In the same week that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would give Pennsylvania more than $39 million to address PFAS contamination in drinking water, the agency also said it ...

This week, a special show of award-winning and recognized stories. What advocates and residents who live near U.S. Steel plants are saying about the Trump administration's policies on the pollution ...

New air pollution rules for steel plants including the Clairton Coke Works have been paused for at least two years.

This story was first published on August 22, 2025. NOTE: Since this story was first published, the Trump administration decided against writing their own rule for steel industry emissions. Instead, it ...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is stocking mussels in Dunkard Creek 16 years after pollution annihilated life in the stream.

They’ve dubbed themselves the Mon’ster Swimmers, and they brave the waters of the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh together from spring until fall.

This story was first published December 12, 2025. It was a finalist for a 2026 Golden Quill from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for Excellence in Audio Journalism in the history category. A ...

This story was first published October 10, 2025. The story is part of our series, Reporting from the Mon, which won a 2026 Golden Quill from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for Excellence in ...

This story was first published September 19, 2025. The story is part of our series, Reporting from the Mon, which won a 2026 Golden Quill from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for Excellence in ...

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 new report by Concerned Health Professionals of NY and Physicians for Social Responsibility concludes that fracking is a public health crisis. That’s not a surprise. It’s the 9th edition of the ...

Hannah Hohman and Koa Reitz stood on an old bridge on a sunny afternoon, looking down at the confluence of two streams. Hohman glanced back and forth between the iced ...