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Environmentalists cry foul in regulation of injection wells

By Rachel Morgan | Beaver County Times | March 18, 2013

A dozen earthquakes and more than 200,000 gallons of illegally dumped fracking wastewater are proof the state of Ohio can’t control its own deep injection wells.

At least that’s the argument of a coalition of environmental groups who last week petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an investigation and audit of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Underground Injection Control Program.
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Pilot program aims to provide preventative care through EMTs

By Margaret J. Krauss | 90.5 WESA | March 20, 2013

The newly announced Community Paramedic Program, from Pitt’s Congress of Neighboring Communities (CONNECT), retools the image of emergency medical service personnel.

Instead of racing through city streets, sirens screaming, EMTs participating in the pilot initiative will provide regular in-home care for area residents with chronic conditions.
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Genetically modified foods might be required to carry label in PA

By Mary Wilson | 90.5 WESA | March 13, 2013

Pennsylvania could follow in the footsteps of a popular retailer if one state lawmaker’s idea to require labels on genetically engineered foods takes root.
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Study: Marcellus increased water pollution but 2011 rules may have helped

By Reid R. Frazier | The Allegheny Front | March 9, 2013

A new survey of 20,000 water quality tests from 2000 to 2011 found shale gas development increased pollution in Pennsylvania’s waterways, though new policies employed by the state may be making rivers and streams cleaner.
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Revive Aliquippa

By Abdul Al-Nakhli | The New Pittsburgh Courier | March 13, 2013

In 2012, change came for Aliquippa. Dwan Walker, 37, became the first African-American mayor of Aliquippa, a post he takes to heart.
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Global company opens first U.S. software development center in Southpointe

By Michael Bradwell | The Observer-Reporter | March 12, 2013

A global software developer opened its first U.S. development center in Southpointe II Tuesday, with plans to eventually employ about 200 people there.
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Typical Pennsylvania wage is too little to pay the average rent

By Tim Grant | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 13, 2013

When a basic two-bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania costs an average $895 a month, renters must earn at least $17.21 an hour -- 2.4 times the state minimum wage -- to afford a decent roof over their heads.
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Question of Style: District 6 council race becoming as much about how, and not what, things are done

By AmyJo Brown | Pittsburgh City Paper | March 13, 2013

She's back. Former Pittsburgh City Councilor Tonya Payne, who lost a re-election campaign against newcomer Daniel Lavelle four years ago, is fighting for the seat again, winning Sunday's contest for the Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorsement for the District 6 City Council seat.
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A new bike sharing system is coming to Pittsburgh

By Andrew Moore | Pop City Media | March 13, 2013

A new bike sharing program is in the works for Pittsburgh, a service that will enhance the city's ever-growing bicycle culture.
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Eight charged in Pennsylvania Turnpike pay-to-play scandal

By Ron Southwick | The Patriot-News | March 13, 2013

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced Wednesday morning that eight people have been charged in a pay-to-play scandal involving the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
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911th saved

By Patrick O'Shea | Beaver County Times | March 13, 2013

For the third time in 18 years, the 911th Air Force Reserve Station has escaped the chopping block.
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PA among top at-risk states for sinkholes

By Ashley Murray | The Allegheny Front | March 8, 2013

Many people were shocked to hear of the death of one Florida man last week, when a sinkhole opened up and swallowed his home while he slept. These occurrences are relatively rare in the United States, but in Pennsylvania they are becoming more common. The state is among the top seven most at risk for this type of ground subsidence.
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Gov. Corbett's spending plan ties DCNR, DEP budgets to gas drilling revenues

By Noah Brode | 90.5 WESA | March 5, 2013

Democratic State Senators in Pennsylvania have a few problems with Governor Tom Corbett's proposed budgets for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
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Eternal optimism characterized Dad's funny way of dying

By Adam Reinherz | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | March 6, 2013

My dad wasn't one for sad stories, or tragedies. He liked things that he'd call "upbeat." So how is this "upbeat," Dad? How do you explain this one? You have a healthy 61-year-old man, a guy who swims 1 1/4 miles and bikes for another 45 minutes every day; a man whose diet consists of fish, zucchinis, raisins, Cheerios and bagels (lots of bagels); someone who saves and saves for retirement, only to discover that he's terminally ill and is never going to get the chance to use it. By
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Political Spin: No Ravenstahl puts a new twist on the mayoral primary and the city's future

By Lauren Daley and Chris Potter | Pittsburgh City Paper | March 6, 2013

When Mayor Luke Ravenstahl took the podium on March 1, he was able to resolve at least on question swirling around him: his political future. Ravenstahl, flanked by his parents, told reporters: "I'm proud of the things I was able t achieve. ... This success, however, comes at a cost." He continued, "The grueling demands of this office are difficult to describe, the sacrifice significant."