Kara Holsopple | The Allegheny Front
Host/ProducerKara Holsopple is the host of The Allegheny Front and reports on regional environmental issues. She began working in radio as a volunteer for Rustbelt Radio, a project of the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center. A lifelong resident of western Pennsylvania, Holsopple received her undergraduate degree from Sarah Lawrence College and earned a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University. She can be reached at kara@alleghenyfront.org.
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“Uprooted: Plants Out of Place” looks at the complex histories and language around invasive plants and how they impact ecosystems. -
Writer and photographer Tim Palmer has a new book of essays and photographs called Watching the River Run: A Photographic Journey Down the Youghiogheny. -
Lead is dangerous to human health in water, soil and air. A new study shows a relationship between lead pollution in air and infant deaths. -
The Pittsburgh Youth for Climate Action Summit takes place this Saturday. The one-day event is guided by Communitopia, a nonprofit that provides climate change education. -
The new tool allows area residents to learn about air pollution incidents from Shell's cracker plant and other industrial sites in real time. -
Firings of staff at agencies like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service and the National Park Service are rocking conservationists and environmental organizations -
To learn more, The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple spoke with Jeff Masters, Ph.D., a meteorologist who wrote about it for Yale Climate Connections. -
The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple talked about the risks with Dr. Justin Brown, DVM, PhD, a Penn State professor and veterinarian who specializes in wildlife. -
A coalition of environmental and health groups is pushing for more community decision-making power in Allegheny County when it comes to reducing pollution. -
Trump signed dozens of executive orders, essentially laying out policy intentions for this second term in office. Many of the orders dealt with the environment.
