This week on The Allegheny Front, how farmers are helping keep a premier fly-fishing stream clean. And, there’s a big difference in how American and English coal miners are reacting to the industry’s decline. Plus, getting kids excited about river conservation can be as easy as giving them a paddle and a board. (Photo: SurfSUP Adventures)
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Stories in this episode
Inspiring Conservation in Unconventional Ways - A local nonprofit has figured out that getting kids excited about river conservation can be as easy as giving them a paddle and a board.
Your Takeout Meal Might be Harming the Great Lakes - Advocates and scientists are calling for a ban of the ubiquitous styrofoam takeout container. 
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.
The Carnegie Museum Of Natural History’s Plant Collection Is Heading Online - Portions of the herbarium’s over 500,000 specimens will be scanned, digitized and posted online. 
How Britain Won its War on Coal - The UK plans to completely stop burning coal for electricity by 2025. Why is its political reality so different from ours? One answer: climate change isn't up for debate.