Episode for November 22, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
Nov 22, 2024 · The Northeast has faced a record-breaking drought this fall. It's impacting trees, including the ones we put in our homes at Christmas. Most steel is made using coal. A new report says emissions from plants that are part of this traditional steelmaking have serious consequences for public health. A new exhibit looks at the environmental implications of our fashion choices.
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 providing the capacity — meaning the provider gets paid to guarantee 25 MW of solar will be available.New plan aims to improve river access in Allegheny County-Friends of the Riverfront released a 10-year management plan ...
Episode for December 6, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
Dec 6, 2024 · Steel is a major contributor to climate change. Companies in Sweden are starting to solve this problem by making steel with renewable energy. Some cooks ditch their gas stoves for induction cooking because of air quality and energy use. This summer two chicks of a bird species that hasn't successfully bred in Pennsylvania for over 60 years flew from their nest. Also, human-caused climate ...
What will happen to hydrogen, one of Biden's landmark climate …
Oct 25, 2024 · Proposed federal hydrogen tax credit rules could be worth billions for projects, including those in Pa.; Oil and gas companies and some renewable developers want more leeway in using fossil fuels to power this process, otherwise, they say, hydrogen projects won’t be …
Pa. Game Commission temporarily expands Sunday hunting
Nov 15, 2024 · “If they don’t have enough time to get out in the woods, they’re less likely to buy a license,” Lau said. “And over the years, that is a factor, most likely, in the long term loss in hunters that we’re seeing, not only here in Pennsylvania but across the nation.”
The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
4 days ago · Pennsylvania's trees are facing a multitude of threats including fungus, insects, and worms, like the ones that cause beech leaf disease. American chestnut trees once thrived in our region, but 150 years ago a fungus wiped them out.
$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.
Judge approves $600 million settlement for East Palestine derailment
Sep 27, 2024 · A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million settlement between Norfolk Southern and people who live near East Palestine, where the company’s train derailed last year and contaminated the community.. At the U.S. District Court in Youngstown, Ohio, Judge Benita Pearson ruled that the settlement of the class …
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 ...
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 investments in their efforts to re-energize the economies of coal communities.. As the use of coal has declined, places with coal mines and power plants have lost their tax bases, and good-paying, blue collar jobs.