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Local and state
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Agenda [4]

Registration [6]

Lodging/ Travel [7]

Advertise/ Exhibit [9]

Environmental News

About Pittsburgh [10]

Sign up for Conference Information  [11]

 

 

Here are environment-related news stories about Pittsburgh, this year's conference site, and the state of Pennsylvania. For more, visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [12] and The Allegheny Front [13].

• "Pittsburgh Struggles to Fix Its Lead Problem," [14] The Allegheny Front, August 18, 2017, by Reid Frazier.
• "City Pushes Forward with Complete Lead Line Replacements for PWSA Customers," [15] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 25, 2017, by Adam Smeltz.
• "Flint Lead Crisis Expert Says Pittsburgh Water a Serious Health Concern," [16] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 25, 2017, by Theresa Clift.
• "Lead Levels in Pittsburgh Water Samples Narrowly Clear EPA Threshold," [17] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, July 18, 2017, by Theresa Clift.
• "A Brilliant Plan for Bikes? Brilliant Branch Rail-To-Trail Would Connect Pittsburgh Neighborhoods, and Beyond," [18], NEXT Pittsburgh, July 17, 2017, by Sarah Rafson.
• "EQT and Regulators Appeal $1 Million Pollution Fine," [19] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 1, 2017, by Laura Legere.
• "$1.3M grant Will Boost Pitt Nuclear Energy Research," [20] Pittsburgh Business Times, June 29, 2017, by Paul J. Gough.
• "Allegheny Goatscape Offers Novelty, Sustainability As the Herd Embarks on a Mission To Clean up Pittsburgh," [21] Pittsburgh City Paper, June 28, 2017, by Haley Frederick.
• "Flathead Catfish Are an Impressive Predator in Pittsburgh’s Rivers," [22] Pittsburgh City Paper, June 28, 2017, by Ryan Deto.
• "Business Leaders Want Pittsburgh to Become Leader in Sustainability," [23] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 20, 2017, by Joyce Gannon.
• "Pittsburgh to Buy First Batch of Electric Vehicles," [24] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 19, 2017, by Bob Bauder.
• "Ending Pittsburgh's Fossil Fuel Pension Investments Wouldn't Be Easy or Cheap," [25] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, June 19, 2017, by Tom Fontaine.
• "EQT to Become Largest Gas Driller with $6.7 Billion Rice Acquisition," [26] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 19, 2017, by Anya Litvak.
• "What Can Pittsburgh, by Itself, Do on Climate?" [27] Pittsburgh City Paper, June 14, 2017, by Bill O'Driscoll.
• "'Pa. House Unanimously Approves Bill To Put Pittsburgh’s Water Authority Under State Oversight," [28] The Incline, June 8, 2017, by Sarah Anne Hughes.
• Opinion: "'The Mayors of Pittsburgh and Paris: We Have Our Own Climate Deal," [29] New York Times, June 7, 2017, by Anne Hidalgo (mayor of Paris) and William Peduto (mayor of Pittsburgh).
• "'Pittsburgh to Trump' — Elected Officials Sign Full-page Ad," [30] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 6, 2017.
• "Pittsburgh’s Transformation Is a Model for Clean Energy Innovation," [31] Harvard Business Review, June 6, 2017, by Gregory Unruh.
• "Lawsuit Takes Aim at Kings of the Tuna Industry," [32] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 4, 2017, by Stephanie Ritenbaugh.
• "What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get About Pittsburgh," [33] Politico, June 3, 2017, by Christopher Briem.
• "Two Tales of a City: Trump's Pittsburgh Remark 'Sadly Misinformed' to Some, 'a Fictory' for Others," [34] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 2, 2017, by Don Hopey.
• "Mayor Peduto Slams Trump for Name-Dropping Pittsburgh," [35] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 1, 2017, by Adam Smeltz.
• Opinion: "Pittsburgh Hires Former Reagan Privatization Advisor To Fix Water Troubles," [36] Huffington Post, May 18, 2017, by Donald Cohen, Executive Director, In the Public Interest.
• "Climate Report Predicts Dramatic Changes for Ohio River Basin," [37] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 15, 2017, by Don Hopey.
• "Pittsburgh Could Spend $900K to Restructure PWSA," [38] Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 25, 2017, by Bob Bauder.
• "Energy Companies Among Big Donors for Trump Inauguration," [39] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 25, 2017, by Tracie Mauriello. Western Pennsylvania companies provided $1.5 million of the $106.7 million raised. One of the biggest contributions nationally — $1 million — came from Clifford Forrest, owner of Rosebud Mining Co. in Kittaning.
• "Sign-ups Available for Free Lead-filtering Water Pitchers for Pittsburgh Residents," [40] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 24, 2017, by Adam Smeltz.
• "Pittsburgh Receives Top Certification from Sustainable Pennsylvania," [41] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 27, 2017, by Diana Nelson Jones.
• "How One Pittsburgh Restaurant Is Fighting the Travel Ban with Food," [42] Vogue, March 21, 2017, by Tiffany Leigh.
• "Pittsburgh Power Company Makes a Bet on Electric Vehicles," [43], NEXT Pittsburgh, March 17, 2017, by Michael Machosky.
• "Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Announces Plan To Provide Water Filters Amidst Lead Concerns," [44] Blogh blog, Pittsburgh City Paper, March 10, 2017, by Rebecca Addison.
  • Opinion: "Fix the Water System Now: Pittsburgh Can and Must Replace All Lead Service Lines," [45] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 13, 2017, by Chelsa Wagner, Allegheny County controller.
• "Duquesne Light To Push Electric Vehicles in Pittsburgh," [46] PowerSource, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 10, 2017, by Daniel Moore.
• "Pittsburgh Faces Most Pressing Challenges with New Resilience Strategy," [47] Keystone Crossroads, March 9, 2017, by Margaret J. Krauss.