Author Archives: Quinn Glabicki

Quinn Glabicki is a writer and photographer covering climate and environment for PublicSource. He is also a Report for America corps member. Quinn uses visual and written mediums to tell stories about how people in Western Pennsylvania interact with their environment and how climate change is impacting local communities. Previously, Quinn worked as a freelance photojournalist based in Pittsburgh. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Haverford College.

Tammy Yoders holds an empty case of water bottles at her home in New Freeport, Pennsylvania on October 13, 2022. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Uncertain waters: Four months after the frack out, a rural community is told it still shouldn’t drink the water

by Quinn Glabicki October 18, 2022October 19, 2022

To turn up the solar power, PA needs new laws. One bill is poised to move, but here’s why others seem stalled.

by Quinn Glabicki September 20, 2022September 27, 2022

Only partly sunny? Solar backers say federal action isn’t enough

by Quinn Glabicki September 6, 2022September 5, 2022

‘Change the narrative’: A new crew of ‘interrupters’ aims to curb the violence in McKeesport

by Quinn Glabicki and Amelia Winger August 15, 2022April 5, 2023

A fracking well in Greene County. Membership by Pennsylvania in the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would likely reduce the use of natural gas in the state, but might have less of an impact on the drilling industry because most of its production is sent elsewhere, according to a new study. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Explainer: Region’s bid to be a ‘clean hydrogen hub’ relies on fossil fuel and capturing climate-warming carbon

by Quinn Glabicki August 8, 2022August 12, 2022

Elizabeth Pebley holds a handheld methane detector next to her faucet, where the PA Department of Environmental Protection found methane during a July 7 test at her home near New Freeport, on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)

Since the ‘frack out,’ it’s oily showers, mysterious smells and thirsty pets for residents of a Southwestern PA town

by Quinn Glabicki July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

(From right) Jae Sturnick, 29, of Greensburg and Kelly Victor, 32, of Pittsburgh, at the downtown rally in opposition to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade.

Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision nixing Roe spurs protests in Pittsburgh

by Sophia Levin and Quinn Glabicki June 24, 2022September 7, 2022

a woman sits on a chair on her cell phone with a tv in the background with news on about the war in Ukraine. The headline reads Ukrainian land under Russian control.

COMMUNITY STORYTELLING

The Russian invasion of Ukraine ignites anger, distress among Pittsburghers from warring nations

by Quinn Glabicki March 1, 2022March 1, 2022

A tugboat passes U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works early in the morning of Sept. 9, 2021. Originally constructed in 1901, the Clairton Coke Works is the largest coke-producing facility in the United States.

SPECIAL PROJECT

The City of Prayer: Clairton’s residents persevere amid persistent pollution and violence

by Quinn Glabicki November 19, 2021November 29, 2021