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Clean Air and Water
Pittsburgh is no longer the “Smoky City” of days gone by, but pollution from industry continues to pose a threat to public health. Cutting Through...
Aug 15, 2019 Report
A note to readers regarding corrections to our recently released report, Safe for Swimming? Water Quality at our Beaches.
Aug 2, 2019 Blog PostAmericans should be able to expect that water at our beaches is clean and safe for swimming. In fact, that was a key goal when...
Jul 23, 2019 Report
We’re surrounded by advertising. Every day, we see billboards, TV ads, advertisements in magazines, and corporate sponsors at all sorts of events. Much of the...
Jul 16, 2019 Blog Post
To help develop smart public policy around solar energy, many public utilities commissions, utilities and other organizations have conducted or sponsored “value-of-solar” studies that attempt...
Jul 11, 2019 Report
Too often, infrastructure policy seems to be driven by short-term priorities – getting projects underway, creating jobs, or squeezing out another couple decimal points of...
May 15, 2019 Blog Post
Across the country, thousands of miles of waterways are threatened by at least one of five major potential sources of contamination: coal ash pits, oil...
Apr 16, 2019 Blog Post
American farmers are trapped in a toxic cycle of pesticide and herbicide use. Breaking our reliance on pesticides, including dicamba and glyphosate, is a crucial...
Apr 9, 2019 Blog Post
After 20 years in Columbia, Maryland, my partner's mom recently accepted a job offer in Jackson, Mississippi, and made the move. When she got there,...
Feb 13, 2019 Blog Post
Late last year, I took a trip with a friend to watch the demolition of the retired Mt. Tom coal-fired power plant in Holyoke, Massachusetts....
Feb 8, 2019 Blog Post
