Episode for November 15, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
Nov 15, 2024 · PECO to purchase energy from what will be the largest utility-based solar procurement in Pa.-The southeast Pa.utility will pay the solar provider for the electricity and for …
The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
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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 …
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 …
New studies shed light on the contamination and response to East ...
Oct 23, 2024 · After the Norfolk Southern train derailed along the Pennsylvania-Ohio border last year, releasing 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride and other chemicals into the environment, …
Coal community groups ask Harris and Trump for continued funding
Oct 21, 2024 · Fifteen organizations sent a letter this week to both presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, asking for continued federal …
Should the federal government support a massive recycling plant …
Sep 23, 2024 · A company planning to build a huge plastics recycling facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, got a big boost this summer when the U.S. Department of Energy announced a …
Longtime environmental official on Pennsylvania election results
Nov 8, 2024 · With the Democrats retaining a 1-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House and the Senate still in Republican control, we wanted to get a perspective on these results and how …
Is the drought coming for Christmas trees? - The Allegheny Front
Nov 25, 2024 · Pennsylvania and much of the northeastern U.S. are experiencing an unusual stretch of dry weather that’s causing concerns about low drinking water levels and farm crop …
Scientist questions EPA's handling of East Palestine cleanup
Jan 26, 2024 · Whelton decided to come to East Palestine with members of his lab to sample drinking water shortly after the derailment. Whelton has consulted on other disasters – like a …