Along the banks of the Mon, fracking waste in a landfill once again poses a pollution problem
The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill accepts fracking waste. But some fear fracking contaminants like radium could end up in the Monongahela River.
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Heinz Award-winning environmental justice leader says the EJ movement is ‘not over.’
Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D., does environmental research for the people, working with impacted communities to get the data they need to take action.
View from the Mon: Industry, historical pollution and prosperity
Ron Baraff of Rivers of Steel says without the Monongahela River, the Pittsburgh region would not have developed into an industrial power.
From a flush to a river: behind the scenes at ALCOSAN’s treatment plant
At Allegheny County Sanitary Authority’s open house, vistors can learn how sewage is treated.
The muddy Monongahela River is working its way back to health, but still bears a heavy burden from the past
The Monongahela was essentially a dead river in the early 1970s, but began to improve due to modern environmental laws. I
View from the Mon: Muddy water, paddlefish and sewage overflow
For our series, Reporting From the Mon, we're talking to people with different perspectives on the Monongahela River. Annie Quinn is the founder of the Mon Water Project.
EPA rule change could weaken clean air protections, environmentalists say
They say the proposal would undermine clean air protections and deny public involvement in communities where polluting facilities are built.
Bringing life back to Dunkard Creek, one mussel at a time
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is stocking mussels in Dunkard Creek 16 years after pollution annihilated life in the stream.
Coke plant’s closure near Pittsburgh led to immediate health benefits, study finds
ER visits for pediatric asthma and cardiovascular disease plummeted after the Shenango coke plant on Neville Island closed in 2016.
Climate Fixers: Slowing down ‘fast fashion’ with natural dyes
Synthetic dyes are often petroleum-based and pollute waterways. At a former dairy farm in Lancaster County, Pa., flowers, plants and kitchen waste color clothes naturally.
