4 天之前 · Fifteen environmental justice communities in Allegheny County are now eligible to receive funding to help adapt to climate change through projects that will address flooding. Scientists say that climate change will make Pennsylvania weather a lot warmer and wetter, with “more frequent or extreme ...

ABOUT US The Allegheny Front is an award-winning public radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania, airing on WESA in Pittsburgh and on stations throughout the region. The Allegheny Front began in 1991 on WYEP 91.3 FM as a new urban environmental consciousness was strengthening in Pittsburgh. As originally created by volunteer Lucy Laffitte, […]

As cities try to reduce emissions, getting more people to adopt solar energy is key. Community-owned solar projects could be a solution. Some operators want to extend the lives of coal plants because of increased energy demand.

POLLUTION'S MENTAL TOLL. An investigation into the mental health impacts of air and water pollution and climate change. Explore This Series

2024年10月25日 · But there isn’t a singular stormwater system in the city of Pittsburgh. There’s a stormwater-dedicated sewer system in about 25% of the city and a combined sewer network that carries both sanitary and stormwater for the rest of Pittsburgh, which is managed by PWSA.

2025年1月3日 · Our favorite stories from 2024. Potato chips are getting more expensive--is climate change part of the reason? A new book out this year looks at radioactivity in the oil and gas industry, and its impacts on workers. The largest coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania closed. For some, it's been hard to accept. We'll revisit Homer City. And the effort to build a nearly 50-mile loop of trails in ...

2021年10月15日 · Researchers say too many deer and invasive plants are threatening the long-term survival of Pa.'s forests. A filmmaker of a new documentary about a massive effort to clean up a Western Pa. river says it's a hopeful story. The author of a book about individual liberty and private property rights argues that signing a gas lease shouldn't be one of those rights.

2021年9月3日 · A little clover makes a big move off the Endangered Species list. What some labor unions want in a clean energy economy. We'll also talk to the engineer tasked with making sure fossil fuel communities aren't left behind. Plus, Pa. is a step closer to putting a price on carbon. News about fracking waste and the Clean Water Act.

2021年6月11日 · The EPA heard from Pittsburgh communities concerned about lead in drinking water. Good news for dragonflies on the Ohio River. Bad news for coal with closures of a coal mine and coal-fired power plant. We tag along on a bike ride that has its own soundtrack.

2022年7月1日 · Pennsylvania environment and energy leaders react to the Supreme Court’s EPA climate ruling. Plus, we revisit our stories in the series Farmers Wanted, which examines the challenges of cultivating a new generation of farmers in Pennsylvania. We also replay our conversation with the author of a speculative novel about survival after …