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 ...
In Sweden, companies are cleaning up steel production
Dec 6, 2024 · Stegra will produce its hydrogen from water, using renewable energy, significantly cutting its CO2 footprint. “What you’re doing is essentially replacing a coal mine with a facility that uses electricity and water,” Graf said.
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, the National Science Foundation responded quickly. The independent, federal agency funded university-based research, including a study by Andrew Whelton, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering at ...
A solar program for lower-income homeowners could be ‘in …
Oct 18, 2024 · A pilot project is set to begin leasing solar installations to low- and moderate-income homeowners in Pennsylvania. But the program could face the budget axe should Donald Trump regain the White House and follow through on an election promise.
Native Pennsylvania tree battles two diseases that put it at risk for ...
Nov 27, 2024 · This story comes from WVIA News.. This story is part of our series, Wild Pennsylvania. Check out all of our stories here.. Beech trees are facing extinction. “When you say northern hardwood, that is, to a forester, that is the tree you think of, it’s beech trees,” said Pat McElhenny, Pennsylvania Stewardship Manager at The Nature Conservancy.. “But to think that it could be gone in x ...
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.
$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.
The Allegheny Front, environmental news for Pennsylvania
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Group wants stricter permit for U.S. Steel to stop oily releases into ...
Nov 14, 2024 · 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.
EPA issues consent order for Westmoreland Co. hazardous waste …
Oct 1, 2024 · In the 1980s, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection found the landfill had leached chemicals into the groundwater and ordered the company to re-cap some sections. The EPA says groundwater beneath the facility shows “sporadic exceedances” of fluoride, barium, cadmium, lead and manganese. “The community has long been dealing with what they say is involuntary exposure to ...