This week on The Allegheny Front, surveying Pittsburgh’s rivers to see if a salamander is bouncing back, in hopes that an endangered mussel can make a comeback, too. The story of how one school teacher saved a swampy patch of suburb for salamanders. The plan to build a gas storage hub meets resistance and utility companies look to a younger generation.
LISTEN to the episode (29:00 minutes)
Surveying Salamanders in Hopes of Finding an Imperiled Mussel - Mussels once numbered the millions in local rivers. Now researchers are hoping to find a type of salamander that an endangered mussel needs to survive.- Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste - Could this type of coal pollution produce valuable ingredients for electronic technology and national security?
The Secret Life of Salamanders - Warm spring rains bring a chance to observe salamanders carrying out one of the silent, sexy rituals of the new season.
Officials Push Petrochemical Expansion, Protestors Fight Back - An underground storage facility for natural gas liquids is key for the development of petrochemicals in the Ohio Valley. But not everyone wants it.
Political Fight Begins Over Bill to Rescue Pennsylvania Nuclear Industry - Gas Industry, consumer advocates and environmental groups oppose the $500 million annual subsidy to keep two nuclear power plants from closing early.
