What can one person do about climate change? Part 3: Dig in the dirt

Rachel McDevitt

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I report on energy and the environment for StateImpact Pennsylvania at WITF.

My work focuses on responses and solutions to climate change in the state legislature and communities around the state. I trace my interest in these issues back to my time as a Girl Scout and this episode of Rocko’s Modern Life.

I look forward to winter just for the chance to ski a few times each season. I try to keep myself from doom-scrolling on my phone by keeping my hands busy knitting and learning to play the piano.

I grew up in Cambria County, Pa. and graduated from Temple University. I started at WITF just after Christmas in 2014.

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A butterfly lands on a butterfly weed plant at The Bower on June 20, 2023.

August 25, 2023 | 5:00 AM

Agriculture and other land use are responsible for between 25-30% of global emissions.

You can chip away at that by growing some of your own food or planting flowers, shrubs, and trees. One tree can absorb thousands of pounds of carbon over its lifetime.

Native plants also provide important habitat for insects and birds that may be threatened by climate change.