Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater

Julie GrantNovember 1, 2018

Ohio regulators just approved a controversial injection well. Activists are considering an appeal.

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Pollution is Changing the Diet of Songbirds

Kara HolsoppleOctober 18, 2018

The acid mine drainage that has caused streams to turn orange is also killing off the aquatic insects that the Louisiana waterthrush eats.

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Is the Flint Water Crisis Over?

Kara Holsopple and Reid FrazierOctober 12, 2018

It's been more than four years since then-Flint Mayor Dayne Walling pushed the button switching the city’s drinking water source to the Flint River. What are things like there now?

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“Downstream” Documentary Looks at Pollution in Pennsylvania’s Water

Kara HolsoppleOctober 11, 2018

Pennsylvania has 83,000 miles of rivers and streams. A new documentary tells the story of the many threats to these waterways.

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Disposal Well Near Pittsburgh Gets a Hearing

Reid FrazierOctober 2, 2018

The well would inject 25 million gallons of fracking waste a year into depleted natural gas well.

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Trump Administration Unveils Plan to Replace Obama’s Signature Climate Initiative

Marie CusickAugust 22, 2018

Experts say the new rule won't do much to reduce carbon emissions but it won't ensure a future for coal-fired plants either.

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Allegheny County has a Massive Illegal Dump Problem. Could $1 Million Solve this Problem for Good?

PublicSourceAugust 20, 2018

A small nonprofit is trying to clean up Allegheny County’s illegal dumps. But if it’s going to work, it needs local governments to step up.

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Remembering the ‘Slow-Motion Disaster’ That Was Love Canal

Nick LippaAugust 17, 2018

This month marks the 40th anniversary of President Jimmy Carter declaring Love Canal a federal health emergency. It was the first time a man-made disaster was given that declaration.

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Pittsburgh’s Air Quality is Better, But Still Not Great

Jakob LazzaroAugust 17, 2018

Although the city is a far cry from the old adage “hell with the lid off,” Pittsburgh still struggles with pollution.

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Your Takeout Meal Might be Harming the Great Lakes

Tracy SamiltonAugust 10, 2018

Advocates and scientists are calling for a ban of the ubiquitous styrofoam takeout container.

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