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The Allegheny FrontMarch 19, 2017

It's not just happening in Flint. Millions of Americans live in cities where old pipes could be leaching lead into drinking water. Pittsburgh is no exception. I...

Allegheny County Eyes Code Update for Home Gray Water Systems

Mark NootbarMarch 17, 2017

Some large buildings in Pittsburgh already capture gray water, filter it and then use it for flushing toilets. But the county wants to clarify the rules on water recycling for homeowners.

TechnologyWater

Where are Food Safety Rules Headed Under Trump?

Julie GrantMarch 17, 2017

In Trump's big push to trim government regulations, could key protections for food safety be next on the chopping block?

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Has Human Activity Created a New Geologic Era on Earth?

Reid FrazierMarch 17, 2017

A film airing this month at the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival explores whether humans' impact on the planet goes far deeper than global warming.

Climate ChangeCulture

DEP Staffer Behind Contested Mining Permit Had Worked for Coal Company

Marie CusickMarch 17, 2017

A judge has raised concerns over how the state Department of Environmental Protection handled a controversial permit to mine coal under a western Pennsylvania state park.

Energy

Episode for March 17, 2017

The Allegheny FrontMarch 17, 2017

In this episode, we dig into where food safety rules might be headed under Trump and check out how some Pittsburgh homeowners are testing the waters of home gray water systems.

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How Big Cuts at the EPA Will Impact Pennsylvania

Kara HolsoppleMarch 10, 2017

A former DEP chief says the state's top environmental agency is already critically underfunded. And Trump's big proposed cuts to EPA could kill another main line of financial life support.

Politics

The ‘Deconstruction’ of the EPA

Kara Holsopple and Reid FrazierMarch 10, 2017

In this week's episode of the Trump on Earth podcast, we dig into the potential fallout of big cuts that could be coming at the Environmental Protection Agency.

PodcastsPoliticsPollution

Trump Puts Great Lakes Funding on the Chopping Block

Julie GrantMarch 10, 2017

President Trump's vision for reducing the size of the EPA could have big implications for the decades-long comeback of Lake Erie.

PoliticsWater

Trump is Pushing a Major Rollback of Environmental Protections. The NRDC is Pushing Back.

Kara HolsoppleMarch 10, 2017

The Natural Resources Defense Council is leveraging everything from lawsuits to solidarity with other movements to fight back against the Trump administration.

Climate ChangePoliticsPollution