Water Archives

Pa. didn’t plan for the end of coal. This community is trying to find a way forward.

Rachel McDevitt·October 18, 2024

After the Homer City coal-fired power plant closed last year, residents of the Indiana County community are trying to make a go of tourism by cleaning up its legacy pollution.

Economy Energy Pollution Recreation Water

Federal rule requires all lead pipes to be replaced within 10 years

Zoë Read·October 9, 2024

The new rule will prevent up to 900,000 infants from having low birthweight and avoid up to 1,500 premature deaths a year from heart disease.

Health Water

Clearfield County municipalities move closer to creating whitewater recreation parks

Sydney Roach·October 3, 2024

Two Clearfield County municipalities authorized engineering studies to determine the feasibility of creating whitewater recreation parks.

Recreation Water

A facility can be seen on top of a hill in the distance, beyond a rural road and trees

EPA issues new order for Westmoreland Co. hazardous waste landfill over stream pollution

Reid Frazier·October 1, 2024

MAX Environmental exceeded pollution limits 20 times for cadmium, zinc and other pollutants discharged into Sewickley Creek.

Health Pollution Water

A man with a long beard and overalls sits at a table with a woman holding a toddler who sits on top of the table.

West Virginia residents are filing lawsuits against mining companies for contaminated water

West Virginia Public Broadcasting·September 12, 2024

Residents along Indian Creek who say their water has been contaminated by coal mining are now taking legal action.

Energy Health Pollution Water

A man stands at a podium at the bottom of steps inside the state capitol holding a report.

Report calls for tougher lead testing standards for Pa. school districts

Rachel McDevitt·September 10, 2024

The report by PennEnvironment finds that schools can avoid remediation measures for lead contamination, while still being compliant with state law.

Health Pollution Water

A man, standing in a doorway wearing a yellow safety vest, throws water from a white bucket.

New Freeport residents in court demanding clean water from EQT

PublicSource·September 10, 2024

A lawsuit seeks to compel the Pittsburgh-based gas firm to provide clean water to the Greene County hamlet after a 2022 fracking mishap.

Energy Health Pollution Water

A large excavator on a barge pulls a car from the river.

120,000 pounds of debris pulled from Pittsburgh’s rivers in ongoing cleanup

90.5 WESA·August 26, 2024

The cleanup fleet first tackled recyclable metal debris but will soon pull fiberglass boats, pieces of old docks, and other non-recyclables out of the water.

Pollution Water

Paddling 300 Miles to Protect the Waters of Ohi:yo’, the ‘Good River’

Ryan Loew·August 16, 2024

For degawëno:da’s, paddling the length of the Allegheny River over four months was to be a “witness to the raw element of the natural world.”

Good River Video Water

A woman in a red hard hat and orange vest smiles through a large frame decorated with multi-colored pieces of plastic.

A Pittsburgh-area teacher finds plastic and inspiration on a Lake Erie research expedition

Kara Holsopple·August 9, 2024

After a week-long expedition, 5th-grade Franklin Regional teacher Brienne May says she's better equipped to teach real-world science: "To see how questions are asked, how data is analyzed...and how obstacles are overcome."

Pollution Water Your Environment Update

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Trump on Earth

EPA terminates $15M climate justice grant to Pittsburgh and Philly non-profits

Map shows what’s possible with federal clean energy investment in Pa.

Trump’s 2-year reprieve gives coal plants ‘a free pass to pollute’

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