With the local economy relying more and more on the gas and coal industry, the news that Consol Energy posted a loss for the past quarter and outlined spending cuts for the next year-and-a-half can't be good. As the price for natural gas continues to slide, what does it mean for us? We talked with Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer David Conti.
Also in the program, the White House has released an updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy to 2020. We talked about what this could mean for the future of HIV/AIDS and we took a look at a songbook at Pitt’s Hillman Library that might prove helpful in the ongoing "Happy Birthday" lawsuit.
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