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“Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come.” Karen Joy Fowler.

We have another PA forest added to the national old-growth forest network! Hartwood Acres Park, just north of Pittsburgh, was recently inducted into the network.

Read all about it in 90.5 WESA and play around with the map on the network's website to find a forest near you for some forest bathing 🌳 Old-Growth Forest Network Allegheny County Government

Hartwood Acres becomes the first Allegheny County forest inducted into national old-growth network Hartwood Acres Park became the first Allegheny County forest inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network this week.

ICYMI: Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania has officially launched the new Pennsylvania Wildlife Connectivity Work Group. This is critical here in the Commonwealth where habitat fragmentation and animal-vehicle collisions threaten our wildlife.

This work group will help the Commonwealth make a statewide plan to build wildlife crossings, create wildlife corridors, and protect Pennsylvania's wildlife.

Read more in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star-

Wildlife road crossings and habitat will be focus of Shapiro administration working group • Pennsylvania Capital-Star Eleven state agencies will collaborate to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve public safety.

Same old pollutants; nothing new with Nippon's investment.

Reliance on coal even in new investments in the Monongahela Valley means poor air quality in the Pittsburgh region will not improve.

Groups say Nippon Steel investments will perpetuate coal and air pollution in the Mon Valley Nippon is spending $2.5 billion at its U.S. Steel plants near Pittsburgh, but will continue to rely on coal as a key fuel source.

There is more and more talk about the environmental threats of data centers: they're major energy hogs (mostly from polluting fossil fuels) and they guzzle water to the tune of 5 million gallons a day. But did you know, they also produce a lot of noise pollution that can threaten our health?

See more in Erie News Now -

Beyond Power and Water: Study Raises Health Concerns Over Data Centers Communities in northwestern Pennsylvania are debating data center development amid concerns over high energy and water use. A recent PennEnvironment report highlights additional issues, including potential health risks from noise