‘Cartoon villainy’: Former regulators say EPA’s planned rollbacks would reverse 50 years of environmental progress

WHYYMarch 14, 2025

The EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced planned rollbacks of 31 rules to help promote industry and lower the cost of living. He didn't mention protecting the environment or public health.

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A new tool helps Beaver County residents evaluate air quality

Kara HolsoppleMarch 14, 2025

The Eyes on Air webpage publishes real-time pollution data from five new air monitors placed throughout Beaver County.

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Crypto mining company agrees to speed cleanup of its coal ash pile

Reid FrazierMarch 13, 2025

Stronghold Digital Mining will clean up its unpermitted coal ash dump at its waste coal power plant in Venango County, which fuels its crypto mining operations.

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Scientists want to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Here’s why it matters

The Ohio NewsroomMarch 7, 2025

A board of scientists has proposed a system to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Currently, there’s no coordinated, regional effort to do so.

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Pollution from a Westmoreland Co. landfill caused problems for decades. Fracking waste made it worse

Inside Climate NewsMarch 6, 2025

Max Environmental Technologies hazardous waste landfill in Westmoreland County has a history of compliance problems. Fracking waste, which is often radioactive, made it worse.

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U.S. Steel agrees to $1.5 M settlement for residents living near Edgar Thomson Plant over air pollution complaint

Reid FrazierFebruary 28, 2025

Anyone seeking to become part of the class action lawsuit can sign onto the suit by March 31. A hearing on settlement is scheduled for April 15.

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Trump’s federal funding freeze brought some abandoned mine cleanup in Pennsylvania to a standstill

Reid FrazierFebruary 28, 2025

Pennsylvania has the most abandoned coal mines in the U.S. Trump’s month-long funding freeze brought some of the work to fix it to a halt.

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The ‘horror story’ of hazardous waste in a small Pennsylvania town

Inside Climate NewsFebruary 23, 2025

An EPA investigation confirmed residents’ worst fears about operations at an industrial landfill. What happens next is all too uncertain.

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Philly children are exposed to dangerous lead more often than in other cities, analysis finds

Sophia SchmidtFebruary 23, 2025

An analysis by Drexel researchers found the highest-risk cities had higher rates of poverty, a higher percent of Black residents and more old homes.

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Diesel spill from overturned tanker enters Allegheny River in Pittsburgh

Reid FrazierFebruary 13, 2025

Three Rivers Waterkeeper said oil sheens from a diesel spill on Route 28 can be seen on the Allegheny River as far down as the Point.

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