Lane Moore
Newsroom Production AssistantLane Moore is an intern at 90.5 WESA. They are a senior at Ohio University studying journalism and sociology, and their reporting is published in Print Newspaper, Southeast Ohio Magazine, and ACRN.com.
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Pittsburgh-based oil and gas company EQT faces a class-action lawsuit filed in June that alleges the company’s operations near New Freeport contaminated residents’ water wells in June 20-22. -
Illinois nonprofit Living Lands and Waters has pulled an estimated 120,000 pounds of mostly metal debris out of the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers since August 12th, but they’re not done yet. -
The Church of Latter-day Saints is set to dedicate its 196th temple. It will be open to public visitation until Aug. 31 and thereafter will be open to some 29,000 Latter-day Saints in Western Pennsylvania. -
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commision awarded over $200,000 in grant funding to support 19 education projects across the state on July 18 including two Allegheny County nonprofits: the Steel City Rowing Club and Venture Outdoors. -
Allegheny County’s parks department implemented a new chaperone policy at all four county pools last week. -
It was a record-breaking year for the convention, which has been held annually since 1997 and is now considered one of the largest furry conventions in the world. -
The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh just released results from a community health needs assessment. Responses indicate that as technological services improve for children and families with special needs and complex medical issues, the need for more educational support is also growing. -
Environmental Charter School has selected Patrick Dowd to take over as CEO after founder’s retirement. -
A report from ReImagine Appalachia makes policy recommendations to increase resilience in a region facing increased flooding. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $145 million in funding available for 700 loan and grant awards through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).
