Reid Frazier
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The Allegheny Front
Put together, U.S. Steel’s Man Valley Works plants are the largest single source of air pollution in the Pittsburgh region. Their fate, and 3,000 jobs, remain uncertain.
U.S. Department of Energy
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Aimee Dilger
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WVIA News
Tom Riese
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90.5 WESA
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The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory in effect for the Pittsburgh metro area from 7 p.m. Sunday until 7 p.m. Monday. -
Roughly 40% of Pennsylvania homes are estimated to have elevated levels of radioactive radon, according to the state. -
The Solar for Schools grant program, funded by $25 million in state money, will cover up to half the project cost of installing solar for grant winners. -
Sweden’s grid is powered almost entirely by hydroelectric, nuclear and wind power. This zero-carbon energy has put the country at the forefront of a green manufacturing boom. -
The legislation, which was signed into law in December 1974 by President Gerald Ford, has touched everything from waterborne diseases to toxic ‘forever chemicals.' -
President Jimmy Carter visited the midstate on April 1, 1979 – four days after the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant’s Unit 2 reactor. -
Pennsylvania’s state parks will be crawling with hikers on New Years Day as part of the state’s First Day Hike initiative. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host more than 70 guided hikes across the state designed to encourage people to get outside and exercise, even in the colder months. -
Steel has traditionally been made with coal, which emits large amounts of carbon dioxide, and making it currently accounts for 10% of global CO2 emissions. -
Clean energy laws passed under the Biden administration are slated to route billions of dollars to Pennsylvania. Experts say Trump likely can’t repeal them, but he could weaken them. -
A state law governing utility termination expires Dec. 31. But the winter shutoff moratorium stays in effect.
