Community meeting for new hot strip mill in Braddock gets heated
Health department officials said their modeling showed the project wouldn’t cause Allegheny County to exceed federal air pollution limits.
Environmental Justice
As black lung surges in Appalachia, Trump administration halts enforcement of new dust rules for coal mines
One in three Appalachian coal miners surveyed by federal researchers are now testing positive for black lung disease, the highest level since the late 1970s.
Pennsylvania leaders weigh in on AI and data centers at Pittsburgh conference
While many Pennsylvanians don’t want to live near a hyperscale data center, some leaders say they’re necessary for the U.S. to lead in AI.
Film fest in Pittsburgh puts spotlight on train crash, pipeline fight
The Allegheny Front is a sponsor of the Backyard Docs Film Festival that opens Thursday, September 24.
Inadequate safety and training led to 2025 blast at Shell’s ethane cracker, federal safety board finds
The agency found one of the engineers who initiated the procedure that precipitated the explosion “had never previously performed the task.”
Pa. fines Shell $15 million for air pollution from its Beaver County plastics plant
The plant went over the allowable limit for benzene, a carcinogen, and it failed to perform testing required by the state.
Pittsburgh trees help cool neighborhoods as advocates try to plant more
Residents tend green space to cool down Pittsburgh's hottest neighborhoods
U.S. Steel shows off its newest investment to a community divided
U.S. Steel says its new hot strip mill in Braddock will improve its environmental performance and productivity by replacing an aging operation.
Energy Transfer seeks to expand gas plant with history of problems in Washington County
The processing station has had multiple violations since beginning operations in 2020, and is trying to expand operations.
New book looks at winners and losers in Pennsylvania environmental history
“Cradle of Conservation” examines how people have interacted with the environment from pre-colonial days to now.
