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A group of people, some wearing yellow t-shirts with home-made signs, are standing up cheering in a meeting room.

How tiny Archbald Borough is handling a data center rush

Kara Holsopple·August 21, 2026

Young people in a dragon boat paddling on a river

Episode for August 21, 2026

The Allegheny Front·August 21, 2026

A young woman. holds a sign that reads, "Dump Big Tech" while standing on the sidewalk in a city.

Opposition to data center construction is rising sharply, survey says

Susan Phillips·August 20, 2026

A man in a suit stands at a podium, while a sign language interpreter stands off to the side.

Pa. Gov. Shapiro signs executive order to ‘rein in’ data center development

Tom Riese·August 19, 2026

Solar panels in a grass field

Policy playbook urges Pa. lawmakers look to renewables, not fossil fuels, for energy affordability

Rachel McDevitt·August 19, 2026

State to study whether area in Laurel Highlands is ‘unsuitable’ for coal mine

Reid Frazier·August 18, 2026

A woman crouching by the river's edge, scooping mud into a glass jar

A river watchdog tracks pollution violations at a chemical plant

Julie Grant·August 14, 2026

A woman in a scarf along a river bank

Profile: From environmental engineer to ‘Water Healer’

Kara Holsopple·August 14, 2026

A woman and a dog on a boat. She has a laptop on her lap.

Episode for August 14, 2026

The Allegheny Front·August 14, 2026

A woman in black and a woman in white pants stand on the riverfron reading a statement

Pittsburgh-area rivers and streams see routine E. coli contamination, report finds

Rachel McDevitt·August 13, 2026

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