A woman holds a microphone.
Dr. Iulia Vann, director of the Allegheny County Health Department, speaks to frustrated residents at a public meeting on US Steel's plan to build a hot strip mill In Braddock, Oct. 15, 2026. Photo: Reid Frazier / The Allegheny Front

Episode for October 16, 2026

Pittsburgh high school students raise money to get an abandoned gas well plugged. A retiree has also made it her mission to help fix the problem by finding the wells that others haven’t documented yet. Noise pollution from data centers is impacting the health of neighbors. A Philly company is developing equipment it hopes will support the future of the hydroelectric power industry.

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