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Many Members Resign From Shenango’s Good Neighbor Working Group
NEVILLE ISLAND (KDKA) — The continued emissions from the DTE Shenango coke works on Neville Island and the failure to resolve pollution issues led to an unusual mass resignation by seven members of...
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Local Experts To Launch Study Regarding High Number Of Asthma Cases
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio1020 KDKA) – Asthma in children can be dangerous, especially if you live in Pittsburgh. It’s labeled as the 16th most challenging US city in which to live with asthma, by the...
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$415K Given For Asthma Study Of Pittsburgh Kids
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Heinz Endowments has given researchers $415,000 to study whether asthma rates among Pittsburgh Public Schools students are as bad as school nurses say. As many as half of the...
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State Orders Ash Waste Dump Shut Down
HOOKSTOWN (KDKA) — Little Blue is a two-square mile lagoon containing untold tons of coal combustion waste, and folks who live nearby say it’s made their lives a misery. “You’re homes are worth...
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Shenango Coke Works To Pay $600K Fine In Agreement With Allegheny Co.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People who live in Bellevue and Avalon have long complained about pollution from the Shenango Coke Plant on Neville Island. Now, there’s hope that emissions will be better...
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EPA Carbon Pollution Proposal Hearing Announced
PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) – Pittsburgh will host one of four national public hearings on the Obama administration’s plan to limit carbon dioxide pollution from electric power plants. The proposal could...
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New Roofing Material On Pitt Building Will ‘Eat’ Pollution
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Roofs — they are all around us, keeping out the elements. Yet roofs are invisible especially on tall buildings that dot the landscape. Now the University of Pittsburgh is...
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The Search For Answers As Failed Dye Tests Leave Homeowners High And Dry
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Every time it rains, raw sewage overflows into our rivers and streams – and the federal government is mandating a multi-billion dollar fix to our sewer systems. That means your...
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DEP Orders Drilling Company To Clean Up Water Supply In Stahlstown
STAHLSTOWN (KDKA) — The Department of Environmental Protection has put a drilling company on notice after drinking water was contaminated by gas drilling wastewater in Westmoreland County. For some of...
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DEP Cites 243 Cases Of Well Water Contaminated By Drilling Wastewater
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The state is out with new information about how many private drinking water wells have been contaminated due to drilling activities. It comes six years into the natural gas boom....
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USGS: More Data Needed To Assess Any Fracking-Pollution Link
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A new study by the U.S. Geological Survey says more data is needed to be able to say for sure if a link exists between unconventional oil and gas development and degraded water...
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Feds, Pennsylvania Settle Consol Energy Water Pollution Suit
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Consol Energy has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a claim that its Bailey coal mining complex in southwestern Pennsylvania repeatedly polluted nearby streams beyond what’s...
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Health Officials Issue New Pollution Warnings In Downtown Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Gone are the days of the smoke-filled skies, but now there are new warnings about pollution in Pittsburgh, which could affect tens of thousands of people who live and work Downtown....
View ArticleStudy: Pa. 2nd Worst In Nation In Waterway Industrial Pollution
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new study ranks Pennsylvania as the second worst in the nation when it comes industrial pollution in our waterways. Decades after passing the...
View ArticleBag It Up: Dog Poop A Major Environmental Pollutant, Reports Find
CBS Local — Whether you live in a crowded city or small rural town, no one likes having to dodge the waste left behind by a neighbor’s dog. While many areas in the U.S. try to crack down on the...
View ArticlePlastic-Eating Enzyme Discovered, Could Help Fight Pollution
PITTSBURGH (CBS) — Scientists in Britain and the United States say they have engineered a plastic-eating enzyme that could help in the fight against pollution. The enzyme is able to digest polyethylene...
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Dirty, Cloudy Creeks Causing Public To Worry About The Water’s Safety
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter CHURCHILL (KDKA) — Local creeks once filled with fish, tadpoles and other wildlife are now empty. The once clear water is now dirty and cloudy, and the people who...
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Starbucks To Eliminate Plastic Straws From All Stores
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN (CNN Money) — Starbucks is going strawless. The coffee company announced Monday that it will phase out plastic straws from all of its...
View ArticleEndangered Turtle Washes Ashore With Beach Chair Wrapped Around Its Neck
FORT MORGAN, Ala. (CBS Local) – Wildlife conservationists in Alabama are expressing outrage after the body of an endangered type of sea turtle washed ashore with a beach chair wrapped around its neck....
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Cooking, Cleaning Could Raise Air Pollution Levels In Homes, Study Says
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter (WBZ/CBS Local) – Could you be exposed to pollution in your own home? Researchers at the University of Colorado say cooking, cleaning, and other household activities...
View ArticleGov. Wolf Supports Studying Petition To Make Pa. Carbon Neutral By 2052
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf supports allowing his administration to formally study a petition that calls for Pennsylvania to impose a cap-and-trade program...
View ArticleAllegheny Co. Health Dept. Launches Air Quality Dashboard To Monitor Pollution
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — People who live or work in Allegheny County can now monitor air pollution in real time. The Allegheny County Health Department has launched its “Air Quality Dashboard.” You can look...
View ArticleAgreement Between US Steel, Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Reached Following...
CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) – US Steel and Allegheny County Health Department have resolved enforcement orders associated with multiple fires. This agreement, which contains $200 million in improvements to...
View ArticleALCOSAN Announces Details For Clean Water Plan
ALLEGHENY COUNTY (KDKA) — Officials approved a plan for the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority to reduce the flow of sewage into local rivers. Federal officials approved the $2 billion plan after they...
View ArticleSouthwestern Pa. Families Demand Gov. Wolf’s Administration Investigate Rare...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The families of young people diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer confronted Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday over what they called his administration’s insufficient response...
View ArticleMulti-State Proposal Could Hike Gasoline Prices To Benefit Non-Fossil Fuel...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Carbon emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles are such an environmental problem that 11 states, including Pennsylvania, have created the Transportation and Climate Initiative...
View ArticleWaterworks Market District Store Eliminates Plastic Bags At Registers
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Giant Eagle’s process of eliminating single-use plastic bags begins Wednesday. The Market District store at the Waterworks shopping plaza will be the test ground for a six-month...
View ArticleGiant Eagle Soon Hopes To Eliminate Plastic Bags At All Stores
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Giant Eagle soon hopes to expand its new policy of eliminating single-use plastic bags to all its stores. On Wednesday, the Market District store at the Waterworks shopping plaza...
View ArticleAllegheny Co. Health Dept. Imposes Thousands In Fines Against U.S. Steel
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Allegheny County Health Department thousands of dollars in more fines against U.S. Steel. The Health Department says there were pollution violations at the Clairton Coke Works...
View ArticleReport: Allegheny Co. Saw 90 Days Of Unhealthy Air In 2018
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new report just released says for months, people in Allegheny County were breathing in polluted air. Environmental experts, supporters and doctors say that everyone in Allegheny...
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Debate Rages On As Air Quality In Region Ranks Among The Worst In The Nation
CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) — Many take the air we breathe here in Pittsburgh for granted, but suddenly it’s become the topic of major debate. The air in this region ranks among the worst in the nation. But...
View ArticlePittsburgh Water And Sewer Authority Pleads Guilty To Dumping Sludge In...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is pleading guilty for violating the Clean Water Act, accused of dumping sludge into the Allegheny River and lying about it. Federal...
View ArticleAir Pollution Watch Issued For Mon Valley
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s a day of bad air in the Mon Valley. The Allegheny County Health Department has issued an Air Pollution Watch through Thursday morning. Every morning, Cheryl Hurt sits on her...
View ArticleAllegheny County Health Department To Send Out Mon Valley Air Quality Alerts
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department will start sending public air quality alerts for the Mon Valley. The Health Department says it’ll send out an alert...
View ArticleAllegheny County Health Department Fines U.S. Steel $200K For Air Pollution,...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff CLAIRTON, Pa. (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department is fining U.S. Steel for air pollution and permit violations at the Clairton Coke Works. The Health Department...
View ArticleALCOSAN’s $2.5B Plan To Clean Rivers Costs Ratepayers, Raises Objections From...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – It’s the biggest public works project in the history of the region: $2.5 billion in construction aimed at cleaning up our rivers and streams. “The Big Fix.” The problem is you’re on...
View ArticleAllegheny County’s Last Remaining Coal-Fired Plant Bought With Plans For...
By: KDKA-TV News Staff SPRINGDALE, Pa. (KDKA) – There’s a new owner and a remediation plan for the last remaining coal-fired power plant in Allegheny County. Kentucky-based Charah Solutions is buying...
View ArticleJudge’s Connection To Driller At Issue In Pennsylvania Pollution Case
(AP) — The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office indicated it might seek removal of a judge expected to preside over a criminal case in which he has ties to the defendant — the state’s biggest gas...
View ArticleUS Steel Fined $1.8M For Clairton Coke Works Emissions
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department fined U.S. Steel $1.8 million for emissions from the Clairton Coke Plant. The health department said the plant had 153...
View ArticleUS Steel Fined $4.6M For Violations At Clairton Coke Works
By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Allegheny County Health Department fined U.S. Steel $4.6 million for uncontrolled push violations. Pushing is the process of unloading finished coke from...
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