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The Allegheny Front

Summary: Each week, The Allegheny Front, an award-winning public radio program hosted by Matthew Craig, explores environmental issues and the natural history of Western Pennsylvania and beyond with interviews, feature stories and commentary.

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 Episode for January 26, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, last year was the second hottest on record, according to NASA. It's a continuation of the rapid warming trend of the last 40 years. So how is Pennsylvania faring? Plus, what does Trump's solar energy tax mean for the state?

 Episode for January 19, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, when you live on an island like, say in the Great Lakes, everything from what you do with your trash to where you build becomes REALLY important. And a little gray bird that hangs around winter bird feeders has a diet many of us might envy--an all-day buffet.

 Episode for January 12, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, a controversial new rule that would clarify how farmers treat organic poultry might never make it to the chicken coop. And to some people's dismay, natural gas production is ramping up in Pennsylvania, in part, because of a pipeline boom. Plus, the rock salt that you put onto your sidewalk is making freshwater saltier. And that's causing some problems.

 Episode for January 5, 2018 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, we're revisiting stories from our environmental health reporting over the last year. From fracking to urban sustainability, these are stories from our Hazardous to Your Health series--looking at pollution in Pittsburgh's communities--and solutions to those problems.

 Episode for December 29, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

President Donald Trump loves coal. He has given dozens of speeches saying, “My administration is putting an end to the war on coal. We’re going to have clean coal, really clean coal.” But what actually is clean coal? Depending who you ask, it could be a historical reference, a fantasy or an evolving technology. 

 Episode for December 22, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, we look at how Colorado regulates how far oil and gas wells must be from someone’s house. Many of the issues are the same on the ground there as in Pennsylvania, where we live in close proximity to the gas industry.

 Episode for December 15, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, environmental activists are wrestling with the demand for cheap natural gas. Plus, scientists look at novel ways to stop an invasive pest from killing hemlock trees. And many of us love glitter. But it's spreading more than holiday cheer in our waterways

 Episode for December 8, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, bed & breakfasts and outfitters are starting to fill an economic void in communities, as other industries disappear. Plus, environmentalists protest the Trump administration's move to cancel the plan that reduces carbon emissions from power plants. And, The Department of Energy has proposed a plan to keep coal and nuclear plants from shutting down -- by shifting costs to ratepayers. 

 Episode for December 1, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, some say humans are creating a distinct geologic epoch -- the Anthropocene. Plus, coal miners keep their faith in the Trump administration. And, a Pennsylvania family who leased their land for gas drilling wonders if their water was contaminated by fracking.

 Episode for November 24, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke likes to compare himself to Teddy Roosevelt, the father of the modern conservation movement. But Zinke is making headlines for rolling back land protections. This week on a special Allegheny Front, Teddy Roosevelt, Ryan Zinke and the philosophy behind our public lands.

 Episode for November 17, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:58

This week on The Allegheny Front, we taste a plant-based burger made to fool meat-lovers. And we’ll travel to the Great Lakes for the wild rice harvest. Plus, how to reach across the aisle while you’re reaching for the stuffing.

 Episode for November 10, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, a new book uses Pittsburgh as the model for a sustainable future. Plus, new reporting on a very old, entrenched issue. And, the creature that is literally sucking the life out of fish in the Great Lakes. 

 Episode for November 3, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

In this episode, factoring climate change into the infrastructure equation. And, a group of activists demand health officials rein in air pollution from one of the region's biggest polluters. Plus, connecting the dots between a town's air quality and low student academic achievement.

 Episode for October 27, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

This week on The Allegheny Front, the making of a climate activist. And, a chilling case of sexual harassment in science. Plus, meet some creatures of the night. . . if you dare.

 Episode for October 20, 2017 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 28:57

In this episode, we come at climate change from a few different directions. And if it all feels like too much, how about starting with cleaning up in your own front yard

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