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Dead creek revival: Blacklick has flowed orange for as long as locals can remember. Can a coal-killed waterway live again?
Drainage from abandoned mines marks the biggest source of water pollution in Pennsylvania, with more than 5,500 miles of streams affected.
Surrounded by university and city development, Oakland residents face and embrace change, vie for a seat at the table
Should the Oakland of tomorrow be a place where children play in sunny yards or where towers cater to students and “eds and meds” workers? Seven perspectives illustrate the stresses facing the booming center of Pittsburgh’s tax-exempt growth.
Update: Police lobbied DA, courts for probe of progressive magistrate
After prosecutors accused Pittsburgh district judge Mik Pappas of delaying an arrest, a sheriff’s deputy and a local police chiefs association sought a wider probe, according to documents obtained by PublicSource.
Fear, numbness, tears of joy and rage are just the beginning of mental health effects of abortion shifts
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CMU master plan prioritizes community integration
Officials from Carnegie Mellon University stressed their desire to work with surrounding neighborhoods to improve business opportunities and ease traffic congestion during a Pittsburgh City Planning Commission meeting. The meeting marked the second that CMU officials had this month to outline their proposed 10-year Institutional Master Plan, a requirement mandated for organizations in the city’s…
‘Validation’: That’s what one Pittsburgh police officer wanted from a little-used law meant to curb sexual violence – accusing a fellow officer
In the month of June alone, 230 new PFA cases were filed in Allegheny County. By contrast, the county civil court website shows that from January 2021 through June 30, 2022, just 24 cases were logged under the Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation law.
‘I don’t understand’ is the question at the core of the abortion debate, says one provider
A Pittsburgh-based provider of the procedure that’s now outlawed in many states talks about fear, planning and turning ‘I don’t understand’ into a teachable moment.
Three Rs, meet three Es: Wayne Walters pledges focus on equity, efficiency and excellence as new PPS superintendent
The Pittsburgh Board of Education has selected Wayne Walters to serve as superintendent of Pittsburgh Public Schools [PPS], a decision that comes nearly one year after he took on the role in an interim capacity. In a press conference Thursday, Walters said he’s seeking to collaborate with students and parents in shaping education, improve staff…
Since the ‘frack out,’ it’s oily showers, mysterious smells and thirsty pets for residents of a Southwestern PA town
PublicSource visited New Freeport to document a day in the lives of the residents who live alongside EQT’s drilling operations, and who have endured uncertainty about their water for a month.
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