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Ian Lipsky and John Stephens are working with neighborhood groups near the city's most deadly recent flooding disaster to bring an old stream back to life. They hope that when torrential rain comes, the water will flow into the Allegheny River instead of flooding.

Can reviving a 120-year-old stream stop dangerous flooding on Pittsburgh’s Washington Boulevard?

By Oliver Morrison | December 12, 2018

Neighborhood groups near the city's most deadly recent flooding disaster want to bring the old stream back to life so that when torrential rain comes, the water will instead flow into the Allegheny River. The resurrected stream would stop sewers from backing up and give water from the hills surrounding the road a natural place to go. But it would be the biggest and most expensive project of its type the city had ever undertaken.

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Members of the 171st Air Refueling Wing return from overseas June 18, 2011. The Pittsburgh Air National Guard base and Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station were among the sites added recently to Pennsylvania's PFAS contamination list. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ann Young)

Residents, experts tell PA officials that PFAS chemical cleanup will be expensive and difficult, but it’s time to act

By Oliver Morrison and Kristina Marusic | November 30, 2018

Pennsylvania environmental officials are bracing for a future filled with lawsuits and angry citizens as the state tries to get a handle on widespread chemical contamination that some other states have already begun to mitigate.

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Members of the 171st ARW Fire Department conduct training on July 7, 2007. Firefighting foam has been one of the largest sources of PFAS contamination that could cost the military more than $2 billion to clean up. (USAF photo taken by Msgt Stacey Barkey)

Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have been exposed to dangerous PFAS chemicals, including around Pittsburgh’s airport

By Oliver Morrison | November 27, 2018

A new Pennsylvania state task force established to address widespread chemical contamination will hold its first public meeting on Friday, as questions loom about how far the contamination has spread and what it will take to get it under control.

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The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority's water treatment plant in Lincoln–Lemington–Belmar. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

PWSA reveals $1B infrastructure plan in effort to thwart privatization and rebuild trust

By Oliver Morrison | November 15, 2018

The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority [PWSA] has revealed details of a $1 billion plan to reinvest in aging infrastructure that supplies the city with drinking water and corrals its stormwater and sewage.

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Where do the midterm elections candidates stand on the Pittsburgh region’s major environmental issues?

By Oliver Morrison | October 31, 2018

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Heinz Award recipient Sherri Mason examines microplastics samples aboard the Rivers of Steel “Explorer” research boat. (Photo by John Altdorfer/PublicSource)

As Pittsburgh region increases plastics production, a leading scientist asks: How much of it will get in our water sources?

By Oliver Morrison | October 25, 2018

After Sherri Mason began researching microplastics in 2012, her work led the Food and Drug Administration to ban plastic microbeads in face creams and shampoos. For that accomplishment, she earned a Heinz Award for Public Policy.

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Abigail Segel, a sophomore at Allderdice High School, spoke out against a proposed rule change to federal vehicle emission standards that would increase pollution.

Pittsburgh leaders, citizens attack Trump’s proposed rollback of cleaner vehicle emissions standards

By Oliver Morrison | September 26, 2018

In downtown Pittsburgh Wednesday morning, dozens of people contested a proposed rollback of regulations that require car manufacturers to continue increasing vehicle fuel efficiency through 2026.