It’s Not Paris or Pittsburgh. It’s the Planet.
President Trump fulfilled one of his biggest campaign promises in taking the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accord. But could his decision lead to more climate action, not less?
Pollution
Sharing Stories to Fight Pollution
What do you do when you worry that pollution from a local industrial plant is making people in your town sick, and you want to do something about it? It can help to talk to someone who has been down that road. The Allegheny Front connected people from two Allegheny County communities in different stages of this shared experience, and sat in on their conversation.
Can a Town Prove That Its Health Problems Are Caused by Pollution?
Clairton sits in the shadow of US Steel's massive Clairton Coke Works. There's a growing concern among residents that the plant's emissions are causing asthma and cancer. But can a town prove that pollution is causing its health problems?
CMU Scientists Help Clairton Residents Find Out What’s In Their Air
A research team at Carnegie Mellon is one year into a three-year project to help people in the Pittsburgh region learn more about pollutants they’re exposed to through the air. It’s funded through the EPA’s Air Pollution Monitoring for Communities program, and it was one of only six projects funded throughout the country.
What Happens When You Start Worrying That the Air is Making You Sick?
The Clairton Coke plant - the largest in the country - has become something of a lightening rod in this community. And the town is full of people who are new to understanding what's going on and becoming active for the first time. Meet three of them.
Life Smells Better After Shenango
Last year the Shenango Coke Works closed. This spring some of the people who fought it are celebrating by telling their stories of living downwind from one of the region's biggest and most visible polluters.
You Want to Ban Plastic Bags? Good Luck
Plastic bags are a persistent litter problem in the Great Lakes. And all over the country they are seen as a nuisance. Some cities--like New York--have tried to ban bags or charge a fee for them. But it's hard to make these bans stick.
Lake Erie Hackers
What happens when you challenge coders, hackers and engineers to solve Lake Erie's water problems? The ideas start flowing.
How a Burning River Helped Create the Clean Water Act
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.
Sixty Years Ago, Smog Killed 20 People in a Pennsylvania Town. This Museum Tells Their Story.
What happened in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1948 was a massive tragedy. But it helped spark a movement to clean up the nation's dirty air.
