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Neville Island Residents Could Have Been Drinking PFAS-Contaminated Water for a Month

PublicSource·November 8, 2019

As much as 600 gallons of firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals could have gotten into the drinking water.

Clean Air Group Calls for Stronger Rules for Coke Ovens in Allegheny County

Andy Kubis·November 8, 2019

GASP wants the health department to make good on its promise to strengthen rules to deal with hydrogen sulfide, the stinky pollutant that smells like rotten eggs.

Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution

The Smoke Readers Who Keep Tabs on Air Pollution

Andy Kubis·November 8, 2019

The smoke readers program gives citizens the skills to watch over smokestacks in their communities. “That is empowering."

Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution

‘Mighty’ Etna: The Greening of a Blue-Collar River Town

Lou Blouin·November 8, 2019

When a flood devastated the river town of Etna in 2004, the community set in motion a radical plan to cope with its stormwater problems using green infrastructure.

Our Three Rivers Water

Researcher Weighs in on How Pennsylvania Will Fare in a Warming Climate

Sarah Boden·October 31, 2019

Ray Najjar says Pittsburgh could feel like Tennessee by midcentury and that's bad for wildlife adapted to cooler climates. But he's still hopeful.

Climate Change Wild Pennsylvania

Text Good River: We Want to Hear Your Ohio River Stories and Concerns

The Allegheny Front·October 22, 2019

Text “OHIO” to 412-528-6575 to share with our seven-newsroom collaborative your story, tip, concern, question or photo. We'll text you with questions and information in return.

Good River Headwaters Water

Report: ExxonMobil Scouting Property for 2nd Cracker in Beaver County

Reid Frazier·October 17, 2019

Energy companies are taking advantage of cheap natural gas from the region’s fracking industry.

Economy Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Erie Activists Keep Pressure on a Polluting Coke Plant in Their Community

Ed Mahon·October 11, 2019

Mike Campbell and Sister Pat Lupo started Hold Erie Coke Accountable to keep an eye on the plant. DEP tried to shut it down due to violations, but a court order is keeping it open.

Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution

Forty Percent of Pennsylvania Bird Species Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

Susan Phillips·October 11, 2019

Common birds like the great horned owl could become less common and the state bird, the ruffed grouse could disappear altogether in Pa if global temperatures continue to rise.

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Washington County Families Tell State to ‘Fix’ Their Cancer Study

Reid Frazier·October 8, 2019

Families of people diagnosed with a rare cancer want the state to revise their study and look into whether fracking could be involved.

Energy Hazardous to Your Health Health

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Neville Island Residents Could Have Been Drinking PFAS-Contaminated Water for a Month

Clean Air Group Calls for Stronger Rules for Coke Ovens in Allegheny County

The Smoke Readers Who Keep Tabs on Air Pollution

‘Mighty’ Etna: The Greening of a Blue-Collar River Town

Researcher Weighs in on How Pennsylvania Will Fare in a Warming Climate

Text Good River: We Want to Hear Your Ohio River Stories and Concerns

Report: ExxonMobil Scouting Property for 2nd Cracker in Beaver County

Erie Activists Keep Pressure on a Polluting Coke Plant in Their Community

Forty Percent of Pennsylvania Bird Species Are Vulnerable to Climate Change

Washington County Families Tell State to ‘Fix’ Their Cancer Study