Environment – Point Park News Service

Historic Neighborhoods Slowly Vanishing

May 6, 2020

A Problem that Only the Natives Understand By Tiara Strong The $32 million Cap Park project is currently under construction in Downtown Pittsburgh. The park is said to reconnect the lower Hill District to downtown, bringing investment opportunities and jobs to the residents of the Hill District. However, not everyone is buying it, as Hill District residents have heard this... Read More

A Look at Pittsburgh’s First Environmental Advocacy Group

May 4, 2020May 6, 2020

A look into the past, present, and future efforts of GASP For the past 50 years, GASP has been leading the frontier fighting for cleaner air in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Through research, legislation and education; GASP is working towards making Pittsburgh a cleaner and safer place to live. By: Hannah Walden For the majority of her time at the... Read More

New study finds high levels of American concern with environment

March 6, 2020 broadcasting, Environment, environmental journalism, Vanessa vivas, video

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Pollutants that harm Pittsburgh’s rivers

March 5, 2020March 6, 2020 Environment, environmental journalism, lead, water pollution

By Lauryn Nania Pittsburgh is prominently known for its abundance of bridges built across the three rivers that surround the city. From a distance, these waters accent Pittsburgh with a unique, urban beauty. However, with a closer look, numerous types of pollutants such as lead and plastic have tarnished the waters. Lead In 1991, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released... Read More

Photo Series: Hundreds march through Pittsburgh, Participate in Global Climate Strike

September 21, 2019September 21, 2019 2019, Fall 2019, Grant Street, Laine Foxworthy, march, photo series, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City County Building, Point Park News Service, Point Park University, protest, rally

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Environmental Leaders Link Health Issues to Poor Air Quality in Allegheny County

April 3, 2019April 25, 2019 Allegheny County Health Department, carnegie mellon university, Jim Kelly, Mark Dixon, PennEnvironment, Pittsburgh City Council, SmellPGH, Spring 2019

A version of this story ran on Tube City Online. By Mary Shelly, Point Park News Service The number of people dying in Allegheny County from exposure to air pollution is comparable to the numbers of the opioid epidemic, a Carnegie Mellon University professor who has studied air pollution emissions, told the Pittsburgh City Council on April 2. “There’s approximately... Read More

Jackson Clark Partners Enter Hazelwood

March 19, 2018September 2, 2018

by Emma Federkeil, Point Park News Service Hazelwood community members talk about the importance of data brought in by Jackson Clark Partners. Read More

Four Mile Run is a place one could get lost

December 7, 2017December 15, 2017 Big Jim’s, Four Mile Run, Pittsburgh

Video submitted by Emma Federkeil, Point Park News Service By Lauren Ortego, Point Park News Service: Tim Weber, a bartender at Big Jim’s restaurant in Pittsburgh’s Four Mile Run neighborhood, has one distinct advantage: he grew up there. Big Jim’s greets visitors to the Run with a large brick building and the bar’s name along with – “Est. 1977” –... Read More