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The Environmental Journalism Program is made possible through a grant from The Heinz Endowments and seeks provide the community with reliable reporting on environmental issues, and to stimulate quality work from existing journalists by serving as a resource and driver for change.
The Environmental Report is Point Park University's watchdog for environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region and beyond by providing a unique platform for university students.
June 26, 2017
Environmental Journalism Graduate Student Rebecca Lessner helped the Pennsylvania Environmental Council in shooting and editing the following video on methane mitigation in the state. More and more Pennsylvanians are finding work in the growing methane mitigation indus...
June 22, 2017
The Dominican Republic’s Ongoing Battle for Clean Water
Peering out over the vibrant green cascading vistas surrounding the city of Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic, one may think they have found nothing short of paradise on Earth; making it hard to...
June 21, 2017
This past May, eight students partnered with Point Park University’s Environmental Journalism Program took off to Santiago De Los Caballeros to mold, fire and distribute a unique take on clay-water filters to the surrounding communities.
Housed by Wine to Water, an orga...
A group of students embarked last semester on finding out if Pittsburgh was comparable to Flint, Michigan; here’s what they found.
As the city water system became so mired in controversy over a Flint-type lead crisis in the water lines, the Environmental Journalism Grou...
April 20, 2017
Twenty-four nonprofit CEO’s stood united in front of a bright Pittsburgh skyline this Thursday, ready to stare into the face environmental injustice. The CEO’s were not only present for their causes but to declare a commitment to their city, unprepared to see it’s heal...
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