This week on The Allegheny Front, fracking comes to a popular hiking trail. Plus, an artist draws colorful frogs and salamanders to connect people to conservation. And Pennsylvania state conservation officials release a plan to confront climate change on public land. (Photo: Kara Holsopple)
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Stories in this episode
The Cautionary Tale of the Largest Coal Ash Waste Site in the U.S. - When it became clear that coal ash waste from a nearby power plant was making them sick, residents of one West Virginia town mobilized. But activists fear weakened regulations will make it harder for others to do the same. 
Rachel Carson Trail Near Pittsburgh Has a New Feature: A Fracking Well - Range Resources is building a shale gas well along a ridge a few hundred feet from the popular trail. A pipeline right-of-way, about 50 feet wide, has been cut through a wooded section that hikers will see as they pass by. 
Read the Label: Chemical Safety Under the EPA - The way the EPA regulates chemicals is changing. It's a policy shift that could prove deadly.
Pennsylvania’s Plan to Confront Climate Change on Public Land - The state's plan was created to confront the threat flooding, wildfires and warmer bodies of water pose to wildlife, landscapes and recreation.
Artist Reveals the Hidden Lives and Importance of Amphibians - Ashley Cecil's colorful paintings and nature-inspired steel sculptures will be on display at the Frick Environmental Center from June 28th through August 31st.
