The Allegheny Front

In this episode, a Clean Power Plan postmortem. Plus, as one community shifts from a coal economy to natural gas, a coal miner just a few dozen miles miles away wonders if he'll be laid off again.

In this episode, a listen-back to 23 episodes of Trump on Earth. From public lands to climate change, how has environmental policy changed under the Trump administration? 

In this episode, do you have to be a scientist to hold a top science position in the Trump administration? Plus, a new art exhibit asks whether our region will see the same environmental problems and health impacts as Louisiana when the petrochemical industry comes to town. And are PA legislators trying to balance the budget on the back of public health and the environment? 

In this episode, the quiet dismantling of Obama's environmental legacy. Plus, local farmers take the stage at Farm Aid 2017.  And pleased don't buy Japanese Barberry. The forests will thank you.

In this episode, talking about climate change, even when you don’t want to. Plus, a garden that brings the history of the Underground Railroad alive. 

In this episode, on the prowl with two of our area's best orchid hunters. Plus, a sociologist tries to understand why red state voters seem to be so against environmental regulation.

On a special episode of the Allegheny Front, we look at the Struggle to Stay in Appalachia. Thousands of coal miners have lost their jobs in Appalachia since 2011. Many of them voted for Donald Trump, in part because he promised to protect their jobs. What will happen to these folks if and when coal mines are no longer needed to power the U.S.? Will they leave their homes in search of other work?

Climate change is changing our food. But who are the winners and losers when it comes to farming?

In this episode, the mayor, the money, and the lead problem in Pittsburgh's drinking water. Plus, a summer job program gets kids out into an underserved community to talk to residents about lead exposure. And, ready, set, eclipse!

In this episode, the story of the doctor who first sounded the alarm about lead poisoning in kids. Plus, a former Republican congressman is trying to rally his party around a solution to climate change. And a heavenly tree that is more of a devil when it comes to native forests.

In this episode, the contentious world of pipeline expansion. Plus, one of Pennsylvania's biggest state parks got its start as the brainchild of an Englishman. And an elusive shorebird is back, nesting in our region.

In this episode, a Pittsburgh advocacy group draws attention to the mistreatment of urban wildlife. Also, an Ohio city is repurposing a closed highway into public green space for a marginalized community. Plus, how one Chicago neighborhood is mitigating the risk of climate change-induced flooding.

This week we bring you some of the best stories from our Headwaters series, looking at how the Ohio River could be a model for how to clean up our polluted waterways.

Our Hazardous to Your Health series wraps up with a look at Shell's ethane cracker and air pollution. Plus, a group of volunteers wants to hold on to the greenspace in their neighborhood. And the impact of President Trump's proposed budget cuts on the Great Lakes.

In this episode, federal action on climate change may have stalled, but there are places in America where it is still being taken seriously -- cities. Plus, the complicated, and uncomfortable topic of climate change for Americans living along the shore.