SOWING SOIL WITH SOUL

Meet four Black urban farmers who grow food to sustain their communities.

POLLUTION'S MENTAL TOLL

An investigation into the mental health impacts of air and water pollution and climate change.

FIRST PERSON

First Person features Black leaders in environmental organizations and advocacy in our region.

FOLLOWING PA GAS TO SCOTLAND

The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier visited Scotland for StateImpact Pennsylvania as he follows the Marcellus shale gas overseas. Find all of his reports here.

WHO’S LISTENING?

The Allegheny Front investigates citizen complaints about fracking in Ohio, how state agencies have responded and what Ohio residents are doing to protect their health and the environment.

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 Woods. Forests are fragmented, rivers and streams are polluted and habitat is disappearing. For Wild Pennsylvania, our reporters travel the region to talk to the scientists, conservation groups and everyday people working save wildlife and their habitats in Pennsylvania.

The shale gas revolution is not only fueling a boom in the drilling industry. It’s also feeding a spinoff industry in chemicals that are made from natural gas.

In this series, we go beyond the drilling pads to explore the long train of pipelines and compressor stations that gets natural gas to your home—and examine the health and environmental impacts that are being felt along the way.

HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH

We explore some of the Pittsburgh communities that still bear the brunt of industrial pollution and talk to the people who live there to understand the scope of the problem and what can be done about it.

HIDDEN POISON

It’s not just happening in Flint. Millions of Americans live in cities where old pipes could be leaching lead into drinking water, including Pittsburgh. So what will it take to fix the problem?

The Ohio River's long legacy as a “working river” has made it the most polluted in the country. But those living along its banks are now realizing that reimagining their relationship to the river could prove crucial to the region’s future.

We know you encounter things in your environment that make you curious. And Citizen Q is our series where we can help you find answers to your everyday environmental questions.

Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers define its geography and help shape its identity. Yet defining Pittsburghers own relationships to the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers is an ever-shifting process.

For over a century, coal from Appalachia helped drive the American economy. And while coal is still king in the nation’s energy portfolio, that dominance is facing huge challenges.

Filmmaker Kirsi Jansa's series of short documentaries explores the stories of people taking bold steps to address the climate crisis.