How will Pittsburgh fare if new studies prompt the EPA to tighten air pollution standards?
The debate was stoked by three important studies showing how minorities are more adversely impacted by air pollution.
02 Feb 2022
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
EPA rollback of the Clean Water Act could impact us, but PA lawmakers push back on other fronts
As the EPA pushes to change the Clean Water Act, the Wolf administration moved to strengthen state emission standards.
13 Dec 2018
EPA head Andrew Wheeler draws protests — and zombies — in Downtown Pittsburgh
Protests were organized by local environmental groups and Native American activists from around the nation.
25 Oct 2018
How can average citizens fight polluters? A former EPA whistleblower explains
Can private citizens affected by pollution use the law to their advantage? It's an option, but not an easy one.
21 Feb 2017