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Buildings in downtown Pittsburgh can be seen from Hays Woods. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

Pittsburgh is no longer a smoky city, but that doesn’t mean it has cleaned up its act

By Oliver Morrison

A clash over how Allegheny County should spend millions collected from the region’s polluters

By Stephen Caruso

‘Doing food different’ connects elementary students with a Pittsburgh program training people with barriers to employment

By Oliver Morrison

In the fight for food security, Pittsburgh brings a lot to the table

By Megan Harris

From ‘Grab and Go’ to ‘Second Chance,’ school districts are getting creative with their breakfast options

By Katie Blackley
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University of Pittsburgh senior Jessica Nygard collects plates of discarded food during a “waste audit” in the Market Central dining hall on Feb. 14, 2018. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

What some Pittsburgh-area institutions are doing to stem food waste and an unexpected side effect of those efforts

By Oliver Morrison | March 14, 2018

Several large Pittsburgh institutions, including hospitals and universities, have begun implementing strategies to cut food waste. But, in some cases, such efforts have had unexpected consequences: taking food from the needy.

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