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President Biden blocked Nippon Steel's bid to buy U.S. Steel, the region's largest source of air pollution. What might t...
01/08/2025

President Biden blocked Nippon Steel's bid to buy U.S. Steel, the region's largest source of air pollution. What might that mean for air quality?

President Biden blocked the Nippon Steel's bid to buy U.S. Steel, the region's largest source of air pollution. What might that mean for air quality?

Don't miss our latest episode:Our favorite stories from 2024. -Potato chips are getting more expensive–is climate change...
01/04/2025

Don't miss our latest episode:
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.

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....

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to add the eastern hellbender, Pennsylvania's state amphibian, to the en...
01/03/2025

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to add the eastern hellbender, Pennsylvania's state amphibian, to the endangered species list. Hellbender populations have declined by 59% in recent years, according to the service, and close to half are presumed locally extinct. They are still found in the Allegheny River watershed.

The federal government has proposed to list the eastern hellbender under the Endangered Species Act. Populations have declined by 59% in recent years.

The Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50 this month. Thanks to the law, waterborne diseases plummeted, monitoring increased ...
12/27/2024

The Safe Drinking Water Act turns 50 this month. Thanks to the law, waterborne diseases plummeted, monitoring increased and drinking water treatment was upgraded. But not everyone has benefitted equally.

Waterborne diseases plummeted, monitoring increased and drinking water treatment was upgraded. But not everyone has benefitted equally.

Don't miss our latest episode:-Green steel is possible in Sweden even though the general public’s views on climate chang...
12/27/2024

Don't miss our latest episode:
-Green steel is possible in Sweden even though the general public’s views on climate change aren’t that different from those in the U.S. So why are Sweden’s climate policies so much more advanced?
-It’s the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, but even today, not everyone benefits equally.
-Traveling home for the holidays by plane could mean a lot of climate pollution.
-Penn State has entered into an agreement with the PA Department of Environmental Protection over the presence of PFAS at the State College Regional Airport.
-How to keep your home comfortable as temperatures drop.

The general public's views on climate change in Sweden aren't that different from those in the U.S. So why are Sweden's climate policies so much more advanced? It's the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, but even today, not everyone benefits equally. Plus, we head out on a winter tree....

The main debate in Sweden is not whether to build more zero-carbon energy sources, but rather, which ones. Several "foss...
12/26/2024

The main debate in Sweden is not whether to build more zero-carbon energy sources, but rather, which ones. Several "fossil-free" steel plants are being built to make steel without fossil fuels.

The main debate in Sweden is not whether to build more zero-carbon energy sources, but rather, which ones.

To offset flying across the country, you’d need to go car-free for a month and a half, if you drive a typical gas-powere...
12/19/2024

To offset flying across the country, you’d need to go car-free for a month and a half, if you drive a typical gas-powered car, or eat a vegan diet for three months.

To offset flying across the country, you’d need to go car-free for a month and a half or eat a vegan diet for three months.

The state has required precautionary bulk milk testing since November for Pennsylvania's roughly 4,900 dairy farms. So f...
12/18/2024

The state has required precautionary bulk milk testing since November for Pennsylvania's roughly 4,900 dairy farms. So far, no cows are infected.

The state has required precautionary bulk milk testing since November for Pennsylvania's roughly 4,900 dairy farms.

We have tips to save energy around the house and links to tax credits and rebates to make upgrades.
12/17/2024

We have tips to save energy around the house and links to tax credits and rebates to make upgrades.

We have tips on saving energy and preventing heat from escaping your home, as well as links to tax credits and rebates for upgrades.

Companies in Europe are beginning to cut climate pollution for heavy industries like steel. What will it take to bring t...
12/17/2024

Companies in Europe are beginning to cut climate pollution for heavy industries like steel. What will it take to bring these technologies to the U.S.? The Allegheny Front's Reid Frazier headed to Sweden to find out.

Companies in Europe are beginning to cut climate pollution for heavy industries like steel. What will it take to bring these technologies to the U.S.?

More than $3 million will help conserve trout streams in the mountainous areas of New Jersey, northeast Pa. and the Cats...
12/13/2024

More than $3 million will help conserve trout streams in the mountainous areas of New Jersey, northeast Pa. and the Catskills of New York. It's one of 60 projects receiving a total of $122 million from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

“Our goal in this will be to focus on projects that can reconnect fragmented habitat and reduce pollution from sediment runoff and from other land use impacts in these areas,” said Amy Wolfe, director of Trout Unlimited's northeast coldwater habitat program.

More than $3 million will help conserve trout streams in the mountainous areas of New Jersey, northeast Pa. and the Catskills of New York.

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running citizen science project in the country. Every year, from mid-Dec...
12/12/2024

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the longest-running citizen science project in the country. Every year, from mid-December to early January, people from all over the Americas count their local birds. Pittsburgh's Bird Count is Dec. 28. Find a link to Bird Counts near you at our website.

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is the longest running citizen science project in the country happening from mid-December to early-January.

Buying new electronic devices like the latest phones and laptops is expensive for our wallets and Earth! A guide - FIxed...
12/12/2024

Buying new electronic devices like the latest phones and laptops is expensive for our wallets and Earth!

A guide - FIxed for the Holidays - by PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center has tips for buying refurbished technology, eliminating the environmental impact of manufacturing new tech.

The environmental group PennEnvironment put together a guide with tips on buying refurbished laptops, phones, and tablets for holiday gifts.

Steel is a modern necessity, but it's also a key driver of climate change - 10% of global emissions of carbon dioxide co...
12/09/2024

Steel is a modern necessity, but it's also a key driver of climate change - 10% of global emissions of carbon dioxide come from steelmaking. Our reporter Reid Frazier headed to Sweden to find out why this country leads the way in fossil fuel-free steel.

In Sweden, companies are pioneering a major climate solution: fossil fuel-free steel made from hydrogen created by renewable energy.

As Erie digs out from a massive snowstorm that hit last weekend, we asked an expert if climate change is making lake-eff...
12/07/2024

As Erie digs out from a massive snowstorm that hit last weekend, we asked an expert if climate change is making lake-effect snow worse. The answer might surprise you.

A snowstorm dumped five feet or more in areas of Erie, Pennsylvania. Some experts say this is climate change in action.

Eos Energy's Turtle Creek plant will produce longer-lasting battery systems to reduce power plants' reliance on fossil f...
12/06/2024

Eos Energy's Turtle Creek plant will produce longer-lasting battery systems to reduce power plants' reliance on fossil fuels.

Its zinc batteries are cheaper to make and can last twice as long as lithium batteries. They also use a water-based electrolyte, making them less flammable than lithium products.

Eos Energy will produce longer-lasting battery systems designed to reduce power plants' reliance on fossil fuels.

Something happened this summer at Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie that hasn’t happened in over 60 years: two young ...
12/05/2024

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. "Any time a state can make one little success towards taking a bird off the endangered list is a milestone that we all need to celebrate," said Mary Birdsong, the assistant director of the Erie Bird Observatory and its lead shorebird monitor.

The shorebird species is endangered in Pennsylvania and two juveniles fledged their nest on sandy, Lake Erie beach in August.

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12/03/2024

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