Your Environment Update for April 6, 2016

The Allegheny FrontApril 6, 2016

The Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate is heating up, and sparks are flying on a topic that’s always hot in Pennsylvania—fracking.

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Your Environment Update for March 30, 2016

The Allegheny FrontMarch 30, 2016

The epic nine-month fight over the state budget is over. And while not everyone's cheering the resolution, Penn State's Agricultural Extension office is happy they'll be able to continue their work.

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Your Environment Update for March 23, 2016

The Allegheny FrontMarch 23, 2016

The fracking boom brought thousands of jobs to Pennsylvania. But as natural gas prices continue to fall, the fracking boom is turning bust.

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Your Environment Update for March 16, 2016

The Allegheny FrontMarch 16, 2016

On environmental issues, Ohio Governor John Kasich is a bit of an enigma.

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Your Environment Update for March 9, 2016

The Allegheny FrontMarch 9, 2016

At a debate in Flint, Michigan, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred on a range of environmental issues, including fracking.

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Your Environment Update for March 2, 2016

The Allegheny FrontMarch 2, 2016

A researcher at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is developing a high-tech way of detecting freshness in food that could allow you to bypass unreliable sell-by dates—and the sniff test.

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Your Environment Update for February 24, 2016

The Allegheny FrontFebruary 24, 2016

A new study has detected an industrial chemical—introduced to replace a more harmful chemical—is showing up in Great Lakes lake trout.

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Your Environment Update for February 17, 2016

The Allegheny FrontFebruary 17, 2016

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are trying to put a price tag on the health costs of burning fossil fuels.

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Your Environment Update for February 10, 2016

The Allegheny FrontFebruary 10, 2016

The coal industry is breathing easier after a surprise decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that freezes implementation of Obama's Clean Power Plan.

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Your Environment Update for February 3, 2016

The Allegheny FrontFebruary 3, 2016

Monarch butterflies are in serious trouble. But environmentalists don't all agree on the best way to save the species.

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