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A hand holds a clear glass of water with apparent sediment particles in it, against a blurred background of a room.

Pa. environmental regulators take measured approach to private water supply complaints

by Rich Lord June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

Piping and other gas infrastructure behind a chain link fence.

EQT says fracked gas is a climate solution, but scientists call that deceptive greenwashing

by Quinn Glabicki April 25, 2024April 25, 2024

Dave Lettrich, executive director of the street outreach group Bridge to the Mountains, comforts Caydee, a woman experiencing homelessness, on Dec. 21 during a Downtown candlelight vigil, organized by Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net, to remember 23 people known to have died while unhoused in Pittsburgh in the past year. The previous year, there were 13. Homelessness is now "at a different level of crisis, and we’re going to have to figure out who we are – maybe before we really figure out what to do,” said Dr. Jim Withers, founder of the Street Medicine Institute. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

Inside our Newsroom

In 2023, Pittsburgh and Allegheny county news overflowed — and the shelters did, too

by Jamie Wiggan and Rich Lord December 29, 2023May 8, 2024

Pipes lay ready in Chester County, set to become part of the Mariner East 2 pipeline. (Photo by Teake Zuidema/PublicSource)

New federal gas line regulations could reduce fire risks in Western Pa.

by Craig R. McCoy October 18, 2023October 18, 2023

A natural gas pipeline under construction in rural Greene County. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Hydrogen hub funds coming to PA, but Pittsburgh-focused proposal comes up empty

by Quinn Glabicki October 13, 2023October 14, 2023

‘It’s just too close’: People living near fracking suffer as Pa. and local governments fail to buffer homes

by Quinn Glabicki September 14, 2023September 18, 2023

Christina DiGiulio, a field scientist with Physicians for Social Responsibility, uses a FLIR camera to document emissions from a MarkWest compressor station in Washington County on August 29, 2023.

FLIR camera in hand, watchdog traverses Washington County, revealing invisible emissions

by Quinn Glabicki September 14, 2023September 18, 2023

Inside Pennsylvania’s monitoring of the Shell petrochemical complex

by Quinn Glabicki August 8, 2023August 9, 2023

View of an industrial power plant with smoke stacks near a river, surrounded by trees and a residential area in the background. Power lines are visible in the foreground.

Economy & Housing

From implosion’s dust, competing visions for Allegheny Valley’s future emerging

by Lucas Dufalla July 17, 2023July 17, 2023

Safety, oversight concerns raised as Pa. lawmakers pursue billions for hydrogen hubs

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA June 25, 2023June 23, 2023