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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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. -
Coke ovens convert coal to coke for use in the steelmaking process. -
When it comes to action on climate change, likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has a strong record compared with Republican Donald Trump. But that doesn’t mean people who see climate as a top issue will necessarily vote for Harris.
