Environment

Read the results of the World Environment Day Survey by Sustainable Pittsburgh, asking locals if they know: the source of your drinking/tap water; where/how to recycle electronic items (i.e., computers, phones, batteries, etc.); how the electricity you receive in your home is generated; which stream your surface water flows into; and where your garbage ends up. Do you know?

Climate Change

Global warming has become a critical topic but after Pittsburgh's cold winter of 2010, can we be sure it is really happening?

Conservation

Biodiversity and land and habitat conservation, especially in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Energy

Resources on energy, renewable energy sources, and energy conservation, especially in Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Green Living

Don't know where to start to save Pittsburgh and the rest of the planet? These books and resources will guide you in changing your lifestyle.

Magazines & Journals

Library holdings covering nature and the environment

News & Events

News and environmental events

Marcellus Shale

What are the environmental consequences of hydraulic fracturing as they drill for gas in our region?

I love trees: Friends of the Urban Pittsburgh Forest

Organizations

Interested in learning more about environmental issues in Pittsburgh? Check out these local environmental organizations

Pollution

Did you know that Pittsburgh's soot is still the worst in U.S.? But that's not the worst of it. Learn about the toxic industrial chemicals in everyday things.

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson, a native of Western Pennsylvania, published Silent Spring in 1962, alerting the world to the perils of the indiscriminate spray of pesticides.