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Study links more asthma cases to 2018 Clairton Coke Works fire
Hospital, clinic and doctor’s office visits by asthma sufferers almost doubled following fire at U.S. Steel facility → Read More
Barbara Baker stepping down as president, CEO of Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
Dr. Barbara Baker, who for the last 31 years has overseen the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium’s growth and modernization, is retiring. Under her... → Read More
After pleasant Fathers Day, severe storms and cooler temperatures in this week's weather forecast
An unusually strong cold front brings Canadian air to region for a day. → Read More
Rallying enviro groups call out Allegheny County’s Fitzgerald as a fossil-fuel friend
Petition urges county executive to end his embrace of shale gas and petrochemical development; he refuses, citing benefits → Read More
Future of industrial Mon Valley should be cleaner, speakers say
Activists call on political, business, civic, academic leaders to support tougher emissions standards for Mon Valley’s biggest polluter → Read More
Opponents to testify against proposed power plant in Elizabeth Township
Opponents will testify Tuesday against proposed Invenergy gas-fired facility along the Youghiogheny River in Elizabeth → Read More
'Forever chemicals' show up in state water survey
State and federal environmental agencies focus on reducing exposure to toxic chemical compounds found in public water supplies → Read More
Allegheny National Forest grows over 500 acres with land transfer
Land transfer from the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to ANF will protect views along Wild and Scenic Clarion River corridor. → Read More
Network of companies looking to move fracking wastewater in barges up and down Pittsburgh’s rivers
Industry desire to ship “hazardous” driling and fracking waste liquids by barge to Ohio injection wells rides choppy regulatory currents. → Read More
Pittsburgh to share its lead water solutions with EPA, other cities
Pittsburgh is first of 10 virtual roundtables about fixing high lead levels in public drinking water and revisions to Lead and Copper Rule. → Read More
County proposal would require polluters to reduce pollution during unfavorable weather
Allegheny County proposes new rules to limit industrial and residential air emissions during temperature inversions → Read More
Westmoreland County Landfill will pay $25K penalty
State environmental agency cites hauling and waste disposal violations, but area residents voice conceerns about public health impacts → Read More
Study finds 2018 Clairton coke works fire impacted asthma patients
Nearby residents with asthma at higher risk of it worsening but didn’t know why. → Read More
With new treatment plant, conservationists hoping Millers Run sheds its orange tint
Public-private-citizen partnership dedicates $13 million facility that is removing iron from Millers and Chartiers creeks in South Fayette. → Read More
U.S. Steel ends proposed shale gas well project at Edgar Thomson steel mill
Three-year-old proposal to drill and frack shale gas wells along Turtle Creek never got state or local permits and is abandoned → Read More
Peduto pushes plan to make Pittsburgh carbon-neutral by 2050
Executive order mandates changes to city policies and procedures aimed at reducing emissions of climate changing green house gases → Read More
Air quality in region better but not good enough, annual report says
American Lung Association’s annual report gives Pittsburgh region failing grades again despite lower soot and smog-forming emissions → Read More
State needs to prioritize water pollution programs, advocacy report says
New policies and more funding needed to improve widespread water pollution problems, especially those affecting the Chesapeake Bay → Read More
Allegheny County Health Department urged to tighten, enforce air pollution standards
City, county and municipal officials urge Allegheny County Health Department to adopt stronger air pollution controls. → Read More
New streams in Pennsylvania to be tagged as High Quality for extra protections
After a long wait, 222 miles of Pennsylvania’s best waterways in 21 counties are in line for new pollution protections → Read More