The new rule would eliminate federal protections for about 40 percent of Pennsylvania’s streams. Only major navigable waterways, tributaries that run into them or adjacent wetlands along with some lakes will be covered by the Clean Water Act.
Some 30 people who cleaned up the ash have died with ailments that can be linked to exposure to toxic elements of coal ash, and more than 250 are sick or dying.
After years of decline, East Liverpool is banking on new economic life from the gas industry. But many are still struggling from pollution that has plagued this town for decades.
This week on The Allegheny Front, a special look at Clairton, home of the largest coke facility in North America, and the people who live with the industry there. Some residents say they've had enough, and they're taking action by telling their stories.
This week on The Allegheny Front, a special look at East Liverpool, Ohio -- a town that’s welcoming new industry while still dealing with pollution from facilities that have been there for decades.
This week on The Allegheny Front we're featuring two stories - from two podcasts - about how environmental policy changes lives. In the first, a family fights a pipeline company to save their maple syrup business. And in the second, we dig into what Trump's supporters think about the environment.
