The roughly 6,900 toxic-containing wastewater discharges along the Ohio River are mapped out, including how much they spew annually. But public records only tell part of the story.Â
Republicans are pushing for looser regulations on conventional oil and gas drillers, who generally run small operations and work with relatively shallow wells.
We discuss the settlement of a class action lawsuit against U.S. Steel and how the Christmas temperature inversion that made Pittsburgh's air smell like "rotten eggs, sewer backup, burning plastic and hospital waste."
A meeting was held to explain to residents their options to take the settlement money, or opt out and keep their rights to a future claim against U.S. Steel.
The agency's preliminary analysis shows green infrastructure is more expensive to use to prevent sewage entering rivers than pipes and other gray infrastructure in most locations.