1+ hour, 33+ min ago Scientists believe they have discovered at least 20 new species in a deep part of the Pacific Ocean. The discoveries were found after researchers from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 reef monitoring devices that had been placed in deep coral…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago This week, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency heard testimony in Pittsburgh from environmental groups, scientists and industry representatives about proposed changes to the enforcement of the Clean Water Act. The Trump administration says the new rules are needed to comply…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago Road salt used last winter, and possibly decades ago, is still contaminating waterways across the region. In many cases, the levels exceed federal standards for maintaining healthy aquatic life and safe drinking water, according to a recent citizen-science survey. During…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago A controversial data center has won approval from an Allegheny County borough. The Springdale borough council voted 5-2 Tuesday to grant a conditional use permit to Allegheny DC Property Company. The company needs the permit to build a data center at…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago If you haven't heard of Pittsburgh's greenways, you're probably not alone. All of the city's greenways combined take up less space than Frick Park. But new funding could help shift public awareness. The national organization Trust for Public Land (TPL)…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago Anxieties have been rising in Springdale as the borough north of Pittsburgh debates whether to welcome a data center to the site of a former coal-fired power plant. The borough council plans to make a decision at its Dec. 16 meeting,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago A new nature preserve opened this year in a wooded valley in Bloomingdale, Ohio, about an hour west of Pittsburgh. The Hellbender Preserve provides education not only about eastern hellbender salamanders but also American history. Hellbenders are not cute little…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago The Trump administration has proposed big changes to federal protections for threatened and endangered species, habitat, and waterways. The administration says they are needed to keep up with recent Supreme Court Rulings. But conservationists and environmentalists are worried that these…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago A testing ground for autonomous cars, trucks and other motor vehicles is nearly ready to open next fall in Westmoreland County. Construction has begun on PennSTART " a research facility with a two-mile test track for autonomous technology and first responder…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago OpenAI has awarded $40.5 million to more than 200 nonprofits in the first round of grants it has made since it rebranded its nonprofit as the OpenAI Foundation in October. The foundation has committed $25 billion to fund health research and what it…...