This week on The Allegheny Front, a profile of a landowner on the frontlines of conservation. Plus, newly released emails show the Trump administration tried to stop the public from seeing a federal report on a toxic chemical. And, a plan to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to Pittsburgh. (Photo: Kara Holsopple)
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Stories in this episode
What’s an Energy Auditor? Meet Virginia McGrath. - This energy efficiency expert has a dream to make old, dilapidated Pittsburgh homes as energy efficient as possible.
How This Landowner is Helping to Protect Endangered Species - Bats and songbirds are in trouble in Pennsylvania. The government has turned to private landowners to help protect their habitat. Here’s the story of one those landowners.
White House Feared PR ‘nightmare’ Over Agency’s Stricter Chemical Limits - Newly released emails show the Trump administration tried to stop the public from seeing a federal report on a toxic chemical used in nonstick cookware and firefighting foam at military installations. 
The Lewis and Clark Expedition Began in Pittsburgh. And Soon the Historic Trail Might, Too. - The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail begins in Illinois, but now there’s a proposal to extend it eastward, to Pittsburgh.
Please Don’t Buy Japanese Barberry. Forests Will Thank You. - Banned in some states, this popular ornamental shrub is causing big problems in Pennsylvania's forests.
