The life and work of famed biologist E.O. Wilson. A researcher is hoping to fill in the gaps on Pennsylvania’s bee populations. Black farmers in Pittsburgh are looking to provide fresh, local food in an area with no grocery store. A local teen focuses on litter.
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1% of Pennsylvania farmers are people of color. Changing that could help solve an ag labor shortage - Most of Pennsylvania's farmers are white. But efforts are underway to bring more people of color into farming.
Offshore wind energy lease sale in N.Y., N.J. touted as eventual jobs creator - The lease covers 480,000 acres off the coasts of New Jersey and New York. The project's detractors are concerned about fisheries and tourism.
Local teen focuses on litter with award-winning photo - Pennsylvania has a littler problem. A Pittsburgh-area high school student hopes her award-winning photo can help.
Hearing officer blocks Allegheny County’s new coke oven regulations for U.S. Steel - The rules targeted hydrogen sulfide, a gas with a rotten egg smell. The officer said the rules violated a settlement between the health department and the company.
Conversations with famed biologist, E.O. Wilson, who died at the age of 92 - The Allegheny Front talked with E.O. Wilson over the years. He was a giant in the fields of biology and conservation. His work on the behavior of ants brought insects into the public imagination.
Wolf vetoes measure to block RGGI entrance - The measure would keep the state from joining an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions by charging power plants for each ton of CO2 they emit.
