Pa. Rep. Lee introduces bill to boost black lung disease payments
Lee put forward the Support Our Miners Act in response to resolutions from municipalities across Allegheny County and Appalachia.
Pollution
Scientists have a new tool in the fight against toxic algal blooms: buoys
The buoys slowly release algaecide, controlling the blooms before they ever fully form.
Groups say Nippon Steel investments will perpetuate coal and air pollution in the Mon Valley
They say upgrades don’t incorporate newer technologies but instead are "stopgap things to make U.S. Steel profitable in the short term."
Scientists test aquatic organisms for ‘forever chemicals’ in Montour Run near Pittsburgh International Airport
For decades, the airport used PFAS-containing firefighting foam. Now, the stream that captures the airport’s runoff has the "forever chemicals."
Trump rollbacks keep new clean air rules out of Pittsburgh’s Mon Valley
New air pollution rules for steel plants including the Clairton Coke Works have been paused for at least two years.
EPA announces $39M to Pa. for PFAS in drinking water while rolling back PFAS limits
A clean water group says it feels like "hypocrisy."
The swimmers who take on the Mon, together
They’ve dubbed themselves the Mon’ster Swimmers, and they brave the waters of the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh together from spring until fall.
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.
Pittsburgh buildings cut carbon emissions faster than planned, report says
A project that set out to halve carbon emissions from buildings across Pittsburgh released a progress report this week indicating the properties are ahead of schedule.
Surfing the Great Lakes amid pollution
The heavy industry along Lake Michigan's shore, including a U.S. Steel plant, is impacting the surfing culture there.
