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Electric Cars: Are They Worth The Price?
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Have you ever considered an electric car? Fact is, for most of us, the world of electric cars is like a foreign language, but there’s nothing foreign about this. “Right now, I think...
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KD Investigates: Sewer Fixes Could Bankrupt Homeowners
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a requirement aimed at cleaning up our waterway, but for some homeowners, like Dale Redpath, it could mean bankruptcy. “This was my retirement money,” says Redpath. “Now, I...
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Public Urged To Recycle Styrofoam Packaging From Christmas Gifts
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – From electronics to appliances, so many items nowadays are packaged in Styrofoam. Its official name is expanded polystyrene foam. “It has a value downstream, I mean, I can be...
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ALCOSAN Rates Going Way Up In The New Year
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The New Year is coming in with a big blow to your wallet. The cost of treating sewage at the Allegheny County Sanitary Plant is going up — way up. Starting this week, your bill will...
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Elected Officials Want To Renegotiate “The Big Fix”
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Call it “the big fix.” The federal government has ordered a $3 to $5 billion overhaul of the region’s antiquated sewer and water systems to stop raw sewage from spilling into our...
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Some Facilities Affected By W.Va. Spill May Reopen
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Health officials in Kanawha and Putnam counties are working to reopen restaurants, daycare centers and other facilities that have closed because of a chemical spill. Dr. Rahul...
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Pittsburgh-Based Charity Sending Water To W. Va. Residents Affected By Spill
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Even though it’s hundreds of miles away, Pittsburghers are helping out their neighbors in West Virginia. It can cost around $5,500 to send a shipment of water to W. Va., and one...
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Local Town’s Drilling Ordinances Questioned
SOUTH FAYETTE COUNTY (KDKA) — These are boom times for shale gas exploration but towns and municipalities like South Fayette Township are concerned that it should be controlled and limited, adopting...
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Hanover Township Residents Fighting Frackwater Treatment Plant
HANOVER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — In the front yard of Pam Chappell’s house there’s a sign asking Hanover Township supervisors to say “no” to something she says will change her neighborhood forever. “They say...
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Meeting Over Hanover Twp. Frackwater Plant Gets Heated
HANOVER TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — People fighting a proposed frackwater treatment plant sounded off Thursday night. While natural gas drilling is bringing money to our region, some people in Hanover Township,...
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Mars Area Parents Mobilizing Against Drilling Under School District Property
MARS (KDKA) — The rural landscape of western Pennsylvania is peppered with natural gas well rigs. But the rewards and risks of the industry are now being weighed heavily in Mars, Butler County. Next...
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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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Deal Collapses To Preserve Pristine Land In Richland Twp.
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — For years it was an eyesore in Richland Township, rusting greenhouses on the site of the former Pittsburgh Cut Flowers. Then, the Allegheny Land Trust offered to purchase and...
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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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Shell Oil Holds Community Meeting On Proposed Cracker Plant
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — It would be the biggest economic development project in the Ohio Valley in more than a generation – a $2.5 billion petrochemical plant called a cracker. On Wednesday,...
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Bill Would Eliminate More Expensive Summer Blend Of Gasoline
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Summer is just around the corner and soon folks will be gassing up and hitting the road for family vacations. Since 1999, that has cost travelers 10 to 15 cents more a gallon....
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Fitzgerald: Much Of The Deer Lakes Park Drilling Money To Go To County Parks
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A chorus of frogs echoed across the waters of Deer Lakes Park Wednesday, heralding a perfect day to fish or walk. Those enjoying the park may have been divided on whether drilling...
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Dumping Summer Blend Gas By 2015 May Be Unrealistic
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Before you pull into your neighborhood gas station anxious to see a dramatic drop in prices because the state is dumping summer blend RVP gasoline, there is something you should...
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PRC Staff Volunteers “Dumpster Dive” To Gather Data For Composting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Though they may appear to be “dumpster diving,” Nick Shorr and Ross Hirshfeld are actually sorting through trash to find information for the Pennsylvania Resources Council. “We’re...
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45 Tons Of Trash Collected During Annual River Sweep
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — More than 300 volunteers got their hands dirty this weekend, cleaning up the banks of the Ohio River. The 24th annual River Sweep was held Saturday morning from 8 a.m. to noon. The...
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Ethics Commission Probes Allegheny Co. Councilman Over Deer Lakes Park Drilling
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Shouts of “shame, shame, shame” followed Allegheny County Council’s approval in May of shale gas drilling below its 1,200-acre Deer Lakes Park. By a 9-5 majority, the lease was...
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Beaver County Braces For Shale Gas Infrastructure
NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Don Kretschmann loves being an organic farmer in Beaver County, but now he says that way of life is under threat. “It’s not the occasional random well. When it starts,...
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Shale Gas Compressor Proposal Reveals Town’s Divide
NEW SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — Marcellus drilling rigs and other shale gas infrastructure is dividing the residents of New Sewickley, Beaver County. About 200 people turned out Wednesday night to a...
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High Levels Of Chloride Investigated At Cecil Twp. Marcellus Shale Site
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -– Environmental officials say they are looking into high levels of chloride found at a Marcellus Shale site in Cecil Township. A letter, dated July 31, went out to people living...
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PRC: 3 Easy Ways To “Recycle Your Holiday”
By the Pennsylvania Resources Council Holiday memories should last forever, but the many materials used to celebrate the season should find new purposes through recycling. The Pennsylvania Resources...
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Environmentalists Lose Ally In Congress With Boxer Retiring
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Environmental advocates will lose an ally in Congress when Barbara Boxer leaves the Senate at the end of her term in 2016 after more than three decades in office. The 74-year-old...
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KD Investigates: As Drilling Ramps Up, So Do The Lawsuits
http://media.pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/CBSPIT_20150310194000003AA.mp4 CHARTIERS-HOUSTON (KDKA) — Gary Andreis’s house in Chartiers-Houston is just downhill from a natural gas compressor station which he...
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Consol Energy Says Its Airport Fracking Exceeds Environmental Standards
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When it comes to drilling for natural gas at the Pittsburgh International Airport, Consol Energy officials say no one in the nation is fracking with their level of environmental...
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Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces 2015 Collection Events
Do you have any old electronics or chemicals laying around that you don’t know how to get rid of? Now you’re in luck, the Pennsylvania Resources Council is offering collection events throughout the...
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Pittsburgh Holds Variety Of Activities To Mark Earth Day
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today is Earth Day and Pittsburgh has made huge strides in becoming more environmentally-conscious over the last few years. The morning rain didn’t stop volunteers from donating...
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Pharrell Williams Advocates For Greener Jobs, Climate Change Action
Pharrell Williams’ push for measures that prevent climate change is picking up more momentum as he asks leaders to create greener jobs and save the planet in a recent video. In the video, published to...
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How To Make Your Wedding More Eco-Friendly
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150616182948267AA.mp4 PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — June is peak time for weddings. Invitations, flowers and food are among the things that drive up the cost....
View ArticleTrump Signs Order Rolling Back Environmental Efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring “the start of a new era” in energy production, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would revive the coal industry and create jobs. The move...
View ArticleBill To Prohibit Bans & Taxes On Plastic Bags Goes To Governor
HARRISBURG (NewsRadio 1020/KDKA) – A bill that would prevent cities like Pittsburgh and other municipalities from banning or taxing plastic bags is on its way to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk. A spokesman says...
View ArticleGov. Wolf To Veto Plastic Bag Tax Ban Bill
HARRISBURG (News Radio 1020 KDKA) – Gov. Tom Wolf says he intends to veto a bill on his desk that would prevent cities like Pittsburgh and other municipalities from banning or taxing plastic bags. The...
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City Leaders Hope To Bring More Clean Energy Jobs To Area
Follow KDKA-TV: Facebook | Twitter PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County leads the charge when it comes to creating clean energy jobs, but we’re falling behind as a state because our policies aren’t...
View ArticleKidsburgh: How To Celebrate Earth Day With Your Family
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Earth Day was Monday, but for many people, the holiday is now celebrated as Earth Week or even Earth Month. One billion people across 180 countries now observe Earth Day, and in the...
View ArticlePittsburgh Man Charged For Illegal Dumping In Penn Hills
PENN HILLS (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh man was charged after a video showed him illegally dumping in Penn Hills. Penn Hills Manager Scott Andrejhak announced Monday that Teron Allen was caught illegally...
View ArticleToy Maker Hasbro Set To Cut Plastic Use In Toy Packaging
NEW YORK (AP) — Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot. The toy maker said Tuesday that all its packaging for new products will be mostly plastic free by the end of 2022. It plans to stop using...
View ArticleTrash To Gas? It’s Happening In Westmoreland County
Most people would only expect to see one thing at a landfill: trash. But the slogan on the side of a County Hauling garbage trucks prove there’s a lot more going on at Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill in...
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