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A butterfly perches on a lavender plant at Maple Lawn Farms in York County on Sept. 20, 2022. Incorporating flowers that attract pollinators to a farm is one example of a climate-smart practice.
October 4, 2023 | 1:29 PM

Any job can be a climate solutions job: Ask this teacher, electrician or beauty CEO

By A Martínez, Ally Schweitzer, Lisa Weiner, Arielle Retting | NPR
Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program.
September 25, 2023 | 9:28 AM

Pa. groups thrilled by Biden’s American Climate Corps, but wish it were bigger

By Julie Grant/The Allegheny Front
Updated: 2021-04-22 15:51:55

Biden makes new pledge for U.S. greenhouse gas emissions: A 50% cut

That aggressive 2030 goal will be formalized in a document called a "nationally determined contribution," or NDC.
By Scott Detrow/NPR
This solar field in Lurgan Township, Franklin County provides power to Penn State. Panels are seen here on Nov. 24, 2020.
April 22, 2021 | 7:37 AM

Fossil fuel divestment is first, small step in Pittsburgh’s sustainable investing strategy

As the city’s divestment initiative reaches completion, the pension board is exploring where it can instead move capital as part of a sustainability agenda.
By An-Li Herring/WESA