Allegheny County’s transition to electric buses depends on finding more money
As bouts of extreme weather show the urgent threat of climate change, the Port Authority of Allegheny County looks to a future without fossil fuels.
14 Sep 2021
Why is the Green Building Alliance honoring a steel company?
Where other companies have to be sued and organized against to adopt the most basic pollution controls, Epic Metals has gone a different route.
09 Sep 2021
Pick a new color for Kennywood’s Phantom’s Revenge, safely dump your household chemicals, and more in ETC.
Hurry to vote on whether the coaster should be Petrifying Purple or Terrifying Teal.
08 Sep 2021
Iron City branching out to make whiskey, turn out lights to help birds and more in ETC.
Pittsburgh Brewing plans to produce rye whiskeys, bourbon and other spirits under the brand Iron City Distilling.
02 Sep 2021
Sea turtles aren’t native to Pittsburgh, so why are they here?
Each year, approximately 15 sickly sea turtles end up in landlocked Pittsburgh for rehabilitation.
26 Aug 2021
Pittsburgh creates new interactive guide to parks and trails
The new Citiparks website not only features in-depth information on the five regional parks, but also the city’s 10 community parks, five riverfront parks and 150 neighborhood parks.
17 Aug 2021
Forget pickles with your Primanti sandwich and try East End Brewing Pickle Beer, and more in ETC
Powdermill Nature Reserve has banded its 800,000th bird.
10 Aug 2021
Pittsburgh International Airport now creates all of its own energy with first-of-its-kind microgrid
Not only does the microgrid make the airport immune to problems with the greater power grid, it will create a savings on electricity for the airport and its tenants.
15 Jul 2021
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia move ahead with plastic bag bans
The Republican-controlled legislature did not renew a statewide preemption on single-use plastics, opening the door for cities and municipalities to institute their own bans.
01 Jul 2021
How will Pittsburgh spend $335 million from the American Rescue Plan?
Pittsburgh plans to spend $20 million to remove lead from water lines and paint throughout the city.
29 Jun 2021