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Special Series Blog: Earth's Bounty
The Allegheny Front for the week of 05/12/2012



An Evening with Author Seamus McGraw - Author and journalist Seamus McGraw will discuss his book, End of Country, which chronicles the rise of gas drilling in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Tom Brokaw calls the book a cautionary tale - an unsettling account of what can happen when big energy companies come calling in rural America. Hosted by The Allegheny Front's Jennifer Szweda Jordan and the Post-Gazette's Erich Schwartzel. The event takes place at WYEP's Community Broadcast Center on Thursday May 24 at 6:30 pm.

A for sale sign sits out­side of Kim McEvoy’s house in But­ler County. Her real­tor says with­out water, the house has lit­tle chance of selling. Photo: Susan Phillips / StateIm­pact PA


Residents Fed Up with Bad Water Flee Shale Drilling Areas - Gas drilling has turned some quiet rural areas of Penn­syl­va­nia into grow­ing indus­trial zones. Res­i­dents com­plain of increased truck traf­fic, bad air, and con­t­a­m­i­nated well water. Some of those res­i­dents have turned to activism. Oth­ers have filed law­suits. But a grow­ing num­ber of Penn­syl­va­nia res­i­dents liv­ing near Mar­cel­lus Shale sites are also pack­ing up their bags and moving. StateImpactPA's Susan Phillips has this story for the Allegheny Front.

Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon has been stripped of his board chairman position, and faces shareholder lawsuits over controversial loans. Photo: Scott Detrow / StateImpact PA


Chesapeake Energy CEO in Deep with Shareholders - There's been a storm brewing among the leadership of the second largest natural gas producer in the US--Chesapeake Energy. The conflict began with controversial mortgage transactions made by CEO Aubrey McClendon. The story was first reported from Pittsburgh by Erich Schwartzel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Kara Holsopple talks with Schwartzel.

At a recent Girl Scout event in Oil City, the scouts had a bonfire and set up luminarias. Photo: B.A. Bridges


Girl Scouts Celebrate Centennial with Green Projects - For 100 years, the Girl Scouts of America have made it their mission to help girls become community leaders and activists. This year, in honor of their centennial anniversary, troops all across the country are participating in the Forever Green project. The Allegheny Front's Ilana Yergin reports.

Virginia Dobell has been gathering dandelions for family salads for 90 years. Photo: Chris Fetter


Spring Has Sprung: Grammy Goes a-Gatherin' - The Allegheny Front's Ann Murray discovers one person's lawn-choking weed, is another's culinary harbinger of spring. Click the transcript for a recipe of Grammy's hot dandelion salad dressing.

A mild winter, an early spring and late frosts have wreaked havoc on local orchards. Photo: Kelly DeLay/Flickr


Less Fruit? Blame Early Spring and Late Frost - Farmer’s Markets and roadside stands won’t have as many peaches and apples for sale this season. That's because a mild winter, early spring and late frosts have wreaked havoc on local orchards. Essential Public Radio's Erika Beras reports.

West Virginia to See Extensive Earthquake Monitoring - EarthScope is a program of the National Science Foundation that deploys seismic, GPS and other geophysical instruments to study the structure and evolution of North America and the processes causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The program will install equipment in WV this summer. West Virginia Public Radio's Glynis Board has this story for The Allegheny Front.

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