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A woman stands in a stream in front of a culvert going under a home. She is wearing a winter coat and hat with a respirator.

The Allegheny Front wins Edward R. Murrow Award, Golden Quills

The Allegheny Front·May 30, 2025

A man with a gray beard leans against a huge tractor tire

Musician helps farmers open up with ‘Empty Barn’ song

Kara Holsopple·May 29, 2025

Outside of a government building, a man with long hair speaks at a podium with a sign that reads, "Warning NIOSH Cuts Endanger Your Safety." Behind him are other people holding protest signs.

Federal officials call miners’ health a ‘priority,’ but are cutting a Pa. team studying mine safety

Pennsylvania Capital-Star·May 28, 2025

Two men with their backs to the camera,wearing cowboy hats ,look out over a mine in the distance.

Will Australia revisit the deal that led a Pittsburgh firm to depend on the ore beneath its trees?

PublicSource·May 23, 2025

Power lines

With soaring summer temps ahead, AI data centers could strain electricity supplies in the Mid-Atlantic

Susan Phillips·May 23, 2025

A black and white photo of an elderly woman in a dress.

Grandma Gatewood’s epic Appalachian Trail hike

Jennifer Szweda Jordan·May 23, 2025

Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail. Photo: Reid R. Frazier

Essay: A 70-mile hike provides a refuge from a stressful year

Reid Frazier·May 23, 2025

A woman and taller student pose for a photo outside in a forest.

Episode for May 23, 2025

The Allegheny Front·May 23, 2025

A winged insect on the grass.

Cicadas are back. Brood XIV expected to emerge in parts of Pennsylvania

Anne Danahy·May 23, 2025

A vast industrial complex sits in the middle of a reddish piles of waste.

Alcoa’s Australian refineries drove flight from two towns, and its waste threatens a third

PublicSource·May 22, 2025

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