Environment Feedhttps://www.post-gazette.comThis feed contains environment storiesFri, 21 Aug 2026 16:56:59 +0000Post-Gazette Syndicator Serviceenhourly1Still recovering from Hurricane Lala, Hawaii prepares for a possible weekend cycloneBy Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Holly Ramer / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/20/hurricane-lala-hawaii-cyclone-honolulu/stories/202608200061Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:44:44 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/20/hurricane-lala-hawaii-cyclone-honolulu/stories/202608200061<![CDATA[]]>Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm racesBy Jesse Bedayn, Marc Levy And Scott Bauer / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2026/08/20/trump-embracing-data-centers-midterms/stories/202608210010Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:19:21 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2026/08/20/trump-embracing-data-centers-midterms/stories/202608210010<![CDATA[]]>Trump administration moves ahead to end roadless rule on national forestsBy Susan Montoya Bryan / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/08/18/trump-roadless-rule-national-forests/stories/202608180059Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:47:18 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2026/08/18/trump-roadless-rule-national-forests/stories/202608180059<![CDATA[]]>Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 die on an island near AthensBy Sylvie Corbet and Ahmad Seir Nassiri / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/16/europe-belgium-greece-wildfires/stories/202608160088Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:39:43 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/16/europe-belgium-greece-wildfires/stories/202608160088<![CDATA[]]>The Clairton Coke Works explosion reignited Mon Valley air quality concerns. What does it mean for future generations?By Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/16/clairton-coke-works-allegheny-county-air-quality/stories/202608160054Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/16/clairton-coke-works-allegheny-county-air-quality/stories/202608160054<![CDATA[]]>Rescuers call for silence around earthquake rubble as window for survival narrows in ColombiaBy Astrid Suárez, Marko Álvarez and Nayara Batschke / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/13/colombia-earthquake-rescues/stories/202608130055Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:18:24 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/13/colombia-earthquake-rescues/stories/202608130055<![CDATA[]]>U.K. firefighters out in force to tackle fires on hottest day of the yearBy Pan Pylas and Angela Charlton / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/13/united-kingdom-heat-record-weather-europe-fires/stories/202608130053Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:58:46 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/13/united-kingdom-heat-record-weather-europe-fires/stories/202608130053<![CDATA[]]>Iran-backed Houthis clash with Yemeni forces The Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/08/13/houthis-yemen-iran-oman-oil-spills-israel-gaza/stories/202608130044Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:11:34 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/08/13/houthis-yemen-iran-oman-oil-spills-israel-gaza/stories/202608130044<![CDATA[]]>‘Potentially unsafe levels’ of E. coli found in hundreds of Pennsylvania waterways, group saysBy Stephana Ocneanu / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/13/pennsylvania-ecoli-fecal-bacteria-rivers/stories/202608120052Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/13/pennsylvania-ecoli-fecal-bacteria-rivers/stories/202608120052<![CDATA[]]>Deaths and damage reported as severe weather in the Midwest spawns tornadoes and flash floodingBy Dave Collins and Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/12/deaths-damage-severe-weather-tornadoes-flash-flooding-midwest/stories/202608120041Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:44:09 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/12/deaths-damage-severe-weather-tornadoes-flash-flooding-midwest/stories/202608120041<![CDATA[]]>Mexican reinforcements expected for wildfire fight in western Canada after 20,000 fleeBy Haven Daley and Rob Gillies / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/08/11/mexico-wildfire-canada-evacuations/stories/202608110054Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:55:43 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2026/08/11/mexico-wildfire-canada-evacuations/stories/202608110054<![CDATA[]]>Sherwin-Williams fined by state, must make changes at Beaver County plant over air quality violationsBy Jacob Geanous / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/11/sherwin-williams-beaver-county-air-quality-dep/stories/202608110040Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:51:43 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/11/sherwin-williams-beaver-county-air-quality-dep/stories/202608110040<![CDATA[]]>Magnitude 7.4 quake hits western Colombia, killing at least 111 peopleBy Astrid Suárez, Megan Janetsky and Manuel Rueda / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/10/colombia-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-august-10-2026/stories/202608100026Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:22:04 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/10/colombia-7-4-magnitude-earthquake-august-10-2026/stories/202608100026<![CDATA[]]>Wildfires burn across western U.S. and Canada as residents are evacuatedBy Jamie Stengle and Wufei Yu / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/09/wildfires-western-us-canada-evacuations/stories/202608090071Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:15:38 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/09/wildfires-western-us-canada-evacuations/stories/202608090071<![CDATA[]]>Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat recordBy Giada Zampano, Kirsten Grieshaber and Justin Spike / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/06/europe-heat-wave-puts-all-major-italian-cities-on-red-alert-as-austria-sets-heat-record/stories/202608060059Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:44:48 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/06/europe-heat-wave-puts-all-major-italian-cities-on-red-alert-as-austria-sets-heat-record/stories/202608060059<![CDATA[]]>China can't get enough of this spiky fruit as farmers fight extreme weather to feed the cravingBy Kanis Leung And Vincent Thian / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2026/08/06/china-extreme-weather-durian/stories/202608070014Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:44:41 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2026/08/06/china-extreme-weather-durian/stories/202608070014<![CDATA[]]>Divided federal appeals court says Trump administration was wrong to terminate climate fundsBy Michael Phillis / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/04/federal-appeals-court-ruling-trump-termination-clean-energy-funds/stories/202608040056Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:55:41 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2026/08/04/federal-appeals-court-ruling-trump-termination-clean-energy-funds/stories/202608040056<![CDATA[]]>Utility's idle transmission tower caused 2025 Eaton fire that killed 19, Los Angeles officials sayBy Amy Taxin and Christopher Weber / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/04/utility-transmission-tower-cause-2025-eaton-wildfire-california/stories/202608040051Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:58:15 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/weather-news/2026/08/04/utility-transmission-tower-cause-2025-eaton-wildfire-california/stories/202608040051<![CDATA[]]>Man charged with setting Spokane's largest wildfire was questioned about 2 other blazes last yearBy Manuel Valdes, Ed White, Martha Bellisle and Gene Johnson / Associated Presshttps://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/08/04/suspect-wildfire-spokane-charges/stories/202608040050Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:51:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2026/08/04/suspect-wildfire-spokane-charges/stories/202608040050<![CDATA[]]>Pittsburgh-area company found a better way to track African wildlife 24/7 By Mary Ann Thomas / Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttps://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/08/04/pixcams-pix-african-cams-ai-pittsburgh-poachers-black-rhino/stories/202607290052Tue, 04 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0400https://www.post-gazette.com/life/goodness/2026/08/04/pixcams-pix-african-cams-ai-pittsburgh-poachers-black-rhino/stories/202607290052<![CDATA[]]>