Julie Grant

1 week ago | alleghenyfront.org | Julie Grant

This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here. North American river otters, known as cute and playful swimmers, once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, agriculture and industrialization, otters had largely disappeared from the state by the early 1900s. The success of their reintroduction in recent decades is considered an indicator of improved water quality.

2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Julie Grant

A bill in the Pennsylvania Senate would withdraw funding from communities that try to restrict shale gas drilling within their borders. It’s one of a variety of energy and environment-related measures under consideration by state and federal lawmakers. The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant spoke with David Hess, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and editor of the PA Environment Digest Blog, to catch up on a few issues.

3 weeks ago | alleghenyfront.org | Julie Grant

A bill in the Pennsylvania Senate would withdraw funding from communities that try to restrict shale gas drilling within their borders. It’s one of a variety of energy and environment-related measures under consideration by state and federal lawmakers. The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant spoke with David Hess, former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and editor of the PA Environment Digest Blog, to catch up on a few issues.

3 weeks ago | wvia.org | Julie Grant

The nonprofit workforce development group Landforce was awarded $15 million last year along with seven sub-awardees in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA awarded $2 billion nationwide in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants through the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden's landmark climate law. But now, climate and environmental justice are out at the federal government, and the Pennsylvania grant has evaporated.

3 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Julie Grant

The nonprofit workforce development group Landforce was awarded $15 million last year along with seven sub-awardees in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA awarded $2 billion nationwide in Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants through the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden’s landmark climate law. But now, climate and environmental justice are out at the federal government, and the Pennsylvania grant has evaporated.