Pittsburgh International Airport

The airport has known about the potential contamination on its property for years but hasn’t tested for it or taken steps to protect nearby residents. There are no laws requiring it to take action. Scientists say the airport’s $1.4 billion construction project could make the contamination problem worse.

The Biden administration says it'll spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade airports around the country. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday the money will go to 85 airports.

The federal government warned that the potential health impacts of a group of chemicals known as PFAS are much more pervasive than previously acknowledged.

Pittsburgh International Airport shoppers could pay almost double for items like beer, tech and apparel, according to a new audit.

Airports are among the first transportation projects to be funded by the federal infrastructure package, including several southwestern Pennsylvania hubs.

On today’s episode of The Confluence: Education reporter Sarah Schneider explains the vote taken by the Pittsburgh Public School board last night, and previews how the district plans to balance its budget; the Pittsburgh International Airport is expecting a surge in passengers this Thanksgiving holiday; and we talk about the history of why the commonwealth uses judicial retention.

Last month’s passenger count at the Pittsburgh International Airport was up 120% from last year. Airport officials say they’re hopeful this trajectory will continue. They’re predicting a surge of arrivals into Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon, and more departures on Sunday and Monday.

On today’s program: Acting U.S. Attorney Stephen Kaufman explains a new policy enacted to crack down on the record-breaking number of firearms being found in air travelers carry on bags; and Women and Girls Foundation CEO Heather Arnet is stepping down next year, leaving a legacy that shifted the organization’s mission from supporting equity to achieving it.

Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you're likely to get a gauzy recollection of what flying was like. There was security screening, but it wasn’t intrusive.

On today’s program: Why some think the vote to approve the Peduto administration’s spending plan for $335 million in federal COVID relief has been rushed; a look at the new statewide police misconduct database, the creation of which was prompted by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Antwon Rose II; and we speak to Destenie Nock, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, about how microgrids could make entities like hospitals and airports more resilient.