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How Toxic are Your Beauty Products?

Julie Grant·August 31, 2018

Just because it's on a shelf, doesn't mean it's safe. And the Environmental Working Group found that African-American women have fewer options for healthier haircare products.

Culture Environmental Justice Hazardous to Your Health Health

Many Hair Care Products for African-American Women are Toxic. That’s Changing.

Julie Grant·August 31, 2018

Many African-American women feel pressure to straighten and relax their hair, and that often means using chemicals that could have serious health implications.

Culture Environmental Justice Hazardous to Your Health Health

Essay: Switching to Safer Hair Products Not So Easy

Anesa Reed·August 31, 2018

The Allegheny Front’s summer intern, 17-year old Anesa Reed, started taking a closer look at the hair products she and her friends like most. Here’s her story.

Essay Hazardous to Your Health Health

Battle Brewing Over How to Protect Streams in the Poconos

Catalina Jaramillo·August 24, 2018

The streams carry some of the cleanest water in the state, attracting tourists and providing drinking water to cities downstream. But resort owners worry that greater protections could hamper future development.

Conservation Recreation Water Wild Pennsylvania

The Best Conservation Program You’ve Never Heard Of

Kara Holsopple·August 23, 2018

Parks, trails and even public swimming pools all over the country are funded by a federal program that many Americans have never even heard about, and it’s about to expire.

Conservation Politics Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

Forest Soils are Absorbing Less Methane. Here’s Why That Matters.

Rebecca Williams·August 17, 2018

The trend could explain, in part, rising atmospheric levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Climate Change Conservation Wild Pennsylvania

Asbestos is Still Killing People. Why Hasn’t Our Government Banned It?

Kara Holsopple·July 27, 2018

Many people think asbestos is a product and problem of the past. But there's a third wave of the disease linked to up to 15,000 deaths a year.

Hazardous to Your Health Health Politics Your Environment Update

Trump Administration Rolls Back Coal Ash Rules Aimed at Groundwater Protection

Reid Frazier·July 20, 2018

The loosening of federal rules comes despite data showing coal ash ponds are leaking in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

Energy Hazardous to Your Health Health Water

Three Pittsburgh Parks Vying to be Added to National Register of Historic Places

Kara Holsopple·July 12, 2018

Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. But efforts are underway to get three more parks listed by 2020: Frick Park, Highland Park, and Riverview Park.

Conservation Culture History Wild Pennsylvania Your Environment Update

What the Farm Bill Could Mean for Conservation Efforts in Pennsylvania

Julie Grant·June 29, 2018

The Farm Bill provides funding for farm projects to protect water quality and creating habitat. The House version of the bill cuts nearly $800 million from these programs over 10 years.

Conservation Food and Agriculture Politics Wild Pennsylvania

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