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This Week, Outside #2: Shucks, PA, You Sure Do Look Good in White
Check out more of our favorite early winter pics from around PA, including the best backyard ice rink anybody's dad ever made.
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No—Your Recycling is not Just Going to the Landfill. Well, Most of it Isn’t.
It does seem impossible that somebody is separating paper receipts from soda cans. But we can assure you, your recycling is getting sorted. And the whole system is pretty high-tech.
This Week, Outside #1: First Snow & the Chipmunk I Dug Up
Check out the debut of our new weekly homage to the great Pennsylvania outdoors, where we—among other things—find out how easy it is to mistake a dead chipmunk for a hibernating chipmunk.
Could the Former Shenango Coke Works Site Become a Solar Farm?
Is putting a big solar array on the former coke plant site just a pipe dream? Maybe not. The utility that owns it actually has a robust recent history of investing in renewables.
Three New Developments to Watch Along the Ohio River
From Shell's multi-billion-dollar ethane cracker to a new whitewater rafting park in Morgantown, there's a lot of new activity coming to the Upper Ohio River.
Shell Proposes Bargain to Meet Pollution Targets for its Ethane Cracker
Is cutting more of one kind of pollution in exchange for less of another a fair trade? That's what Shell is asking the DEP to consider to meet pollution requirements for its new petrochemical plant.
Shell Asks for Local Support for Chemical Plant
Shell's plans to build an ethane cracker near Pittsburgh are moving full-speed ahead. But the company still needs an important permit from a local township.
The Region’s Aging Locks and Dams Could Put Growth on Lockdown
Moving goods on barges is big business. But it’s a part of the economy that floats precariously on infrastructure in dire need of an overhaul.
VIDEO: Towboat Deckhands, the Ohio River’s Unsung Heroes
For deckhand Ryan Gilleran, life on the towboat means long days on the Ohio River. But moving the building blocks of modern life up and down the river is work that's easy to find pride in.
Along the Ohio River, Past Accidents Have Led to Stronger Protections for Drinking Water
Call it a silver lining. But states along the Ohio River have much better safeguards for drinking water supplies today as a result of some past disasters.
