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WEB6 days ago · The Allegheny Front September 6, 2024. As potato chips get more expensive, is climate change part of the reason? We crunch the numbers. As more flooding, erosion and invasive plants are impacting Pennsylvania's trails, groups are working to make trail systems more climate resilient. This November, the Pennsylvania legislature could get a …
The Complicated History of the Kinzua Dam and How It Changed …
WEBFeb 12, 2020 · In 1956, plans for the Kinzua Dam — which for the previous two decades had been vague and nebulous — began to move forward. Twenty years earlier, in the infamous St. Patrick’s Day Flood, the entire Ohio River Basin had …
Our Three Rivers - The Allegheny Front
WEBOur Three Rivers. Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers define its geography and help shape its identity. Yet defining Pittsburghers own relationships to the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio Rivers is an ever-shifting process. For over a century, the Three Rivers helped fuel Pittsburgh’s boom, creating a culture where residents saw their rivers as ...
The Psychology of Littering - The Allegheny Front
WEBJan 8, 2016 · The Psychology of Littering. Littering continues to be a big environmental problem in cities. And one Pittsburgher from the city’s North Side neighborhood is taking the problem personally. Meda Rago regularly picks up trash to keep her street clean. And she really isn’t kidding when she says she’s found some pretty weird things chucked ...
Pitt study identifies pollutants in streams that feed into …
WEBNov 29, 2023 · One of the most surprising findings was the existence of cadmium, Bain said. “We’ve got a lot of samples from across the nation in urban systems.And very rarely do you get hits of cadmium,” he said. Most of the cadmium in the water was found near two historical coking sites: on Neville Island, which was home to the now-shuttered Shenango Coke Works, and near U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke ...
U.S. Steel closing 3 coke batteries at its Clairton plant. Move is ...
WEBMar 14, 2023 · In a statement, the company said the closures would not only improve local air quality but also “support the company’s ambitious climate goals.” “The shutdown of the Clairton coke batteries is a milestone in our constant evolution and readiness to meet America’s challenges,” said Scott D. Buckiso, a company senior vice president and chief manufacturing officer, in the statement.
What’s at the Bottom of Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers
WEBAug 12, 2016 · This story was originally published on July 10, 2015. Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers are getting a lot cleaner. But good luck if you want to actually see through the water to what lies beneath. In fact, police diver Greg Tersine says diving in the Three Rivers is like swimming in “chocolate milk.”. But it’s something he has to deal with on ...
How a Burning River Helped Create the Clean Water Act
WEBThe Cuyahoga River has caught fire a total of 13 times dating back to 1868. But the fire in 1969, helped spur action that ultimately led to the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972. Later that year, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act. It was the precursor to the Environmental Protection Agency, which was established in 1970 ...
Searching for the Pawpaw’s Indigenous Roots
WEBAug 16, 2024 · It was early August, a fresh summer afternoon in Jackson County, Ohio at the Leo Petroglyph, which is a huge rock carved with images of animals and humans. The sounds of insects in the dense woods combined with the sounds of a nearby creek. “These pawpaws are on the edge of the forest,” Chris Chmiel said …
River Alliance Charts Coordinated Path for the Ohio Watershed
WEBMay 8, 2020 · The Ohio River Basin Alliance (ORBA), is in the process of changing that. The group, along with agencies, universities, and economic development and environmental organizations has created a five-year plan for the basin. It encompasses everything from barge traffic and clean water, to health ecosystems and river recreation.