Pittsburgh’s Landforce gets $200,000 brownfields grant for environmental job training
Ninety-two percent of participants who complete their first season with Landforce move quickly into other jobs.
19 Mar 2021
How bad is PA’s microplastics problem? It’s like eating a credit card every week
What this means for humans is that we consume about a credit card's worth of plastic each week through the air we breathe and food we eat.
04 Mar 2021
Solar United Neighbors (SUN) offers solar co-ops. Any Allegheny County resident can join
The Triboro communities are the next locales for SUN to offer a solar co-op to make buying residential rooftop solar panels easier and less expensive.
22 Feb 2021
Allegheny County’s air monitors comply with federal standards for the first time. What does this mean for the air we breathe?
Environmental advocacy groups say this is a foot in the right direction, but a lot more work is needed before the county can claim a victory.
05 Feb 2021
Allegheny County signing major hydropower deal
The 35-year power purchase agreement with Rye Development will be enough to power 3,400 households every year.
02 Feb 2021
For the first time, Allegheny County meets federal air quality standards at all eight air monitors
The region is now in compliance with federal standards for carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, ozone and particulate matter.
27 Jan 2021
Plum residents, environmental groups ask Governor Wolf to stop fracking waste injection well
The risks of drinking water contamination, mine subsidence and road degradation were cited as reasons to oppose the project.
19 Jan 2021
CCAC goes big on solar with planned 540-kilowatt panel installation
It’s about efficiency, of course, but also about setting an example for students.
14 Jan 2021
Pittsburgh is one of four cities chosen as a Reforestation Hub to help our urban trees
More trees will create more opportunities for recreation, improve stormwater management, provide shade and cooling, stabilize our hillsides, sequester carbon and air pollution, and deter dumping.”
07 Jan 2021
Peduto wins top award for mayoral leadership on climate change
With leadership lacking at the federal level, many of America’s mayors have stepped forward to provide crucial momentum in addressing the climate change crisis.
21 Dec 2020