[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13160510/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/aabb00/” width=”100%” height=”90″ scrolling=”no” class=”podcast-class” frameborder=”0″ placement=”top” use_download_link=”” download_link_text=”” primary_content_url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/alleghenyfront/AF021420_SHOW_FINAL_mp3.mp3″ theme=”custom” custom_color=”aabb00″ libsyn_item_id=”13160510″ /]
What’s the future of farming in Pa.? Environmentalists push for more monitoring of the petrochemical industry. A fear of winter camping turns into wonder. A final agreement with U.S. Steel to deal with air pollution.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google | TuneIn
Essay: Winter camping, an unexpected love - How a winter with the Student Conservation Association turned this city dweller into a lover of cold nights spent outdoors.
Ohio River Regulators Planning Riverwide PFAS Study - Twenty locations along the river including Pa. will be sampled for this group of "forever chemicals" associated with reproductive problems, liver, kidney and thyroid disease, and cancer.
What Does the Future of Farming in Pennsylvania Look Like? - Aging farmers, expensive farmland and pressure from development are the big challenges facing one of the state's key industries.
U.S. Steel, Health Department Finalize Air Pollution Settlement Agreement - The final settlement requires U.S. Steel to pay $2.7 million in fines as well as make $200 million worth of improvements to the facility.
Clean Water Group to Start Monitoring Near Proposed Ethane Cracker in Ohio - Freshwater Accountability Project will collect air and water quality data near schools, and daycare and senior centers close to the site in Belmont County.
