120,000 pounds of debris pulled from Pittsburgh’s rivers in ongoing cleanup
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.
Water
Paddling 300 Miles to Protect the Waters of Ohi:yo’, the ‘Good River’
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.”
A Pittsburgh-area teacher finds plastic and inspiration on a Lake Erie research expedition
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."
Fishing and boating projects in Allegheny County win state grants
The Steel City Rowing Club received a grant to revitalizer its paddling fleet, as did Venture Outdoors for its "Vamos Afuera" program.
Report: States like Pennsylvania struggle to access funds for mine cleanup and redevelopment
Of the $1 billion originally set aside, only about a third has been spent so far. States face a long line to get their projects approved.
This western Pa. stream is getting federal help to clean up its coal mine pollution
New funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law means big bucks for Pennsylvania waterways polluted by abandoned mines.
Pa. American Water to spend $300K for watershed projects for polluting Lackawanna County waterways
The company was rehabbing a dam on a tributary of the Lackawanna River, when a valve was opened, sending sediment into the waterways for eight days.
Fly Fishing is Big in Central PA. Can We Keep it That Way?
Central Pennsylvania is still one of the best fly-fishing spots to catch wild trout. Conservationists are working to make sure pollution and runoff from agriculture don't change that.
More than 30 Pa. schools detected toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in their drinking water that exceed EPA standard
For the first time, Pa. schools with on-site wells have been required to test drinking water for PFAS.
Nearly 19% of water systems tested in Pa. contain PFAS levels above new EPA standards
A majority of the water systems with high levels of PFAS are run by small municipalities or communities. The highest level is more than 500 times the new federal regulations.
