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Glitter Spreads More than Holiday Cheer

Kara HolsoppleDecember 15, 2017

This time of year, glitter is everywhere: holiday cards, decorations -- and in our waterways.

PollutionWaterYour Environment Update

Fracking Linked to Low Birth Weight in Infants Born in Pennsylvania

Susan PhillipsDecember 15, 2017

The study tried to answer, "How close do we have to be to the fracking before there is a health effect?"

HealthPollution

Hunting With the Grandparents

Patrick WagnerDecember 15, 2017

"While my grandmother Olive and I stood ready on the back porch, guns in hand, blaze orange vests and hats pulled down, my grandfather sorted through his various hunting supplies in the house, looking for a different orange hat than the one he had on."

Essay

Episode for December 15, 2017

The Allegheny FrontDecember 15, 2017

This week on The Allegheny Front, environmental activists are wrestling with the demand for cheap natural gas. Plus, scientists look at novel ways to stop an invasive pest from killing hemlock trees. And many of us love glitter. But it's spreading more than holiday cheer in our waterways

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R.I.P., CPP? Clean Energy Trend Likely To Continue Despite Trump’s Clean Power Repeal

Glynis BoardDecember 11, 2017

Environmentalists protest the Trump administration's move to cancel the plan that reduces carbon emissions from power plants. But states and energy companies are moving forward with their own renewable energy plans.

Climate ChangeEnergy

Meet WESA’s New Energy Reporter

Kara HolsoppleDecember 11, 2017

Amy Sisk comes to Pennsylvania from another energy-rich state, North Dakota, where she often reported from coal mines, wind farms and the oil patch.

Energy

As Neighborhood Changes, Residents Worry About Pollution from Legacy Industry

Andy KubisDecember 9, 2017

Residents are hoping their testimony at a recent hearing on a proposed operating permit for a foundry in Lawrenceville will result in increased monitoring and more transparency.

Pollution

Episode for December 8, 2017

The Allegheny FrontDecember 8, 2017

This week on The Allegheny Front, bed & breakfasts and outfitters are starting to fill an economic void in communities, as other industries disappear. Plus, environmentalists protest the Trump administration's move to cancel the plan that reduces carbon emissions from power plants. And, The Department of Energy has proposed a plan to keep coal and nuclear plants from shutting down -- by shifting costs to ratepayers.

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