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Online tool launched to help identify chemical exposure

Kara Holsopple·July 18, 2025

The Environmental Health Project's Compounds of Concern tool helps residents living near industrial facilities learn about the chemicals and compounds that may be exposed to, and their potential health risks.

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Trump came to Pittsburgh to promote AI in Pennsylvania. Here’s what you need to know.

Reid Frazier·July 18, 2025

Tech leaders, politicians and gas industry executives joined the president at Carnegie Mellon University, amid protests.

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EPA workers walk through Jackson Ceramix Superfund site

Cleanup work at contaminated Jackson Ceramix Superfund site in Clearfield County underway

Anne Danahy·July 17, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is addressing lead contamination from a former dishware factory site in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania.

Clean air advocates want to see pollution permit fees increased in Allegheny County

90.5 WESA·July 17, 2025

Southwestern Pennsylvania Grassroots Town Halls and the Breathe Project convened a meeting to call on the Allegheny County Council to increase fees for processing Title V operating permits.

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Wilkes-Barre hosts screening to raise awareness of heightened firefighting cancer risk

WVIA·July 11, 2025

The three most prevalent cancers in firefighters are thyroid, testicular and Hodgkin's lymphoma. They are exposed to PFAS and other toxins.

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As a longtime fracking activist moves on, his concerns about the industry persist

Julie Grant·July 9, 2025

Ted Auch, formerly of FracTracker, an advocacy group that analyzes the risks of oil and gas development, wants to work on changing laws and the impacts of dark money.

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West Virginia University study finds microplastic pollution in Appalachian streams

Kyra McCague·July 8, 2025

The study found widespread microplastic pollution across some Appalachian streams, which poses ecological and public health risks.

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Boots and drones deployed in hunt for orphan gas wells in Southwestern Pa.

Rachel McDevitt·July 2, 2025

Old wells pose health and safety risks by leaking pollutants that can contaminate groundwater and impact air quality.

Climate Change Energy Latest Stories Pollution

Environmental groups tell Nippon Steel to clean up newly-acquired U.S. Steel plants in Pittsburgh

Reid Frazier·June 27, 2025

Environmental groups want Nippon to clean up U.S. Steel's Mon Valley plants, which have racked up $64 million in fines and settlements in recent years.

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National water conference coming to Pittsburgh

Kyra McCague·June 27, 2025

The One Water Summit, an annual conference focused on sustainable and inclusive water management practices, comes to Pittsburgh in early July.

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Atlantic Shores seeks to cancel offshore wind contract with N.J., but says it hasn’t abandoned the project

Despite court order, black lung screening program still not fully functional

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