Kara Holsopple

1 month ago | alleghenyfront.org | Kara Holsopple

Shell’s petrochemical plant in Beaver County began operating in late 2022, and since then has racked up a number of air quality violations, leading to a $10 million penalty and a settlement agreement with the state. Environmental groups have been concerned about the health impacts of the ethane cracker since before it was even built along the Ohio River, and pushed for regulators to include fenceline air monitoring along the perimeter of the site.

1 month ago | wesa.fm | Kara Holsopple

Firings of staff at agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service are rocking conservationists and environmental organizations. Reuters reported that over 3,000 Forest Service employees and a thousand Park Service employees were let go. On February 27 a federal judge in California ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rescind a memo and an email instructing federal agencies to fire probationary employees.

1 month ago | alleghenyfront.org | Kara Holsopple

Firings of staff at agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service are rocking conservationists and environmental organizations. Reuters reported that over 3,000 Forest Service employees and a thousand Park Service employees were let go. On February 27 a federal judge in California ordered the Office of Personnel Management to rescind a memo and an email instructing federal agencies to fire probationary employees.

1 month ago | alleghenyfront.org | Kara Holsopple |Jeff Masters

Last month was Earth’s hottest January on record. That might be hard for some of us in North America to believe since we’ve been bundling up against uncommonly frigid temperatures this winter. But the global record is significant for all of us. To learn more, The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple spoke with Jeff Masters, Ph.D., a meteorologist who wrote about it for Yale Climate Connections.

2 months ago | wesa.fm | Kara Holsopple

A farm worker became the first reported human case of bird flu in Ohio. They join dozens who have become ill with the virus in the U.S. and one person in Louisiana who died. Millions of chickens have been euthanized on poultry farms, and dairy cows have become infected with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. Wild birds are also dying. The death of 200 snow geese in the Allentown area has been attributed to the disease. Even wild mammals like foxes and sea lions are susceptible.