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Clairton Coke Works, near Pittsburgh, is Allegheny County's largest single source of particle pollution. Photo: Reid R. Frazier

What You Need to Know About Air Quality, the U.S. Steel Settlement and Temperature Inversions

Kara Holsopple·January 10, 2020

We discuss the settlement of a class action lawsuit against U.S. Steel and how the Christmas temperature inversion that made Pittsburgh's air smell like "rotten eggs, sewer backup, burning plastic and hospital waste."

Health Pollution Your Environment Update

Trump on Earth Podcast: Strengthening Transparency or Silencing Science?

Julie Grant·January 10, 2020

A new rule proposed by the Trump administration would limit scientific studies that use confidential health data when setting public health regulations.

Health Podcasts Your Environment Update

Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change and the Challenge to Hold Back the Ohio River

Liam Niemeyer·December 18, 2019

Record rainfall and more intense storms are hitting towns along the Ohio River. With climate changing predicted to bring even more rain, will aging flood protection hold?

Climate Change Good River Your Environment Update

RiverWise Brings Sustainability to Beaver County

Kara Holsopple·December 13, 2019

Daniel Rossi-Keen, the group's executive director, says the debate around the ethane cracker being built in his county is predictable. Instead of being for or against it, his group is ready to "do the hard work of developing healthy and creative community together."

Culture Good River The Coming Chemical Boom Water Your Environment Update

How Much Green infrastructure Will Be Included in ALCOSAN’s $2 Billion Upgrade to Prevent Sewage Overflows?

PublicSource·December 13, 2019

The agency's preliminary analysis shows green infrastructure is more expensive to use to prevent sewage entering rivers than pipes and other gray infrastructure in most locations.

Pollution Water Your Environment Update

New Book from Longtime Environmentalist Offers Advice to the New Generation Solving the Climate Crisis

Kara Holsopple·December 6, 2019

Larry Schweiger says the next generation of leaders needs to understand what they're facing so they can be more equipped to fight.

Climate Change Your Environment Update

What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies? We Talk with Obama’s Chief Climate Negotiator

Reid Frazier·December 4, 2019

Now that President Trump has announced the U.S. is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement, does Todd Stern think there's any hope for meaningful action on climate change?

Climate Change Podcasts Politics Your Environment Update

After the Murray Energy Bankruptcy, What’s the Future of Coal?

Reid Frazier·November 20, 2019

Bob Murray, CEO of Murray Energy, gave President Trump an 'action plan' to save coal. So now what?

Energy Podcasts Your Environment Update

AP: FBI Is Investigating Wolf Administration’s Issuing of Mariner East Pipeline Permits

StateImpact Pennsylvania·November 13, 2019

FBI agents have interviewed current or former state employees in recent weeks about the Mariner East project, which has a long track record of drilling mud spills, fines and regulatory shutdowns.

Energy Follow the Pipeline Politics Your Environment Update

Trump Administration Proposes Rollbacks for Two Obama-Era Coal Pollution Rules

Reid Frazier·November 4, 2019

The rules include an extension for the closure of unlined coal ash lagoons. A recent study has shown more than 90% of these sites are leaking arsenic and other toxins at levels exceeding EPA health standards.

Energy Health Pollution Your Environment Update

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