The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
2024年11月22日 · The Allegheny Front reports on energy, conservation, air, water and much more. Read the stories. Listen to the podcast. Stay informed.
Episode for November 29, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
3 天之前 · 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. Researchers and advocates are trying to bring them back, but they disagree on how to do it. Plus, we tag along with a crew trying to save hemlock trees from a sap ...
Is the drought coming for Christmas trees? - The Allegheny Front
2024年11月25日 · 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 losses.Pennsylvania is one of the nation’s top producers of Christmas trees, so, with the holiday season upon us, The Allegheny Front wanted to check how the trees are faring.
Episode for November 15, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
2024年11月15日 · 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 ...
Full Episodes - The Allegheny Front
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 ...
Episode for November 1, 2024 - The Allegheny Front
2024年11月1日 · Democrats are hoping to get climate policy passed by flipping at least three seats in the Pennsylvania State Senate. But a race in Pittsburgh's suburbs is leaving the environment out. More rain as a result of climate change is causing landslides and testing planning decisions made decades ago. Money from the Inflation Reduction Act is starting to flow into Pennsylvania, but future funding ...
About Us - The Allegheny Front
2024年11月15日 · ABOUT US The Allegheny Front is an award-winning public radio program covering environmental issues in Western Pennsylvania, airing on WESA in Pittsburgh and on stations throughout the region. The Allegheny Front began in 1991 on WYEP 91.3 FM as a new urban environmental consciousness was strengthening in Pittsburgh. As originally created by volunteer Lucy Laffitte, […]
Group wants stricter permit for U.S. Steel to stop oily releases into ...
2024年11月14日 · The DEP issued a compliance order in October 2023 requiring U.S. Steel to deploy absorbent booms, investigate the cause of the releases and implement a plan to fix any problems.. But the problem is still happening, according to the DEP. Lauren Camarda, an agency spokesperson, said in an email there was another release on October 10 from the plant.
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Our Team - The Allegheny Front
Kathy came to radio by accident. She started out wanting to help a handful of dedicated volunteers produce a weekly environmental radio show, then got roped in as the volunteer executive producer. That was over 25 years ago. The volunteer gig ended in 2002, when The Allegheny Front received its ...