The Allegheny Front

The Allegheny Front is an environmental reporting outlet covering issues in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

The Allegheny Front

Episode for December 1, 2017

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This week on The Allegheny Front, coal miners keep their faith in the Trump administration. Plus, a Pennsylvania family who leased their land for gas drilling wonders if their water was contaminated by fracking. And, some say humans are creating a distinct geologic epoch. A new museum exhibit looks at what that means for the future of the planet.
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Theodore Roosevelt

Episode for November 24, 2017

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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke likes to compare himself to Teddy Roosevelt, the father of the modern conservation movement. But Zinke is making headlines for rolling back land protections. This week on a special Allegheny Front, Teddy Roosevelt, Ryan Zinke and the philosophy behind our public lands.
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Episode for November 10, 2017

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This week on The Allegheny Front, a new book uses Pittsburgh as the model for a sustainable future. Plus, new reporting on a very old, entrenched issue. And, the creature that is literally sucking the life out of fish in the Great Lakes. 
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Episode for November 3, 2017

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In this episode, factoring climate change into the infrastructure equation. And, a group of activists demand health officials rein in air pollution from one of the region's biggest polluters. Plus, connecting the dots between a town's air quality and low student academic achievement.
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