‘Mighty’ Etna: The Greening of a Blue-Collar River Town
When a flood devastated the river town of Etna in 2004, the community set in motion a radical plan to cope with its stormwater problems using green infrastructure.
Lou Blouin
What’s the Carbon Footprint of a Typical Thanksgiving?
Turkey. Travel. Football. Turns out, only one of these is going to ruin your carbon footprint score this Thanksgiving.
Mister Rogers, the Quiet Environmentalist
If you thought Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was just a wimpy kids show about feelings, think again. According to a new book, it was subversive social commentary that took on all kinds of political issues.
River Life on the ‘Edge of the Grid’
Jason Fleming used to be a lawyer. Now he's the caretaker for a 40-slip marina on the Ohio River. And life has never been better.
Ball ‘Hawking’ on the Allegheny River
Rather than scratch and claw for baseballs with the other ball "hawks" inside PNC park, Pete Schell has staked out his own version of the hawks' life on the banks of the Allegheny River.
These Five Winter Hikes Around Pittsburgh are Worth Bundling Up For
You don't have to go far from the city to find some stellar winter hiking. In fact, you don't have to leave the city at all.
Watch 30 Years of Pittsburgh’s Renaissance in 30 Seconds
The Pittsburgh metro area has changed a lot in the past 30 years, and you can watch it all unfold in moments using Google Timelapse.
No—Your Recycling is not Just Going to the Landfill. Well, Most of it Isn’t.
It does seem impossible that somebody is separating paper receipts from soda cans. But we can assure you, your recycling is getting sorted. And the whole system is pretty high-tech.
You Can Now Report Terrible Air in the ‘Burgh with this New App
Now when your neighborhood smells like a tire fire, it's easier than ever to fire off a message to the Allegheny County Health Department.
A Rosh Hashanah by the River
Down on the urban banks of the Monongahela, a Jewish congregation from Pittsburgh is looking to the river to renew its spirits for Rosh Hashanah.
