Data centers compete with regular customers for energy, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected a proposal that would have shielded them. PJM is the largest grid operator in the ...

A new study shows that rates for black lung disease in Appalachia are surging. At the same time, the Trump administration is putting regulations that could reduce miners’ exposure to the dust ...

There is a steep rise in black lung disease cases among coal miners in Appalachia. Gov. Josh Shapiro and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity discussed data centers and other hot-button issues facing ...

Ben Kehoe, a park ranger for Allegheny County Parks, will be our guide for The Allegheny Front’s Owl Prowl at Hartwood Acres on October 21. The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple met up with him to ...

Health department officials said their modeling showed the project wouldn’t cause Allegheny County to exceed federal air pollution limits.

FERC denied PJM’s proposal of temporarily shutting off power ⁠to data centers to avoid blackouts in times of high energy demand.

One resident said that the community dealt with air pollution and dust from the former coal-fired power plant on the site. “Don't you think we've suffered enough? Give us a break.” ...

Allegheny County Parks ranger Ben Kehoe shares his love of owls and facts about one of Pennsylvania's favorite raptors.

Shapiro joined a coalition of states challenging the EPA for eliminating Biden-era rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions at power plants.

Kathy Knauer has been the executive producer for The Allegheny Front since 1995. She is responsible for overseeing the news operations, developing collaborations with other news organizations and ...

A local pawpaw farmer says invasive ambrosia beetles have killed three-quarters of the trees in his southeast Ohio orchard.

As home gardeners are cleaning up their spring flower beds and vegetable patches, they might notice signs of a relatively new invasive species that’s made its way across Pennsylvania. Though Asian ...