Episode for January 3, 2025 - The Allegheny Front
6 days ago · 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 ...
New plan aims to improve river access in Allegheny County
Nov 14, 2024 · This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of the other stories in the series here. The non-profit Friends of the Riverfront released a new management plan for recreation in Allegheny County’s three rivers. For decades, the group has focused on developing 33 miles of riverfront trails, known as the Three Rivers Heritage Trail.
Episode for December 13, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
Dec 13, 2024 · Companies in Sweden are beginning to make steel without fossil fuels. Can it work in the US, which still relies on coal? A holiday shopping guide aims to make it easier to choose refurbished electronics to fulfill your gift list, It's December and that means migrant crows set up winter roosts in cities. Also, PennEnergy will pay a $2 …
Common terns successfully breed at Presque Isle State Park for the ...
Dec 5, 2024 · This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of the other stories in the series here. Something happened this summer at Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie that hasn’t happened in over 60 years: two young common terns, endangered in Pennsylvania, fledged from their nest.. The juvenile terns (Sterna hirundo), which look like small seagulls, flew from their protected ...
In Sweden, companies are cleaning up steel production
Dec 6, 2024 · Stegra will produce its hydrogen from water, using renewable energy, significantly cutting its CO2 footprint. “What you’re doing is essentially replacing a coal mine with a facility that uses electricity and water,” Graf said.
The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
6 days ago · The Allegheny Front reports on energy, conservation, air, water and much more. Read the stories. Listen to the podcast. Stay informed.
$90M federal grant awarded for the largest solar project in …
Mar 28, 2024 · “Projects such as this obviously attract additional future investment from other companies that want to take advantage of it,” he said. About $20 million of the project will go toward local initiatives, like worker training and funding local fire departments.
What Pennsylvania voters say about the environment
Nov 8, 2024 · By Kathy Knauer, Julie Grant, Reid Frazier and Kara Holsopple of The Allegheny Front and Sydney Roach, Rivka Wolin and Erell Williams of WPSU. On Election Day, we talked with voters in several Pennsylvania counties about the environment and climate change – what they think about them and how those issues might have affected their ballot choices.
Pittsburgh urban farmers get a nearly $900K boost from USDA
Oct 16, 2024 · By Alayna Hutchinson | 90.5 WESA. Pittsburgh is one of 10 U.S. cities to receive part of a $9 million federal investment in urban agriculture. The Allegheny County Conservation District (ACCD), an urban conservation organization, was awarded $894,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency to support urban farming in the county through outreach, education and technical ...
Native Pennsylvania tree battles two diseases that put it at risk for ...
Nov 27, 2024 · This story comes from WVIA News.. This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here.. Beech trees are facing extinction. “When you say northern hardwood, that is, to a forester, that is the tree you think of, it’s beech trees,” said Pat McElhenny, Pennsylvania Stewardship Manager at The Nature Conservancy.. “But to think that it could be gone in x ...