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 ...

A morel mushroom hunter is willing to share his expertise but not his best morel hotspots, which are a family secret that’s been passed down for generations. There’s an underground network between ...

Your next waterfall adventure starts here. If you happen to be looking for waterfalls near Pittsburgh, PA you are in luck, because there are quite a few waterfalls only a small distance away! Here ...

This story comes from our partner, 90.5 WESA. Small businesses may end up subsidizing mammoth tech companies’ AI data centers, according to a report from the Pennsylvania Sustainable Business Network.

The U.S. Forest Service has proposed repealing a rule that prohibits new roads in certain areas of national forests, like in the Allegheny National Forest.

From an old-growth forest to a national scenic river, Cook Forest State Park in northwestern Pennsylvania is a popular destination.

This story was originally published on September 7, 2021. Read more of WITF’s special coverage on the 20th anniversary of the crash of Flight 93. Patrick White has spent a lot of time at the Flight 93 ...

The memorial’s designers set out to restore life at the site, and provide a space for healing and reflection in nature. But maintaining that vision is proving to be a challenge.

Underwater archaeology may hold the keys to discovering how ancient humans lived before seas rose. “Everywhere people have looked, they've found...preserved things left behind.” ...

A lawsuit over a plan to regenerate oaks in the Wayne National Forest cites mycorrhizal fungi as evidence that the plan won't work. We find out why.

Two environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Shell for repeated violations of its air permit at its ethane cracker in Beaver County, along the Ohio River. “Shell needs to truly ...

On a Saturday morning in March, a demolition crew took down the smokestacks at the Homer City Generating Station. The plant – first commissioned in 1969 – once employed hundreds of workers. In an ...