Special Series Blog: Earth's Bounty
The Allegheny Front for the week of 08/27/2008
 A recent NOAA study determined that tugboats puff out more soot for the amount of fuel used than other commercial vessels.Tugs contribute more than 200 tons of sulfer oxides each year in the Port of Pittsburgh. This tug is working on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh. (Photo by Ann Murray) |
Clearing the Air at The Port of Pittsburgh - The Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers have been commercial highways for the past 250 years. Today, tows and tug boats move millions of tons of cargo on the three rivers. These diesel powered boats are less polluting than some land–based freight carriers. But they still add a significant amount of toxins to our air. The Allegheny Front’s Ann Murray looks at what’s being done to clear the air in the Port of Pittsburgh.
 The Clairton Coke Works is getting a $1 billion dollar upgrade to improve air quality in the region. |
Changes at the Clairton Coke Works - The Allegheny County Health Department has called US Steel the best and worst of the county’s industries, the best in terms of job...the worst in air quality. US Steel has been ordered to reduce emissions at the coke works at a cost of more than a billion dollars. But will that be enough? The Allegheny Front's Deborah Weisberg has the story.
 Detail of Table Magazine Cover |
Earth's Bounty: Latest Table Magazine Offers Ways to Preserve Harvest - Juicy tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, and brightly colored beets are all in season. And the newest issue of Pittsburgh-based Table magazine includes all kinds of tips for what to do with these foods. The Allegheny Front's Jennifer Szweda Jordan chats with Table Publisher Christina French about what's in the magazine's pages. It's part of our Earth's Bounty series on food and the environment.
 Kara Weld running Big Splat rapid on the Big Sandy River, near Jenkinsburg, West Virginia. |
Whitewater is Her Life -- The Pittsburgh Environmental Oral History Project Continues - The Allegheny Front is traveling across the region this year talking with people about what inspires their love of nature and Pennsylvania. It's part of the celebration of the region's 250th anniversary. This week, we'll hear from a world-class kayaker who got her start on the Yough River. She spoke with Alex Maya at Ohiopyle State Park
The Allegheny Front for the Week of August 27, 2008 - Listen to the entire program:
-Changes at the Clairton Coke Works
-Clearing the Air at the Port of Pittsburgh
-Governor Names New DEP Secretary
-Earth's Bounty: Latest Tables Offers Ways to Preserve the Harvest
-Whitewater is Her Life -- The Pittsburgh Environmental Oral History Project Continues
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