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Wild PA

Kathy KnauerApril 19, 2018

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This week on The Allegheny Front, will the Department of Energy throw a life jacket to a power company that relies on coal and nuclear energy? And a new organization will put birds front and center on the shores of Lake Erie. Plus, birders have big love for little saw whet owls.

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The Lure of the Saw-Whet Owl

Andy KubisApril 13, 2018

How do you get volunteers of all ages to come out on cold, windy nights for hours, to participate in a conservation science project? The promise of really cute owls.

ConservationWild PennsylvaniaYour Environment Update

FirstEnergy is Asking the Feds for Help. Trump’s Thinking About It.

Reid FrazierApril 13, 2018

The bankruptcy of an Ohio power company is the latest sign of how coal and nuclear plants are struggling. FirstEnergy is also making an unusual request of the Trump administration... and it appears to have the president’s ear.

EconomyEnergy

Birds Take Center Stage at a New Observatory at Presque Isle

Kara HolsoppleApril 13, 2018

The Erie Bird Observatory will continue the long-running bird banding program at Presque Isle. One of the founders, Mary Birdsong, says studying birds is the first step to learn and appreciate the natural world.

ConservationWild Pennsylvania

Pruitt: Will He Stay or Will He Go?

Reid FrazierApril 13, 2018

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is embroiled in a series of ethics scandals, and it’s led to speculation about his future there.

PodcastsPolitics

State to Send $25M to Help Clean Up a Dozen Abandoned Coal Mine Sites

Reid FrazierApril 10, 2018

The funds will clean up problems like acid mine drainage and sinkholes and restore streams. The money comes from a fee on current coal mining.

EnergyNews

Penn Township Fracking Dispute Heads to Court

Reid FrazierApril 10, 2018

At the center of the lawsuit is Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment that gives people the right to clean air and water and preservation of the environment.

Energy

Drilling Company Withdraws from Frack Waste Facility Along Allegheny River

Julie GrantApril 7, 2018

The financial backer and main customer of a proposed plant to treat fracking wastewater at the headwaters of the Allegheny River is backing out of the project. It cited a number of factors for the decision.

EnergyPollutionWater

Wild Pennsylvania

The Allegheny FrontApril 6, 2018

Wild Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is home to rich biodiversity, huge swaths of forests and thousands of miles of streams and rivers. But not all is well in Penn’s...

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Energy

Green hydrogen: A climate change solution or fossil fuel bait and switch?

EQT says fracked gas is a climate solution, but scientists call that deceptive greenwashing

New EPA rules cut carbon, mercury and other pollution from coal and gas plants

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