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A Lasting Legacy: DuPont, C8 Contamination and the Community Left to Grapple With the Consequences

Taylor Sisk·January 9, 2020

PFAS chemicals found in Dupont's Teflon products left a legacy of toxic pollution in Parkersburg and Vienna, West Virginia.

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Fighting for the Ohio River Watershed’s Mussels

Carrie Blackmore Smith·January 9, 2020

The Ohio River system has more mussel species than any other river system on earth, except the Mississippi. Scientists are working to get to the bottom of their mysterious disappearance.

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After String of Smoggy Days, Allegheny County Wants Polluters to Reduce Emissions During Some Weather Events

Kathleen J. Davis·January 2, 2020

The health department says climate change will make temperature inversions more frequent. A foggy blanket of air pollution hung over the county during the week of Christmas.

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The Allegheny Front·December 27, 2019

Some of our best conservation stories of 2019: Surveying Pittsburgh rivers for a salamander important for an endangered mussel. Some hope for bats devastated by white-nose syndrome. What we know about insect die-offs. Plus, friendship in birdwatching.

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RiverWise Brings Sustainability to Beaver County

Kara Holsopple·December 13, 2019

Daniel Rossi-Keen, the group's executive director, says the debate around the ethane cracker being built in his county is predictable. Instead of being for or against it, his group is ready to "do the hard work of developing healthy and creative community together."

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What the Petrochemical Buildout Along the Ohio River Means for Regional Communities and Beyond

Sharon Kelly·December 4, 2019

After a slow decline of coal and steel, the Ohio Valley is ramping up for petrochemicals. But what can the region expect in terms of pollution, jobs and plastic?

Good River The Coming Chemical Boom

America’s Shale Gas Helped Solve Japan’s Energy Needs after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Susan Phillips·December 4, 2019

American natural gas is now exported to 35 countries, including Japan. But some Pennsylvanians have been forced to give up their land in the process.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

Chester County DA Charges Energy Transfer Manager, Others in Scheme to Use Constables for Mariner East Pipeline Security

Susan Phillips·December 3, 2019

The DA alleges the 'buy-a-badge' scheme was meant to intimidate residents along the troubled pipeline construction project.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

Pittsburgh Mayor’s Comments Set Off Controversy Over Petrochemical Industry’s Impact to Western Pa

Reid Frazier·November 26, 2019

Peduto's comments brought backlash from politicians and labor unions and praise from environmental groups.

Economy Energy Health Politics The Coming Chemical Boom

AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

StateImpact Pennsylvania·November 13, 2019

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project, which has a long track record of drilling mud spills, fines and regulatory shutdowns.

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