Memoir, Fiction and the Natural World - Inside Climate News An interview with author Lydia Millet.

I spoke with Lydia Millet about climate change in fiction, apocalypses, and how she is thinking about writing in this time. insideclimatenews.org/news/1604202...

Gas Industry Front Group Targets Democrats in Pennsylvania - Inside Climate News The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.”

The Trump rollback of federal climate policy has made state battles more key for the fossil fuel industry. Enter "Natural Allies," an industry group in Pennsylvania that sell its pro-gas message to Democrats. By @kiley.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org insideclimatenews.org/news/1104202...

Avian Flu Has Killed Thousands of Birds in the U.S. Pennsylvania Is at the Epicenter. - Inside Climate News Bald eagles and other raptors are among more than 100 bird species that have died from avian flu in the past four years—and the virus is still spreading.

Bald eagles are one of the 21st century's great conservation success stories. But scientists today are worried about the long-term impacts of an unusually persistent outbreak of avian flu on this species and other raptors.
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Fracking’s Forever Problem - Inside Climate News Tracking the gas industry’s radioactive waste

You can read the series here: insideclimatenews.org/project/frac...

2025 Best in Business Awards | SABEW Congratulations to our 2025 honorees! The Best in Business Awards attracted 988 entries from 150 news organizations, ranging from international, national and regional news outlets to specialized busin...

Many thanks to @sabew.bsky.social for recognizing the fracking waste series I worked on last year with @peteraldhous.com and @jsmithhopkins.bsky.social! sabew.org/2026/03/2025...

UPDATE: Our @insideclimatenews.org Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard is now tracking more than 70 lawsuits
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Climate-Fueled Wildfires and Dust Storms Drove Up Air Pollution Around the World Last Year - Inside Climate News A new report shows air pollution threatens the majority of the world’s population, while information gaps increase the risks.

With my colleague @keertigopal.bsky.social, I wrote about a new report on global air pollution--that shows how climate change is making it worse. insideclimatenews.org/news/2403202...

Pittsburgh high schoolers hope to make climate impact by plugging old gas wells The Dice Well Done Club is hoping to plug its second abandoned well this year.

High school students in Pittsburgh are trying to raise $5,000 to plug old methane-leaking, abandoned wells. My @wesa.fm colleague Rachel McDevitt has this inspiring story: www.wesa.fm/environment-...

Pennsylvania Publishes Long-Awaited Study on Radioactivity in Landfill Runoff - Inside Climate News The state concluded there is “no current cause for concern.” Experts worried about the long-term impacts of fracking waste say more research is required.

“Now that we’ve allowed it to happen, we’re going to have to be watching forever."

Scientists say the study, which looked at how radioactivity in fracking waste may be contaminating landfills, is just the beginning of monitoring that will be needed for years.
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Pennsylvania Publishes Long-Awaited Study on Radioactivity in Landfill Runoff - Inside Climate News The state concluded there is “no current cause for concern.” Experts worried about the long-term impacts of fracking waste say more research is required.

Inside Climate News - Kiley Bense: PA DEP Publishes Long-Awaited Study On Radioactivity In Landfill Leachate [Former DEP Radiation Protection Director Said Annual Sampling Required Because Landfills Change Over Time] insideclimatenews.org/news/1303202...

Pennsylvania Publishes Long-Awaited Study on Radioactivity in Landfill Runoff - Inside Climate News The state concluded there is “no current cause for concern.” Experts worried about the long-term impacts of fracking waste say more research is required.

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How Will the War in Iran Affect Your Utility Bills? - Inside Climate News Conflict in the Middle East could have major repercussions for U.S. electricity and natural gas prices. Some states, like Pennsylvania, are particularly vulnerable.

If the war in Iran drags on, we could see significant increases in utility bills here in the U.S. at a time when many Americans are already struggling to pay. insideclimatenews.org/news/0503202...

Without Weighing Costs to Public Health, EPA Rolls Back Air Pollution Standards for Coal Plants - Inside Climate News The federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for coal and oil-fired power plants were strengthened during the Biden administration.

In February, coal industry leaders presented the president with a gold trophy labeled “Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal.” insideclimatenews.org/news/2802202...

Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump - Inside Climate News As Democrats and climate activists seize on energy costs as a political issue, new data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025. The figures were much higher in some states.

New from me and @mlavelle.bsky.social: Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump

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‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding - Inside Climate News The Trump administration repealed the EPA’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gases are a pollutant, an important legal foundation for their regulation.

‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding
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‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding - Inside Climate News The Trump administration repealed the EPA’s 2009 determination that greenhouse gases are a pollutant, an important legal foundation for their regulation.

Also, make sure to read @insideclimatenews.org coverage of the endangerment finding rule change, including this banger from @kiley.bsky.social (with much more to come from our newsroom):
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With Waters Rising, Pennsylvania’s Historical Treasures Must ‘Adapt or Collapse’ - Inside Climate News PHILADELPHIA—Karen Young stood in a cavernous room perched on the edge of the Schuylkill River that was once a public swimming pool.  Abandoned in 1972 after a hurricane, the old natatorium is part of...

When Hurricane Ida hit the 200-year-old Fairmount Water Works in 2021, it forced a reckoning about what this iconic landmark must do if it wants to survive another century.

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High impact winter storm looks increasingly likely for parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast this weekend, while major impacts linger from ice storm Arctic cold and high winds will add to the issues through the weekend

The pace of our news cycle makes it easy for stories to fall off the screen - but the disaster in parts of the South from the ice storm is still very much ongoing. Some important observations from the ground there - and more about the next major storm for the East. tinyurl.com/43987xnn

A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response - Inside Climate News A sprawling winter storm that left hundreds of thousands without power, grounded thousands of flights and disrupted travel across the eastern half of the U.S. could be the first real test of the secon...

"A Winter Storm Fueled by Global Warming Tests U.S. Disaster Response" by @kiley.bsky.social, @bberwyn.bsky.social, @keertigopal.bsky.social, Lee Hedgepeth & Lisa Sorg for @insideclimatenews.org: insideclimatenews.org/news/2601202...

Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands - Inside Climate News The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining.

The money set aside to remediate abandoned mine lands is a “drop in the bucket” compared to the federal budget. But it’s a lifeline for coal country communities dealing with the aftermath of decades of mining. insideclimatenews.org/news/1301202...

And thank you to the many people—scientists, activists, experts, residents—who spoke with me and met with me for this series.

Thank you to everyone at ICN and beyond who contributed to this project: @jsmithhopkins.bsky.social @vernonloeb.bsky.social @derekh.bsky.social Andrew Lehren, Julie Grant, Kathy Knauer, and photographer Scott Goldsmith

The ‘Toxic Cocktail’ Brewing in Pennsylvania’s Waterways - Inside Climate News Pennsylvania is still cleaning up decades’ worth of coal mining pollution. Now it must also contend with millions of tons of fracking waste, some of it radioactive.

For years, scientists and advocates have worried that fracking waste is getting into the environment in PA. A closer look at the waterways near landfills that accept this waste revealed a mixture of harmful contaminants: insideclimatenews.org/news/2112202...

Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste - Inside Climate News Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.

Though the state had promised it would begin testing leachate for radium in 2021, we found that it never implemented this policy. At the same time, new research shows that fracking wastewater from PA is far more radioactive than was previously known: insideclimatenews.org/news/2012202...

Tracking Oil and Gas Waste in Pennsylvania Is Still a ‘Logistical Mess’ - Inside Climate News More than a decade after regulators promised to improve reporting standards for this waste, an Inside Climate News investigation found huge discrepancies in state records.

In analyzing state records for this waste, @peteraldhous.com and I found huge discrepancies, errors and a lot of troubling questions about oversight. Almost 1.4 million tons of waste was unaccounted for: insideclimatenews.org/news/1912202...

For the past year, I've been working on an investigation into Pennsylvania's oil and gas waste--a toxic and often radioactive byproduct of the state's fracking industry. How much of it is produced every year? Where does it end up? What's in it? And what happens when regulators lose track of it?

A Messy Trail of Toxic Oil and Gas Waste - Inside Climate News Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins and reporter Kiley Bense as they discuss how Pennsylvania is failing to track toxic oil and gas waste, while the amount sitting in landfil...

Here's @kiley.bsky.social talking to editor @jsmithhopkins.bsky.social about our @insideclimatenews.org reporting on oil and gas waste going to landfills in Pennsylvania
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A Messy Trail of Toxic Oil and Gas Waste - Inside Climate News Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins and reporter Kiley Bense as they discuss how Pennsylvania is failing to track toxic oil and gas waste, while the amount sitting in landfil...

Inside Climate News Video: Reporter Kiley Bense Talks About Her 3 Part Series On Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Waste [Video] tinyurl.com/45wmjfm4

Gas Exports Are Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says - Inside Climate News Higher exports of liquefied natural gas in 2025 played a significant role in rising utility bills, an analysis of federal data found.

LNG exports from US up 22% over a year ago, when US was already largest exporter in the world. This is a significant cause of energy inflation costs in US.
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Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste - Inside Climate News Former government officials say the state isn’t doing enough to regulate fracking waste, even as new research shows it’s far more radioactive than previously known.

NEW from @kiley.bsky.social and I for @insideclimatenews.org:
Twenty Years Into Fracking, Pennsylvania Has Yet to Reckon With Its Radioactive Waste
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