The Allegheny Front
Your Environment Update for Thursday, July 6, 2017
In 1948, twenty people died when thick smog settled over the small town of Donora, just south of Pittsburgh. Is the city prepared if it happens again?
Episode for June 30, 2017
In this episode, we look at a loophole in Pennsylvania's environmental justice program. Plus, we learn about care gardens. And, we try to pinpoint the sweet spot for development on the Ohio River.
Episode for June 23, 2017
In this episode, a conversation about race, class and environmental health. Plus we visit a nonprofit trying to...
Episode for June 16, 2017
In this episode, we look into what a loss in federal funding could mean for the Great Lakes. Plus, a...
Episode for June 9, 2017
This week, we continue our series Hazardous to Your Health. We hear from community activists who are literally sick of industrial pollution and are looking for solutions from people who've been through it. Plus, an environmental lawyer says Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate agreement shouldn't surprise anyone--just look at some of his other policies. And is a new coal plant bucking the industry trend?
Episode for June 2, 2017
This week we begin a new series, Hazardous to Your Health. We'll visit two communities near Pittsburgh--each with a history of industrial pollution. And we'll talk with the people who live there about how their attitudes toward nearby Coke plants--and their emissions--are changing.
Episode for May 26, 2017
In this episode, we follow the natural gas pipeline and float down the Ohio River to bring you some of our favorite award-winning stories from the last year. Plus, President Trump promised to build a big, beautiful wall, but the cost might be greater for biodiversity than the price tag indicates.
Episode for May 19, 2017
This week on the Allegheny Front, monarch butterflies are in big trouble. What can we do to help them? Plus there's pushback as nuclear energy struggles to stay relevant. Also some kids are so fed up with the President and Congress failing to act on climate change that they are suing. And finally, the world waits while Trump decides whether to break the U.S. commitment to the Paris climate agreement.
Want to Save Monarch Butterflies? Start Planting Milkweed
If Monarch butterflies are going to stay off the endangered species list, they need more to eat. And it’s up to us to feed them.