Kara Holsopple

1 week ago | alleghenyfront.org | Kara Holsopple

A new map shows how Inflation Reduction Act money in the form of grants and tax credits for renewable energy and climate resiliency projects has been invested in Pennsylvania. Evergreen Collaborative and Penn Environment Research & Policy Center compiled a snapshot of 50 or so projects across the state from public announcements, press releases and work on the ground. Flora Cardoni is the deputy director of PennEnvironment.

1 week ago | alleghenyfront.org | Kara Holsopple

This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here. The federal Endangered Species Act is getting attention in Congress. In early March, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 was introduced in the House by Bruce Westerman, the Republican House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman.

1 week ago | alleghenyfront.org | Kara Holsopple

The future of the Endangered Species Act is in question. A bill to amend it was recently introduced in Congress, and environmentalists are taking issue with it. Attacks by black bears are exceedingly rare, but they do happen. How proximity to humans and our pets could be pushing some species, like black bears, to act erratically. Pittsburgh International Airport is doubling the size of its solar field about a mile from the main terminal.

2 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Kara Holsopple

The Hall of Botany at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh features dioramas of natural plant scenes, some from almost 100 years ago. A spring floral diorama of Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands is lush with blooming dogwood trees and yellow trout lilies hugging the forest floor. But that’s not what the same landscape would look like today, in part because of invasive plants. A new exhibit opened in March at the museum that grapples with that contrast.

3 weeks ago | alleghenyfront.org | Kara Holsopple

This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here. The Hall of Botany at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh features dioramas of natural plant scenes, some from almost 100 years ago. A spring floral diorama of Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands is lush with blooming dogwood trees and yellow trout lilies hugging the forest floor. But that’s not what the same landscape would look like today, in part because of invasive plants.