AI is improving Pittsburgh’s tornado forecasting, but its full potential isn’t clear
AI may one day be able to predict tornadoes like the ones that hit on the day of Morgan Wallen’s cancelled Pittsburgh concert. But not yet.
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After deadly explosion, safety and environmental lapses at U.S. Steel’s coke works now rest with Nippon
Six months after two deaths at the massive Clairton Coke Works, U.S. Steel’s new owner inherits the plant’s safety challenges and pollution violations. Nippon’s plans haven’t yet been released.
Clairton sees hope but a history of disappointment six months after explosion
Residents living near U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works are hoping for a departure from decades of disinvestment and persistent pollution.
Will Australia revisit the deal that led a Pittsburgh firm to depend on the ore beneath its trees?
Alcoa’s Western Australia division is one of the world's largest alumina producing operations. Some say its decades-old agreement puts drinking water at risk.
Alcoa’s Australian refineries drove flight from two towns, and its waste threatens a third
Some residents say toxic dust from Alcoa's three sprawling industrial facilities along the southwestern coast of Australia is making them sick.
How Pittsburgh’s Alcoa is undermining a rare forest to fuel its global aluminum empire
A one-of-a-kind ecosystem lies above the bauxite Alcoa says it needs for its future. The company’s request to expand mining in Australia is drawing objections from scientists and the land’s original inhabitants.
EQT’s ‘bulldog’ has D.C. in his grip, with profits — and maybe higher gas bills — on the horizon
CEO Toby Rice backed Republican Dave McCormick for Senate and hobnobbed with Donald Trump. Now he’s poised for pipelines, exports and profits.
Contenders in Pennsylvania Senate race shy from risky climate, energy stances while courting voters
One of four notable swing districts, Pennsylvania’s 37th Senate seat could shift the balance of power in state government, with big implications for climate and energy.
New Freeport residents in court demanding clean water from EQT
A lawsuit seeks to compel the Pittsburgh-based gas firm to provide clean water to the Greene County hamlet after a 2022 fracking mishap.
There is something wrong under New Freeport
After the 2022 frack out, residents report rashes, foul water and a problem that may be growing bigger. EQT denies responsibility. Documents and videos reveal undisclosed details.
