Situated within a mile from the town of Mars, Pennsylvania, Downieville Road houses a small part of Pittsburgh history. The Downieville family settled on this plot of land in the late 1800’s, shortly after the towns’ birth. The family members grew and separated into their own houses on the same land. When the mother died,…

The freezing rain and snow falling down on Pittsburgh this past week officially kicks off winter. With this, also begins the naysayers of global warming. Frigid temperatures and snow throughout the United States shows only a small percentage of global climate. Temperature measurements taken on land and from water over the past decade shows upward…

Local elections take place this year on November 6th. Recent studies have shown that this could be the year of the climate voter. The election of more environmental conscious House and Senate leaders, can put an end to the current anti-environment and pro-fossil fuel regime. Pennsylvanians are currently feeling the effects of fossil fuel. Too…

The term Anthropocene is currently being debated by geologists, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History fully embraced it. The term describes the current geological era in which humans are making a profound impact on the geological strata. To put it simply, humans are changing the planet. The truths of this were put on display during…