Julie Grant | Allegheny Front
Senior ReporterJulie Grant is senior reporter with The Allegheny Front, covering food and agriculture, pollution, and energy development in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Throughout her career, she has traveled as far as Egypt and India for stories, trawled for mussels in the Allegheny River, and got sick in a small aircraft while viewing a gas well pad explosion in rural Ohio. Julie graduated from Miami University of Ohio and studied land ethics at Kent State University. She can be reached at julie@alleghenyfront.org.
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The Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday announced a proposed settlement with PennEnergy Resources, an oil and gas development company based in Cranberry Township. -
Pennsylvania is experiencing an unusual stretch of dry weather that’s causing concerns about low drinking water levels and farm crop losses, including Christmas trees. -
There are nearly 3,400 dams in Pennsylvania regulated by the state. Many of those are “low head” dams spanning from one side of a creek or river to the other, affecting the water flow. -
The non-profit Friends of the Riverfront has released a new management plan for recreation in Allegheny County’s three rivers. It focuses on improving "water trails." -
Researcher Andrew Whelton and his team tested for chemicals in and outside of homes and buildings, in waterways, and even bee hives near the derailment site six times over four and a half months. -
For the third year in a row, Pennsylvania has secured nearly $245 million to deal with abandoned mine lands. -
As the use of coal has declined, places with coal mines and power plants have lost their tax bases, and good-paying, blue collar jobs. -
Cars and other forms of transportation are the largest source of carbon emissions in the U.S. -
Supporters see an opportunity to reuse plastic waste and create jobs, while some residents and environmental groups say it’s a bad idea. -
Like many things, the cost of potato chips is up. While potato industry experts blame inflation, increasingly hot weather also plays a role.
