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Five Ways Pittsburgh Hopes to Make Its Water System More Equitable

Kara Holsopple·March 31, 2021

A task force looked at how affordable, safe drinking water, effective stormwater management, and maintaining public control of the utility could be achieved to benefit all residents in Pittsburgh.

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How Regulation is Creating Jobs in Coal Country

Glynis Board·May 5, 2017

In parts of coal country environmental regulations aren’t killing jobs, they’re creating them. Stream restoration made possible under the Clean Water Act is a multi-billion dollar industry and some former coal miners are finding work thanks to this revenue stream.

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How a Burning River Helped Create the Clean Water Act

Julie Grant·April 21, 2017

When Cleveland's Cuyahoga River actually caught fire in 1969, it became a national rallying cry for the country to confront its long-neglected water pollution problems.

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Sam Berman, 6, from the Temple Sinai in Pittsburgh, gets ready for the Tashlich ceremony held during Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. During the service, bread is thrown in the river to symbolize the letting go of sins from the previous year. Photo: Lou Blouin

A Rosh Hashanah by the River

Lou Blouin·September 30, 2016

Down on the urban banks of the Monongahela, a Jewish congregation from Pittsburgh is looking to the river to renew its spirits for Rosh Hashanah.

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Pittsburgh sewer authority crew leader Don Smith. Photo: Lou Blouin

The Men and Women of Pittsburgh’s Sewers

Lou Blouin·September 16, 2016

Damon “Hop” Hopkins only needs three words to tell you about the grossest thing that’s ever happened to him working in Pittsburgh’s sewers. “Chest high. Feces.”

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Paddlers for Peace, a youth dragon boat league in Pittsburgh, introduces kids to the sport, but also teaches values of peace, nonviolence and respect for nature. Photo: Lou Blouin

Through the Back Channel

Lou Blouin·August 26, 2016

On a hidden spot on the Allegheny River, a league of dragon boaters is learning respect for nature—and each other.

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What’s at the Bottom of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers

Lou Blouin·August 12, 2016

Police diver Greg Tersine has a unique view on Pittsburgh's Three Rivers. He has to navigate the maze of shopping carts, cars and stolen ATM machines that line the bottom of the rivers.

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Darren Miller is an open-water marathon swimmer who regularly hits the Three Rivers for long-distance training swims. Photo: Lou Blouin

This Guy Isn’t Shy About Swimming in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers

Lou Blouin·July 1, 2016

Open-water marathon swimmer Darren Miller says it's about time Pittsburghers stopped being freaked out about swimming in their signature waterways.

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Five Ways Pittsburgh Hopes to Make Its Water System More Equitable

How Regulation is Creating Jobs in Coal Country

How a Burning River Helped Create the Clean Water Act

A Rosh Hashanah by the River

The Men and Women of Pittsburgh’s Sewers

Through the Back Channel

What’s at the Bottom of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers

This Guy Isn’t Shy About Swimming in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers